Weirdness: July 2008

http://www.garylewisandtheplayboys.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Lewis_&_the_Playboys

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZSlhs0_bRY

I always liked Gary & the Playboys.

Rocky Burnette video for Tired Of Toein' The Line

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPBwbdRuKPc

An unbelievably stupid video, but I always liked this song.

Road Kill

http://www.katu.com/news/national/25940494.html

the cutting edge of computer graphics...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/28/in_the_pubic_interest/

the living bar

http://www.lifeinthefastlane.ca/worlds-only-bar-inside-a-tree/offbeat-news&mobi&comments=2085&page=1

This is so cool...

the high cost of biofuel...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/northamptonshire/7527630.stm

Happy Birthday Maria Ouspenskaya!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0653642/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Ouspenskaya

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_CWUDInnic

Happy Birthday William Powell!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001635/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Powell

http://themave.com/Powell/

Wonderful actor - one of my faves.

Happy Birthday Patti Scialfa!

http://www.pattiscialfa.net/
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=159287928

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hh22a2cq9tA

the most intelligent animal on the planet

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/28/tree-shrew-beer.html

the money game

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hgFIp7akhLmaiPeLzIOiBvkFysywD926NUU00

"London After Midnight" Found?!?

http://thehorrordrunx.yuku.com/topic/753

Great news for horror buffs everywhere - if true....

Zombie Dating Service

http://www.zombieharmony.com/

I love it...

Sam Cooke performs Twistin' The Night Away

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F72fgmCfqhw

Another essential song by an essential artist.

Los Lobos perform How Will The Wolf Survive

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6BVIJ6_ljs

Great song by one of the great American rock bands.

Phil Ochs performs Power & The Glory

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlbMFRK9I9s&feature=related

Troubled genius. Essential. One of my all-time faves.

The Dells perform Oh What A Night

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPE4x6iKfSo

One of the greats, with one of the classic intros. Essential.

The Temptations perform Just My Imagination

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K42dJzHg6Q

One of the most beautiful songs ever made. Perfection. The Emperors of Soul.

45 Grave video for Partytime

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfjTgB1jaF4

Pure punk schlock horror. I always liked 'em, expecially the lead - Dinah Cancer....

Translator's video for Everywhere That I'm Not

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ9TfJjKHUM

One of the great early 80's New Wave songs. Really wonderful.

they used to just wanna sell you a bridge....

http://www.youruniverse.co.uk/

popcorn - the noisy death....

http://media.www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2008/07/25/TopStories/600-Evacuated.From.Towers-3394518.shtml

fucking morons....

news on the Prisoner remake

http://www.theunmutual.co.uk/itvpress257.htm

Well, after years of false starts and rumors, it looks like it's finally gonna happen...

Happy Birthday Phil Proctor!

http://www.firesigntheatre.com/albums/proctor.html
http://www.planetproctor.com/

Genius. One of my faves.

George performs All Things Must Pass

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVGJSYOnGes&feature=related

A great (and profound) song from one of my fave albums. Too true... Hard to believe that it's been 37 years. Feeling old, time for another bourbon, see you tomorrow...

The B-52's video for Deadbeat Club

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-deVRLs03jw

A beautiful song for those days when you're just lazing around with friends...

Bowie performs Changes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLgGpV8lZFg

Ah, a perfect song for the early/mid 70's....

Curtis performs People Get Ready

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlZ7gd_g8pc

The Soul of Soul.

Sly & The Family Stone perform Dance To The Music & Music Lover

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkP5roFukKY

Was there ever anything cooler than Sly and the Family?

David Lindley performs Mercury Blues

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAbbgSKUZB4

Great version, his first album was fantastic!

The Four Tops perform The Same Old Song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juqtcsHlKzs

I love the Tops...

Collected Letters of Lovecraft & REH to be published!

http://grimreviews.blogspot.com/2008/07/hp-lovecraft-and-robert-e-howard.html

my kind of go-cart!

http://bitsandpieces.us/2008/07/27/dead-folks-wagon/

Colonial Era Gravestone Art

http://www.gravestonegirls.com/

Pretty neat!

the perfect solution to appliance failure

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=235779&in_page_id=2

Summer, Bruce, and the M Street Shuffle...

It's another steamy day here in Byzantium, and one is reminded of many such days from the past. Here's Bruce and the Boys performing Jungleland from those times. Catch you beneath the Exxon sign...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH_NvYPBDY0

Happy Birthday Bugs!

He debuted on this date in 1940 in "Wild Hare".

http://looneytunes.warnerbros.com/stars_of_the_show/bugs_bunny/bugs_story.html#

http://www.toonopedia.com/bugs.htm

the dancing street sweeper...

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=229901&in_page_id=34

the cutting edge of electrocution

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=229490&in_page_id=2

The Road Kill Griddle...

http://www.roadkillgriddle.com/index.html

Hieronymous Bosch Figurines!!!

http://grimreviews.blogspot.com/2008/07/hieronymous-bosch-figures.html

So cool!

The Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention

http://www.midatlanticnostalgiaconvention.com/

The Camelot Project

http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/cphome.stm?CFID=20482865&CFTOKEN=96028518&jsessionid=5a3015f2a8ea733e425d

An online Arthurian database.

an incredible story from WWII

http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2008/07/24/hero-pilot-s-medals-under-the-hammer-61634-21396132/

Happy Birthday Peter Cushing!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001088/
http://home.earthlink.net/~mhoaglin/sfilm/artists/petercushing/

http://home.earthlink.net/~mhoaglin/sfilm/artists/petercushing/

Happy Birthday Darlene Love!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbGPA5rYx4M

http://www.myspace.com/officialdarlenelove

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darlene_Love

One of the great pop vocalists.

Happy Birthday Gracie Allen!

Brilliant!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0020555/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracie_Allen

http://www.gracieallen.net/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW6GWEi3g3U

Happy Birthday Mick!

http://www.mickjagger.com/

http://www.rollingstones.com/home.php

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx07A9LWBJA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGZlAi7N1wk&feature=related

Fun For The Whole Family!!!

Renaissance Magazine (at newstands today!) has a nice lttiel article on museums devoted to torture. Here are some links for your vacation planning:

http://www.torturemuseum.com/content.html

http://www.clink.co.uk/

These sound okay, as far as it goes, but I was hoping for more of a "hand's on" type experience...

Cream perform White Room

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud1Y7rXFEQg
There were gods in those days....

The J. Geils Band perform I'm Looking For A Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBoFx9HLChQ&feature=related

One of the great White R&B bands...

Eric Burdon video for When I Was Young

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx1-1_UdtmQ

Cool stuff!

the history of Ace of Aces

http://maverick.brainiac.com/aoa/aoa1.html

that was a fun little game...

The Imperial Storm Cleaner

http://community.livejournal.com/vintage_ads/1014287.html

cooking a hotdog

http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/hotdogs

my next evil genius super lair...

http://deputy-dog.com/2008/07/17/ever-seen-a-creepier-tower/

Dinner!

http://www.purpleslinky.com/Offbeat/Seven-of-the-Deadliest-Delicacies-Come-Dine-With-Death.150611

the river of crystals

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080724/ap_on_sc/exploring_snowy_river

the scofflaw...

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ticket24-2008jul24,0,2235056.story?track=rss

the frog is safe...

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080724/GPG0101/807240644/1978

My Kind Of Party!!!!

http://www.en.rian.ru/world/20080722/114611123.html

Just add Bourbon, and I'm there....

the world's smallest hula hoop

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080718112208.htm

I'm waiting for the smallest limbo bar...

Elvis Augustus

http://mysterytopia.com/2008/07/statue-of-elvis-chiselled-1800-years.html

new DVD of Smothers Brothers Show!

https://www.timelife.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/MicroSiteView?langId=-1&storeId=1001&catalogId=10001&krypto=4xCBXd4373dlPLMXvskurS1%2FaCp8clMkUCeTE61Rn5MA4pFm3VimKyq6XQawABlveNLxNIt3O3Py%0AbvkVJ9kCNyrfKGUYv%2Bg0DfmMrHX08YslOiNhShq7xzV0ZDtyQUDUufMHzMlbvX7tH2mViOgutavR%0AC9srGiqw73KHrOJDZZ8%3D&ddkey=http:MicroSiteView

Happy birthday Lord Dunsany!

One of the great fantasy authors. Beautiful wordsmith.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Dunsany

http://www.dunsany.net/18th.htm

A Tulula Does The Hula by any other name....

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080724/ap_on_re_au_an/new_zealand_bizarre_names;_ylt=AiF7H22ajGc.UdHY85LOBQBvaA8F

(Thanks for the link, Roger!)

Wonderful Cthulhu Religious Tract!

http://www.fredvanlente.com/cthulhutract/pages/index.html

Nice takeoff of Chick Publications....

just another day in PG County

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/24/AR2008072403956.html?wpisrc=newsletter

Dylan Goes Electric

On this date at Newport in '65.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mhnflEQKhg&feature=related

Happy Birthday Walter Brennan!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000974/
http://www.nationalcowboymuseum.org/Research/r_a_bren.html

Wonderful character actor and one of the most recognizable and distinctive voices in showbiz.

Happy Birthday Henry Knox!

One of my fave patriots!

http://www.generalknoxmuseum.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Knox

Great interview with Mark Opsasnick about Jim Morrison in Alexandria

http://www.doors.com/magazine/opsasnick.html

The Army's New Toy...

http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/24/us-army-turns-to-toy-company-to-develop-new-weapon/

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Which Cthulhu Mythos God Are You?

http://www.quizilla.com/quizzes/2345688/who-are-you-in-the-cthulhu-mythos

I was diagnosed as a Star Vampire...

neat Halloween/pirate effect...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvxeTfWimtU

the cutting edge of carry-on luggage

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/world/article.html?in_article_id=233652&in_page_id=64

Given the conditions of my last plane trip, I believe the dwarf had more leg room than I....

