Weirdness: March 2010

RIP Jaime Escalante

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/03/30/escalante.obit/index.html

Germany sloshes to war!

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/real_food/article7081929.ece

The absolutely coolest way to cook bacon!

http://www.everydaynodaysoff.com/2010/03/26/cooking-some-bacon-the-machine-gun-method/

I'm sorry, but this just says "ME" all over it! The idea of freshly cooked bacon AND a chance of collateral damage, is just too good to be true!

Hosed

http://blogs.app.com/saywhat/2010/03/30/man-killed-by-manure-hose/

Sumo Rights!

http://www.neatorama.com/2010/03/30/inflatable-sumo-suit-competition-deemed-culturally-insensitive-and-canceled/

Hmmm, I guess this means I can't make fun of any sport while in Canada for fear of offending the culture from whence it originated. I'll just have to unleash all of my caber tossing humor while ensconsed here

I am buying magnets as fast as I can....

http://io9.com/5505122/scientists-disrupt-moral-reasoning-with-magnets-to-the-skull

short but nice article on Virginia wines in today's Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/30/AR2010033000830.html

Britain tries to out-wuss America!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1262250/Pet-shop-owner-sold-goldfish-boy-fined-given-electronic-tag.html

Hmmm, by age six I had a goldfish bowl - less then half the "legal" age in Britain. I guess that's when my life of crime started...

Happy National Clams On The Half Shell Day!

Yum!

Happy Birthday to The Matrix!

Premiered on this date in 1999. One of my faves.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/

the worst hair rinse ad - ever

http://community.livejournal.com/vintage_ads/1818034.html

I had no idea that Valyries from Hell were considered a marketing plus. I nearly ran from the room when I pulled this site up.

Sleeping it off...

http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/drunk-man-found-in-engine-of-indian-airlines-airbus/story-e6frfq80-1225847255095

robot sculptures and toys

http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2010/03/utterly-irresistible-robot-sculptures.html

Great Medical Inventions

http://www.medicalassistantprograms.net/blog/10-crazy-medical-inventions

Peeps Show!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/gallery/2010/03/29/GA2010032903934.html

Fun stuff!

Just another day around the District

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/29/AR2010032904028.html?hpid=newswell

Lovely. And I enjoyed the spin: "All 911 calls were handled in a timely and professional manner."
If that was so, then it's the first time in decades that they have been handled well.

commercialized crucifixion

http://asia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20100329/tap-philippines-church-religion-easter-5cc1ef8.html

I had no idea what exciting new career opportunities awaited me!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTN-1FlBxMs

The Evil Minds Museum

http://www.mindhacks.com/blog/2010/03/the_fbi_evil_minds_r.html

Remind me not to be buried in South Africa

http://www.dispatch.co.za/article.aspx?id=391076

an interesting article on statistical analysis in science

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/57091/title/Odds_Are,_Its_Wrong

t-shirt for Trekkies

http://www.cafepress.com/+help_im_a_red_shirt_dark_tshirt,343249231?source=email&CMP=EMC_20100330_geek&utm_source=cafepress&utm_medium=email&utm_content=0&utm_campaign=20100330_geek

The Lord Moves In Mysterious Ways....

http://wonkette.com/414505/norm-the-messiah-youtube-belongs-to-me#more-414505

This must have been recorded on Saturday, before his day of rest. The Lord looks awful tired.

the airlines continue their reign of abduction

http://avstop.com/news_march_2010/united_flight_270_passengers_stranded_on_tarmac_nearly_nine_hours.htm

It's called kidnapping, and it should be a hanging offense.

Happy Birthday God!

http://www.ericclapton.com/

http://www.whereseric.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgSptNx19AI

Happy Birthday John Astin!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0040014/

Happy Birthday Graeme Edge!

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

http://www.myspace.com/430521506

Fats performs I'm Walking

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y29RZpHnkq8

Classic.

X performs Los Angeles

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

L.A.'s finest. What a wonderful band.

The Death Bear And Memories...

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-death-bear29-2010mar29,0,5616675.story

Fucking Hell Beer

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fooe.orf.at%2Fstories%2F432547%2F&sl=de&tl=en&hl=&ie=UTF-8

space nazis!

http://www.ironsky.net/site/index.php#teaser

This looks amusing, (if it ever actually gets made). Of course, it'll revive a whole host of nonsensical nazi conspiracy theories, etc.

Children's Books...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/29/the-creepiest-childrens-b_n_513489.html

submerged subs with satellite communications

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htsub/articles/20100329.aspx

I suspect there's a lot more to this than crews' emails... this is probably a pretty impressive breakthrough.

a little something for the gents...

http://community.livejournal.com/vintage_ads/1815624.html

Happy Birthday Patty Donahue!

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

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

Happy Birthday Eric Idle!

http://pythonline.com/meet/idle

http://www.eric-idle.com/

Genius. Essential.

Happy birthday Terence Hill!

http://www.terencehill.com/

Joe Tex performs Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh6sFHOPk7g&feature=related

Another stupid but fun tune.

fanvid for The Creatures covering Wild Thing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udCS1-Z6O_8

When this single came out I thought it was one of the coolest things. It's great when someone can totally change a song when covering it. You done good, Siouxie...

KISS performs Calling Doctor Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfNp7HVXvVE

A guilty pleasure. Stupid but fun!

The Supremes perform Stoned Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rglxw5cbZWY

I've posted this before, I know. But it's one of my all-time favorite Motown songs. When Diana left, everyone now assumes the Supremes disappeared. But they kept going and released several GREAT albums with half a dozen hits, and this was my fave. With warmer weather I am always reminded of the "olden days" when I'd zoom off on late night drives - this was a great song for that.

Pat Benatar covers I Need A Lover

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoGwWte7am0

Fun stuff!

The McCoys perform Hang On Sloopy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi1WXYHHc2s

I love this song, have easily heard it a thousand times and it still sounds fresh and wonderful. Garage rock at its finest.

Cub Koda performs Smokin' In The Boys Room

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

Besides being an excellent rock'n'roller, Coda was something of a scholar on the subject, (hidden behind a slang-laden stoner writing style). He understood.

RIP George Lane

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/special-forces-obituaries/7528727/Colonel-George-Lane.html

Fascinating life.

Yesteryears' scandalous images

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNtNxhQmkt4&feature=player_embedded

I am busy jamming pencils into my eyes so as to remain pure from such taint..

Forget the laser treatments, I've got a pickle!

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/819038-witch-doctor-fed-blind-motorcyclist-lsd-laced-gherkins?hnbgfv

If only Helen Keller were around!

the lay off

http://dlisted.com/node/36636

Pooh VS Alien

http://godxiliary.com/alienvspooh/Medium/

Vegetarians In The News!

http://www.theindychannel.com/news/22972130/detail.html

Why would a veggie need a hunting knife???

Zombie Self-Help

http://flamingzombiemonkeys.blogspot.com/2010/03/zombies-guide-to-getting-ahead-in.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FlamingZombieMonkeys+%28Flaming+Zombie+Monkeys%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

the cutting edge of deodorant

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/mar/26/beijing-rubbish-deodorant

The Manure Bubbles of Indiana

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/26/indiana-threatened-by-gia_n_514960.html?fbwall

There's an annual festival to commemorate this in the near future, I'll wager...

spare the atrocity and spoil the child

http://octopusconfessional.blogspot.com/2010/03/more-staged-events-in-schools-teacher.html

Hmmm, if a child draws a picture of a gun in their notebook, they're expelled. If a teacher commits a (fake) murder, it's a class project and a learning experience. Nice logic there, chaps!

nazi soap?

http://montreal.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100326/mtl_soap_100326/20100326/?hub=MontrealHome

I am not an expert on extermination camp atrocities, and I know the rumors have been around for decades: lampshades, book bindings, skull chalices, and yes, soap. But I tend to side with skeptics on this one. First of all, the fact that it's stamped sounds like it's regular soap to me. Secondly, neither the dealer, nor his supplier, are offering any shred of proof or evidence. Saying you found something in the camps doesn't mean much of anything, as far as I'm concerned, and we don't even have proof regarding that assertion. The stamping implies strongly to me that it's manufactured, and it makes no sense that Germans would want to use it. For over a decade the nazis had labored to make people believe that the Jews were actualy vermin, a disease on two legs. You then ask your audience to bathe in their remains?!? Nope, no way. Oh, the camp guards were full of psychopaths, and I've no doubt that my imagination can't come up with any atrocity so sick that they, as individuals or in small groups didn't try it (including soap); but I don't see any type of large-scale effort to commit these outrages. I think this is little more than a rather crooked delaer attempting to jack up the hype (and price) on what is most likely an old bar of (regular) soap.

