Category: Cool

Think Like A Proton

“I’m pretty sure this is a Beryllium atom and the artist just used artistic license to depict the 8 protons and neutrons in the nucleus as the atom’s body (1), eyes (2), teeth (4), and tongue (1). He also portrayed the atom part way through the oxidation process, which is why it still has 3 electrons instead of the traditional 2 that form the Be+2 ion. But even midway through oxidation, the atom would still have a positive charge. So the shirt is technically (though artistically) correct.
Yeah, I’m gonna go with that.”

[Shirt found here. Art review found here.]

Mike’s Amazing Bottomless Pit

Who is Mike you ask? Mike is the guy who owns the pit. He also runs the ticket booth.

[Mike’s Amazing Bottomless Pit and more miniatures found here.]

Rule No. 1

Photo by Sarah Ainslie, Smithfield Market, London (1998).

[Found here and colorized.]

Elytriferous Hot Links

Ever Again, Bernie Williams (1969) Not  to be confused with recording artist and Major League Baseball player of the same name, Bernie Williams was a Northern Soul singer who recorded for Bell Records. A rare promo 45rpm of Ever Again/ Next To You was recently listed for £3,900 ($4,861 USD).

Howdy!

The relocation.

Dude with sign.

Dealing with infinity.

Why ESL is important.

Zero Hour vs. Airplane.

We saw what you did there.

Mama was a flying pea pod.

God Bless Cowboy Adam Ingle.

Kirby & Kendall [via Memo Of The Air].

“It was an accident. Honest.” [h/t Paul Y.]

Aztec Death Whistle (slowed, with reverb).

YOU WILL BUY GLORIOUS PRODUCTS NOW

Homage to retractable headlights [via Bunkerville].

Some very important phone calls [via Mme. Jujujive]

[Top image found here.]

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

Saturday Matinee – The Courettes, Mr. Sipp & Ry Cooder

Dubbed The World’s Greatest Two Person Rock ‘N’ Roll Ensemble, Flavia & Martin Couri, aka The Fabulous Courettes, are proof that Phil Spector lives.

Castro Coleman, aka Mr. Sipp is smooth. A recipient of many prestigious awards, Castro was the first bluesman to have his handprint inducted into the Wall of Fame in Fredrikshavn, Denmark.

The master of roots blues slide guitar, Ry Cooder gets all swampy whenever he wants to, and that’s fine with me. Mo swampy mo betta.

Yep, another week has gone by and I don’t miss it already. See you back here tomorrow at whenever o’clock sharp.

America Indian Chiefs Cigarette Cards – Pt. 2

[See Part 1 for more. Source: Allen & Ginter Cigarette Cards 1888-1889]

Snobots

In other words, they prevent the build up of alpine snow with loud farts.

[Found here.]

Psittacine Hot Links

Hunter Thompson Weekend, Jimmy Buffett
with Glenn Frey & Steve Weisberg (1977) Audio lifted from video of their appearance with Hunter S. Thompson at the Aspen High School Auditorium, 1977.  Buffett, Frey and Weisberg performed an early version of Margaritaville at 11:04 in. That would have been one fun weekend.

Wall.

Feral parrots.

More campers.

Killing them softly.

“My bad, Mom. My bad.“

Vaccines at the Improv.

Awkward conversations.

InstaTan [via Bunkerville].

Shipping container hotels.

Jordan can’t take a sick day.

Beepboopbeepboop pshhhhh.

The Termite [via Memo Of The Air].
More Thai insecticide fun here.

Sauce Day intros [via Mme. Jujujive].

Long Long Man – the complete miniseries.

History lesson from the streets of Harlem.

Bruce Wayne’s other option [via The View From Lady Lake].

[Top image found here. R.I.P. Jimmy Buffett (1946-2023).]

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Saturday Matinee – Jeremiah McDonald does Dizzy & Charlie, The Red Devils, Smokin’ Joe Kubek & Bnois King, and The Homemade Jamz Blues Band

Jerimiah McDonald lip syncs Leap Frog, Dizzy Gillespie vs. Charlie Parker. [h/t Mme. Jujujive]

The Red Devils were a house band from L.A. featuring front man Lester Butler. They had much success after their debut album King King (1992), but the stress of their U.S. and European tours took its toll, and Butler’s drug habit didn’t help. They split up in 1994; Butler died of an overdose four years later at the age of 38.

Smokin’ Joe Kubek & Bnois King played together for decades until Kubek passed away in 2015 at age 58. Both Kubek and King have impressive resumes filled with blues cred.

From Tupelo, Mississippi, siblings Ryan, Kyle and Taya Perry are The Homemade Jamz Blues Band. In 2007, the trio made music history as the youngest blues band to sign a record deal: Ryan was 16, Kyle 14 and Taya 9.

Got a busy day tomorrow. Big plans, y’know, big plans. I don’t know what they are yet, just that tomorrow’s gonna be busy. See you then.

Para Fumetas

Un amplificador se convierte en un armadillo y se estrella contra el
piso. Tiene sentido.

[From Revisto Pelo, ca. 1970, found here, comic artist unknown.]