Month: December 2022

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Santa Claus Boogie, The Voices (1955) Robert “Bobby” James Byrd sang lead with The Voices, and as Bobby Day, had a hit with Rockin’ Robin in 1958. He had a string of hits writing and singing with a number of R&B groups, including the Hollywood Flames, that usually consisted of the same performers. Not to be confused with Butane James & The Famous Flames member Bobby Byrd.

THIS is amazing.

THIS is criminal.

THIS is how to arrive in port.

Gingerbread NYC

Buck popped a cap.

They ate Lego heads.

BFFs [via Bunkerville].

The King of Christmas.

Annie Lennox noticed.

The Simpsons of Estonia.

Little hunters and gatherers.

Computer girls of yore [via  American Digest].

Shambleau!
[h/t Memo Of The Air for making me DuckDuckGo it.]

[Top image found here.]

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

Saturday Matinee – The Avalanches, Otava Yo, The Ape Man, & Abby The Spoon Lady w/ Chris Rodrigues

Fun and surreal, The Avalanches are kinda like a sedated Devo on speed.

The 11th video by Otava Yo. Timonia is a folk song from the Kurskaya district, and filmed in the village of Kuznetsovo, Republic of Mari El, Russia, over the summer of 2020. Captions are helpful, sort of. Nice scenery.

Filmed in 1971 by a 10 year old boy, an ape man terrorizes the neighborhood. [Caution: Disturbing images and graphic violence.]

Pure Appalachia. Abby The Spoon Lady and Chris Rodrigues, busking on Wall Street, ca. 2014.

Yeah, these are kind of surreal for a Saturday Matinee, but it all seems to make sense given recent events. Have a great weekend and we’ll meet up tomorrow for therapy.

The .Gif Friday Post No. 759 – The Heartbeat of the City, Bollard Maneuver & Slush Hour

[Found here, here and here.]

Beware the Ascidians

Also known as Skeleton Panda Sea Squirts. More unusual pictures of nature here.

7 December 1941

USS West Virginia BB-48 and USS Tennessee BB-43.

Enhanced color image posted at View From Lady Lake. Original un-enhanced photos here. Previously posted items are in the archive.

My late father’s stamp, used on almost all of his U.S. Mail correspondence.

Stuff I Do When I’m Bored

 

 

Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus)

[Found here.]

A Level Playing Field

Top left is the original [h/t Charlene604]. It appears to date to February 2020; people were already having fun with it on Reddit.

The bottom two are not my own.

Floccinaucinihilipilificational Hot Links

Somebody’s Gonna Get Their Head Kicked in Tonite,
Earl Vince & the Valiants (1969) Band lineup: Danny Kirwan, Jeremy Spencer, John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Peter Greenbaum, aka Fleetwood Mac. The song was the original B-Side of the 45rpm record Man of the World in the UK.

R.I.P. Christine McVie.

ELEMEN

Medieval cats.

Desert Phone.

Bad Idea Boating.

Me, my flaps and I.

The Feynman Sprinkler.

Capy love [via Bunkerville].

My favorite Billie Eilish cover.

The Weirdest Effin’ Carrot You’ll Ever See.

Vote for The Coolest Song In The World of 2022!

30 Facial Reconstructions [via Memo Of The Air].

“Come closer little mosquito. I can’t hear you…”
[via Philosopher Mouse of the Hedge]

[Top image: 1957 London Booster Bus, 2012 Olympics Czech House, and it does pushups. Found via here.]

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

Saturday Matinee – Sam Butera & The Witnesses, Ry Cooder, and Miles Davis w/ Robben Ford & Bob Berg

Sam Butera & The Witnesses (1964).

Written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, Elvis scored a hit in 1961 with Little Sister in 1961, but Ry Cooder‘s 1982 version is my favorite.

New Blues, Miles Davis w/ Robben Ford & Bob Berg (1986).
Don’t be fooled -it starts out slow then sneaks up behind you and kicks you in the head. Ford steps in at about 3:00.

Have a great weekend, see you back here tomorrow and we’ll talk it over.