Your days are numbered, AstroBoy - the B-52's are on the way!

http://gawker.com/5503592/new-hampshire-pol-anime-proves-we-should-have-nuked-japan-harder

What a moron....

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

The 1969 Radio Shack Catalog

http://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/catalogs/1969_small/

So cool. This'll mean nothing to those of you who are younger than the boomers, it'll even seem comical, I suppose. But I used to literally drool over these things, (the catalog from Lafayette was another one). You just had to be there.

the kiss of life

http://cbs3.com/topstories/Police.Drunk.Pennsylvania.2.1592202.html

new Lovecraftian book out

http://store.pspublishing.co.uk/acatalog/Black_Wings_HC.html

Happy Kite Flying Day!

http://www.kitefestival.org/

fanvid for Genya Ravan performing Back In My Arms Again

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky6G05c5-Go&feature=related

Another in a long line of rock'n'roll stalwarts that almost no one has ever heard of. Genya rocks!

The Castaways perform Liar Liar

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

Classic garage rock.

fanvid for Barrett Strong performing Money

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6xkT7FMyTc

Great song. The beginning of Motown...

Sylvia performs Pillow Talk

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

Cool...

fanvid for The Guess Who performing Rain Dance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puYjGU27eo0

Always loved this song, even though I've no idea what it's talking about.

The Plimsouls perfrom A Million Miles Away

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

Great power pop.

an oldie but goody - Psycho Chicken

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnBlst3T7bY

Joe Cocker - Translated

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xJWxPE8G2c

I hate these times

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18684-teen-galaxy-spotted-in-stellar-growth-spurt.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news

You just know what's going to happen..It'll be out till all hours of the night, constantly nagging you to borrow the car, talking back to you and full of attitude. Sigh, if only they stayed young and innocent...

RIP Johnny Maestro

http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2010/03/26/Singer-Johnny-Maestro-dead-at-70/UPI-47221269615337/

I always loved The Worst That Could Happen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVgUQ0qRV38

snow days can get costly

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2010/03/cost_to_shut_federal_offices_d.html?wprss=dc

The cutest slug costume - with its own slug trail!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22653454@N08/4464688433/

The cutting edge of The Dating Game

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/03/09/2010-03-09_serial_killer_rodney_alcala_won_the_dating_game_just_before_murder_spree.html

the zombie documentary...

http://www.lostzombies.com/page/getting-started

Zombie PuppetShow!

http://www.grimmgrottogoods.com/puppetmed.html

Neat-O!

The first Alice In wonderland film

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeIXfdogJbA&feature=player_embedded

Pretty neat!

When laser printers go evil

http://www.soberinanightclub.com/2010/03/vampire-fax-machine.html

the cutting edge of antiques

http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpps/news/offbeat/dpgonc-200-year-old-wooden-sex-toys-fc-20100325_6751727

THE coolest spider web

http://bitsandpieces.us/2010/03/25/spider-with-a-mobile-home/

Wuss America

http://www.aolnews.com/story/would-be-teen-robber-asks-clerk-not-to/964305

Sigh...

Proof: We're related to baboons

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/819052-boozy-baboons-raid-south-africa-vineyards-to-snack-on-chardonnay-grapes

a list of intriguing coincidences

http://www.cracked.com/article_18421_6-insane-coincidences-you-wont-believe-actually-happened.html

The car of the future?

http://editorial.autos.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1135907&icid=autos_1373>1=22017

It looks like it should have a wind-up key in the back...

a parting gesture of affection

http://hotmedicalnews.com/images/vaginal_tumor2.gif

EEEWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWN-bT8PexA

a collection of condom ads

http://www.divinecaroline.com/22272/58728-twenty-one-condom-ads-never-saw

The Master Thief

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/03/ff_masterthief_blanchard/

This reads like a movie. Incredible.

God is a repairman

http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/818050-google-street-view-catches-god-fixing-west-midlands

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Happy Birthday Diana Ross!

http://www.dianaross.de/

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

Happy Birthday Strother Martin!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001510/

Happy Birthday Leonard Nimoy!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000559/

Iron Maiden at the Olympics 2012?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2010/mar/25/iron-maiden-olympics

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Release The Kraken

http://www.urlesque.com/2010/03/22/release-the-kraken/

The "Ancient Way"?

http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20100322-206018.html

Hmmm, I suspect the ancients had a lot more efficient means at hand than this one...

The Lyon Sisters - a sad anniversary

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/l/lyon_katherine.html

http://www.gazette.net/gazette_archive/2005b/200512/montgomerycty/county/265841-1.html

http://www.wusa9.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=34358

Hard to believe it's been 35 years. One of the great mysteries/tragedies in the DC area.

Happy Birthday Elton!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTa8U0Wa0q8&feature=PlayList&p=67A98A2A14EA161B&index=0&playnext=1

http://web.eltonjohn.com/index.jsp

Happy Birthday Aretha!

http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Aretha%20Franklin.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STKkWj2WpWM

Happy Birthday Johnny Burnette!

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

http://www.angelfire.com/nj2/burnet/

At Last! I found a reason to get Time Magazine!

http://www.dangerousminds.net/index.php/site/comments/this_man_will_kill_you_with_a_rolled-up_magazine/

Louis Armstrong Meets Death Metal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLkOYHYQ2tc&feature=player_embedded#at=24

The Bacon Demon!!!

http://hauntstyle.blogspot.com/2010/03/beware-bacon-demon.html

Austin Powers 4

http://www.thecorrectness.com/movies/austin-powers-4/

Oh...My...God....

http://community.livejournal.com/vintage_ads/1805953.html

This looks like some sort of fashion nightmare based on an old Gerry Anderson marionation show.

The cutting edge of computer diagnostics!

http://www.computerpowertest.com/

the suicide forest

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/19/suicide.forrest.japan/index.html

neat calendars

http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/5-of-the-most-creative-calendars-ever

When Cthulhu belched

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

the cutting edge of bank heist convenience

http://www.courant.com/news/nation-world/sns-ap-us-odd-call-ahead-robbery,0,7443959.story

(Thanks for the link, Rick!)

parenting...

http://buzzinn.net/my-parent-is-an-idiot/

the cutting edge of contact lenses

http://oddee.com/item_96806.aspx

Bwahahahaha!!!!!!!! I wish I'd thought of this....

http://uk.xboxlive.ign.com/articles/107/1079073p1.html

Tactical Nuclear Penguin Beer

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/6669532/Brewery-launches-Tactical-Nuclear-Penguin-worlds-strongest-beer.html

Like I've said in the past, lord knows I'm all for strong beers. But it get to the point where I wonder why you just don't switch over to whiskey?

the latest from TSA

http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/specialneeds/editorial_1056.shtm#2

a lament for the bookshelf

Nice little article.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/a-lament-for-the-bookshelf/article1488426/

Just another day around the District

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=1918912

Hmmm, 25 years old, can afford a Jag, out of control. Sniff, sniff...

the strongest bug

http://www.livescience.com/animals/worlds-strongest-insect-100323.html

the cutting edge of jury trials

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/national/3498006/Judges-recall-jurors-sex-break-use-of-ouija-board

It's remarkable how much this description fits a typical evening at the Manor...

Happy Birthday Nick Lowe!

http://www.nicklowe.net/

Happy Birthday Alyson Hannigan!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004989/

http://alysonhannigan.com/

Happy Birthday Houdini!

http://www.houdinitribute.com/

The Suicide Commandos perform Burn It Down

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs_RlJ_cLv8

A great early punk band. Almost totally unknown, even at the time. They were great.

fanvid for Jay & The Techniques performing Apples Peaches Pumpkin Pie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MxuPhdHFjc&feature=related

A great example of bubblegum soul.

fanvid for Pete Wingfield performing 18 With A Bullet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0_2Z3pPNM8

I've always found this song a curious mixture of styles and attitudes, but I like it.

