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.
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.
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.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.
The Skatalites‘ tribute to Christine Keeler at the Uptown Nightclub, Oakland, California, April 2012. Formed in 1964 in Jamaica, this immortal group is still performing. Doreen Shaffer “the Queen of Ska” remains the only original Skatalite in the current lineup.
“A mixture of roots rock, vintage blues, and swampy Bayou boogie,”
The Delta Saints formed in Nashville in 2007 “to play some music and drink some beer.” They built a strong following, released some records, then went on hiatus in 2018 to raise chillun and pursue other interests.
“David is a great blues player. I like his style!” – Johnny Winter
Canadian singer, songwriter and bluesman David Gogo began playing guitar at the age of five; at 15 he met and was encouraged by Stevie Ray Vaughan; a year later he formed his first band. He’s won numerous awards, including six JUNOs (despite EMI spiking his solo album in the US).
News of the Week: Men are vying for WNBA positions, there’s trouble on the USS Abraham Lincoln, and the WWI Memorial on the National Mall was vandalized. Trump got to ride in a catering truck, and his name is going back onto the Kennedy Center. Marco Rubio received an autographed MarcoMeme collection, and a solar eclipse snubbed the US. These stories and more might or might not but probably won’t be discussed in depth at the Time of the Porch tomorrow. See you there.
*UPDATE: Apparently I’m the only one in the world who still plays Flip The Day of the Week Day. The .Gif Friday Post will appear tomorrow, and Porch Time is scheduled for Sunday as usual.
ArabiaWeather.com – The Libyan capital, Tripoli, was subjected during the past 24 hours to waves of heavy rain that fell as a result of the country being exposed to a low-pressure system accompanied by a humid air mass that caused the rain to fall. – ArabiaWeather.com 30 November 2013.
[Found here.]
[Found around the interverse. More Space Bimbos here.]
Kitty Viljoen captured elephants enjoying the snow in the Sneeuberg – which translates to Snow Mountain – on the Western Cape of South Africa, where snow set in late last week. She also photographed giraffes in snow in the Karoo semi-desert region. […] Snowfalls are not infrequent across parts of South Africa during the winter, though this cold snap comes late in the season. In July, parts of the country were blanketed after several days of heavy snowfall.
The Guardian, 10 September 2018
[Found here.]
“Mr Sutton Pownall, a gravedigger, lives at Number Two Court, Dickenson Street, Oldham, with his wife Joyce and their five children in a 150 year old house. The family share one bedroom, one kitchen and one living room. They share a key for communal toilets, near to where the dustbins are stacked. His children are Susan, 6, Steve, 5, Sandra, 4, Mark, 3 and Baby Gary, aged 8 months. 1st June 1962.”
The contraption in the brick nook is a coin operated gas meter similar to the one below. Drop in some change and you can heat the flat and cook for a few hours until the timer ran out and you had to feed it again.
“The meter controlled the gas supply to the dwelling’s appliances. In a typical UK flat of the era that had gas, this commonly included both cooking and some form of space heating (plus often hot water), all paid for by feeding coins into the same or similar meters. These systems largely gave way to credit meters, then modern prepayment/smart meters as North Sea gas, central heating, and different payment methods spread.” [via GROK].
Top (colorized) image found here via Google search of this image; caption from here. The original photo and more can be found in a photo essay titled Smog, Slums and Stars in the Making – 25 Pictures of a Lost Era in Oldham, Manchester Evening News, 04 March 2022.
Love Theme from The Flight of the Phoenix, The Brass Ring (1966)
The Brass Ring, a group of NYC studio musicians led by saxophonist and arranger Phil Bodner, turned a classic Italian song into The Now Sound (cigarette commercial music) popular in the 1960s. Senza fine (the original version) was written by Italian singer-songwriter Gino Paoli and first recorded in 1961 by Ornella Vanoni. The film version was recorded by Connie Francis, and retitled The Phoenix Love Theme.
Time.
The Red Baron (no not that one).
Eigendrum [via Memo Of The Air].
Where the rubber meet the roost.
Pennsylvania’s burning ghost town.
Homemade birds [via Everlasting Blört].
Cab Calloway’s Hepster Dictionary (1939).
The Moist Towelette Museum [via Neatorama].
Vintage Czech record sleeves [via sloth unleashed].
Batman & Robin vs. Dangerous Dr. Daka [via Thompson, blog].
[Top image: Shake by Annie Glass (2021). Story and more at My OBT.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.
Sean “Mack” McDonald, with Roberto Vally on bass) and Kenny Cash on snare. McDonald is a winner of the 2025 B.B. King King of the Blues Award
and the 2026 BMA Best Emerging Artist Album.
“Based out of San Francisco, California, The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra was founded in 2007 by guitarist/songwriter Anthony Paule. Inspired by authentic Soul and Blues recordings of the ‘60s and ‘70s, this dramatic horn driven extravagant act took shape. Known for having great, authentic singers, APSO invites newest member, the incomparable vocalist Willy Jordan into the organization.”
Omar Coleman & The Prado Brothers Band:
Igor Prado / Guitar
Yuri Prado / Drums
Theo Anzelotti / Bass
Felipe Magon / Keyboard
Brazilian brothers Igor and Yuri Prado blend influences from American blues and soul with elements of Brazilian music, and have collaborated and performed with renowned artists Kim Wilson, Rod Piazza, J.J. Jackson, Willie Walker, and Curtis Salgado.
Remastered footage of The Allman Brothers Band featuring Dickey Betts, recorded at the Capitol Theater in Passaic, New Jersey, in 1981. One of the greatest renditions of Elmore James’ One Way Out ever. Betts, one of the founding members of the band, passed away in 2024 at the age of 80.
News of the Week: More WH Ballroom drama, Fauci is being a Fauci, Saudis, Turks & Pakis formed a fight club. The Strait of Hormuz is opening, closing, opening, closing, etc. People are upset about Trump’s hair, and our adopted stray cat figured out a way to get his face covered in tree sap.
When: Tomorrow.
Where: Porch.
Why: Because it’s time.
Tacky Raccoons 