Passive Aggressive notes

http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/


(Thanks for the link, Carol!)

The cutting edge of earache treatments

http://www.genepuddle.com/?p=7413

The return of the air-raid shelter

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/how-to-survive-the-end-times-for-a-mere-16332000-2064803.html

Some scams just never grow old...

Drive-Thru Sex

http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/08/30/switzerland-confidential-behold-the-legal-sex-drive-thru/?hpt=T2

Wertham's papers available

http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2010/08/papers-of-comic-book-villain-open-at-library/

A crackpot. But I'm looking forward to someone doing a comic book based on his life/papers!

Troll Hunter!

http://io9.com/5625010/norways-massive-troll-cover+up-exposed

Did they look under a bridge?

The pilgrimage to Monty Python's castle

http://news.stv.tv/scotland/194740-monty-python-fans-in-pilgrimage-to-scottish-castle/

The House Call

http://www.bakersfield.com/news/local/x464579225/Body-found-in-chimney-flue-believed-to-be-that-of-local-doctor

Asian Carp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfG4vsJ5_xI

Strange behavior...

The end of the printed OED

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/7970391/Oxford-English-Dictionary-will-not-be-printed-again.html

I always wanted a set, this is kind of sad to me...



(Thanks for the link, Carol!)

The Bell Pepper of Cthulhu!!!

http://phoenixdreaming.wordpress.com/2010/08/30/cthulhu-bell-pepper/

Ia! Ia! Ph'nglui Mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!

RIP Charles S. Roberts

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/obituaries/bs-md-ob-charles-roberts-20100827,0,1072832.story

Founder of Avalon Hill. A giant in the wargaming hobby.


(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

just another day in DC

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/30/AR2010083005088.html?wpisrc=nl_cuzhead


Our Finest.

Nice listing of online goth shops

http://darklinksblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/best-of-dark-side-13-fabulous-goth_30.html

my kind of cupcakes....

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1907030514?ie=UTF8&tag=dasiofthne-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1907030514

H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival & Cthulhu Con coming up!

http://www.hplfilmfestival.com/

I envy you folks near L.A. and Portland....

Happy Birthday Van Morrison!

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

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

Happy Birthday Glenn Tilbrook!

http://www.glenntilbrook.com/

http://www.myspace.com/glenntilbrook

http://www.squeezeofficial.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ2cEc_TCH8

Happy Birthday James Coburn!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000336/

http://www.stars-of-old.com/coburn.html

The Frankenstein Monster!

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100829/NEWS010701/308290013/Police-A-bad-night-for-Toby-Keith-fan

This man clearly needs an attorney. And I know just the man....

More on the total wussiness of Minnesota policemen

http://www.aolnews.com/weird-news/article/minneapolis-awards-zombies-165000-to-settle-first-amendment-lawsuit/19608718


Judging by the photos, I'm surprised the cops could push themselves away from the donut shop counter to go out an arrest these dangerous zombies. Bullies, and like most bullies - total pussies.

Vagina Tree Hoax?

http://www.aolnews.com/weird-news/article/is-thailands-vagina-tree-another-internet-hoax/19611650

I've been living a lie....

3.14159...

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20100830p2g00m0dm065000c.html

don't give birth in Sicily

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1307158/Mother-baby-fighting-life-doctors-delivery-room-brawl.html

The cutting edge of cold cream testing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q1gksqqhLU&NR=1

I plan on testing the newest toothpaste by introducing cholera into the mix and testing for that!


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Gilbert O'Sullivan performing Get Down

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

Was a hit right around this time in '73. Perhaps the only Top 40 hit devoted to beastiality....

fanvid for Gene Chandler performing Groovy Situation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDM1Rh3KxeM

A beautiful example of early 70's summertime light soul. Great song.

God, Jack & Ginger perform Sunshine Of Your Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqh54rSzheg

Bedrock.

Elton performs Saturday Night's Alright For Fightin'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xCuLSlY2Cg

An absurd venue for such a tune; but a classic performance. A wonderful reminder of the Winter/Spring of '74. A time of great friends, horrible wine, and even worse choices. But Nietzsche was right, that which does not kill us makes us stronger, (well, for the survivors....)

Tal Bachman's video for She's So High

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ElORM9O-0U&ob=av2e


Love this song.

Trains video for Drops of Jupiter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xf-Lesrkuc&ob=av2n

Neat tune.