Elvis Costello performs Watching The Detectives

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sed8IjdXdGk

The Who perform I Can See For Miles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4BBQMjbX3c

So cool!

Happy Birthday Ric Ocasek!

http://www.ricocasek.com/

The Poop Report

http://www.poopreport.com/

Um, Remind me never to fly Qantas...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1259812/Qantas-pilot-urges-crash-planes--allowed-fly.html

Darwin Award material

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/1030733/russian-roulette-prank-stuns-wedding-guests

The ultimate in counter surveillance

http://www.aroundglobe.net/2010/03/egyptian-family-uses-notes-to.html

At last - someone more paranoid than me! Fortunately, my aluminum foil helmet protects me and prevents me from suffering the embarassment that these folks lived through...

seems like a waste of a guitar to me....

http://www.edp24.co.uk/content/edp24/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=EDPOnline&tCategory=xDefault&itemid=NOED22%20Mar%202010%2010%3A06%3A58%3A807

Happy National Chip & Dip Day!

Yum!

Happy National Puppy Day!

http://www.dailypuppy.com/

Happy Birthday Chaka Khan!

http://www.chakakhan.com/

Happy Liberty Day!

http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/bookmarks/henry/speech.htm

Coal Tables

http://www.thepadrino.com/2010/03/pennsylvania-coal-tables.html

Cycle helmets

http://www.work-killer.com/2010/03/creative-motorcycle-helmets/

Berlin performs No More Words

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-LyKT8BQyI

Fun stuff! One of the best tunes from the 80's.

The Ramones perform Sheena Is A Punk Rocker

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jhFRgPI72c&feature=related

Gabba Gabba hey!

The Pat Travers Band performs Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5IS45jT468

Wonderful Rock'N'Roll!

George McRae's video for Rock Me Baby

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

A (very) guilty pleasure from mid '74. But I just think George had a great sound.

fanvid for The Boys In The Band performing (How 'Bout A Little Hand) For The Boys In The Band

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY9t0BY5C1I

Stupid but fun, from the Spring and Summer of '70. I sometimes wonder if I'm the only person who remembers this song.

Jimmy Ruffin performs What Become Of The Broken Hearted

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vf3ZE7CLg0

Beautiful.

a plug for Religious Experience Salsa

https://thewrath.com/index.php

There are probably hundreds of salsa on the market at this point. And that's a good thing. But there's one that'll always be my favorite. I'm a sucker for neat names and marketing, as well as taste. And the Religious Experience Salsa Company won me over early on. We were out in Western Colorado on one of our many vacations there and discovered this salsa at a little grocery in Grand Junction (where it's made) about twenty years ago, and it's been our preferred brand ever since. If you've been to the Manor, than you've had this. Of the four varieties, we almost always go for the top: The Wrath of God. I love the taste, and it's probably the hottest non-habanero salsa that I know of. The Wrath rocks!
We've even visited the plant about 15 years ago, just off the Colorado River in Grand Junction. The folks there were very nice to a couple of fanatics dropping by to say hi.
Over the years, we've found it around here at specialty shops or from the several mail order places dealing with hot sauces and salsas, but I've also ordered direct and never had a problem. It is worth it. Like I said, (and you know), if you've been visiting the Manor - then you've had this excellent salsa.

Pre-Buffy!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/8574484.stm

This sounds so cool, if I'd been a kid there and then you know where'd I'd be!

nice behind the scenes film of Big Star

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC0Wa3P_dO0

Fun stuff!

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Happy International Talk Like William Shatner Day!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bePPTg1b1tg&feature=player_embedded

(Thanks for the link, Phil!)

The British SS

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1259632/Hitlers-British-SS-Chilling-pictures-traitors-joined-Fuhrers-evil-unit--Union-Flag-sleeve.html

One of the weirder and (for me) fascinating chapters of WWII is the number of foreigners fighting in various branches of the German military. And perhaps the strangest was the British SS. There are doubts that there were more than a pathetic dozen members, and it was nothing more than a low-grade propaganda tool, probably not worth the investment put into it. A strange little footnote.

nazis in West German intelligence

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article7069231.ece

Of course, we employed our share, too. And it wouldn't surprise me if the British had a bunch on the payroll. What's more interesting to me is their effectiveness, and there's something of a debate regarding that. My own suspicion is that they were, on the whole, useless. Now, there were some remnants of an anti-Soviet resistance left over in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe after the war. But I believe virtually all of these could more accurately be described as nationalist-based, rather than nazi holdouts, (despite Soviet labelling efforts). As for real German nazis having special networks or expertise, I think it was a wash. What you had were men desperate to avoid the hangman's noose puffing up their worth to nations equally desperate to get a handle on the Soviets. I'd rather veiw this as one more example of how fear leads one to try out a great many things, (some of them not so smart, or even criminal, in retrospect), in order to win. There are dozens of major to middling examples throughout the Cold War.

the surrender of the U-boats

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/scotland/7479898/Mass-surrender-of-Nazi-U-boats-documented-in-new-book.html

Another interesting footnote to WWII.

I can't seem to shake that cold I caught back in 1648...

http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/lives-27098-past-mccall.html

the cutting edge of film audiences

http://www.news.com.au/weird-true-freaky/new-york-plants-go-to-the-movies/story-e6frflri-1225843295189

I'd be curious what would happen if they were shown The Lawnmower Man...

Ducks In Space!

http://www.phenomenica.com/2010/03/toy-duck.html

the cutting edge of Christmas dinners

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/woman-kills-boyfriend-on-xmas-day-texts-friend-to-see-if-hed-like-to-help-eat-body/story-e6frf7jx-1225843823901

Happy Birthday William Shatner!

http://www.williamshatner.com/

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000638/

Happy Birthday Werner Klemperer

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0459252/

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

Happy Birthday Chico!

http://uk.imdb.com/name/nm0555597/

http://www.marx-brothers.org/biography/chico.htm

Eddie Floyd performs Knock On Wood

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p9h1ISE18I

Great singer and tune. Don't know why Eddie didn't have a bigger career.

Paul Collins and The Beat perform Rock'N'Roll Girl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cEvEUKN4Fw

I loved this band back in the late 70's. Of course they were ignored by the public...

Eric Brudon (and the New Animals) perform San Franciscan Nights

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

Perfect for a warm Spring evening..

The Stones perform Ruby Tuesday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq65LV1Lv0o&feature=related

Wonderful song, one of their best, (and that's saying a lot).

Ouch!

It's been another beautiful and unseasonably warm Spring day here at the Manor. And I've been transferring a ton of firewood from a pile in the backyard to racks near the house for drying, etc., and in preparation for next Autumn. Needless to say, every muscle in my body is now sending pain vibes to my brain. Bourbon, work your magic...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUzs5dlLrm0

the military's new blimp

http://www.fastcompany.com/1589776/isis-airborne-radar-defense-surveillance-unmanned-airship-blimp

It'll be interesting to see how this affects AWACS planes...

The Last Goddess?

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23816660-hollywoods-sweetheart-olivia-de-havilland.do

A nice interview with Olivia de Havilland. Just offhand, I'm not sure there's any major star left alive from pre-WWII Hollywood, is there?

Happy World Poetry Day!

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

Happy Spring Equinox!

Chore Wars

http://www.chorewars.com/index.php

White Death: The Finnish Sniper

http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/white-death-simo-hayh/20951

An interesting tidbit from WWII.

Happy Birthday Dick "Count Gore" Dyszel!

http://countgore.com/gore/index.html

Happy Birthday Carl Reiner!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005348/

http://www.museum.tv/eotvsection.php?entrycode=reinercarl

One of the greats.

Sigh

Well, here at the Manor, we're having a near-perfect Spring day. Almost unseasonably so, I might add, (we usually don't get weather like this for another month - but I don't care, the weather gods owe us this one). Here's a few tunes for a fine day. Time for a Jameson's...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHfqnGg2K1M&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltRwmgYEUr8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRd6KRfy274

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpZI8biFsn8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AFlBoxsAkI&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMy2bmSAIeA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnFC2Ao7t5Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi0CqIeLjkQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAQf1uAHaXM

At last! An energy efficient hummer

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/a-hummer-that-doesnt-need-gas

wuss America

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/03/out-of-control_hugging_leads_t.html

Burning witches - the cutting edge of museum displays

http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20100319/bs_prweb/prweb3748584_1

an article about the new Paradise Springs Winery in Clifton

http://www.ontaponline.com/eat-drink/paradise-springs/

the cutting edge of etiquette training for the young

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9EH89CG0&show_article=1

the chili grenade

http://www.phenomenica.com/2010/03/chilli-hand-grenade.html

RIP Fess Parker

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100318/ap_on_en_tv/us_obit_fess_parker

The Straight Dope talkes about used bookstores

http://chicago.straightdope.com/sdc20100318.php

A nice little article that I think sort of captures the attitude and fun of these places. Whenever we go down to C'Ville, I've just gotta poke inside one or two shops in the wonderful downtown area.

