[Found here.]
Tree of Sorrow
[Found here.]
Soviet Dachas
“A ‘dacha’ is a country cottage, made of wood, used by Soviet citizens to escape the rigors of the city for rural idyll.
[…]
“The word ‘dacha’ has been used to describe constructions ranging from grand imperial villas to small sheds. Originally bestowed by the Tsar to reward courtiers, this custom continued following the revolution, with Soviet cooperatives building dachas for their members. Supposedly for the benefit of labourers, in reality they were destined for those favoured by the State.”
Photos by Fyodor Savintsev from the book Dacha (2023).
[Images and caption found here, via Thompson, Blog.]
Jactitational Hot Links
I Wouldn’t Come Back, Mask Man & The Agents (1966) Harmon Bethea, Tyrone Gray, Johnny Hood and Paul Williams had performed and recorded throughout the 50s and early 60s as The Cap-Tans (and later L’Captans). The R&B quartet had little success until Bethea put on a Lone Ranger mask and renamed the group.
OPEN.
Rare photos [via Miss Cellania].
Crazytrain425 [via Neatorama].
Fatima’s Coochee-Coochee Dance.
Old little cars [via Everlasting Blört].
Cyberdemonics [via Memo Of The Air].
Reparations & a lighter [via Thompson, blog].
[Top image: Retro wall art by Rzaidcraft, found here.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.
The Once A Year Bunk Drive – WP forced me to either upgrade, cull the archives or close down. I chose to shut up and pay. Any amount helps offset the cost, and thanks in advance.
Saturday Matinee – Pokey LaFarge, the Nikki Hill Band, Shawn Pittman w/ The Özdemirs & La Perra Blanco
Pokey LaFarge (aka Andrew Heissler) got his nickname from his mom because he moved too slowly as a child. His chose his professional moniker because he thought it matched the music styles he was drawn to early country swing and bluegrass (ala Bill Monroe).
“If Tina Turner and Little Richard had a daughter and raised her with the help of uncles James Brown and Chuck Berry, she’d be like Nikki Hill.”
–Minneapolis Star Tribune
This line up of the Nikki Hill Band includes husband Matt Hill and Laura Chavez trading guitar solos. I’m unsure of the identities of the bassman and drummer.
Texas bluesman Shawn Pittman backed by The Özdemirs: Erkan Özdemir / bass, Kenan Özdemir / guitar and Levent Özdemir / drums. Pittman is a regular on the European blues scene, touring since 1998.
La Perra Blanco (The White Bitch), aka Alba Blanco, is a high energy blues/rockabilly guitarist from Cádiz, Spain, and has been performing since the age of 14. [More about her here.]
News of the Week: Iran still won’t stop dicking around. Tropical storm Rachel is getting things wet on the California coast and hurricane Isaias is slamming the Florida panhandle. France is burning, and the Russian plague may or may not exist. ICE is doing what ICE is supposed to do, the MSM misquoted DJT again, and some are upset that the Fort Hood mass murderer’s execution by firing squad is planned to be televised.
That’s about all I can stomach for now. Rain is expected tomorrow, but we have a Porch and the Time to sit and watch it. See you at the arbitrary hour.
The .Gif Friday Post No. 975 – Hot Bites, Scooby Scare & A Pixellated Puss
Duneball Court
Photographer Yura Borschev was a runner up in the 2026 Drone Photo Awards for this image of a basketball court in the UAE after a sandstorm.
[Image found here.]
Stuff I Do When I’m Bored
Just a pile of random unrelated stuff previously posted elsewhere.
Shark Dentist
Space Bimbos VII
[Found around the interverse. More Space Bimbos here.]
Glossophaginic Hot Links
Burke’s Law, The Reg Guest Syndicate (1966)
From the album Underworld, the RGS consisted of British studio musicians Reg “Earl” Guest on keyboards with Jim Buck / drums, Jack Emblow / accordion, Eric Ford / guitar, and John Paul Jones / bass.
Cute.
Duck.
F.W.A. (Fellas With Attitude).
Pearlfish choose this lifestyle.
Antidosis [via Memo Of The Air].
The FPPFTAGNCP Research Project.
Pocket flames & bastard fonts [via Thompson, blog].
Astronomy Photograph of the Year Awards 2026 [via Everlasting Blört].
[Top image: A famous scene from the 1949 classic film noir The Third Man, found here.]
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