


Freddie’s Boogie, Freddie Mitchell And His Orchestra (1953) Saxophonist Freddie Mitchell was among other things “a session musician and bandleader for multi-artist rock shows held by Alan Freed. Mitchell had previously recorded Moondog Boogie named in honor of the disc jockey and the two of them appeared together in the 1956 film Rock, Rock, Rock.”
Rock, Rock, Rock was the first video cassette tape I ever bought; spotted it in a bargain bin for a couple bucks. My next purchase was a video player.
Icecoasters [via Mme. Jujujive].
The Celtic sport of ferret legging.
R.I.P. Wayne Shorter (1933-2023).
Um, better stay out of Earl Orkin’s room.
The angels’ share and the devil’s fungus.
This cheeseburger costs over $21 per ounce.
Czar Peter the Great, Amateur Dental Surgeon.
[via Memo Of The Air]
Meerkats. Cutsey little standy-uppy weasel-lookin’ bastards.
[h/t Bunkerville]
[Top image: Mao money mockery found here.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.
“It looks like vomit.”
“I’m so scared to try this.”
“It looks like a chopped up ferret.”
Born in Yakutia, Russia, Olena Uutai (Olga Podluzhnaya Uutai) pulls unearthly sounds from a khomus, a type of jaw harp once played by tribal shamans of the far east. [h/t Pam M.]
Reverend Peyton got hold of a groovebox in 2018.
The Terraplanes Blues Band shows us yanks how to play Delta Blues.
It’s later than usual for this time of year, hope it’s still early where you are. See you tomorrow, and if I’m not here, start without me.
[Found here, via Not the Bee. Click the links for all 46 U.S. Presidents. Related post here.]



There was a children’s version too. Images with stories found here and here.

All I Need Tonight (Is You), Gentleman Jesse & His Men (2019) Live at Fuzzville #5, L’Albir, Valencia, Spain. 1970s garage punk for the ears of today.
Up the turbine via Bunkerville.
George and Mabel (The Real Story).
Invasions de Ballons via Mme. Jujujive.
Nobudtaka Aozaki made a map h/t Gord S.
One-room roller coaster via Memo Of The Air.
A simple request: A friend posted this video on Youtube. You don’t have to watch it, just click the like button. That’s it. 😀
[Top image: Spotted in Puerto Rico and captioned here.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.
From St. Petersburg, Russia, Messer Chups is listed under vampire space zombie surf rock.
Oleg Gitaracula – guitar
Zombierella – Bass
Rockin Eugene – Drums
Kevin Ayers with Ollie Halsall, 1981 Barcelona. Nice groove, too bad he had to sing. British rock journalist Nick Kent once wrote: “Kevin Ayers and Syd Barrett were the two most important people in British pop music. Everything that came after came from them.”
Idiot Wind is a Bob Dylan classic, pretty much my favorite, and it doesn’t have to do with weather, even though it’s blowing like hell around these parts.
That’ll do for now. See you tomorrow if we don’t get blown away.