This collection of animated figurines by Nina Paley is pure awesome [via].
Related post here.
Author: Bunk Strutts
Boogah Boogah.
Harp Closet
As one of the first women members of The Cleveland Orchestra—and one of only a few women musicians in any orchestra—Alice Chalifoux (principal harpist 1931-74) faced unique challenges such as orchestra halls without women’s dressing rooms. Alice sometimes used her harp case as a backstage dressing room when the Orchestra was touring across the U.S.
[Found here.]
Nightmare Fish
Marijuana Recognition Tutorial 1970
Dude’s almost got it down.
The tutorial includes a step-by-step instructions on how to use a double album LP cover.
[Found here.]
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Always Remember which political party supported slavery, promoted racism and segregation, and which political party successfully fought against it.
Some things never change.
You Can Keep Your Doctor Hot Links
Never heard the term Crip walk until today. Apparently it could get you killed if you did it in some neighborhoods and you’re not a Crip.
Here’s a tutorial on how to Crip walk from the UK. Here’s what it looks like in action.
A McDonald’s Chicken Nugget Commercial (2007?) features Ronald McDonald Crip walking.
The Creighton Family produced many Creightons.
This is what you get if you Google “Dog General Green.”
Godzilla stalks, but
Alligator nose. “It is very, very abnormal” but “it is not abnormal.” Alligators “know they have to breathe.” Brilliant commentary [via].
The animals are experiencing brumation, a process cold-blooded animals go through that lowers their metabolism so they can survive cold climates, similar to warm-blooded mammals’ hibernation. “It is very, very abnormal for southeastern North Carolina, […] It is not abnormal for the [the alligators] to do this because they know they have to breathe.”
Weathercam photobomb amused me. Related post here.
Home Security for only $1.25. It permits ventilation, too. Guess what it is.
Who’s Your Doppelganger in Museum Portraits? [UPDATE: Here’s a privacy warning.]
[Top image from here.]
Saturday Matinee – Elmore James Jr., The Allman Brothers Band, ZZ Top, George Thorogood with Albert Collins & Elmore James
Not sure what to make of this. The son of one of the greatest blues guitarists ever appeared on a Chicago children’s TV show in 2010 and lip-synched his way through the embarrassment. In the YouTube comments, his grandaughter posted her kudos:
There are a lot of Utoobage entries for Elmore James, but I couldn’t find any live video performances, so let’s go with some covers, with links to the original recordings.
In 1972, The Allman Brothers Band covered “One Way Out” (1961).
In 1980, ZZ Top covered Elmore James’ Dust My Broom (1951) which was itself a cover of Robert Johnson’s recording (1936).
In 1984, George Thorogood & Albert Collins nailed Elmore James’ Madison Blues (1960).
Great stuff that. Have a great weekend, folks, and we’ll see you back here tomorrow.
Bonus:
The .Gif Friday Post No. 518 – Kitchen Ninja, Bubblehead & A Potato
He smiled, so he was dispatched.
1968 was the year to get Dodge fever.
Crenshaw Dodge was open daily AND Sunday. If you squint, you can still see the ghost of the dealership.
Adjusted for inflation, $3,014 is about $21,500 in 2017 dollars for one of the classic muscle cars. Overpriced? 50 years later they’re selling for twice as much, and more.
[Ad found here. 2018 listings found here.]
