Barton John Bishoff
@bartonbishoff.bsky.social
Producer of Theory of Obscurity: A Film About The Residents
SXSW Official Selection
All photos are photographed on film and digital by:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bbishoff/
SXSW Official Selection
All photos are photographed on film and digital by:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bbishoff/
So far QAnon has violently attacked Congress, shot up a family pizza restaurant full of innocent, terrified kids, and ignored an actual underage trafficking ring. Might be the dumbest group of Americans in history.
December 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
So far QAnon has violently attacked Congress, shot up a family pizza restaurant full of innocent, terrified kids, and ignored an actual underage trafficking ring. Might be the dumbest group of Americans in history.
Finally, photos of Zappa's Log Cabin in Laurel Canyon have surfaced.
December 17, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Finally, photos of Zappa's Log Cabin in Laurel Canyon have surfaced.
My desk at the erstwhile Yahoo! Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA.
December 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
My desk at the erstwhile Yahoo! Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA.
House in Wicker Park.
December 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
House in Wicker Park.
As an actor, I went by Bart, as a musician Barton.
Yes, I was the violinist in the orchestra pit of an Edgar Allen Poe play where I acted in the lead role.
I would finish my lines and then jump into the orchestra pit and play spooky violin to end the scene, wearing a fake moustache. Haha
Yes, I was the violinist in the orchestra pit of an Edgar Allen Poe play where I acted in the lead role.
I would finish my lines and then jump into the orchestra pit and play spooky violin to end the scene, wearing a fake moustache. Haha
December 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
As an actor, I went by Bart, as a musician Barton.
Yes, I was the violinist in the orchestra pit of an Edgar Allen Poe play where I acted in the lead role.
I would finish my lines and then jump into the orchestra pit and play spooky violin to end the scene, wearing a fake moustache. Haha
Yes, I was the violinist in the orchestra pit of an Edgar Allen Poe play where I acted in the lead role.
I would finish my lines and then jump into the orchestra pit and play spooky violin to end the scene, wearing a fake moustache. Haha
Remember (Remastered 2010)
YouTube video by John Lennon - Topic
youtu.be
December 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I'm guessing it's because of television, internet, etc, but this is not something that human beings are capable of anymore.
youtu.be/WHI2nWdRdXw?...
youtu.be/WHI2nWdRdXw?...
Paul Simon sings Homeward Bound live in the studio
YouTube video by chatham43
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I'm guessing it's because of television, internet, etc, but this is not something that human beings are capable of anymore.
youtu.be/WHI2nWdRdXw?...
youtu.be/WHI2nWdRdXw?...
Every culture has a "bogeyman" character to scare children into behaving. Across the board, it's universal.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogeyman
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogeyman
Bogeyman - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Every culture has a "bogeyman" character to scare children into behaving. Across the board, it's universal.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogeyman
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogeyman
I like watching Tim Miller because he's one of the few people online that isn't insane.
December 12, 2025 at 3:50 AM
I like watching Tim Miller because he's one of the few people online that isn't insane.
There is an epidemic of arm injuries with MLB pitchers happening. Most say due to increased spin rate and high velocity pitching. Imagine how great Michael Kopech could have been had he pitched in the 70s.
December 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
There is an epidemic of arm injuries with MLB pitchers happening. Most say due to increased spin rate and high velocity pitching. Imagine how great Michael Kopech could have been had he pitched in the 70s.
I shot this April 22, 2010 in Hong Kong. Expat district.
December 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I shot this April 22, 2010 in Hong Kong. Expat district.
Creatives who innovate IP have no power, I get it.
But couldn't they use AI to replace Google, and Meta's algorithm, use it to create millions of other websites based on their IP with same impunity Silicon Valley has for creators?
This is possibly the future battlefield.
But couldn't they use AI to replace Google, and Meta's algorithm, use it to create millions of other websites based on their IP with same impunity Silicon Valley has for creators?
This is possibly the future battlefield.
December 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Creatives who innovate IP have no power, I get it.
But couldn't they use AI to replace Google, and Meta's algorithm, use it to create millions of other websites based on their IP with same impunity Silicon Valley has for creators?
This is possibly the future battlefield.
But couldn't they use AI to replace Google, and Meta's algorithm, use it to create millions of other websites based on their IP with same impunity Silicon Valley has for creators?
This is possibly the future battlefield.
Paul Giamotti reprises his role as John Adams in Ken Burns' Revolutionary War documentary.
(And no, Adams didn't like Merlot either)
www.pbs.org/kenburns/the...
