Happy Birthday MICHAEL FRANKS (video)

 

#michaelfranks #jazz #rockfile

Happy Birthday to one of my favorite vocalists. I know he's not "rock" but no one else sounds like Michael Franks.  Great tunes to take things down a notch in the evening. Enjoy!

Michael Franks (born September 18, 1944 in La Jolla, California) is a smooth jazz singer and songwriter from the United States. He has recorded with a variety of well-known artists, such as Patti Austin, Brenda Russell, Art Garfunkel and David Sanborn. His songs have been recorded by Lyle Lovett, The Manhattan Transfer, Patti Labelle, Carmen McRae, Diana Krall, Shirley Bassey, Ringo Starr and The Carpenters.

source: wikipedia

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HURRICANE IVAN Anniversary (video)

#caymanislands #hurricaneivan #rockfile

Nine years ago today, we began to dig our way out of what Hurricane Ivan brought to the Cayman Islands.  The islands had not had a direct hit in 80 years and no one expected Ivan to head our way. But, instead of turning north at Jamaica, the storm hit the islands with full Category 5 force.  For 36 hours (Sept 11-12, 2004), winds exceeded 150 miles an hour, gusts to 220mph.  Our jet ski wound up in a tree down the road, our car was never found. (Thank goodness for insurance!)  

It was the longest 36 hours of my life. And I am thankful for every day I have had after!

Click on the pics for the larger versions.

I had recently moved from these condos. Most of the two story units just disappeared. 

The main road in front of the house

My friend Brian filmed this on the 12th

He has more on his YouTube page.

a few more pictures from the area I lived in

For more, visit: http://www.deepblueimages.com/blog/2013/09/11/hurricane-ivan-remembered/

Source: Deep Blue Images

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ROBOCOP First Official Trailer (video)

 

 #robocop #movietrailer #rockfile

I am a huge fan of the original movie but not the sequels or TV shows/series. Although the first movie is showing it's age, it is still a gritty commentary/satire on corporate America. Hopefully, José Padilha's version of the story will be entertaining. Remakes are never as good but the cast is great and the trailer is not too shabby!

Thoughts?

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MIRROR'S EDGE in Real Life (video)

 #mirrorsedge #parkour #rockfile

To be honest, I only played the demo of the first Mirror's Edge. News of a sequel did not even register on my radar until this fan film was released as a tribute to the original game.

And here is the trailer for the upcoming Mirror's Edge 2:

Have you played the first one? Going to get the second one? Parkour anyone?

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FLYING COLORS - "The Storm (Live)" Official (video)

#flyingcolors #thestorm #rockfile

I am a big fan of Flying Colors debut album and we play most of it on Rockfile Radio ICE.  The band is set to release a Blu-ray/DVD/CD live set on October 15th and here is the first taste:

Flying Colors is an American supergroup composed of Mike Portnoy, Dave LaRue, Casey McPherson, Neal Morse and Steve Morse

source: Flying Colors

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