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Misocaineacal Hot Links

Romantic Beach, Los Elásticos (2003)
Banda instrumental de México, amante de la lucha libre y de la de Música Surf. Los cuatro luchadores y una Go-go Dancer tienen una página web por ahí.

Mr. Hive Kitchen.

Artsy dartboards.

Soviet baby rallies.

Husbands of Target.

Sad transformations.

Ze Frank & Hymenoptera.

Pallets & pallets & pallets.

“Here’s what I think, Toto.”

Disappearing dabbawalas.

Joshie’s extended vacation.

Surgical Elementary School.

Potty love [via Thompson, blog].

Daredevil is Latin for bonehead.

Richard Johnston, Lonely Hunter.

The Boston Boom [via The Feral Irishman].

Argus is omnidirectional [via Everlasting Blört.]

1948 MG TC Special Roadster [via Memo Of The Air].

[Image at top: Soviet baby rally propaganda poster ca. 1923 via Nag on the Lake. Among other things they are demanding clean diapers.]

From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.

Saturday Matinee – Olav & The Blues Cruise, Sturgill Simpson’s Sunday Valley, and Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers feat. J.D. Wilkes

Olav & The Blues Cruise is a blues band from Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands. Fronted by Olav Boereboom on guitar and vocals, they’ve been active on the Dutch circuit for years playing original songs and covers, and released their first album in 2022.

“Beatin’ them strings like they owe him money.”
Sturgill Simpson’s Sunday Valley played some outlawbillygrass chicken pickin’ cowpunk in a barn somewhere in Nashville (2011). Simpson has multiple Grammy Awards and nominations, is an actor, and occasionally performs as his alter-ego Johnny Blue Skies.

Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers is a hellbilly punk band from Murray, Kentucky, fronted by banjo picker and harp wrangler J.D. Wilkes. Wilkes has a solo career as well, that includes music, visual art and illustration; he’s also a novelist, amateur filmmaker, and is a genuine Kentucky Colonel.

Lotsa news this week, some good, some bad, some too absurd to worry about, and tomorrow is Porch Time. I’ll have everything in order by whenever, so show up at the usual time and you can see for yourselves.

The .Gif Friday Post No. 957 – Five Froggos, One Happy Trailer and An Ice Plant

[Found here, here and here.]

Disco Bull

I presume it spins.
[Found here via here.]

Nomads and Dinosaurs

[Artwork by Curtis Lanaghan found here.]

Third Ave & Bowery, NYC

Third Ave & Bowery, New York City, Tom Webb photographer, 1946.

Note that the shop advert is a screen; the windows are visible. It’s around the corner down the street somewhere (or was). Presumably the building shown is (or was) on Bowery Street. Original photo by Tom Webb found in here, overlaid colorized portion by unknown. [Related post here.]

Memorial Day 2026

Arlington National Cemetery, L’Enfant Drive, Section 41.

Memorial Day is a time of remembrance, reflection, and reunion with friends and families. For your festivities, here are some unrelated tunes, chosen at random and ordered by year of release.
[Previous Memorial Day posts are archived here.]

Star Spangled Banner

The Chevy Chase

Beat Me Daddy Eight to the Bar (1&2)

Jumpin' Jacquet

Rose of Washington Square

I Can See Clearly Now

We Are Alive

Hogan's Heroes Theme Song

[Caveat: I don’t own the copyrights to any of the recordings. They are presented here for entertainment purposes only.]

Inconcinnate Hot Links

Tear Drops, Soul Brothers Inc. (1967 Salem Records) 1960s northern soul group from Christiansburg, Virginia, with vocals by brothers Earl and Marshal Carter. A copy of this rare 45rpm can fetch as much as $5k. (Not to be confused with Soul Brothers Inc. from Houston, Texas, or S.B.I. / Soul Brothers Inc. Records.)

Perpetual Motion.

A Flight of clones.

The Duke of Cones.

Hanta photoshoot.
Hanta can do what??

Herringbone gears.

Fluorescent casques.

The Bells of Dearborn.

Eggshell [via Memo Of The Air].

NYC bag dogs [via Everlasting Blört.]

100 year old Marenghi Organ Smashmouth.

Aug(de)mented Reality 2 [via Miss Cellanea].

Your Internet Radio Dial [via Thompson, blog].

Free healthcare, clothing room & board for $1.

[Image at top: Impressionist graffiti (aka “deep fried graff”) by ForzaNokia (Belgium 2026) found here.]

From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.

Saturday Matinee – BoDeans, The Terraplane Blues Band, and Tom Principato w/ Danny Gatton

BoDeans formed in 1986 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and they’re still at it. Described as “one of the most successful, and best known, bands to come out of the Milwaukee area,” BoDeans is included in a permanent installation on artists from the Midwest at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Video was recorded at the Stoughton Opera House, Stoughton WI in 2024.

Formed in Bristol circa 2013, The Terraplanes Blues Band were shortlisted as one of the top 20 blues bands in the UK by the UK Blues Federation, and awarded the prestigious Emerging Blues Act of the Year at the 2023 UK Blues Awards.

1984 jazzy blues jam by Tom Principato and Danny Gatton (1945-1994).
From YouTube comments: “This song is Tom’s Samba, not How’s Your Sister. Sister was performed on the same studio taping, but is more of a Bill Doggett blues shuffle. Danny originally recorded Sister as a member of the Soul Mates band around 1966 when they worked on a Potomac cruise ship. The 45 is extremely rare.”

Lotta news a-poppin’ this week, with fires and chemical spills, Ebola outbreaks, UFO files and Memorial Day sales. Good time for a three-day weekend, and we’ll discuss it all at porchtime tomorrow. See you there.