The Days of Our Hives

[These and more found here.]

Dithyrambic Hot Links

She’s Gone to Napoli, Laurel Aitken (1963) Dubbed The Godfather of Ska (and later Boss Skinhead) Cuban-Jamaican Lorenzo “Laurel” Aitken moved to the UK in 1960 and dropped 15 singles before heading back to Jamaica three years later. He returned to the UK in 1970 and continued performing and recording until his death in 2005.

Irony.

The Skynail.

Echo Bridge.

Boom Boom.

Inflatableman.

Enshittification.

Not the Artemis.

B&W Back Beach.

Yeeting fish heads.

Nicolas V. Sanchez.

The battle for punk.

A bunch of campers.

G.I. Jive with G.I. Jill.

The Great Wide Open.

Kinetic sand art table.

On drinking and puking.

Space Policy Directive 1.

Tom the Bot threw a hissy.

Hickshit [via Bits & Pieces].

The History of Kit-Cat Klock.

Decompaction [via Thompson, blog].

Hernán Cortés vs “the Noble Savage”.

The Chimpanzee Civil War (with video).

The Strandbeests [via Everlasting Blört].

1928 Ford LM Gypsy Wagon [via Miss Cellanea].

An excellent argument against large data centers.

WWII British home bomb shelters [via Memo Of The Air].

[Top image: A.I. modified 1969 Fiat Abarth 2000 Scorpione found here.]

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Saturday Matinee – Andy Fairweather Low, Beiztegui & The Hammond Lovers, and El Perro Blanco

Born in 1948 in Ystrad Mynach, Wales, Andy Fairweather Low was a founding member and lead singer of 1960s pop band Amen Corner. He has toured extensively with The Who, Eric Clapton, Roger Waters, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, and is a regular member of Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings. He  currently performs as Andy Fairweather Low & The Low Riders.

Stare at the wall and listen to one of Andalusia’s finest.
Beiztegui & The Hammond Lovers consists of frontman Fernando Beiztegui / guitar & vocals; Jon Sande / Hammond organ; Dani Levy / bass and Cote Calmet / drums. 

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.]

Tax day is just around the corner, weather is on the way, the Artemis is home, and porch time is tomorrow at porch time. See you then.

The .Gif Friday Post No. 950 – Waterblob Man, Cart Parkour & Bullrider

[Found here, here and here.]

A Crow’s Eye View

[Cropped and enhanced, photo by Crow Monthly, March 2026.]

The Girl on the Train


[Found here; unmodified Xweet from here. The story of the unsolved 1905 Merstham Tunnel Murder is here.]

J. York Grocery

Crossing Powell 2, Fred Herzog 1984

[Found here, via here.]

Japanese Big Seafood

[Found here.]

Dies Paschae Hot Links

(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding,
The Holmes Brothers (2006) 2006 cover of Elvis Costello‘s 1979 cover of the Brinsley Schwarz/Nick Lowe 1974 song.

Spares.

Banana.

Tuesdays.

Close calls.

Slippyman.

Deer stand.

Cicadarona.

Dunebunny.

Nice bollards.
Tiny Digs Hotel.

Can’t park there.

Apocaloptimism.

A simple majority.

Moeraki Boulders.

Song of the stone.

Pistachio kalimba.

Steve’s very long walk.

Opening Day at Fenway Park.

A collection [via Thompson, blog].

Denver Man [via Everlasting Blört].

What Florida Man did on your birthday.

Beautiful Things [via Memo Of The Air].

Nancy wants to bang the drum all day.
It’s Bad Manners to bang the drum all day.

[Top image: Baby in Carriage Surrounded by Rabbits, Clara Burd, 1926.
Gouache, watercolor and pencil on illustration board, 12”x  14”.

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

He Is Risen.

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