Plain Silly: Marbles Video Blog - Marbles Examines E. Coli Bacteria

Who is Marbles? Part of his professional goal is to debunk myths. Here he covers the myth on E. Coli Bacteria.

Thanks to Misha for turning me onto this silly stuff! :)

Plain Silly: "Nasty" by Sondra Prill

The Tampa public-access star from the late 80s / early 90s is back on youtube!

Thank you, Misha for turning me onto Sondra - she is hot! :)

Plain Silly: "Pump Up The Jam (Sand in My Crack Mix)" by Sondra Prill

Tampa, Florida's public access sweetheart Sondra Prill takes it to the beach in this video. So check out her interpretation of Technotronic's 1989 smash hit Pump Up The Jam

Thank you, Misha for turning me onto Sondra - she is hot! :)

"China-Mommy"

Faye Dunaway does Chinatown and Christina - can you dig it?!?

"You're My Magician" by Lime - Disco Video Mix by Glenn Rivera

Lime created a sound in disco music, which resonates even today as a distinctive and classic feel. There is a style in the sound that Denis and Denyse created with their talent.

In 1981 their LP titled "Your Love" released a barrage of disco classics that are now known as the obscure early 80's disco sound. "You're My Magician" was another hit from the project and also contained the sound that set Lime aside and emphasized their unique sound.

As bizarre as the song is I have paired it up with a film from 1978 starring Anthony Hopkins and Ann Margret - "Magic". The film was quite terrifying to many people - from the start after seeing the preview with glimpses of the puppet star! My partner, Ken came up with the concept and again I ran with it. It is a bit strange - but works interestingly well with the odd sound of the single.

The film is directed by Richard Attenborough

Featuring scenes from "Magic" - RENT THE DVD!
Disco Video Mix by Glenn Rivera
Produced by Ken Emmons

80's Stand-Up Comedy: "Truly Tastless Jokes" (1985) - Part 1

"Truly Tastless Jokes" (1985) - Part 1(Finale)
Line Up: John Fox, Larry Reeb, Marsha Warfield, Ollie Joe Prater, Denny Johnston

NOTE: ADULT HUMOR

A VHS tape I found in my collection from 1985 - some bawdy jokes - some funny - some insulting - but meant in good humor - or tasteless!

80's Stand-Up Comedy: "Truly Tastless Jokes" (1985) - Part 3 (Finale)

"Truly Tastless Jokes" (1985) - Part 3 (Finale)
Line Up: John Fox, Larry Reeb, Marsha Warfield, Ollie Joe Prater, Denny Johnston

NOTE: ADULT HUMOR

A VHS tape I found in my collection from 1985 - some bawdy jokes - some funny - some insulting - but meant in good humor - or tasteless!

80's Stand-Up Comedy: "Truly Tastless Jokes" (1985) - Part 2

"Truly Tastless Jokes" (1985) - Part 2
Line Up: John Fox, Larry Reeb, Marsha Warfield, Ollie Joe Prater, Denny Johnston

NOTE: ADULT HUMOR

A VHS tape I found in my collection from 1985 - some bawdy jokes - some funny - some insulting - but meant in good humor - or tasteless!

TROJAN VIRUS WARNING FROM FACEBOOK

TROJAN VIRUS WARNING FROM FACEBOOK: trojan horse exploit_c
Is anyone else having a problem with warnings from their anti-virus programs warning that videos from Facebook have a Trojan Virus?

I have just about had it with Facebook! :)

"Sultana" by Taracco - Disco Video Mix by Glenn Rivera

Reinhard Tarrach produced and arranged "Sultana" - a wonderful disco instrumental piece with a very dramatic feel along with a vision for adventure and fantasy. Many of Tarrach's past projects have included artists like Luisa Fernandez and Overdrive.

"Sultana" is more of a guitar and drums piece with a flickering synth track - great for after-hours or strand up environments.

I have blended the 1955 science fiction film, "It Came From Beneath The Sea" with the adventure feel of the disco track. Sam Katzman and Charles Schneer produced this film - the special effects are wonderfully master by Ray Harryhausen - mostly model animation.

