RADIOACTIVE SUPER CAT
Posted by William Jans on May 7, 2010 in BLOG | 0 comments Just found out my cat has hyperthyroid issue. Radiation therapy = $1200! I hope she gets super powers at least – a flying cat would be really cool!read more
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AWFUL MOVIE WARNING…
Posted by William Jans on Apr 8, 2010 in BLOG | 0 comments Saw Clash of the Titans last night with the big name cast (Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Sam Worthington, Mads Mikkelsen) and it was just wildly disappointing. I was a big fan of the original as a kid and wanted to try and relive that, but this simply was storyless and basically not very interesting or entertaining. Ouch… I can never get those two hours back.Ray Harryhausen’s original...read more
STEVEN COLBERT and STEVE CARRALL AS NAUSEATED WAITERS.
Posted by William Jans on Mar 24, 2010 in BLOG | 0 comments Bet you havent seen this before? Stephen Colbert and Steve Carrall in a skit called Waiters who get nauseated by food. from 1996. Enjoy your dinnerread more
SHAVING BEHIND THE WHEEL…
Posted by William Jans on Mar 23, 2010 in BLOG | 0 comments a 37 year old woman was charged in florida with reckless driving after causing an accident while shaving her genitals while driving. Oh course she is a bit crazy… she do it on the bus instead of behind the wheel!http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/288870read more
GREAT CHINGLISH ADVERTISEMENTS! IMPORTANT WHEN CONNOCTING POOPIE
Posted by William Jans on Mar 17, 2010 in BLOG | 0 comments These are really self explanatory… I love the dog one…read more
Ohhh Canada Lyrics…
Posted by William Jans on Mar 10, 2010 in BLOG | 0 comments With all the fuss over changing O CANADA lyrics “In all our sons command”, some suggest “In all of us command”… howsabout “Control alt delete command” ;-)Baharead more
GREAT YUKON OPPORTUNITY MISSED!
Posted by William Jans on Feb 20, 2010 in BLOG | 0 comments Bummer to have missed this… and could have easily gone too since my media pass would have made that possible. What a great (missed) opportunity!February 20, 2010 – one day exclusive media tour to Yukon territory. You’re invited to experience Yukon on a one-day all expenses paid trip that will leave you wanting more. Fly to Whitehorse in the morning (all expenses paid) and we’ll have you...read more
FREE OLYMPIC CONCERT LIST FOR FEB 12 to 28th in VANCOUVER!
Posted by William Jans on Feb 10, 2010 in BLOG | 0 comments A list of free concerts in Vancouver, Richmond, and the throughout the lower mainland from February 12th through 28th 2010.Part of the Cultural OlympiadALL showtimes are PMFri Feb 12th – Venice Queen – 10:15 @ OzoneFri Feb 12th – Bedouin Soundclash – 10:00 @ Ontario PavillionFri Feb 12th – The Phonix – 8:00 @ Plaza Of NationsFri Feb 12th – Blue Rodeo...read more
MISSPELLED TATTOOS… ARE FOREEVER ;-)
Posted by William Jans on Feb 4, 2010 in BLOG | 0 comments Egads! What were they thinking? There is one more that I was going to add, but just listing it here gets the point across… it was “F*&k the Syststem.” Way to go you rebbels 😉read more
FUN WITH A MAGNIFYING GLASS…
Posted by William Jans on Jan 21, 2010 in BLOG | 0 comments Funny how much you can make yourself look like Homer Simpson…read more
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU FORGET YOUR CAMERA AT A THEATRE…
Posted by William Jans on Jan 21, 2010 in BLOG | 0 comments I forgot my camera at the Hollywood theatre that my friend Vince operates. It is not as bad as it sounds since this was a special late night show with friends only, so the camera was safe. HOWEVER they got ahold of it and made some art? And a cool hat too!read more
IF YOU CANNOT FIND THE BOOK YOU WANT, YOU ARE PROBABLY SHOPPING AT THE…
Posted by William Jans on Nov 18, 2009 in BLOG | 0 commentsread more
TOP THREE THINGS SAID BY MEN BEFORE DYING
Posted by William Jans on Oct 31, 2009 in BLOG | 0 comments 1) What the $&*# is that?2) Hey watch what I can do.3) Relax, I’ll handle this.read more
(VIDEO) LARRY GOES TO MARKET (MAGNET IN A BOX)
Posted by William Jans on Oct 26, 2009 in BLOG | 0 commentsread more
FACE-TWEET
