Saturday Matinee – Sign Painters, Unsatisfying, PPAP, Chewbacca Screams; JJ Grey & Mofro

Great Grampa Strutts and his sons were painters. I tried it once, but didn’t have the proper equipment.

“Unsatisfying” by Parallel Studio.

PPAP is mildly disturbing.

[h/t Bunkessa.]

JJ Grey & Mofro cranked some swamp soul at the Peoria Blues Fest on 31 August 2013. Lotta recognizable influences, especially Joe Cocker.

Have a great weekend folks.

The .GIF Friday Post No. 467 – Dance Hard, Superdog & Slow Reflexes

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[Found here and here. Unfortunately I lost the link to the first one.]

Tre-Dimensionelle Papirklip

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Clever stuff by Danish artist HuskMitNavn.

[Found here.]

Woodpiles

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[Via email, h/t Nancy H.]

The Indoctrination of Ceiling Cat.

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[Found here.]

The .GIF Friday Post No. 466 – Lil’ Walking Dead Zombie Dude, Apple IIe’s & Batlicks

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[Found here and here. Top .gif is my own, a Christmas present from Bunkessa.]

**it happens.

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Psst. It’s not Shinola. [Found here and elsewhere.]

Welcome to Fight Club.

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Yep. Someone was bored.

[Found here. I couldn’t locate the original sources.]

Christmas Trees – Win, Place & Show

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Click on any image to see it in its full glory. IMO these are FAILS or at least NICE TRYs, and any one of them that didn’t give little children nightmares might be considered a WIN.

[Images purloined from various sites that I didn’t keep track of, so if you see yours, let us know and we’ll give credit.]

Of Christmas Past

Christmas Eve Tree

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New Zealand circa 1910. “Studio portrait, young woman in Christmas tree fancy dress and hat costume, with little presents and decorations hanging off her, Christchurch.”
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1909. “Midwinter carnival, children’s parade with dog sled. Upper Saranac Lake, N.Y.”
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December 6, 1924. “Greenwich Village Follies girls mending toys.”
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New York, December 1924. “Unloading Railway Express car.”
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Washington, D.C., circa 1920.

[Top image found here. Other images and captions  found at Shorpy.]