Making of a Great Martini

[Painting by Guy Buffet (1943-2023) found here.]

R. Crumb’s Jazz Record Find

Side A – Goofus, Slim Lamar’s Southerners (1928)Side B – Happy, Slim Lamar’s Southerners (1928) [R. Crumb‘s graphics found here via here.]

Nychthemeral Hot Links

Crawlin’ (The Crawl), Untouchables (1960) Sparce information on this group, too many others by the same name. Written by guitarist Frank W. Perry and issued on Rello / To-Da Music, this recording is a less sleazy cover of Crawlin’ by Richie Mayo and the Paramours (1957).

Fail.

Hotchoo.

Batter up.

Street details.

No more treats.

“I am like spider.”

Gasser in the wild.

Heads up, Baltimore.

Lather, rinse, repeat.

Birth of a Tardigrade.

Be amused in Sweden.

“How many now, Greg?”

Ambiguous storytelling.

Norty Blues Episode 140.

Prayers for Scott Adams.

AI-enhanced photography.

How to trade Halloween Candy.

Visit Us! [via The Feral Irishman].

1963 NOLA [via Memo Of The Air].

Pachyderm podiatry [via Thompson, blog].

These dogs got treats [via Everlasting Blört].

[Top image found here.]

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Matiné del Sábado – El Día de Los Muertos

HALLOWEENAGE

Miscellaneous earbone stimulation for throwing treats at the little ghosts and goblins. [Image found here.]

 

[Caveat: I don’t own the copyrights to any of these recordings. They are presented here for entertainment purposes only.]

 

Just Take One

This dispenser never needs refilling.
Sculpture by Thomas Kuebler [via Everlasting Blört].

Victorian Halloween

[CGI artwork found here.]

The Pompetus

[Graphics by “B. Strychnine” found here. Others from Google Images.]

‘Weeners of the ’70s

[These and more found here.]

Emunctory Hot Links

Boogeyman, The Atomic 44’s (2021)
Blues/roots supergroup The Atomic 44’s formed in 2020 when Eric Von Herzen (harmp player for Walter Trout, Social Distortion, The Atomic Road Kings, Junior Watson) joined guitarist/vocalist Johnny Main (The 44’s).

Holler.

“Dance.”

“CHILL!”

MDAOES.

THIS POD.

Mr. Bubba.

Greenlight.

Monkey rain.

E-E-AH-H-H.

The East Wig.

Engagement.

Make it black.

Morel Doucet’s busts.

Differing martial arts.

About Hedwig Kiesler.

Patty was a headbanger.

Dance This Meme Around.

Mark Allen, Cardiff Busker.

Earl the Spider [via Thompson, blog].

Herman Poole Blount [via Everlasting Blört].

Nathan Vidal & Eduardo Granados are dkhds.

Don’t Fear The Reaper (medieval version) [via Memo Of The Air].

[Top image: Colorized magazine photo, unknown source, with caption
“Rich Palmer ran the nation’s largest volume hobby shop in Parsippany, New Jersey. Aurora hired him to organize its Monster Customizing Contest in 1964. Aurora received national television attention when the CBS Evening News visited his shop. Walter Cronkite and Palmer held a conversation in the “Monster Korner” of the store. Big Frankie occupies the top shelf in the Monster Korner.”
More info in this forum.]

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