Posted by William Jans on Sep 29, 2009 in BLOG | 0 comments Well I am trying to get it all more synced. I hope you can join my FACEBOOK FAN… look for “WILLIAM JANS LIVE SHOWS” page and more and more content will be added until our computers explode! My tweets are @williamjansread more
NEW SHOW DATES! COME ONE COME ALL…
Posted by William Jans on Sep 25, 2009 in BLOG | 0 comments More shows upcoming… for both Tales from Tanzania – http://www.wrjphoto.com/live-shows-tanz.htmland Solo in South America – http://www.wrjphoto.com/live-shows-solo.htmlHere are the dates. Tues. Oct. 6, 2009 – TORONTO – Bloor Cinema Fri. Oct. 9, 2009 – OTTAWA – U Of O Alumni Theatre Wed. Oct. 14, 2009 – MONTREAL – Moyse Hall McGill Fri. Oct. 16, 2009 – OTTAWA...read more
AWESOME TABLE ON CRAIGSLIST…
Posted by William Jans on Sep 24, 2009 in BLOG | 0 comments Another great craiglist ad… how could you resistCoffee Table of POWER!! – $45Date: 2009-09-23, 7:28PM MSTThis is not A table. This is THE table! It has been said (by me) that the table may contain magical powers and was probably blessed by a genie before it left the factory. You can see its amazingness just by looking at its mystical lemon shape (some say more trapezoidal). What does...read more
WILLIAM JANS LIVE SHOWS UPCOMING FOR OCT NOV 2009
Posted by William Jans on Sep 18, 2009 in BLOG | 0 comments Hey! I am doing an array of shows again… Here is link to basic info on all show datesHope you can come and play along in eitherToronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Gibsons, Vancouver or Courtenay!http://www.wrjphoto.com/20090821_media_0.htmlread more
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FINES…
Posted by William Jans on May 26, 2009 in BLOG | 0 comments I was doing some more aerial photos the other day and was told about ATC fines… Air Traffic Controllers can be fined for inappropriate language on occasions. One was recently fined $1000 for calling a British Airways pilot a “weenie” for not complying. I think pilots can be fined too.The most outrageous one that raised a few eyebrows (and a fine) was when a pilot coming in to...read more
BIKE RIDING ON TREES
Posted by William Jans on Apr 27, 2009 in BLOG | 0 comments It might start slow but there are some great stunts in here…at 3:14 tree flip is wild.At 4:15 stairs is impressive too.read more
(VIDEO) THEY ARE FALLING FROM THE SKY…
Posted by William Jans on Apr 10, 2009 in BLOG | 0 comments Wow footage of base jumping… worth seeing, it is pretty wild…. Would you try this? I would love to, but I wonder how do you “practice”. I think you just have to go for it I guess. Egads!read more
PITHY?
Posted by William Jans on Mar 25, 2009 in BLOG | 0 comments Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool…read more
TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE!
Posted by William Jans on Feb 28, 2009 in BLOG | 0 comments Wow, did the Greater Edmonton Teachers Conference and had my first 2000 deep audience. What a hoot. There were apparently another 100 people turned away too. What a fun time 🙂 Crazy!read more
(VIDEO) PARKING MAYHEM
Posted by William Jans on Feb 16, 2009 in BLOG | 0 comments Mom sent this and despite the horrifying music, the footage is really rather amusing… As long it is NOT you in one of these cars I guess.read more
(VIDEO) PRIMITI TOO TAA
Posted by William Jans on Feb 4, 2009 in BLOG | 0 comments Funny I just thought of this again… a wonderful animation short I saw a decade ago and just loved. It was all done on a typewriter. With the advent of youtube, I just keyed it and and here you go. Jaap Blonk does versions of Kurt Schwitter’s Ursonate poem too. This may not be for everyone, but I loved the weird back when I was a kid too. Lets celebrate truly whacked out stuff! Join...read more
(VIDEO) BEST COMB OVER EVER…
Posted by William Jans on Jan 27, 2009 in BLOG | 0 comments I have a very small bald spot myself and wonder if this might work… You likely never noticed since it is so hard to spot, but if I lean JUST the right way… you might see it ;-). Here is a handy way to do a wonder with “what you got”. Please note there is a spot of profanity in the last moment of this… but as Penn Gillette says… it is “pretty ____...read more
GLOBAL FUN WITH SOPHIE.
