Go! Go! Go!, The Coconut Monkeyrocket (2010) Uptempo electrokitsch surf rock /cartoon funk. Gotta slip it into the Christmas mix.
Pineapples. [h/t Bunkerville]
Kwang Toong! With oyster sauce! [h/t Memo of the Air]
[Top image: Gillian Anderson found here.]
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Jungle, The Nite Cats (1962) No information about this group, but the song is suitable for Halloween ambient neighborhood music. The Nite Cats recorded this wonder on the CPM (Consolidated Music Publishing) Records label, and it appears in several “jungle rock” compilations. The flip side of the 45rpm is Skip School Flu.
Do the monster mask.
[h/t Mme. Jujujive]
Halloween Safety (1977).
Throat singer on the intercom.
“A day in the life of a Twitter employee” is NOT a parody.
[h/t Bunkerville]
[Top image: No idea what that’s all about but I like it. Might be a still shot from a Netflix series that I haven’t watched. Found here. h/t Charlene.]
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Safe European Home, The Clash (1978) The song is about a trip to Jamaica gone wrong, hence the lyrics “I went to the place where every white face is an invitation to robbery.”
Singer Joe Strummer and guitarist Mick Jones were sent to Jamaica for two weeks in December 1977 to write songs for their upcoming second album. “We must’ve looked like a strange pair to the locals… I’m surprised we weren’t filleted and served on a plate of chips” noted Jones. “We went down to the docks and I think we only survived because they mistook us for sailors.”
Getter done.
[h/t Bunkerville]
Cars designed to be trashed.
[h/t Mme. Jujujive]
Baby elephants and their trunks.
Biblical angels were scary. More about them here.
[Top image: Belgian goat with Doppelbock found here.]
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Stormy Weather, The Spaniels (1958) Pookie Hudson & The Hudsonaires formed in 1952 at Roosevelt High School, Gary, Indiana. The following year they scored a top 10 hit with Baby It’s You. as the Spaniels. Two years later they recorded their classic Good Night Sweetheart, Goodnight and became one of the most successful R&B groups of their time.
The House of Doodle [via Mme. Jujujive].
Another contender for the IDGAF Award.
[h/t Bunkerville]
Hands around the world [via Memo of the Air].
[Top image: Russian photoshoot for photoshop found in here.]
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Manhunt, Frank Weir and his Werewolves (1962) A dark suspect is spotted by a posse of rodeo clowns riding Shetland ponies and the manhunt is on. British orchestra leader Frank Weir had several hits during his career, but this tune wasn’t one of them.
This is Pure Trolling Awesome.
Not everyone wanted to be a Pepper.
Intro to Facebook 2009 – a commentary.
Hydraulic Press Girl [via Memo Of The Air].
“And just where do you think you’re going?”
Remember those three circles [h/t Bunkerville].
I get email notifications whenever we get a new follower, and Admiral Bill made my day.
[Top image: The Cheetle. Story here, h/t Nate L.]
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Cherry, Oh Baby, The Rolling Stones (1976) For reasons unknown, the Stones covered Eric Donaldson‘s 1971 hit on their studio album Black and Blue. Guitarist Mick Taylor had quit the band in 1974 and they were auditioning for replacements.
Time for some Maria Stories.
Epic images of the DART asteroid.
Right foot slipped. [via Bunkerville]
Billy Idol’s White Wedding sans music.
747 Portuguese folk dancers & 1,069 robots.
Saving Grace is a fundraiser to protect a little girl.
[via Bustednuckles]
Need a foam bird skull mask? Hellboy gun? Free template downloads.
[h/t Nate L.]
Top image: The Okra Smugglers, Henryk Fantazos, date unknown.
Pretty sure that’s Brian Setzer on the right. [h/t Chuck C.]
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Bottom image is a photo of a 1947 football game, mangled with the Deep Dream Generator. (Original image below the break.) Continue reading “Stuff I Do When I’m Bored”
Early Morning Boogie, Wini Beatty & Slim Gaillard (1946) Slim “McVouty” Gaillard had much success, and he’s anything but an unknown. Although Wini Beatty also appeared on many recordings, I found scant information about her.
STOP.
A perfect little tiny kitchen.
Barbados songs by Barbadians, courtesy Queen H.
Filthy Photos of the most polluted rivers in the world.
The US Space Force has an official song, but dammit, Jim, they left out the theremin. [via Memo of the Air]
[Top image: Vintage RV, September 2015, North Dakota. h/t Charlene.]
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Show Stopper, The Cashmeres (HEM Records, 1965) There is little information about this soul group from Washington D.C. (not be confused with The Cashmeres, a doo-wop group from Atlanta GA, or The Cashmeres from Brooklyn NY, or The Cashmeres from Portland OR). A 45rpm copy of Show Stopper is a rarity; according to Discogs, prices range from $680 to $1800 depending on condition.
Almost everything I forgot to post.
Awesome. Drone Photos of the Year.
Brickit is an app for Legos [h/t Miz Beth].
“I look like the Queen of England,” proclaimed Betty.
ICYMI: Martha’s Vineyard Facebook group was bitching at each other.
[Top image by Terry Border from his series Bent Objects.]
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My Good Pott, Doc Pomus & Curley Russell’s All Stars (1948)
Jerome Felder, better known as Doc Pomus, was one of the grandfathers of rock and roll. He wrote and performed rhythm & blues, a genre that belonged almost exclusively to black American artists whose 78s were often categorized as “race records.”
“By the late 1950’s he was established as one of the best songwriters in the business which is where he’d make his name and cement his legend. During that time it’s doubtful anyone buying his classic compositions performed by The Drifters, Dion & The Belmonts, Ray Charles and the ultimate white-Negro Elvis Presley, were even aware Pomus once sung this kind of music before any of those artists had even cut their first record.”
Spontaneous Lunacy – The History of Rock ‘N’ Roll – Song By Song
Another of Pomus’ contemporaries broke the R&B color barrier soon after: Ioannis Alexandres Veliotes, aka Johnny Otis.
“Doin’ dishes?”
Blowing up Stretch Armstrong.
[via Memo Of The Air]
Over 12,000 phone calls so far this year.
[via The VFLL]
Places to go: The best museum restrooms.
[via Mme. Jujujive]
#BadStockPhotosOfMyJob. (More on The Twitter.)
[Top image: Robot lineup found here.]
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Tacky Raccoons 