[Found here.]
Mushroom Cloud
[Found here.]
Category: Cool
Laissez les Bons Temps Rouler! – It’s Mardi Gras!
King Oliver & his Dixie Syncopators – Sugar Foot Stomp (1926)
Louis Armstrong played 2nd cornet, married the piano player Lil Hardin.
Lil Armstrong & Buck Washington – Or Leave Me Alone (1936)
That’s Mrs. Louis Armstrong to you.
Al Hirt – When The Saints Go Marching In
Not sure what year, but I’m pretty sure that’s Pete Fountain on clarinet.
Might as well throw some Cajun into the mix while we’re at it.
Aldus Moulton – Zydeco Cha Cha (1988)
Joyeux Mardi Gras!
J’espère que vous en avez un gros!
[Gator roast .gif found here.]
The First Del Taco, Yermo, California
“Ed Hackbarth and David Jameson opened the first Del Taco in Yermo, CA in 1964. With a menu of 19¢ tacos, tostadas, fries and 24¢ cheeseburgers, Del Taco brought in $169 in sales on its first day in business – the equivalent of 900 tacos.”
Seems that the Del Taco pictured above opened in 1961, predating the one that opened in Barstow in 1964. It was originally named “House of the Taco,” er, um, “Casa del Taco.”
$169 in 1961 is about $1,500 in 2020 dollars. Not a bad first day.
[Image found here, caption here.]
UPDATE: Ed Hackbarth Jr. points out that Dave Jameson had nothing to do with the Del Taco Yermo. He joined Ed Hackbarth later 1964-65, opening the Del Taco in Corona CA. – Thanks, Ed.
Onomasiological Hot Links
This song is stuck in my head.
Fill in the blank: “No ____ no gain.”
The murder of Jovanni Alexander Sierra.
“Bullied 9-year old dwarf is a fraud” is a hoax?
(He’s also a young actor.)
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
[Top image from here.]
The .Gif Friday Post No. 623 – The Rain Train, The Getaway & Really Tired
And it begins…
[Found here, h/t Octopus.]
Nothing Much Happened Today.
THE SHIRT.
[Image from People Matching Artworks [via].
Intriguing Tree Switch
[Found here.]
Lyin’ Dog-Faced Pony Soldier Hot Links
Now about those eco-friendly wind turbines…
How China Built a Hospital in 10 Days [via].
A Lindisfarne board game piece. The 3D interactive image is cool.
Those ubiquitous skydancers were invented by Trinidad artist Peter Minshall for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. They are illegal in Houston (.pdf).
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
[Top image: Lyin’ Dog-Faced Pony Soldier?
Apologies to the late Buster Keaton and the late Poppie.]
