Illustrations from Pantomime – Masks and Properties, by Harry How, published in The Strand Magazine, Vol. VIII, July-December 1894, pp. 662-672.
[Found here.]
Aeolotropic Hot Links
It’s Bad You Know, R.L. Burnside (1998) The remix album Come On In by Delta blues guitarist R.L. Burnside was released on Fat Possum records in 1998.
Burnside was born in 1926 in Lafayette County, Mississippi. He learned from Mississippi Fred McDowell who lived in the next county over. Burnside and his family, tired of the life of sharecroppers, moved to Chicago in the early 50s. Subsequently his father, two uncles and two brothers were murdered there. In 1959 he returned to Mississippi, was convicted of murder himself, and served time at the Mississippi State Penitentiary, aka Parchman Farm.
Bill.
Bug.
Cone pen [via Memo Of The Air].
JAWS – BBC edit [via Everlasting Blört].
Such a pleasant lady [via Thompson, blog].
[Top image: Movie .gif found here.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.
Saturday Matinee – Carlos Johnson w/ HooDoo Band & Brass Company, Gary Eisenbraun and Vargas Blues Band
Carlos Johnson is “an American blues guitarist and singer. He is left-handed, but plays a right-handed instrument upside-down like players such as Otis Rush, Albert King, and Jimi Hendrix. Johnson is known for his aggressive playing which has attracted audiences in Chicago blue scene since the 1970s.”
HooDoo Band is a Polish funk / soul / R&B band, formed in 2004 in Wrocław. Neither Johnson nor HooDoo Band & Brass Company appear to have active websites.
Gary Eisenbraun is an indie blues rock / soul guitarist from St Petersburg, Florida (and his website is too much for my eyeballs to put up with).
Vargas Blues Band: “Javier Vargas was born in Madrid Spain shortly after his parents had left Buenos Aires where they had migrated some years before. Nine years later, the family returned to Argentina, and it is there where Javier started playing the guitar. […] In the 70’s, he lived in Nashville and L.A. playing the clubs and working recording sessions. He played with and impressed the likes of Alvin Lee, Roy Buchanan and Canned Heat, who also influenced his style.” [More at the link.]
So Iran broke the 437th ceasefire agreement, DJT changed planes, and Tyler Robinson did it. FIFA has been extended through January of next year, Arizonians attacked Newport Beach California, and we got screwworm flies buzzing around someplace. Tomorrow’s forecast: 80% chance of Porch Time with light banter is expected. See you there.
The .Gif Friday Post No. 963 – Waterdancer, Grampa’s Goin’ Down & An Asian Looker
Couch Sale 200% off
Little Latte Foo Foo
Escher’s Great-Grandson?
[Nightmare Perspective by Swedish photographer Erik Johansson
found here.]
Bubble Girls
Foudroyant Hot Links
If You Were Mine, Otis Rush (1957)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).
Wash.
Tubas of history [via Thompson, blog].
Harry Revel’s Music From Out Of Space.
Pruncey-hayshin [via Everlasting Blört].
Hellbent For Safety [via Memo Of The Air].
[Top image: Canadian T-Rex with caption found here.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.
The 50th Anniversary of the Bicentennial – Independence Day 2026
Mostly random selection of mood music for 4th of July BBQ consumption enhancement follows.
[Caveat: I don’t own the copyrights to any of the recordings. They are presented here for entertainment purposes only.]
