Month: August 2009

Super Dude

 

Dude, um, that ain’t no “Saturday Night Special.”

[Found here.]

Saturday Matinee – ’65, ’66 & ’67

Folks, we had some odd computer problems today, so we had to throw this together at the last minute.

Hello Vancouver!

1965, Doug Sahm & the Sir Douglas Quintet.

1966 Yardbirds.  That was the same year Dad bought a set of the World Book Encyclopedia. The cellophane inserts  showing frog anatomy were very cool.

1967, crappy sound, but it’s the Blues Magoos.

1967, and Stephen Stills was only 22 in this video.  I was into Big Daddy Roth and Mad Magazine.  Oh, man.  Seems like it was just February.

The .Gif Friday Post No.92 – Cinderella

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Tor of the Power Mowers

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Nice PowerBrella, Tor, but what have you done with Sister Starfire?

[Found here.]

Brain-Bat Man Bitch-Slapped on Basic Grammar

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“It’s ‘HAS slipped in,’ you moron! Not ‘HIS!’ ”

What a great comeback.
[Found here. Hypnogoria is an amazing site. Related posts here and here.]

Flying Half-Eaten Applebird

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[Found here.]

Job Security

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[Found here.]

Joshua Norton’s Contribution to the World

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Joshua Abraham Norton of San Francisco (via England) recobanized that the State of the Union was in disrepair in 1859, and realized that he alone could save the United States of America from certain catastrophe. Subsequently, and for legitimate reasons, he unselfishly declared himself Emperor Norton the First.

From Wikipedia:

In accordance with his self-appointed role of emperor, Norton issued numerous decrees on matters of the state. After assuming absolute control over the country, he saw no further need for a legislature, and on October 12, 1859, he issued a decree that formally “dissolved” the United States Congress. In the decree, Norton observed:

“…fraud and corruption prevent a fair and proper expression of the public voice; that open violation of the laws are constantly occurring, caused by mobs, parties, factions and undue influence of political sects; that the citizen has not that protection of person and property which he is entitled.”

He was humored and tolerated at the time; meanwhile I’ve put in an order for more Joshua Nortons.

“Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we’re being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I’m liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That’s what’s insane about it.” –John Lennon

Harry Truman’s classic observation rings true as well.

[Tip o’ the tarboosh to FinPeng. Lennon’s quote from here.]

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Web-Footed Fury

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[Found at Fengtastic.]

Drama

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[Found here.]