Instructions: Download and print out full size. Use crayons, colored pencils or markers to complete. Sign your name and return your work to my desk at end of the solar eclipse. Have fun!
While you’re busy doing that, here’s a playlist of random music to watch the eclipse by.
Con el Tiempo, Los Apson (1966) Spanish cover of The Outsiders‘ hit Time Won’t Let Me by Mexican band Los Apson of Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico. The band was criticized for being malinchistas for performing rock and roll instead of ranchera music. Their biggest hit, Fuiste a Acapulco, was a comic ranchera song) topped the Mexican charts for 6 weeks in 1966.
The 3 Body Problem (Netflix).
The 3 Body Problem (Newton).
How not to have an Easter party.
How to find water using a baboon.
How to get out of a speeding ticket.
How to prevent a total eclipse & more.
Dregs of the City: San Francisco [NSFK].
The 1909 Leslie Sharpener [via Bunkerville].
Macro views of various writing instruments.
WWII greasebombs [via The View From Lady Lake].
Scrubby Sewerniak and the Dynatones [via Memo Of The Air].
[Top image: Actual Reality Goggles™ are not for viewing solar eclipses. The cut-out goggles came from the back of a Reese’s Puffs cereal box circa 2019. h/t Sol L.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.
Alex Schultz (The Prince Of West Coast Blues Guitar) with Egidio ‘Juke’ Ingala‘s band The Jacknives.
“A song is like a women’s dress, it’s got to be long enough to cover the subject, but short enough to keep you interested.” – James Harman (1946-2021)
Any list of west coast blues roots rockers include Kid Ramos & The 44’s. Ramos has played with almost every regional blues band worth a mention (and more). As for The 44’s, they can hold their own with no help.
Well, well, well. Another weekend is here, and since the world hasn’t fallen apart yet, I’ll be on the porch thinking I should be doing something important. See you tomorrow for a superficial in-depth discussion of whatever.
Visual artists Lilly Kaohsiung and Yin captured Fu De Keng public cemetery in Taiwan during the Qingming festival, also known as Tomb Sweeping Day.
[Source here, h/t Charlen604.]
Botanical mandelas by Arizona artist Kathy Klein. She calls them danmalas and they’re meant to be found in the wild.
[Found here, more info here.]
[Photo by Frank Kunert found here.]
They’re part rock, part psychadelia, part R&B and part soul, but mostly Seratones is lead singer and guitar player A.J. Haynes. When asked what inspires her, she responded, “Afrofuturism.”
Backed by drummer Aaron Griffin and (the late) Willie J. Campbell on bass, Texas bluesman Shawn Pittman took a shot at Magic Sam’s Boogie at the Blues City Deli in St. Louis, (2018). Comment from the Utoobage: “Dude in front caught the vibe. Was later seen walking across the Mississippi to the Illinois side. Was epic.”
Heavy duty electric blues: The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band features the vocals of Noah Hunt, Chris Layton on drums, Kevin McCormick / bass and Joe Krown / keyboards.
Have a great weekend, and remember the meaning of Easter.
Tacky Raccoons 