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I had a rotten log as part of my property line fence and it needed to be removed. It was too long and heavy for me, just one guy, to move. My choices were to either work hard and cut the log down to smaller bits with a chainsaw, or . . . as you will see, have some fun with the project.
Yes, this is a 'too long' of a video so feel free to fast forward or just stop after the excitement is over. I simply cannot stop until a job is finished.
Cheers,
This video features the self-driven historian Lauriano Mier as he introduces a quick tour of the Melincko Air Museum. Check this action out . . .
I climbed an old Forest Fire Lookout and videoed the flyby of WWII ex-military aircraft that were doing a celebratory run around to honor veterans such as myself.
Now, I'll be the first to admit that I was speeding around a video learning curve and made mistakes with every aspect of the production: lighting, focus, zooming, tracking, and audio. Ignore all the failures and just enjoy the moment.
Cheers, and always have a Happy Fourth of July celebration of the USA's birth and dismiss any anti-USA hate.
There I was, minding my own business, as per usual, when Loner, a wild turkey, came strutting out of the deep forest.
We talk frequently, so I asked it he'd like to sing a song. H did want to. I broke out in song via whistling, nothing scripted, just blowing out sounds, and Loner filled in with vocals. My intent was to replace my whislting with some instrument, flute, harmonica, guitar, or ukulele, but then I realized, The whistling and Loner are on the same audio track. Unfortunately, I was fast approaching my attention span for this project, so I just threw it up as is, with whistling.
Next time it will be better. Maybe I'll use a flashing light to stimulate a gobble.
Cheers,
There I was, minding my own business, as per usual, standing on a bank of the Lazy Frog Pond when I was approached by a school of pollywogs. I decided that the next day I would video said school and put sound to it.
The next day, I showed up to the pond with video camera in hand. To my disappointment, school was in, and all the pollywogs were huddled together into a small area of the shallow end of the pond in the sun-heated water. I had to return five times through the course of the day to finally find school out.
The pond had a thin layers of tree pollen covering it, so it wasn't a clear shot.
I shot what I wanted, and then took my electric ukulele and made a soundscape that set the mood by mimicking what the music made above the pond sounded like to the pollywogs beneath
Connect your external speakers, turn them up a bit, and enjoy the show.
There I was in early 2020 on Cable Beach in Broome, Western Australia, minding my own business, as per usual, watching the sun set behind the Indian Ocean and dusk overtake the light of day, when a parade of pack-camels came walking by my elevated position atop of a rock outcropping. I videoed the show, and in May I added some electric ukulele sounds to the scene. There you have it, the march of the camels' toes.
Cheers,
Flying Foxes are large, fruit eating, bats, found in plenty in Australia. I was in Cairns and had this eveing show to watch, the foxes flying up, up and away for a night of feeding.
Cheers,
Back in the early 1980s I emigrated to Australia and began my independent publishing career, which has lasted over 39 years so far, and still going. I launched my first handmade edtion of 960 copies of Permission to Kill, my first novel. I took the first backpack full to Cairns and sold them at Rusty's Marker, an outdoor weekend market.
In 2020 I returned to Cairns, and Rusty's to offer the latest eBook versions of all of my 15 novels using my Three for Free promotion, standing in the exact spot I did 39 years prior.
I also set up a follow-up radio interview with ABC radio to proclaim this historic event. I video recorded the interview. The room was very dark, as recording studios tend to be so the techs can easily read the instrument levels, but it's really not the visuals that are important, it the conversation. So have a look, a listen. Yes, it is a repeat of my life's work of documenting what the Viet Nam War did for me. The lessons are still important, so pay attention.
Dedicate to my Sixth Grade Classmates, Brian Wizard performs the song Hound Dawg, whilst playing an electric ukulele to bring the Sixth Grade pantomime he did in front of the class up to date and real. Remember, Brian has had no professional training on any instrument or singing, so he just does it all by the seat of his pants and for the fun of it because he can, being the Master Expressive Artist that he is.
Pollution IV was the smokeship of an American Assault Helicopter Company in Viet Nam. Brian was a permanent gunner on this Huey. With a crew of five, this ship laid down smokescreen-cover for the Flight Formation of nine landing, troop carrying, Hueys. Pollution IV defined the front line from a step beyond the call of duty. They were an all volunteer crew.
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At a reduced price of $3 in celebration of the Australian 2020 Legacy Tour. Who was the New Australian Brian Wizard in the 1980s? He was the US Viet Nam Combat Veteran that helped the Aussie Nam Vets and their families understand some of what we did, suffered, and won.
This documentary brings to life images from the novels "Permission to Kill" and Photo Book, "Smokeships Always Leading the Way." It was shot in Viet Nam during the war by the crew of Pollution IV. (Filmed on Super 8mm film, so don't expect the Hollywood quality of fake stories.)
The story continues another 40+ years with a return to Viet Nam in 1999 "Make Friends Not War" and onto the amazing debut party a smoke generator found, purchased and delivered to the Smithsonian Nat'l Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, Va. and installed on the Huey there with a smokeship history. "Smokeships Always Leading the Way."
From battlefield, through a healing return, and into a National Hall of Fame, the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. That's what one self-driven veteran can do with a little help from his friend, yet no corporate sponsors.
It also has a killer original soundtrack and three original Brian Wizard music videos.
Running Time: 66 minutes. The MP4 Format plays on almost all devices.
It's no HBO, it's not NetFlix, or any other corporate entity's production. It's pure Brian Wizard, totally independent and WINNER of Best Doco at the NY Independent Film Festival.
NOTE: The download file may take up to 30 minutes to arrive in your download folder, so be patient, please.
See the short video of the day Brian Wizard donated his flight helmet to the Smithsonian in the Video section top of Home Page. Find it here
