Category: Cool
Christmas in Yorkshire
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[Update: The location is approximately 117 Main Street. Take a virtual walk via Google Maps here. This was Emily Brontë‘s old stomping ground.]
School of WTF
[Image of curious humphead parrotfish found here, possibly a still from this video that I didn’t watch.]
The Christmas that C.H. met A. & the C’s
This collaboration by Los Angeles Blues-Rock band Canned Heat and Chipmunks creator Ross Bagdasarian Sr. was released in November 1968 as the A-side of Liberty 56079 in time for the holiday shopping season. Though some pressings credit Canned Heat & The Chipmunks on both sides of the disc, the 30 i.p.s. rodents are not present on the reverse, “Christmas Blues”.
[h/t Marc “Savage” D. for enlightening me.]
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).
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
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
Banksy’s Spraycation
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.]
Tacky Raccoons 