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Nothing Much Happened Last Night.
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Month: March 2024
Abterminal Hot Links
La Cumbia de Spiderman (El Hombre Araña), Patada y COZ (2022)
Twin brothers Gabo and Frank have a following in Mexico, South America and the US, with a number of records available for downloading. In 2016 their recording of El Pasito Perrón (the Big Dog Step) went viral.
The Voices [via Memo Of The Air}.
Kevin the Rooster [h/t eaglesoars].
Turn of the century bicycle stunts.
Reading Ulysses in Montana #625.
The lyrics to The Good, The Bad And The Ugly.
Kim Jon Un’s captive flashmob [via Bunkerville].
The Blue Berg of Happiness [via The View from Lady Lake].
[Top image: Impasto painting by Jason Anderson, found at My OBT.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.
Saturday Matinee – Alien / Super 8 Daze, Shannon McNally, Tom Jones & George Thorogood
Hamptons in Space
“This one stars grown-ups, but it was still directed/edited/animated by a ’70s Kid with a Super 8 camera in Hyannis, MA in 1979. Sound added decades later after he reluctantly grew up. Check out the award-winning documentary on the making of all his films at super8daze.com.”
Shannon McNally, Audley Freed, Eric Deaton and Cedric Burnside make for a tight combo.
Tom Jones does mighty fine work with the blues. From the Utoobage comments: “He walked on stage, didn’t say a word, and laid this down. Absolutely killed the audience with the first song.”
George Thorogood covered a lot of blues classics in his own style, including this one by Howlin’ Wolf.
Kinda glad this week is over and done with because I have a porch to take care of tomorrow. See you there.
The .Gif Friday Post No. 844 – FU Trash Receptacle, an Urban Geyser, and Boys, Bikes & Beer
He dropped 60 lbs. – He’s a lean man now.
Paper Silhouettes
Turbulence on the NCC-1701
Vehicle Mounted Manipulator 1956
“Popular Mechanics (Sep 1956, p.90) drawing made by Frank Tinsley from designs by Lee A. Ohlinger of Northrop Aviation, Inc. of a robot mechanic for the proposed atomic-powered airplane, a star-crossed project that stumbled through 10 years and $500,000 without ever getting off the ground.”
Other designs were developed based on the concept, including the GE “Beetle” of 1961.
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Embrocated Hot Links
In My Gremlin, The Rave-Ups (1985) The Rave-Ups formed in 1979 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After some lineup changes and a relocation to Los Angeles, they hit the indie rock scene of the 1980s with some success. Their appearance in the 1986 movie Pretty In Pink gave them nationwide exposure, but problems with record company promotion and distribution stifled their career.
“Willy’s Chocolate Experience”
When a rebound is not a rebound.
Slug vs. Venus Flytrap [via Bunkerville].
The Snore Dog Song [via Memo Of The Air].
William Yeldell Cosper [via The Feral Irishman].
{Top image: Mystery Movement. Congrats to Ms. Donna / My OBT on her 10 year blogiversary.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.
Saturday Matinee – Don Bryant & The Bo-Keys, Caffeinated Rock&Roll, and The Guy Forsyth Blues Band
Don Bryant & The Bo-Keys. In 1998, bassist Scott Bomar wanted to preserve the Memphis Sound and formed the Bo-Keys. The group’s name is a hat-tip to the session groups The Bar-Kays and The Mar-Keys.
Caffeinated Rock&Roll is a one-man band and skateboarder from Buchs, Switzerland, with very little info available online aside from his Utoobage channel.
The Guy Forsyth Blues Band out of Austin, Texas, sounds a bit like early Fabulous Thunderbirds to me, and I like it. Forsyth’s earlier collaborations include The Asylum Street Spankers and The Hot Nut Riveters.
Not sure where all the days are going, and I’m about to rip up my calendar for lying. Have a great weekend, see you back here tomorrow for some uncomplicated porch time.
Tacky Raccoons 