So I was looking for an illustration to go with a story about the Little League World Series for posting on another website, and started with Charlie Brown. The pic was kind of boring by itself, and I wondered what the AI Deep Dreams Generator might come up with. Lower right is the cumulative result. Trip city.
These retro-future fictitious covers are the work of Chet Phillips.
Silent film actress Alberta Vaughn was featured in a surrealist artwork by Persian artist Jon S. Oshanna (1895-1980) circa 1924. Oshanna was a muralist and commercial artist, active in California.
[Found here.]
…and we just passed 2,800,000 views!
[Found here.]
[All images found at Rat Rods Rule! More rat rods here.]
Betwixt (2023). Animated short by Matt Semke, music by The Breaking Glass Trio . [h/t Mme. Jujujive]
“I thought I’d post this up in case anyone needed any cheering up today. Please like and share if it makes you feel good. This is a cover of the South African Artist, Hannes Coetzee’s song Mahalla. Music is life. Love and blessings to you all.” –Reverend Peyton
Eliza Stark & the Dappers – The first and only rockabilly band based in Montenegro.
The Marcus King Band hails from Greenville, South Carolina. A fourth-generation musician, Marcus King started learning guitar at age three or four and has played professionally since he was 11.
That’s it for now. Have a great weekend, stay cool, and we’ll think about things tomorrow.
One Way Out, Elmore James (1960) James recorded the song in 1960 but it wasn’t released until 1965, two years after his death; Sonny Boy Williamson II covered it in 1961 (released in 1962); in 1965 G. L. Crockett reworked it and recorded It’s A Man Down There. There have been many covers since, with The Allman Bros. Band‘s 1971 version being the best known.
17 TIMES! [h/t Pam M.]
Don’t go here and don’t do that.
Corn snake boobs [via Neatorama].
Skibidi Toilet explained [h/t Gord S.].
Johnny Sang Barbie [via Memo Of The Air].
Gladys Ingle & the 13 Black Cats [via Bunkerville].
Bagel reviews [via Mme. Jujujive. She knows where to find excellent music].
Added to blogroll: Archie Archive’s Norty Blues. Nice eclectic collection from 1920s to the present, with brief commentary.
[Top image: The Ugly Grouper, h/t Gus_802.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.
Tacky Raccoons 