The 50 Greatest Movie Trailers Of All Time ((maybe...))

http://www.ifc.com/news/2009/06/50-greatest-trailers.php

I'm not familiar with all of these. I would have definetly added the trailers to A Hard Day's Night, The Exorcist, and perhaps Harold & Maude.


(Thanks for the link, Chip!)

The Futurist

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYdaNbFpez0

Tee hee!


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Shakespeare - in the original Klingon....

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/27/AR2010082702649.html

for office work

http://www.stupid.com/fun/WTFS.html

Hazy Dave

http://www.hazydaveandthemissionband.com/

I always wondered who Bruce was referring to in that song...

Happy Birthday Lewis Black!

http://www.lewisblack.com/

Happy Birthday Frank Conniff!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0175239/

http://www.myspace.com/frankconniff

http://www.mst3kinfo.com/satnews/brains/20q_fc.html

Happy Birthday John Phillips!

http://www.essortment.com/all/biographyjohnp_rekl.htm

http://www.papajohnphillips.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN3GbF9Bx6E

Happy Birthday Joan Blondell!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000951/

One of my faves.

Happy Birthday Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley!

http://people.brandeis.edu/~teuber/shelleybio.html

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

The Real Bride of Frnakenstein....

Happy National Toasted Marshmallow Day!

Yum!

New book out on destroyer escorts during WWII

http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100829/LIFE/8290313/-1/SITEMAP

An under-reported aspect to the war.

future "car" from Fiat?

http://www.walyou.com/blog/2010/08/29/fiat-eye-a-compact-personal-vehicle-for-an-easy-ride-on-city-roads/

Circuit Board Art

http://inhabitat.com/2010/08/28/beautiful-boxes-made-from-repurposed-vintage-circuit-boards/

And then there were Five...

On this date in 1958, George Harrison joined the Quarrymen.

Happy Birthday Elliott Gould!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001285/

http://www.elliottgould.com/

Eno's video for King's Lead Hat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp0k_o8gfQI

Fun stuff!

The Groovie Ghoulies perform (She's My) Vampire Girl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgvXH-0GZQ8

Fun stuff!

Patti Smith performs Because The Night

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0brHGJ6xqbk

One of my fave performers and songs.

fanvid for Nite City

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emPdI-Oo3pw

A Ray Manzarek project after his solo work went nowhere. Always liked this band. Very good live show, too.

The Monkees video for Daily Nightly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfmQ6w7RW7k

Always loved this song.

The Soft Boys performs Only the Stones Remain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFrbvDh_8Jc

Pretty intimate little show, there. One of the great British neo-psychedelic bands.

restored version of Metropolis due in November!

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/mytwocentsa184.html#082410

Excellent news!

THE ultimate GPS...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ljFfL-mL70&feature=player_embedded

EXTRA! EXTRA! FRANCE HAS A MILITARY VICTORY!!!!

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3114529/Fighter-jets-kill-4800-chickens.html

I do hope there's room for another Arc on the Champs-Elysées!

Apparently, Monty Python now controls the British Government

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1306655/Army-hero-lost-leg-Afghanistan-denied-disabled-parking-permit-council-bosses-better.html

It seems that the ruling is based on a combination of two different Python routines from the Holy Grail - the Black Knight, and "Bring Out Your Dead". I assume the wise councilors involved in this decision acquired their rank from strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords...

lamest headline, (and apparently, marriage) of all time

http://blogs.consumerreports.org/home/2010/08/how-the-rinse-and-hold-dishwasher-cycle-saves-water.html?EXTKEY=I91CONL&CMP=OTC-ConsumeristRSS

A new ghost for the ghost train....

http://www.agnostic-library.com/ma/2010/08/27/ghost-hunter-killed-looking-for-ghost-train/

new movie - aerial octopus VS teens in an airplane

http://flicksided.com/2010/08/the-octopus-vs-plane-movie-looks-awesome/

So stupid...I gotta see this!

Happy Birthday Animal Crackers!

Premiered on this date in 1930. Great movie.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020640/

http://www.filmsite.org/anim.html

Happy Birthday Jack Vance!

One of my faves. Perhaps the greatest living writer of Fantasy fiction.

http://www.jackvance.com/

http://www.jackvance.org/

Happy Birthday J.S. LeFanu

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

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



One of the great gothic writers.

