Saturday 16 January 2016

A Life in the Day of Austin Towers!

Hello everyone :-) Today CATachresis presents one of our famous blockbuster films for your viewing and enjoyment. We feel, that as the Oscars are imminent, we could possibly be in the running for a win in the category Best Tuxedo in a Leading Role.

Having said that, the content of the film is what you might call a compilation and was hastily put together. But this is because the Staff was twiddling her opposable thumbs and starting to size me up for the leading role in her long running soap opera A View to a Pill! So I had to use all my feline wiles to try and divert her from inflicting on me a severe indignity. The worm turned, you might say!


Here I am looking for a way of escape!
 White stuff on the grass courtesy of Welsh weather
All other arctic embellishments courtesy of PhotoCat
I hope this will entitle us to join with Athena and Marie in the Caturday Art blog hop!


As it turns out, even though I prevailed, I had no editorial rights over what made the final cut in A Life in the Day, so I am scuppered anyway! And I do have a feeling that the epic blockbuster A View to a Pill is most likely still lurking somewhere in pre-production!

The music is one of The Staff's teenage faves - Take Five by Dave Brubeck - which dates her genesis to sometime in the seventeenth century! It does end rather abruptly as the Vee app on iPhone is not quite as sophisticated as iMovie on the Mac - or at least the incompetent editor hasn't found the audio fade out button!

            



scuppered - to deliberately sink a ship OR maybe be hit with a cup!!




41 comments:

  1. Great photo and love the video! Thanks for sharing your day with us, Austin. Happy Caturday!

    Purrs xx
    Athena and Marie

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  2. Oh Austin, you do make good videos. Love the title. 'A view to a Pill'. Now that should be one good story. Love the video. Good job to the staff.

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  3. You have some fancy moves there, Austin! I particularly love the top of the book shelf shot - though I was hoping to see you knock a couple of those books off the shelf!

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  4. That is a great video. Totally deserves lots of awards.

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  5. That was fun Austin and I do think I saw some awards headed your way!

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  6. haha you'll win lots of awards, especially the anger you showed in the cage, or at least the meow.

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  7. Austin we LOVE the video! The sultry eyes and the whiskeratti! Mom says she loves that song too! She plays jazz music for us here at home all the time. We will be looking for you at the Oscars!
    Luvs
    Marty and the Gang

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  8. Austin thank you for taking our snow and putting it in your garden so you can admire it as we had got rather bored with it.
    Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx

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  9. Oh, Austin! You're so handsome! When you were on that blanket, we felt our hearts beat! Though we were also waiting for the books to fall down when you were on the shelf!

    And we're so sorry that you had to sit in that box - how indignifying!

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  10. Bravo! Encore! Our mom was getting all grabby hands for you in those close-ups of your furs.

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  11. You're so fun, Austin. You're always busy and doing fun things. Pierrot and I give this movie eight paws up! You were so cute rolling on the grass and up high on the bookshelves and on that statue in the sunshine and well all the scenes!

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  12. Well done chap! Paws down, you've got that award in the bag! Purrs from Deb and the Zee/Zoey kitties

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  13. You do have a very busy day Austin. It is amazing how you can accomplish so much. It is good to see that your assistant worships you on a pedestal.

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  14. Heavens, what a fantastic movie! We were exhausted just watching how active your day was. But oh, what were you doing in the PTU, seemingly meowing piteously? (That was superb acting, of course.)

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  15. Most Oscarworthy, Austin. You seem to have an active, interesting life. Even to the top of the bookcase!
    Now what is this about View to a Pill?
    I do have to say, seeing you in your PTU made me run the other way.

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  16. Austin, my good mancat, you look like the aristocat you are throughout all of your day. I have seldom seen a day spent so handily. You have everything under control and in paw. I bow to you Sir.

