Category: Odd

Autumnal Equinox Hot Links

Blitzed, The Raveonettes (2007)
Indie retro post-punk noise rock duo from Denmark channel Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound.

Lizard.

Jell-OMG.

The Jetsons.

The Visitors.

The Snapshot.

Good Morning.

Classical abuse.

Hi-tech archery.

Oh Those Shriners!

1957 Chevy Bel AI r.

Addressing the ****.

In case of emergency…

Norty Blues Episode 82.

Umpty’s Magic Pain Killer.

Zhdun.
Zhdun piggy bank.
Zhdun piggy bank in action.

The Future was a long time ago.

GarE Maxton’s puzzles (with video).

FUTUREAMA [via Memo Of The Air].

Angela LOVES crashing into bollards.

The Carpentopod [via Mme. Jujujive].

Musical Quintracycle [via Bunkerville].

1948 Norman Timbs Special [via Bits & Pieces].

Fall begins today, 22 September 2024, at 02:43:12 PM.

[Top image: Photo of the sunset as projected from a vent in the west wall, through the roof trusses, and onto the east wall of our garage. It’s a giant pinhole camera; our own little Stonehenge.]

From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.

Saturday Matinee – The Black Hole, Carolyn Wonderland, The Henrik Freischlader Trio & The Gary Hoey Band

The Black Hole (UK, 2008) is a short film starring Napoleon Ryan and a hole, directed by Phil Sampson and Olly Williams (Phil and Olly) who may or may not have been fans of Warner Bros. cartoons.

“Carolyn Wonderland  describes herself as ‘a guitarist in a roomful of singers and a singer in a roomful of guitarists,’ was recently called ‘one of Texas’ finest Americana guitar-slingers’ by her hometown newspaper, The Austin American-Statesman.” – Alligator Records

The Henrik Freischlader Trio plays some damn good funkified blues. Freischlader is a German blues guitarist, singer-songwriter, producer, and self-taught multi-instrumentalist from Wuppertal, Germany.

Gary Hoey was in diapers when the Chantays recorded their 1962 classic, and he rips it up with respect.

Way too much happened this past week. I think some of the sensory overload is intentional and unnecessary, but we’ll cope.
Porch. Tomorrow. Noonish.

The .Gif Friday Post No. 872 – Gettin’ the Itch, Land Dolphins & The Seattle Bouncyboys

[Found here, here and here.]

Breech Baby

[Found here. More at the NCW Awards.]

Cat makes a point.

[Found here.]

Stuff I Do When I’m Bored

 

 

Nothing Much Happened Today.

[Found here, no explanation.]

[Update: See comments below.]

Catalectic Hot Links

Green Eggs And Ham, Not Bob Dylan (1997) In 1997, a 30-something music producer from Houston, Texas, produced a mashup of Bob Dylan and Dr. Seuss titled Dylan Hears a Who, a parody album that went viral online. IIRC, the estate of Dr. Seuss issued a cease and desist order based on copyright infringement, and the album / website disappeared (but not before some of us snagged it).

Mud Hill.

“AHOOOO!”

“WOO-WOO!”

Fkkn pelicans.

Printing a lion.

Speaking Bajan.

Gabels Ice Cream.

Animated origami.

Matinee Featurettes.

Clearing the driveway.

Human Touch Clothing.

Norty Blues Episode 79.

Night-merry-go-round.

Play nicely. Use coasters.

Someone watched for 12 days.

Alena Shymchonak spreads the oil.

Listen to Wikipedia [via Memo Of The Air]

Godzilla: The Official Cookbook [via Mme. Jujujive].

Saturday morning with Peggy and Chuck [via Bunkerville].

[Top image found here.]

From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.

The .Gif Friday Post No. 869 – Rammer Rider, Bat Diva & Sky Jump

[Found here, here and here.]

The Roof Ninja

“It’s not for everybody, it’s not even for me.” – The Roof Ninja

I sometimes watch police bodycam videos for amusement – someone gets pulled over for a minor infraction, then escalates the encounter into multiple felonies and jail time.

This one intrigued me.

Midland Michigan Police were called to evict a woman who had been living on a grocery store rooftop in a sign access space for about a year. From the YouTube description:

On April 23, 2024, police were dispatched to the Family Fare grocery store in Midland, MI, to investigate a suspicious incident. The store manager reported that a contractor working on the roof had stumbled upon a 34-year-old woman, known as the ‘roof ninja,’ residing inside the store’s rooftop sign. The sign had been transformed into a mini-apartment, containing items such as a printer, pantry, desk, and coffee maker. It was subsequently discovered that she had been residing there for quite a while.

The policewoman was impressed, noting that the attic was clean, and she could smell a whiff of garlic. The Roof Ninja offered the officers some non-alcoholic ginger root beer before leaving most of her possessions behind in the attic. The police presumably issued a trespass (that if she returned to the property she’d be arrested) and her possessions were ultimately returned.

Full video:
https://youtu.be/osTeKSTvtC8?si=91JjrkvAB3FHb7Zh
Short version:
https://youtu.be/R28ZSY2Sc2A?si=NUE1UjX37TDwZ6fK