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Watchout for Wachovia

http://www.local6.com/news/16960809/detail.html

Season 2 of Night Gallery coming to DVD!

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Night-Gallery-Season-2-Rumors/8865

Happy Anniversary Castle Keep!

The weirdest war movie ever made. Only my friend Karen understands it....

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064137/

Happy Birthday Raymond Chandler!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Chandler
http://home.comcast.net/~mossrobert/

One of my faves!

Zombie Microbes!

http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/07/seafloor-microb.html%3Fsrc%3Drss

Braaaains.......

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

good riddance

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h0xpGR_ZUNT9YK1c0AtDFX3qAbNgD922B3F83

A pity he wasn't hanged by strangulation. I'm a traditionalist....

Jim Morrison in Fate Magazine

http://www.fatemag.com/issues/2000s/2008-0708article2.html

my next pets...

http://www.nature-blog.com/2007/12/worlds-most-dangerous-animals.html

Come, my children, Come! Walkies!

Alert Queequeg!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7519263.stm

the bottom line

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/7519564.stm

the new SAS dogs of war

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1036889/Dogs-war-SAS-trains-canines-parachute-enemy-territory-help-fight-insurgents.html

The Angry Mob Play Set

http://www.mcphee.com/items/11835.html

I love it... From Archie McPhee - of course!

I'm so happy!

Hippocampus Press has just finished up releasing their three volume set of the Complete Poetry of Clark Ashton Smith! He's one of my all-time fave authors, a correspondent and contemporary of H.P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard, and one of the great fantasists of all all time. The final two volumes just arrived this afternoon at the Manor, and I've only perused them - but they look great! This is a nice day...

We're #1! We're #1! We're #1!

http://realestate.msn.com/Buying/Article_Forbes.aspx?cp-documentid=6987107&vv=550

I knew we'd make it someday. You've gotta have a dream...

(Thanks for the link, Erik!)

Only 100 Days Until Halloween!

Happy Birthday William Spooner!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Archibald_Spooner

Happy Birthday George Clinton!

http://www.myspace.com/gclinton

http://www.myspace.com/gclinton

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Clinton_(funk_musician)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuyS9M8T03A

The Ramones - I Just Wanna Have Something To Do

From that great film, Rock and Roll High School. The song, the group, and the movie are all essential.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNKC497sa0Q&feature=related

The Beatles perform A Hard Day's Night

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShrdKHeAel0

Genesis 6:4

The Eurythmice video for Would I Lie To You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl1UvbGkQAs

Great song and video. Really incredible. Annie is wonderful.

CCR performs Fortunate Son

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSggUslXpoo&feature=related

Classic. Essential.

Brian Setzer performs The Knife Feels Like Justice

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaYU5wBqNeY

One of the best song titles I know of. A great song from a great album that was virtually ignored and is now almost forgotten. Forget about the knife - there is no justice when it comes to pop culture. Every song on this album was first rate.

Joni performs Free Man In Paris

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXBba77U1_Y

Fun song. Inescapable in early '74.

The Righteous Brothers perform You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7827EMkm5ko

Perfection. One of Spector's best productions. Great sound.

The Supremes perfrom Stoned Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Pk0d9y6X1Y

One of my all-time fave Motown songs. Perfect for late night driving.

The Stylistics perform You Make Me Feel Brand New

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Owm5rEEB_YA

One of the great soul vocal groups of the early 70's. Wonderful sound.

The Cars perform Just What I Needed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hwE0slNd3Y

I still think this is the perfect soundtrack for Nosferatu....

leopard VS crocodile

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/07/18/ealeopard118.xml

the cutting edge of packing

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/18/hp_packaging/

the love that dare not speak its name

http://funoncube.blogspot.com/2008/07/statue-tory-rape-incident.html

the cutting edge of divorce tactics

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080718/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_india_divorce;_ylt=AlbeW1KOggFaga3.j.tM0M_tiBIF

Happy Birthday Robin Williams!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000245/

http://www.robin-williams.net/index.php

The Amish Menace

http://religionclause.blogspot.com/2008/07/in-wisconsin-increasing-citations.html

I don’t know about you, but the idea of illegal Amish jam businesses has left me in a sweat-drenched panic! Who will/can stop these bewhiskered and gingham clad thugs in their hearse-like wagons of depravity?!? Nothing disgusts and infuriates me more than seeing these shifty characters hanging around school yards trying to hook kids on their addictive whoopee pies. I myself have attempted to interest the legislature in proclaiming shoo-fly pie-free zones around schoolyards and playgrounds, with a severe increase in penalties for anyone dealing in such mind-altering substances, (and remember the warnings at Woodstock – Stay Away From The Brown Sugar!). Let us pray that the quilt of justice will soon smother these thugs in its mighty embrace.

neat bookshelves

http://thesteampunkhome.blogspot.com/2008/07/vincent-leman-bookshelves.html

Senor Wences on Ed Sullivan!

http://classicshowbiz.blogspot.com/2008/07/ed-sullivan-show-with-guest-senor.html

just another day in D.C.

http://whyihatedc.blogspot.com/2008/07/this-cop-did-not-ride-off-on-segway.html

Little People - cute street art

http://little-people.blogspot.com/

Sinister Snowglobes!

http://www.wunderkabinett.co.uk/damndata/index.php?/archives/1478-Sinister-snowglobes.html

Aerial Assault On Tuba Players!

http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/324/f/4509/s/179ff3b/story01.htm

all in the family...

