Christmas Ball Blues, Leon Redbone (1988) From his album Christmas Island, the song is a cover of Bessie Smith‘s At The Christmas Ball 1925..
Natalitial Hot Links
Hoy, Hoy, Hoy (Rockin’ on Christmas Eve), The Honeydippers (1997) The band was formed in 1996 by rockers Gary Twinn (guitar) and Danny B. Harvey (guitar), with Clem Burke (drums) and John Carlucci (upright bass).
Porky Pig does Blue Christmas.
Look at this doggle [h/t Bunkerville].
Oh. Christmas tree [h/t Mme. Jujujive].
“Seagulls gonna come. Poke me in the coconut.”
[h/t Bits & Pieces]
Ellen Baker’s Solar System [via American Digest].
Museum of Wonky English [h/t Memo Of The Air].
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From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
Saturday Matinee – Terry Gilliam, Oliver’s Boogie, Booker T. & The M.G.’s, and someone named Fran Martin
“In 1968, while learning his trade and working in London as an animator, Terry Gilliam somewhat accidentally created a short film, the project would later take on the working title of The Christmas Card.”
THIS KID.
With only a week until Christmas, Booker T. & The M.G.’s Time Is Tight seems fitting. Have a great weekend. I’m gonna sleep in before things get too busy.
Oh, and just one more thing because it’s awesome.
The .Gif Friday Post No. 780 – Yule Train, Snow Dogs & A Glasshole
Santa’s Elves?
[Found in here.]
Un Pere Noël
Bus Pug
[Pugly trippy flippy found here.]
Just in time for the Holidays
[Found here.]
Redhibitional Hot Links
Santa Claus Boogie, The Voices (1955) Robert “Bobby” James Byrd sang lead with The Voices, and as Bobby Day, had a hit with Rockin’ Robin in 1958. He had a string of hits writing and singing with a number of R&B groups, including the Hollywood Flames, that usually consisted of the same performers. Not to be confused with Butane James & The Famous Flames member Bobby Byrd.
THIS is how to arrive in port.
BFFs [via Bunkerville].
Computer girls of yore [via American Digest].
Shambleau!
[h/t Memo Of The Air for making me DuckDuckGo it.]
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From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
Saturday Matinee – The Avalanches, Otava Yo, The Ape Man, & Abby The Spoon Lady w/ Chris Rodrigues
Fun and surreal, The Avalanches are kinda like a sedated Devo on speed.
The 11th video by Otava Yo. Timonia is a folk song from the Kurskaya district, and filmed in the village of Kuznetsovo, Republic of Mari El, Russia, over the summer of 2020. Captions are helpful, sort of. Nice scenery.
Filmed in 1971 by a 10 year old boy, an ape man terrorizes the neighborhood. [Caution: Disturbing images and graphic violence.]
Pure Appalachia. Abby The Spoon Lady and Chris Rodrigues, busking on Wall Street, ca. 2014.
Yeah, these are kind of surreal for a Saturday Matinee, but it all seems to make sense given recent events. Have a great weekend and we’ll meet up tomorrow for therapy.
Tacky Raccoons 