North Korea celebrates 50th Anniversary of the capture of the USS Pueblo
Captured crewmembers of the USS PUEBLO giving the “Hawaiian Good Luck Sign,” 1968.
North Korea celebrated the 50th anniversary of the USS Pueblo (AGER-2) incident on Tuesday via broadcasts on state television and in an international press statement.
In 1968, the North Korean Navy captured the signals intelligence ship USS Pueblo (AGER-2) and its crew of 82 sailors. The sailors suffered starvation and torture and were used for propaganda purposes for almost a year before a release was negotiated in December of 1968.
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Pueblo’s crew resisted when possible, most notably by frequently raising their middle fingers to ruin propaganda photo ops staged by the North Koreans, telling their captors the gesture was considered a “Hawaiian Good Luck Sign,” according to the Navy investigation. The crew was severely beaten near the end of their confinement when the North Koreans learned the gesture’s true meaning.
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Carole was a hottie.
Julia Child was a Muppet.
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Good Samaritan Finds Lost Items, Returns Them To Owner
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Gluten-Packed Hot Links
Dog sleds. [via].
Someone really likes Hot Wheels. Jump to 01:12 for the GoPro experience [via].
Lucy feeds his cats (with commentary).
Mouse poop vs. rat poop. The critter in our garage is not a mouse.
“You could die just trying to get out.” Monster surf tops 60 feet (18 January 2018).
On rogue waves: Sebastian Junger‘s 1997 book “The Perfect Storm” describes how they happen. I read the book twice, it was that good. The movie, well, it took a lot of liberties with Junger’s documentary. It’s still worth a watch.
John Moschitta Jr., aka, The Fastest talking man in the world (according to the Guinness Book of World Records) recites “Ya Got Trouble” from The Music Man.
The Fastest talking woman in the world (according to the Guinness Book of World Records) is Fran Capo.
Wanna play Kim Jong Un? Nuke any city on the planet and see the results.
[Top: Tony Clifton graphic found here.]
Saturday Matinee – The Fabulous Bingo Brothers, Neil Innes, Cab Calloway with The Nicholas Bros. and Doug & The Slugs
The Fabulous Bingo Brothers: Eric Idle and Neil Innes ca. 1975.
“Protest Song.” I remember this parody of Bob Dylan by Neil Innes. “I suffered for my music, and now it’s your turn.”
I attempted to play that song years ago: the vocals, harmonica and guitar parts are easy, but I discovered that I can’t do any two of them at the same time. More recently I found that I can’t type transcripts from audio either, no matter how much I slow down the recordings. I guess it’s a brain fluke, or maybe it’s tied into being left-handed. I dunno, Babs…
Let’s go retro x 1943.
That there’s some incredible dancing that hurts to watch. From the UToobage description:
[It’s] a clip from the movie “Stormy Weather” (1943) featuring Cab Calloway and his orchestra performing “Jumpin Jive”. After awhile they let the Nicholas Brothers jump in and lend their feet to the action.
Doug & The Slugs (recorded 1977-1992) were a popular band from Vancouver. Founder Doug Bennett passed away in 2004, but here’s one of his last perfomances.
Have a great weekend, folks. More to come.
The .Gif Friday Post No.519 – Ancient Fertility Figurine Pron
Harp Closet
As one of the first women members of The Cleveland Orchestra—and one of only a few women musicians in any orchestra—Alice Chalifoux (principal harpist 1931-74) faced unique challenges such as orchestra halls without women’s dressing rooms. Alice sometimes used her harp case as a backstage dressing room when the Orchestra was touring across the U.S.
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