Gotta Get Up Every Morning, Jr. Brown (1996)In 2020, Rolling Stone Magazine’s listed 50 Country Albums Every Rock Fan Should Own and honored Brown’s 12 Shades of Brown (1990). That same year, Brown and his wife began hosting The Junior & Tanya Rae Brown Show on Facebook.
Testing a 20,000 watt light bulb.
Nice guy but his neighbors hate him.
[Top image (cropped and inverted) from here.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
[Found in here.]
UPDATE: The photographer is Sory Sanlé.
“I grew up in a rural area of what is now Burkina Faso, but I moved to Bobo-Dioulasso, the country’s second city, when I was about 17. There was a real buzz about the town. I started taking ID photos, straight-up portraits, for a small fee. With the help of my cousin Idrissa Koné, who was a musician and entrepreneur, I was able to set up a studio called Volta Photo. That’s when it all began.”
Erasure- Art inspiration: Zhang Huan (Chinese, born Anyang, 1965). Family Tree, 2001. China.
A series of nine photographs in which the artist Zhang Huan’s face gradually becomes covered in ink and traditional calligraphy.
The text on the artist’s face consists of words, names, and stories related to his cultural heritage—words with personal meaning to him. The dots on his face in the first photograph represent moles and their connection to one’s fate. In Chinese cultures, it is said that having moles in certain areas on the face symbolizes good luck and fortune.
By the last picture, Huan’s face is completely covered in ink. Though the words on his face are about his character and fate, they ultimately obscure his entire identity. The piece seems to say that traditional words and ways of thinking can erase the things that make us individuals.
[Image and description found here.]
Updated: Corrected spelling of performance artist’s name Zhang Huan & added link: https://www.theartstory.org/artist/zhang-huan/
Elvis and the rhinoceros appear daily at 10am.
Top image from Google Maps Street View. The faces were blurred out, so I had to take a closer look, and it’s more awesome than I imagined. (The note on Elvis’ guitar reads “Neck is broke don’t bother stealing.” I checked, and the King’s neck is intact.)
The Closer You Are, The Channels (1956)Despite numerous recordings, The Channels never had a nationwide hit due to lack of promotion, but they were popular on the east coast. The Closer You Are was a regional hit in New York and was covered by Frank Zappa in 1984.
LolFeds spotted.
Looks like a Stoner trap.
The Concept of Pixel F%$#*&%g.
Fearless Grandmothers mean well.
Weather forecast: It’s gonna be trippy.
Next time you’re at Walmart ask for Bob’s Scribble Pads.
This 1891 German ”Weltrekord” Ratchet Screwdriver restoration probably lowered its value as an antique, but it’s a cool gadget.
“The easiest way to be at the top of your field is to choose a really small field.” – Simone Giertz
[Top image: Cropped image of un-photoshopped image of this photo-shopped Southern Elephant Seal that went viral.]
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Tacky Raccoons 