Eric Hartwell's InfoWeb

Sunday, December 05, 2004

Scopitones: music videos played on WWII airplane parts. 'Scopitones' are music videos from the 1960s, designed to be played in a film jukebox that was built in France from surplus WWII airplane parts. Check out the archive of Scopitones -- it's full of such retro treasures as a Nancy Sinatra video for 'These Boots Are Made For Walking', Procul Harum spaced-out on 'A Whiter Shade of Pale', Jacques Brel's 'Madeleine', and even a Neil Sedaka video for 'Calendar Girl.' Dig those crazy outfits! [via Boing Boing 11/9/2004]

Make Your Own Garfield Cartoon: Now you can make the world's favorite lasagna eating cat do your bidding. Whatever fiendish fantasy you've had in mind all these years, you can now bring to life. Garfield and the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research have teamed up to bring you information on sleep and how it helps kids do their best at whatever they do. Who knows more about sleeping than a cat? [via CoolGov 10/21/2004]

Create your own South Park Character: This Flash game allows you to create South Park-esque characters of just about anybody you know (or don't). A little time and practice will have you turning out the likenesses of everybody in the office, and you can even convert them to JPGs and email them to your friends. (Flash 6 required) [via Internet Business newsletter October 7, 2004]