Too many puns to link. Get it? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH…
[Found here.]
Category: Odd
Little Porky Peeper
In the mid-19th Century, not long after the invention of photography, John Benjamin Dancer (1812 – 1887) began printing tiny photographs onto glass slides at his studio in Liverpool, England. In Paris, René Dagron (1817 – 1900) wondered how to circumvent the need for an expensive microscope to view them. In 1859, Dagron patented the first Stanhope lens mounted with a mini-photograph.
He named it after the magnifying device invented 50 years earlier by Charles Stanhope, Third Earl Stanhope (1753-1816). In the late-18th century, Stanhope invented lenses which allowed all sorts of “viewers” to house images in secret. Stanhopes, also called Bijoux Photomicroscopiques, became known as ‘peep holes’, ‘peep-eye views’ or ‘peeps’.
And this little piggy had a secret…
Dolichopodous Hot Links
Don’t Look Back, Them (1965)Them, a garage-rock/blues band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in April 1964 and had major hits the following year. George Ivan “Van” Morrison went solo in 1966; the band scored more hits and continued to record and perform into the 1970s.
Gonna be a long game.
Over the face and down the throat.
The Two Minutes Hate in the Dawning Age.
Everyone is affected by the Dunning-Kruger Effect.
[Top image: Ceramic sculpture by Steve McGovney (2014) found here.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
Saturday Matinee – Kay Kyser, John & Adrian, The Wheelgrinders & James “Super Chikan” Johnson
Kay Kyser (& his Kollege of Musical Knowledge) performed one of the strangest compositions I’ve heard recently. Invented in 1939, the Sonovox (or Talk Box) was featured in many advertisements, and used for the voice of the talking train in Disney’s Dumbo. [Found here via here.]
Possibly the best lip sync of Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs ever. (That’s John and Adrian according to the YouTube post notes.) Whoop, la-di-dah.
The Wheelgrinders are three hep cats from Vancouver B.C. cranking some entirely bitchin’ roots rockabilly. [h/t Gord S.]
Famed Mississippi bluesman James “Super Chikan” Johnson plays a mean butterfly diddley bow.
Glad this week is over. The wind is picking up, so keep an eye on the weather forecasts. Have a great weekend – be back here tomorrow just for the helluvit.
The .Gif Friday Post No. 719 – Sheeptrap, Cold Hoops & A Ceramic Bowl Blooper
Nothing Much Happened Today.
[Found in here.]
Well, shirt.
[Found in here.]
Update: Oopsie. That wasn’t the correct link, but those pics have appeared many places all over the internest. Thanks to Corrine L. for the alert.
He pressed the red button…
Urosthenic Hot Links
Hee Haw Breakdown, Nolan Cormier & The L.A. Aces (1971)From Lousiana Cajun Music Special, Swallow Records 1988:
“Cut in 1971 at the first recording session of Swallow’s last recording studio, this Cajun ditty became an instant hit regionally, and then skipped over the Atlantic to become a popular Cajun hit in England as well.”
Encountering a feral Humpty [via].
Marimokkori is just creepy. Marimo is not.
Sharks are smooth as hell [Twitter thread].
Interactive live map of Russian invasion with linked sources.
[Top image: US Track and Field sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson‘s left index finger.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
Saturday Matinee – Quatermass & The Pit, Big Guitars From Texas, Don Leady & His Rockin’ Revue and Bottleneck John
The Quatermass & The Pit [1967].
Gonna have to check this one out (h/t Possum).
Big Guitars From Texas Do the Dootz ca. 1985: Evan Johns, Don Leady, Denny Freeman, Frankie Camaro, Keith Ferguson and Mike Buck.
Buck (drums) and Ferguson (bass) were original members of The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Leady & Ferguson were also members of The Tailgators, Leady, Buck & Johns were with The LeRoi Brothers.
Don Leady with Alberto Telo (drums), Gil T (bass) and a 13 year old Jack Montesinos (guitar) cover Sonny Fisher in 2015.
Johan “Bottleneck John” Eliasson (Resolian guitar) with Oskar Arhusiander Stefan Swen (harp) and a 1920 Midwest Utilitor (rhythm) live from Sweden in 2011.
Today is happening and tomorrow is expected to arrive on schedule, so have a great weekend and we’ll see you then.
Tacky Raccoons 