Hog Rider

FAIL X 11.

[Found here.]

Norwegian Velociraptor Velocipede

[More info here. Related posts here.]

Shimla, India

[Found here.]

Et Tu, Ar-Too?

[Found here.]

HOLY COW! IT’S FARMERMAN!

AKA “The Ace of Spades.”

[Found here.]

Saturday Matinee – Vulfpeck, Lettuce Funk & Curtis Mayfield

Vulfpeck has a cool funk/jazz groove, reminds me of Weather Report, except these guys make ridiculous “I’m About To Pop A Nut” faces while they jam.

Lettuce [aka Lettuce Funk] combines retro funk with retro future funk, and it works.

Jump to 5:08 for the Kansas Joe & Memphis Minnie / Led Zeppelin funk mashup. (I hear some of Zappa’s “I Am The Slime” in there, too.) Lettuce even had the cojones to cover Curtis Mayfield, and they did him right.

Poor video quality, but the audio is good. Here’s Curtis Mayfield’s original “Move On Up” (with German subtitles).

Have a great weekend, folks, and Move On Up wit yo bad sef. See you back here tomorrow.

The .Gif Friday Post No. 569 – Happy Music

[All three .gif animations by Stas Santimov found here via here.]

The audio clip dates to 1921: “Don’t Tell Your Monkey Man.”
Tim Brymn & His Black Devil Orchestra were an all African-American 70 piece musical unit that represented the 350th Field Artillery Regiment during World War I. Tim Brymn’s band was described at the time as “a military symphony engaged in a battle of jazz.”

Holy crap. It’s The Mothership.

[Found here.]

Ronald Lee Ermey (1944-2018) Buried With Honors.

Don’t know who Ronald Lee Ermey was? Here’s a hint. Here’s another.

RESPECT

Mr. Otto’s Dicycle ca. 1880

No idea how this works, how to steer, how to brake, but it was touted as a safety bicycle for people unable to handle a penny farthing. I’m guessing that if you came to a quick stop, you’d be either thrown face-first onto the pavement, or you’d rock back and forth until your lunch suddenly appeared on your lap. Once you started pedaling, the same rocking thing would happen again with the same result, only messier.

I want one.

[Found here, via here.]