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=221075&in_page_id=2

Such charming people...

Happy Birthday John Lodge!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPURUACcy04

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny5Jr6Zz8_4&feature=related

http://www.johnlodge.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lodge_%28musician%29

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJETHtCN-zk

Happy Birthday Carlos Santana!

http://www.santana.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Santana

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnamP4-M9ko

Happy Birthday Mrs. Peel!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001671/

http://www.dianarigg.net/

http://theavengers.tv/forever/bio-rigg.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0YOlU3SMgs

Happy Moon Day!

An amazing event, if you were around - it was astounding.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/21/newsid_2635000/2635845.stm

Happy National Ice Cream Day!

http://www.holidayinsights.com/other/icecreamday.htm

Put 'Em To Work...

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=223083&in_page_id=2

Awwwww!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1028681/Pictured-The-puppy-born-legs-uses-toy-wheels-around.html

Forgive me, it was just so cute. I'll now return to my usual cynical meanderings...

The Wide World Of Sports!

http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/324/f/4509/s/1731837/story01.htm

Drive a T-55!

http://www.thelocal.de/13109/

This is soooo cool!

Spike Jones recordings available online!

http://davesworld56.blogspot.com/

two offenses - DWI & a poor brand of beer...

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=221049&in_page_id=2

nice article on The Mothman's Photographer

http://www.ufomystic.com/the-redfern-files/the-mothmans-photographer/

the rising cost of gas....

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=217257&in_page_id=2

Resurrect Doggerland!

http://www.wunderkabinett.co.uk/damndata/index.php?/archives/1472-Mapping-a-lost-world-Doggerland.html

Naked Climbing

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=215546&in_page_id=34&in_a_source=

I suspect naked falling will be the inevitable result...

more info on the new MST3000 DVD

http://deepape.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/shout-factorys-mst3k-dvd-extras-revealed/

Happy National Caviar Day!

Yum!

Happy Birthday Hunter Thompson!

One of my fave writers. I have said so before and will do so again - Fear & Loathing On The Campaign Trail 1972 is one of the best books on American politics ever written, (and I've read hundreds of 'em). I rank him ahead of de Toqueville.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_S._Thompson

http://www.gonzo.org/

Happy Birthday Dion!

King of East Coast Italian Rock.

http://www.diondimucci.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dion_DiMucci

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m6z1Q2MkVk

Happy Birthday Martha Reeves!

http://www.missmarthareeves.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Reeves

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u81WrYw27Wc

Martha & The Vandellas were classic Motown. They rocked! Nowhere To Run has such a wonderful juxtaposition of cool threat and dance music.

Infra Red VS Dementia!?!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1034936/Dementia-patient-makes-amazing-progress-using-infrared-helmet.html?ITO=1490

"We Had To Destroy The Garden To Save It..."

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2008/07/15/pensioner-accidentally-torches-neighbour-s-garden-while-killing-weeds-with-blowtorch-86908-20644116/

more on chess boxing

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/bizarre&id=6268391

neat site devoted to the study of the dreadnaught era

http://www.dreadnoughtproject.org/

(Thanks for the link, Chris!)

a nice listing of songs about roads

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/roadsong.htm

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Happy Wrong Way Corrigan Day!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Corrigan

Happy Birthday Jimmy Cagney!

One of my faves! Always known as a tough guy, wanted to be known as a dancer. But look at him in his next-to-last film, One Two Three - the man was a master comedic actor.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000010/

http://themave.com/Cagney/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjzKiEs_pHI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F55JdJLD3Sk

Happy Birthday D.C.!

Founded on this date in 1790.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C.

Cthulhoid Building

http://www.boingboing.net/2008/07/09/building-festooned-w.html

flip a coin...

http://www.random.org/coins/

some weird clip art and jpeg's

http://www.weirdclipart.com/archives/subpages/03justplainweird.html

(Thanks for the link, Pete!)

the cutting edge of global warming...

http://www.physorg.com/news135003243.html

I didn't think you could do this...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1034901/Man-cuts-head-chainsaw-flat-earmarked-bulldozed-developers.html

August & Helium

http://www.strindbergandhelium.com/index.html

A wonderfully strange little cartoon/comic. Sort of a Hoops & YoYo for the ennui-ridden. I love it!

