Steam Powered Aereo Plane, New Grass Revival (1981)
NGR was a tight group of talented pickers who mixed traditional bluegrass styles with jazz and rock. (The song is a John Hartfield cover.)
Skapybara [via Mme. Jujujive].
Chairman of the Beach [via Bunkerville].
Better with sound (and better than a .gif).
Behind the scenes in the panda paddock.
Everyday Life in Real Time [via Memo Of The Air].
[Top image: Slugman Portrait Pillow found here.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.
[Found in here.]
Henry “Hank” Tudor (aka Bluffin’ Hal) was dubbed the King of 8 Cylinder Retrobilly. Tudor sang lead vocal and played slap bass. Little is known about the Rhythm Slappers’ lineup other than the female vocalists were replaced numerous times for unknown reasons.
Image from Historical Men Reimagined As Modern People Living Today,
[h/t Jaime G.]
Hello Stranger, Barbara Lewis (1963)
One of the prettiest songs ever written IMO.
Barbara Lewis was inspired to write a song with that title while working gigs in Detroit with her musician father: “I would make the circuit with my dad and people would yell out: ‘Hey stranger, hello stranger, it’s been a long time’.” The song is notable because its title comprises the first two words of the lyrics but is never repeated at any point in the rest of the song. [via Wiki]
“A snek!”
Eyechat [via Nag on the Lake].
Gaping maws [via Mme. Jujujive].
The Costco Apocalypse Dinner Kit.
The final minute of WWI [via Bunkerville].
Popular Scientific Recreations – 1883 [via Memo Of The Air].
[Top image found here.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.
Artist unknown, produced by Jerrold B. Thorpe, Keane Records, Hollywood, CA. (early to mid 1950s).
No. 507 – “Congressional Record”
SIDE A
Track 1: 9 min. at 150 WPM Shorthand Dictation Practice
Track 2: 9 min. at 160 WPM Shorthand Dictation Practice
SIDE B
Track 1: 9 min. at 170 WPM Shorthand Dictation Practice
Track 2: 9 min. at 189 WPM Shorthand Dictation Practice
Back cover is from Steno-Disc No. 513 – Business Letters for Students and Shorthand Brush-Up by Steno-Disc Records, Los Angeles CA.
Bet you want to hear a sample, ya? Steno-Disc No.506 is a good ‘un. On Track 4 a guy quits his job at the Globe Sales Co. and gets hired by a competitor. He doesn’t bother to give his name to his boss, Mr. Carl Fox, but I assume Carl figured it out when the guy didn’t show up for work on Monday.
There’s a three-car pile up on Track 10. Some guy who just quit his job went on a bender and ended up in court.
Some reasonably priced copies of several editions are available at Discogs.
The woman on the covers of the series? Carol Burnett.
Tacky Raccoons 