‘Hot Drinks’ is an actual training video for the Wendy’s burger chain.

 
Over the past few years there have been a number of fanboys who have attempted to reconstruct Star Wars as a silent film. They convert the film to black and white, speed it up and add an old-fashioned piano score. But the ones I’ve seen have failed miserably to authentically replicate the actual look of a real silent movie…until now. This new one succeeds marvelously. It looks like something unearthed from the 1920’s - a really shitty print of a Metropolis outtake. Mark Hamill’s melodramatic facial expressions, his broad gestures and the heightened shadowing of his eyes resemble that of so many actors of the silent era.

I’m not a Star Wars fan, but this I like.

 
(via TDW)

 
Dangerous Minds pal Chris Campion writes:

Cryogenics, domestic violence, a Freddie Mercury look-a-like on bongos and Tiny Tim. Tiny Tim joins the new wave half a decade too late. Someone had a lot of money to burn on Tiny in 1989.

Tiny Tim’s single and music video from 1989, “Won’t You Dance with Me?” Note presence of Laugh-In’s Judy Carne.

 
Spike Kinsey not only offers solid tips on getting in shape and some pretty tasty floor moves, he does so with a philosophical underpinning based on the teachings of Paula Abdul. Spike is not only a dancer, he’s a thinker. Less than a hundred views on Youtube. Show Spike some respect. He’s workin’ hard for all of us. I like this guy. He’s got a positive vibe.

“Sorry, that’s my dog Cheryl.”

 
A fellow writing under the name DubaiDave posted a series of photographs taken at what has to be the world’s single worst amusement park at Theme Park Review. It’s become somewhat of a classic:

OK, I have just got back from a trip to Alexandria in Egypt. Apart from arriving the day that the riots started and the place being dirty as hell we had a nice few days away.

I had heard that there was a kiddie credit at a place called Fantazy Land but could not find anyone who had been there. Anyway We finally found the park and it was the worst run park I have ever been to.

On the net I had found that the entry fee was 7 Egyptian Pounds, around $1.50. However when I got there they said it was 13 Pounds. I went back to the car as or whole group was going to go in, but when we got back to the pay window it was now 30 Pounds each, Anyway, I decided to go in on my own to get some photos.

One thing to note was that when I paid my 30 Pounds I was actually given 3 tickets with 10 Pounds written on them, something tells me I was ripped off. lol

 

 
Anyone stupid enough to willingly strap themselves in to one of “The United Rides of Funtazy’s” attractions deserves what they’d get! Still more photos here.
 

 

 
Bonus: Leninland! Via Popbitch

 
Another Beatles mini-mystery unraveled ! As proven in this fun clip of ultimate keyboard expert and author of the most over-the-top Beatles book I’ve ever seen, Brian Kehew demonstrating the wonders of his Mellotron MK 2, we find that the ornate flamenco guitar intro to The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill was played by no Beatle nor Yardbird. It was a bloody pre-set ! Ballsy, a readymade worthy of Duchamp and nobody ever figured it out except for a few hip vintage keyboard collectors. I love it.

 
Thanks Matt Devine !
 
Analog Suicide

 
What bears ♥ .

(via Super Punch)

 
(via Cakehead)

 
Yaskawa-kun, the lovechild of the Pillsbury Dough Boy and Mister Softee, dispenses soft-serve ice cream at Tokyo’s Summerland Waterpark.