Tim Burton's Addams Family!

http://slatest.slate.com/id/2248345/?wpisrc=newsletter

Happy Birthday to the Bowman Body!

http://www.virginiacreepersmovie.com/virginiahorrorhosts/bowmanbody.htm

Happy Birthday Patrick McGoohan!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001526/

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

One of my all-time fave actors/producers. Genius. Essential.

Happy Birthday Clarence "Frogman" Henry!

http://www.neworleansfrogman.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZAyi65YdgI

Pride of New Orleans!

a distillery in NoVa!

http://catoctincreekdistilling.com/

Haven't been there yet, will try to check them out soon. But it looks like their specialty is rye. For gods' sake, why that? I hate rye....

When leprechauns go bad

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8573736.stm

the IQ of Minneapolis is about to plummet

http://mngop.com/inner.asp?z=27

preditions made in 1900 about the year 2000

http://www.yorktownhistory.org/homepages/1900_predictions.htm

Fun stuff!

sigh...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/ct-talk-grossman-world-war-two-20100315,0,4929127.story

Given the intelligence and education I see demonstrated in the mass media, I'm suprised they could identify the flag as being American...

new movie: The Cthulhu Key

http://www.thecthulhukey.com/

the future

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/17/AR2010031703594.html

Milgram's experiment is well known, (and has been immitated a few times by researchers who were looking for some quick and easy publicity). It's always influenced my life and decisions, particularly when it comes to jobs.
I've suspected for years the inevitablility of death on TV. Whether it will be state exectutions in Arabia, or some sort of neo-gladiatorial combat in Southeast Asia, I think that sooner or later such stuff will become fare for us. Some pissant country will sign a billion dollar deal with an "entertainment" corporation to put it on. The market has (unfortunately) always been there.

RIP Alex Chilton

http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/18/obit.alex.chilton/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNKSs1J38EA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx6XeBhZETg

Very sad. Not known to the general public, Alex was a demi-god of power pop and a bright light in the rock firmament in the pre-punk 70's.

(Thanks for the heads-up on this, Mark!)

Happy Birthday Wilson Pickett!

http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/wilson-pickett

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhOy1wt5lDc

Wicked!

Happy National Oatmeal Cookie Day!

Yum!

Hmmm, this was a plotline in an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer...

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62G2IA20100317?feedType=nl&feedName=usoddlyenough

St. Paddy's

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

A beautiful spring day today. This is one of my fave contemproary Irish tunes. This is dedicated to the memory and experiences of my great grandmother. This one's for you, Catherine.

Happy Birthday Pattie Boyd!

http://www.pattieboyd.co.uk/

THE greatest rock'n'roll muse of all time.

Happy Birthday Paul Kantner!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlkNLF682_0

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

http://www.jeffersonairplane.com/paul.html

One of my faves, and a nice guy.

Happy Birthday John Sebastian!

http://www.johnbsebastian.com/

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

Happy Evacuation Day!

http://www.chiff.com/home_life/holiday/evacuation-day.htm

Happy St. Paddy's Day!

Today, everyone is Irish...

Swiss find a new way to relieve the wealthy of their money

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100315/ap_on_fe_st/eu_odd_switzerland_timepiece_of_dung

Regenerating human tissue?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/7448336/Gene-breakthrough-could-help-mammals-regrow-lost-limbs.html

Hire Me, Obi-Wan...

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/1028025/jedi-job-hunter-wins-apology

glacial life?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100315/ap_on_sc/us_sci_antarctica_sea_life

Pretty intriguing.

Device allows "sight" through the tongue

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/7450643/Blinded-soldier-now-able-to-see-with-his-tongue.html

Amazing. It'll be interesting to see if and how soon this'll be surpassed by cameras feeding directly into the brain.

The R&R Hall of Fame Inductees

http://slatest.slate.com/id/2247966/?wpisrc=newsletter

nice article on 50 years of SETI

http://failuremag.com/index.php/site/print/seti_at_50/

Happy Bachanalia Festivals!

Woo hoo!

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

Happy Birthday Jerry Jeff Walker!

http://www.jerryjeff.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOI5H0n28qY

Happy Birthday Nancy Wilson!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Wilson_(rock_musician)

http://www.heart-music.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whXeb7Ohfkk

Happy Birthday Leo McKern!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0571674/

http://www.museum.tv/eotvsection.php?entrycode=mckernleo

One of the coolest guys, ever.

The Dave Clark Five performs Catch Us If You Can

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRQCN5x1-NI&feature=related

My fave tune by the DC5. Fun stuff!

The Doors perform Break On Through

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbiPDSxFgd8

Genesis 6:4

The Dwight Twilley Band performs I'm On Fire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpU05HKaJug&feature=related

The beginnings of the late 70's power pop boomlet. Wonderful band.

Three Dog Night performs Mama Told Me Not To Come

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKaQzQAlNn4

Probably my favorite Randy Newman song. Always brings a smile to my face as I remember my first "adult" party back when I was in 9th grade. Fun stuff!

fanvid for the Great Society performing Somebody to Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SB11giesKc&feature=related

After that last posting, I need something to recoup my morale. In the mid 70's I was totally obsessed with the Airplane/Starship and all of the various permutations and hybrids arising from or preceeding it. This is the original version of STL from Grace's first band. One of those tunes that's best sounding after midnight on a warm Summer day with a flicker candle somewhere to the side...

Hell, I guess you can fly Jefferson Airplane...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh9eY8jLUvo

I don't know whether to laugh or cry...

Up Your Bottom!

http://www.upyourbottom.com/

(Thanks for the link, Audrey!)

The Onion is sooo wicked....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he6O9nZ3CZs&feature=player_embedded

talking headstones...

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/high-tech-headstones-speak-grave/story?id=10078212

I had no idea robots had become so...useful....

Check the headline:
http://www.kgw.com/lifestyle/health/Robot--87291747.html

some civil war trivia...

http://flamingzombiemonkeys.blogspot.com/2010/03/how-lincoln-really-won-civil-war.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FlamingZombieMonkeys+%28Flaming+Zombie+Monkeys%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Nils Lofgren just confirmed shows at the Birchmere on Sept. 3 & 4

Fun stuff!

I'm going to have to upgrade my computer security!

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2010/03/12/13203971-qmi.html

MST3000 Haiku!

http://mst3khaiku.tumblr.com/

(Thanks for the link, Chris!)

Happy Birthday Forbidden Planet!

Great film! Debuted on this date in 1956.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049223/

I had no idea that deforestation had become so bad

http://www.koco.com/mostpopular/22785083/detail.html

The Monkees sell Kool Aid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52gdpd47tgY&feature=player_embedded

RIP Peter Graves

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/gallery/2010/03/14/GA2010031403036.html?hpid=artslot

just another day around the District

http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=98495&catid=158

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/12/AR2010031202154.html?hpid=sec-metro

the tiniest Enterprise

http://www.slipperybrick.com/2010/03/the-tiniest-star-trek-enterprise/

Happy Birthday Plan 9 From Outer Space!

Premiered on this date in 1959. The world has not been the same since....

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

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-kCC8WUKYk

Happy Birthday Sly Stone!

http://www.slystonemusic.com/

Genius. Essential.

They're Back!

http://cleveland.about.com/od/clevelandareaparks/p/buzzards.htm

Today is the date that the buzzards return to Hinckley, Ohio!

Happy Ides of March/National Brutus Day!

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

This is pretty much a holiday with deep connections to anyone inside the Beltway, or who plays the game of Diplomacy. Inhabiting both worlds makes it particularly delicious to me.

