Sunday, February 10, 2008

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1. Having made orbit safely, the Space Shuttle Atlantis performed the now customary rendevous pitch manoeuvre..

   ...and you post your customary thread about it.

   Posted by  on Feb 11, 2008 @ 08:52 PM

2. And we always get a complaint, sometimes oblique, that it’s nothing to do with N.I.

   Posted by  on Feb 11, 2008 @ 09:24 PM

3. Sad to say, Joe, some people just don’t appreciate the quality sound of Johann Sebastian.. ;o)

   Posted by  on Feb 11, 2008 @ 10:47 PM

4. I don’t know if it is something specific about this rendezvous pitch manoeuvre—I still haven’t seen “2001”—but I’ve watched the clip on this thread twice and I keep hearing Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine’s version of “The Impossible Dream.”

   It’s an interesting effect.

   Posted by  on Feb 12, 2008 @ 01:43 AM

5. Susan

   Having spent some time as back, and front, stage security for said group.. I can only recommend that you see 2001: A Space Odyssey.

   Posted by  on Feb 12, 2008 @ 01:59 AM

6. YOU were a bouncer!?!  For Carter USM?

   There’s one I didn’t see coming. :o)

   Posted by  on Feb 12, 2008 @ 02:01 AM

7. Well, I was on the books.. so to speak..  and when the opportunity arose..

   They didn’t exactly have a choice.

   Posted by  on Feb 12, 2008 @ 02:06 AM

8. I’m still speechless.

   Posted by  on Feb 12, 2008 @ 07:54 AM

9. As an aside..

   If anyone is interested the recording of the Blue Danube used in the clip is available for download as an open source audio recording, from June 23, 1934, here.

   Posted by  on Feb 12, 2008 @ 11:29 AM

10. susan

    Then there were The Ramones… ;o)

    Posted by  on Feb 12, 2008 @ 03:00 PM

11. I still love the Ramones (their music that is; never forgetting you worked backstage security and may have seen some things you should not have ).  And James.

    Last year on one of those bizarre Slugger threads where you begin by Googling the SAA and find yourself accidentally hacking into the master list for SB’s Secret Santa rotations, I discovered this clip about interplanetary communication set to one of my most loved pieces of music (non-Carter USM, that is) I have no idea what it is about, but maybe you will --

    http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=f2uFkodZlho

    Posted by  on Feb 12, 2008 @ 04:03 PM

12. That would appear to be Voices of a Distant Star, susan.

    And not a bad tune for 1680.  :o)

    Posted by  on Feb 12, 2008 @ 04:38 PM

13. Pete, thank you for solving that mystery.  I’m relieved it is not yet another film everyone has seen except me.

    Speaking of the late, great Joey Ramone, did you know that in his final weeks he listened to a song by—brace yourself, Pete—U2 over and over again?

    Posted by  on Feb 12, 2008 @ 06:43 PM

14. (sorry the song doesnt start till 0:55, but the other versions were too slick)

    http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=qqAsoL7Q2hw

    Posted by  on Feb 12, 2008 @ 06:58 PM

15. U2..

    *shudder*

    Posted by  on Feb 13, 2008 @ 01:46 AM
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