Meet Gordon, an Australian drummer who plays in several bands and busks at Pitt Street Mall in Sydney playing the drums on buckets. I’ve seen bucket drumming before, however never to this level. I’m impressed by how good the sound is coming out of a set of plastic buckets and the speed of the drumming in sections is incredible. Gordon has recently created a YouTube channel as well and it looks as though he is adding instructional videos to his channel about learning how to play the drums using nothing but drum sticks and some plastic buckets!
Category Archives: Videos
Singing Frogs
Hugo was having a shower recently and I popped my head in to ask him to rinse the soap off as it was time to hop out and get dressed into his pajamas. When I came back to the bathroom a few minutes later to check if he was ready, I found him singing an improvised song repeatedly about “rinsing the soap off” and couldn’t resist but to capture it on video given he was wearing his frog shower cap!
Hugo Performs Vanishing Coin Magic Trick
Recently Hugo walked up to me with a single gold coin in his hand and told me that he could perform a magic trick! Intrigued by the prospect of a five year old performing magic, I grabbed my phone to capture it on video and I was amazed at how well he did.
I’m not sure what is going on with the background of the video being all bendy but it definitely adds a whole new psychedelic aspect to the performance!
Downhill Skateboarding
I came across this short but fantastic video of a bloke named Liam Morgan tearing down a steep hill in an urban area on his skateboard. What is great about the video is that it is raw, no cuts, no edits, no fancy camera work or angles – just Liam shredding down the hill au naturel on his skateboard.
Pay particular attention to how fast he is going in different sections of the hill and how often he is sliding on his skateboard, not just the big power slides he does but just trying to navigate through turns his skateboard is sliding all on its own.
Remember, don’t do this at home kids – Liam Morgan is a trained professional. These sorts of disclaimers usually include a comment about the stunts being performed in a controlled environment, well that one doesn’t apply this time!
The video is by a skateboard accessories company named Blood Orange and I think Liam is wearing their gloves, using their grip tape on his skateboard deck and might also be using their wheels as well.
Chicken Cam
I love creative advertising and LG Mobile have outdone themselves. The lead into the ad where you see Dave the cameraman and his camera rigging inventions sketched out and some he has made were hilarious but when Lizzy is introduced, it got interesting in a hurry. All the different uses for Lizzy and the new GallusCam or steady feather camera technology were fantastic, especially the little chicken noises you can hear at different parts of the ad.
Who needs a GoPro?