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Acersecomic Hot Links

It Ain’t Nothin’ But Rock And Roll, The Matadors (1963) Puerto Rican street corner vocal group The Epsilons formed in Brooklyn NY, changed the name to the The Matadors and recorded four songs in 1963. There was another group with the same name, and rather than give up their matching bullfighter garb, they became The Toreadors.

Scarebear.

Campering.

“We’re toast.“

Go on. Take it.

Party’s cancelled.

$17.33 per gallon?

Meet Fred Dibnah.

Jinni in a Polka Dot Bikini.

“and finally, finally, i am a pinata.”

A happy ending [via Bunkerville].

In The Still Of The Night (1946)
[via Philosopher Mouse of the Hedge].

Party like it’s 1987 [via Mme. Jujujive].

Tom has been chasing Jerry for 80 years.

Wonderful and worrisome [via Memo Of The Air].

Study suggests: Less air pollution may cause rising temperatures.

[Top image: Mural by Belgium artist ROA found here.]

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Habilatory Hot Links

Do The Zombie, M.R. Baseman & The Symbols (1963) This song was the B-side of a 45rpm recorded on the Graphic Arts label, the A-side being a cover of the Devotions’ Rip Van Winkel, recorded by “Marty & The Symbols.” Very little is known about this group except they may have been from Astoria, Queens, NY. No relation to the 1960s UK pop band The Symbols.

Erasing US History.

Yabba Dabba Duplex?

Dancing with Michael.

Hating the Monstermash.

The original version is the best.

Izuna Fair [via Memo Of The Air].

Mr. Bone’s Pizza [via Mme. Jujujive].

The Earth is leaking [via Bunkerville].

The Book of Hallowe’en Ruth Edna Kelley (1919)
[also via Memo Of The Air].

Frankencamper [via The View From Lady Lake].

Cool but impractical shelter [via Feral Irishman].

Tired of the lies? Here’s The True Story of Hushpuppies.

[Top image: Detail from The Reward of Cruelty, William Hogarth (1751) found here.]

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Ventricumbent Hot Links

Stampede, The Scarlets (1959)
Not to be confused with the R&B vocal group of the same name, or the 1960s band from Denmark, or the glam-punk band from Australia, this was an instrumental group with Peter Antonio, (aka Pete Antell) and John Sanzone on guitars. Originally titled Dragstrip, Stampede was the theme to the movie Dragstrip Girl. From Billboard’s Music Popularity Charts Sep. 28 1959: “A fine instrumental blues with lots of echo. Side makes use of a downward progression of notes as one of its base themes. Plenty of raucous guitar and sax sound here (Atlantic, BMI).”

Parasite Fear-P0rn.

How stupid are you?

Multi-purpose Room.

Ball-balancing robot.

Compassion International.

Dancing chicks (sound up).

April 11, 1954 was a Sunday.

Death mask to CPR connection.

Here are the signs [via Memo Of The Air].

Border collie staredown [via Bunkerville].

[Top image: I Am Joe’s Chin.]

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Goniometric Hot Links

Fiberglass Jungle, The Crossfires (1963) Formerly known as The Nightriders, The Crossfires released one 45rpm record in 1963, then abandoned the surf guitar sound, changed to folk rock and renamed themselves The Tyrtles. Then they changed the spelling and became The Turtles. (See also Flo and Eddie.)

The Cracker.

Do the Gomer.

Tighty Righty.

New York blizzard.

How to make a camel.

The origins of Florida Man.

“The war on inflation is over.” Or not.

Paper toy templates [via Mme. Jujujive].

Nature’s pinhole cameras & the solar eclipse.

Putting the lizard in the pot [via Bunkerville].

The Four Corners of the Earth [via Memo Of The Air].

Window Swap opens a random video window with audio.

[Top image: Training the Worm, AI image courtesy Pam M.]

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Dexiotropic Hot Links

Black Dog Blues, Bayless Rose (1930) Guitarist and singer Bayless “Bailey” Rose’ recordings have been included in both white country blues and black ragtime anthologies. He was a Melungeon according to Mildred Justice, daughter of Dick Justice, another guitarist of the same era.

Camperness.

“Ah caint skip.”

In Dependence.

Can’t take it off.

Speed funk bass.

In a goth nightclub.

A life saved [via Bunkerville].

The Fried Egg [via Mme. Jujujive].

Starship Size Comparison Chart [via The Daily What].

Polar Bears – A Netflix Documentary [via Feral Irishman].

A big driftwood finger (and more nautical-themed works of Etsy).

Three young women eating spaghetti on inflatable mattresses at Island of Capri, 1939.

[Top image found here, colorized.]

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Formivorous Hot Links

Potrzebie, Alfred E. Neuman & His Fershlugginer Five (1959) MAD Magazine published a number of recordings over the years, some included as tear-out vinyl 45s in various issues. Potrzebie was the B-side of the truly awful What Me Worry? From Google Translate:
Polish – “Potrzeba” (poat-seh-bah) translates to “need”
“W potrzebie” (poat-seh-byah) means “in need of”.
[h/t Memo Of The Air]

Campering.

Hello Froggy.

1 possum per hour.

THE Best Sandbox.

Painting with Legos.

A fishing reel diddley bow.

It’s worse than we thought.

BBC News in pidgin [h/t Possum].

“Have you heard dis information?“

The coming darkness of October 14.

Percussion solo [via Feral Irishman]

Different dogs get weighed at the vet.

Messin’ with the skid [via Bunkerville].

The Memory of a Mighty River [via Memo Of The Air].

Happy 23rd Blogiversary to Everlasting Bloort & the Queen of the Illustrated Link Dump Mme. Jujive. May the Meepzorp be with you.

[Top image: Colorized still from The Wild Party (1929) starring Clara Bow and Frederic March, via The View From Lady Lake.]

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Enantiopathic Hot Links

Pachamama,”an androgynous being that is omnipresent, omnipotent and can procreate itself.”

Love Shock, Sonny and his Wild Cows (2012) From Budapest, Sonny and his Wild Cows is fronted by “Wild Cow Sonny” and plays American blues, R&B, rock & roll, rockabilly, swing, and country western with a 1940s-50s retro style. [Free download of their 2012 album The Berlin Session here.]

The Gay Pirate Plate.

ABELEEDAWEEWOWEH

Manbuns v. Stop The Knot.

The skull of Sultan Mkwawa.

What the F-35 sounded like.

This policewoman’s response…

Ambigrams, Logos & Word Art.

Celebrating 100 years of StarWars.

Splashy splashy [via Mme. Jujujive].

Get Aht-a Tahn and more yinzerspeak.

SoKno Kroger has great deals [h/t Pam. M.].

Opening an 18th century safe [h/t Bunkerville].

The spy plane that was so stealthy it didn’t exist.

Tight dirndls of Oktoberfest [via Memo Of The Air].

[Top image: Pachamama,”an androgynous being that is omnipresent, omnipotent and can procreate itself.” Artwork by Kurimalai.]

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Ain’t Misbehavin’, Fats Waller (1929) The master of the stride piano, Thomas Wright “Fats” Waller (1904-1943) was playing at the age of six, dropped out of school around age 15 and became an organist at the Lincoln Theatre in Harlem. By 18 he was recording. According to one story, he was kidnapped at gunpoint by Al Capone’s henchmen and forced to perform at a birthday party for the mob boss.