Touche!

http://www.truecrimereport.com/2010/03/delvon_j_crockett_unlucky_burg.php

elephant dung shoes

http://www.urlesque.com/2010/03/12/elephant-dung-heels/

I love it when people come up with neat ideas to relieve the wealthy of their money...

Japanese war criminals' interviews to become available

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/features/news/20100313p2a00m0na021000c.html

Oh, there'll be the usual self-serving denials and bullshit, (I expect little else from authoritarian cultures); but I suspect/hope there may also be some insights into strategic and tactical thinking that would be of great interest to military historians. I'd also enjoy seeing more information on the factional divisions within the Japanese elite that plagued them throughout the 20th century.

Happy Birthday Michael Martin Murphey!

http://www.michaelmartinmurpheymusic.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fBn_X9-JDE

Love this guy.

Happy Birthday Michael Caine!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000323/

http://www.michaelcaine.com/

Brilliant.

Happy Birthday Einstein!

http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1921/einstein-bio.html

Happy Pi Day!

http://www.piday.org/

Happy National Potato Chip Day!

Yum!

http://www.rt11.com/

the return of Radio Free Oz!

http://radiofreeoz.com/Public/HomePage

Cool!

Steampunks VS Leprechauns

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlg-p3RfRYY

Fun stuff!

the grandest bookstore

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/03/13/most-beautiful-books.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

The 8-Track Museum...

http://www.dangerousminds.net/index.php/site/comments/man_who_once_managed_tiny_tim_hopes_to_open_museum_for_8-track_tapes/

Goat Bagpipes!

http://www.dangerousminds.net/index.php/site/comments/goat_bagpipes/

Cthulhu Dice!

http://www.sjgames.com/dice/cthulhudice/

Neat-O!

Ah...Ah....AH CHOO!!!!!!

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/816866-worlds-largest-house-of-cards-record-broken

Do Not Pass Go

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/816837-man-attacked-for-trying-to-buy-drugs-with-monopoly-money

the strongest beer?

http://www.globalpost.com/webblog/benelux/dutch-brewer-makes-world8217s-strongest-beer

Actually, I think we've reached a point where we're no longer really meeting the definition of "beer". Hopped whiskey?

the bacon rocket

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4wTFuaV8VQ&feature=player_embedded#

Le Vampire

http://grimreviews.blogspot.com/2010/03/le-vampire.html

Curious little flic.

Merry Christmas!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/8560208.stm

booze without a hangover?

http://io9.com/5481058/

Possible, but I doubt it. Would need more information, like if this was a large enough sample in a double-blind test,(which I somehow doubt). And a lot is already known about hangovers, the result of dehydration and (sometimes) "impurities" in the drink, etc. The article also seems to play a little fast and loose with the definitions (or lack thereof) for drunk, sober, hung over, etc. Frankly, this sounds more like a marketing campaign to me.
Of course, the easy method is to figure out your limit, (that's what high school is for....) and then respect it.

the cutting edge of Eucharist liquids

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7018083036

James Brown's body missing?!?

http://www.spinner.com/2010/03/12/james-brown-body-missing/

Steve Miller?

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/87474947.html

I think his real name is Maurice...

My own railcar! Look out James West!

http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?c=Page&pagename=am%2FLayout&cid=1241267371750

Litter Free!

http://friendsofirony.com/2010/03/13/ironic-photos-trash-can-no-litter/

An effort to colonize the sea?

http://www.motherboard.tv/2010/3/10/the-aquatic-life-of-dennis-chamberland-one-man-s-quest-to-colonize-the-sea

nice article on the Scottish Blitz of WWII

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/editors-choice/2010/03/13/new-book-lifts-lid-on-why-scotland-was-top-of-hitler-s-air-raid-list-86908-22108111/

the final battle of the Graf Spee

http://www.france24.com/en/20100312-nazi-naval-relic-pits-salvage-operator-against-berlin

Sounds like the German government is full of shit on this one. I would think that the rules of salvaging wrecks allow for this. And the current German government isn't even the one who built the ship, (although a few of us think it still is....). Are the Germans going to also claim the rail lines they built in the Soviet Union, the forts they built in France, the (not-so) secret submarine pens in Spain and airfields in Tunisia? And why stop there? The kaiser's regime left crap all over in their colonies in the Pacific and Africa. Sorry boys, it's fair game.

Happy Genealogy Day!

When Album Covers Attack!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv4p_Qa5ZxQ

Pretty cute!

(Thanks for the link, Jeff!)

And a thousand puns were launched

Uranus was discovered on this date in 1781 by William Herschel.

Happy Birthday Vanishing Point!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067927/

Happy Birthday Mike Stoller!

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

Wine Limbo

http://www.slate.com/id/2247584/?wpisrc=eDialog

Neat article for those of who love wine, but can't affort the higher end product.

the plot to bomb Mussolini

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/7422002/Britain-planned-Dambusters-assassination-of-Mussolini.html

Another little footnote to WWII.

going off half-cocked

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8561814.stm

Happy Birthday Agent 99!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0271156/

http://www.wouldyoubelieve.com/feldon.html

Happy Birthday Liza Minnelli!

http://www.officiallizaminnelli.com/

http://www.lizaonline.co.uk/

I know, she's become something of a joke nowadays. But I've always like her, both as a singer as an actress.

Happy Birthday James Taylor!

http://www.jamestaylor.com/splash.aspx

http://www.james-taylor.com/

The Department of Education makes a purchase

https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=cb68cf9f3fa2fe18a83d1c3dee0039b2&tab=core&_cview=0

I think these are going to my old high school....

fanvid for Ferron performing Misty Mountain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJpy7iF9P5M

Always liked her and felt she should've been marketed to a wider audience.

fanvid for the Left Banke perfroming Pretty Ballerina

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rzeGqqethE&feature=related

Interesting band with a great sound - "Baroque Rock". Their three best/most famous songs were all written in the same evening.

fanvid for the Cookies performing Don't Say Nothing Bad About My Baby

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyGF9ocTZJ8

Classic.

Thin Lizzy performs Whiskey In The Jar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TehFZ38kt6o

A minor classic from the mid 70's.

Blondie performs 11:59

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGUS0Mo8K4U

Always loved this song, probably my fave by Debbie and the boys.

neat retro sci-fi t-shirts

http://www.printfection.com/retro-future/Retropolis-T-Shirts-Page-1/_s_59947

my new favorite bumper sticker, seen on a car in Annandale:

Welcome To Northern Virginia
EXPECT DELAYS

a nice review of Ray Davies at the Birchmere

http://guitarinternational.com/wpmu/2010/03/10/ray-davies-having-a-rave-up-at-the-birchmere/

Happy Penny Loaf Day!

http://www.practicallyedible.com/edible.nsf/pages/pennyloafday

Another obscure holiday that I am single-handedly resurrecting.

Happy Johnny Appleseed Day!

http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/March/appleseedday.htm

Happy Birthday Nina Hagen!

http://www.ninahagenshrine.com/index.htm

http://www.myspace.com/ninahagenrocks

Happy Birthday Douglas Adams!

http://www.douglasadams.com/

http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Douglas_Adams

Genius. Essential.

Homer Simpson in Britain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH4SSwFxPQY

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

trailer for The Runaways film

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHpEJ749TRM

A very cool band...

fanvid for Parliament performing Wizard of Finance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD1Jr7PfvSQ

My fave song by them, almost forgotten now.

los Bravos perform Black Is Black

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

Fun stuff!

Laurie Anderson's video for O Superman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzYu88jIDYs&feature=related

An acquired taste, I suppose. But I always enjoyed this. Back when it came out we'd play this all the time on Friday nights at the record store and get interesting reactions from the customers.

The Sugarcubes perform Birthday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69R_Uf57R0U

Beautiful.

Shane & Sinead performing Haunted

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDikX0XL9Tw

One of the greatest love songs ever written. Which probably says more about me than the song. One of those songs you either get, or you don't. (sort of like Shane...)

Lost Boy

http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/10/corey.haim.obit/index.html?hpt=T2

Sad.

