Day: March 4, 2005

Doug Tipple’s PVC Irish Flutes

This guy makes flutes out of PVC pipe! They look really cool… my friend is teaching himself to play.
Web link of note: PVC Flute
(At http://home.earthlink.net/~life2all/dougswebspace/)

This book looks cool- do NOT buy it off of Amazon; it will take them literally MONTHS to send it to you. Instead, just order it off the publisher’s site!

(I just ordered it myself)

Web link of note: Killer Camera Rigs You Can Build
(At http://dvcamerarigs.com/)

A film “contest” in which you make a 5 second film… and maybe win a Cadillac.

It’s an interesting concept. How would you do it?

Ultimately, it is hampered by a few factors:

• The contest is tied in with “Be Cool,” the sequel to “Get Shorty.” I liked the book, I read the first book and liked the first movie. But out of the context of the story, John Travolta / Chili Palmer is just irritating. I don’t want to see him lecturing me about my browser.
• To add insult to injury, none of the winners are that interesting. To make an actual 5 second short that is compelling is left as an exercise for the reader.
• Who the hell wants a Cadillac? How trashy.

Web link of note: Cadillac in 5
(At http://www.cadillacunder5.com/presentation/siteindex.html?)