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Archive for August, 2020
1918 Bathing Suit Fashion Parade, Seal Beach California
Monday, 31 August 2020Mostly Peaceful Hot Links
Sunday, 30 August 2020
Have A Good Time, Big Walter Horton, Cobra Records (1956)
Horton was also known as “Mumbles,” and “Shakey” because of his head motion while playing the harmonica.
¡Mirale! ¡El Ladder Luchador! [via]
Best lipsynch of Little Richard I’ve seen.
House cat on a drilling rig with high seas.
How women think men use the bathroom.
Puppy ate one of the last woolly rhinos in existence.
[h/t Paul Y.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
[Top image: Bunk as Flash Basbo Space Explorer, back from the Planet of the Mindgobblers.]
Saturday Matinee – Skywatch, Fundo de Quintal OFC, Grupo Fundo de Quintal & Planet Drum
Saturday, 29 August 2020
When two outcast teens hack into a ubiquitous drone delivery system to pull a prank on their neighbor, they accidentally crash-land a dangerous prototype – and find themselves entangled in a life-and-death conspiracy.
Apparently it’s scheduled to be made into a TV series produced by Seth Macfarlane [via]
“Life in the countryside is not an easy life,” says Simão, explaining how the band shaped their unique sound. “Here there is nothing, no access to singing lessons, theater, or a place to buy instruments. So we are going to beat our improvised little things.”
Fundo de Quinal OFC is a lot of head-scratching fun. [Found here. More info here.] They took their name from these guys:
Grupo Fundo de Quintal or simply Fundo de Quintal (Backyard Group, roughly) is a Samba band which appeared in Rio de Janeiro in the late 1970s. Smooth rhythms.
Mickey Hart & Planet Drum revamped the Grateful Dead classic Fire On The Mountain. If you don’t have it in your collection, get this.
Have a great weekend, folks, watch out for The Stupids, and we’ll see you back here tomorrow just for the hell of it.
The .Gif Friday Post No. 649 – Four Swallows, Grouper Grab & Fast Food Dash
Friday, 28 August 2020
Mr. Tomato is disheartened.
Thursday, 27 August 2020
[Found here.]
DEVO 1977
Wednesday, 26 August 2020
A Roger Miller fan lives here.
Tuesday, 25 August 2020
[Found here.]
Let’s Not Go There.
Monday, 24 August 2020
Totally Tubular Hot Links
Sunday, 23 August 2020
I Don’t Care Who Knows, Harold Burrage, Cobra Records (1957)
Personnel: Odie Payne (drums), Willie Dixon (bass), Jody Williams (guitar), Harold Ashby (sax), Harold Burrage (vocals, piano). Burrage died of heart failure in 1966 at the age of 35.
Schrödinger’s cat in real life.
Best headlines of the Internet.
A dog meets Alan Turing statue.
What’s YOUR weapon of choice? (h/t Jaime G.)
What will YOU do if you find yourself in a similar situation?
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
[Top image: Late 70’s vintage postcard I found in an old file cabinet.]
