Some time ago, Aussie Phil requested more funny videos. I didn’t mean to ignore him, I just didn’t find much to laugh about after the U.S.S.A. U.S. Senate legalized Grand Theft approved taxpayer extortion the largest redistribution of wealth in the history of this great country the “Stimulus Package.” So here you go, bro.
Category: Videos
Saturday Matinee: Rays
The Ray Beats had a great album, “Guitar Beat.” Get it.
The Rays: Silhouettes, 1957. Another great Chess Records group.
Ray Price. His Cherokee Cowboys included the likes of Willie Nelson, Roger Miller, and Johnny Paycheck, so quit snickerin’ y’all.
Okay. This kinda stuff is obnoxious and completely unnecessary in Bunk’s opinion. Sort of like taking your favorite beer, wine, champagne, brandy, whiskey, bourbon, gin and tequila, dumping it all in a plastic trash can, and declaring the resulting cacaphony great.
But there ARE some greats on that stage, including Ray Charles, James Brown, B.B. King, Little Richard (who tells everyone to go home), Bo Diddley, Fats Domino (?), and Jerry Lee Lewis (whose microphone should have been left turned off).
Who else did I miss in that awesome lineup?
Saturday Matinee: Planet Drum, Sirens, Spelling Bee Champ, Wright
Here’s Micky Hart’s Planet Drum from a few years back. (I have one of the Planet Drum CDs that I play at full blast from my porch on Halloween. I love the way it echoes around the neighborhood, even if Mrs. Strutts hates it. When she’d complain, I’d switch to Tom Wait’s “Bone Machine.” She doesn’t complain about Planet Drum anymore.)
The Sirens from “O Brother Where Art Thou” sang a song both pretty and dangerous. Great movie.
Spelling Bee pro. Great recovery.
Ferret nail trimming tips (via AAF.)
Steven Wright… well, you know what they say. C’mon. You know.
US Air Hudson River Ditch – First person account
Folks, the following unedited description by one of the passengers on this flight was emailed to me by Papa Strutts from his friend Bruno. Video with first hand account after the break. Image above from ABC News. Continue reading “US Air Hudson River Ditch – First person account”
Just One Look…
Doris Troy wasn’t singing about this. Or maybe she was.
Saturday Matinee: Hollies, Checkmates, Guitar Strings, Waits & Satchmo
Saturday Matinee: Frogs, Mojo, Jello, BoneBot & Bees
[Amazing collection of frogs from here. Thanx, Dan.]
[Excellent find from Aussie Phil.]
Odd and mildly disturbing just doesn’t describe it. [Via MB.]
Mojo & Jello Biafra make their point?
Yep. Payback time. This song made me smile even before I posted THIS video (which BTW was our very first post).
Saturday Matinee: Nana, Pink, Eric & Ma
This video sums up my attitude for the last few weeks. Thank God that there are people like raincoaster to find and approves gems like this. Okay. Next.
Pink Floyd was at their best in the early/mid 1970’s, at least until “Animals” came out. Speaking of Animals…
Eric Burdon was a classic. What a gloriously depressing song of frustration and hope against reality and cool chord patterns and stuff. [That was snarkasm.] Gotta deal with what’s coming down, y’all.
Okay, I could fill up this post with a big ‘ol honkin’ wad of Eric Burdon and the Animals, Eric Burdon & War, but you can easily googoyle them for yourselves. Lets talk about one of their 1967 hits, “See See Rider” instead.
It was a ripoff of Ma Rainey/others. C.C. Rider, according to Bunk’s sources, referred to the Chitlin’ Circuit bluesplayers’ route through the south.
Couldn’t find Ma Rainey’s version of C.C. Rider, but here’s this excellent and nasty “Booze & Blues.”
Saturday Matinee: Potpourri
Johnny “Dizzy” Moore passed on in August of 2008, so as a late tribute, here are the Skatalites:
Biographical info on Dizzy Moore can be found at this site (which has it’s own ska track auto play by the way.)
Joe Bennet & the Sparkletones’ “Black Slacks.”
Intermission.
Trailer for “MANtage,” coming to a theater near you. [Great find, FinPeng.]
Back by popular demand, the J. Geils Band’s version of the Marvelow’s classic “I DO.”
The 1932 Helicron: Steampunk Hoax?
These images were sent to Tacky Raccoons HQ by a genuine decent sort via email. The colors and the concept caused my antennae to quiver “FRAUD!” But I’m not so sure. Snopes has nothing on it, yet, and there are too many google links to the 1932 Helicron.
Either it’s a VERY elaborate hoax, or it’s the real deal. We think it’s the latter.
At least there is video proof that it works in concept, but it gives the term “roadkill” a more gruesome visage…
Anyone recobanize what airplane the cowling came from?
[Tip ‘o the tarboosh to Dan S. who sent the images via email.]
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