Category: Hot Links

Callipygous Hot Links

Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On, Big Maybelle Smith (1955) Mabel Smith began recording in 1947 when she was 23 years old, yet she’d been singing in various venues since she was a child. She was the first to record Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On, produced and arranged by a young Quincy Jones for Okeh Records, and predating Jerry Lee Lewis’ version by almost two years. (Lewis liked the song so much he stole it, then credited Big Mama Thornton.)

oh hell no

Bigfoot Eruption.

A Drive-by History.

A long strange trip.

Song of the blobfish.

Remember Monkeypox?

Emotional support demon.

A round of applesauce [via Bunkerville].

It’s not easy being the coolest in the club.

Dave Chappelle talks about the funny business.

Only the names (in the Rocky Horror Picture Show).
[via Memo Of The Air]

[Top image found here.]

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Farraginous Hot Links

Mama Can I Go Out Tonight, Jo Ann Campbell (1959) Before you roll your eyes, Bo Diddley wrote that song – that’s him on guitar, with King Curtis on tenor sax and Jerome Green on the maracas. It was recorded for her 1959 album I’m Nobody’s Baby. Campbell had a promising career as a dancer when she transitioned to rock and roll. Promoted by Alan Freed (and appearing in his showcase movie Go Johnny Go!) she had a successful recording career, charting hits in the UK as well as the US.

Audi do.

When Worlds Collide Department: The Mastodon home invasion.

This cow.
[via Bunkerville}

Bibi & Fritz.
[via Mme. Jujujive]

Seatbelt safety flaw.
[via Feral Irishman]

The House of Taste.
[via Memo of the Air]

“Stop licking this toad.”
[h/t Suz P.]

One disorienting thing.

The Jimmy Dugan Story.

You get what you pay for.

4th century B.C. cat sculpture.

The Day After The Night Before.

Name 50 States in 17 seconds. Go.

When Worlds Collide: The Mastodon home invasion.

[Top image: Hyatt Regency Hotel, Zhenjiang San Francisco. found here.]

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Adynatonal Hot Links

Go! Go! Go!, The Coconut Monkeyrocket (2010) Uptempo electrokitsch surf rock /cartoon funk. Gotta slip it into the Christmas mix.

Prothesis.

Twiter [sic].

Punch Clock.

Worth doing.

Deadly hypnosis.

PAY ATTENTION.

Talivara pumpkins.

How asparagus grows.

Forgive and forget? Nah.

Pineapples. [h/t Bunkerville]

Kwang Toong! With oyster sauce! [h/t Memo of the Air]

[Top image: Gillian Anderson found here.]

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Nictitating Hot Links

Jungle, The Nite Cats (1962) No information about this group, but the song is suitable for Halloween ambient neighborhood music. The Nite Cats recorded this wonder on the CPM (Consolidated Music Publishing) Records label, and it appears in several “jungle rock” compilations. The flip side of the 45rpm is Skip School Flu.

A Prayer.

踊ってみた

Dog gets it.

Reeperbahn.

Biddy Boys 1972.

Do the monster mask.
[h/t Mme. Jujujive]

Funeral greeting cards.

Halloween Safety (1977).

Someone ran over a bird.

Throat singer on the intercom.

“A day in the life of a Twitter employee” is NOT a parody.
[h/t Bunkerville]

[Top image: No idea what that’s all about but I like it. Might be a still shot from a Netflix series that I haven’t watched. Found here. h/t Charlene.]

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Castrametational Hot Links

Safe European Home, The Clash (1978) The song is about a trip to Jamaica gone wrong, hence the lyrics “I went to the place where every white face is an invitation to robbery.”

Singer Joe Strummer and guitarist Mick Jones were sent to Jamaica for two weeks in December 1977 to write songs for their upcoming second album. “We must’ve looked like a strange pair to the locals… I’m surprised we weren’t filleted and served on a plate of chips” noted Jones. “We went down to the docks and I think we only survived because they mistook us for sailors.” 

Sound up.

Noah’s Ark.

Getter done.
[h/t Bunkerville]

Bollards never give up.

Age-appropriate chores.

Kitty’s birthday surprise.

Louie’s going down tonight.

Cars designed to be trashed.
[h/t Mme. Jujujive]

Baby elephants and their trunks.

Biblical angels were scary. More about them here.

[Top image: Belgian goat with Doppelbock found here.]

