Author: Bunk Strutts

Boogah Boogah.

Ventricumbent Hot Links

Stampede, The Scarlets (1959)
Not to be confused with the R&B vocal group of the same name, or the 1960s band from Denmark, or the glam-punk band from Australia, this was an instrumental group with Peter Antonio, (aka Pete Antell) and John Sanzone on guitars. Originally titled Dragstrip, Stampede was the theme to the movie Dragstrip Girl. From Billboard’s Music Popularity Charts Sep. 28 1959: “A fine instrumental blues with lots of echo. Side makes use of a downward progression of notes as one of its base themes. Plenty of raucous guitar and sax sound here (Atlantic, BMI).”

Eep. Zorp.

The Miracle.

Wind lashes.

Mini sliders?

He’s in the can.

50-50 makeup.

Porcine parkour.

Parasite Fear-P0rn.

How stupid are you?

Multi-purpose Room.

Ball-balancing robot.

Compassion International.

Dancing chicks (sound up).

April 11, 1954 was a Sunday.

Death mask to CPR connection.

Here are the signs [via Memo Of The Air].

Border collie staredown [via Bunkerville].

[Top image: I Am Joe’s Chin.]

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

Saturday Matinee – Oz Noy (w/ Amitai Pariente), Ghalia Volt & Joanne Shaw Taylor

Oz Noy / guitar, Amitai Pariente / bass and (?)/ drums, with their version of Pee Wee Ellis’ The Chicken. The Utoobage lists the drummer as “Omer Punk” but that appears to be an alias.

Belgian guitarist (and occasional one-woman band) Ghalia Volt scored the number three slot on the Billboard Top Blues Albums Chart in 2019.

Joanne Shaw Taylor kicks the hoodoo loose all the way from the UK.

Batteries have been running low for the past few days, but I’ll be up at the crack of noon tomorrow. See you then.

The .Gif Friday Post No. 824 – ‘Boonlips, Angry Hair & HUZZAH!

[Found here, here and here.]

Flipping the Bird

[Original un-flipped un-cropped budgie found here.]

The Toddlyrz – Live at The Grunge Garage

This has been circulating on the TwitX, so click it first:

I wanted to suss out the song, so I stripped the audio, slowed it down,  increased the volume, then pasted it back into the video. Sounds like two teens blasted out of their minds.

“Welcome to McDonald’s?” No idea.

[h/t Charlene604 for linking to the original.]

They’re SO Retrieved.

[Found here.]

All the Parts: The Tetris Challenge

“When Zurich police published a photo of their mass of equipment laid out next to their patrol car on September 1 [2019] they had no idea that they were starting a viral challenge that would spread around the continent.

But for the past two weeks, police, ambulance and fire services have taken up what is being called the ‘Tetris Challenge’, highlighting the huge amount of equipment that they need to do their jobs – and how it fits into their often relatively small vehicles.”

[Source & story found here, via here.]

Goniometric Hot Links

Fiberglass Jungle, The Crossfires (1963) Formerly known as The Nightriders, The Crossfires released one 45rpm record in 1963, then abandoned the surf guitar sound, changed to folk rock and renamed themselves The Tyrtles. Then they changed the spelling and became The Turtles. (See also Flo and Eddie.)

The Cracker.

Do the Gomer.

Tighty Righty.

New York blizzard.

How to make a camel.

The origins of Florida Man.

“The war on inflation is over.” Or not.

Paper toy templates [via Mme. Jujujive].

Nature’s pinhole cameras & the solar eclipse.

Putting the lizard in the pot [via Bunkerville].

The Four Corners of the Earth  [via Memo Of The Air].

Window Swap opens a random video window with audio.

[Top image: Training the Worm, AI image courtesy Pam M.]

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

Saturday Matinee – Dolen Ffermio / Ugandan Women’s Music Group, 8 Ball Aitken Band & The 45s

Ugandan cover of Midnight Special?
Dolen Ffermio (Farming Link) is a Welsh charity that supports projects in Uganda. 30 women from the Llanfyllin area supported 30 Ugandan women by buying them Adungus (bow harps) and paying for training.

8 Ball Aitken Band is out of Brisbane, Australia, plays Aussie blues and country. Good stuff.

The 45s are a self-described “60’s Beat, Soul and R&B of a certain vintage” group from Carlisle, England. The band formed in 2012 when they were only 14 years old; they released their first single, It Ain’t Over, two years later.

Another weekend, another eclipse, another reason to sit on the porch with the dogs. See you when you get here.

The .Gif Friday Post No. 823 – Bollard Burgle, Trash Dance & Sky Troll

[Found here, here and here.]