
[Fred, Boris & Ted found here.]

The Rose of Washington Square, The Frankie Carle Quartet (1947) Frankie Carle was nicknamed “The Wizard of the Keyboard” for his piano skills. Sunrise Serenade was Carle’s best-known composition, rising to No. 1 in the US in 1938 and selling more than one million copies.
“Say it” [via Bunkerville].
Visit Alcatraz [via Everlasting Blört].
The Flying Saucer [via Memo Of The Air].
Grammarian vs Errorist: The Showdown.
The Son Who Couldn’t Leave [via Nag on the Lake].
Unum saltum et siffletum et unum bumbulum. [h/t Bits & Pieces].
Pacific Palisades Fire updates here.
Also this.
[Top image: Early 1900s stereoscope photos, unknown origin, found here.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.

[March 1959 issue of Fantastic Universe Science Fiction magazine. FUSF was published from 1953 through 1960. More space bimbos here.]

I believe that’s a 1956 Ford Fairlane Town Sedan with a 31 year old stunt baby. [Found here.]

In the winter of 1943, a well-dressed man posed for several photos with his German Shepherd in a photo booth at New York City’s Grand Central Station.
[Found here.]


The end of a long year deserves a playlist to bring in the new one, and just as we did a mere twelve months ago, here’s a compilation of songs that buzzed my earballs in 2024.
Set 1 – January, February, March & April
Set 2 – May, June, July & August
Set 3 – September, October, November & December
[I omitted most of the tunes from the Halloween playlist, but you can hear them all here.]

[Caveat: I don’t own the copyrights to any of these recordings. They are presented here for entertainment purposes only.]

[Found here.]