It’s kind of disgusting, but here’s How the Human Blockhead Trick Works.
Image captured by American photographer Joel-Peter Witkin.
Much of his work is twisted and creepy, presumably due to what he witnessed as a child, and NSFK. You’ve been warned.
[Found here.]
My Good Pott, Doc Pomus & Curley Russell’s All Stars (1948)
Jerome Felder, better known as Doc Pomus, was one of the grandfathers of rock and roll. He wrote and performed rhythm & blues, a genre that belonged almost exclusively to black American artists whose 78s were often categorized as “race records.”
“By the late 1950’s he was established as one of the best songwriters in the business which is where he’d make his name and cement his legend. During that time it’s doubtful anyone buying his classic compositions performed by The Drifters, Dion & The Belmonts, Ray Charles and the ultimate white-Negro Elvis Presley, were even aware Pomus once sung this kind of music before any of those artists had even cut their first record.”
Spontaneous Lunacy – The History of Rock ‘N’ Roll – Song By Song
Another of Pomus’ contemporaries broke the R&B color barrier soon after: Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes, aka Johnny Otis.
“Doin’ dishes?”
Blowing up Stretch Armstrong.
[via Memo Of The Air]
Over 12,000 phone calls so far this year.
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Places to go: The best museum restrooms.
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#BadStockPhotosOfMyJob. (More on The Twitter.)
[Top image: Robot lineup found here.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
London England: “A Victorian couple trying not to laugh while getting their portraits done, 1890s.”
[Image found here.]
That .gif? Not me.
That box of Annie’s Organic Cheddar Bunnies appeared in our kitchen recently and it bothered me. I saw no bunnies, cheesier-tasting or not.
Those are Buzz Puffs.
[Images from Life Magazine (November 1948) found here. Related posts here.]
Violent Love, The Big Three Trio (1951) Okeh Records Active from 1946-1952, The Big Three Trio consisted of Leonard “Baby Doo” Caston (piano, vocals), Ollie Crawford (guitar, vocals) and Willie Dixon (upright bass, vocals). Dixon wrote this and many other blues standards during his lengthy career. (Note: Crawford replaced band founder and guitarist Bernardo Dennis in 1947.)
Root cellars [via Mme. Jujujive].
EV charging stations in California.
Economic forecast [via Bunkerville].
Violent Love, Oingo Boingo, live 1983.
Sea Matheson at Fat Studies Conference.
There’s a hole in the port plate, dear Liza.
Freespoke is another search engine alternative to Google. (I haven’t checked it out yet – I use DDG.)
[Top image found at Tfarhad.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
Aaron Moloney‘s Toast (2017) won an RTÉ 60 Second Short Award.
Markus Proske‘s 4-string electric cigar box guitar.
Lollypop Lorry covered the Wailers’ / Skatalites’ 1964 hit Simmer Down in style – wait for the trumpet solo. Not bad for a ska band from Russia.
Okay, outta steam, outta time, gotta go, be back tomorrow, seeya.
Tacky Raccoons 