[Found here.]
Elvis Smells A Shirt.
[Found here.]
Tag: Retro & Vintage
Life On Jupiter In 1940
Saturday Matinee – Patches The Horse, John/Lee/Pop Mashup & The Reverend Horton Heat
Meet Patches the Horse.
That’s just bizarre, but it kept my attention for more than 15 seconds, so I’m posting the clever mashup featuring Iggy Pop and Peggy Lee. Little Willie John’s “Fever” will never sound the same. So where do we go from here? I’m stumped. Oh wait, I got it. Let’s slow it down a tad with some retroness.
It suits me, so it suits you. The Reverend Horton Heat‘s “Galaxy 500” makes the nut.
Have a great weekend, folks. Be back here tomorrow for more of teh awesome.
Saturday Matinee – The Great McGonigal, Super Chikan & The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
The Great McGonigal, aka W.C. Fields, knew his cigar boxes.
Guy’s playing a Diddley Bow. Pure awesome, and here’s his website.
And since the sentient voters of Scotland wisely chose to postpone secession from Great Britain for now, here’s this: my favorite Scottish band ever:
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band was oddly under appreciated in the US (except for a cult following in Cleveland) but was popular in the proto-punk theater-rock scene in Great Britain. Vambo Rools.
Have a great weekend, folks, and be back here tomorrow for more inanity.
Saturday Matinee – The McCoys, The Gentrys & The Iguanas
The McCoys had a hit with 1964’s “Hang On Sloopy” and Sloopy was a hottie in this vid. The Ohio State Marching Band (aka TBDBINTL) coopted the song, and did their version, a capella, followed by the instrumental version, and recorded it ca.1970 on “Buckeye Battle Cry.”
Nice mashup of 60s TV with The Gentrys‘ 1965 hit “Keep On Dancing.” The song was released about the same time I fell in love with Ronnie Specter who told me she wanted to be my baby whoa oh oh oh oh.
“Blues For Juarez.” Texas roadtrip vid featuring The Iguanas has a nice slow groove. I got the ice, you got the beer, and the tunes are locked and loaded. Let’s roll.
Have a great weekend, folks. Be back here tomorrow.
Hot links of the Hoi Polloi
From the “Movin’ On Up” Department: Bicycle seat innovation eliminates saddle sores by relocating them.
About Colonial Indoor Lighting [via].
What not to do if you’re a Travis County Texas District Attorney named Rosemary Lehmberg pulled over for DWI with a blood alcohol level of .23.
And if you’re a Travis County Texas District Attorney convicted of DWI named Rosemary Lemberg, don’t don’t attempt to indict the Governor in retaliation for a legal veto of funding for your department due to inherent and egregious corruption.
Related: Kinky Friedman endorses Texas Governor Rick Perry. Friedman’s a hoot.
Here’s Houston Harris (better known as Bobo Brazil) vs. Rikidōdzan in 1957, complete match.
(Kim Sin-rak, aka Rikidōzan, here.)
In 1654, Otto von Guericke invented a machine that really sucked. In 1888, John Dunlop invented a machine that really blew.
Disneyland? Nah. THIS is the Happiest Place On Earth.
[Top image found in here.]
Flower Children
[Found here.]
RAF Supermarine Spitfire
Saturday Matinee – Blues Rock Bar Bands: Stonefield, Delta Riggs & Delta Saints
All three take me back to the Land of the Onions and the Eels and the days of my youth. Great modern retro rock for this edition of The Saturday Matinee. Have a great weekend, folks, and we’ll see y’all back here tomorrow.
Hawaiian Boogah Boogah
[Original unaltered image found here.]
Tacky Raccoons 