She’s about to clean the toaster the easy way by pushing it off the table so that it self-dumps onto the linoleum floor.
[Found here.]
Category: Retro & Vintage
Saturday Matinee – Bunk’s Birthday, World’s Fastest Indian, Call Me Al, Steep Canyon Rangers, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings
Kudos to Amy Oops for this one, even though it’s not my birthday and I’m no one’s bitch, even if I enjoy popping balloons.
World’s fastest Indian. h/t Mongoose
Nice version of this Paul Simon song. h/t AZfederalist
Steve Martin’s Steep Canyon Rangers provide free music for those who are without it. They’re not bad at it, either.
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings need no explanation. Pure retro soul, and with that, we’re out. Have a great weekend folks, and be back here tomorrow for more fun.
And On This Day Awesome Happened.
[Found here.]
Saturday Matinee Roadtrip – Talking Heads, Beat Farmers, Steve Earle, Bruce Springsteen, Robert Mitchum & the Winter Bros.
Talking Heads‘ “Road to Nowhere.”
Beat Farmers‘ “Road to Ruin.” These guys were a great bar band.
Steve Earle‘s “Copperhead Road.”
Bruce Stringbean & the E Street Band‘s “Thunder Road,” in 1976.
Roger Mitchum‘s “Ballad of Thunder Road.”
Johnny & Edgar Winter, 2007, with Dylan’s classic “Highway 61 Revisited.”
The cooler’s full, the car’s gassed up, and we’re outta here. Have a great weekend, folks, and we’ll see you at the first rest stop after sunup.
Helmet
[Found here.]
Saturday Matinee – Escalator, The Green Men & Louie Louie
The guy had never seen an escalator, didn’t trust it for good reason. [Found here.]
The Vancouver Canucks are like the Chicago Cubs of hockey. They always come close to winning the Cup, but never quite pull it off. To be honest, I don’t follow the NHA, let alone professional sports. But I saw these guys, and I had no idea that they had earned recobanition as a National Treasure of Canada. [via]
Toots & The Maytals play Richard Berry.
George Duke and Stanley Clarke play Richard Berry.
Others played Richard Berry here, here and here. Oh yeah, and this one’s good, too. But here is the original originator:
There you go – the originator of the classic fratparty song. Have a great weekend, folks. Be back here tomorrow for more fun stuff.
R.U.R. Robot
Looks like the tin man’s wants to pop Dorothy because Toto peed on his leg. Fortunately he’s been restrained. He wasn’t a nice guy in those days.
Actually it’s a promo for a 1928 production of the 1921 play R.U.R. [“Rossum’s Universal Robots”] that introduced the word “robot” to the world. Ever since then the control panel has always been in the front.
[Found here.]
Saturday Matinee – Social Distortion, Chambers Brothers, Chicago, Bill Chase & Wild Cherry
Social Distortion linky courtesy of Coldwarrior. Great video that.
The Chambers Brothers’ grooved on the Mike Douglas Show in 1972. (Watch for John Lennon’s cameo.)
Chicago rocked during its early years before it got all wimpy and stuff. 1970’s “25 or 6 to 4” was a classic with a big band retro funk sound, even though nobody knew what the words meant.
Then there was Bill Chase with some 1971 vintage intrumental funk. (Wait for the brass waterfall.)
Okay. White funksters with afros didn’t make the nut, but the song was a hit.
And with that, I’m out. Have a great weekend, folks. See you back here tomorrow for more fun.
The Ultimate Spoiler
That’s Edsel’s a 1958 Aero Cabana. Really.
[Found here. More info here.]
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UPDATE: Just found some pictures of the Aero Cabana in all it’s open glory. Apparently its use wasn’t limited to the Edsel Citation, but it is still a rarity. Despite its aerodynamic form, the Aero Cabana never quite *ahem* took off.
THE AERO CABANA
Very little is known about this pop-up design, but not because it lacks merit. In the twenties and thirties, many of the tent and trailer manufacturers began building prototypes after hours in small backyard shops in hopes of developing a sound manufacturable product. The Aero Cabana relied on a small number of parts, which, once assembled, created an aerodynamic form that easily mounted to an automobile’s roof gutters. This early–fifties design preceded the well-known Volkswagen pop-up roof tent.
Images courtesy of Phil Noyes.
Saturday Matinee – Red Foley & Grady Martin, Johnny Burnette, The Yardbirds, Aerosmith & Tiny Bradshaw
Grady Martin was probably the greatest session guitar player in country music (that’s him on an electric double neck). He was the creator of what’s now called Rockabilly, but it was early Rock and Roll. Give him credit also for fuzztone.
That brings us to The Johnny Burnette Trio and “Lonesome Train.” Great early rock. Burnette was the guy who had a hit with a cover of Tiny Bradshaw‘s “Train Kept A-Rollin.” (Grady Martin played for Johnny Burnette in the mid 50s.)
So here’s The Yardbirds‘ 1966 version of “Train Kept A-Rollin”, with Jimmy Page.
Why stop there? Let’s jump to 1977 with Aerosmith’s version of the 1951 R&B song.
What? You haven’t heard Tiny Bradshaw’s original version? Well here you go.
And with that we’re out of here. Have a great weekend, folks, and be back here for more fun tomorrow.
Tacky Raccoons 