Robert Gordon directed the film

Featuring scenes from "It Came From Beneath The Sea" - RENT THE DVD!
Disco Video Mix by Glenn Rivera
Produced by Ken Emmons

"Sadie (She Smokes)" by Joe Bataan - Disco Video Mix by Glenn Rivera

Joe Bataan and The Mestizo Band released their LP "Rap-O-Clap-O" in 1980. A time when disco music was shifting to a funkier edge. "Sadie (She Smokes)" is one of the more successful singles from the project. It features Jocelyn Brown on lead vocals and a few familiar vocal riffs.

I have taken the 1953 film "Miss Sadie Thompson" starring Rita Hayworth - a film that was produced during the "production code" period - so the character of Sadie Thompson was looked at as lewd and filthy by censorship boards and religious groups. Today, it bears a small resemblance to any. It just proves their lack of human understanding and righteousness.

Rita Hayworth is the vehicle of the film and my focus on this Disco Video Mix - the film was directed by Curtis Bernhardt.

Featuring scenes from "Miss Sadie Thompson" - RENT THE VHS!
Disco Video Mix by Glenn Rivera
Produced by Ken Emmons

Chris Bennett of Munich Machine recalls the "Disco Years" working with Giorgio Moroder - GREAT INTERVIEW from Daeida Magazine

Link

Thank goodness Joan Crawford did not multitask!

Can you imagine the nail job she could do while scrubbing her sink???

"Mar De La Tranquildad" by Azul Y Negro - Disco Video Mix by Glenn Rivera

Spanish duo, Azul Y Negro consisted of Carlos Vaso and Jose Antonio Alvarez.

The group had a big hit with "The Night (La Noche)" in 1982 and also a follow up "No Tengo Tiempo (Con Los Dedos De Una Mano)" in 1983. Their keyboards were the closest to 80's disco innovation for the period. It was a sound that clubs were waiting for with energy and simplicity.

"Mar de La Tranquildad" is a fantastic and moody instrumental which comes from their 1982 LP "La Edad De Los Colores" - a great example of how these musicians created a painting out of their music pieces.

I have taken the 1964 Italian Spaghetti Western film, "Fistfull Of Dollars" starring Clint Eastwood to use as the backdrop for this powerful disco track. It works well with the dirt and grit of the Western film and creates images that resonate beyond their time.

The film was directed by Sergio Leone

Featuring scenes from "A Fistfull Of Dollars" - RENT THE DVD!
Disco Video Mix by Glenn Rivera
Produced by Ken Emmons

This Disco Video Mix is dedicated to Jussi K.

70's Mystery and Suspense: "Obsession" (1976) Directed by Brian DePalma - Part 10 (Finale)

"Obsession" (1976) Directed by Brian DePalma - Part 10 (Finale)

Just before "Carrie" in 1976 - Brian DePalma directed "Obsession - his homage to Hitchcock's "Vertigo" - allot of familiar elements, yet "Obsession" is still the déjà vu of film suspense!

Great music score by Bernard Herrman who also composed big scores for Alfred Hitchcock films including "Psycho" and "Vertigo"

Successful New Orleans businessman Michael Courtland's (Cliff Robertson) tenth wedding anniversary celebration ends tragically when his wife Elizabeth (Genevieve Bujold) and their 9-year-old daughter, Amy, have been kidnapped. In an attempt to trap the criminals, counterfeit money is used to pay the ransom, but the plan backfires and his wife and child die in a car accident during a chase with the police. Ten years later while on a business trip in Italy with La Salle (John Lithgow), his partner, Michael meets Sandra, a young woman who is an exact double of his wife. He falls in love with her and brings her back to Louisiana to get married. Michael's friends and business associates try to discourage his wedding plans; they realize that Michael is infatuated with Sandra only because she reminds him of his dead wife Elizabeth. On the eve of their wedding, she vanishes and Michael finds a ransom note - a duplicate of the one found ten years earlier.

