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Killer Queen

Bishin — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 03:16:59 +0000

I’ve been on a real Queen kick ever since I accidentally came across Queen Rocks Montreal-a show filmed in 1981 at the old Forum- on TV last week. I knew Freddie Mercury was a great performer, but I don’t think I quite understood the magnitude of his presence, and I certainly didn’t know he had the capacity to make me cry.

I don’t think I’d ever really taken the time to sit down and watch footage of a live Queen show. It blew my mind. I watch a lot of recorded performances but this one really stood out. I actually ran out and got a DVD of the show this week and I love it. You can get the Montreal Show alone, but I recommend getting the extended version released in 2007. It’s around the same price, the sound is great, and the latter version includes Queen’s performance at Live Aid.

I’m compiling a list of my favorite performances captured on film, and I’ll blog about my selections as soon as I stop arguing with myself. Until then, here’s Freddie doing “Play the Game” from the ’81 show – it gets me every time. Enjoy!

Bishin speaks for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation

Bishin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:16:21 +0000

Each year, thousands of Canadians of all ages and from all walks of life unite to participate in the Run. Their reasons for participating vary, but they all have the same goal; to create a future without breast cancer. You can read about my reasons for participating here.

This past November, I was lucky enough to travel to Toronto to work with the amazing people at the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and be part of the Run for the Cure 2010 video. Despite my preference for remaining behind the camera, I’m very proud to have been a part of this video, and to speak up and share my story. You can see me featured in the video posted below:

The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure is Canada’s largest single day, volunteer-led fundraising event dedicated to raising funds for breast cancer research, and education and awareness programs.

For more information, please visit the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.
You can also pre-register for the next run; October 3rd, 2010.

Next on CBS: Angry Women

Bishin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:47:00 +0000

Well, CBS hasn’t botched their late night programming quite as effectively as NBC has, but they’re racking up major idiot points of their own: Next Sunday is the Superbowl, and CBS has come under some serious fire for its decision to air an advertisement by the organization Focus on the Family – who vehemently oppose abortion- ie: a women’s right to choose.

Really? Because last time I checked there was a division between Church, State and the Media. Or there was supposed to be, anyway.

Despite their longstanding tradition of prohibiting controversial spots during the Super Bowl, “CBS now claims to have changed its policy on accepting advocacy ads. But its decision to debut this policy by associating itself with the anti-choice, anti-equality Focus on the Family raises serious questions about CBS policies and bias” (Souce: The Women’s Media center.)

As part of their efforts to get CBS to drop the add, the Women’s media center has launched a campaign, urging viewers to suggest what CBS stands for. Their examples include “Corporate Broadcast Sell-outs” or “Completely Blatant Sexism.”

Palmer’s Snowboots dance

Bishin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:32:24 +0000

When it gets very cold, Palmer needs to wear little boots to go outside (otherwise he refuses to walk, and stands with one leg in the air like a tripod). He loves the boots once he’s outside, but everytime we put them on, this is what happens:

Social Media Revolution – Video

Bishin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:24:40 +0000

Social Media Revolution is a video from Socialnomics. It’s a great visual response to the question “is social media a fad?”

Social Media Revolution: Is social media a fad?

Google’s CADIE

Bishin — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:02:21 +0000

Google has a history of rolling out mock applications in honour of April Fool’s day, and this year is no exception. Today Google introduced the “Cognitive Autoheuristic Distributed-Intelligence Entity” or CADIE, for short. CADIE’s many absurd functions include an auto email reply function for Gmail users and a helpful brain search function, featured below. Brain Search is listed as available through Google Mobile App on: iPhone, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry and, of course, all Android-powered phones.

Watch CADIE’s Google Brain Search Promo:

Check out Google’s official CADIE press release for all the details.

Habs Fan du Jour

Bishin — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:46:39 +0000

My local hockey team is holding a contest to find a new in-game animator. I thought it might be fun to take a few minutes and submit an entry…

This has got me thinking about video blogging again.

What do you think?

Doggy Mojo

Bishin — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 20:40:06 +0000

Check out my newest clip for Watchmojo!!!

It’s all about puppy gadgets…