Another Fall-like day here at the Manor

A time of changes, some of you younger readers are already back in school, the leaves on some of the drier patches of trees are already starting to turn a light brown here, and those relationships and aspects of Summer are fading as I type. Hexagram 38. A few tunes:

Chad & Jeremy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYMSQPKHyJc

Steely Dan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTDRd0Z0O4o

Fleetwood Mac
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GN2kpBoFs4

Joan Armatrading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XqiAvMtJ_8

Holly & The Italians
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IymmLDD2GlA

Dave Edmunds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMvsMaPFAK8

See ya tomorrow...

Paul Westerberg's video for Dyslexic Heart

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcMIWKu0ZYE&feature=related

Paul is so under-rated. Should've been bigger.

fanvid for The Rain Parade performing This Can't Be Today

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-EWY17CHW0&feature=related

A wonderful neo-psychedelic band that almost no one outside of the record store subculture ever heard of. Pity, they were great.

fanvid for Catfish Hodge performing Boogie Man

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzW3KO83XEA

A classic from the mid 70's. Hodge was regular feature in the DC clubs, and i had many pleasant evenings attending his performances. Fun stuff!

The way all us record collectors should go out....

http://www.andvinyly.com/

This is tempting...


(Thanks for the link, Kevin!)

Great list of sites devoted to Buffy The Vampire Slayer

http://darklinksblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/best-of-dark-side-13-best-buffy-vampire.html

I don't consider myself a super-geek on this series, but it is one of my faves.

Underground Homes

http://jetsetta.com/travel/fascinating-underground-homes/


Kinda cute...

That Old Time Religion

http://www.uproxx.com/feature/2010/08/six-awesome-deities-you-wish-your-religion-had/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+uproxx/springboard+(What's+Going+On+At+Uproxx)

Airline ticket codes

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20100825/ap_tr_ge/us_travel_flight_plan_ticket_codes?cheapskateisacoolword

I had no idea, but I guess I shouldn't be surprised.

Clearing house of hacked passwords

http://blogs.forbes.com/andygreenberg/2010/08/26/researcher-creates-clearinghouse-of-14-million-hacked-passwords/

Interesting.

The 1-Bit Symphony

http://www.urlesque.com/2010/08/27/1-bit-symphony/

Interesting placement of buttons

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38877692/ns/travel-news/

Presumably, there are a variety of push buttons next to the public address system controls on planes. My suggestion is that the one for "We will now begin serving lunch" NOT be placed next to the one for "You are all about to fucking DIE!".

The Viking Menace!

http://www.aolnews.com/weird-news/article/norse-hollywood-dining-vikings-raid-la-restaurants-ikeas/19606725

Whiskey In The Jar

http://entertainment.stv.tv/showbiz/194132-wee-whisky/

Sniffing Robots

http://io9.com/5620257/genetically-engineered-frog+insect-nose-can-control-robots

Happy Meals

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/26/cannibal-restaurant-flime-germany

Electricity from the air!

http://www.physorg.com/news201958072.html

Pretty neat, reminds me a bit of Tesla...

The Horserace & The Husband's Dilemma

http://www.wkrg.com/entertainment/article/tongue-twisting-horserace-call/920600/Aug-26-2010_1-48-pm/


(Thanks for the link, Mike!)

Bruce. The Promise. November 16th.

http://www.brucespringsteen.net/news/index.html?utm_source=Publicaster&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EMLOSBSP_20100826_thepromise&utm_term=an+exclusive+sneak+peek

Revenge of the Cat!

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/839221-revenge-of-the-cat-youtube-video-spoofs-mary-bale-cat-in-a-bin-clip
(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

We're gonna need a smaller boat

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100826/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_shark_hoax

If it's used in the District there'll be an overload to the circuits

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/software-predicts-criminal-behavior/story?id=11448231


Marion Barry alone would use up several gigabytes of data....

Rotten Apple

http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/08/steve-jobs-watching-you-apple-seeking-patent-0

I guess there's some sort of hi-tech competition going on nowadays as to who can be the most evil and sinister - Apple, Google, Verizon, MS, etc.

The Danish Rabbit Hopping Championships

http://www.buzzfeed.com/akdobbins/danish-rabbit-hopping-championships

You know what they say - The thrill of victory - The agony of da feet....

The Most Intense Owl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO7_9uczdjM&feature=player_embedded

Hay Baling

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/26/hay-baling-fun-_n_695635.html

It is getting difficult to tell where The Onion stops, and the real world begins

http://www.sofreshsodry.com/products/fresh-balls/

Russian "Numbers Station" Changes Its Recording

http://gizmodo.com/5621350/russian-numbers-station-changes-broadcast

I've always found these type of stations mildly intriguing.

