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Two videos. The first one is a music video for Flogging Molly’s “Float” (lyrics<\/a>). Basically, a bearded cotton swab collects a bunch of odds and ends and then assembles them into a raft (via<\/a>). I won’t spoil it by telling you whether or not it floats.<\/p>\n

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Second, a cut from Jan & Kjeld’s performance of “Tiger Rag” in 1959 (via<\/a>). I watched this for the first time on Thursday within earshot of Is., and ever since she has asked to watch it again and again, even claims it as her “favorite song.” As if that isn’t enough, she also said she favors Jan (right) over Kjeld. Perhaps because of Kjeld’s impressively fearful (verging on creepy) expression–the wide eyes and sucked-in cheeks unmatched by his brother, she insists Jan is the more likable of the two.<\/p>\n

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I admit it, I’m growing weary of watching this second video. But I’ll post it nevertheless because the chances are high I’ll hear another fifteen or twenty requests to watch it before something else comes along.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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