[Found in here.]
Nothing Much Happened Today.
[Found in here.]
Born In 1018 A.D.
This Fire Escape Goes To 11+
Yeah, that’s really a fire escape for the Edifício Copan, an apartment building in Sao Paolo Brazil. With 1,160 apartments and over 2,000 residents, the Brazilian postal service assigned the building its own postal code. Designed by Oscar Niemeyer, construction took 14 years to complete (1952-1966).
There are about 100 employees in the maintenance department, and I pity the poor sap that has to sweep the stairs every day.
I want to go to the top and release 1,001 little rubber balls.
This is not a hammer, and…
Open Your Mouth, Stick Out Your Tongue and Say, “Hot Links.”
Fired for farting – The Movie [via].
The age of being easily amused [via].
What best-selling author used more commas than any other before or since? Guess before you click.
From the “Ya Gotta Be Kidding Me” Department: Some jerks got upset because IKEA’s food court offered rice and peas. REALLY.
Ray Stevens on Global Warming Climate Change [via].
George Carlin on Global Warming Climate Change.
Some guy in Australia on Global Warming Climate Change.
Bunk Strutts on Global Warming Climate Change.
A Humble Request [updated]. We’re still in “wait and see” mode.
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
[Top image: That’s Mikayla Saravia‘s 6-1/2 inch long tongue. It matters because she’s cashing in on it. Story here.]
Saturday Matinee – Trapeze Strip Tease, Al Cohn, Shaye Cohn & Tuba Skinny
From the Utoobage description:
Laverie Vallee, known better as Charmion, was a Sacramento born trapeze artist who possessed strength and a physique most men would be envious of. However, she was most well known for her risqué striptease performances. The act was incredibly impressive and provocative for the era. One of her greatest fans was Thomas Edison. As a result of that adoration, on November 11, 1901 Charmion committed a simplified version of her act to film for Edison. Charmion eventually retired to Santa Ana, California. She passed away on February 6, 1949 at the age of 73.
[Video found here. It’s silent. Talkies didn’t become commercially viable until the 1920s, so don’t crank up the volume and blow your speakers later.]
The Al Cohn Quartet at the Sanremo Jazz Festival 1987.
Al Cohn (1925-1988) was one of the greatest improvisational jazz saxophonists of all time. Now check this out:
That’s Shaye Cohn, Al Cohn’s granddaughter, playing stride.
Now check THIS out:
Tuba Skinny on Royal Street, New Orleans, April 2013 (covering Bessie Smith‘s “You’ve Got To Give Me Some” 1929).
Current lineup:
Shaye Cohn – Cornet, Piano, Fiddle, Accordion, Banjo & Spoons
Craig Flory – Clarinet & Saxophone
Barnabus Jones – Trombone, Banjo, Fiddle, Guitar, Vocals
Todd Burdick – Tuba
Gregory Sherman – Vocals, Guitar & HarmonicaMax Bien-Kahn – Guitar & Banjo
Jason Lawrence – Banjo & Guitar
Robin Rapuzzi – Washboard & Drum set
Erika Lewis – Vocals & Bass drum
Dang. I’ve been impressed with Shaye Cohn’s stuff for years without knowing her pedigree, and now I know where she got it from. Note how she cues the band while playing.
Have a great weekend, folks, and we’ll do something else tomorrow.
The .Gif Friday Post No. 603 – Mood Swings, Balloon Boy & It’s Your Move
Tribes
“World’s last tribes: Shock pics show people in danger of EXTINCTION.”
The title is misleading. No, those aren’t “shock pics,” and those people aren’t “in danger of extinction.” Their cultures are, and it’s happened for millennia.
[Images with captions found here.]
Dude Scores A Classic Stingray For Next To Nothing.
[Found here.]
Tacky Raccoons 