No explanation for this apparatus was found at the source, but it appears to be a dealie for some giant ape-goes-berserk movie of long ago. If anyone has more info, drop a line in the comments.
[Found here.]
[Update 14 April 2010– Peter found the source, a 1940 issue of Popular Mechanics. See the comments for the link.]
Nothing like a little innocuous innuendo in a post title to generate a cheap and sleazy traffic spike.
Speaking of the classic “Hot Rod Lincoln,” here’s the version that was covered by Johnny Bond, that was covered by Roger Miller, that was covered by Commander Cody, that was covered by Asleep At The Wheel:
Charlie Ryan & the Timber Riders hit the charts on 9 May 1960 with “Hot Rod Lincoln” even though it was recorded in 1955. Unfortunately the videonazi bastards prevent embedding it here, so you gotta click to hear it.
The Tea Party protesters are really getting out of hand. Here’s footage from 20 March 2010 in Washington D.C.
[Update: Oop. My mistake. Those aren’t Tea Party people.]
Neil Innes was a protester before you were a protester.
Johnny Cash’s snare drum is awesome.
Turn up the treble for this classic from Eddie Cochran.
I’m 16% behind Weird Al on this, and 84% behind him on this one:
Have a great weekend folks.
From the Conspicuous Consumption Department, these beautiful custom automotive works of retro art are priced in the seven figure range. Knowing that, I couldn’t sleep at night if one of these penismobiles were parked in my garage, but it’s nice to know that someone can.
[More at Delahaye USA. Link found at Nurse M.’s place.]
If you don’t like this collection, click on the refresh button. Happy Birthday to all yinz what be done borned on April 1.
(via Strutts News Services, Washington D.C.)
H.R. 4997 (ih), currently under review, proposes a requirement that all cinematic movie theaters replace standard xenon arc lamps with energy saving fluorescent bulbs or tubes and to retrofit the projectors with “kinetoscope” discs, rotated via electrical motors powered by photovoltaic cells, to allow frame-by-frame illumination. Films that previously employed the standard 24 frames per second shall be reduced to 8 to 16 frames per second in order to shorten the length of the illumination power requirements.
This is God, or at least one of His Personas, Creator and controller of all things, including waves. Without Him, you couldn’t see, couldn’t hear. You couldn’t speak, and above all, you couldn’t surf. Without waves, life simply could not exist and you couldn’t purchase this either.
If waves didn’t exist, neither would weather. Wind creates oceanic waves, but wind is also created by atmospheric waves caused by solar particle waves. Suss that one out.
And you can thank God for brainwaves, at least most of us can.
[Found here.]
Yep, that’s where it all started. The original Avenues Crips, flashing lower case A’s. That’s the late Cuzz Tookie Williams on the right.
[Found here.]
Manfred Mann sings Dylan’s “Just Like A Woman.”
Bob Dylan sings Memphis Minnie‘s & Kansas Joe McCoy‘s “When The Levee Breaks,” but for now, let’s say it’s a Led Zeppelin cover.
Led Zeppelin rips off Sonny Boy Williamson‘s “Bring It On Home,” at least for a minute or so and for a bit at the end.
“Nine Below Zero” by Sonny Boy Williamson with Otis Spann, and they didn’t rip off anyone.
Have a great weekend folks.
After yesterday’s abhorrent fiscal atrocity that saddled our children and grandchildren with an unwarranted debt that they are going to be paying for for the rest of their lives, I can’t think of a better post than this to take my mind off of it for a day.
Here’s the car they’ll be able to afford. It runs on crap, 5 lbs. per mile. The majority of the U.S. Congress is already a public crap mine, so the fuel should be plentiful for decades to come.
[Found here.]
