Category: Cool

Batrachophobic Hot Links

Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town, The Harmony Grits (1959) When The Drifters were fired by their manager after an incident at the Apollo Theater, they were immediately replaced by members of The 5 Crowns. Clyde McPhatter had begun a solo career, so the others, Gerhard and Andrew Thrasher with Bill Pinkney and Little David Baughan(?) formed The Harmony Grits, as their former manager owned rights to The Drifters name.  They recorded two songs before renaming themselves The Original Drifters. [More on the story here.]

Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town was first recorded by Harry Reser and His Orchestra, with vocal by Tom Stacks (1934).

Abby?

Wanted.

The Warning.

Hours of Fun!

A gift for Farley.

Happy campers.

Goldblum loses it.

the babe with legs.

Definitely a dad move.

Pa-RUMpa-pum-pum.

Ghostbusters in reverse.

Feltic Christmas decorations.

Tardigrade egg [via Bunkerville].

Raised in captivity, born to be free.

The Santa Sessions [via Mme. Jujujive}.

Brunch in a Jar Sippin’ Cream [h/t Gord S.].

Beware die Schlupfkappe [via Memo Of The Air].

Dan Koft calls Boogie Woogie Santa Claus square dance.

[Top image via Deep Dream Generator and the text prompt “Tardigrade with Christmas lights”.]

From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.

Saturday Matinee – Pays D’en Haut, The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band & Joanna Connor

Pays D’en Haut & friends.

The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band in 2012: “The video was shot in one day in Brown County, IN on the hottest day in Southern Indiana history.”

The amazing Joanna Connor, from an unknown performance, possibly late 1990s.

I caught up on my missed naps today and ran out of time to do much Utoob mining or write up. Not quite ready for Christmas music either. Have a great weekend and we’ll see you back here tomorrow.

The .Gif Friday Post No. 832 – Seeing iPhone Dog, Falling Angel & JB’s Snot Locker

[Found here, here and here.]

Banksy’s Spraycation

[Spraycation Model Village found buried in here, unknown media, date.]

Button Creek

There are other versions of the same scene with different buttons, so there’s likely a “color by button” pattern book out there somewhere.

[Found here, h/t Charlene604.]

Radar Station DYE-2 Greenland

Abandoned DYE-2 radar station, Greenland

The dart is still in the dartboard and the beer is still on the counter in the bar. So untouched is DYE-2. Slowly, the weather and wind have encroached and in a few years it will probably be difficult to get in and see this unique, American cold war relic on the ice sheet in 
Greenland.

[Caption and photos from here  Other photos from here and here.]

Mendaciloquencent Hot Links

I’ve Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do) – Eddie Floyd (1968) In the two years following his classic Knock On Wood (1966), Eddie Floyd’s recording career appeared to be fading until he (with co-writers Booker T. Jones and Alvertis Isbell, produced by Steve Cropper) released I’ve Never Found A Girl.

More old trains.

Right in the buttocks.

Two classes of people.

Special effects w/o CGI.

Corrugated spelunking.

Jerry Casale explains DEVO.

Cast aluminum Christmas tree?

The confession [via Feral Irishman].

Thinking with a log [via Bunkerville].

Screaming Elvis fans [via Memo Of The Air].

Iggy Pop & Tom Waits on The Confidential Show.

The most recognizable building in Times Square is empty.
[via The View From Lady Lake]

Minnesota’s Name A Snowplow Contest 2023 [via Mme. Jujujive].

Lord Timothy Dexter’s luck. More about the colonial merchant here.

[Top image found here.]

From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.

Saturday Matinee – 16 Horsepower, Véronique Gayot & Delbert McClinton

16 Horsepower was a Denver-based group that mixed rock, bluegrass and Appalachian gospel. They released four studio albums before egos got in the way: they disbanded in 2005, citing “mostly political and spiritual” differences.

French blues rock singer and guitarist Véronique Gayot is a vocal powerhouse. Although she’s got two albums out and another soon to be released, I couldn’t find much background except for an interview.
Véronique Gayot: vocals
Yannick Eichert: guitar, vocals
Jerome Wolf: bass
Jérome Spieldenner: drums

Delbert McClinton has been performing on stage since 1957, has been called the sound of Texas soul, and has backed Sonny Boy Williamson II, Howlin’ Wolf, Lightnin’ Hopkins, and Jimmy Reed. Eventually he had a national hit, playing harmonica on Bruce Channel‘s “Hey! Baby” in 1962. His biggest hit came in 1980 with Giving It Up for Your Love, which scored No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100.

It’s almost time, and I’m not ready for it, so we’ll put off the Christmas cheer until it becomes mandatory. Have a great weekend and we’ll see you back here tomorrow.

The .Gif Friday Post No. 831 – A 12-Hour Shift, Foamy Vibes & A Snowfall

[Found here, here and here.]

Stuff I Do When I’m Bored