Ice flotilla [via Bunkerville].
Finding Etzanoa [h/t Paul Y.].
Someone is jealous [h/t Pam M.].
Christmas cards Gilliam style [via Memo Of The Air].
[Top image: This nutcracker baking tin appeared on our kitchen counter last week and it works.]
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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”.]
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I’ve Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do) – Eddie Floyd (1968) In the two years following his classic Knock On Wood (1966), Eddie Floyd’s recording career appeared to be fading until he (with co-writers Booker T. Jones and Alvertis Isbell, produced by Steve Cropper) released I’ve Never Found A Girl.
More old trains.
The confession [via Feral Irishman].
Thinking with a log [via Bunkerville].
Screaming Elvis fans [via Memo Of The Air].
Iggy Pop & Tom Waits on The Confidential Show.
The most recognizable building in Times Square is empty.
[via The View From Lady Lake]
Minnesota’s Name A Snowplow Contest 2023 [via Mme. Jujujive].
Lord Timothy Dexter’s luck. More about the colonial merchant here.
[Top image found here.]
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A Teenager In Love, The Regrettes (2018) Nice neopunk cover of Dion & The Belmonts’ 1959 hit; I looked for a live version; no dice. More about Lydia Night and the Regrettes here.
The Leicester Balloon Riot of 1864.
Analog screenshot [via Bunkerville].
Missing Missy is an internet classic.
Gary, Landlord of the Flies is another.
Crocodiles & the Battle of Ramree 1945.
The Fall of Minneapolis. THIS is important.
How to Play With Tom Waits [h/t Chuck C.].
AI robot reacts to mirror [via Memo Of The Air].
Justice for Damone, the story of the under-appreciated 5th Ramone, would make a great stocking stuffer.
[Top image: Front foot of a diving beetle found here. More info here.]
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Joyful Sounds, The Word, (2001)
The Word is a blues/ funk rock superband consisting of Robert Randolph, John Medeski & The North Mississippi Allstars (brothers Cody and Luther Dickenson). They make gospel music fun.
Pie Hole [via Mme. Jujujive].
A 6 year old girl joined Mensa.
A Short Conversation [via Bunkerville].
Hydraulic Press Girl [via Mme. Jujujive].
Ekgmowechashala translates to “little catman”.
Science Oopsies Illustrated [via Memo Of The Air].
From FOX13 Florida: Female felon found in furniture.
[Top image found here. More manikin madness here.]
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Girls Are Out To Get You, The Fascinations (1966) Produced by Curtis Mayfield, this song reached No. 92 on Billboard Hot 100. Formed in 1960, Shirley Walker (aka Shirley Lawson) and Martha Reeves originally planned on calling their group the Sabre-ettes. Reeves had more success as lead singer for Martha & The Vandellas.
BE.
The Hint {via Bunkerville}.
The Phrontistery has words.
Chasse Galerite – a French creole folktale.
[via Mme. Jujujive]
The 2024 Blues and Rock Grammy Nominations.
The Pilatus cogwheel train [via Memo Of The Air].
A Question for the Girls [via The View From Lady Lake].
DIY 500cc, 10 cylinder, 2 Stroke, RADIAL Motorcycle Engine!?
[Top image: Eel guitar solo clipped from this video. She’s made similar mud-fishing videos, like this one.]
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Being Without You, Maurice Williams (1966) Maurice Williams (with The Zodiacs) was best known for the classic 1960 hit Stay, the shortest recorded number one hit in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart (US).
I SO hope this is true.
Holy crap! IT’S TRUE!
She played all her victim cards.
Sonny Rollins’ solo floored them.
Canadian villagers eating street food.
Losing weight in ’58 [via Bunkerville].
Half man, half man [via Memo Of The Air].
“The Thatch Man” from the album cover of Led Zeppelin IV identified
[via The View From Lady Lake].
War correspondent Douglas Murray talks to Piers Morgan from the Israel / Gaza border.
[Top image found here.]
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It Ain’t Nothin’ But Rock And Roll, The Matadors (1963) Puerto Rican street corner vocal group The Epsilons formed in Brooklyn NY, changed the name to the The Matadors and recorded four songs in 1963. There was another group with the same name, and rather than give up their matching bullfighter garb, they became The Toreadors.
“and finally, finally, i am a pinata.”
A happy ending [via Bunkerville].
In The Still Of The Night (1946)
[via Philosopher Mouse of the Hedge].
Party like it’s 1987 [via Mme. Jujujive].
Tom has been chasing Jerry for 80 years.
Wonderful and worrisome [via Memo Of The Air].
Study suggests: Less air pollution may cause rising temperatures.
[Top image: Mural by Belgium artist ROA found here.]
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Do The Zombie, M.R. Baseman & The Symbols (1963) This song was the B-side of a 45rpm recorded on the Graphic Arts label, the A-side being a cover of the Devotions’ Rip Van Winkel, recorded by “Marty & The Symbols.” Very little is known about this group except they may have been from Astoria, Queens, NY. No relation to the 1960s UK pop band The Symbols.
Meow.
The original version is the best.
Izuna Fair [via Memo Of The Air].
Mr. Bone’s Pizza [via Mme. Jujujive].
The Earth is leaking [via Bunkerville].
The Book of Hallowe’en Ruth Edna Kelley (1919)
[also via Memo Of The Air].
Frankencamper [via The View From Lady Lake].
Cool but impractical shelter [via Feral Irishman].
Tired of the lies? Here’s The True Story of Hushpuppies.
[Top image: Detail from The Reward of Cruelty, William Hogarth (1751) found here.]
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Stampede, The Scarlets (1959)
Not to be confused with the R&B vocal group of the same name, or the 1960s band from Denmark, or the glam-punk band from Australia, this was an instrumental group with Peter Antonio, (aka Pete Antell) and John Sanzone on guitars. Originally titled Dragstrip, Stampede was the theme to the movie Dragstrip Girl. From Billboard’s Music Popularity Charts Sep. 28 1959: “A fine instrumental blues with lots of echo. Side makes use of a downward progression of notes as one of its base themes. Plenty of raucous guitar and sax sound here (Atlantic, BMI).”
Dancing chicks (sound up).
April 11, 1954 was a Sunday.
Here are the signs [via Memo Of The Air].
Border collie staredown [via Bunkerville].
[Top image: I Am Joe’s Chin.]
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Tacky Raccoons 