RIP Marcel Albert

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/26/world/europe/26albert.html?_r=2&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1282842046-lbHKb6Bon/C772vhO2gQ8Q

A pretty extraordinary story from the War. I'm going to have to learn more about this air unit, as I was unaware of them until very recently.

Psychic Vagina Tree

http://www.tabloidprodigy.com/?p=19058

Probably the first and only time you'll ever see that entry title....

Dry Water?

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20100825/tuk-scientists-develop-dry-water-6323e80.html

nice article on William Castle

http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-08-25/film/emergo-percepto-illusion-o-the-william-castle-circus-comes-to-town/


I'm a total sucker for cheesy tricks like this!

New book out on Charlie Chan

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/25/AR2010082506593.html?wpisrc=nl_cuzhead

This sounds pretty interesting, actually.

textbook psychopath...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2010/08/25/VI2010082504479.html?wpisrc=nl_politics

Kermit Returns Home

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2010/08/25/VI2010082504479.html?wpisrc=nl_politics

Cool!

Happy Birthday Shirley Manson!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzzf44HkFw8&feature=related

http://shirley-manson.org/

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

Happy National Dog Day!

http://www.nationaldogday.com/

Harry Chapin performs W-O-L-D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVh6aOwY08g

Great song. I always wanted to be an underground radio DJ. Really. Back when there was an underground, and radio....

fanvid for Mary Wells performing You Beat Me To The Punch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hXSaGM0Jp0

Great song and artist. Mary is almost forgotten now, unfortunately. She was wonderful.

Bananarama performs I Heard A Rumor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sjvuP_366Q


Light, but Fun.

Funkadelic performs One Nation Under A Groove

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTVH41QucDU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oStbUuW7yHY&feature=related




So cool....

Dick Dale's video for Nitro

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xymVxcLQVT8

Master of the surf guitar....

How To Summon A Shuggoth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3YAdWKeHQc


As I've always suspected....

PG County - doing what they do best

http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/08/25/29858.htm

A light Summer's morning....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NabeHRslWMo&p=369D234D8D687FF9&playnext=1&index=22

This tune is by an American group called the Jam, (not the British group - who are also excellent). It was apparently released in the early 70's, got nowhere, and remains one of the greatest (lost) power pop tunes of all time. I just can't believe how great this song is, and how unknown it and its performers are.

Top 10 Rants by The Kid From Brooklyn

http://www.buzzfeed.com/fjelstud/top-10-rants-by-the-kid-from-brooklyn-extremely-1hv6

Tee Hee!

http://www.ajc.com/news/self-described-former-cia-598768.html


One less fraud....

Anniversary of the release of Born To Run

On this date in '75...

http://www.brucespringsteen.net/songs/BornToRun.html

http://www.brucespringsteen.net/albums/borntorun.html

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

Happy Birthday Elvis Costello!

http://www.elviscostello.com/

http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

Genius. Essential.

Happy Birthday Lord Dunsany!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Plunkett,_18th_Baron_of_Dunsany

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

One of my fave writers. Genius.

Happy Birthday Tim Burton!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000318/

http://www.timburtoncollective.com/

Happy Birthday Sean Connery!

http://www.seanconnery.com/

fanvid for The Soft Boys performing I Wanna Destroy You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAt7hK_zKr0

Probably my fave song by Robyn and the Boys. British neo-psychedelic mayhem. Beautiful. Am off to dance with the Green Fairy. See ya tomorrow....

Millie performs My Boy Lollipop

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCUcbRTB6Rs

A guilty pleasure. I believe this was the first hit for a Jamaican outside of that country.

Alice Cooper performs Under My Wheels

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQwJaAhtCi8


Love it....

Eddie & The Hot Rods cover Gloria

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWU4rMH-YcI


One of my fave bands. Placed perfectly mdiway between pub and punk rock. Helped get me through '77.

Blondie performs Hanging On The Telephone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWhkbDMISl8&feature=av2e

Great song from a long long time ago in a galaxy far far away....

The first kiss of Autumn

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN1_3zHjhW8

It was overcast and about 70 degrees today. The first day of Fall-like weather we've had. Oh, I know that there are plenty of hot days left - probably for another month. But this is the first hint of Summer's ending that we've had....

The Military and Second Life

http://www.northernvirginiamag.com/entertainment/entertainment-features/2010/08/23/new-military-reality

I'm not quite sure what to make of this. Will have to think about it....

Anniversary of the Battle of Bladensburg

http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/htf/1812historydir/EnterBladensburg.html

Probably the worst battle America has ever fought. Interesting that it was in defense of DC...

