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Saturday Matinee – Slim Gaillard & Slam Stewart

As I arrived at TR HQ today, I found a CD sitting all alone. Turns out the lovely Mrs. Strutts scored a copy of Slim Gaillard’s “Slim’s Jam.” Better yet, the missus got it for nothing. WOW. “Flat Foot Floogie” for free. Good God, I’ve heard this guy’s stuff. He played lead guitar when guitar was looked down upon as a mere rhythm instrument. Gaillard was WAY ahead of his time. (Listen for his pre-Chuck Berry licks on the second video.)

You ever wonder where Little Richard came up with “Tutti Frutti?” It was from Gaillard’s advanced musical tublications. FACT.

“R-A-G-G-M-O-P-P RAG MOP”

[Just a few years later, it looked like this, from Uncertain Times.]

The .GIF Friday Post 60 – Catfishbowl

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Another Great Gift Idea: Sick Japanese Dog With Infectious Saliva Game!

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Okay, um, lessee. You open the sickly dog’s skull, stick his tongue to the roof of his mouth and pour in a bunch of green slime with little tidbits in it. Now the sinuses are loaded. Close the head, and doggy drools infected pus with candies that you try to retrieve with electrified tweezers before they land on his tongue.

But here’s the excellent twist: If you pick the wrong tidbit, you are awarded with 110V of Japanese current coursing through your metacarpals. Hilarity ensues as you roll on the floor convulsing uncontrollably. Everyone’s a loser in this game, not just you!

It still doesn’t beat “Pie Face” as our all-time favorite strategy game, but it’s a close second.

[Found at RGS, with many more to choose from. Nice archive of gifts here.]

Hot Christmas

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[Crappy Christmas Album Covers from Amy Oops. But beware of Charlie the Hamster downloads… Firefox says they gots malware attachments.]

Growing Dogs: Part 1 – Planting

Pisgah, Ohio (Strutts News Services) – Anyone who has tried to raise big dogs in the city understands the difficulties involved. One authority, Ms. Tooncie Crumbler, has beat the odds and raised several healthy crops of Retrievers Golden outside her flat in downtown Pisgah.

“Assuming you start with good stock, all it takes are a few clippings, good soil, and bone meal mulch to get ’em to take root and prosper,” said Ms. Crumbler, 78. “Then you have to keep them watered. They do better in the shade, otherwise they tend to wither, and you have to crop ’em back occasionally.”

When asked about the sprouts observed outside of the planters, Ms. Crumbler initially denied their existence, but admitted that she was embarrassed for not having weeded the strays as often as she’d like.

“Once I get me some more planters, I’ll dig ’em up and pot ’em. Until then, they’re just weeds to me.”

[Related posts here. Image from here.]

Another Great Gift Idea: Kawaba!

What a great toy! Man-o-man this sends me back. What 9-year-old boy could resist a wooly mammoth with wings and don’t-eat-the-yellow-snow tusks, with a pair of, um, snow-covered cookies growing out of its trunk. Japanese marketing is amazing.

The folks from Nippon are amused by us westerners as well. If you ever find yourself among a group of them, all you have to say is “Detroit” and they double over laughing.

Careful with the Kawaba site on the advert above; might not be safe according to Firefox.

[Update: Try this Kawaba site instead: http://www.kawaba.co.jp/index.php ]

[Image from the Awesome Cheese.]