NEWSLETTER: ISSUE 63: "DEAD ROCK STAR SPECIAL"
This Week:
- Rock 'n' Roll Water Cooler
- Tribute to Run DMC
- B3ta party .. tonight!
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B3ta email 63 - 1 Nov 2002
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: ROCK'N'ROLL WATER COOLER
At the hop
You might not remember the name "Danny & the
Juniors" but you'll remember their song.
'At the hop' is a fantastically catchy bit of
1950's rock 'n' roll.
Brian Millar has made a fun little flash video
to accompany the song - featuring singing
water coolers.
BTW: Danny shot himself in 1983. Remember him
this way.
http://www.baker-street.net/hop/
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: B3TA HALLOWEEN BASH
Yay
It's tonight! It'll be the best ever! It'll
have beer! And pumpkins! And DJs! And stuff!
http://www.b3ta.com/images/b3ta/halloween.gif
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: TRIBUTE TO RUN DMC
by Joel Veitch
This week Run DMC DJ Jam Master Jay was
murdered by an unknown assailant in a horrific
gangland slaying.
Joel writes -
"I was horrified. My childhood hero dead.
I rushed to my PC and decided to make a fitting
tribute with Hip-Hop kittens."
"Is used a Public Enemy tune though - I'm sure
he wouldn't have minded."
http://www.rathergood.com/public_enemy/
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: WHAT B3TA PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MAKING THIS WEEK
Evil sheep, Stars 2, Scream thing, Vag
>> Evil Sheep animation <<
Sheep are shit. They deserve to die. Choose how.
Thanks, Brian Mung.
http://www.brianmung.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/evilshee...
>> Stars Redux <<
A couple of weeks ago Tomsk made a interactive
toy where you knocked the stars out of the sky.
You demanded that it be made into a game. And so
it came to pass.
http://tomandphil.myby.co.uk/stars/
>> Scream Animation <<
Edvard Munch meets Michael Jackson. Hang onto your
hats as the picture wiggles about a bit.
Thanks Spassmonkey, you're crazy.
http://www.spassmonkey.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/scream...
>> Where's Fanny? <<
"I was bet", writes Dan Lowe, "that I wouldn't
buy this domain and do something with it. I did.
Excuse my extremely poor Photoshop skills."
http://find-a-vagina.com
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: SITES IN BRIEF
Stuff we like that wasn't made by our mates.
>> Zippo tricks gone bad <<
Ever wished that the prat showing off with his
lighter would get it wrong? They eventually do
you know. Cunt.
http://www.zippotricks.com/Video/FLESH3.wmv
>> Toboggan Death game <<
Can you get your little toboggan through the
burning ring of fire? We can. We're the best.
http://www.wedu.com/sledrun/toboggan_run.swf
>> Hangover animation <<
"Drunky" likes a drink. This Disney style
cartoon deals with the consequences of his
boozy shenanigans.
http://tinyurl.com/2cpm
>> Inexplicable kung-fu cow <<
This Matrix pastiche looks like a TV ad - but
we can't imagine what it's selling. It's put
us right off milk.
http://www.e-studio.dk/matrix_cow.wmv
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: B3TA IMAGE CHALLENGE
Results from Old Cartoon Challenge
Each week we run a competition to test your
creative skills. We set a challenge and you
open Photoshop and mess with our heads.
Last week we wanted to know what had happened
to old cartoon characters.
http://www.b3ta.com/challenge/cartooncharacters/
We asked B3ta boarder Hazey to judge the
entries - here are his 3 faves.
Hazey writes -
#1 "Mumm-Ra tires of 'ever-living evil' - made
me laugh. Could he advertise old people's
wee-absorbing pant pads too? (Crazymum)
http://www.b3ta.com/board/4/4/2/0/6/5/
#2 "The Last Ever Peanuts Cartoon - very
simple, but made me chuckle. A first attempt
too. Impressive. (PCheese)
http://www.b3ta.com/board/4/3/6/8/3/8/
#3 "Times were hard for Paddington Bear - a
nicely executed number, by the always
high-quality, and funny, Slim." (Slim)
http://www.b3ta.com/board/4/4/7/8/0/5
>> This Week's Challenge <<
This week, B3ta contributor 'TheBear' gave us
the suggestion, "Museum exhibits kept in storage,
never to be displayed"
http://b3ta.com/challenge/keptinstorage/
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: WHAT HAPPENED NEXT?
Follow-ups on previous stories.
* STARWARS VIDEO - last week Chicago Dave
launched his Star Wars skit in this newsletter.
He did 13,000 downloads before being kicked
off his server. If you missed it, then he's
set up a few mirror sites here.
http://www.limpfish.com/starwars/
* WOBBL & BOB has been on MTV all week. Jonti
has been really busy - but as a treat for his
fans has knocked up a quick penguin gag:
http://www.weebl.jolt.co.uk/penguins.htm
* RATHERGOOD TV - Joel has been doing some TV
stuff too. If you can get the E4 channel then
check out Fanorama - he did the title
sequence.
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: STAR IN NEXT WEEK'S ISSUE
Make something cool and tell us about it. If
you are in it then people will see your stuff.
We'd really like to see:
* Things that makes us laugh
* ... and makes us cry.
* Oh & your projects, links and stuff
Send contributions to http://www.b3ta.com/mailus/
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THANKS. Links from Neil Gibson, Blogjam, Shabble,
& Iain Thurgar. Image challenge run by Mike
Trinder. Issue edited by Rob Manuel with
David Stevenson, Chthonic Ionic, & Fraser Lewry.
