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My parents have owned a OneStep (of the SX-70 variety…the one with the rainbow stripe) since before I was born. There were/are many a Polaroid photo in old photo albums; and my dad has one of me when I was a baby in his bedroom.
The first Polaroid camera I bought and used was an I-Zone, sometime in the earlier part of this decade. I loved using that thing, up until I took my last shot with it in the summer of 2006. That same year, Polaroid discontinued the original SX-70/Time Zero film. In response, Unsaleable — in a collaborative effort with a Polaroid factory in the Netherlands — released SX-70 Blend film. While it wasn’t, and isn’t, the same as the original, it’s given SX-70 fans much joy; and it gave me an excuse to get out my parents’ OneStep and try shooting that. Last summer, I bought an old Spectra off eBay; using that has been fantastic.
Lord knows how much fun will be left to be had now. With the discontinuation of Polaroid’s instant cameras (the only one I know of left being the One600), will the extinction of all Polaroid film be far behind? Will Fujifilm step in and make their own alternative integral films, as they’ve done with pack film?
On the other hand, Polanoid and Polanoir, as well as the various Polaroid-themed groups on Flickr, have done a pretty good job of keeping instant photography alive, methinks.
As for me…
Barry Bonds hits home run #756; and while his fans and family are happy, I’d dare say many others aren’t.
Look, kids. There is no evidence to prove the fella cheated. He’s said he’s not taken any performance-enhancers (read: steroids), not to mention he’s yet to fail a drug test. However, there are those who seem to think the tests are a load of crap. Quite honestly, I think most of their collective puckered lips are still attached to Hank Aaron’s backside. Or the Babe’s dead-and-possibly-long-decayed one. (If Babe Ruth were alive now, he’d have been long booted from the league, given his penchant for alcohol and being drunk on game days.) Of course, the same haters are now pining for the day when someone (A-Rod?) will surpass Bonds, if only so Bonds will no longer hold the record.
On the front page of the CBS Sportsline website, as I type this, they have the headline “756*”. IMO, disgusting. Can you say “lack of journalistic integrity”? (But then… ;))
Sigh.
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140 years old, eh? Not to mention it’s the 40th anniversary of Expo ‘67. A while back, you marked the 90th anniversary of Vimy Ridge; and at the end of the year, you’ll acknowledge the 90th anniversary of the Halifax Explosion. Are you all marking events left, right, and centre or what?!
Anyhoo. In honour of Canada’s b’day, I have a Not-So-Random Ten featuring some of my favourite Canadian acts, along with a few video links (again, connected to the US’s big neighbour to the north). First, the Ten…
1) The Constantines ~ Soon Enough
2) Sarah Harmer ~ I Am Aglow
3) Feist ~ My Moon, My Man
4) Broken Social Scene ~ Canada vs. America
5) Metric ~ Succexy
6) Stars ~ Soft Revolution
7) Sarah Slean ~ My Invitation
8) Bif Naked ~ Lucky
9) Emily Haines ~ Doctor Blind
10) Yonder ~ Let You Down
And now for some YouTube loveliness…
* William Shatner does his take on Molson’s “I Am Canadian” ads
* From Rick Mercer Report: Former Ontario NDP leader and then-federal Liberal leadership hopeful Bob Rae and Rick Mercer share a…well, very special moment (may not necessarily be work-safe)
* The original theme song to the now-defunct teen consumer series Street Cents
* From Royal Canadian Air Farce: A sketch describing ex-Prime Minister Jean Chretien’s rise to “shame”. One of my favourite bits from the series. (audio and video are a bit out of sync)
* A “Heritage Minute” on the preparation for Expo ‘67 in Montreal
* A “Heritage Minute” regarding voting on what would become the new Canadian flag