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  17. Austin, you appear to have a most amazing life. The PTU part aside. We really enjoyed seeing what you get up to. Mau says he knows he's been nominated in that category as well. Hope to see you for selfies tomorrow. XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo

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  18. Austin! Where should mes start! The bunny kicks, the massage yous was giving that blanket (mes KNOWS yous was thinking of giving one to mes when that shot was taken) and your prowess with da bird... mes could goes on and on...
    Yous deserves the Oscar!
    Kisses my love
    Your Nellie Bellie

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  19. Thanks for showing us a peek at your world. You are a very busy kitty and we don't know how you fit all of that into one day!

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  20. Appaws! Appaws! What a busy life you have but why do you need a pill? I hope you’re ok.

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  21. I would definitely give you an Oscar. My favorite part was watching you make biscuits on your blankie.

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  22. What a pawsome video, Austin! I 'specially liked your biscuit making technique. ~Wally

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  23. BRAVO!!!!! Austin that was a fascinating look into the life of a tux and most worthy of an Oscar or Golden Globe or WHATEVA! Well done....my ancient Mom enjoyed hearing Dave Brubeck and I enjoyed seeing you getting into all sorts of things while your Mum captured it all for posterity (or posterior?!). Happy Sunday......

    Hugs, Sammy

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  24. We loved seeing a day in your life - pawticularly helping yourself to those treats!
    Dip and Elliot x

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  25. Okay, I like the picture very much... you do get a little bit of snow and we have snow coming down right now, just a skiff. I enjoyed the film. The Staff has that videeohh thing down pretty good. Set to a great tune... love Dave Brubeck. You are a busy Tuxie Mr. Austin! They keep you moving there and you have such a lovely yard to nose about in and enjoy the weather. Nice videeohh to wake up to this morning!

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  26. Austin, you must be exhausted after a day like that! I definitely expect to see you on the red carpet.

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  27. STAFF OF PROF. AUSTIN CLAPPING WILDLY...MOM IS OF THE SAME ERA. SHE LOVES INSTRUMENTALS AND HAD NOT THOUGHT OF TAKE FIVE IN YEARS. SHE ALSO LOVE ACKER BILK ESPECIALLY STRANGERS ON THE SHORE!!!
    PROF. AUSTIN FOR SURE YOU WILL WIN A TONY, AN OSCAR, A GOLDEN GLOBE AND PERHAPS AN OLYMPIC MEDAL FOR YOUR DISMOUNT FROM THE BOOKCASE...YIKES THAT WAS HIGH. OH YES YOU WILL ALSO WIN THE COVETED JULIA CHILDS (making) BISCUIT COMPETITION.
    hugs madi your bfff

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  28. Austin, that was a fantastic movie about your day! The soundtrack was purrfect, too!

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  29. Austin that music PURRFECTLY suits your video and if Mom is in the seventeenth century then my Mom is too! You have a hell of a more exciting day that I have! Love, Cody

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  30. Aaaaaaw Austin how adowable you look. We luvved yous video. Have a pawsumly blest day.

    Luv ya'

    Dezi and Lexi

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  31. Austin we really like the Vee app, agree about the auto fade BUT if you check out the royalty free music available you can usually get one about the right length. http://incompetech.com/music/ Not madly elegant to look at but it does what it says on the tin, and you can save any download to iTunes and put it on your phone.

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    1. Thank you for that, Dash!! I have saved the page :) xx

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  32. APAWSS APAWSS!!! What a grate video Unccle Austin...mee not fink yur scup-purred at all. Lady Caro did a furabuluss job! An yur close upss were purrfect!!! An LadyMum recognized thee Brubeck musick so shee must bee 17th Century all so....shee sayss it iss 'snazzy jazzy'..... mew mew mew ...
    ***Hi=5'sss*** an **nose bumpsss** neffkitty Siddhartha Henry xxxxx

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  33. Ahhh, so this WASN'T the Director's Cut, we take it?

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  34. What a fun video ! Thank you for sharing your day with us ! Purrs

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  35. Well done Austin and mum! Must ask how you climb on top of the Everest of bookcases.

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