Month: May 2024

The .Gif Post No. 856 – The Sentries, A Birdfeeder & Martian Walkers

[Found here, here and here. Added the Curtain Lady to the first one.]

Tilting Toidy

[Image h/t Pam M. via FB. Somewhat related posts here.]

El Rey

Rey Mysterio in a lucha libre “Mask vs. Hair” match in 2010.
Mysterio, aka Óscar Rubio, was one of the greatest luchadores of all time.

During 2010’s Smackdown, The Undertaker was pushing 50 years old. He had been wrestling since the ’80s and was getting on in years. It’s unclear whether he was still in the ring for the cash or because he still loved the work. His opponent at the time was Rey Mysterio. They were qualifying for the Fatal 4-Way. At one point, Mysterio hit the Undertaker directly in the face, fracturing his orbital bone. The good news is that the Undertaker won the match. The bad news is his injury prevented him from competing in the 4-Way. Who took his place? Mysterio, of course.

[Images from video of the 2010 match; story found here.]

Vince Eastwood

[Found here.]

Memorial Day

Andersonville becomes an object lesson in patriotism. To this retired and beautiful spot will thousands resort in the long years to come, to learn again and again lessons of heroic sacrifice made by those who so quietly sleep in these long rows of graves. ~ Robert H. Kellogg, Andersonville Survivor

 

Adoxographic Hot Links

Zoom Zoom Zoom, The Collegians (1958) A hit for the Collegians, the intro to this song was adopted by the Marcels in 1961 for their classic version of Blue Moon.

Sound up.

Crank it up.

Clogged up.

Hammer time.

Sigfried & Joy.

Scream Queen.

Cool old trucks.

Mami boat ramps.

Cats being a-hoes.

“That’s a mean ball.”

Mister Softee Potholes.

Norty Blues Episode 65.

All the people in the world.

Now about those high prices…

Hotel di Vinyl [via Mme. Jujujive].

The Driving Test [via Bunkerville].

Sometimes I sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits.

I don’t know any of the songs but it’s still a cool mashup.
[via Memo Of The Air]

4000 photos taken by Lluís Bussé are in the Barcelona Airport.

[Top image: Everyone in that A.I. generated photo is named Jeff. Unkown source.]

From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.

Saturday Matinee – OMC, Dr. Feelgood & Rory Gallagher

OMC (Ōtara Millionaires Club) was an Aukland NZ success story until the premature deaths of Phil Fuemana in 2005 and his brother, frontman Pauly Fuemana, in January 2010.
[h/t Tony McG. for indirectly reminding me of the song.]

The UK R&B band Dr. Feelgood took their name from a 1964 recording by Johnny Kidd & the Pirates, a cover of the song written by Will ‘Piano Red‘ Perryman, aka Dr. Feelgood.

You ever woke up with them bull frogs on your mind?
Roots blues rocker Rory Gallagher jammed William Harris’ 1928 song Bullfrog Blues in 1979. I can’t understand the words even after reading them.

Three day weekend is here, don’t forget what Memorial Day is all about, and we’ll see you tomorrow at the usual place (porch) at the usual time (porch thirty).

The .Gif Friday Post No. 855 – Painting in the Shade, Window Openers & Normandy Now and Then

[Shade painter gif is comprised of ten photos titled Self-Erasure through Painting by German conceptual artist Timm Ulrichs ca. 1976.
Window openers found here.
Third  gif was morphed from WWII and present day photos of 2 Rte de Saint-Lô, Tessy sur Vire, Normandy, France, found here.

Mouthwash

That’s an accessory from a CPR training dummy for lifeguards, removable for sanitizing. [Image found here.]

Space Bimbos II

[Images found scattered over the internest. More Space Bimbos here.]