Tee Hee!

http://www.despair.com/toyota.html

a plug for Shiney's - Join The Cult!

http://www.shineysrestaurant.com/

About ten years ago I was working at a job with several Pakistani gents. They knew of my interest in and love of food, and my desire to try anything – particularly if it was an authentic representation of a particular culture. And so they introduced me to Shiney’s. I was, and I remain, enthralled. In fact, many of us at the site would go there regularly for lunch and even occasionally after work. It practically became a cult amongst us!
Now, DC is truly lucky, food-wise. If you like to eat well, you’ve come to the right place. We have some great restaurants and literally dozens of cultures and styles are well represented here. But I think Shiney’s may be my favorite. For me and Linda, it’s a combination of both comfort food and great cooking. I’d guess we average a purchase from there at least twice a month or more, and that’s been going on for ten years now.
I’ve been told that it started as a bakery of sweets and pastries for sale to the many south Asian restaurants in the region, and then slowly but surely expanded into including a small (but delicious) buffet and a regular menu for service there or for takeout. One may do either one and get a great meal. I won’t say I’ve tried the entire menu, (despite my many dozens of visits). They have some dishes that I am so addicted to, and I simply can’t resist ordering them, rather than experimenting further. It’s a fault of mine, but a tasty one. There are several selections that I heartily recommend – the first is the Samosa Platter. This was my first introduction to Shiney’s, and I think it is a good one. It consists of a pastry shell (kind of like the Mexican sopapilla), filled with bits of potato and perhaps a few other small vegetables, placed in a dish with a mix of sweet and yogurt sauces. It goes for around $5 and may well be the single best food bargain in the DC area. VERY filling, and VERY tasty. Just one of these is almost an entire day’s food intake for me. Wonderful!
For entrees, I’ve got to go with the lamb, the goat, or the chapli kabob (a spiced beef that is wonderful). The chicken is excellent too, in fact my personal favorite order is the “Shiney’s Special”, consisting of lamb and chicken with sides of rice and chickpeas. And that brings me to what I think is the real secret to Shiney’s success – the sides are to die for! The chickpeas are the absolute best I have ever tasted – anywhere. And on Wednesdays they serve a spinach dish which is also the best way I’ve ever had that food served to me. Their bread – naan – is also my favorite. Now, there are a lot of different styles in South Asian breads, but Shiney’s naan, with its serviceable texture (one uses it to eat with) and a flavor that’s just right, (not overwhelming, but just strong enough to match the rest of the meal), is just perfect. There’s also wonderful pakora, (fried veggies) and hot peppers and spiced rice and I could go on and on. You’ve just got to go there and try it; I can’t recommend this place too highly.
Now there are two things to keep in mind. The first is that Shiney’s is a little tricky to find, if you’re not familiar with central Annandale. It’s not right on route 236, like so many of the local businesses. The website provides good directions, (for you Old Timers- it’s right where the last incarnation of the Annandale Penguin Feather record store was back in ’79). The second thing is that it isn’t fancy, and it isn’t large. Don’t worry – Come in! And for those of us not totally familiar with South Asian cooking, some of the items listed on the sign* will be unfamiliar. Just ask, the folks there will happy to talk you through your order. Don’t be intimidated, it’s fun, and you’re about to have a great meal. I really love this place.

*There is no physical paper menu at Shiney’s. One goes up to the counter and orders based on the large sign situated behind there with all the dishes and prices listed. Your food will be brought to you when it’s ready.

green racecars?

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6282JZ20100309?feedType=nl&feedName=usoddlyenough

sounds a little contradictory...

Joan Jett interviewed by Leno

http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/video/clips/joan-jett-talk/1207746/

The Ghost Army of WWII

http://www.annarbor.com/entertainment/ghost-army-exhibit/

RIP Andree Peel

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/bristol/somerset/8555644.stm

Remarkable heroine.

the highway warning

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/romania/7405695/Romanian-street-sign-warns-drivers-of-drunk-pedestrians.html

Happy Birthday Buffy the Vampire Slayer! (the TV show)

Premiered on this date in 1997. Great series.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118276/

http://www.buffyworld.com/

my next car accessory

http://i.imgur.com/NslKJ.jpg

(Thanks for the link, Chris!)

fanvid for Fancy performing Wild Thing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnILG8G7lSs

A guilty pleasure from the Mateus-soaked Summer of '74...

Dionne Warwick performs Do You Know The Way To San Jose

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiB02XWTwI4&feature=related

A little faster version than I prefer, but still a great song.

AC/DC performs Highway To Hell

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

Great rock'n'roll!

The Spinners perform They Just Can't Stop It (The Games People Play)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePKS9HMrQ_s

One of the last great soul vocal groups. Beautiful sound and song.

Pulsallama video for The Devil Lives In My Husband's Body

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gcRwy4dc0E

A wickedly weird little tune from the early 80's. Used to play this at Halloween all of the time.

137 years of Popular Science magazine online!

http://www.popsci.com/archives

Cool!

the friendly skies

http://www.bakelblog.com/nobodys_business/2010/03/one-name-two-words-is-that-so-hard.html#comments

I'm not sure it's possible to write anything nice about the airlines or flying in general at this point. I'm not at the point of dreading flying, but I'm getting close. We only fly about once or twice a year, and yet over the past ten years or so have experienced the mechanical breakdowns, the nazi thugs of TSA, lost luggage, incomprehensible delays, waiting in eternal lines, and more than our share of clueless and rude staff. Certainly anything within 500 miles of me is to be driven to - no planes, no question.

Spring!

We've had some very nice days here at the Manor, with temperatures in the 60's. The crocuses are blooming and any snow not in the shade is completely gone, (unfortunately, that still leaves our front yard with about 3"!). I don't want to get too cocky here, but I think we beat Winter....

The Ultimate Expression of Japanese Culture - Godzilla Haiku!

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2010/03/godzilla-haiku.html

(Thanks for the link, Chris!)

How convenient! Venison home delivery!

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=1907417

The Blood Falls Of Antarctica

http://parasearcher.blogspot.com/2010/03/blood-falls-of-antarctica.html

Homing Goldfish?

http://www.waterworld.com/index/display/news_display.142172026.html

the cutting edge of caulking

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/03/08/national/main6278045.shtml?tag=cbsnewsLeadStoriesAreaMain;cbsnewsLeadStoriesPrimary

The price of souls may be going down

http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/trademe-exorcise-dodgy-bids-ghost-auction/5/41012

Women horse-breakers for the nazis

http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?f=77&t=7502

Another little footnote to WWII. We had Rosie the Riveter, they had Hilda the Horse-breaker.

Monty's Double

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article7053190.ece

A neat little tidbit from WWII.

Happy National Crab Meat Day!

Yum!

Happy Birthday Mark Lindsay!

http://www.marklindsay.com/

http://www.marklindsay.com/history.htm

Happy Birthday John Cale!

http://www.myspace.com/johncaleofficialsite

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

Happy Panic Day!

http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/March/panicday.htm

The Capitol Steps explain current economics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq8wbXAR4ZQ&feature=sdig&et=125+8252932.02

(Thanks for the link, Audrey!)

Tee Hee!

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/51848?utm_source=onion_rss_daily

Steampunk wheelchair

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRt8YRUYahE&feature=player_embedded

Neat-O!

Venus flytrap VS frog

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymnLpQNyI6g&feature=player_embedded

Jay & The Americans perform Come A Little Bit Closer

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

Classic 60's Italian American band, and a fun song, to boot.

Lone Justice video for Sweet Sweet Baby

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNf-1DJCrPc&feature=channel

Another band that should've been bigger. If I remember correctly, this song was produced by Little Stephen. Fun stuff!

The Jesus & Mary Chain (with Hope Sandoval) perform Sometimes Always

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C05mS_l3ABI&feature=related

Wonderful. One of my faves.

Luka Bloom performs Gone To Pablo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERVp_3yYKzs&feature=related

Poor recording of a beautiful song.

The Cthulhu Water Bottle!

http://www.mcphee.com/shop/products/Cthulhu-Water-Bottle.html

Somehow, everything just tastes better in it!

Happy Birthday Alan Hale Jr.!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001308/

fanvid for the Damnation of Adam blessing performing Back To The River

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LcjBS8L-UE

A perfect example of early 70's midwest hard rock. I thought these guys were so good, and they're totally forgotten now. (Does anyone remember them besides me?)

Aretha performs Rock Steady

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP60GQkBIHA

Ow!

Buddy Holly performs Peggy Sue

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

So cool...

Lennon performs Instant Karma

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k69ERAHUnaM

Love this song.

Stockton's Wing performs Beautiful Affair

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

Always like these guys. Virtually unknown in the States.

