Roland, a 4,000 pound elephant seal, getting a snow bath from his handler at Berlin Zoo, c. 1930.
Elephant Seal with Snow Boobs
Roland, a 4,000 pound elephant seal, getting a snow bath from his handler at Berlin Zoo, c. 1930.
Category: Retro & Vintage
Super Bowl 55 Hot Links
Lookin’ For My Baby, The Earls (1961)The Earls founder Larry Chance grew up in Philadelphia, attended high school with Chubby Checker, Frankie Avalon, and Danny Rapp of Danny & the Juniors, later moved to the Bronx and formed The Earls. I’ve always misheard the song as “Look, Look, Football Baby” and I still do.
The Outbursts of Everett True.
Just where do you think you’re going?
Phil Hendrie on NFL team names (2005).
The history of women laughing alone with salad.
Buy the world’s largest log cabin (now at half-price).
Are you important? Got a Blue Check next to your name on social media? You’ll want this.
[Top image: NFL logos for Kansas City Chiefs (1963), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1976).]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
Clip below found here.
Saturday Matinee – The Corridor Crew, Mad Sin, Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones and Moon Hooch
“Disclaimer: This video is a comedic parody and is not owned, endorsed, created by, or associated with the Boston Dynamics company.”
Yeah, but it could happen. Video is by the Corridor Crew.
Quirky vid, catchy song, and an f-bomb, Mad Sin plays “a combination of rockabilly, punk, white-trash blues and tongue-in-cheek sarcasm.”
Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones do the roots rock retro nicely.
Too cool not to share. Moon Hooch got stuck in a traffic jam in France and decided to make the best of it. Most popular Utoob comment? This:
*marches all the way to front of traffic jam
*four car collision accident no survivors
So there you go. Have a great weekend, try out this Superbowl Chili and lemme know how fast it goes.
Saturday Matinee – Blender CG Compilation, Richard Hell & The Voidoids, Mountain Music & Joe Bonamassa
I’m on the Blender email list, and occasionally they link to video tutorials/demos. I don’t use the CG program, but its capabilities blow me away. The guy who compiled the animations ran out of audio at about 03:10 but dealt with it pretty well.
In 1965, David Hoffman filmed some genuine hill music from the mountains of North Carolina for a television documentary. Music starts at 04:28. (If you want to hear the four and a half minute lead in, start at 00:00.) Hoffman filmed those same musicians in the best clogging video you’ll find.
This animated cartoon music video of Richard Hell and the Voidoids‘ single “The Kid with the Replaceable Head” (Radar, 1979) was created by Washington D.C. kid’s show “Pancake Mountain.” The song was written by Richard Hell, and this recording was produced by Nick Lowe.
2009 Joe Bonamassa sounds a lot like 1974 Robin Trower. I like it.
Have a great weekend or something. More to come.
Gonna be a cold day in Hot Links
Wham! Lonnie Mack (1963) The Wham of That Memphis ManHit song from his first album was likely influenced by Bobby Blue Bland‘s Turn Your Love Light On (1961) and there are echoes of it in Clarence Gatemouth Brown‘s Pressure Cooker (1985).
Musical transcription of Wham! .pdf download here.
Hey you! Fossil Bug Penis!
“I don’t want to be President.”
The Immigrant Song vs. Bali Hai.
Trichophagia can result in bezoars.
The note on the napkin read, “Can you help me?”
The note on the napkin read, “Do you need help?“
ElectroBoom (aka Mehdi Sadaghdar) is awesome.
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
[Bernie Mitten Aquittin’ image found here.]
2 Up and 2 Back Double Cross Hot Links
The Madison Time Parts 1 & 2, Ray Bryant Combo (1960)The Madison Time was a party record (for its namesake line dance) featuring calls by Eddie Morrison.
DIY Madison instructions (free .pdf download).
Cambodia holds the Guinness World Record for largest Madison dance (2015).
If I Were the Devil – Paul Harvey.
The Hoo-Hoo Degree Team ca. 1930.
Hard to believe, but this is NOT a zebra.
Huge amorphous blob eats oatmeal and learns.
China still operates coal-fired steam engines [via].
You must unify with us because we will not unify with you. Check out the comments for more fun.
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
[Top image found in here.]
Bonus via Mme. Jujujive: Chinese Road Service.
Saturday Matinee – Boston Dynamics, The Contours, RT n’ The 44s, Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys & Roomful of Blues
Our whole crew got together to celebrate the start of what we hope will be a happier year: Happy New Year from all of us at Boston Dynamics. http://www.BostonDynamics.com.
Over 18M views and 97K comments since 29 December, and you’ve probably seen it already. I wonder what The Contours think of it.
The Contours‘ chart-topping 1962 hit Do You Love Me became a major hit again in 1988. I bet it scores a third time.
RT n’ the 44s has a laid back retro vibe with a large dollop of Johnny Cash. They’ve been described as “a vintage country band with dark obsessions.”
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys have been jammin’ it since 1988, and here’s their cover of Colin James‘ Jumpin’ From Six to Six.
One of the best big brass blues bands in the land is Roomful of Blues. More than 50 musicians have played in the band since its inception in 1967, and I’m not sure of this 2013 lineup.
Have a great weekend, folks, because there’s more on the way. See you tomorrow.
New Year’s Eve 2020
The Fuzzy Wonder Goat… & More!
The DeMoulin Bros. Co. supplied hazing equipment for fraternal organization initiations in the early 1900s. Some of the gaffes were truly bizarre.
Apparently the company is out of the fraternity prank business and has moved onto other products: scary marching band uniforms.
[Top image from here; tiled images from .pdf found here; more info here.]
Bonus: Here’s a restored “Fuzzy Wonder” (and a “Spanker”).
Saturday Matinee – Floorboarding, The Paul Whiteman Orchestra, The Jubalaires & A Burberry Ad
Great animation followed by “the making of” [via].
Paul Whiteman was known as the King of Jazz, and no one as yet has come near carrying that title with more certainty and dignity. – Duke Ellington
Remastered footage from the 1930 movie King of Jazz (filmed entirely in two-color Technicolor) featured the Paul Whiteman Orchestra performing Happy Feet. Some amazing dance moves in that clip.
The Jubalaires – Orville Brooks, Ted Brooks, J.C. Ginyard & George McFadden – were a gospel group who recorded in the 40’s & 50’s. This version of Noah has a unnecessary modification towards the end, but it sorta works.
Singin’ in the Rain is one of the better ads I’ve seen, and I’m still not sure what they’re selling. [via].
I guess that’s eclectic enough for this edition. Have a great holiday weekend, see you tomorrow for the the post-Christmas sales.
Tacky Raccoons 