These retro-future fictitious covers are the work of Chet Phillips.
MODERN MACHINES AND INVENTIONS MAGAZINE
Author: Bunk Strutts
Boogah Boogah.
Art
Silent film actress Alberta Vaughn was featured in a surrealist artwork by Persian artist Jon S. Oshanna (1895-1980) circa 1924. Oshanna was a muralist and commercial artist, active in California.
[Found here.]
Avian Metal
Ranivorous Hot Links
Nite Owl, Tony Allen and The Champs (1955) Anthony Penia Allon, aka Tony Allen, was born in New Orleans of mixed creole, Indian and black parents. He grew up a few houses down from Fats Domino who inspired him; his musical resume is solid. This original version (by Tony Allen and The Chimes – Specialty Records got the group’s name wrong) was also released as Night Owl.
Night Owl, Bobby Paris (1966) Roberto Pares, aka Bobby Paris, was a blue-eyed soul singer (with brown eyes due to his Puerto Rican heritage). In 1956 Paris sang with The Golden Keys, a neighborhood R&B group, began his recording career in 1960 and eventually became a producer for Capitol Records. His first and biggest hit came in 1966 with his cover of Tony Allen’s Nite Owl, rearranged and mashed up with Tom Jones’ 1965 hit It’s Not Unusual.
A cat is a cat. [h/t Serafina D.]
Gloria Ramirez aka The Toxic Lady.
Canine dyslexia. [via Bustednuckles]
The History of PB&J. [h/t eaglesoars]
The horn section. [via Mme. Jujujive]
Creaky Voice Explained. [via Memo Of The Air]
A western thriller in just 60 seconds. [via Bunkerville]
WOT abuse? Been going on a long time. [h/t Innocent Bystanders]
30 foot waves are expected at south facing beaches in So. California due to the leftovers of Hurricane Hilary. Live surf cams here and here. San Clemente has a decent one.
[Top image: Screened patio, Orange County North Carolina (ca. 2014) found somewhere on Twitter/X.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.
Saturday Matinee – Fred Schneider, Cordell Jackson & Ghost Hounds
Once upon a time, Fred Schneider, lead singer of The B-52s, stole Harry Nilsson’s Coconut and took it for a joy ride. [h/t Madame Jujujive].
Sam Phillips / Sun Records shunned early rocker Cordell Jackson because “girls didn’t play guitar,” so in 1956, with the assistance of Chet Atkins, she founded Moon Records (now defunct).
Ghost Hounds are a classic rock ‘n’ blues band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, fronted by singer, songwriter (and motivational speaker) Tré Nation.
Lotta stuff went down last week – I got some good news, got rid of a burden, picked up another and so far I’m happy with the trade. Have a great weekend, batten down the hatches if you’re in the southwestern states, and we’ll watch the clouds roll in tomorrow.
The .Gif Friday Post No. 815 – Oral Hygiene, The Gatekeeper & A Year of Weather 2019
The Nutria Buyer
Nutrias are bigass swamp rats and Mr. Petre was likely a fur trader in the 1970s before the rodent was classified as an invasive species in the U.S. Besides being environmentally destructive, nutrias are such prolific breeders that they outstripped the demand tor their fur, the nutria fur trade business collapsed, trapping and killing stopped… then their populations exploded.
Stuff I Do When I’m Bored
…and we just passed 2,800,000 views!
Muskrat Love
Spanish trapper hanging muskrats up to dry their fur before skinning. Stretching and drying the pelt follows this. His camp is in the marshes nearby. Delacroix Island, Saint Bernard Parrish, Louisana, 1941.
[Image and caption found here.]
Tacky Raccoons 