Folks, we had some odd computer problems today, so we had to throw this together at the last minute.
Hello Vancouver!
1965, Doug Sahm & the Sir Douglas Quintet.
1966 Yardbirds. That was the same year Dad bought a set of the World Book Encyclopedia. The cellophane inserts showing frog anatomy were very cool.
1967, crappy sound, but it’s the Blues Magoos.
1967, and Stephen Stills was only 22 in this video. I was into Big Daddy Roth and Mad Magazine. Oh, man. Seems like it was just February.
[Found here. Welcome to Electric Pelosiland.]
Nice cover of the Animals’ 1965 hit by Midnight Oil. But here’s some trivia: The song was written by Barry Mann. (More about him here.)
Oh, yeah.
[Found here by way of somewhere else.]
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Procol Harem’s 1967 hit, Whiter Shade of Pale, was a great song even if nobody cared what it meant.
Brownsville Station double header. I give credit to any three-man power group that can pull this kinda stuff off, even if they were only remembered as a one-hit wonder.
Interpret it as you like. Found that here.
[Cool video found at Ivan’s Place.]
This one’s been around, but I found it again via the Divine Ms. C.
The Howlies had an excellent video of “Aluminum Baseball Bat” that was pulled from the Utoobage. They’ve resurfaced with this new one that’s ALMOST as good as their original.
Demetri Martin is Steven Wright minus 30 years, but with a guitar. The Question and Answer Song was improvised… (I’m certain that I posted some of his stuff before. If not, let him know.)
Who? I suspect Harry the Hipster. (Thanx for the fin, Feng.)
[Tip o’ the Tarboosh to Nicole for the ferrettage link.]
“Oh Liver! Don’t you know I gotta LEG?!”
[Another Tip o’ the Tarboosh to Dan S. in Idaho for this gem Happy Birthday, Dan.]
Ben E. and I jest…
This one is a repost. It keeps getting yanked from the Utoobage, but it keeps growing back like a fungus. I love it.
Other good news: Tube No. 1 restored “Dance Girl,” so the link HERE has been repaired.
Following in the footsteps of our Fearless Leader, I must apologize for yesterday’s post, as it addressed my fellow citizens while overlooking our friends around the globe. To make up for this egregious oversight, here are some video picks for everybody.
For Nurse Myra, Phil, Archie & others in and from the land of Oz.
For Herr Eagle. [Vielen Dank für die Ausschreibung. Der Aufstand bewegt sich mit uns Ihre Pläne.]
For Chiqui and others. [Had a difficult time finding a funny video from Spain, as the Utoobage is undergoing some revamping. Video found here.]
The last one is for Rain & Metro and the rest of my friends from Canuckistan.
If I’ve overlooked any of your homelands, let me know in the comments and I’ll make up for it in a future post. (Please respond in English, otherwise it looks like spam.) In other words:
Pokud jsem přehlížet jakékoliv vaše vlasti, dejte mi vědět do komentářů a uvidíme se až na to v budoucnu post. ( Odpovězte prosím v angličtině, jinak to vypadá jako spam.)
Als ik het heb over een van uw vaderland, laat het me weten in de reacties en ik zal je make-up voor het in een toekomstige functie. (Gelieve te reageren in het Engels, anders is het er uit ziet spam.)
してください英語で、そうでなければ、スパムのように対応しています。もし私はあなたの故郷の見過ごしてきた、私のコメントで知っているが、私は将来のポストを作ってあげることができます。
Если я игнорировать любые Ваши хоумленды, дайте мне знать в комментариях, и я, естественно, составляют для него в будущем пост. (Просьба ответить на Английский, иначе это выглядит как спам.)
Wenn ich übersehen habe jede Ihrer Heimat, lassen Sie mich wissen, in den Kommentaren und ich machen es in einem zukünftigen Post. (Bitte antworten Sie in Englisch, sonst sieht es aus wie Spam.)
Blame any and all mistranslations above on Google Translate.
Your Pal, Bunk
Okay, let’s get it out of the way. I’m talking Michael Jackson.
Click here and here. Done.
Freedom. Worth fighting for.
Ivan Maximov‘s “Rain Down From Above.” (Found here. For previously posted/linked Maximov animations, click here.)
Set up smackdown [via]. These guys show up in a couple of other videos, so I suspect it was staged. I thought it was funny.
Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers live, 1956, and not lip-synching. (MJ’s dad certainly took notice of Lymon’s talent and success.) Diana Ross’ 1981 version, complete with Frankie’s eye-roll, is here.
This is bizarre. Louis Armstrong and Johnny Cash playing a 1930’s Jimmie Rogers song. The guy who posted this to the Utoobage added this comment:
“I would have never guessed, but Louis Armstrong was a guest on the Johnny Cash Show. This and the story about Satchmo and Jimmie Rogers show how diverse musical tastes these men had and once again that music is a great connector.
This is from episode 38, Oct., 28, 1970 and must be one of Satchmo’s last performances. He was such a great performer right to the end and the Nashville audience and Johnny just loved him.
Louis Armstrong cracks everybody up at the start of the song: ‘Let’s give it to ’em in black and white.'”
Other news. Two folks on our blogroll could use some words of encouragement.
Chiqui had a stroke, and is recuperating, although he’s lost some use of his hands. His english is almost as bad as my spanish, but you might want to leave a comment here. Here’s an alternate link to a (poor) spanish-to-english translation: here.
Crotchety Old Man has some other nasty maladies, but I’m sure he’d like to hear from you, too. Click here to leave a comment.
[Updated broken link for Maximov vid}
Superman is bamboozled by love.
(“Looky, Supe. Dump the cape and the SuperSocks, get some red and blue chinos. Respect yo’ sef.” — Jimmy “Dyne-O-Mite” Olsen.)
Found this headline on Drudge a few minutes ago.
Here’s the blowup:
That was a long ride. Obviously the mother didn’t have the fare...
Tacky Raccoons 