Tag: potpourri

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.

Pilzhaus.

Infrared Park.

Hunting dogs.

Jen was a rebel.

Bad karma boots.

Land o’ Lakenens.

Conditional Logic.

Typing landmarks.

Wet Plate Collodion.

“They call me Mr. B….”

Colonel Stuart Mosby.

How the Mayans did it.

Name an animal: _ _ _

Playing with expression.

Norty Blues Episode 136.

Glass slugs in a box and more.

Zooms on the USS Enterprise.

“No More Walking On Eggshells.”

DIY dentures [via Everlasting Blört].

Diffusing a bad situation [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 Coandă 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.

Woof fax.

A big leak.

Rain, rain, rain.

Eating Harajuki.

Squatch yer step.

Texting at 2:30am.

How to make it stop.

Coaching the extras.

Thousand Bing Bangs.

Scary display (sound up).

Norty Blues Episode 135.

Now that you mention it…

Pseudofolliculitis barbae. Eew.

Piggyback [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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Grobianismic Hot Links

Eager Beaver, The Stan Kenton Orchestra (1956 version)  First recorded in 1942 by Kenton’s Artistry In Rhythm orchestra, this version of Eager Beaver features Vido Musso on tenor sax and Maynard Ferguson on trumpet.

This.

Opinion.

Głupi Cyklista.

Timesaving tip.

The Comments.

“Tell everyone!“

Invasive Species.

The Bunny of ’79.

Ten years overdue.

Easy as British pie…

The best audiences.

R.I.P. Robert Redford.

Cross like a pedestrian.

Coffee time in Paradise.

Selectramatonic Mouth.

Norty Blues Episode 134.

Scamming the scammers.

Yosemite, Bode and Jellyfish.

Ronnie Spector hid the Beatles.

Spin cycle [via Everlasting Blört].

Paper Loops [via Memo Of The Air].

Building a castle [via Nag on the Lake].

Fighting with clothes [more at My OBT].

Open Reel Ensemble [via Thompson, blog].

[Image at top: Roman mosaic from somewhere, found here.]

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Tediferous Hot Links

Le Chanky-Chank Français, BeauSoleil (1991) “By capitalizing the “S” in the middle of BeauSoleil, the Cajun band’s name becomes beautiful sun, but the truth is the band is named for an Acadian resistance fighter. Joseph Broussard Beausoleil fought the English in the mid-1700s.”

Quiet.

Timing.

The Pool.

Trolling GTA.

Chagaslighting.

Living nowhere.

The Whole Point.

Buzzing Brisbane.

Eras de los Memes.

Hero and Ctesibius.

Around Southbank.

Maituo is 10 years old.

Asian Amish furniture.

Bookmark for October.

Norty Blues Episode 133.

Bajan Calypsonian Ras Iley.

Tutting [via Everlasting Blört].

Octopus provides seconds of fun.

Sitar hip-hop [via Memo Of The Air].

Hunting Adventures [via Bustednuckles].

Papier toilette mâché [via Thompson, blog].

[Top image found here.]

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Rhabdological Hot Links

We’re Gonna Make It, Little Milton (1965) “Born James Milton Campbell on the 7th September 1934 in Inverness, Mississippi. According to some accounts the ‘Little’ handle was used to differentiate him from his father, Big Milton, a farmer and local performer around Greenville, Mississippi.”

The Tenth.

Find Greta.

Staredown.

Nighthawks.

Flavor Genie I.
Flavor Genie II.

BAP Unión Perú.

Malmsbury shack.

Bangladesh trains.

Crispy Juicy Justice.

Photos of wet things.

Bikinis and a dinosaur.

Public Domain Zombies.

Norty Blues Episode 132.

65 East 125th St., Harlem.

The Llamas and the ‘Pacas.

Their parents want them back.

Killing Wong [via Memo Of The Air].

Why is Canada? [via Thompson, blog].

Louis Wain’s cats [via Everlasting Blört].

Binturongs smell like buttered popcorn.

Hunt’s Pier is over the ocean [h/t Joe J. via Fbook].

BMW self-defense flamethrower [via Bustednuckles].

The Oldest Restaurant in Every State [via Neatorama].

[Top image: Competitor in a pig showing. Story with video here.]

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Cathisophobic Hot Links

IF I OH I, Nolan Strong & The Diablos (1959)
The Diablos, featuring Nolan Strong as lead singer, were a pre-Motown group from Detroit. Best known for their classic song The Wind (1954), they recorded many hits over the years before they dissolved in the early 60s to join other vocal groups. IF I was later covered by Ko & The Knockouts (2002)

The Call.

The Cart.

Pong Clock.

The Grappler.

Coaster kitty.

Ice cream ale.

Our 15 senses.

In Memory of Spike.

Paint up the pieces.

Protest everything.

The pope’s Catholic.

Mechanical artwork.

Chickens in bondage.

“Count to one million.”

Cruise ship evacuation.

Norty Blues Episode 131.

