Archive for April 30th, 2020

“What you gonna do when you get out of jail?…” part 31

Thursday, April 30th, 2020

Have I really been doing this for a solid month?

Looks that way.

I thought today I’d reach back for some rocket geekery.

First up: “The Space Age: Dr. Goddard to Project Gemini”. This is a 1965 film sponsored by the Metropolitan Life Company about the early days of rocketry. Includes some home movies of Dr. Goddard that I think are pretty neat.

Bonus video #1: “Report From Aerojet”, a promo video for Aerojet General, “a subsidiary of the General Tire and Rubber Corporation”.

Bonus video #2: “All Systems Go”, a 1963 NASA promo film about Gemini.

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Obit watch: April 30, 2020.

Thursday, April 30th, 2020

Irrfan Khan, of “Life of Pi”, “Slumdog Millionaire”, and various other Hollywood and Bollywood films.

Rishi Kapoor, also a Bollywood actor, but without as much Hollywood crossover.

He came from a long line of Bollywood actors. His grandfather Prithviraj Kapoor was a pioneer of Indian theater and film who founded a traveling theater company. His father, Raj Kapoor, was one of the most influential actors and directors in Hindi cinema.

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