34 Flickr photos set to music

Jonathan Coulton took 34 photos he found on Flickr, and wrote a song about them.

Aquarium Engagement

A man proposes to his girlfriend as they're scuba diving in an aquarium, and friends cheer through the glass.

Christmas Lights Set to Music

One time MTV was doing a Madonna "make my video" contest, and I wanted to submit a video of an old guy mowing his lawn. No camera changes, just the guy going back and forth for 3 minutes. This is sort of like that, but faster and with lights.

William S Burroughs: Thanksgiving Prayer

William S Burroughs directed by Gus Van Sant. If anything this is more topical now than it was when it was filmed 19 years ago. Burroughs would have a field day with the current crowd in Washington.

Shingo Mama No Oha!

Odd Japanese dance number, presumably aimed at kids. The singer is a peppy guy in a pink dress surrounded by pairs of nurses, policemen, firemen, office workers, small children, people in animal suits, and an inexplicable cameo by the Godfather of Soul his own bad self: James Brown. There are a number of other appearances by people saying "Oha." Presumably these are Japanese celebrities.

Human Cannonball Dave Smith in Northfield, Minnesota

Northfield, MN 7/8/05 Length: 1:30 (by Griff Wigley)
A 90 second video clip of the Human Cannonball Dave Smith getting shot over the Cannon River in downtown Northfield, Minnesota.

Documenting the Documentors

San Francisco, CA 9/24/05 Length: 6:56 (by Zadi Diaz)
Interviews with videographers and photographers covering an anti-war rally.

A Temporary Contemporary

Jupiter, FL 9/26/05 Length: 4:09 (by Kyle Fasanella)
Nicely edited montage of candid shots.

It's Gus!

Eagan, MN 10/21/05 Length: 1:23 (submitted by Eric Iverson)
Gus Johnson sees himself on the camcorder.

Alex Gets His White Belt

Irvine, CA 10/20/05 Length: 3:42 (by Luis Escorial)
Alex passes his test for white belt at his TaeKwonDo school "Talium".

Toad Hollow

Davis, CA (by Bev Sykes)
A visit to Toad Hollow; the teeny town that toads won't use.

The Christening of Albertson 805

Albertson, NY 10/16/05 Length: 2:20 (by Scott Kraft)
During the christening of a new emergency vehicle, the bottle refuses to break...until they break out the fire axe.

Zombie Pub Crawl 05

Minneapolis, MN 10/15/05 Length: 5:38 (by Jeremy Wilker)
Interviews with participants in last weekend's 1st annual Zombie Pub Crawl.

Finding Genna

Eagan, MN 10/20/05 Length: 1:00 (submitted by Eric Iverson)
Owen and Anna search for the perfect pumpkin.

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