Jack London

As in REN – Aissance Bittersweet Symphony / 11 million + views / An anthem of sorts Like a lot of people, a hundred million on YouTube, I have seen the “Hi Ren” video my share of times. (See below for the YouTube link). A strange video where a young man in a nightgown worn […]

The production of the musical Finian’s Rainbow with lyrics by E.Y. Harburg and music by Burton Lane. The original 1947 production ran for 725 performances performance. Francis Ford Coppola did a film version in 1968. The play opens in Rainbow Valley, Missitucky (a fictitious blend of Mississippi and Kentucky) near Fort Knox, home of a […]

A Far Away Place A Nursery Video Leads Me Back to the World of Exotica Music … and Martin Denny John Fraim An interesting (fun? serious?) new post to Midnight Oil on my visit to nearby Oakland Nurseries. Carrying my Mission 1 Pro cinema camera and shooting in 4k 30fps. Mostly all internal parameters set […]

An Early Morning Walk An early morning walk in New Albany’s Taylor Park. The park is on the site of the Taylor Farm which had been a farm dating back to the 1800s. In 1822, Anthony Wayne Taylor and his family first settled in the area. From a humble log cabin to the grand brick […]

Billy Strings / “Burn the Other End” from So Much for Goodbyes (Late August, 2026) One of the best music videos I’ve ever seen. The cinematography is gorgeous and consistently based around symbolism. The camera is a Red Komono. The Hollywood camera for many. The editing is phenomenal matched to the symbolism of the images. […]

A walk through Rose Run Park in New Albany, Ohio. Shot with a GoPro Mission 1 Pro camera and edited for the effects. A beautiful vocal by Jenika Marion.

So Different from the Era of Massive “bible sized” Textbooks Covering Macro Aspects of the World When We Studied Things We Never Needed to Study in the first place. Riverman ________________________________ John Fraim The years in my educational system were “heavy” years in that they were made up of large textbooks that provided world histories […]

(Staufs Circa 2008 – Photo by John Fraim) Miles Davis / In a Silent Way ____________________ Stauf’s Coffee Roasters coffee shop in the Columbus suburb of Grandview. The strong smell of strong coffee. Conversations at tables. At others, students from OSU typing things into their laptops. A squeaky wooden floor. Outside, the middle of a […]

There were severe thunderstorms all over Columbus before the 7:30 pm game tonight. But somehow, they were all gone when the game started. My first visit to ScottsMiracle-Gro Field in downtown Columbus to see the Columbus Crew. Beautiful stadium. The Crew was playing Pumas from the Mexican soccer league so it was really an international […]