Category: Retro & Vintage
New Year’s Eve
[Speakers up? Click here. Sure it’s a Christmas song, but so what.]
Call Before Midnight Tonight Hot Links
Largest shovel-tailed snow snake ever seen.
From The Juvenile But Funny Department: Win / Fail.
“Skee-Ball is my life.” Guy’s dream project got stomped by SJWs.
DIY lifehack for Teenagers. Similar How To Do It vids linked here.
Throwing dollar bills to bums on LA’s skid row from the top of a $50k van is not a humanitarian gesture. Dude thinks he’s feeding animals.
“Yeah, the days are getting longer, but at least it’s not the end of the decade.” Bunk Strutts 29 December 2019
From The Statistical Statistics Department:
The Federal Bureaus of Prisons: says 92.9% non-whites and 7.1% whites were incarcerated as of 21 December 2019, therefore it’s a racist system. Oh wait…
The “For Every 100 Girls/Women” chart is interesting. Links to stats backing it up are here [via].
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
[Top image: Ron Popeil.]
Saturday Matinee – Jim Bruce & Ken Mayall, SRV & Howlin’ Wolf
Jim Bruce on guitar, Ken Mayall on harmonica.
How ’bout we take a stroll down Travis?
Stevie Ray Vaughan cranked it with ??? on ”Night Music” January1989, Los Angeles, CA. I’m not sure who he’s jamming with, couldn’t find credits. It appears to be Hiram Bullock guitar, Omar Hakim on drums, ??? bass, ??? keyboards. Lemme know and I’ll update the credits.
Howlin’ Wolf & Hubert Sumlin (and yeah, Jimmy Page stole that riff as well as the lyrics from Wolf’s Killing Floor for Lemon Song ).
Have a great holiday sandwich weekend, folks. See you back here tomorrow for things and stuff.
I’m Dreaming Of A White Hot Links
The Adventure Of The Three Garridebs.
Need a comfort tardigrade? Get one here.
Impeachment: What’s it all about, Alfie?
Don’t drink but want to experience the morning after?
The Hangover Suit is just for you.
Captain’s Log StarDate 26 DEC 2119: USS Enterprise sets out from planet Khanada.
[Top image from J.C. Whitney. That catalogue was awesome.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
A Prediction from 1968
By the turn of the century, chances are you won’t recognize the familiar telephone. Based on services already in use or on the drawing boards, you can expect some pretty far-out developments.
For example, Picturephone see-while-you-talk service, already in limited use, might well be offered in full color and three dimensions. With it, you could do the family grocery shopping, look at the new cars, or buy a new hat without leaving the house.
Electronic switching equipment now in trial use, will call you back when a busy line you have called is free, or transfer your calls to another phone while you’re away from home.
[Image and caption found here. Bonus below.]
BTW, that’s Jane Jetson, not Judy…
Another Great Gift Idea: House Cleaning Pleasure
Christmas Is Clumping
Someone was proud of that lawn decoration, and so was his missus. God bless them, and God bless the Polaroid camera for preserving it for all to enjoy decades later.
[Found here.]
Saturday Matinee – Ronco’s Greatest Hits, Han Li, Sam Chatmon, Magic Slim & The Teardrops
Just a few more shopping days left. Go for it [via].
“We found the happiest lady [Han Li] in China. We told her that you don’t need a real hula hoop to have fun. She agreed.”
Khruangbin made me smile [found here].
Sam Chatmon (1897-1983) sang his version of a classic cheatin’ song in 1978. Apparently the vid was filmed by Alan Lomax.
The origin of the song “Make Me A Pallet On The Floor” is fuzzy and dates to the 1800s. It appeared in sheet music in 1908 in “Blind Boone’s Southern Rag Medley No. One: Strains from the Alleys.“
Now check out John William Blind Boone‘s amazing story…
Magic Slim, aka Morris Holt (1937-2013). Nice Chicago blues [via].
Magic Slim was forced to give up playing the piano when he lost his little finger in a cotton gin mishap. He first came to Chicago in 1955 with his friend and mentor Magic Sam. The elder (by six months) Magic (Sam) let the younger Magic (Slim) play bass with his band and gave him his nickname.
Have a great weekend folks. Be back here tomorrow for more stuff.
Elsie’s Tavern
Michael E. Long makes and sells shadow boxes of curious/derelict building exteriors and interiors.
[Found here.]
Tacky Raccoons 