Happy Birthday Niagra!

http://www.niagaradetroit.com/music.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOp6MdatyRc

Anti-Zombie feature in the new Prius

http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/24/prius-gets-optional-underhood-zombie-deterring-noisemaker-soun/


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Dogfish is releasing its Punkin Ale on 9/1...

Yum!

http://www.dogfish.com/brews-spirits/the-brews/seasonal-brews/punkin-ale.htm

working out

http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/22/gym-mixes-vodka-with-fitness/

Stupid. Everyone knows that a dry riesling is the preferred drink for workouts....

The Creatures cover Wild Thing

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

An acquired taste, admittedly; but I've always liked this.

The Cramps performing Green Fuzz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcZQqBKTWl0


One of the greatest rock bands performing one of the greatest rock songs.

Cannibal & The Headhunters perform Land Of 1000 Dances

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyX8j3qQrIM

Love it! This is one of those songs absolutely made for hearing on a little AM transistor radio.

Dionne performs Walk On By

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO073fekFfA

Beautiful...

Jackie Wilson performs Higher & Higher

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1odvp-_bhk

One of my faves.

Joe Cocker performs Delta Lady

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1D-17Aj0rs

Classic Leon Russell song.

ELO performs Roll Over Beethoven

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hj2Wqv3dM4&feature=related

Fun stuff!

China - Doing What It Does Best

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/22/2989879.htm?section=world

Stock up on batteries....

http://examiner.com/weather-in-albany/nasa-massive-solar-storm-2012-could-wipe-out-power-grid

RIP Bill Millin

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/20/world/europe/20millin.html?_r=2&no_interstitial


Quite a story, and quite a guy.

The Commonwealth Quest

http://www.fifer.net/commquest/index.html

An interesting little geography game/hobby. Can't do it myself, of course. About a quarter of these counties would shoot a guy like me on sight...

Zombie Rights, Preserved!

http://everything-canada.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=87&t=1285

The continuing wussification of America - where cops think boom boxes are WMD, and "zombies" are terrorists. Fucking pathetic. The police are Minneapolis are gonna have a heart attack when they see the streets full of "terrorists" this Halloween....

Johnnie Walker Blue

http://www.epinions.com/review/Johnnie_Walker_Scotch_Blue_Label_80_Proof/content_120302702212

http://www.johnniewalker.com/en-us/home

I was able to try a glass of this last weekend. Wow! Fantastic! One of the smoothest tastes I've ever had. Wonderful aroma and flavor. Yes, it worth every penny.


(Thanks for the drink, Warren and Mary!)

The traffic jam

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-08/23/c_13457295.htm

Wow! This is almost as bad as Route 7 at Baileys Crossroads!

Star Wars as a silent movie

http://www.urlesque.com/2010/08/23/silent-picture-star-wars/


I love this stuff! The first presentation here is my favorite.

new book on British bomb disposal units during the War

http://dalyhistory.wordpress.com/2010/07/15/danger-uxb-the-heroic-story-of-the-wwii-bomb-disposal-teams-by-james-owen/


A dear old friend of my family's served in this capacity during the War. Nerves of steel.

The "Last Battle" on British Soil?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1304704/Graveney-Marsh-Last-Battle-Britain-finally-remembered-70-years.html


An interesting footnote to WWII.

Happy Birthday Mark Russell!

http://www.markrussell.net/

Happy Birthday to The Big Sleep!

One of my fave movies, despite a wreck of a plotline. Premiered on this date in 1946.


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038355/

Happy Birthday Keith Moon!

http://www.keithmoon.co.uk/

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuISrv2su6U

Insane. Essential.

Happy Birthday Gene Kelly!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000037/

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/kelly_g_homepage.html

The Spinners perform I'll Be Around

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfG47NsWVYA

My fave song by one of the best soul bands, ever. This song is sooo 70's. Promises made that only could be made then...

The Slickee Boys perform The Brain That Refused to Die

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


A Classic by the DC Legends.

Amish romance!

http://www.amishliving.com/

Because nothing says "bodice ripper" like the Amish!

RIP Kenny Edwards

http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2010/08/producer-musician-kenny-edwards-passes.html



(Thanks for the link, Perry!)

Back!

Just got back from the Mt. Gretna Art Show in Pennsylvania. Went up with our friends Rick and Susan and had a fun time. The town is absolutely charming, an old Chautauqua-style village of vacation homes in the woods. Really neat.

http://www.mtgretnaarts.com/

Happy Birthday Dorothy Parker!

http://www.dorothyparker.com/

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

http://www.poemhunter.com/dorothy-parker/

Brilliant. One of my faves.

