Tag: Retro & Vintage
Hot Time in Oklahoma – 1940
With A Hey Nonny Nonny And A Hot Cha Cha
Yep. She was on your Grandfather’s wish list when he was 14, and on your Great Grandfather’s wish list when he was 40.
[Found here.]
Saturday Matinee – Socialism 101, Cheetahbot, Dweezil plays Frank & Frank plays Duane
Communism 101. I laughed, but I cried, because I laughed, because it sums up what’s been going down for a long time. Note that the girl goes Galt. [via]
CheetahBot is awesome. Now get it to make a U turn, and the time-space continuum will dismantle itself in shame.
Dweezil plays his dad’s classic “Peaches En Regalia.”
Zappa’s cover of the Allman Brother’s classic “Whipping Post” was classic. And with that we’re done for this classic episode. Have a great weekend, folks.
Comes with a 15 foot leash
Saturday Matinee – Vince Taylor, Shakin’ All Over, The Specials & Rufus Thomas
Guess Who? It’s not Who you think it is. Vince Taylor & The Playboys.
Science declares 4 seconds of shaking removes 70% of the water off a wet dog, and 20% lands on you. Do aquatic mammals, like whales, orcas, dolphins & porpoises, shake off air? NEW STUDY! [Your tax dollars at work. Found here.]
The Specials revived ska in the 70s, and did the dog.
Rufus Thomas knew how to walk the dog decades ago, until his demise in 2001.
Due to some unfortunate happenings in the private sector, we’re going to cut this episode short. Have a great weekend, folks. Be back here tomorrow for more slices of the stupid pie. =)
Saturday Matinee – Computing Cams, 3D Sketch & Jacquelyn Adams
Simple mechanics: Cams!
Cool. More images here.
While looking for a decent live version of “Welcome to The Machine” I found this. Jacquelyn Adams‘ tribute to Pink Floyd [“Dr. Jacquelyn, Mr. Hyde,” Horn Day, 10 February 2012, York University, Toronto, Ontario] and it begins with that song.
Given the atrocities of yesterday, we might as well leave the number of vids posted at three, and the selections are in no way a commentary. Hug your kids and loved ones, pray for the victims, and we’ll be back here tomorrow.
Priorities At The Movies
[Found here.]
Saturday Matinee – Cat Fail Sail, Mechanical Principles, & Tom Waits
[Tip ‘o the tarboosh to Mrmacs who found it here and insisted that we post it.]
“Mechanical Principles” – Simple gear actions from 1930 by Ralph Steiner, set to classical music. From the UToobage comments:
Some of the mechanisms featured:
0:16 Positive displacement pump
0:26 Four-stroke engine piston;
0:50 Simple steam engines or pumps;
2:00 Steam engine reversing gear as on ships;
3:10 Differential gear;
4:05 Worm gear;
4:10 Archimedes screw;
5:22 Geneva gear;
5:32 Pawl and ratchet;
5:55 Grasshopper escapement;
7:15 Scotch yokes;
8:07 Positive displacement pump (same as 0:16);
9:29 Wheel and disc integrator used in analog computers;
9:54 Possibly a turbine.
The only other soundtrack I can think of that might go along with that vid would be something by this guy:
Tom Waits’ Private Listening Party. I’m there if you need to get in touch with me. Have a great weekend, be back here tomorrow.
Look. There.
FAMOUS CRYSTAL CAVE
Pennsylvania
Ice Cream Cone FormationThis great Natural Underground wonder, discovered 1871, is located a short distance off U.S. 222 bertween Allentown and Reading or via U.S. 22. Visited by thousands of persons annually. Trained Guides, Beautiful illuminations. Picnic Park.
Visited by thousands. [Found here.]
Tacky Raccoons 