Mothers Day Hot Links

“Scene in farmhouse kitchen near Burlington, Vermont.” August 1941

Swinging Mama, Tiny Grimes (1974)
Guitarist Lloyd “Tiny” Grimes (1916-1989) played with many jazz notables. In the late 1940s he had a hit on a jazzed-up version of Loch Lomond with the band billed as Tiny “Mac” Grimes and the Rocking Highlanders. They wore kilts and included Red Prysock on tenor sax and singer Screaming Jay Hawkins.

Walkers.

Collecting data.

Jonny Quest intro.

Global Unwarming.

Vintage camperness.

Google Maps Roadtrip.

Norty Blues Episode 115.

Watercolors of the West.

A common murre [via Bunkerville].

Sprinkle Lemon Happy Guy Muffins.

The Brennan Monorail [via The Feral Irishman].

The Mad Gasser of Mattoon [via Memo Of The Air].

Electro Queens and Digital Divas [via Everlasting Blört].

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T-Model Boogie, Rosco Gordon (1951)
Rosco Gordon had a long career with several major hits including Booted (1952), No More Doggin‘ (1952), and Just a Little Bit (1960). His simplified boogie-woogie piano style emphasized the back beat, and was the inspiration for ska, the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Like many other artists of the time, he was cheated out of a lot of royalties.

“Sorta.”

The Shoplifter.
More shoplifters.

Speaking Hadza.

Aluminum colony.

A shrimp’s daily routine.

Norty Blues Episode 112.

The Blob of Barry Nowlan.

The Penny-Farthing Tank.

The 1980s: Dangerous Times.

A lonely EB [via Everlasting Blört].

If your phone doesn’t ring, it’s me.

Trimming Bennies [via Bunkerville].

The Disease Formerly Known as Monkeypox.

The 1958 Grundig Party Boy [via Memo Of The Air].

How to play a Chromatic Audience [more at My OBT].

Conducting business with Chinese companies (2019).

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Easter

Easter Lamb Cakes

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French April Fool’s Day Vintage Postcards

“Back in the old days in France (up until 1564), the new year was celebrated on April first, based on the Julian calendar. That was before King Charles IX came along and decided that everybody should be following the Gregorian calendar, which starts the new year on the first day of January.

“Not everyone welcomed this change, or so the story goes, and some people continued to celebrate April 1 as the first day of the year. Allegedly, those people were mocked and referred to as April fools. Whatever the case, it became a tradition to do things such as pasting a fish on unsuspecting people’s backs on April 1, and calling them a Poisson d’Avril or an April Fish. The symbol of the fish may also have been connected with Jesus Christ.”

[These undated postcards were found in this fine collection. There is a small envelope attached to one of the fish, meaning unknown. The caption, along with more vintage French April Fish postcards, found here.]