[Culled from here, here and here.]
He dropped 60 lbs. – He’s a lean man now.
Paper Silhouettes
Turbulence on the NCC-1701
Vehicle Mounted Manipulator 1956
“Popular Mechanics (Sep 1956, p.90) drawing made by Frank Tinsley from designs by Lee A. Ohlinger of Northrop Aviation, Inc. of a robot mechanic for the proposed atomic-powered airplane, a star-crossed project that stumbled through 10 years and $500,000 without ever getting off the ground.”
Other designs were developed based on the concept, including the GE “Beetle” of 1961.
[Images & story found here.]
Embrocated Hot Links
In My Gremlin, The Rave-Ups (1985) The Rave-Ups formed in 1979 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After some lineup changes and a relocation to Los Angeles, they hit the indie rock scene of the 1980s with some success. Their appearance in the 1986 movie Pretty In Pink gave them nationwide exposure, but problems with record company promotion and distribution stifled their career.
“Willy’s Chocolate Experience”
When a rebound is not a rebound.
Slug vs. Venus Flytrap [via Bunkerville].
The Snore Dog Song [via Memo Of The Air].
William Yeldell Cosper [via The Feral Irishman].
{Top image: Mystery Movement. Congrats to Ms. Donna / My OBT on her 10 year blogiversary.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.
Saturday Matinee – Don Bryant & The Bo-Keys, Caffeinated Rock&Roll, and The Guy Forsyth Blues Band
Don Bryant & The Bo-Keys. In 1998, bassist Scott Bomar wanted to preserve the Memphis Sound and formed the Bo-Keys. The group’s name is a hat-tip to the session groups The Bar-Kays and The Mar-Keys.
Caffeinated Rock&Roll is a one-man band and skateboarder from Buchs, Switzerland, with very little info available online aside from his Utoobage channel.
The Guy Forsyth Blues Band out of Austin, Texas, sounds a bit like early Fabulous Thunderbirds to me, and I like it. Forsyth’s earlier collaborations include The Asylum Street Spankers and The Hot Nut Riveters.
Not sure where all the days are going, and I’m about to rip up my calendar for lying. Have a great weekend, see you back here tomorrow for some uncomplicated porch time.
The .Gif Friday Post No. 843 – Hidden Strength, Insult Response Face & Heeere’s Donny!
VW Microbrrrr
One of many ice sculptures at the Glacier Ice Bar and Lounge, Lake George, Bolton Landing, New York. Or maybe it’s at the Glacier Ice Bar and Lounge in Rockport, Maine.
[Image found here.]
The Amazing 1951 Hoffman
“There’s something to be said about a car company that after 73 years, 100% of its cars are still running today.”
The Hoffman was a German three-wheeled microcar created by Michael Hoffman, a shop foreman from Munich. It features an aluminum body with asymmetrical roof/windshield, rear wheel drive and steering, a pivoting single-cylinder 6.5 hp engine, and many more questionable design flaws.
Only one exists: the only one ever built.
Images (and more) found here, test drive video via Road & Track.
Tacky Raccoons 