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Almost Lunchtime
[Found here.]
Hey babe.
Flagitious Hot Links
Easy Rockin’, Sam Butera & The Witnessess (1960) Louie Prima‘s backup band. Sam Butera was already a rising star at the age of 18, playing sax for Ray McKinley‘s orchestra, and later for Tommy Dorsey‘s band.
CRUMAR [via Mme. Jujujive]
If you’re happy and you know it…
The origins and methods of Woke.
Zookeeper stories [h/t eaglesoars].
Are you left brain or right brain dominant?
(No you’re not.)
Steam powered Gramophone [h/t Bunkerville].
The Motor Cycle magazine covers [via Memo Of The Air].
[Top image: Mr. T‘s Maimdozer found here.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.
Saturday Matinee – Betwixt (2023), Reverend Peyton, Eliza Stark & the Dappers, and The Marcus King Band
Betwixt (2023). Animated short by Matt Semke, music by The Breaking Glass Trio . [h/t Mme. Jujujive]
“I thought I’d post this up in case anyone needed any cheering up today. Please like and share if it makes you feel good. This is a cover of the South African Artist, Hannes Coetzee’s song Mahalla. Music is life. Love and blessings to you all.” –Reverend Peyton
Eliza Stark & the Dappers – The first and only rockabilly band based in Montenegro.
The Marcus King Band hails from Greenville, South Carolina. A fourth-generation musician, Marcus King started learning guitar at age three or four and has played professionally since he was 11.
That’s it for now. Have a great weekend, stay cool, and we’ll think about things tomorrow.
The .Gif Friday Post No. 812 – Wakeup Machine, Testing the Hitch & A Fluster Cluck
[Found here, here and here. The Wakeup Machine is the work of the amazing Simone Giertz, inventor and breaker of things.]
Blair Witch Stair
One day, the old woman who lived in a shoe just snapped.
[Original unmodified image from here, h/t Pam M.]
The Muskegon Streetcar Riot of 1919
The Muskegon Traction Company raised the ride fare by 1 cent in August of 1919, it began a riot that lasted through the night, destroying streetcars and causing chaos in the city.
Workers refused to pay more than 6 cents per fare ($1.06 in 2023 dollars).
[More here. h/t Pam M.]
Blue Dog Wuddafuq
1965 NASA PDAD Robot
The ‘Power Driven Articulated Dummy’ project was under Contract No. NAS 9-1370 and ran from May 22, 1963 through July 31, 1965. It was originally built for Nasa’s Manned Spacecraft Center by the Illinois Institute of Technology.
The reason for a test dummy was officials hoped to use it during design and testing of a spacesuits, which might otherwise be painful, tedious or even dangerous for human beings.
The 1965 robot was able to simulate 35 basic human motions and used sensors to gather data on how the human body acted in a pressurized suit – but it never made it off the ground due to its tendency to leak oil.
Only two of these robots were created, the one selling for $80,000 and another that is owned by the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.
Tacky Raccoons 