[Found here.]
[Update: The image is from a 2009 BMW Mini ad campaign. See comments for more pics.]
Tag: Retro & Vintage
Humuhumunukunukuapua’a Hot Links
Hapa Haole Hula Girl (My Honolulu Hula Girl), Alfred Apaka with Danny Stewart’s Hawaiians (1951) Decca Records“Alfred Aloha Apaka (1919–1960) was one of the influential performers in the history of Hawaii’s popular music. Although he recorded for less than a decade, Apaka set the standards for modern Hawaiian music with his joyful, baritone vocals and highly entertaining performances.” (BTW, “hapa haole” doesn’t translate to “Honolulu,” and is also a style of music.)
NASA/NOAA prevented Global Cooling.
Binaural beats are considered auditory illusions.
“This is the best game of hide-and-seek ever.” [via]
Kiddie board games imagined as horror flicks. [h/t Nate L.]
Escaping through a predator’s butt can be a lifesaver [via].
[Top image: artwork by Derek Yaniger.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
Saturday Matinee – Android 207, Talking Heads, Tito Larriva, Johnny Nash & Krosfyah
Android 207 is a fun stop-motion from Carrotkid (Paul Whittington). In 2007, the film received the Best Film, Best Technical and People’s Choice awards at the Vancouver Island Short Film Festival. I’ve posted it before, and it’s still one of my favorites.
Classic Talking Heads video won “Best Group Video” at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1987. I probably posted it before also – I couldn’t find a live version of …oh wait, just found one.
Tito Larriva plays Radio Head in the movie TRUE Stories (1986). Larriva was a founding member of The Plugz.
Lost another great talent this week. Johnny Nash (1940-2020) was born in Houston, Texas, but moved to Jamaica in 1965, where rocksteady was big and reggae was just beginning to gain in popularity. Video is from Dick Clark’s American Bandstand, 1968.
Krosfyah‘s single Pump Me Up (1995) was a hit in Barbados, went gold in Canada. Great Soca.
That’s a wrap, at least for now. See you tomorrow and we’ll mess with stuff.
Face Rump 33¢ per lb.
Jaculiferous Hot Links
Riff City, Slim Gaillard (1946) Bel-Tone RecordsGaillard could play several instruments and managed to turn the performance from jazz to comedy. He would play the guitar with his left hand fretting with fingers pointing down over the fingerboard (instead of the usual way up from under it), or would play credible piano solos with his palms facing up.
Lord of the Paddle [sound up].
Naked chicks rocking out. No, really.
Be careful where you park in Brazil. [Story here, h/t Nancy H.]
60 years ago: The first episode of The Andy Griffith Show aired on October 3 1960. Titled “The New Housekeeper,” Opie meets Aunt Bee.
[Top image of Slim Gaillard in a spacesuit-a-roonie from here.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
Nothing Much Happened Today.
[Found here.]
Umbelliferial Hot Links
Lily Maebelle, The Valentines (1955) Rama Records.The Jimmy Wright Orchestra played on the Rama sessions.
Cat Snoring, Smoky (2010)Recorded live by Bunkarina in our living room.
Top 40 movie cars of all time.
The aftermath of Hurricane Michael.
Red Fox Skiuhushu accomplished a lot.
Dogs playing a game. Rules are a mystery.
From the Hoodagest Dept.: “Cilantro is found more frequently in the cuisine of the regions where fewer people dislike it.”
[Top image from here, and it does taste like soap.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago
[Status update: A Humble Request.]
Thalerophagous Hot Links
Ain’t Much Good in the Best Of Men Nowadays, Bessie Brown (1926)
Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet.
Punnett Squares of the Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium.
[Top image from here.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
Saturday Matinee – HM Royal Marine Band, Kapua+Tatofi+Maoli, Redbone & Billy Preston
Post Horn Galop – The Bands of HM Royal Marines. Amazing post horn fanfare duel.
Hawaiians Kaipo Kapua, Josh Tatofi and Nu’u Maoli. This medley should be named “See A Minor, Effin’ G.” Those vocals are tight.
Redbone had a nice run in the 70s, Witch Queen of New Orleans being one of my favorites for the swamp-rock sound. Very underrated band IMO, even if they did wander into the pop playpen occasionally. “Come and Get Your Love” (1974) was an earful of soul.
Billy Preston sported one of the greatest ‘fros in the business, and wrote one of the best instrumental jams ever – Outta Space. This version is from 1987.
Have a great holiday weekend, have some fun despite what the scolds say, and we’ll do more stuff tomorrow.
Tacky Raccoons 