Stuff I Do When I’m Bored
Mothers Day Hot Links
Swinging Mama, Tiny Grimes (1974)
Guitarist Lloyd “Tiny” Grimes (1916-1989) played with many jazz notables. In the late 1940s he had a hit on a jazzed-up version of Loch Lomond with the band billed as Tiny “Mac” Grimes and the Rocking Highlanders. They wore kilts and included Red Prysock on tenor sax and singer Screaming Jay Hawkins.
A common murre [via Bunkerville].
Sprinkle Lemon Happy Guy Muffins.
The Brennan Monorail [via The Feral Irishman].
The Mad Gasser of Mattoon [via Memo Of The Air].
Electro Queens and Digital Divas [via Everlasting Blört].
[Top image found here.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.
Saturday Matinee – Vkgoeswild, The Radios & La Mississippi
Award winning Ukranian pianist and instructor Viktoriya Yermolyeva, aka Vkgoeswild covers The Ramones’ classic. She’s written piano arrangements for many other rock/metal hits that she performs in live concerts and on her Youtube channel.
Japanese psychobilly trio The Radios has been playing rock and roll for three decades, and no, I can’t explain the hunchback zombie monkey bass slapper.
The Mississippi Blues Band formed in Buenos Aires in 1989. Renamed La Mississippi, they released their debut recording, Mbugi in 1993.
Happy Mothers Day.
The .Gif Friday Post No. 904 – Beersplat, Granny Wars & Furniture Sale Day
Bug of the Apocalypse
Magical Duck
[Found here.]
Wave Hello To Honest Joe – Rubin Goldstein
“Nobody outside his family knew his real name. Dallas knew him as Honest Joe. For nearly three decades Honest Joe’s pawn shop was one of the central hubs of activity in Deep Ellum. He sold everything from gold watches to prosthetic limbs to automatic weapons. His two-story building was covered in hand-painted signs and hubcaps – or was it? It was covered in signage and hubcaps, but as for the two-story part . . . well, that’s another story . . .”
[Top photo by Thomas Hoepker (1963) found here. Second photo found here (with a must-read history); third here; fourth here.]
Cinco de Mayo
Ligyrophobic Hot Links
She Drives Me Out Of My Mind, The Swingin’ Medallions (1966)
The Medallions formed in 1962 in South Carolina, and became Swingin’ in 1965 when they recorded their hit Double Shot (Of My Baby’s Love).
Bubblehead [via Bunkerville].
Dogs and food [via Everlasting Blört].
“Give Him a Ticket!” metal version [h/t Gord S.].
1953 Spartan Manor trailer [via Feral Irishman].
Still life with woman, tea and letter [via Memo Of The Air].
Netherlandish Proverbs, Pieter Bruegel the Elder (ca. 1550).
Interactive key map here.
[Top image found here, h/t Charlene J.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.
Saturday Matinee – Redbreast Wilson, Robert Randolph & The Zac Schulze Gang
Sam Redbreast Wilson (with the Mad Dog Margaritas) rolls a nice 2-way highway roadtrip vibe.
Pedal steel guitarist Robert Randolph did an amazing interpretation of Blind Lemon Jefferson‘s That Black Snake Moan (1927). In 2010, Rolling Stone ranked Randolph at 97 in their list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. Unfortunately the videos from this session don’t give credit to his partner (I’m guessing that’s his brother).
What if SRV had a younger step brother in the UK?
The Zac Schulze Gang cranks out some serious speed blues/rock.
Bad news: I didn’t trap the skunk that’s been roaming the back yard. Good news: Haven’t seen or heard the skunk in two weeks. Better news: porch time happens tomorrow. See you then.
Tacky Raccoons 