Foraminiferous Hot Links

Cruisin’ For A Love, J. Geils Band (1973) One of the greatest bar bands to hit it big (timeline of band members here). Guitarist John Warren Geils Jr. passed away in 2017 at 71.

Good morning.

Anatidaephobia.

His name was Eugene.

Pretty sure I need this.

The Art of the Drive-By.

Bishop’s got the moves.

This dog [via Bunkerville].

Draw Logos From Memory.

Pretty sure I need these too.

The plateau that disappeared.

Building Barbie [via Mme. Jujujive]

Blunting the Tip of the Spear [h/t Kirk W.]

Ray Jessel‘s 2014 performances of What She’s Got [NSFK].

North Korean anti-American propaganda art, 1950-1970 [NSFK].

[Top image:Apocalyptic play house, Lazio, Italy, via Google Maps Street View via Neil.Fun h/t Memo Of The Air.]


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

Saturday Matinee – Marcin Patrzalek, Ronnie Wood, and Samantha Fish w/ Jesse Dayton

Polish guitar savant Marcin Patrzalek‘s skills are astounding, combining Spanish flamenco with finger style. Much of his repertoire appears to be classical; this version of Bart Howard’s In Other Words (1954) is a bit lighter.

The 1987 concert was recorded and released the following year as Live At The Ritz. Yeah, I know what you’re thinking. “Where’s Bo?” It’s not a Utoobage typo – Bo Diddley shared the stage with Ronnie Wood but sat out this song.

Samantha Fish meets Jesse Dayton – Rockabilly happens with their cover of Brand New Cadillac (Vince Taylor & His Playboys, 1959). Too bad the bass isn’t heavier, but then the Cadillac would belong to Peter Gunn.

Looks like a weekend is happening, so have a great one and we’ll deal with stuff tomorrow.

The .Gif Friday Post No. 807 – The Wrong Hand, Lid Flippers & The Keaton Demolition Co.

[Found here, here and here.]

WWI U.S. Tank “America”

Original caption:
American-built tank “America”, designed by Professor E.F. Miller of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Photographed in July of 1918.

[Un-colorized image found in this collection.]

Alley *oop

[Found in here.]

Meps! MEPS!

[h/t Chuck C. for the screen cap.]

Eiffel Tower Construction Timelapse

Fortunately, this never happened:

Proposed (and rejected) addition for vehicle access to Eiffel Tower 1939.

[Images – and more – found here.]

Temerarious Hot Links

RIDE!, Dee Dee Sharp (1962) Before going solo at 17, Dee Dee Sharp provided  vocal backup for recordings by Lloyd Price, Frankie Avalon, Fabian, Bobby Rydell, Jackie Wilson, and Chubby Checker (Pony Time). Sharp’s song made it to No. 5 on the charts. (BTW, pony was hokum for something else.)

Campin’.

Here is a tree.

Still not still life.

THIS needs video.

Bigass water pistol.

Rain storm and Sun.

Popple bocket alum.

Bassed [h/t Danny D.].

Dance of the Bedbugs.

Pretty sure I need this.

Eggshell solo [h/t Gord S.].

FATE [via Memo Of The Air].

Selfies of the past & future.

Ecuadorian woman got woke.

Doggie Sang Bass [via Bunkerville].

Designing a VR vehicle in real time

Whisper ‘Puss’ and a ‘Mew’ came in reply.
[Story here, via Mme. Jujujive.]

[Top image: “Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG-93) steams in formation during a multi big deck event on June 8, 2023. US Navy Photo” via USNI.]


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

Saturday Matinee – Cimafunk, Raskahuele & Seratones

Erik Alejandro Iglesias Rodríguez, aka Cimafunk, chonks out Afro/Cubano grooves with some hip hop on the side. Nice blend.

L.A.’s Raskahuele from a few years back. (Don’t mind the Toaster, the music gets better).

They’re part rock, part psychadelia, part R&B and part soul, but mostly Seratones is lead singer and guitar player A.J. Haynes. When asked what inspires her, she responded, “Afrofuturism.”

Since tomorrow is Fathers Day, let’s schedule some quality Sitting-On-The-Porch-With-The-Dogs time. Have a great weekend.

The .Gif Friday Post No. 806 – How to Mud, Refuse to Stupid & Spaceman Tim

[Found here, here and here.]