POTD: Where Are The Mimes?
In today’s Picture Of The Day, Julie Nolke and Gina Phillips cover a sad breaking news story, including a report of a 30% decrease of people stuck in boxes and virtually no one playing fake tug-of-war.
POTD: Kids React To Led Zeppelin
Picture Of The Day: Despite playing them thousands of times during the first half of my radio career, I was never a Led Zeppelin fan. Still, I got a kick out of these kids’ reactions.
Audience Applause
In response to a blog post by Ken Levine about whether sitcom showrunners should allow the studio audience to applaud when a popular character or guest star makes an entrance, I remember one instance where it was highly appropriate.
POTD: Bike Stunts At Home
After David Pogue tweeted a link to this video, I slapped my head in frustration, because I had just spent a day doing these exact same bicycle stunts — but forgot to capture them on my iPhone! Oh, well, you’ll have to enjoy Fabio Wibmer’s version.
POTD: Three Michael Caines
Yesterday, in my review of “The Trip To Greece,” I mentioned an earlier outing by Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon in which they’d done dueling Michael Caine impressions. Here they are doing it at a 2014 tribute to the legendary actor.
POTD: For The Longest Time
For today’s Picture Of The Day, a bunch of sheltering-at-home choral singers from Vancouver, Canada, perform a Billy Joel classic, with lyrics customized for the coronavirus crisis.