Spring?

It hit 60 degrees here at the Manor this afternoon. Nice....

Happy Frozen Dead Guy Days!

http://www.nederlandchamber.org/events_fdgd-home.html

(Almost forgot!) We got to visit Nederland a couple years ago, (not during the festival, I'm afraid). Cute town!

The D&D Room

http://www.acaeum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8714

Fun stuff!

Mapping the American burger wars

http://www.disinfo.com/2010/03/mapping-the-american-burger-wars/

Five Guys rules!

The cherry blossoms are on the way

http://www.welovedc.com/2010/03/04/the-blossoms-are-coming/

They are pretty, although it's been decades since I've been down to see them in bloom.

ads against binge drinking don't work

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/03/advertising_doesnt_curb_binge.html

I always felt that a brobdingnagian hangover was a pretty good threat against binge drinking. If that doesn't work, I doubt much else will. Cheers!

headline of the day

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2010/03/05/13132366-qmi.html

Nacho Lip Balm

http://www.mcphee.com/shop/products/Nacho-Lip-Balm.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewProductsFromArchieMcphee+%28New+Products+From+Archie+McPhee%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

From Archie McPhee - of course!

weird on so many different levels...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnLjr8TaE1Q&feature=player_embedded#

And wuss Britain struggles to maintain the lead over wuss America

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/7370616/WH-Smith-refused-to-sell-mother-childrens-scissors-over-safety-fears.html

super duper wuss America

http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2010/03/ionia_kindergartener_suspended.html

I have a hand sign for the school administrators....

Zombies board game!

http://www.mcphee.com/shop/products/Oh-No...-Zombies%21-Board-Game.html

the return of the lawn flamingo!

http://www.mcphee.com/shop/products/Lawn-Flamingo.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NewProductsFromArchieMcphee+%28New+Products+From+Archie+McPhee%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

I am always reminded of Madison when I hear about flamingos:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2009/09/madison-wisconsin-pink-flamingo-official-city-bird.html

Easter Bunnies Will Steal Your Soul

http://www.easterbunnieswillstealyoursoul.com/

the cutting edge of car payments

http://www.truecrimereport.com/2010/03/james_and_sandra_davis_traded.php

We live in cruel times, folks....

New Frazetta books/illustrations on the way!

http://www.thecimmerian.com/?p=11755

Happy Birthday Willard Scott!

A local legend, and a genuinely nice guy. One of the Joy Boys.

http://www.thejoyboys.com/index.htm

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

Happy Birthday King Kong! (the original)

Premiered on this date in 1933. One of my faves - great film.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024216/

Happy Birthday Peter Wolf!

http://www.peterwolf.com/

http://www.myspace.com/jgeilspage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXKPw5y3SuU&feature=related

Great R&B singer.

review of the "new" Hendrix album

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/04/AR2010030405761.html

NoVa is wealthy

http://finance.yahoo.com/real-estate/article/108999/americas-richest-counties

London for spies

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23812350-declassified-secret-london-haunts-of-the-real-life-spooks.do

the future

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/05/korean-girl-starved-online-game

(Thanks for the link, Infidel753!)

new book - Cthulhu's Reign

http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780756406165,00.html

Ia! Ia!

new remake of Clash of the Titans

http://clash-of-the-titans.warnerbros.com/

Might be fun.

Happy Birthday Mary Wilson!

http://www.marywilson.com/

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x43c4v_mary-wilson-you-keep-me-hanging-on_music

Beauty and Brains. It is difficult to realize that the Supremes broke up FORTY years ago. Incredible.

Happy Birthday Lou Costello!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0182579/

http://www.abbottandcostello.net/

I loved Abbott and Costello.

Black 47's video for Funky Ceili

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

St Patrick's Day is coming up. For you old timers, you know what that means - the Manor is decorated in green, the Starry Plough (both versions) are flying on our poles, Jameson's is flowing, and I'm listening to Black 47, the Wolfe Tones, the Pogues and the Men of No Property. Slainte!

fanvid of the Chairmen of the Board performing Give Me Just A Little More Time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfh-apZEUUY&feature=related

Great soul song. When H-D-H left Motown around '70, they decided to build their own empire and the Chairmen were at the cutting edge of that. The lead singer, General Johnson, is now one of the gods of Beach Music in the Carolinas and at UVa.

Paul Roland performs Alice's House

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAejuX9TaM8

One of my fave performs and songwriters. Victorian gothic meets Syd Barrett. Absolutely brilliant, (and a very nice guy). With all the hoopla over Tim Burton's new movie, this tune seemed appropriate.

Simple Minds performs Don't You (Forget About Me)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhaHLoK3CF4

Great early 80's new wave. Really great.

Brule's video for Vision Quest

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34QpxlukkH0&feature=related

Really like Brule, an interesting combination of rock, new age and Amerindian music. First heard one of his albums being played as background music at a large crafts/souvenir shop* in Cortez, Colorado. I was entranced and asked the clerk what was playing and then asked to purchase a copy. They didn't have any in stock, so I offered 'em a few bucks for the play copy and walked out with it.

*It sued to be that shopping in the four Corners region could be sharply divided into mass-based tourist/souvenir stores full of crap, with much of the "Indian" items having been manufactured in the Phillipines, etc., and authentic trading posts, (sometimes quite rustic) where serious collectors and fans could go. But over the past twenty years there's been a real, (and probably unfortunate) blending of the two styles. Even the gaudiest tourist traps now sell at least some nice and authentic local pottery.jewelry, etc. While many of the legitimate galleries and posts can be expected to have added junk to their wares.

Happy National Absinthe Day!

Yum!

"fish rights"

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/05/lawyer-who-defends-animals

The Swiss certainly have a lot of time and money on their hands.

Goth Penguin

http://io9.com/5485282/meet-blackie-the-mutant-penguin

Happy Birthday to the Creature From The Black Lagoon!

Premiered on this date in 1954. Great monster movie!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046876/

Happy Birthday Penn Jillette!

http://www.pennandteller.com/

Today is Crispus Attucks Day (a/k/s Boston Massacre Day)

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

http://www.bostonmassacre.net/

Last fire of the season...

As I type this, we're sitting in front of our fireplace, looking at the last fire of the season. It's getting too warm for any more, and even if there's a sudden relapse to Winter weather, (which is always a possibility in March), we've no dry wood left to use. It's been a heavy-use year - I think we burned up just a few logs shy of one and a half cords - a personal record. It's a matter of mixed feelings - we love the fires, almost fanatically so, but we are REALLY looking forward to Spring at this point. It's time to move on, I just hope that the weather gods feel the same way. See ya tommorrow.

Heavy Metal Parking Lot is available online!

http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/heavy_metal_parking_lot/

A legendary movie. Filmed at DC's own Capitol Center.

Barbie - Exposed

http://www.soberinanightclub.com/2010/03/over-120-careers-and-wait-what.html

"Ride" the Trans-Siberia Railroad

http://www.neatorama.com/2010/03/03/ride-the-trans-siberian-railway-from-the-comfort-of-your-desk/

neat looking magnetic rings

http://www.neatorama.com/2010/03/03/the-magnetic-rings-of-laurent-milon/

A return to Iwo Jima

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/774404--u-s-vets-return-to-iwo-jima-to-mark-65th-anniversary-of-battle

That must be a really weird feeling to go back there. Terrible battle.

Alert The Ents!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7367184/Tree-exorcist-arrested-for-attacking-trees-by-Eiffel-tower.html

I believe this is a hanging offense in Wisconsin...

http://www.sacbee.com/2010/03/02/2575168/woodland-cheese-shoplifter-gets.html

a new noiseless electric rifle

http://www.aroundglobe.net/2010/03/russian-teenager-designs-noiseless.html

Happy GM's Day!

http://odditiesmagazine.blogspot.com/2010/03/happy-gms-day.html

Cute!

Guess which member of this family will die first

http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/2010/01/20/the-final-frontier/

A priceless photo!

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Happy Birthday Nosferatu!

One of my all-time fave movies. Premiered on this date in 1922

http://www.nosferatumovie.com/

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6185283610506001721

Happy Birthday Ed "Big Daddy" Roth!

http://www.bigdaddyroth.com/

An American original. I swear this guy's had an influence on my life.