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

My knid of graffiti!

http://bigeyedeer.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/graf.gif

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

OUCH!

http://www.boreme.com/boreme/funny-2006/beach-balls-p1.php

(Thanks for the story, Marty!)

Happy Birthday Ian Curtis!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Curtis

http://joydivision.homestead.com/

http://www.joydiv.org/iancurtis.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKe-lq8VZFo

Another deeply troubled genius. One of my faves.

Happy Birthday Roky Erickson!

http://www.myspace.com/rokyerickson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roky_Erickson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urAB7PKRv5g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYh5oMDlWwQ

Insane. Troubled. Genius. Essential.

Stealth Bomber almost enters the 21st century

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/11/stealth_bomber_upgrades/

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

The Cutting Edge of Urban Anti-Governemnt Camouflage

http://www.wwmt.com/news/sauce_1350893___article.html/basement_covered.html

If I had a nickel for everytime this has happened....

Want Ads

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7503519.stm

The Protest

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7501015.stm

I'm certainly glad that the Chilean Police sent an armored truck to arrest her. After all, she could have been carrying a concealed weapon....

Beware of Your Fridge...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/11/exploding_fridge/

The "Baby Boom" Galaxy

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080710142942.htm

I think that at 4,000 births a year, we have to start talking about a cosmic condom here...

Duane Eddy performs the theme from Peter Gunn

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xME2VC56ubA

Perfection.

Loudon Wainwright III performs Dead Skunk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doqTSev-_lQ

I've read that Wainwright hates this song. A pity, I think it's quite cute!

The Fuzztones cover Strychnine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVQIF5Wej9A

Great band and song. The Fuzztones evolved out of one on my fave early punk bands - Tina Peel. I always regret never having seen them perform live.

Electric Light Orchestra perform Nightrider

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq9fdHYU9n8

Great song to drive to.

I want this...

http://thesteampunkhome.blogspot.com/2008/07/custom-library-with-balcony.html

a collection of wonderful Russian advertising posters

http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/07/russian-vintage-advertising-posters.html

From the bizarre to the beautiful. Really amazing stuff!

Have It Your Way!

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/07/11/ap/strange/main4254561.shtml

Cthulhu marketing?

http://www.theonion.com/content/radio_news/giant_undersea_cephalopods?utm_source=onion_rss_daily

the cutting edge of microwave features

http://bitsandpieces.us/2008/07/12/microwave-bonus-feature/

Happy Birthday Roger McGuinn!

http://www.ibiblio.org/jimmy/mcguinn/

http://rogermcguinn.blogspot.com/

http://www.lyon.edu/webdata/users/kadler/public_html/rmcguinn/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmE4tQAGV6E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYk5bhxG1OY&feature=related

So cool....

Happy Birthday Cheech!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001507/
http://www.cheechmarinonline.com/

Happy Birthday Patrick Stewart!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001772/
http://www.patrickstewart.org/

The Temps perform Ball Of Confusion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BJOXopGW8g

The Emperors of Soul...

The Rutles video for Piggy In The Middle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1y9BIjTSVk

Tee hee! Brilliant.

Bruce & The E Streeters perform Spirit In The Night

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiPH3kVnHPc

Soundtrack of the early/mid 70's. This is soooo accurate. Essential.

Deep Purple perform Smoke On The Water

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jp3de50_d8

I know, I know: "Once, dinosaurs ruled the earth..." But I still love this song.

The Monkees perform Daily Nightly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgJ55PJJHnw

One of my fave Monkees tunes. If I remember correctly, they owned the second or third Moog ever available, and used it in this song.

marvin Gaye performs What's Going On

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hOy6MyVGH8&feature=related

One of the greatest songs to come from Marvin, and Motown.

Brook Benton performs Rainy Night In Georgia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr5djzzeA3M

One of the greatest voices in R&B. I think Benton was ill-served by his producers and record label. A lot of his material wasn't up to his talent. This is an exception.

Costello, Lowe, Difford & Tillbrook perform Pretty Flamingo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oDsSRZT77k&feature=related

Wonderful song, perfect lineup.

The Pogues perform Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=398Omr87qxA

Fun stuff!

the running of the roller gals

http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=104&sid=1439186

Tanks Crushing Cars!

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/1444

I'd pay extra if they allowed me to pick who was in the cars...

some strange usb thingies...

http://static.iftk.com.br/mt/2008/07/weird_usb_stuff_15_pics.html

the fireworks stand

http://bitsandpieces.us/2008/07/10/whos-bright-idea-was-this/

the pirate encyclopedia

http://bitsandpieces.us/2008/07/09/pirate-encyclopedia/

cute!

the cutting edge of disc design

http://eatliver.com/i.php?n=3277

redneck bbq art...

http://bitsandpieces.us/2008/07/08/redneck-art-made-with-bbq-ribs/

the wide world of sports

http://www.jacksonsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080706/NEWS01/80705010

the skateboard's revenge

http://www.thehumorarchives.com/joke/Skateboard_has_last_laugh

True Gamesman

http://imagechan.com/img/5719/Sympathy/

the cutting edge of robbery weapons

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25629134/?GT1=43001

I've always preferred a melon baller for my stick-ups.

