Just a pile of random unrelated stuff.
Stuff I do when I’m bored
Category: Bizarre
VW Frankencopter
From the comments section:
“I had hoped to see a video of this copter in flight. Alas, it’s never going to fly! Here’s more info I located on Instagram:
Aircraft maintenance expert Chuck Jurgen Teschke from Alberta, Canada, is creating a unique hybrid by combining a classic VW T1 Bus with parts from an Airbus H125 helicopter. This project, known as the ‘Frankencopter,’ is a static art installation designed to resemble a helicopter, though it is not intended to fly. The build features a modified VW Bus shell integrated with helicopter components, including landing skids and a tail boom, resulting in a striking visual piece that blends automotive and aviation elements.”
[Image and description found here.]
Childhood Nightmare
Batrachivorous Hot Links
I Can’t Stop Dancing, Archie Bell & The Drells (1968)
Soul / R&B group from Houston, Texas, Archie Bell & The Drells had a string of hits in the late 60s-70s. They are best known for their 1968 dance hit Tighten Up which shot to No. 1 on the charts while Bell was recuperating from a leg injury he suffered while in the U.S. Army.
AiDA.
Stations down under.
Bear down under.
Lyrics to Hocus Pocus by Focus.
Limping devils and their vejigas.
Machines [via Everlasting Blört].
Warming up the car [Thompson, blog].
Happy blogoversary to The View from Lady Lake.
Morgan James sings Floyd [via Memo Of The Air].
[Top image: Snow couch found here.]
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The Friday .Gif Post No. 939 – Squirrel Happens, Fruit Frost & An Endless Corner
Inverted Holland
[Original un-inverted stock photo found here.]
Stray Couches
Scream of the Forest
“Lasu Krzyk” – winter aerial view of a frozen pond in Łódź’s Arturówek.This is one of the largest forest areas within city limits in Europe (1,205.45 ha). When this shape appeared on the screen of my controller, I couldn’t believe my own eyes! It immediately reminded me of one of E. Munka’s works. Nature managed to create such images by itself! It’s as if the forest wanted to tell us something, or perhaps scream? With this post, I wanted to draw attention to nature. So that we look at it with wider-open eyes and care about it more. ©Arkadiusz Dalak.
[Found here; translation from Polish via GROK.]
199 & 201 Henry Street
In 1980, photographers Brian Rose and Edward Fausty conducted a photo survey of derelict NYC, particularly the Lower East Side. This image is of 199 & 201 Henry Street, with a 1967 Chrysler Town & Country wagon at the curb.
According to a recent comment on FB, Apartment No. 3 at No. 199 Henry Street is now a 1 bedroom / 1 bath and rents for $2,600 / month.
[1980 view found here, 2024 screencap via Google Maps Street View.]
Advesperating Hot Links
Slow Down, Larry Williams (1958)
From Wiki: “Lawrence Eugene Williams (May 10, 1935 – January 7, 1980) was an American rhythm & blues and rock & roll singer, songwriter, and pianist from New Orleans. He is best known for writing and recording some rock & roll classics from 1957 to 1959 for Specialty Records, including Bony Moronie, Short Fat Fannie, Slow Down, Dizzy Miss Lizzy (1958), Bad Boy and She Said Yeah (1959).”
Trolling Valheim [via Neatorama].
Dentalheads [via Everlasting Blört].
Remembering Jonathan and Darlene.
Two cats, two theremins [Thompson, blog].
Try these for openers [via Memo Of The Air].
[Top image: Street fighter ca. 1950 (colorized) found in here.]
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Tacky Raccoons 