Happy Birthday John Lee Hooker!

http://www.johnleehooker.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIvka3SSv9Y



Genius. Essential. An American Treasure.

Happy Birthday Jackie DeShannon!

http://www.jackiedeshannon.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yOYt28XyKs

Wonderful singer and songwriter. One of my faves.

Happy Birthday Joe Strummer!

http://www.joestrummer.org/

http://www.theclashonline.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiVvA9YQpiI

One of the Greats.

Happy Birthday Fritz Freleng!

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

http://www.high-tech.com/panther/source/freleng.html


Genius. Essential.

my next t-shirt...

http://www.cafepress.com/+necronomicon_dark_tshirt,135752775

some songs for a late Summer evening

Tina Turner
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GSKdC05hpA

John Fogerty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCQ6XmsJ8tE

Booker T and the MG's
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHq4laFwAEM

The Reivers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkgkueS1sIw&p=B7C1E96EA31CA57D&playnext=1&index=32

Crosty Stills & Nash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGsF6bCkuN4

Patti Smith
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9f4C4iZ9o8

The Dictators
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H5rqaEzYcY&p=7A21296573F21A72&playnext=1&index=18

The Undertones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oskM5XD_Yc4

Marvin Gaye & Diana Ross
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SNtIOfuszg

Preston Epps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBZJlVeEVeI

Harold Dorman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0d8ZLHUHmg&feature=PlayList&p=CD537051E7395157&index=0&playnext=1

Marshall Crenshaw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ke7q5sqWdI

Enjoy!

fanvid for Joey Ramone & Holly Beth Vincent performing I Got You Babe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpuh9LUJjwA

Love this song, and this version.

Not A True Gamesman

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/08/lineage11-addiction/


Loser....

But I run out of fingers counting!

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/08/20/super.passwords/index.html?hpt=T2

Dictionary of text messaging

http://www.webopedia.com/quick_ref/textmessageabbreviations.asp

Sigh... I'm so out of touch. On the other hand, I am huge fan of Mrs. Bryne's Dictionary, now sadly out of print.

"Tbe Few"

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38783155/from/toolbar

They really were amazing and it really was a very near thing.


(Thanks for the link, Ed!)

The Ultimate Ray Bradbury fan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1IxOS4VzKM&feature=youtube_gdata_player&has_verified=1


This...Is....WONDERFUL!!!!

(Of course, the Dead Alewives have another view: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XNBfs00hxI )



(Thanks for the link, Erik!)

The Colorful Greeks!

http://io9.com/5616498/ultraviolet-light-reveals-how-ancient-greek-statues-really-looked

This is pretty cool!


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

for you freshmen

http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/64209

RATS!

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3102460/Invasion-of-the-giant-rats-in-Bradford.html

I believe this is the start of a new horror movie.

Calendar Concepts

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/18/13-wtf-calendars_n_686495.html#s128161

Piranha 3D - Oscar material

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/19/piranha-3d-oscars_n_687692.html


Sure, why not...

The Krispy Kreme Cheeseburger

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/new-economy/2010/0817/Krispy-Kreme-Cheeseburger-Today-state-fairs.-Tomorrow

I can literally feel my arteries seizing up as I type this....

Happy Birthday H.P. Lovecraft!

http://www.hplovecraft.com/

http://www.dagonbytes.com/thelibrary/lovecraft/

One of my faves. The Master of Cosmic Horror.

Happy Birthday Isaac Hayes!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5tqAbrZeX0

http://www.isaachayes.com/

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

Happy Birthday Robert Plant!

http://www.robertplant.com/

http://www.robertplanthomepage.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwG9iRFmY1I

Happy Birthday Phil Lynott!

http://www.philip-lynott.com/

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

Happy National Lemonade Day!

Yum!

The Fungi From Yuggoth Have Returned To The Manor!

The older I get, the more I enjoy the rhythm of the seasons; as we gently sway from the desolate bleakness of Winter to the steamy and foetid decay of Summer, and back again. And of course, each season brings its own inhabitants, and I am proud to claim an annual late Summer visit from the notorious Fungi From Yuggoth. How I look forward to their flesh-like membranes grasping towards me, both physically and psychically; And enjoy their threatening gibbering and shrieking in my dreams at night. All is right with the world. It's mid-August, and the Fungi have returned to the Manor...