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Vapulatorial Hot Links

Stormy Weather, The Spaniels (1958) Pookie Hudson & The Hudsonaires formed in 1952 at Roosevelt High School, Gary, Indiana. The following year they scored a top 10 hit with  Baby It’s You. as the Spaniels. Two years later they recorded their classic Good Night  Sweetheart, Goodnight and became one of the most successful R&B groups of their time.

And Darwin giggled.

Nature can be brutal.

Dishbrain plays Pong.

About biting the hand…

Hand of God – Belgrade.

The House of Doodle [via Mme. Jujujive].

Another contender for the IDGAF Award.
[h/t Bunkerville]

Hands around the world [via Memo of the Air].

[Top image: Russian photoshoot for photoshop found in here.]

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Humicubational Hot Links

Manhunt, Frank Weir and his Werewolves (1962) A dark suspect is spotted by a posse of rodeo clowns riding Shetland ponies and the manhunt is on. British orchestra leader Frank Weir had several hits during his career, but this tune wasn’t one of them.

The Painting.

Gator chomps it.

This is Awesome.

This is Pure Awesome.

This is Pure Trolling Awesome.

Not everyone wanted to be a Pepper.

Intro to Facebook 2009 – a commentary.

Hydraulic Press Girl [via Memo Of The Air].

“And just where do you think you’re going?”

Remember those three circles [h/t Bunkerville].

I get email notifications whenever we get a new follower, and Admiral Bill made my day.

[Top image: The Cheetle. Story here, h/t Nate L.]

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Galericulate Hot Links

Early Morning Boogie, Wini Beatty & Slim Gaillard (1946) Slim “McVouty” Gaillard had much success, and he’s anything but an unknown. Although Wini Beatty also appeared on many recordings, I found scant information about her.

STOP.

Ray Troll.

X-Ray Bird.

60 Minutes.

Inertia balloon.

“Steve. Not the ears.”

A perfect little tiny kitchen.

Beatboxing with harmonicas.

Barbados songs by Barbadians, courtesy Queen H.

Filthy Photos of the most polluted rivers in the world.

The US Space Force has an official song, but dammit, Jim, they left out the theremin. [via Memo of the Air]

[Top image: Vintage RV, September 2015, North Dakota. h/t Charlene.]

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Kakistocratic Hot Links

Show Stopper, The Cashmeres (HEM Records, 1965) There is little information about this soul group from Washington D.C. (not be confused with The Cashmeres, a doo-wop group from Atlanta GA, or The Cashmeres from Brooklyn NY, or The Cashmeres from Portland OR). A  45rpm copy of Show Stopper is a rarity; according to Discogs, prices range from $680 to $1800 depending on condition.

Hotshot.

Flying in a hangar.

THIS is a great idea.

Life as an LA Influencer.

Too bad he didn’t as me. 😀

Almost everything I forgot to post.

Awesome. Drone Photos of the Year.

Brickit is an app for Legos [h/t Miz Beth].

“I look like the Queen of England,” proclaimed Betty.

ICYMI: Martha’s Vineyard Facebook group was bitching at each other.

[Top image by Terry Border from his series Bent Objects.]

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Macropterous Hot Links

My Good Pott, Doc Pomus & Curley Russell’s All Stars (1948)
Jerome Felder, better known as Doc Pomus, was  one of the grandfathers of rock and roll.  He wrote and performed rhythm & blues, a genre that belonged almost exclusively to black American artists whose 78s were often categorized as “race records.”

“By the late 1950’s he was established as one of the best songwriters in the business which is where he’d make his name and cement his legend. During that time it’s doubtful anyone buying his classic compositions performed by The Drifters, Dion & The Belmonts, Ray Charles and the ultimate white-Negro Elvis Presley, were even aware Pomus once sung this kind of music before any of those artists had even cut their first record.”

Spontaneous Lunacy – The History of Rock ‘N’ Roll – Song By Song

Another of Pomus’ contemporaries broke the R&B color barrier soon after: Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes, aka Johnny Otis.

Hot hot was it?

“Doin’ dishes?”

Brains: Liquefied.

Capybara parkour.

“Yes, but on one condition…”

Blowing up Stretch Armstrong.
[via Memo Of The Air]

Over 12,000 phone calls so far this year.
[via The VFLL]

Places to go: The best museum restrooms.
[via Mme. Jujujive]

#BadStockPhotosOfMyJob. (More on The Twitter.)

[Top image: Robot lineup found here.]

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