(And no, Adams didn't like Merlot either)
www.pbs.org/kenburns/the...
The American Revolution | All Episodes Now Streaming | Ken Burns | PBS
Thirteen colonies unite in rebellion, win their independence, and found the United States. Stream the full documentary from Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt.
www.pbs.org
December 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Paul Giamotti reprises his role as John Adams in Ken Burns' Revolutionary War documentary.
(And no, Adams didn't like Merlot either)
www.pbs.org/kenburns/the...
(And no, Adams didn't like Merlot either)
www.pbs.org/kenburns/the...
It's one of TV's great mysteries why the cast on Chicago Fire have New York accents instead of Chicago accents.
Great mystery.
Great mystery.
December 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
It's one of TV's great mysteries why the cast on Chicago Fire have New York accents instead of Chicago accents.
Great mystery.
Great mystery.
Great TV is being made on streaming services. You would never have a show like Severance on TV.
But once you love a show, you have to wait until an entirely different era of your life to watch the next season. Production on these shows are not fast.
But once you love a show, you have to wait until an entirely different era of your life to watch the next season. Production on these shows are not fast.
December 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Great TV is being made on streaming services. You would never have a show like Severance on TV.
But once you love a show, you have to wait until an entirely different era of your life to watch the next season. Production on these shows are not fast.
But once you love a show, you have to wait until an entirely different era of your life to watch the next season. Production on these shows are not fast.
Like Ozark, Black Rabbit opening graphic contains 3-4 visual clues about what will occur in the episode.
It's just like those dreams where you see a couple objects from what will happen during the upcoming day. Y'all have that too, right?
It's just like those dreams where you see a couple objects from what will happen during the upcoming day. Y'all have that too, right?
December 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Like Ozark, Black Rabbit opening graphic contains 3-4 visual clues about what will occur in the episode.
It's just like those dreams where you see a couple objects from what will happen during the upcoming day. Y'all have that too, right?
It's just like those dreams where you see a couple objects from what will happen during the upcoming day. Y'all have that too, right?
The problem with Hall of Fames is, sort of similar to the AI snake eating tail issue.
Eventually, you run out of content, so to keep the business going, you just let everyone into the Hall of Fame.
Eventually, you run out of content, so to keep the business going, you just let everyone into the Hall of Fame.
December 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The problem with Hall of Fames is, sort of similar to the AI snake eating tail issue.
Eventually, you run out of content, so to keep the business going, you just let everyone into the Hall of Fame.
Eventually, you run out of content, so to keep the business going, you just let everyone into the Hall of Fame.
The AI craze does not seem to be taking into account that it's a snake eating it's own tail.
The vein from which it mines is not infinite and will dry up as soon as AI causes the ceasing of replenishing.
That goldmine is going to run out of gold.
The vein from which it mines is not infinite and will dry up as soon as AI causes the ceasing of replenishing.
That goldmine is going to run out of gold.
December 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The AI craze does not seem to be taking into account that it's a snake eating it's own tail.
The vein from which it mines is not infinite and will dry up as soon as AI causes the ceasing of replenishing.
That goldmine is going to run out of gold.
The vein from which it mines is not infinite and will dry up as soon as AI causes the ceasing of replenishing.
That goldmine is going to run out of gold.
Black Rabbit. Amazing acting. Amazing cinematography. Pretty sad story.
I do wonder if we'll see writers and directors move toward feel good escapism. Terrible times used to spark happy art:
Think post-war Disney.
You can't really watch some shows now because of current reality nightmares.
I do wonder if we'll see writers and directors move toward feel good escapism. Terrible times used to spark happy art:
Think post-war Disney.
You can't really watch some shows now because of current reality nightmares.
December 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Black Rabbit. Amazing acting. Amazing cinematography. Pretty sad story.
I do wonder if we'll see writers and directors move toward feel good escapism. Terrible times used to spark happy art:
Think post-war Disney.
You can't really watch some shows now because of current reality nightmares.
I do wonder if we'll see writers and directors move toward feel good escapism. Terrible times used to spark happy art:
Think post-war Disney.
You can't really watch some shows now because of current reality nightmares.
Chicago is the #3 sports market in the county. To have a franchise for 125 years and allow it to be neglected this bad is a tragedy. White Sox could be a dynasty like the Yankees.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdHE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdHE...
White Sox are MLB's BIGGEST "Sleeping Giant"?
YouTube video by Brodie Brazil
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Chicago is the #3 sports market in the county. To have a franchise for 125 years and allow it to be neglected this bad is a tragedy. White Sox could be a dynasty like the Yankees.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdHE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdHE...