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WAAAATERMELONS
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“Hot enough for ya?”
Mae Questel’s Contribution to the World
You’ve seen her. You’ve heard her voice. She’s famous, yet you don’t know who Mae Questel was. [More below the break.]
Saturday Matinee – ZooBooks, Brazil + Brazil, Boop Meets Armstrong, Meatloaf & Thorogood
This edition of Saturday Matinee is sponsored in part by ZooBooks.
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Cool animation with a nice version of “Brazil.” performed by The Real Tuesday Weld with Nick Phelps and Geert Chatrou.
Darkly bizarre, “Brazil” is one of my favorite anti-bureaucracy movies. (Ever see Michael Palin as evil?) This movie succeeded in large part to Terry Gilliam’s insistance that it not be edited; that cost him a lot of promotional backing, but it became a hit in its own right. “Half a dream and half a nightmare” sums it up pretty well.
Flashback to 1932 – Louis Armstrong, fresh out of King Oliver’s band, provides the soundtrack (and more) to a typically creepy yet benign Betty Boop cartoon, “I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead You Rascal You.” Maybe they’re in Brazil.
“…And Now I’m Praying For The End Of Time” is THE best punchline in the history of protopunkrock, courtesy of Mr. Loaf.
Let’s wrap this up with George Thorogood’s classic take on John Lee Hooker’s “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer.” Kinda sums up my attitude these days, En out de do’ ah went.
The .Gif Friday Post No.118 – Sheepfilms
Pre-ChatRoulette FAIL
All I can say is, “That’s an awesome shadow, Catwoman. Is your name ‘Walter’ ?”
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Checking the Lotto
If I had all the money I ever spent on lottery tickets… oh wait, I do. You can get better odds in Las Vegas, and that city was built on odds. You want 2 to 1 odds? Go to the racetrack, and you won’t get it there either. [More below the break.]
Help Us, Meatloaf!
Oh yeah. This is the guy you want to raise money for your organization. Humongous Rock Star of the Universe.
Actually, Meat was entertaining, given that he jumped up onto a sweaty stage commanded by disco, glam rockers and over-produced arena rock of the late 1970s. Mr. Loaf has my admiration, and had an amazing career. He was a punk as much as anyone, and he had Ellen Foley, too.
March is Meme Appreciation Month
Only Five. Not Four. Not Six.
1. Practice vapidity/mental vacuity while focusing on a red hair bow.
2. Wear red and ignore those who don’t.
3. Hide your hands from sight.
4. Visualize a dotted arc in space and pressure three children to admit that they see it also.
5. Learn telekinesis and hover a miniature plastic funnel over a red square with white dots.
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Tacky Raccoons 