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Disney World’s re-opening ad, but with “Don’t Fear the Reaper” as its soundtrack

Watch this video before Disney issues the takedown notice! It’s the ad for Walt Disney World re-opening, but with the audio track replaced by Blue Oyster Cult’s Don’t Fear the Reaper.

The people who made the video also added some cuts from the film based on Stephen King’s The Stand, but they’re quite unnecessary. The empty Disney World scenes with masked staff are creepy enough, as the stills below will show:

Photo: EPCOT dome, as seen through a nearby triangular window.

Photo: A finger pushing a button labeled “SHOW START” on a control panel labeled “ENCHANTED TIKI ROOM”.

Photo: Close-up of the “SHOW START” button on the “ENCHANTED TIKI ROOM” control panel.

Photo: Woman in surgical mask and Animal Kingdom uniform on a walkie-talkie.

Photo: A hand polishing one of the wristband scanners at the EPCOT entrance.

Photo: The staff of the Enchanted Tiki Room, all in surgical masks, being briefed.

Photo: The giant statue of Woody from “Toy Story” and the sign marking the entrance to Toy Land.

Photo: The cups on the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party ride, all empty.

Photo: Two attendants in surgical masks pushing open the gates to the “Be Our Guest” restaurant.

Photo: The attendants of the πBe Our Guest” restaurant, all in surgical masks, standing in formation at the entrance.

Photo: The entrance to the Magic Kingdom park, with the Walt Disney and Mickey statue in the foreground, overlaid with the text: “Walt Disney World / Come stand with us”.

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The official Little Golden Book of 2020

Book cover: Parody “Little Golden Book” titled “The Humans are Dead / We are the Humans Now”. Cover shows a cat sweeping the floor, a dog cooking, and a rabbit drying dishes.
Thanks to David Newman for the find!
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So it’s come to this: Hot dog rice krispies treats with ketchup, mustard, and relish

Photo: Rice krispies treats, but with cut-up hot dog embedded in them, and slathers with ketchup, mustard, and relish.
Tap the photo to see it at full size.

Sick and tired of your sourdough starter? Looking for your next culinary challenge? Here it is.

These are a creation of The Vulgar Chef. I’ll admit it; I’m intrigued.

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The Current Situation

You *do* know that there’s a reason he’s on his THIRD wife, don’t you, ma’am?

Reporter Andrew Kimmel interviewed a Trump supporter, asking an important question: What’s the line that he would have to cross in order to lose her support? Her answer: “Commit adultery on his beautiful, classy wife.”

Fact check: That fling with Stormy Daniels happened in 2006. Trump was a lot younger then — a mere lad at the age of (checks notes) 60.

There’s more of this interview on Twitter, and it’s a fascinating look into Trumpthink.

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The character screen for “Dead or Alive: MAGA”

Photo: 4 columns, 4 white women — 1. Haley, 0 - 18, “If you say n*gga, why can’t I?” / 2. Becky, 19 - 34. “All lives matter!” / 3. Karen, 35 - 49, “I’m calling the cops!” / 4. Susan, 50 - 64, “Go back to your country!”
Choose your fighter!

In case you’re not familiar with the Dead or Alive franchise, here’s a look at one of the more recent games:

[ Thanks to Ramon Grajo for the find! ]

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Just own it, already.

Photo: Man wearing “sandwich board” sign that reads “Not all Trump supporters are racist, but all of them decided that racism isn’t a deal-breaker”.
Thanks to Eric Moody for the find!
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The synth I kept

A Korg Wavestation A/D rackmount synthesizer
The Korg Wavestation A/D. The best damned synth of 1991, and I’ve got one. Tap the image to see it at full size.

Moving to another country requires you to seriously pare down your belongings. I brought only what I could fit in my previous car — Rhonda the Honda — which meant I had to be choosy with what I kept. One of the things I kept is my trusty Korg Wavestation A/D rackmount synthesizer.

Long before that fateful day when Karl Mohr and I took our accordions out on the streets of Toronto, I was a synth player, and my favorite synth was the Wavestation, which I bought from my friend, TV/film composer Steve Skratt back in 1992.

I played it during back at Crazy Go Nuts University, in our grungy, Faith No More-esque band, Volume…

…and after I graduated in all sorts of projects including providing sound effects and background music for my work making interactive CD-ROMS…

…to synth jam sessions, such as the time when Steve Skratt, Karl Mohr, and I were part of the group providing the music for the book launch of The Lion in the Room Next Door, which was written by Karl’s mother, Merilyn Simonds:

As I’m in the process of reviving some old computers of mine and bringing them back to active duty, I’m also bringing the Wavestation A/D back to life. Expect to hear it sometime soon.

If you’re curious about what the Wavestation A/D can do, check out this video, which provides a grand tour of this classic synth: