A Very Judy Christmas

Here's Judy, singing a melancholy holiday number on Johnny Carson's show.  Her voice is already going, but the feeling is all there.


I know someone who wouldn't even give me the courtesy of waiting until after the Holidays.  It's a painful feeling.

HT: Sullivan.

Progress

DADT is now a dead letter.  On to the next battle:

The More I Think About It, The More I Like It

You know who's playing Freddy Mercury in an upcoming pic about Queen? Sasha Baron Cohen, that's who.

Anatomy of a Meme

"This blended milk and ice drink of mine attracts young males to my front lawn. And thus they proclaim, 'this is superior to thine! Verily, it is superior to thine!'"

Verily.

Some of them betray a false ear for oldey-timey language ("I hath"??). However, I am quite fond of the following, in particular:

• Today I found it unnecessary to make use of my musket - I must say it was a splendid afternoon.
• Do not despise the racketeer - instead despise his sport.
• Male siblings prior to prostitutes.

Moments Meowsicaux (That's Right, I Went There)

This is so damn great - two choir boys performing the "Duetto buffo di due gatti," by Robert Lucas de Pearsell, based on excerpts from an opera by Rossini. How the two kids managed to keep straight faces through (most of) the performance is beyond me.

HT, TDW, of course.

But if you just took a boss rip on your bong, you may prefer this version:

Just try to get the song out of your head after watching either one of these videos. It'll be hard, trust me.

You Go Shortie!

Raise yer hands in the a-yah, like ya just don't ca-yah!

HT: Yes, TDW again. Okay, okay, closing that window now.

And Now, This (Why Not)

The Russian Red Army performs the traditional Russian song, Kamarinskaya:

And The Birch Tree:

And, of course, the famous Song of the Volga Boatsmen (sung by a guy who's not at all bad-looking):

Things That Shouldn't Be But Are

The Chinese Red Army performs Michael Jackson's "Beat It," or so it would seem.

HT: TDW. (You were expecting maybe CNN?)

Oh!

Mr. Walken takes on "Poker Face." Move over, Gaga - the student has passed the master: