Somebody posted a video showing a bit of a bus trip from Mexico City to Cuernavaca. It’s only a short video, and in my opinion it misses some of the best parts (it’s a beautiful drive), but it will show you a bit of what it’s like:
Recently I’ve been reminded of a children’s show that many of us Canadian Generation Xers will remember. The Canadian Expatriates blog featured a few videos from what they called “A true Canadian Idol”.
The show ran from 1958 to 1985, when it was cancelled amid a great deal of protest. It’s amazing that a show often called “slow-going” and “gentle” gained such popularity. It was unique in that much of the show was ad-libbed. Perhaps the most popular and well remembered parts of the show were the beginning and ending. It contained three main characters – two of which were puppets – Rusty and Gerome. Rusty was a rooster who lived in a book bag which seemed to contain endless treasures. He played instruments such as the harp. Jerome was a GOUS – a giraffe of unusual size.
But the star was, of course, the Friendly Giant himself, played by Bob Homme. All of a sudden we would see his boot, and he would say,”Look up. Waaaaaay up”. Homme received the Order of Canada, Canada’s highest civilian honour, for his contribution. He passed away in 2000, at the age of 81.
Here are three clips from The Friendly Giant. If you’ve never seen it, you just might not get it. If you have, it just may bring back some memories! Here are the links:
This is just a little blog in honour of Video Blogging Week 2006. Thanks to Dennis for letting me know about this week! It was a busy week, so I just had a chance to do a little footage of Grandma Cottrill and Hannah making dessert (click below)…
After seeing the video of the the Poulettes at the Mexico City Zoo, I was inspired to try something similar. It’s not as good, but it’s … it’s ours!
Hannah will guide you through the zoo. Watch for a bear, a gecko, and a Mormon convention.
[Note from the camera-man: This is a longer video, for serious Nathanael-fans only. This is a few minutes of a random playtime in the evening (when he’s slowed down enough to video!). For some reason, Nathanael likes to put things on his head, pretend they’re party hats and sing Happy Birthday, so watch for that. If you’re up for a challenge, here are two: 1) See how many toys you can see, and how many he actually touches. 2) See If you can hear him say the words below.]