The .Gif Friday Post No. 557 – Walrus Food, Raccoons Collecting Rainwater & Fatslide

[Found here, here and here.]

Día de los Muertos

Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a celebration of life and death. While the holiday originated in Mexico, it is celebrated all over Latin America with colorful calaveras (skulls) and calacas (skeletons).

[Caption from here. Image found here via here. Related links here.]

2018 Grumpkin

The missus carved this one freehand.
It’s the Oogie Boogie Man (as if it wasn’t obvious).

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Waiting for sundown…

[Reposted from here. Related Halloween posts here.]

Nothing much happened today.

 

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THE MONSTERS BRAKE OUT

[More awesomeness here.]

Halloween Hot Links

Emu.

Live wire.

Wild West town for sale, only $1.5M [via].

Socialism works in California, but only for some…

How to levitate the components of a sandwich [via].

The POTUS speaks about illegal immigration (and it’s not DJT).

Before they come for you, have your ultralight bugout bag ready to go [via].

The Not Too Bright List. Mix and match the metaphors and similes for fun. I’m not the brightest bulb in the crayon box of hair, so use at your own risk.

Halloween’s coming up in a few days. Just sayin’.

[Top image, Elvira, aka Cassandra Peterson.]

 

Saturday Matinee – Teensy Weensy Weaponry, The Good, The Bad & The Ugly, John Lee Hooker w/ Carlos Santana, Paul Butterfield, Elvin Bishop, Etta James & others

Small firearm demonstration [via].

One of the greatest spaghetti western themes ever, composed Ennio Morricone, performed live by the The Danish National Symphony Orchestra, and conducted by Sarah Hicks.

John Lee Hooker, Carlos Santana, Paul Butterfield, Etta James and others, live at The Fillmore West, San Francisco on 18 July1986 [via]. I think that’s Elvin Bishop stepping in about 00:06:40.

Have a great weekend, folks, see you back here tomorrow for other inane stuff.

The .Gif Friday Post No.556 – La Calabaza Multiocular, Linus & The Great Pumpkin, and Nope, Nope, Nope.

[Found here, here and here.]

Burgers, Chicken, Shakes and a Creepy Head on a Stick.

Mr. Hamburger, Huntsville, Texas

Opened in 1959, Mr. Hamburger is still in business. From their website:

“Situated across from the famous downtown Huntsville “Walls” prison unit, Mr. Hamburger has literally been the first taste of freedom for thousands of released inmates waiting for their bus ride out of town. This influence can be seen in the uniquely named burgers fitting the prison theme.”

[Found here.]