70's Mystery and Suspense: "Obsession" (1976) Directed by Brian DePalma - Part 9

"Obsession" (1976) Directed by Brian DePalma - Part 9

Just before "Carrie" in 1976 - Brian DePalma directed "Obsession - his homage to Hitchcock's "Vertigo" - allot of familiar elements, yet "Obsession" is still the déjà vu of film suspense!

Great music score by Bernard Herrman who also composed big scores for Alfred Hitchcock films including "Psycho" and "Vertigo"

Successful New Orleans businessman Michael Courtland's (Cliff Robertson) tenth wedding anniversary celebration ends tragically when his wife Elizabeth (Genevieve Bujold) and their 9-year-old daughter, Amy, have been kidnapped. In an attempt to trap the criminals, counterfeit money is used to pay the ransom, but the plan backfires and his wife and child die in a car accident during a chase with the police. Ten years later while on a business trip in Italy with La Salle (John Lithgow), his partner, Michael meets Sandra, a young woman who is an exact double of his wife. He falls in love with her and brings her back to Louisiana to get married. Michael's friends and business associates try to discourage his wedding plans; they realize that Michael is infatuated with Sandra only because she reminds him of his dead wife Elizabeth. On the eve of their wedding, she vanishes and Michael finds a ransom note - a duplicate of the one found ten years earlier.

70's Mystery and Suspense: "Obsession" (1976) Directed by Brian DePalma - Part 8

"Obsession" (1976) Directed by Brian DePalma - Part 8

Just before "Carrie" in 1976 - Brian DePalma directed "Obsession - his homage to Hitchcock's "Vertigo" - allot of familiar elements, yet "Obsession" is still the déjà vu of film suspense!

Great music score by Bernard Herrman who also composed big scores for Alfred Hitchcock films including "Psycho" and "Vertigo"

Successful New Orleans businessman Michael Courtland's (Cliff Robertson) tenth wedding anniversary celebration ends tragically when his wife Elizabeth (Genevieve Bujold) and their 9-year-old daughter, Amy, have been kidnapped. In an attempt to trap the criminals, counterfeit money is used to pay the ransom, but the plan backfires and his wife and child die in a car accident during a chase with the police. Ten years later while on a business trip in Italy with La Salle (John Lithgow), his partner, Michael meets Sandra, a young woman who is an exact double of his wife. He falls in love with her and brings her back to Louisiana to get married. Michael's friends and business associates try to discourage his wedding plans; they realize that Michael is infatuated with Sandra only because she reminds him of his dead wife Elizabeth. On the eve of their wedding, she vanishes and Michael finds a ransom note - a duplicate of the one found ten years earlier.

70's Mystery and Suspense: "Obsession" (1976) Directed by Brian DePalma - Part 7

"Obsession" (1976) Directed by Brian DePalma - Part 7

Just before "Carrie" in 1976 - Brian DePalma directed "Obsession - his homage to Hitchcock's "Vertigo" - allot of familiar elements, yet "Obsession" is still the déjà vu of film suspense!

Great music score by Bernard Herrman who also composed big scores for Alfred Hitchcock films including "Psycho" and "Vertigo"

Successful New Orleans businessman Michael Courtland's (Cliff Robertson) tenth wedding anniversary celebration ends tragically when his wife Elizabeth (Genevieve Bujold) and their 9-year-old daughter, Amy, have been kidnapped. In an attempt to trap the criminals, counterfeit money is used to pay the ransom, but the plan backfires and his wife and child die in a car accident during a chase with the police. Ten years later while on a business trip in Italy with La Salle (John Lithgow), his partner, Michael meets Sandra, a young woman who is an exact double of his wife. He falls in love with her and brings her back to Louisiana to get married. Michael's friends and business associates try to discourage his wedding plans; they realize that Michael is infatuated with Sandra only because she reminds him of his dead wife Elizabeth. On the eve of their wedding, she vanishes and Michael finds a ransom note - a duplicate of the one found ten years earlier.

