Oreo eclipse plate animated from this. [h/t Corrine L.]
Sheila Jackson Lee clipped from this video.
Eucalyptus plantation created from this photo.
Ronnie Spector .gif modified from this one.
Category: Cool
Photos Of An Unknown Family Who PROBABLY Owned A Liquor Store
In 2005, someone named “BENBENEK” found a box of photos at a Southern California swap meet and realized he’d found a treasure, a glimpse of unknown history. The photos were bland and banal, yet oddly endearing, so he set up a website to share them with the world: HouseplantPicturesStudio.com.
Unfortunately the site is defunct, but via the Wayback Machine we can still enjoy Photos Of An Unknown Family Who PROBABLY Owned A Liquor Store.
Eatin’ a Nanner
Juncaceous Hot Links
Con el Tiempo, Los Apson (1966) Spanish cover of The Outsiders‘ hit Time Won’t Let Me by Mexican band Los Apson of Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico. The band was criticized for being malinchistas for performing rock and roll instead of ranchera music. Their biggest hit, Fuiste a Acapulco, was a comic ranchera song) topped the Mexican charts for 6 weeks in 1966.
The 3 Body Problem (Netflix).
The 3 Body Problem (Newton).
How not to have an Easter party.
How to find water using a baboon.
How to get out of a speeding ticket.
How to prevent a total eclipse & more.
Dregs of the City: San Francisco [NSFK].
The 1909 Leslie Sharpener [via Bunkerville].
Macro views of various writing instruments.
WWII greasebombs [via The View From Lady Lake].
Scrubby Sewerniak and the Dynatones [via Memo Of The Air].
[Top image: Actual Reality Goggles™ are not for viewing solar eclipses. The cut-out goggles came from the back of a Reese’s Puffs cereal box circa 2019. h/t Sol L.]
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Saturday Matinee – Alex Schultz w/ The Jacknives, The James Harman Band, and Kid Ramos & The 44’s
Alex Schultz (The Prince Of West Coast Blues Guitar) with Egidio ‘Juke’ Ingala‘s band The Jacknives.
“A song is like a women’s dress, it’s got to be long enough to cover the subject, but short enough to keep you interested.” – James Harman (1946-2021)
Any list of west coast blues roots rockers include Kid Ramos & The 44’s. Ramos has played with almost every regional blues band worth a mention (and more). As for The 44’s, they can hold their own with no help.
Well, well, well. Another weekend is here, and since the world hasn’t fallen apart yet, I’ll be on the porch thinking I should be doing something important. See you tomorrow for a superficial in-depth discussion of whatever.
The .Gif Friday Post No. 848 – A Babble Nymph, A Shoebill Glares & A Horror Mantis
Tomb Sweeping Day, Taiwan
Visual artists Lilly Kaohsiung and Yin captured Fu De Keng public cemetery in Taiwan during the Qingming festival, also known as Tomb Sweeping Day.
[Source here, h/t Charlen604.]
Mandelas in the Wild
Botanical mandelas by Arizona artist Kathy Klein. She calls them danmalas and they’re meant to be found in the wild.
[Found here, more info here.]
ARE WE HAVING YET
[Photo by Frank Kunert found here.]
Tacky Raccoons 