ghostsofevolution | Praise Darwin! (an evolution revival with Charlie Varon) @ghostsofevolution | Uploaded July 2013 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Comedian Charlie Varon "saves" his audience from worldly despair — oh, praise Darwin! Fourteen minutes of entertainment and scientific education culminates in a profound identity shift: we know that we hail from a long and persistent ancestry. And we owe it to the past to secure a viable future. Oh, praise Darwin!
"I'm proud to be related to a tree shrew!" Brother Charlie shouts.
This video highlights a 1986 performance by Varon before a live (and enthusiastic) audience. Videographer ghostsofevolution richly illustrates the audio with photos taken all around North America and off the internet — featuring playful paleo paintings by Ray Troll (of "Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway" fame). Music by "Keith Mesecher and the Cosmic All Stars." Their websites:
Charlie Varon: charlievaron.com
Ray Troll: trollart.com
Ghostsofevolution (aka Connie Barlow): thegreatstory.org/CB-writings.html
Keith Mesecher and the Cosmic All Stars: thegreatstory.org/songs/cosmic-all-stars.html
Praise, as well, to all the scientists who contributed to our collective knowledge of the Immense Journey of Life! Scientists pictured in this video include: Charles Darwin, Louis Leakey, Mary Leakey, Richard Leakey, Donald Johanson, Edward O. Wilson, Stephen Jay Gould, and Richard Dawkins.
Oh, don't be ashamed to praise them!
Comedian Charlie Varon "saves" his audience from worldly despair — oh, praise Darwin! Fourteen minutes of entertainment and scientific education culminates in a profound identity shift: we know that we hail from a long and persistent ancestry. And we owe it to the past to secure a viable future. Oh, praise Darwin!
"I'm proud to be related to a tree shrew!" Brother Charlie shouts.
This video highlights a 1986 performance by Varon before a live (and enthusiastic) audience. Videographer ghostsofevolution richly illustrates the audio with photos taken all around North America and off the internet — featuring playful paleo paintings by Ray Troll (of "Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway" fame). Music by "Keith Mesecher and the Cosmic All Stars." Their websites:
Charlie Varon: charlievaron.com
Ray Troll: trollart.com
Ghostsofevolution (aka Connie Barlow): thegreatstory.org/CB-writings.html
Keith Mesecher and the Cosmic All Stars: thegreatstory.org/songs/cosmic-all-stars.html
Praise, as well, to all the scientists who contributed to our collective knowledge of the Immense Journey of Life! Scientists pictured in this video include: Charles Darwin, Louis Leakey, Mary Leakey, Richard Leakey, Donald Johanson, Edward O. Wilson, Stephen Jay Gould, and Richard Dawkins.
Oh, don't be ashamed to praise them!
