David Prowse, 85, who played Darth Vader in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, died Saturday, November 28, 2020. Prowse, 6 feet 7 inches, and a champion bodybuilder, was already an experienced actor when he got the role. However, he only did the physical acting, and didn’t get the speaking [...]
Posts Tagged ‘entertainment’
November 27th, 2020 - 1:47 pm § in Donald Trump, Humor
#Diaper Don video
#Diaper Don hit Twitter yesterday and is trending like crazy. We’ve heard Trump isn’t too happy about it. The-Ave.US offers no warranty, express or implied, that the contents of this video have any more veracity than the allegations of Trump’s election results (i.e., none). Watch a[...]
November 26th, 2020 - 6:02 pm § in Misc.
“The Gael” (video)
“The Gael,” by Scottish songwriter Dougie MacLean, is best known as the theme music of the film “The Last of the Mohicans.” It’s popular with musicians and many renditions can be found on YouTube; I like this one because it’s well-played, with plenty of atmosphere[...]
November 24th, 2020 - 7:57 pm § in Misc.
Cat music (video)
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November 24th, 2020 - 7:19 pm § in Misc.
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major (video)
Janine Jansen (b. 1978) is a Dutch violinist. “As of September 2016, Jansen is in possession for 10 years of the 1707 Antonio Stradivari ‘Rivaz, Baron Gutmann’, which is owned by the Norwegian national bank’s subsidiary: Dextra Musica.” — Wikipedia. I like this video beca[...]
November 21st, 2020 - 4:42 pm § in Misc.
How to play a Stradivarius (video)
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November 20th, 2020 - 4:58 pm § in Misc.
Unseen Tolkien “Middle Earth” writings to be published
LOTR fans “are in for an unexpected treat,” NBC News says. “Previously unseen collections of writings from the author will be published next year and shed new light on works including ‘The Lord of the Rings,’ ‘The Silmarillion’ and ‘Unfinished Tales,&#[...]
November 16th, 2020 - 12:22 am § in Humor
“Lying makes me puke” (video)
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November 16th, 2020 - 12:06 am § in Russia
Russian folk singers (video)
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Movie: “2020”
This short movie (18 minutes) is a parody of the feature film “1917” (which is a pretty good movie). No, this flick isn’t as bad as the description makes it sound. It’s worse. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]