The King In Yellow audiobook!

http://www.archive.org/details/king_in_yellow_librivox

Great book, very influential on Lovecraft.

The Unholy Art of Jesse Peper

http://grimreviews.blogspot.com/2008/07/anti-holy-art-of-jesse-peper.html

Disturbingly neat!

400 HP and 110 MPG?

http://www.leftlanenews.com/best-mechanic-ever-ohio-man-tunes-ford-mustang-to-produce-400-horsepower-and-return-110-mpg.html

maybe.....

Count Gore 10th Anniversary Special!

http://www.countgore.com/gore/cemetery.htm

soccer silliness

http://www.snopes.com/sports/soccer/barbados.asp

Happy Birthday Bill Cosby!

http://www.billcosby.com/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001070/

Happy Birthday Bucky Fuller!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller

http://www.bfi.org/

school's dress code upheld

http://yorkdispatch.inyork.com/yd/local/ci_9838778

Oh No! Santas At War!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/2282051/Santas-plunged-into-civil-war.html

cicada jewelry

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080709/ap_on_re_us/odd_bug_jewelry;_ylt=AqlW8x9XZ0wprIlWcp1Dg37tiBIF

Places That Are Gone

http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=226&sid=1018175&comments=true

A nice little series on DC's past music scene.

The Heroic Age - A Journal of Early Medieval Northwestern Europe

http://www.heroicage.org/

great site devoted to Karl Wagner

http://www.karledwardwagner.org/

One of my fave authors.

The Kinkster at the Birchmere on 8/28!

http://www.birchmere.com/calendar/calendar_list.cfm

(Thanks for the info, Erik!)

Happy Birthday Bonnie Pointer!

http://www.thepointersistersfans.com/bonnie.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Pointer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV9AbmrHfl4

Happy Birthday Robert Bruce!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_I_of_Scotland

my new fave Pez dispenser!

http://www.bettysattic.com/website/store/product_detail.asp?UID=2008071018134875&item%5Fno=54428&keyword=robot&cat%5Fkeyword=&search%5Fpage%5Fno=1

Happy Birthday Arlo!

http://www.arlo.net/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_7C0QGkiVo

Happy Birthday Nikola Tesla!

http://www.tesla.org/

http://www.pbs.org/tesla/

Pure genius..

Score!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/also_in_the_news/7493256.stm

Dracula's been naughty...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2266900/Teenager-finds-baby-bat-in-her-bra.html

Oh boy!

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,23985327-5006301,00.html

I love humanity. They feed my ego constantly....

Happy Birthday Richard Roundtree!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0745780/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Roundtree

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-8w4GR4UiY

He's a Bad Mutha....

Happy Birthday Lee Hazelwood!

http://www.somevelvetmorning.net/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb-SVPJM4L4

One of the greats. An American original.

Rock Around The Clock Hits #1!

On this date in 1955. Cool!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Around_the_Clock

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5fsqYctXgM

Cthulhu VS Rubik's Cube...

http://www.paganarchy.net/blogs/sean.php/cthulhu_versus_cube-23

My New Favorite Sport - Win Your Wife's Weight In Beer!

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,563874,00.html

(Thanks for the link, John!)

an excellent article on Ringo in Nashville

http://www.nashvillescene.com/Stories/Cover_Story/2008/07/03/Nashville_Starr/

(Thanks for the link, Pete!)

Happy Birthday Marty Feldman!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001204/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Feldman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Am5wJEGJ-sY

Wonderful comedian!

Cool - But I Want A Laser On Mine....

http://www.innespace.com/

the cutest little letter opener....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZBHZT3a-FA&eurl=http://mfrost.typepad.com/cute_overload/

Oui! Oui!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20080707/wl_time/mostobnoxioustouriststhefrench

I knew it! Beer solves all problems!

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-beer3-2008july03,0,3395128.story

Nick Lowe was right!!!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080704/ap_on_fe_st/dog_gnaws_toe;_ylt=Aj1Va58u43xilOsx8EzNy_QDW7oF

And for those who don't get the connection:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZQ1YaFEla4

http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/m/marieprovost.shtml

Washington's boyhood home discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080702180713.htm

I need to get down there someday, I'm embarrassed to say that I've never been there.

The Aeronaut

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/07/05/lawnchair.balloons.ap/index.html

artificial DNA

http://www.livescience.com/technology/080705-artificial-dna.html

Amazing....

The First Computer

http://www.livescience.com/php/video/player.php?aid=19205

Neat stuff!

Happy Birthday Ringo!

http://ringostarr.com/

http://web2.iadfw.net/gshultz/

http://www.myspace.com/ringostarr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5fQCtTdoFc

Happy National Strawberry Sundae Day!

Lost Scenes From Metropolis Found!

http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/featurepages/0,,2289177,00.html

This'll be neat!