The cutting Edge of Research!

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/05/14/nih-funds-million-study-prostitutes-china-drink/

Hell, I know guys who've been "researching" these very same phenomena for years...


(Thanks for the link, Mike!)

video for General Johnson & Joey Ramone performing Rockaway Beach

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adjeb6TE4OY&feature=related

I just discovered this, (Why wasn't I told?!?!?). Fun stuff!

Mellow bears - I wonder why....

http://www.vancouversun.com/story_print.html?id=3414755&sponsor=

Management/Labor problems with the witch

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7951870/Wookey-Hole-witch-caught-skiving-on-X-Factor.html

new evidence of hitler's life during WWI

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/16/new-evidence-adolf-hitler

Interesting. Some of it isn't particularly surprising - it's easy to assume that he was an obnoxious nut. But....I am not an expert on the dangers and duties of regimental runners in WWI, but am somewhat doubtful that they were not in danger. Barring evidence to the contrary, I'd strongly assume they'd be delivering many messages both to the front and to the rear, and that many of those messages to the front would be to the company level, which is to say: braving enemy fire. I look forward to further clarification on this and one final question - if adolf was always cowering in the rear, how did he get gassed? I ask these questions not because of any need to glorify the man, (I think anyone who knows me or regularly reads this little blog would have had more than ample evidence to the contrary), but because I believe in accuracy, even if it involves monsters.

The weather report...

http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978453623


(Thanks for the link, Mike!)

Happy Hot & Spicy Food Day!

Yum!


https://thewrath.com/

Happy Birthday Ginger Baker!

http://www.ginger-baker.com/

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0ON06W8D7E

Happy Birthday Gene Roddenberry!

http://startrek.com/database_article/roddenberry

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0734472/

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

Happy National Potato Day!

Yum!

Zombie Ants!

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/08/18/mind-controlling-parasites-date-millions-years/?test=latestnews


(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

Nursing....

http://adland.tv/commercials/dansk-sygeplejer-d-dsr-hvidzonedk-nurse-revives-man-her-breasts

http://adland.tv/content/creator-dsr-nurse-performs-cps-her-breasts-explains-idea

Engrish Hats

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/35-ridiculous-engrish-hats

Evil Google: The Cartoon

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/18/the-googleverizon-deal-ge_n_686067.html

Lou Gehrig didn't have Lou Gehrig's?!

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/18/sports/18gehrig.html

Irony...

the continuing wussification of America

http://consumerist.com/2010/07/illinois-town-wants-to-outlaw-eye-rolling.html

A bunch of whiny-assed crybabies....

Ah-Choo!

http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/doctors-tell-boy-not-to-sneeze-cough-while-he-waits-for-surgery/story-e6frfku0-1225906662129

Funny, I didn't know you could have a face-off in Rugby. (Nyuk! Nyuk! Nyuk!)

The genius of the Scots

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/18/2986352.htm

Actually, there's nothing new here. Whiskey has been fueling me for years...

Bobby Fischer - Check, But No Mate

http://www.aolnews.com/surge-desk/article/bobby-fischer-paternity-results-released-jinky-is-not-his-daughter/19597287

The death of "Two-Tone"

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/18/2985901.htm

The corkscrew death of seals

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1303721/Corkscrew-deaths-seals-British-coast-baffling-scientists.html

Pretty weird...

Happy Bad Poetry Day!

http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/August/badpoetryday.htm

The pot calling the kettle...

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/google-chief-my-fears-for-generation-facebook-2055390.html

Google attacks Facebook for doing what Google made a fortune doing....

Happy Birthday Criswell!

http://www.criswellpredicts.com/criswell.htm

Four score & seven years ago, our Fathers brought forth an opportunity to WIN! WIN! WIN!

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=2029190


I know that nothing says "Sacred Ground" to me more than roulette and keno. I mean, history is okay,(in proper amounts), but the experience can only be enhanced by some black jack and slots...

Pencil tip micro-sculptures

http://kronikle.kidrobot.com/pencil-tip-micro-sculptures-by-dalton-ghetti/


Incredible!


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

The Beloit College Mindset List For The Class of 2014

http://www.beloit.edu/mindset/2014.php

Human-electric powered "car"

http://news.discovery.com/tech/human-electric-hybrid-car-goes-30-mph-uphill.html#mkcpgn=rssnws1

Hmmm, this looks like a jazzed up version of the toy fire engine my brother toodled around in when he was 3 years old.

nice posting about The National Lampoon's Lemmings

http://www.dangerousminds.net/comments/a_young_john_belushi_chevy_chase_and_christopher_guest_rock_out_in_nat/


Fun stuff!