70's Mystery and Suspense: "Obsession" (1976) Directed by Brian DePalma - Part 6

"Obsession" (1976) Directed by Brian DePalma - Part 6

Just before "Carrie" in 1976 - Brian DePalma directed "Obsession - his homage to Hitchcock's "Vertigo" - allot of familiar elements, yet "Obsession" is still the déjà vu of film suspense!

Great music score by Bernard Herrman who also composed big scores for Alfred Hitchcock films including "Psycho" and "Vertigo"

Successful New Orleans businessman Michael Courtland's (Cliff Robertson) tenth wedding anniversary celebration ends tragically when his wife Elizabeth (Genevieve Bujold) and their 9-year-old daughter, Amy, have been kidnapped. In an attempt to trap the criminals, counterfeit money is used to pay the ransom, but the plan backfires and his wife and child die in a car accident during a chase with the police. Ten years later while on a business trip in Italy with La Salle (John Lithgow), his partner, Michael meets Sandra, a young woman who is an exact double of his wife. He falls in love with her and brings her back to Louisiana to get married. Michael's friends and business associates try to discourage his wedding plans; they realize that Michael is infatuated with Sandra only because she reminds him of his dead wife Elizabeth. On the eve of their wedding, she vanishes and Michael finds a ransom note - a duplicate of the one found ten years earlier.

70's Mystery and Suspense: "Obsession" (1976) Directed by Brian DePalma - Part 5

"Obsession" (1976) Directed by Brian DePalma - Part 5

Just before "Carrie" in 1976 - Brian DePalma directed "Obsession - his homage to Hitchcock's "Vertigo" - allot of familiar elements, yet "Obsession" is still the déjà vu of film suspense!

Great music score by Bernard Herrman who also composed big scores for Alfred Hitchcock films including "Psycho" and "Vertigo"

Successful New Orleans businessman Michael Courtland's (Cliff Robertson) tenth wedding anniversary celebration ends tragically when his wife Elizabeth (Genevieve Bujold) and their 9-year-old daughter, Amy, have been kidnapped. In an attempt to trap the criminals, counterfeit money is used to pay the ransom, but the plan backfires and his wife and child die in a car accident during a chase with the police. Ten years later while on a business trip in Italy with La Salle (John Lithgow), his partner, Michael meets Sandra, a young woman who is an exact double of his wife. He falls in love with her and brings her back to Louisiana to get married. Michael's friends and business associates try to discourage his wedding plans; they realize that Michael is infatuated with Sandra only because she reminds him of his dead wife Elizabeth. On the eve of their wedding, she vanishes and Michael finds a ransom note - a duplicate of the one found ten years earlier.

70's Mystery and Suspense: "Obsession" (1976) Directed by Brian DePalma - Part 4

"Obsession" (1976) Directed by Brian DePalma - Part 4

Just before "Carrie" in 1976 - Brian DePalma directed "Obsession - his homage to Hitchcock's "Vertigo" - allot of familiar elements, yet "Obsession" is still the déjà vu of film suspense!

Great music score by Bernard Herrman who also composed big scores for Alfred Hitchcock films including "Psycho" and "Vertigo"

Successful New Orleans businessman Michael Courtland's (Cliff Robertson) tenth wedding anniversary celebration ends tragically when his wife Elizabeth (Genevieve Bujold) and their 9-year-old daughter, Amy, have been kidnapped. In an attempt to trap the criminals, counterfeit money is used to pay the ransom, but the plan backfires and his wife and child die in a car accident during a chase with the police. Ten years later while on a business trip in Italy with La Salle (John Lithgow), his partner, Michael meets Sandra, a young woman who is an exact double of his wife. He falls in love with her and brings her back to Louisiana to get married. Michael's friends and business associates try to discourage his wedding plans; they realize that Michael is infatuated with Sandra only because she reminds him of his dead wife Elizabeth. On the eve of their wedding, she vanishes and Michael finds a ransom note - a duplicate of the one found ten years earlier.

70's Mystery and Suspense: "Obsession" (1976) Directed by Brian DePalma - Part 3

"Obsession" (1976) Directed by Brian DePalma - Part 3

Just before "Carrie" in 1976 - Brian DePalma directed "Obsession - his homage to Hitchcock's "Vertigo" - allot of familiar elements, yet "Obsession" is still the déjà vu of film suspense!