Count Gore 10th Anniversary!

http://countgore.com/gore/

That Ghost Host With The Most celebrates ten years online this coming Friday!

computer woes & other little tidbits

I'm having some problems with my old computer not being able to handle the new anti-virus software that I've been trying to install on it. So please don't be surprised if there's a lack of posts this week. We'll see how it goes...
Had a wonderful weekend. Our friend Carol came up to visit and we just hung out the last two days. She introduced us to the series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, and it looked amusing enough that we'll probably try to view the rest of the series on DVD. We also finally got to check out one of the cooler new shops in Alexandria - Cheesetique. I highly recommend it! Pretty pricey - but a wonderful collection of cheeses from all over the world. A hedonist's dream. It really was fun, although this old Monty Python routine kept running through my head as we shopped....
As for the rest of the weekend, we listened to the collected works of Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes. Over all, a fun time!

Happy Birthday Jennifer Sauders, Sweety Darling!

http://members.aol.com/lemfou2/

http://www.jsaunders.alexicon.org/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUosm_BBv9g

Another comedic genius.

Happy Birthday Pat Paulsen!

http://www.paulsen.com/pat/

Great comedian. I don't know if his humor would pass muster these days. But if you were around in the late 60's, Pat was very funny, indeed.

Happy Anniversary to A Hard Day's Night!

Premiered on this date in '64. Another fave of mine. Richard Lester is a genius. And this movie is soooo cool!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058182/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Hard_Day's_Night_(film)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNf046Uo2gI

Happy Birthday Jefferson Airplane!

One of my all-time fave bands. Formed on this date in '65.

http://www.jeffersonairplane.com/

http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/jefferson-airplane

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOjxtrpwR9I

Happy Birthday Daniel Morgan!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Morgan
http://www.patriotresource.com/people/morgan.html

Great military leader. There is some question as to exactly when he was born. He died on July 6th, and at least some sources claim he was also born on that date. Decisive victor over that murderous fop, Tarleton...

Happy Birthday John Paul Jones!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paul_Jones
http://www.jpj.demon.co.uk/jpjlife.htm

just another day in DC

http://www.nbc4.com/news/16788749/detail.html?rss=dc&psp=news

Cthulhu Blushes

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?in_article_id=204989&in_page_id=2

I hope they weren't under-aged octopi....

the warm, fuzzy bandit

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080703/ap_on_fe_st/odd_hugging_robber;_ylt=Aop5ieDy580iMkMyzwT5aPsZ.3QA

Happy Brithday to Earth VS The Flying Saucers!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049169/

Am not sure on the exact date, but it premiered in July of 1956. A great sci-fi epic, with wonderful special effects by the great Ray Harryhausen. The attack on DC is fantastic!

Los Shakers available online!

http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2008/07/fake-beatles-no.html

Minor legends amongst garage band aficionados...

Divorce Cakes

http://drunkenseveredhead.blogspot.com/2008/06/divorce-cakes.html

the cutting edge of organ donation

http://blameitonthevoices.blogspot.com/2008/07/sexual-liberation-necrocard.html

Polish Sausage - The Silent Killer

http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=PluckPersona&U=cce7c5f9d55442c7b8aeafa5e07cafe5&plckController=PersonaBlog&plckScript=personaScript&plckElementId=personaDest&plckPersonaPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3acce7c5f9d55442c7b8aeafa5e07cafe5Post%3a0b2ffadc-47f0-471c-b9a9-871060e9c53b&sid=sitelife.app.com

Important Advice For All You Parents Out There

http://blameitonthevoices.blogspot.com/2008/07/babies-dos-and-donts.html

the album cover...

http://eatliver.com/i.php?n=3261

True Love

http://www.kutv.com/content/news/watercooler/story.aspx?content_id=04faaf79-4f82-487b-8a59-bb8109652c03

more brilliance from The Onion

http://www.theonion.com/content/opinion/we_must_expand_our_nuclear?utm_source=onion_rss_daily

the cutting edge of gasoline bargains...

http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/bizarre&id=6236232

A tacky person would mention something about pumping Ethyl. Fortunately, I am above such vulgarities...

Awwww - Crochet Ctulhu!

http://blogs.usatoday.com/popcandy/2008/07/cool-book-alert.html#more

Happy Independence Day!!!

http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/

http://www.american.edu/heintze/fourth.htm

Happy Birthday Rube Goldberg!

http://www.rubegoldberg.com/

http://www.toonopedia.com/goldberg.htm

Inredibly influential cartoonist. Genius.

