Animalia Metallica

Tatyana Shubina of St. Petersburg, Russia creates sculptures of birds, fish and other creatures out of scavenged scrap metal.

“Tatyana Shubina‘s studio is located within the Red Triangle factory complex, some of whose buildings are so dilapidated that they’re literally falling on one’s head. This crumbling industrial monster serves as both an inspiring backdrop and an excellent source of materials for Tatyana’s work.

Born in Veliky Novgorod in 1978, she studied at the Rachmaninoff Novgorod Regional College of Arts and the Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia in St. Petersburg.  She is a member of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists and the Polyrealism creative association. She is a laureate of the Youth Prize of the President of the Russian Federation.”

[Found via MOBT.]

Sesquiplicated Hot Links

Real Wild Child (Wild One), Iggy Pop (1986)
Iggy Pop’s cover of Australian Johnny O’Keefe‘s 1957 recording of The Wild One. After touring Australia in 1958, The Crickets recorded their version, and so did Jerry Lee Lewis. Almost everyone else did too.

Quail.

Library.

Role call.

Dance hard.

Inman’s Top 5.

Coke is Kosher.

No pay, no ride.

diggy diggy hey.

“Stupid infidels.”

“pssst… bicycle.”

Impatience is fun.

Chain link highrise.

9 out of 10 doctors.

The Hanson sisters.

The little green ball.

It’s Not All About Iran.

Awkward stock photos.

Moving a grain elevator.

Another day in Karmatown.

Porthmadog to Caernarfon.

The Bloop was discovered here.

Tower pooping [via Everlasting Blört].

Calculating the sit [via Memo Of The Air].

Lots of cars in 1970s San Diego [via Thompson, blog].

[Top image: Unknown Bingo Night diva found here; uncolorized photo found in here.]

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Saturday Matinee – Ghost Hounds, Dom Martin, Cuban Heels & ZZ TOP

Ghost Hounds are a classic rock ‘n’ blues band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, fronted by singer, songwriter (and motivational speaker) Tré Nation.

Dom Martin was playing for free in pubs in and around Belfast, Northern Ireland, when he was “discovered” playing at a golf club by someone with indirect connections to the music industry. That was 2017, and since then he’s released four records, has won numerous UK Blues Awards, and was introduced into the UK Blues Hall of Fame.

Not to be confused with the Scottish new wave band of the same name, Cuban Heels formed in the late 1980s in the Netherlands. The band was popular at blues festivals around Europe, playing garage blues mixed with soul / gospel flavors. Inspirations cited include Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, The Red Devils, (and more recently) The Black Keys, North Mississippi All Stars and Tom Waits. They are presently on hiatus.

One of the greatest blues rock trios in history, ZZ Top lost a second one. R.I.P. Frank Beard.

News of the Week: SCOTUS ruled that the WH Ballroom construction continue; Prince Harry & Duchess Meghan are moving back to the UK; Hurricane Lala tore through Hawaii and more tropical storms are on the way. Haitians are being deported en masse for being jerks, and Sacramento jerks want to ban 70% of tires because of friction.
Tomorrow we’ll discuss paint and dogs, on the porch, at porch time o’clock. Be there.

The .Gif Friday Post No. 969 – Treadmill Class, Nostrilus Aquarius & The Ritual

[Found in here, here and here.]

What a nice fence.

[Found here.]

Shozy’s Murals

Born in Moscow in 1989, Danila Shmelev, better known as Shozy, began painting graffiti in the early 2000s. He studied graphic design at the Moscow Art and Industrial Institute and trained in classical drawing and painting before moving from three-dimensional letterforms to large-scale anamorphic murals.

The “openings” match the color of the sky – he uses reflective paint.
Click for larger images.

[Found here; more photos with descriptions of Shozy’s work here.]

Raccoon Sitter?

“A Texas man stepped outside at dawn and found his recently rescued raccoon beside one of his kangaroos—with her newborn baby. The raccoon had given birth just days earlier and seemed overwhelmed, repeatedly trying to place her baby near the kangaroo’s pouch as if she wanted another mother to take over. The owner quickly recorded the strange scene before safely retrieving the baby. Both animals were fine, but the kangaroo looked completely confused by the unexpected responsibility. The owner joked, ‘I guess motherhood was stressing her out, and she picked the first mom she trusted.’”

There’s no confirmation of the story in any new outlet to date despite the photo and story going viral on social media. No specific location or name of the “Texas man” was found by Grok. On the other hand, the photos were confirmed genuine by HIVE, a reliable (but not infallible) AI detection tool.

BTW, that’s not a “newborn” and I have trouble believing that a raccoon would trust another species to babysit for her little one. The “wtf” gesture of the kangaroo is also suspect. If anyone has a link to an MSM story, let me know. Meanwhile I’m calling it fake.

[Photos found here and elsewhere, description here.]

Mary Had A Little Zydrach

Fabric panel of a Zydrach Tergiant embroidered by Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots circa 1570, based on Nomenclator Aquatilium Animantium.

Mary Queen of Scots (1542-1587) embroidered these panels with Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury (Bess of Hardwick) and ladies of the household, during her imprisonment. Mary may have intended the large central panel as a cushion for Philip Howard, Earl of Arundel (1557-1595), an English Catholic courtier imprisoned in London by Elizabeth I.

[Found here, via here.]

Nephelognostic Hot Links

Danny’s All-Star Joint, Rickie Lee Jones (1979) Rickie Lee Jones, aka The Duchess of Coolsville, “released her self-titled debut album in 1979 to critical and commercial success. It peaked at No. 3 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and spawned the hit single Chuck E.’s in Love, which peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album went platinum later that year, and earned Jones four Grammy Award nominations in 1980. […] The album included guest appearances by Dr. John, Randy Newman, and Michael McDonald.” [Wiki]
Note: Malwarebytes detected riskware at her official website.

Pearls.

Ratrod.

Breaking.

Xerox Hell.

Street art.

Gene Gene.

Ghost Office.

What Aa is for.

35 years of TV.

Crushing Coke.

Cycler rescued.

Conceptual Art.

EF on the WNBA.

Signs in retirement.

Remembering Robby.

Cluck cluck cluck, etc.

Alabama Turtle Burglar.

Hickshit & boogerwelds.

Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks.

A little construction work.

Gov. Gavin makes a tortilla.

Glowfish [via Memo Of The Air].

Demolisity [via Everlasting Blört].

Johanna Van Parijs’ wood mosaics.

1956 Pontiac Star Chief Ambulance.

Hotel Dramatica [via Thompson, blog].

Gabriel’s 300th post on Vankleek Hill Photos.

WMCA-AM (New York) broadcast February 1965.

[Top image: Paranoia panda balloon found here.
“Johnny Panda” was photographed during the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta in the UK, 08 August 2026.]

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The .Gif Friday Post No. 968 – PB Face, Talking to the Weather & Come In Now Get Out,

[Found here, here and here. 3rd one is a clip from Out of the Past (1947).]

Flip The Day of the Week Day was yesterday so for the Saturday Matinee you gotta go back a post. Apologies for the inconvenience.