Author: Bunk Strutts

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Saturday Matinee – HatFitz and Cara, Marc Amacher & The Thilo Wolf Big Band

HatFitz and Cara: “Aussie bluesman and Irish Songstress get married, form a band and make great music together. This shabby hill country blues oozes cool”. Guitar & Bass Magazine.

Swiss gravel-voiced guitarist Marc Amacher plays his mashup of roots blues, gospel, rock and funk – someone called it “dirty blues-rock of traditional style”.

The Thilo Wolf Big Band, the Thilo Wolf Jazz Quartet and the Thilo Wolf Groove Selection are all groups created by German pianist and composer Thilo Wolf. What a coincidence.

Had the house main water line replaced yesterday (weasels chewed up the old one) so we can shower and flush the toilets, then we had an internest downage last evening so this post was delayed a bit. The porch is open for business.

The .Gif Friday Post No. 926 – Pizzapup, Phone Blue & Some Prom Pics

[Found here, here, and the prom pics came from here.]

Hirschhorn, Germany

“Hirschhorn a. Neckar. Houses on the Town Wall”, 1931. From Deutschland by Kurt Hielscher. [F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, 1931]

The town of Hirschorn, on the bank of the Neckar River, dates to the mid 1200s AD. Top photo found here; recent photo from here. More photos by Kurt Hielscher here.

The Mask

[First and final date found here, h/t Alfie Rob M.]

The 2012 Lada Wedgie

That’s a Russian Lada Kalina circa 2012, and if that’s not a bollard attack, then maybe a telephone pole lost its brakes, or someone’s boat was speeding or something. No way can a Lada travel that fast.
[Found in here via here.]

Thunderbird

[Found here.]

Oryctomancing Hot Links

Have You Ever Seen The Rain, The Ramones (1993) Cover of CCR.  Acid Eaters was the only Ramones album containing nothing but covers.

Ice.

GROUCH.

A Classic.
And another.

Eureka Tower.

Sub-glamping.

The edited version.
The real story.

Die Heimatdamisch.

Bill Murray, Cubs Fan.

Steve Harvey’s Memo.

Norty Blues Episode 137.

They’ll tell you where to go.

Bird REALLY hates his cage.

Prehistoric family adopts girl.

You picked a fine time, Lucille.

Old rail [via The Feral Irishman].

Dog ‘choos [via Memo Of The Air].

Demands that led to the shutdown.

“It’s been a couple years…“ [via Everlasting Blört].

Treasures of Bearded Vultures [via Thompson, blog].

No Way Out-The Staircase that Changed American Schools.

[Top image: Photo by Christophe Jacrot found here.]

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

 

Saturday Matinee – Black Pumas, JP Soars’ Gypsy Blue Review & The Jimmy Vivino Band

Black Pumas is a psychedelic soul band based in Austin, Texas, led by singer/songwriter (and former busker) Eric Burton and guitarist/producer Adrian Quesada. Since forming the band in 2017, they’ve won critical acclaim, made numerous television appearances, and won their first Grammy in 2020 for Best New Band.

JP Soars’ Gypsy Blue Review plays an eclectic mix of blues, rock and southern soul, and features the amazing violinist Anne Harris. J.P. Soars is no slouch either – he also performs as JP Soars & The Red Hots.

The Jimmy Vivino Band: Jimmy Vivino on guitar; bassist Rick Reed; Tony Braunagel on drums; and, Luca Neroni on guitar. Vivino has played with artists including Al Kooper, Charlie Musselwhite, Michael McDonald and many others. He is best known as guitarist, arranger and music director for Late Night with Conan O’Brien.

This weekend is the annual church fair, and that means the missus is gonna fetch a bucket of vietnamese eggrolls. Stop by tomorrow at porch time o’clock and she might let you smell them. See you there.

The .Gif Friday Post No. 925 – Ride the Wall, The Blobbo Shakes & The Boxman



[Found here, here (via here) and here.]

Treble & Bass

Czech midget showman Baron Richard Nowak, 19, stands 19 inches high & weighs 17 lbs., while posing on pedestal on the midway at the Hamid-Morton Circus next to one of the band’s tuba players. Location: Trenton, NJ, US. Date taken: July 1940. Photographer: John Phillips.

[Top image (uncolorized) found here; caption and bottom photo found here.]