“The vane squeaks,” said Reverend Paul. “Fix it.”

Church of St. Bartholomew (aka Saint Bart’s) is in the town of Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England. The church’s origins date back to the medieval period.

    • The first mention of the church appeared around 1220AD.
    • The earliest surviving part is the tower, which dates from the 13th century.
    • The main body of the present church was largely built around 1300AD (early 14th century in Early English Gothic style), with the spire added in the early 14th century, and other parts (like aisles) from the later 14th century.

[Image found here.]

Bastard Chairs


“The hybrid, vernacular seats seen in Hong Kong’s backstreets and in mainland China are known as ‘Bastard Chairs’. These improvised seats have been assembled and repaired by local residents using whatever materials were available. There are plastic backs grafted onto wooden stools, and metal legs bolted into mismatched frames.
German photojournalist Michael Wolf (1954-2019) spotted them.”

[These (and more) found here.]

The Roadtrip

[Found here.]

Fucivorous Hot Links

Emotional Weather Report, Tom Waits (1975)

Cat Paw.

Noisy walls.

Duck Radio.

Lucky Allen.

Coen Circles.

Tabulating farts.

2008 Idiotmobile.

Fun Fact No. 5793.

Cocoa gets the blues.

A new telephone poll.

Making the Honda Cog.

A desiccated carrot flower.

Non-Essential Commentary.

Truancy, wilding, Kroger & ICE.

Termite Town [via Thompson, blog].

Slinky Heaven [via Everlasting Blört].

This is not a cup [via Memo Of The Air].

The Elephant Stables of Hampi [via Miss Cellania].

[Top image: Somewhere, photo by Brett Beaudry (ca. 2025) found here.]

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

Saturday Matinee – Eric Johnson (w/ Kyle Brock & Tommy Taylor), Ana Popović, and The Sonics

Eric Johnson with Kyle Brock and Tommy Taylor in 1988. Lot of technique packed into a pretty instrumental.

Born in Serbia and now residing in the US, Ana Popović has earned seven Blues Music Award nominations and performed as the only female guitarist of the 2014 -2018 all-star Experience Hendrix lineup, a nationwide tour celebrating the music and legacy of Jimi Hendrix.

In 2015, The Sonics  performed at the KEXP studio to record a set of their proto-punk garage band classics (along with some covers). Four of the five original members were there: Gerry Roslie / vocals, keyboard; Larry Parypa / Guitar; Andy Parypa / Bass; and Rob Lind / Saxophone. The entire session can be heard here and it’s pure awesome.

We had some actual weather this past week, with high winds, thunder and lightning, sheets of rain, avalanches, starvation, disease, pestilance. Now I hear that there are extra terrestrials on the way so we’ll have a surplus if we don’t waste them. I think there’s room in the shed.
See you porchtime-ish.

The .Gif Friday Post No. 943 – A Scary Ride, Lizard Hand & The Shy Guy

[Found here, here and here.]

To Be T or Not To Be T

[Found here, foo.]

Stuff I Do When I’m Bored

Just a pile of random unrelated stuff. Bottom left is a theoretical action movie starring this guy.

Heureux Mardi Gras!

Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler!

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

Carnivore Fusion

[Found here.]