10 Classics in 10 Minutes.

Uncle Herschel was rehired.

Punchline with long time delay.

The Nightly Tantrum  [via Thompson, blog].

Breaking News: Sheriff Buford Pusser did it.

We No Speak Americano [via Everlasting Blört].

Gráficos Históricos de de Mexicanos Repatriados.

The semi-colonial islands of San Serriffe. [h/t John McL.]

“Hope this video makes my surfing go viral” [via Memo Of The Air].

[Top image: Still from animation by Aditya, found here.]

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Metoposcopic Hot Links

Duluth, Minnesota parade 1926. “An off center wheel in the rear moved the tail in a grotesque fashion while an operator within open and shut the huge teethed jaws”. Original press photo 1926 Collection Jim Linderman / Dull Tool Dim Bulb

Flash Chordin’, Roy Buchanan (1987) Roy Buchanan, aka “The World’s Greatest Unknown Guitarist,” was most famously associated with a 1953 Fender Telecaster nicknamed ‘Nancy’. In 1988 he was arrested for public intoxication and was found hanged from his own shirt in the Fairfax County Virginia Jail. He was 48.

Dad rule.

23 Gators.

Imelda May.

Subway for cats.

Squirrel puzzles.

Chicago Asphalt.

THIS is hard core.

Latches and locks.

Touching up Joan.

Street View History.

*brrrring… brrrring…*

Blowin’ in the conch.

Barnaby Dixon’s bug.

Out of the spud fryer.

Norty Blues Episode 130.

About those barrels of crackers…

Ralph Giese [via Memo Of The Air].

Animal Prints [via Everlasting Blört].

Swingin’ Caracas [via Thompson, blog].

Hector Boiardi’s contribution to the War.

[Top image: The Monster of Duluth (1926) found here.]

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Alectryomancing Hot Links



Last Night (live version), The Mar-Keys (1967) Recorded in Europe during “Hit the Road Stax,” a Stax-Volt Records showcase revue. The Mar-Keys were the first house / session band for Stax Records, and Last Night was the first recording for the label. The instrumental made No. 3 in the US charts in 1961. For some reason the producer didn’t want guitars, so Steve Cropper played second keyboard.

Agent 146.

Dale’s Bits.

Meepmeep.

Amphibian.

Greek Mythos.

Hoarder Barbie.

Cool, but what if…

Yinzers on COPS .

Two sets of ducks.

Whole Lotta Folsom.

A righteous hangout.

Pretty sure I need this.

Lazercat [found in here].

The cost of going Green.

Norty Blues Episode 129.

What was wrong with Vincent.

Amazing tea brewing machine.

Zappa’s war on drugs [via Memo Of The Air].

Engineering Rushmore [via Thompson, blog].

Who is The Burry Man?  [via Everlasting Blört].

A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words.

[Top image found here with the caption:
A conductor on the Pskov-Moscow train feeds a cat named Felix sausage during a short stop in Staraya, Russa. Felix shows up every day at 22:40 & has for several years. All conductors are aware of Felix & prepare sausage in advance. ALL CONDUCTORS ARE AWARE OF FELIX.

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Frumentarious Hot Links

Don’t Drag No More, Susan Lynne (1964) Born in New York, Susan Lynne Koskowitz recorded a handful of singles while still in high school. Record producer and promoter Artie Kornfeld composed Don’t Drag No More in 1964 as an answer song to Jan and Dean’s Dead Man’s Curve. By 1966, Kornfeld had written over 75 Billboard charted songs and participated in over 150 albums. He was also co-creator of the 1969 Woodstock Music & Art Fair.

ijamot.

What if…?

It’s the law.

Redistrickery.

Redneck Trek.

Really old fish.

Die Nachthexen.

Can’t park there.

Winston’s platypus.

An emotional milestone.

Norty Blues Episode 128.

Here he comes [sound up].

Deconstructing Raffaello.

The doors of Mary Procter.

Every blockbuster film trailer.

Do the Spazbot [via Everlasting Blört].

Medieval medicinal recipes [via Thompson, blog].

New Shroud of Turin news [via The Feral Irishman].

The Atmosfär Project is for people with autism [via Memo Of The Air].

[Top image via Bits and Pieces. Batmobile replica crashed on Fathers Day 2006 at some place named Woodside, more about the car here.]

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Rupestrian Hot Links


Clumsy, Mudwerks (2025)
Not a spoof.

Camperama.

Possumette.

Spot the rat.

37 years ago…

Hopkins & Feifer.

Playing with food.

Scores of animals.

Machete ban in Oz.

Custom Afghani rugs.

Bunkerville dodged one.

Norty Blues Episode 127.

Bees of the 13th Century.

Talking to cats in absentia.

One more thing to deal with.

Shoplifting and progressive empathy.

Song of the Eiders [via Everlasting Blört].

Forensic dollhouses [via Memo Of The Air].

Pollution reduction increases global temperatures.

[Top image: Eureka Tower, Melbourne, AU. Photo by Leanne Cole 2024.]

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