Great music score by Bernard Herrman who also composed big scores for Alfred Hitchcock films including "Psycho" and "Vertigo"

Successful New Orleans businessman Michael Courtland's (Cliff Robertson) tenth wedding anniversary celebration ends tragically when his wife Elizabeth (Genevieve Bujold) and their 9-year-old daughter, Amy, have been kidnapped. In an attempt to trap the criminals, counterfeit money is used to pay the ransom, but the plan backfires and his wife and child die in a car accident during a chase with the police. Ten years later while on a business trip in Italy with La Salle (John Lithgow), his partner, Michael meets Sandra, a young woman who is an exact double of his wife. He falls in love with her and brings her back to Louisiana to get married. Michael's friends and business associates try to discourage his wedding plans; they realize that Michael is infatuated with Sandra only because she reminds him of his dead wife Elizabeth. On the eve of their wedding, she vanishes and Michael finds a ransom note - a duplicate of the one found ten years earlier.

70's Mystery and Suspense: "Obsession" (1976) Directed by Brian DePalma - Part 2

"Obsession" (1976) Directed by Brian DePalma - Part 2

Just before "Carrie" in 1976 - Brian DePalma directed "Obsession - his homage to Hitchcock's "Vertigo" - allot of familiar elements, yet "Obsession" is still the déjà vu of film suspense!

Great music score by Bernard Herrman who also composed big scores for Alfred Hitchcock films including "Psycho" and "Vertigo"

Successful New Orleans businessman Michael Courtland's (Cliff Robertson) tenth wedding anniversary celebration ends tragically when his wife Elizabeth (Genevieve Bujold) and their 9-year-old daughter, Amy, have been kidnapped. In an attempt to trap the criminals, counterfeit money is used to pay the ransom, but the plan backfires and his wife and child die in a car accident during a chase with the police. Ten years later while on a business trip in Italy with La Salle (John Lithgow), his partner, Michael meets Sandra, a young woman who is an exact double of his wife. He falls in love with her and brings her back to Louisiana to get married. Michael's friends and business associates try to discourage his wedding plans; they realize that Michael is infatuated with Sandra only because she reminds him of his dead wife Elizabeth. On the eve of their wedding, she vanishes and Michael finds a ransom note - a duplicate of the one found ten years earlier.

70's Mystery and Suspense: "Obsession" (1976) Directed by Brian DePalma - Part 1

"Obsession" (1976) Directed by Brian DePalma - Part 1

Just before "Carrie" in 1976 - Brian DePalma directed "Obsession - his homage to Hitchcock's "Vertigo" - allot of familiar elements, yet "Obsession" is still the déjà vu of film suspense!

Great music score by Bernard Herrman who also composed big scores for Alfred Hitchcock films including "Psycho" and "Vertigo"

Successful New Orleans businessman Michael Courtland's (Cliff Robertson) tenth wedding anniversary celebration ends tragically when his wife Elizabeth (Genevieve Bujold) and their 9-year-old daughter, Amy, have been kidnapped. In an attempt to trap the criminals, counterfeit money is used to pay the ransom, but the plan backfires and his wife and child die in a car accident during a chase with the police. Ten years later while on a business trip in Italy with La Salle (John Lithgow), his partner, Michael meets Sandra, a young woman who is an exact double of his wife. He falls in love with her and brings her back to Louisiana to get married. Michael's friends and business associates try to discourage his wedding plans; they realize that Michael is infatuated with Sandra only because she reminds him of his dead wife Elizabeth. On the eve of their wedding, she vanishes and Michael finds a ransom note - a duplicate of the one found ten years earlier.

"First Time Around" by Skyy - Disco Video Mix by Glenn Rivera

The funk and disco band that made the 70's feel funky all over again. Producer Randy Muller (formerly of Brass Construction) brought to life a whole new dynasty of disco music with a guitar lickin' sound and new energy.

