Didelphimorphial Hot Links

Got To Get You Off My Mind, Soloman Burke, 1965Burke: “It was written in California the night of Sam Cooke’s death. I learned of Sam Cooke’s death after leaving him two hours prior to that. At the same time I learned about my wife wanting a divorce. A special delivery letter was at the desk waiting for me in the hotel.”

Background vocals include Dee Dee Warwick (sister to Dionne Warwick) and Emily “Cissy” Houston (mother of Whitney Houston and aunt to the Warwick sisters).


Cookie monsters.

Cockatoo delivery.

Brood X is coming!

Growing a salamander.

Insultos Antiguos I & II.

Morning people be like…

The posted speed is 1 pph.

Drive to Learn – Learn to Drive.

Homeless man talks about heroin.

Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World

[Top image found here.]


From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.


Social media discussions [via Tim Conway Jr.]:

Gas in the tailpipe

[Found here.]

Hey, Mr. Spaceman.

Rotated, stretched, cropped, inverted & adjusted colors, all because I saw a face. Undoctored image found here.

Continue reading “Hey, Mr. Spaceman.”

Gonna be a cold day in Hot Links

Wham! Lonnie Mack (1963) The Wham of That Memphis ManHit song from his first album was likely influenced by Bobby Blue Bland‘s Turn Your Love Light On (1961) and there are echoes of it in Clarence Gatemouth Brown‘s Pressure Cooker (1985).
Musical transcription of Wham! .pdf download here.

Cat Train.

Stairway to WTF.

Repurposed cats.

Repurposed hogs.

Ming “Hafrún” the Clam.

Hey you! Fossil Bug Penis!

I don’t want to be President.”

Switzerland Mountain Coaster.

The Immigrant Song vs. Bali Hai.

Trichophagia can result in bezoars.

The note on the napkin read, “Can you help me?

The note on the napkin read, “Do you need help?

ElectroBoom (aka Mehdi Sadaghdar) is awesome.


From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.


[Bernie Mitten Aquittin’ image found here.]

The .Gif Friday Post No. 664 – Joggermeister, Biting the Ponytail & The Chairmancer

[Found here, here and here.]

Bitter Ben‘s collection of “Giftures” is almost as good as ours.

2 Up and 2 Back Double Cross Hot Links

The Madison Time Parts 1 & 2, Ray Bryant Combo (1960)The Madison Time was a party record (for its namesake line dance) featuring calls by Eddie Morrison.

DIY Madison instructions (free .pdf download).

Cambodia holds the Guinness World Record for largest Madison dance (2015).


Stoot.

Iguanas.

NOSE VIEW.

The Age of Scurvy.

QAnon and apophenia.

The Feldenkrais Method?

If I Were the Devil – Paul Harvey.

The Hoo-Hoo Degree Team ca. 1930.

Hard to believe, but this is NOT a zebra.

Huge amorphous blob eats oatmeal and learns.

China still operates coal-fired steam engines [via].

You must unify with us because we will not unify with you. Check out the comments for more fun.


From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.


[Top image found in here.]

Bonus via Mme. Jujujive: Chinese Road Service.

 

The .Gif Friday Post No. 663 – Auto Reverse, Running the Red Light & Splat Spaz

[Found here, here and here.]

Catfoots

[Found here.]

1988 vs. 2021

[Images from a FB post.]

Nothing Much Happened Today.

[There’s a video of the action here.]