The .Gif Friday Post No. 840 – Arson Street, Unshoveling Snow & the STL Budweagle,

[Found, here, here and here.]

The .Gif Friday Post No. 837 – The Icebreaker, Chinese Rock & Redneck Rave

[Found here, here and here.]

Batrachophobic Hot Links

Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town, The Harmony Grits (1959) When The Drifters were fired by their manager after an incident at the Apollo Theater, they were immediately replaced by members of The 5 Crowns. Clyde McPhatter had begun a solo career, so the others, Gerhard and Andrew Thrasher with Bill Pinkney and Little David Baughan(?) formed The Harmony Grits, as their former manager owned rights to The Drifters name.  They recorded two songs before renaming themselves The Original Drifters. [More on the story here.]

Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town was first recorded by Harry Reser and His Orchestra, with vocal by Tom Stacks (1934).

Abby?

Wanted.

The Warning.

Hours of Fun!

A gift for Farley.

Happy campers.

Goldblum loses it.

the babe with legs.

Definitely a dad move.

Pa-RUMpa-pum-pum.

Ghostbusters in reverse.

Feltic Christmas decorations.

Tardigrade egg [via Bunkerville].

Raised in captivity, born to be free.

The Santa Sessions [via Mme. Jujujive}.

Brunch in a Jar Sippin’ Cream [h/t Gord S.].

Beware die Schlupfkappe [via Memo Of The Air].

Dan Koft calls Boogie Woogie Santa Claus square dance.

[Top image via Deep Dream Generator and the text prompt “Tardigrade with Christmas lights”.]


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Radar Station DYE-2 Greenland

Abandoned DYE-2 radar station, Greenland

The dart is still in the dartboard and the beer is still on the counter in the bar. So untouched is DYE-2. Slowly, the weather and wind have encroached and in a few years it will probably be difficult to get in and see this unique, American cold war relic on the ice sheet in 
Greenland.

[Caption and photos from here  Other photos from here and here.]

Mendaciloquencent Hot Links

I’ve Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)Eddie Floyd (1968) In the two years following his classic Knock On Wood (1966), Eddie Floyd’s recording career appeared to be fading until he (with co-writers Booker T. Jones and Alvertis Isbell, produced by Steve Cropper) released I’ve Never Found A Girl.

More old trains.

Right in the buttocks.

Two classes of people.

Special effects w/o CGI.

Corrugated spelunking.

Jerry Casale explains DEVO.

Cast aluminum Christmas tree?

The confession [via Feral Irishman].

Thinking with a log [via Bunkerville].

Screaming Elvis fans [via Memo Of The Air].

Iggy Pop & Tom Waits on The Confidential Show.

The most recognizable building in Times Square is empty.
[via The View From Lady Lake]

Minnesota’s Name A Snowplow Contest 2023 [via Mme. Jujujive].

Lord Timothy Dexter’s luck. More about the colonial merchant here.

[Top image found here.]


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The .Gif Friday Post No. 831 – A 12-Hour Shift, Foamy Vibes & A Snowfall

[Found here, here and here.]

The .Gif Friday Post No. 829 – The Human Snowblower, Hitchcock’s Goose & Hypno Hair

[1st & 3rd found here and here. Hitchcock .gif created from this photo shoot by Albert Watson. There’s a fine collection of snowblowers here.]

The .Gif Friday Post No. 789 – Snow Spooks, Learning to Trunk & A Twurky

[Found here, here and here.]

The .Gif Friday Post No. 780 – Yule Train, Snow Dogs & A Glasshole

[Found here, here and here.]