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Category: Cool
Spidercat
[Found here.]
Saturday Matinee – Redwood Logging in 1946, Maxim Zhestkov, The Count Five, The Cramps, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Redwood logging in 1946. Dangerous work. [Found here.]
Hypnotizing art “installations.”
Maxim Zhestkov (b.1985, Russia) is a media artist and director whose practice centres around the influence of digital media on shifting the boundaries of visual language.
He grew up in a small town on the Volga river named Ulyanovsk. From childhood, Maxim was fascinated by art, physics and computers which led him to university, where he studied architecture and fine art.
I’m kinda in an odd mood, change of the seasons, sun angles and all, so let’s roll with it.
“Psychotic Reaction” by The Count Five, peaked at No. 5 in 1966 on the Billboard Hot 100. Classic garage band / early psychedelic rock. Since then it’s been covered by a number of indy/punk/rock bands, including this one by The Cramps in 1983:
Meh. I can do without that, but this one’s not too bad:
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers probably did the best cover of ‘”Psychotic Reaction” in 1991, preserved the soul of the original.
The intro is cool, song starts at 2:20.
Have a great weekend, folks. Be back here tomorrow for more stuff and stuff.
Día de los Muertos
2019 Grumpkin
The missus did this one freehand.
Halloween Snack Tray, Betty Boop & Mickey Mouse (plus CA fire escape)
[Image found here.]
I really am sorry about posting that as far as you know, so check out our Halloween archives instead. If that’s not enough, try these oddities from 1933:
Happy Halloween!
Meanwhile, THIS is scary:
Stay safe.
This Was The First Clue.
Little Miss Swineshine
[Found here.]
Blue Jump Face Hot Links
What this mother is doing is pure evil.
This still amuses me because it’s perfect.
Scott Adams, creator of “Dilbert,” speaks truth to powder.
Building The Wall (with some really annoying music IMO).
Men are allowed to compete with women in sports events, and some women are pissed. TRUE.
Mull of Kintyre was a No. 1 hit in the U.K. in 1977, and you’ve probably never heard of it [via].
A Humble Request. We’re still not sure where this is going.
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
[Top image found here, by arbitrarily Googling “blue jump face.” It’s not a photoshop.]
Saturday Matinee – Dampfmaschine, I’m OK, Jimmie Vaughan & Booker T. Jones
Dampfmaschine is awesome.
I’m OK is a cool animation with an interesting historical background, found here.
Jimmie Vaughan has been overlooked for way too long IMO.
Here’s a bonus: Jimmie Vaughan filling in for Steve Cropper with Booker T. Jones:
Have a great weekend, folks. We’ll be back here tomorrow for more cool stuff.
Tacky Raccoons 