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Formative 10: Clash of the Titans & the Cinema of Attractions

Published by Reverend July 19th, 2008 in Formative 10, Uncategorized, film, films and movies. 7 Comments

When talking about films I saw as a pre-pubescent adolescent, I think one of the most important would have to be Ray Harryhausen’s Clash of the Titans (1981). Now technically, keeping inline with the logic of discussing film, I should have said Desmond Davis’s Clash of the Titans because he was the director, and ever [...]

An Impressionistic History of Skateboarding, Part 2

Published by Reverend July 8th, 2008 in skateboarding. 7 Comments

Sparked on by encouragement from the great Brad Efford, I decided to finally finish up part 2 of my impressionistic history of Skateboarding series which has been neglected for more than eight months now. If nothing else, I figure part 1 won’t be so lonely anymore and yet another abandoned blog draft will be set [...]

Without Cigarettes There Would Be No Baseball Cards

Published by Reverend January 21st, 2008 in americana, images, pictures and richmond. 2 Comments

Well, I’m not actually sure this blog title is entirely true, and that’s why I can freely publish it here. I found this 1887 baseball card on Shorpy’s Photo blog. It features the likeness of Chicago White Stockings first baseman Adrian C. Anson (also known as Cap Anson).
An early baseball card like this is in [...]

Library of Congress Images on Flickr

Published by Reverend January 17th, 2008 in Flickr, images and pictures. 0 Comments

Image found on the Library of Congress site here, very Star Warsy in my opinion
This news is making the rounds, but it is really cool to see 3,000 Library of Congress images on Flickr. The logic by which they are approaching this project is similar to the UMW Centennial images we have made [...]

An Impressionistic History of Skateboarding, Part 1

Published by Reverend October 29th, 2007 in YouTube, film, skateboarding, skating and video. 5 Comments

As the nostalgia kicks in full force, I am transported back to Long Island during the 80s. My brother and I (16 and 13 respectively) built a half-pipe in our backyard while my Mom was enduring an extended stay in the hospital. Needless to say, she had a bit of surprise in store upon her [...]