Category: Cool

Saturday Matinee – Santa’s Roundeer, Greenies Snowman, The Rocker Covers, The Tractors, Postmodern Jukebox & Sleepy Man

Santa’s Roundeer (Rollin’ Wild).

Pure Calvin. [h/t Corrine L.]

Straight outta Gloucestershire, The Rocker Covers covered Carey in Bath, England.

The Tractors‘ Santa Claus is Comin’ (in a Boogie Woogie Choo-Choo Train) has a nasty intro, but keep with it because it rocks and the vid is cool.

Early Postmodern Jukebox:
Scott Bradlee on keyboard, Ben Golder-Novick on saxoblaster.
[Previously posted here in 2013.]

Sleepy Man, formerly Sleepy Man Banjo Boys, aka the Mizzone brothers, polish up this overwrought standard.

That’ll do for now. Have a great weekend, folks and we’ll be back tomorrow for all your last-minute Christmas browsing needs.

The .Gif Friday Post No. 661 – Winter

[All .gif transformations were created from photos found via DuckDuckGo image search. Photos for top morph were stolen shamelessly and without permission from Dan J.]

The Iceman Goeth

Paradox of Praxis 1 (Sometimes Making Something Leads to Nothing). Francis Alys. 1997.

[Found in here. Video here.]

Bless the Beasts and the Children’s Beasts

Apparently someone’s daddy doesn’t like the President:

[All images found in here, more at the link. Related posts here and here and here and here.]

Fallaciloquencial Hot Links

“In this era of rampant Fake News, Smudge has called out BS time and time again, ususally in response to something said by a volatile blond woman.”

Chinaman Blues, Erskine Tate’s Vendome Orchestra (1923) OkehThe band played live music during and between silent films in movie theaters, and featured a young Louis Armstrong.

Ave Maria. Or not…

40 free beach rocks.

A lot of illusions [via].

The audio didn’t work, so…

1984 vs. Brave New World.

Ted Gosta’s story is amazing.

The First Follower is important.

The Saga of Taylor and Smudge.

Tracked by a Pirate, or the Adventures of a Young Sponge-Hunter.

[Top image from here.]

From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.

The .Gif Friday Post No. 660 – Kitty Licker, Doggiecise & Balongerie

[Found here, here and here.]

Everything You Should Know About The Vietnamese Mossy Frog

The Smithsonian’s Natioal Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute has some great information:

Vietnamese mossy frogs greatly resemble a clump of moss. the Vietnamese mossy frog lives in Vietnam.

[Image found here.]

Quingentumvirate Hot Links

Dynaflow Blues, The Johnny Shines Blues Band (1965) Vanguard Johnny Shines (1915-1992) played with some of the greatest bluesmen of his time, including Robert Johnson. He recorded sporadically from 1946 with little success, and in 1952 sold his equipment and returned to construction. Vanguard Records found him in 1965 and revived his career.

Disgusting Part I.

Disgusting Part II.

Admirable.

Cat tail fire.

A Close Call.

The Crap Tree.

Easily amused.

The Tee-Tones.

A small disruption.

[Top image found here.]

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The .Gif Friday Post No. 659 – Happy Emu, Beachfoot, Eatin’ Chickin & Drinkin’ Milk

[Found here, here and here.]

Hot Links der Waschbären

Mind Your Own Business, Hank Williams (1949)“The song’s lyrics were likely inspired by the singer’s own tempestuous relationship with wife Audrey Williams and the buzz it created. […] Hank had cut several duets with his wife Audrey, who by all accounts had limited singing talent.” – Wikipedia

Curse you, Pignouf!

Simple electric train.

Very cool candles. [h/t Octopus]

Class Action Park – Official Trailer.

I remember games that began like this.

Nobody does Kurdish techno dubstep beatbox better.

[Top image: Raccoon-proof recycling container illustration. See it in action here.]

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