Heureux Mardi Gras!
Mo gris gris gumbo yaya here.
Category: Retro & Vintage
Air Guitar
Saturday Matinee – Archie Bell & The Drells
I love this sound.
One hot riff makes it. I used to dance like that, too.
Do the stroll ’70s style. That’s some hilarious stuff.
Yeah, I heard the original today, and it made me smile.
1:40 “Lemme put this hamburger down.”
Have a great weekend, folks. Rock on wit yo bad sefs.
Driftwood Charlie’s Contribution To The World
In 1947 the doctors said that Charles Kasling had only a short time to live unless he moved to a hot, dry climate. First he moved to the Death Valley area, and in 1960 he left for Yuma, Arizona, where Driftwood Charley’s World of Lost Art was created.”
Social Security records indicate Charles Kasling was born July 10, 1901 and passed away in March of 1985, a testament to desert living.
Unfortunately most of his artwork has been destroyed by vandalism and the elements.
[Postcard image found here. More about Driftwood Charlie here and here.]
Saturday Matinee – Gene Chandler, Earth Angels & Samantha Fish with John Long
Gene Chandler was still doing retro doo-wop in the early ’60s. Then there’s these guys whose cover was kinda embarrassing, but good at the same time.
Yeah, that stuff is stuff, but this stuff is better.
Sam Fish cranks it, and that hoser on her right [Jonathan Long] could barely keep up. Love it.
Have a great weekend, folks. See you back here tomorrow for more fun.
The Future’s So Bright I Gotta Wear Hot Links
On “White Privilege.”
On “Democratic Socialism.”
“My cat is pregnant and she’s very upset.”
“I’ve got to go to work at 5AM.“
Wanna know how to win the Lottery? Pay attention.
Wanna know how to win a game show? Pay attention.
Just in time for Valentine’s Day: Zoo will name a cockroach after your ex, then feed it to a meerkat on camera. (h/t Kat)
They had feathers, were about the size of a turkey, didn’t live in the Jurassic Period and were about as intelligent as a board with a nail in it. The Truth About Velociraptors.
These Velocipedes were large and fast, but they were not predators.
[Top image: Those hipster shades are pre-1844.
These prescription sunglasses and carrying case were owned by Hyrum Smith, brother of the Prophet Joseph Smith.
Costumes Bretons: What the Brits wore
She was only 10 years old when that photo was taken, 13 when it was hand-tinted. She was a professional postcard model known as Mary, Jane, or Semolina. Not sure of any of this, but the pic is cool.
[Found here.]
Saturday Matinee – Stan Coster, Slim Dusty & Ali Mills
Stan Coster sings “The Wobbly Boot.”
Slim Dusty sings “The Three Rivers Hotel.”
Ali Mills sings Waltjim Bat Matilda (better known as Waltzing Matilda, written by her great uncle Val McGuinness).
[All vids courtesy Digger Phil.]
Et Tu, Ar-Too?
[Found here.]
Saturday Matinee – Vulfpeck, Lettuce Funk & Curtis Mayfield
Vulfpeck has a cool funk/jazz groove, reminds me of Weather Report, except these guys make ridiculous “I’m About To Pop A Nut” faces while they jam.
Lettuce [aka Lettuce Funk] combines retro funk with retro future funk, and it works.
Jump to 5:08 for the Kansas Joe & Memphis Minnie / Led Zeppelin funk mashup. (I hear some of Zappa’s “I Am The Slime” in there, too.) Lettuce even had the cojones to cover Curtis Mayfield, and they did him right.
Poor video quality, but the audio is good. Here’s Curtis Mayfield’s original “Move On Up” (with German subtitles).
Have a great weekend, folks, and Move On Up wit yo bad sef. See you back here tomorrow.
Tacky Raccoons 