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Saturday Matinee – Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks

Saturday, 30 June 2018

Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks had an unusual sound for a band based in San Francisco at the peak of the psychedelic music era. From an obit in the New York Times 7 February 2016:

“He came to call his music “folk swing,” but that only hinted at the range of influences he synthesized. He drew from the American folk tradition but also from the Gypsy jazz of Django Reinhardt, the Western swing of Bob Wills, the harmony vocals of the Andrews Sisters, the raucous humor of Fats Waller and numerous other sources.”

Hicks was still performing up until his demise at the age of 74.

THAT is the prettiest (and only) cover of Tom Waits‘ classic “The Piano Has Been Drinking” I’ve ever heard. The backup vocals are sultry, and note the subtle hat-tip at about 03:00.

Have a great weekend folks, and a long one if you’re taking advantage of a mid-week Independence Day.

Tags:awesome, bluegrass, comedy, country, Dan Hicks, Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks, folk, jazz, Music, Retro, swing, Videos
Posted in Cool, Humor, Music, Retro, Videos | 10 Comments »

The .Gif Friday Post No. 540 – Powering an Escalator, Gorilla Rinse Cycle & Cat Pursuit

Friday, 29 June 2018

[Found here, here and here. 2nd one came from this vid.]

I just realized that I’d mis-numbered some of our previous .Gif Friday Posts. The numbering errors and permalinks have been updated and we’re now over 1,600 .gif animations in the archive. Collect ’em all!. – Bunk

Tags:.gif animation, bath, cat, Denver, escalator, gorilla, play, television, toddler, tub, video, water, zoo
Posted in Bizarre, Cool, GIF animations, Humor, Odd, Stupid, The .Gif Friday Post | 4 Comments »

Afromic Bomb

Thursday, 28 June 2018

70s fashions were not embarrassing in the least as far as you know, and this dude dusted door jambs.

[Found here.]

Tags:1970s, afro, Afro x 11, fashion, ridiculous
Posted in Bizarre, Humor, Odd, Retro, Stupid | 2 Comments »

Mickey Balloon Nightmare

Wednesday, 27 June 2018

Comes complete with steel hooks that will rip the flesh off your body while you sleep. Good night, children…
[Image & caption found here.]

Tags:balloon, creepy, Disney, Monkey-Doodle, Retro, WTF
Posted in Bizarre, Humor, Odd, Retro | 2 Comments »

Mr. Balloonie Dances, Wiggles, and It’s Almost Human.

Tuesday, 26 June 2018

Yeah, that’ll keep the little bastard occupied for a few seconds.

[Found here.]

Tags:advertisement, balloon, FAIL, Gift Ideas, Mr. Balloonie, Retro, toy, WTF
Posted in Bizarre, Gift Ideas, Humor, Odd, Retro, Stupid | 2 Comments »

Nothing Much Happened Today.

Monday, 25 June 2018

[Found here.]

Tags:camel, drunk, FAIL, Russian, sleep, Wrong, WTF
Posted in Bizarre, Humor, Nothing Much Happened Today, Odd, Stupid | Leave a Comment »

Summertime, and the Livin’ is Hot Links

Sunday, 24 June 2018

Summertime 1936.

Butterfly airport.

“Give her my love.”

My Dog Is An Awsome Dog.

Grampa Strutts had one of these. He had one of these, too.

This came up in conversation recently: My Best Shot. I can’t prove it, but it happened.

Since 1997 it’s been the law, but now it’s a crisis. Check this out, & pay close attention to what Border Patrol Agent Chris Cabrera says.

BADASS: What This British Special Forces Sergeant Did To Six Taliban Terrorists Is Incredible (NSFK).

The ancient engineers of Stonehenge and other neolithic sites apparently used the Pythagorean Theorem (a²+ b²= c²) some 2,000 years before Pythagoras was born. Very cool.

Speaking of Stonehenge, here are 20 things that happened to that happened to other bands in real life.