[Found in the funny papers, here. Great one, Leigh Rubin.]
I snorked at today’s “Rubes.”
[Found in the funny papers, here. Great one, Leigh Rubin.]
Category: Cool
“Oh! Look everyone!”
Target Practice
[Found here.]
Saturday Matinee – Do the Fly, Do the Freddie, Slip Away, but Stay Away from the Chick-a-Dilly
Chubby Checker‘s “Do the Fly” didn’t quite make the cut in 1963, but two years later we got this:
In 1965, “Do the Freddy” was Freddy & the Dreamers’ attempt to create a new dance craze. I’d never heard of it, so it must have been a West Coast/British Invasion thang, but F&theD’s actually DID manage to have an influence on later rockers, including the Ramones (watch DeeDee’s moves). Wait for classic dopiness at about 1:00.
Clarence Carter‘s “Slip Away” went to No.6 in 1968. From Billboard’s Top Pop Singles: “Born in 1936 in Montgomery, Alabama. Blind since age 1. Self-taught on guitar from age 11.”
And now for our Feature Length Presentation (courtesy of Hanuman) 1961’s “The Choppers.” Pay attention, parents. This could happen to YOUR KIDS, but they’ll never have such a cool soundtrack.
The .gif Friday Post No.94 – Trouble in WorpDress City: Reanimating Animations UPDATED
[See update below.]
Folks, many of us who use WordPress noticed recently that our posted .gif animations won’t animate once posted, even though the animations work in the “Edit Post” view, like this one:
The .gif file above and the one I posted below are from the same file, but the one below runs. The solution is easy… unless you have several hundred .gif animations already posted on your blog, like we do. I hope WP fixes the glitch. TechTalk continues below, after the break.
Quick! Run and tell WordPress!
Meanwhile, here are a couple of Buttheads.
NOBODY can play the jukebox like Brando.
TechTalk below: Continue reading “The .gif Friday Post No.94 – Trouble in WorpDress City: Reanimating Animations UPDATED”
Donkey Flavor! Good!
[Found here.]
Welcome Grow-A-Brain readers. Help yourselves to the beer in the fridge while you have a lookaround.
Big Footage
Yep. It’s Time Again to Wash Your ‘Pods.
Cold water, gentle cycle, no bleach, then line dry so they don’t shrink up. Cool iron only, no steam.
Wash them twice a year only, in March and August (it’s not too late for this season), and your hats should last a lifetime.
Better yet, have a ‘Pod Wash Party like we did last week. While the hats were drying, they cooled the patio as well. If you folks have had a ‘Pod Wash recently, post your stories in the comments. (Don’t be shy… just about everybody has at least one tale to tell!)
[Related post here, more here. Image found buried in here. ]
Saturday Matinee – Kill a ‘Dilla, Comma Song, Follow the Sun, Waiting on a Friend, Happy Boy
KillaDilla.
Jimmy Jones’ “Handy Man” cracked me up when I was a tad. I remember it as the “Comma Song.”
Del Shannon came a long way from 1961’s “Hats Off To Larry.” This song made it to Number 9 in November 1964.
This is one of the prettiest songs the Stones ever did, not that they were ever known for pretty.
And because my computer has been reborn and hasn’t thrown up in over 24 hours, here’s a repost of the late great Country Dick Montana & the Beat Farmers to sum up my current mental outlook.
Amazing Helicopter Photos from Afghanistan
The photos in Michael Yon’s blog are amazing, as are his stories posted from Afghanistan. I cropped the image above only for more detail in this post.
[Found link here.]
