Tag: Retro & Vintage

Saturday Matinee – Solar System Scale Model, Bonya & Kuzmich, & Billy Woodward

Building a scale model of our solar system [via]. Were the Earth the size of a marble, take a guess as to how big this model was.
(Hint: Bigger than that.)

Not sure what to make of this, but it kept my attention. It’s titled “Kiesza – Hideaway (Bonya & Kuzmich Russian parody).” I don’t know who Kieza is, but I’m not impressed and don’t care much either. [Found here.]

Since our Saturday Matinee Post is typically eclectic, let’s shift gears.

Billy Woodward is an anomaly – part country, part country blues, part rockabilly. Although I was looking for a video of another song (I Got Bit) this’ll do.

Have a great weekend, folks, and be back here tomorrow for more stuff.

The Walking Department Store

Walking Department Store

Photo by Weegee, 1940s  New York. Original title unknown.

[Found here.]

Saturday Matinee – The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic & Blind Faith

In 1965, The Spencer Davis Group rocked.

In 1967, Traffic rocked.

In 1969, Blind Faith rocked.

30 or so years later, and Steve Winwood still rocks.

Have a great weekend, folks. Be back here tomorrow, Winwood or not.

 

“Darts ready? Okay! On three…”

Balloon Queen

Careful. The Balloon Queen’s got a gun.

[Found here.]

Saturday Matinee – Puddles The Clown, Jim Stafford & Jimmer Podrasky

Pinball Folsom Wizard Prison Blues.
Excellent performance by Puddles The Clown.

Jim Stafford was rated, both under and over, for obvious reasons.

By the way, how ’bout a crappy but excellent video of The Rave-Ups featuring frontman Jimmer Podrasky?

The Rave-Ups were underrated IMO, but they got some traction for their work in a B-minus movie, Pretty In Pink, and In My Gremlin is my favorite Rave-Ups song, also for obvious reasons.

Have a great weekend, folks, and be back here tomorrow for Armageddon.

#BreckLivesMatter

[Images found here, here and elsewhere.]

Blues Legends Illustrated

Blues Legends

Every one of those images were derived from B&W photos, and if I’m not mistaken, they were created by Robert Crumb. You’ve heard their songs covered by others (like this one by Memphis Minnie & Kansas City Joe McCoy).

[Image found here.]

Saturday Matinee – Best Coast, The Ray Beats & Bishop Bullwinkle

So I axed Bunkessa about the song she played last weekend on our patio hi-fi. She said it was “Our Deal” by Best Coast, a Beach Goth band from L.A. Never heard of the group nor the genre, but so what. I like the retro sound. [The video accompaniment is a Cliff’s Notes mime version of West Side Story.]

Okay, so what to post next? Let’s keep the retro thang going.

The Ray Beats were kinda Chantays, kinda Ventures, kinda Dick Dale and kinda NY punk in the late 70s/early 80s.  In other words, kinda young, kinda wow.

Here’s another talent who dodged my radar: Bishop Bullwinkle and “Hell 2 Da Naw Naw.” Apparently it went viral in August and I’m late to the party [via]. Dude’s got a great message.

Have a great weekend folks. See you back here tomorrow, even if you’re headed out on a 3-day family road trip to See Ruby Falls.

The .GIF Friday Post No. 404 – 1st Day Of School, Multi-Tasking, & Human Paddle Wheel

Off To School
woman-of-many-talents
Human Paddle BoatHuman Paddle Boat INVERT

[Found here, here and here.]

Space Farmers

Space Farmers 1

Space Farmers

Of course, everyone knows that the first Farmers In Space were the Amish, thanks to The National Lampoon.

Amish In Space National Lampoon

[Top 2 images found here.]