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Saturday Matinee – Gumbasia, Anyway The Wind Blows & Homunculus

Art Clokey passed away 9 January 2009. Here’s his (pre-Gumby) tribute to Disney’s Fantasia. [Found here.]

Whoa. Bill Wyman, Georgie Fame, Peter Frampton, Gary Brooker, Beverley Skeete, all rolled into one rock. Nice late night low key roadtrip music.

Very nice piano version of Zappa’s classic f-u song to an ex*, originally recorded by the Mothers in the mid 60’s. That final chord is awsome.

*The story I heard, Larry… Someone named Wendy was one of FZ’s early loves. There is also a story that no one was named “Wendy” until Disney’s “Peter Pan” was released in 1953. Although that may be true, “Peter Pan and Wendy” was published in 1911, according to The Wikiness, and “Wendy” may have appeared as early as 1902.

Now for our feature presentation: HOMUNCULUS
[Warning: NS for young kids.]

[Found here.]

The .Gif Friday Post No. 111 – Walkies, Flappies & Fluffy Escalator Cat

[Found here, here and here.]

woooosh

I looked at this photo flat-eyed for a while before I realized what it was.

[Found here.]

What A Crack Up.

When Planetross says there are a lot of bums near the train station, he’s not kidding. I mean, just look at this maasterpiece. The locals fondly refer to it as:

アメリカ人は、この記念碑でよく笑う。彼らはそれを面白いと思う。

Located at the rear end of the plaza, you pass the gas station. It’s on the backside. For best results, photograph this statue during a full moon while standing upwind.

The monument already had a lot of cracks in it by the time it was installed. It’s been said that the sculptor always gets behind in his work.

Not trying to be cheeky; it tookus no time at all to come up with these terrible buns. Butt I digrass… The title of this work o fart?
The Acrobutts.

The End.

P.S. I suppose that the steel hoops protecting the sculpture represent the Rings around Uranus. Yeah, I know. I just had to say it.

[Planetross found it near his house, kinda; kudos to S.Le who provided the name for the stack ‘o glutes. Possibly related posts here, here and here.]

NY Apartment Infested With Cats and Reptiles: NYPD Officer Uses Drugs

Police Officer Martin Duffy rappels down the side of 2430 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. in Harlem to shoot a 400-pound Bengal-Siberian tiger, that was kept in an apartment, with a tranquilizer. The sedated tiger, named Ming, and a 3-foot caiman alligator were removed from the building. The animals’ owner was tracked down in Philadelphia and charged with reckless endangerment.

[Image found here with description embedded. Full story from 2003 here.]

Saturday Matinee – Hatebird, Deathkitty, Spadina Bus, Magic Bus & the BorgMobile

HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE
[Found here, crossposted here.]

Metro found this oddity. Reminded me of Karma Ghost, now on the Utoobage.

Spadina Bus: Great find by Gabriel, who tried to hide it in the comments.

Can’t believe that this one rolled in 1968. I want it.

I was looking for a song that I heard in the mid-seventies that had these lyrics:

I want to be a bus;
I want to be a big bus;
I want to bus the world around;
I want to be the biggest bus to ever bus the world around.

The google machine didn’t help; neither did the Utoobage search. Meh.

And Now For Our Feature Presentation:
Ernest Borgnine On The Bus (Part 1).

Elvis: Still Alive At 75

[Image from here. .Gif from here. Video previously posted here with awesome commentary. Long Live the King.]

NOOOOO

… so I guess we’ll never know.

[Top image found in here.]

Bunk’s Facebook

These are the best ones. The other eight faces suck. [Found here via here.]

BTW, now that the New Year is sputtering to a start, we’ve started a Tacky Raccoons FaceBook Page. I’m new to the FaceBookage, but staff is assisting me with this new timewaster. See you there!

Happy New Year’s Eve To All Our Friends

Lotta comments this pist year, and we thought that y’all should be recobanized for what you are: Goaders.

Y’all are goaders, but I mean that in a friendly way. Every last one of you who leaves a comment gives us a reason to respond to your comment, and to post more. We feed off of YOU!.

We can’t pay you back directly, but we can certainly list all those who made the day in one way or the other, so thanx and a tip o’ the tarboosh to:

a dood, aimeerenee, alfred, AmyOops, aNa, anabel, andiscandis, Andrew, Apple, archiearchive FCD, ArmedGeek, Artiespet, azahar, bad, Becky, Bo Weez, booo, bramw8, brianna, Cactus Man, Caplin Rous, Cathrine, cbullitt, cc, Chiqui, chris, Chris@Maugeritaville, christie, cindy, crosby, Crystal!, cynder11, daisyfae, Dalton J. Fox, Dan, Dan Johanson, DarkMatter, Darryl, datora, David, David C., David S., davidhmercier, davidisherenow, Davis, Dennis the Vizsla, diesel, Doraz, Dr. Van Wolfieburg, Ella, Eric Anderson, Evil Klown, fantasiaspillowtalk, Feng, Finicky Penguin, fracas, Frank, G Eagle Esq, Gabriel…, Garryk, Gerry, gigiwiwi, gnus, GoingLikeSixty, Grannyweasel, Gretal, Hannah, haroldsnodgrass, healingmagichands, Heather, humorousreview, iguana feeding, ingrid, izaakmak, jc, Jen, Jessica, Jingle, John M., Kait, Karl, Katie Frank, Kissa, Kitty, lahru, Leeuna, LGS, lolarusa, Maddy, MadMadMargo, Magdalini, mary lee stropes, Matt Ross, MauMau, Max, Melanie, Mental Mist, Metro, michele, Milk Lion, Miss Cellania, MR T himself, nathaliewithanh, Nicole, Nifty Nick, nikolaykotev, Notoriously Conservative, Nurse Myra, Observer, Ola Glomstulen, otterhavver, Otto Mann, P.L. Frederick, Pete Aldin, phil cordery, Phil E. Drifter, Planetross, Potzorbie, Pwn Greenland, pyratelickitysplits, RGS, raincoaster, ramblette, razzbuffnik, renerup, richard, Ricky, roppolo, S. Le, sam, sandysays1, Sara, sarahenity, Senem, sHx, silverstar98121, Skybluepink, Skye, Slippy Lane, Stanimal, steve miller, steve smith, Steve Stevenson, Strider, Susi Spice, tahrey, tape, Tattoo Jim, The Necromancer, theliteraryhorse, Tony, Torben, tylerdurden, Uncle Keith, Unfinished Rambler, VE, VHDT10, WannaSmile, warlock6, waterjay, Whatigotsofar, wheels, Woodstock 1969, woosk, worldwar1letters, Zanypickle, Zeusiswatching.