Posted by William Jans on Jan 11, 2009 in BLOG | 0 comments Global TV news is always a fun spot to do and Sophie was fun to work with. Brought the spear too but didnt bring the giraffe poo this time…read more
LOOKING DOWN ON A WHITE CITY?
Posted by William Jans on Jan 5, 2009 in BLOG | 0 comments This must be record for Vancouver. This is unheard of to get this much snow here. I have a heli shoot to do that needs sunny skies and no snow (except on peaks). Fingers crossed!read more
A REFRESHING DIP WITH SOME REFRESHING DIPS…
Posted by William Jans on Jan 2, 2009 in BLOG | 1 comment Polar Bear 2009! This is New years to me. This was my Silver Anniversary… I have done this 25 times! Egads what was I thinking. This was a cold one with snow on the ground and a wind chill. Wahoo. Best to all for 2009.read more
RICHMOND OVAL SPEED SKATING
Posted by William Jans on Dec 31, 2008 in BLOG | 0 comments I went down with a friend (who had free tickets) to see the olympic trials for speed skating. Competitors from all over Canada. Speedy stuff! That would be great to try. Maybe my cycling background would help… now if only I could still skate…read more
SUMMER IN WINTER…
Posted by William Jans on Dec 24, 2008 in BLOG | 0 comments With 2 feet of snow on the ground it seemed a bit funny to be shooting inside a client’s space and making it try to feel summery. fun shoot with full complement of models, makeup and crew. Good day… just felt bad making people be in t shirts on outdoor entry way shots while people watching wore parkas and toques.Images to follow later.read more
MODELS MODELS EVERYWHERE
Posted by William Jans on Dec 13, 2008 in BLOG | 0 comments Filled this place with shooting today. 14 models spread around… some relaxing in kitchen waiting for their turn, some in studio, some in makeup upstairs. Great to have all the comforts of home on this shoot. I loved that the clients at one point did an hour long conference call upstairs without noise disruption from us down below.Photos to add soon.read more
MANLY BIKE FROM CRAIGSLIST NYC
Posted by William Jans on Nov 17, 2008 in BLOG | 0 comments Bike for sale What kind of bike? I don’t know, I’m not a bike scientist. What I am though is a manly guy looking to sell his bike. This bike is made out of metal and kick ass spokes. The back reflector was taken off, but if you think that deters me from riding at night, you’re way wrong. I practiced ninja training in Japan’s mount Fuji for 5 years and the first rule they...read more
(VIDEO) AMAZING COMPUTER PHOTO TECHNOLOGY
Posted by William Jans on Aug 27, 2008 in BLOG | 0 comments Wow. Truly Wow. Well worth seeing and wait till you see the section about what he compiled with images from the Notre Dame Cathedral.I would love to go to the TED Conference, but apparently it is virtually impossible to get a seat.Hope you find this as intriguing as I did…read more
MEMORIES
Posted by William Jans on Aug 20, 2008 in BLOG | 0 comments I’m having Deja-Vu and Amnesia at the same time. I think I have forgotten this before.read more
BICYCLES
Posted by William Jans on Aug 15, 2008 in BLOG | 0 comments I was riding my racing bike yesterday (errands) and noticed that the silly people without helmets are often the same ones with ipods cranked loud enough that they cannot even hear me say hello. Accidents waiting to happen!read more
CARS AND COPTERS
Posted by William Jans on Aug 8, 2008 in BLOG | 0 comments Crazy shoot day. I did a shoot of a hybrid vehicle with Olympic 2010 Logos on it. Needed to be shot today (Friday) and final file required in Toronto on Monday ideally. Plus the file needed to be huge. This would be used on a billboard kind of display inside a sports venue where it would be seen up close as well. The final file went out at 1.2 gigabytes. That is really gig… 96 inches (8 feet) at...read more
MACHINE GUN ON HASTINGS
Posted by William Jans on Jul 31, 2008 in BLOG | 0 comments I had the great opportunity to ride along with Vancouver Police tonight. Really interesting. The most shocking call for sure was the “man shot in face and woman with gun still in the building” call… We arrived at East Hastings and there were at least 10 police, 3 of whom had machine guns. The most dangerous part of the call was that the woman with the gun was reputed to still be there…...read more