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Equiponderated Hot Links
Riverside, The Beat Farmers (1990) From their album Loud, Plowed & Live. The Beat Farmers (1983–1995) were a great band from San Diego, California (best experienced live with lots of beer) and featured the late Country Dick Montana.
‘Sup.
Crip Walk demo.
Native American Crip Walk.
“Normally it’s pretty simple.”
Lunch Boxes [via Everlasting Blört].
She’s a grinder [via Thompson, blog].
Poor little thieves [via Nag on the Lake].
Miss Transportation [via Memo Of The Air].
“911? You may not believe this… “ [via The Feral Irishman].
[Top image: 1967 Subaru 360 advertisement found here.]
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Rupicoline Hot Links
Millionaire Hobo, The Fantastics (1959) Formerly known as The Pharaohs, The Holidays and The Passions, they became The Fantastics when RCA Victor discovered that the other names were taken. (This is not the same group that began as The Velours and moved to the UK.)
“Normally it’s pretty simple.”
Nosmo King [via Memo Of The Air].
Clay in Italy [via Everlasting Blört].
Portsmouth Man [via The Feral Irishman].
9 minutes and 32 seconds of Steven Wright.
“AITA for ‘voodooing’ my neighbors?” [via Bored Panda].
Update 1. Update 2. Epilogue.
Hitchcock’s Rear Window opening scene.
Hitchcock’s Rear Window screencaps [via Thompson, blog].
[Top image: Colorized ad for 1957 Blaupunkt Palma 2435 radio. The seven-tube set retailed for 390 Deutschmarks, and tuned both the longwave and mediumwave broadcast bands, FM (up to 100 MHz), and shortwave. Caption on original ad translates to “Uschi Siebert, Kulenkampff’s charming assistant, and Gerti Daub, Miss Germany 1957, also love the good BLAUPUNKT tone.”
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Demephitised Hot Links
Lazy Onions, The Lachy Doley Group (2016) Mashup of Deep Purple’s Lazy with Booker T. & The M.G.s’ Green Onions by Australian musician, singer and songwriter Lachlan R. “Lachy” Doley, best known for playing the Hammond organ and whammy clavinet.
A 60 second Dark Mirror episode?
Restoring a 1950 Hohner Seductora.
Song of the Car Alarm [via Memo Of The Air].
The deadliest natural disaster in US history.
No one else called it that [via The Feral Irishman].
Lived-Experience Advocates [via Thompson, blog].
Portable emergency subwoofer [via Everlasting Blört].
[Top image found here. “Шедеврум” is a Russian AI art generation application.]
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Nychthemeral Hot Links
Crawlin’ (The Crawl), Untouchables (1960) Sparce information on this group, too many others by the same name. Written by guitarist Frank W. Perry and issued on Rello / To-Da Music, this recording is a less sleazy cover of Crawlin’ by Richie Mayo and the Paramours (1957).
Fail.
Visit Us! [via The Feral Irishman].
1963 NOLA [via Memo Of The Air].
Pachyderm podiatry [via Thompson, blog].
These dogs got treats [via Everlasting Blört].
[Top image found here.]
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Emunctory Hot Links
Boogeyman, The Atomic 44’s (2021)
Blues/roots supergroup The Atomic 44’s formed in 2020 when Eric Von Herzen (harmp player for Walter Trout, Social Distortion, The Atomic Road Kings, Junior Watson) joined guitarist/vocalist Johnny Main (The 44’s).
“Dance.”
“CHILL!”
Earl the Spider [via Thompson, blog].
Herman Poole Blount [via Everlasting Blört].
Nathan Vidal & Eduardo Granados are dkhds.
Don’t Fear The Reaper (medieval version) [via Memo Of The Air].
[Top image: Colorized magazine photo, unknown source, with caption
“Rich Palmer ran the nation’s largest volume hobby shop in Parsippany, New Jersey. Aurora hired him to organize its Monster Customizing Contest in 1964. Aurora received national television attention when the CBS Evening News visited his shop. Walter Cronkite and Palmer held a conversation in the “Monster Korner” of the store. Big Frankie occupies the top shelf in the Monster Korner.”
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Surculigerous Hot Links
Goin’ Down South, R.L. Burnside w/ Lyrics Born (2004) Burnside recorded several versions of Goin’ Down South over the years. He was born in Lafayette County, Mississippi, learned from Mississippi Fred McDowell who lived in the next county over. Burnside and his family, tired of the life of sharecroppers, moved to Chicago in the early 50s. Subsequently his father, two uncles and two brothers were murdered there. In 1959 he returned to Mississippi, was convicted of murder himself, and served time at the Mississippi State Penitentiary, aka Parchman Farm. [h/t Suzanne P.]
Repairing Cow 613 [h/t Kirk W.]
WindowSwap [via Memo Of The Air].
There’s a loo in The Netty, dear Liza.
Four hours’ pay means four hours’ stay.
Stereotypical foods that few locals eat.
Even better at 1.5x speed [via Thompson, blog].
…and not very sharp [via The View From Lady Lake].
100 Years of the Photobooth [via Everlasting Blört].
“Play with and trade upon the themes of accumulation and juxtaposition.”
[Top image: 19th century Japanese octopus sculpture found here.]
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Oryctomancing Hot Links
Have You Ever Seen The Rain, The Ramones (1993) Cover of CCR. Acid Eaters was the only Ramones album containing nothing but covers.
Ice.
The edited version.
The real story.
Prehistoric family adopts girl.
You picked a fine time, Lucille.
Old rail [via The Feral Irishman].
Dog ‘choos [via Memo Of The Air].
Demands that led to the shutdown.
“It’s been a couple years…“ [via Everlasting Blört].
[via Thompson, blog].
No Way Out-The Staircase that Changed American Schools.
[Top image: Photo by Christophe Jacrot found here.]
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Decrudescent Hot Links
Do I Worry, Ernie Andrews (1981) Jazz/soul singer virtuoso Ernie Andrews (1927-2022) worked with Harry James, Cannonball Adderley, Gene Harris, Lionel Hampton, the Clayton-Hamilton Orchestra and Kenny Burrell.
HST.
Glass slugs in a box and more.
“No More Walking On Eggshells.”
DIY dentures [via Everlasting Blört].
[via Thompson, blog].
Easy side hustle [via The view from Lady Lake].
“Gilbert’s got some grapes.” [via Bustednuckles].
There’s a window in the bathroom [Bits & Pieces].
The 1910 Henri turbo-propulseur motor-jet sesquiplane
[via Memo Of The Air].
[Top image found here. From the comments: “It is a wheel balancer, used to place wheels or other objects on to ensure they are balanced to run correctly. For example, you can place lawnmower blades on it to ensure they run true.”
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Zoanthropic Hot Links
Cool Shake, The Del-Vikings (1957)
The Del-Vikings formed in 1955 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. All members were in the US Air Force, and the group constantly ran the risk of being disrupted by military transfer orders.
Scary display (sound up).
Pseudofolliculitis barbae. Eew.
[via Thompson, blog].
Sinterior Design [via Neatorama].
Happy 24th Blörtday to Mme. Jujujive!
“Is that a real poncho or a Sears poncho?“
Click this first because RABBITHOLE WARNING.
100 year old tradition cancelled due to stupidity.
Red Bull Genova Cerro Abajo [via Memo Of The Air].
[Top: Negative image of zebras eating stuff. Original found in here.]
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Tacky Raccoons 