I think that infestation is somewhere in Turkey, possibly the TRT broadcasting facility. Earliest search via Tineye dates to 2008.
[Found here.]
War Machines
Collected from around the internest.
The beast at the bottom was found live by Pam M.
More beasts and Babe Magnets in this archive.
Callipygous Hot Links
Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On, Big Maybelle Smith (1955) Mabel Smith began recording in 1947 when she was 23 years old, yet she’d been singing in various venues since she was a child. She was the first to record Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On, produced and arranged by a young Quincy Jones for Okeh Records, and predating Jerry Lee Lewis’ version by almost two years. (Lewis liked the song so much he stole it, then credited Big Mama Thornton.)
A round of applesauce [via Bunkerville].
It’s not easy being the coolest in the club.
Dave Chappelle talks about the funny business.
Only the names (in the Rocky Horror Picture Show).
[via Memo Of The Air]
[Top image found here.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
Saturday Matinee – Sadeck Waff, The Mound City Blue Blowers, Bette Midler & Los Lobos
Sadeck Waff, Oxandre Peckeu et 126 performers professionnels et amateurs. Remerciements à la Neodance Academy et leurs équipes pour le casting et la gestion des danseurs.
A clip from their 1931 short film Nine O’Clock Folks, The Mound City Blue Blowers featured Red McKenzie (kazoo), Jack Bland (Vega guitar) and Frank “Josh” Billings on suitcase. YouTube video description includes Eddie Condon, but I think that’s Eddie Lang on guitar. The movie title referred to the local curfew.
Bette Midler at her peak (circa 1984) with a killer cover.
One of the most underrated bands ever: Los Lobos, from How Will the Wolf Survive , 1984.
Well, dang. Down to the wire, out of time & out of steam. See you tomorrow.
The .Gif Friday Post No. 756 – Headbangin’ Baby, Wigglin’ Pup & Dancin’ a Happy
Stuff I Do When I’m Bored
Most previously posted elsewhere.
Electric Corvidland
Russian Water Heater
[Found in here.]
Sweden’s Kolarbyn Eco-Lodge
The Kolarbyn Eco-Lodge, somewhere northwest of Stockholm, consists of 12 wood and mud huts. No electricity, no running water, no WIFI, no housekeeping or room service, and no warm place to go doodoo, all for about $80 per adult per night.
Okay, it’s rustic but there’s more to it than just the huts and a half-dozen shared “business buckets.” You get to have deep conversations about saving the planet with other eco-tourists who haven’t bathed either.
[Found here.]
Farraginous Hot Links
Mama Can I Go Out Tonight, Jo Ann Campbell (1959) Before you roll your eyes, Bo Diddley wrote that song – that’s him on guitar, with King Curtis on tenor sax and Jerome Green on the maracas. It was recorded for her 1959 album I’m Nobody’s Baby. Campbell had a promising career as a dancer when she transitioned to rock and roll. Promoted by Alan Freed (and appearing in his showcase movie Go Johnny Go!) she had a successful recording career, charting hits in the UK as well as the US.
When Worlds Collide Department: The Mastodon home invasion.
This cow.
[via Bunkerville}
Bibi & Fritz.
[via Mme. Jujujive]
Seatbelt safety flaw.
[via Feral Irishman]
The House of Taste.
[via Memo of the Air]
“Stop licking this toad.”
[h/t Suz P.]
4th century B.C. cat sculpture.
The Day After The Night Before.
Name 50 States in 17 seconds. Go.
When Worlds Collide: The Mastodon home invasion.
[Top image: Hyatt Regency Hotel, Zhenjiang San Francisco. found here.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
Tacky Raccoons 