The new video site Hulu went public this week and I’ve been catching up with my old buddy Jim Rockford - private eye. This great 70’s drama had my all-time favorite opening - each week a new message is heard on his answering machine and then a collage of still shots of L.A. set to awesome music by Mike Post and Pete Carpenter. Hulu lets you cut up the show and sometimes all I want is to see that opening - the rest is now kinda unwatchable by today’s t.v. standards. But that car is still hot.
Sold on E-bay: “The last Concept Sky Commuter aircraft in Existence” for $131, 700
From Ebay: “The development of this advanced technology and project started back in the mid 1980’s. Design and engineering was created by Boeing engineer’s in Arlington Washington. Some 60 investors and well over $6,000.000.00 in R&D and production yielded only (3) concept test ships before the plant was shut down for reasons not listed here. The sad end was all and anything that was in the hangar was taken and or destroyed. This sole example of this technology, Advancements and investments are present and was saved in this single craft. The ship was not at the base location at the time or it to would have been destroyed.” (Via Engadget)
Over Christmas this year - my brother and sisters and I unearthed a time-capsule from 1984 in the form of lip-synced videos we made together of songs we liked.