Posts Tagged ‘dvd’

Well the dawn was coming, / Heard him ringing on my bell.
He said, “my names the teacher, / That is what I call myself.
– tull

Thumbs Up! I say that now because honestly I get really board reading long-winded reviews when all I needed was a gladiatorial thumbs up or thumbs down. So if you’re looking for the Circus Maximus version of my Sea Kayak with Gordon Brown review its, “Thumbs Up”. Gordon Lives!!

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I can hear chants and incantations
And some guy is mentioning me in his prayers
Well, I don’t know what it is
But there’s definitely something going on upstairs
– nick cave

I’m not sure why, but I was thinking of ICBMs.  The idea that we can sit on one side of the earth and wipe out the other side with little more than the press of a button.  In a way Antarctica is under assault from over the horizon.  While we at home debate whether a cool summer says anything about global warming, it’s raining on the Antarctic Peninsula.  In the often elusive battle of climate change, the earth’s poles are undoubtedly ground zero. Terra Antarctica examines the tell-tale silhouettes burned into the ice. And that’s just one part of the story…

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Yesterday we headed south to Chicago to watch Justine Curgenven’s premiere presentation of her new  sea kayaking action and adventure video, This Is The Sea 4.  The event was hosted and organized by Geneva Kayak Center and held at the ornate Arcada Theater in Downtown St. Charles IL. Read the rest of this entry »

Look at that sky, life’s begun
Nights are warm and the days are young
- bowie

Justine Curgenven is just about ready to head back to the states to begin the US leg of the premiere tour for This Is The Sea 4. (I’ll come join you in Chicago, btw.) The premiere parties are going to be lots of fun and more people than we can count will be taking home their copy of T4. Of course with the release of any new DVD, it’s also time to write a review. Now I confess that I’m totally in the bag for Justine and her work. What’s more I have worked with Justine for some time now on the web and off, including doing the cover art for the last two videos. I’m biased. You’d think that would be a good thing wouldn’t you!? Read the rest of this entry »

My mama said a lady aint what she wears but, what she knows
- india arie

I received my copy of This Is The Sea 4 today!  Cool.  As the art guy I sweat bullets until I finally see the finished product and confirm that it looks the way I’d envisioned.  Of course that’s a minor thing really.  It’s Justine who’s put a year’s worth of work into the important stuff.   Time to sit down and watch her work.