Better than ringing a stupid bell and yelling “Outta my way, butthead,” Trotify dignifies the alert. Downloadable plans are available for free here; 3D printable files ($4.57) here.
[Found here a few years back.]
Author: Bunk Strutts
Boogah Boogah.
Galeanthropic Hot Links
GTR, Chase Walker Band (2024)
The Chase Walker Band is a blues roots rock and soul band from Riverside, California. Guitar prodigy Walker has already attracted the attention of many in the industry, and he’s still in his twenties.
“You do you.”
The bow of the USS New Orleans.
English Rat Girls [via Memo Of The Air].
Classic fighters [via The Feral Irishman].
“Sorry to bother you, but I got a favor to ask.”
1930s nightclub matchbook covers [via Everlasting Blört].
Cheater Slick Culture [h/t Mr. Joe @ The View from Lady Lake].
[Top image via Xwitter: All at Sea, Louis Wain (1860-1939)]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.
Saturday Matinee – Blues Against The Machine, The Future Shape Of Sound & Otis Rush
Blues Against The Machine is a six-man blues/jump/boogie/rock supergroup with members from Portugal, Spain, Norway, Poland and Italy. Winners of several prestigious blues awards, BATM are headliners at many blues festivals around Europe.
The Future Shape Of Sound, aka The Church of Rock & Roll, advertise themselves as a “9-piece Rock’n’Roll Gospel Spectacle”. Three of the members have a side hustle as the award-winning Soca Divettes.
From his first hit in 1956 (I Can’t Quit You Baby) Otis Rush was the sound of West Side Chicago electric blues. His vocals and playing style influenced many who followed, including Buddy Guy, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughn (who named his band after Rush’s 1959 hit Double Trouble).
I intended to post something insightful and brilliant about the recent state of affairs but decided to save it for another time and another place.
Like tomorrow. On the porch. Be there or BL7.
The .Gif Friday Post No. 912 – Mentos Roulette, The Walk Man & The Feline Shuffle
Vintage Mugs
James Groceries
[Black & white photo found here.]
Makin’ Meebas
[Found here.]
Half a Puffin
[Un-rotated image found here.]
It’s All Mine
Mir Diamond Mine, Mirny, Yakutia, Russia.
At 3,900 feet in diameter and 1,722 feet deep , it’s one of the largest excavated holes in the world. It reportedly has its own weather system vortex due to temperature variations, and aircraft are forbidden to fly over it.
In the midst of the Siberian wilderness, there is a town known as Mirny, the only sign of humanity in a heavily forested landscape for miles around. Only a few full-time residents call the town home, all of whom live in a small community built on stilts to prevent the melted permafrost from flooding their homes in the spring.
Truthfully, the town of Mirny would be entirely unremarkable, save for one thing. There’s a giant hole in the middle of the town over 1,000 feet deep and over half a mile wide that churns out an unnatural and mysterious amount of diamonds. Oh, and it also sucks in anything that flies overhead.
Dorsiventral Hot Links
Darling Can’t You Tell, The Clusters (1958)
The Clusters were a popular teenage group from Brooklyn, and earned a spot on The Big Beat, Alan Freed’s short-lived television show. The following year, Darling Can’t You Tell scored No. 10 on the Regional Billboard charts.
Folding Miura [via Memo Of The Air].
There’s a railway in the crawl space.
Something’s odd about these celebrations.
“A potential bundle” [via The Feral Irishman].
Soviet propaganda posters [via Everlasting Blört].
[Top image: Meatball martini found at Bits and Pieces.]
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Tacky Raccoons 