Smudge in History

[Fine fine artwork found here; Smudge lore here.]

Two Fish Eating an Eel While Underground

[Still from this video, linky found here. Not sure about the authenticity.]

Balneographical Hot Links

Stop Overlooking Me, The Cairos (1966)Founded in 1964, folded in 1967, Shrine Records is considered the rarest of the soul labels.
Miss Ray, Barry Gordy‘s second wife, started Shrine Records with her new hubby after both bounced from Motown. Shrine (located in D.C.) issued the peppy “Stop Overlooking Me” b/w “Don’t Fight It” in 1966; it flopped just like the other 18 singles bearing the Shrine logo.

Russians in Canada!

Mousie in the masonry.

No such thing as Rain Day.

Some people have super powers.

House of Hands [via Mme. Jujujive].

Right Now in the Life of a Bald Eagle.

Possibly the best “About Me” page I’ve read.

Great camera shot from the 2022 Olympics [via].

Para-Lex Radio – the precursor to High-Fi Radio.

About those numbers:
The article includes data that refutes its own headline.

[Top image of a Keith Richards dried apple head cropped from here.]


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Rock n Roll PreSchool

[Found here.]

Big Gulls Don’t Cry

[Un-photoshopped image found in here.]

NYC Newsstands 2016

[Photo essay by Nei Valente found here via here.]

Aboulomaniacal Hot Links

The Last Meal, Hurricane Harry (1956)A singer, pianist and songwriter, Hurricane Harry (aka Earl Burrows, Early S. Burrows, George Stone ,T.T. Tyler, and stage name Jack Hammer) was born Earl Solomon Burroughs (1925-2016). He co-wrote Great Balls of Fire.

Science.

Robotic grippers.

We may finally know.

Boats powered by soap.

Dear Never Trumpers. 😀

The earbone’s connected to the

Pittburgh bridge collapse photos.
Collapse was imminent in DECEMBER 2018.

Bioaerosol generation by raindrops on soil.

Cool interactive art in the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh.
[h/t Mme. Jujujive]

[Top image: Altered detail of Small Cow House, Jeff Shelton Architect, 2005.]


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The .Gif Friday Post No. 714 – Drop N’ Drown, Fire Llamas & A Flaming Wheelie

[Found herehere, and somewhere on Pinterest.]

The supervisor is watching.

Tineye located the original here.
[h/t Pam M.]

Sao Paolo Political Pantsing 2016

Sao Paolo, Brazil,  2016.

Story in Portuguese here. Google Translate here.