Happy Birthday Kazimierz Pulaski!

http://www.famousamericans.net/kazimierzpulaski/

A great Patriot.

the cringeathon

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1927354

unusual aquariums

http://webecoist.com/2010/02/25/31-aquariums-from-wow-to-wtf-pics/

Google Earth's photos of "The Boneyard"

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/7297032/The-Boneyard-22bn-military-cemetery-pictured-in-stunning-Google-Earth-photos.html

The Rubinoos perform Rock & Roll Is Dead

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8KIwY0PnZM

One of the greatest power pop bands that you've never heard of. They should've been big...

Cyndi Lauper covers Money Changes Everything

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBaEB_zL3ZE&feature=related

Great version of a great song, (originally done by the Brains who are unfortunately totally forgotten now).

fanvid for King Floyd performing Groove Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7hEyTghGd4

Another great example of early 70's soul.

fanvid for Billy Paul performing Me & Mrs Jones

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcIjxlLfcM4

Almost inescapable on the radio in '70. Great tune.

Talking Heads perform Life During Wartime

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

Great song.

Simon & Garfunkel perform The Sounds Of Silence

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-S90Uch2as

I know, you've probably heard it too much, but I still think this is a beautiful song.

Murder Baby!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBrqk_AVGl4&feature=player_embedded

He's so cute! (not safe for lunchtime...)

I now pronouce you Husband & Wife...You may now murder the mistress

http://www.topix.net/news/weird/2010/03/mass-newlywed-couple-spends-1st-night-in-jail

There's going to be a problem with Easter this year...

http://www.shipmentoffail.com/fails/2010/03/easter-bunny-fail/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+shipmentoffail+%28Shipment+of+Fail%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Challenges to garden gnomes

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/815616-zombies-to-overthrow-gnomes-and-claim-our-gardens

Air Traffic control is (apparently) child's play

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35683779/ns/travel-news/

I'm reminded of a scene in (I think) Airplane II where some kid walking by takes over an ATC screen and plays with it like it was a video game, (with predictable results).

(Thanks for the link, Chris!)

Tim Burton takes on Lincoln, Vampire Hunter

http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1538138.php/Director-Tim-Burton-planning-new-movie-about-President-Lincoln-and-vampires

How Star Trek should have ended?

http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/how-star-trek-should-have-ended

the process for getting eagle feathers

http://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/law/eagle/

the cutting edge of breast augmentation

http://consumerist.com/2010/03/woman-goes-in-for-boob-job-comes-out-with-four-breasts.html

breathable chocolate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GC4ByJCbh8

government certified hackers

http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=223101209

Why do I sense some sort of Kirk/Kobayashi Maru situation coming up, where somebody hacks into the hacking test to pass it.

Kinky Lost

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/topstories/stories/030310dnmetagcommish.16df8f2a8.html

zombified by bureaucracy

http://www.aroundglobe.net/2010/03/man-goes-to-court-to-prove-he-is-not.html

the cutting edge of the fox in the henhouse

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1254900/Revenge-chicken-Three-hens-cockerel-named-Dude-peck-fox-death-broken-coop.html

Hella Big

http://cbs13.com/local/hella.big.uc.2.1529825.html

Happy National Mulled Wine Day!

Yum!

Happy Birthday Jean Harlow!

http://www.jeanharlow.com/

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001318/

One of my faves. I fear she's in the process of being forgotten now, which is a great pity. Jean was one for the ages.

Happy Birthday Scotty!

http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/TOS/cast/69073.html

http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/James_Doohan

the commercial ofr Abraham Lincoln - Vampire Hunter

http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter/

Fun stuff!

(Thanks for the link, Chris!)

Jack Benny's radio program online

http://classicshowbiz.blogspot.com/2010/03/jack-benny-program-complete-1950-1951.html

Neat book titles!

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/lifestyle/the-other-side/oddest-book-titles-of-2009-make-for-mighty-strange-reading/story-e6frfhk6-1225835550023

van Gogh cake

http://joannecasey.blogspot.com/2010/03/van-gogh-cake.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IHaveSeenTheWholeOfTheInternet+%28I+have+seen+the+whole+of+the+internet%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

the gummi bear chandelier

http://www.neatorama.com/2010/03/02/gummi-bear-chandelier-reinvented/

Yellowstone news from The Onion

http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/yellowstone_park_attempts?utm_source=onion_rss_daily

THE Cutting Edge, I'm just not sure of what

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0Vw0I-PhcA&feature=player_embedded#

Well, we;ve been to a lot of places on this little blog, both high and low, outre and pedestrian. And maybe it's just me, but this is one of the great "What The Fuck" things I've come across. I mean, really....

Super Bacteria

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/27/business/27germ.html

This is frightening.

Keith Moon is reborn!

http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2010/02/man_arrested_after_shooting_up.html

Darwin Award nominee

http://smallbitsandpieces.blogspot.com/2010/02/idiot-uses-his-belly-as-dart-board.html

Horning in on death

http://www.weirdasianews.com/2010/03/01/twelve-pairs-shoes-stolen-funeral-homes/

a little something for the Ladies...

http://community.livejournal.com/vintage_ads/1770838.html

Happy Birthday Lou Reed!

Trying to think up something new to say about Lou Reed is pretty much not possible. Perhaps - Most influential rock'n'roll artist of the past 40 years?

http://www.loureed.com/00/index.html

http://www.rocknroll.net/loureed/

http://www.myspace.com/loureed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc26EFI1_nw

Happy Birthday Rory Gallagher!

One of my faves. Should've been bigger. I love this guy.

http://www.rorygallagher.com/

http://www.roryon.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GvQ5gNKsQ4

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

An American Original. Genius. Essential.

http://www.seussville.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Seuss

What if Forrest Gump was a horror movie?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7uLi2YvTBM

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

The Clash perform Spanish Bombs

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

Great song, maybe my fave by Strummer.

fanvid for The Checkmates performing Black Pearl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSmvdh5gpbg

Great song, and I believe this was Spector's last non-Beatles hit. Beautiful.

Tom Jones performs It's Not Unusual

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

Well, it's the antional day of Wales,and Tom's as appropriate as anyone. I always amuse myself by finding this song oddly nostalgic and even innocent, in an Austin Powers sort of way.

Booker T & The MG's perform Time Is Tight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHq4laFwAEM

My fave song by Booker. It was always fun to drive the GW Parkway late at night with this playing on my little Sony tape machine.

The Peppermint Rainbow performs Will You Be Staying After Sunday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9puwHRXo6Zo

Yes, the clothing is vomitous. And yes, even back then they were accused of being rip offs of Spanky & Our Gang. But I've always loved this song, regardless. And they were sort of Baltimore's answer to DC's John Phillips. This is one of those groups/songs almost forgotten now. If you mention it to a boomer, the odds are you'll just get a shrug; but play it for them and it'll be "Oh yea, I remember this!"

the return of armeored trains

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htarm/articles/20100301.aspx

I guess somewhere in hell, trotsky is smiling. Actually, I always wanted one of these on Metro...

Hipster Puppies

http://hipsterpuppies.tumblr.com/

Awwww!

Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter is due out tomorrow

http://www.amazon.com/Abraham-Lincoln-Vampire-Seth-Grahame-Smith/dp/0446563080/ref=pd_sim_b_1

Happy Whuppity Scoorie Day!

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

Bigger than Jesus anniversary (1966)

http://beatlesnumber9.com/biggerjesus.html

Lennon's brilliant publicity strategy, causing millions of people who'd never listen to or buy a Beatles record to go out and purchase mass quantities, just so they could burn them, thus removing them from the competing secondary market as well. If I ever release anything, (book, recording, comic strip, laundry tag), be aware that I will immediately claim to be bigger AND better than Jesus, God, Buddah, and anyone else you can think of; and will encourage each and every one of you to go out and demonstrate your outrage and righteousness by purchasing up whatever it is I'm selling, and burning it. And doing so repeatedly, at least until I can afford that ski chalet in Telluride...

Happy National Peanut Butter Lovers Day!

Yum! I believe Annette is the patron saint of this holiday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXxZufU13qQ&feature=related

Happy St. David's Day!

Patron saint of the Welsh.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_David's_Day

Weirdness

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Happy National Clams On The Half Shell Day!

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Happy National Chip & Dip Day!

Monday, March 22, 2010