"First Time Around" is from their first LP simply titled "Skyy" from 1979.

My partner Ken gave me the concept of "First Time Around" paired up with the 1983 film, "Risky Business" starring Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay - since it was Tom's "first time around" in the film - the rest was easy!

Featuring scenes from "Risky Business" - RENT THE DVD!
Disco Video Mix by Glenn Rivera
Produced by Ken Emmons

Crime and Action Films: "Mixed Blood" (1984) - Directed by Paul Morrissey - Part 11

"Mixed Blood" (1984) - Directed by Paul Morrissey - Part 11

NOTE: STRONG LANGUAGE AND VIOLENCE

Starring Marília Pêra, Richard Ulacia, Linda Kerridge, Geraldine Smith, Angel David and Ulrich Berr

Music by Andy ''Sugarcoated'' Hernandez

Brazilian drug dealers in the lower east side of Manhattan start a war with a rival gang of Latino drug dealers. Their soldiers are Latino kids all under 17 because, as Rita La Punta says, "They can kill and not go to jail." The war escalates to include their German heroin supplier, his sexy English girl friend, a Puerto Rican ex-cop, and the Japanese police captain. This movie is about racism, police corruption, junkies and drug dealing. There is plenty of killing and even a visit to a store dedicated to the Latino pop group "Menudo."

Crime and Action Films: "Mixed Blood" (1984) - Directed by Paul Morrissey - Part 10

"Mixed Blood" (1984) - Directed by Paul Morrissey - Part 10

NOTE: STRONG LANGUAGE AND VIOLENCE

Starring Marília Pêra, Richard Ulacia, Linda Kerridge, Geraldine Smith, Angel David and Ulrich Berr

Music by Andy ''Sugarcoated'' Hernandez

Brazilian drug dealers in the lower east side of Manhattan start a war with a rival gang of Latino drug dealers. Their soldiers are Latino kids all under 17 because, as Rita La Punta says, "They can kill and not go to jail." The war escalates to include their German heroin supplier, his sexy English girl friend, a Puerto Rican ex-cop, and the Japanese police captain. This movie is about racism, police corruption, junkies and drug dealing. There is plenty of killing and even a visit to a store dedicated to the Latino pop group "Menudo."

Crime and Action Films: "Mixed Blood" (1984) - Directed by Paul Morrissey - Part 9

"Mixed Blood" (1984) - Directed by Paul Morrissey - Part 9

NOTE: STRONG LANGUAGE AND VIOLENCE

Starring Marília Pêra, Richard Ulacia, Linda Kerridge, Geraldine Smith, Angel David and Ulrich Berr

Music by Andy ''Sugarcoated'' Hernandez

Brazilian drug dealers in the lower east side of Manhattan start a war with a rival gang of Latino drug dealers. Their soldiers are Latino kids all under 17 because, as Rita La Punta says, "They can kill and not go to jail." The war escalates to include their German heroin supplier, his sexy English girl friend, a Puerto Rican ex-cop, and the Japanese police captain. This movie is about racism, police corruption, junkies and drug dealing. There is plenty of killing and even a visit to a store dedicated to the Latino pop group "Menudo."

Crime and Action Films: "Mixed Blood" (1984) - Directed by Paul Morrissey - Part 8

"Mixed Blood" (1984) - Directed by Paul Morrissey - Part 8

NOTE: STRONG LANGUAGE AND VIOLENCE

Starring Marília Pêra, Richard Ulacia, Linda Kerridge, Geraldine Smith, Angel David and Ulrich Berr

Music by Andy ''Sugarcoated'' Hernandez

Brazilian drug dealers in the lower east side of Manhattan start a war with a rival gang of Latino drug dealers. Their soldiers are Latino kids all under 17 because, as Rita La Punta says, "They can kill and not go to jail." The war escalates to include their German heroin supplier, his sexy English girl friend, a Puerto Rican ex-cop, and the Japanese police captain. This movie is about racism, police corruption, junkies and drug dealing. There is plenty of killing and even a visit to a store dedicated to the Latino pop group "Menudo."