The Museum of Unworkable Devices

http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/museum/unwork.htm

Cool Halloween Costume

http://www.t-shirts.com/t-shirts/Give-Me-the-Damn-Candy-T-Shirt.html

Fantastic Early "Horror Music" Video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjMxx1nShNg&eurl=http://davesworld56.blogspot.com/

RIP to the Lizard King

Jim Morrison died on this date in '71. I can still remember exactly where I was when it was announced on the radio, (riding in a car with my cousin Marshall past the Star Drive-In, in Montrose, Colorado). The DJ announced it solemnly, and then played this tune:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gw0e3KXD0Q&NR=1

The Dog Days Begin....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Days

For me, and many others, they really begin on July 5th. I would be far from the first person to point out that there's something vaguely depressing about Summer after Independence Day. I think it goes back to childhood - a slow and hot glide towards September and the controls of school, with shortening days and the dulling of all the freshness and anticipation that was wrapped up in May and June. But the farmer's markets now get interesting. I'm looking forward to serious gorging on watermelon and silver queen corn.

Rockin' Dirges

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080702/ap_on_fe_st/odd_australia_funeral_hits;_ylt=AnwkNEW9CwBhsf2bEWSPAXus0NUE

The Naked Cowboy VS The M&M

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/07/01/naked.cowboy/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

RIP Madame Marie

http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080702/NEWS01/807020387/1006/news01

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ314hldal4

I'll always regret never having my palm read by the good Madame.

Happy Birthday Shaft!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067741/

http://members.aol.com/PizarroD/shaft/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDyRdhSIqlo

Premiered on this date in '71. So Cool! One of the best soundtracks - ever!

Happy Birthday Plan 9 From Outer Space!

Premiered on this date (I think) in 1959. A masterpiece. One of my faves. Essential.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052077/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHRq80QNnJM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plan_9_from_Outer_Space

Happy Birthday Paul Williams (of the Temptations)!

http://members.aol.com/maaalumni/index.html

http://www.thetemptations.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXSMG62c-CA

Happy Birthday Professor Roy Bittan!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Bittan
http://www.sacbee.com/macias/story/817796.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aRhqVWUPPs

One of the greats. Urban piano....

Happy Birthday Herman Hesse!

http://www.online-literature.com/hesse/

http://www.gss.ucsb.edu/projects/hesse/

The Cramps perform Human Fly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3HSO1F7zHM

Pure Rock'N'Roll. The Cramps Rule!

Bobby Bloom promo video for Montego Bay

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7zhb2m9ukI

I always liked this song...

Buddy Holly performs Peggy Sue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhgO8rZs1Fg

One of the Immortals.

Ernest Tubb performs Thanks A Lot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh6Te4RW4A4

Great song! A classic.

Frampton performs Baby I Love Your Way

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmjFk7i4hyg

Let's face it, '76 was a weird summer for myself and for quite a few of you reading this. Romances started and ended, marriages collapsed, jobs were scarce, the economy was going to hell, there were seemingly endless rivers of cheap wine, and a forced march of parties, concerts, and general debauchery. With a little distance, I'd now say it was clearly a "between-time", with the hippies/60's vibe gliding down and the East Coast punks gathering strength for their onslaught against the foundations of heaven and earth, (or at least the radio dial). It was a micro-display of Dickens' wonderful intro about the Best & Worst of Times. Well, we made it through, (although only the gods know how, it's a wonder there's one good liver or brain cell between all of us...), with a few deep scars - some physical and some psychic. We'll never see those times again, comrades - you have to be young to create that much drama, and you might have to be young to survive it. There were a lot of good tunes, (and a lot of poor ones), but there's no denying Frampton dominated all. And this is my fave by him.

the drive-thru beer purchase

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080701/ap_on_fe_st/store_crash
The woman is obviously unhinged - no one would go to that amount of trouble for Bud...

(Thanks for the link, Pete!)

The World's Newest Metropolis

http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=111&sid=1431947

Sigh, the times were that it used to be you had to be big to be called urban. Apparently, not any more. Can someone please tell me when Sioux Falls became a CITY?!? I'm sorry, but I'm a bit of a snob here - I don't even consider Richmond a city. The whole Sioux Falls "metropolitan" area only makes it slightly more populous than Arlington, (while Arlington is about a quarter the physical size). We're only talking about 215,000 people spread across the plains here, people. Of course it's safe driving there - because there's no one on the god damned roads! Why, there's more traffic in some driveways in Parkington than there is in all of South Dakota combined! And how can you possible compare some rural outback with LA, DC, Chicago or New York? Why, here in NoVa, we've imported a million people from virtually every culture and country on earth - each bringing the worst of their native driving habits with them - all combining to form a "Perfect Storm" alternating between total gridlock and a director's cut of Mad Max. And you dare to lump us in with some old trading post left over from Dancing With Wolves?!?! Of course it's safer driving there. It's also cleaner, less crime-ridden, quieter, friendlier, and slower moving. - that's because IT'S NOT A CITY. It's a fucking grain silo. Allstate might as well be polling the Gobi Desert for their comparisons.
Of course, the good news is that DC was the worst (REAL) city for accidents . WE'RE #1!!!!!

Weirdness

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Monday, July 28, 2008

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Summer, Bruce, and the M Street Shuffle...

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Friday, July 25, 2008

Fun For The Whole Family!!!

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Only 100 Days Until Halloween!

Monday, July 21, 2008

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Saturday, July 19, 2008

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