Crowning Achievement

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/838216-boy-s-head-gets-stuck-in-toilet-seat

The Call Of Cthulhu In Under Two Minutes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amCxbVG8QUs&feature=player_embedded

Fun stuff!

Hoop Sails To Outer Space?

http://io9.com/5613433/hoop-sails-an-interstellar-possibility

Pick Your Own - The New Trend

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/16/AR2010081603263.html?hpid=artslot

Alfred Hitchcock Tried To Warn Us...

http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/weird/did-pigeon-droppings-cause-mans-death/story-e6frep26-1225906213650

Darwin Award Nominee

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/08/16/BAAH1EUOCI.DTL

Tee hee!

http://www.sindhtoday.net/news/2/166194.htm

Alabama VS The Wine Label

http://www.wineoftheweek.co.uk/2010/08/14/alabama-bans-pornographic-wine-label/

They drink wine in Alabama?

The invisible monkey...

http://www.thecarconnection.com/marty-blog/1048225_so-is-chryslers-invisible-ad-monkey-flipping-off-peta

Auto Hacking

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0813/Scientists-hack-into-cars-computers-control-brakes-engine


Wonderful...

Ouija Boards - The Proof

http://www.buzzfeed.com/eduardoleon/facebook-britts-mom-ouija-board-dont-mix-ga9

The other Abbey Roads...

http://www.asylum.com/2010/08/16/beatles-abbey-road-fails/

Alert Captain Ahab!

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20100816/tod-unique-white-humpback-whale-caught-o-870a197.html

Only 75 Days Until Halloween!

Happy Birthday Mae West!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0922213/

http://maewest.blogspot.com/


Genius. Essential. An American Original. Absolutely impossible to overestimate her importance to pop culture.

Plastic Bertrand performs Ca Palne Pour Moi

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

Belgium's great entry into new wave. So silly it hurts, but I love this shit. Once I play it, this song sticks in my brain for days. Now it'll stick in yours. See ya tomorrow....
;)

Neil Diamond performs Cracklin' Rosie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6FfjlxZLTk

Well, it's certainly a Hot August Night here at the Manor - and that means some Neil is in order. Here's the National Anthem for winos.

Wanda Jackson performs Fujiyama Mama

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVs3iwkAP0k&feature=related

The Queen of Rockabilly and one of the most under-rated artists of all time. Absolutely brilliant and essential.

video for The Doors performing LA Woman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGn6sOtfTbc


I love this video. We must remember that there was always a murderous rage behind the song, (the original album sleeve was quite pointed about this). I'm very big on geographic orientation, (although it's getting slurred in our mass-market world). I've always been interested in how Morrison moved to the West Coast from the East, and embraced elements of the darkness,temptation and the forbidden from each. I remain an East Coast boy....

fanvid for Paul Roland perfroming Nosferatu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ8F4VqoD4E&p=F894C239E23A9B92&playnext=1&index=51

One of my fave artists.

AC/DC performs Highway To Hell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW1a1c7hHms&feature=related

Ow!!!

Blue Oyster Cult's video for Take Me Away

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KhMomocD28

Fun stuff from a great band.

The Guess Who perform Rain Dance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcpauZD2tc4


I've always loved this song, despite having no idea what it's about.

The cutting edge of the welfare state

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=29&art_id=iol1281944932729L135

Ozzy's genetic mystery

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article7148982.ece

Ozzy's providing health advice!?!?! Perhaps Keith Richards, MD, could assist....





(Thanks for the link, Nick!)

nice article on how Steve Van Zandt joined the E Street Band

http://www.goldminemag.com/article/when-van-zandt-joined-springsteen%e2%80%99s-e-street-band

Linda's Been Crocheting!

Anniversary fo the death of Bela Lugosi

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

http://lugosi.com/

The Ramones debut at CBGB's!

On this date in '74.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdyEEk5WrrI

The Undertones perform Teenage Kicks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oskM5XD_Yc4

The perfect pop song? I guess you'd have had to be there....
See ya tomorrow...

Fuji Minx's video for The Music Made Me Do It

http://vimeo.com/12772208


I know I posted this just a few weeks ago, but she's so cool....


(Thanks again to Infidel 753 for turning me on to this artist!)

fanvid for Concrete Blonde performing bloodletting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryz6_28efVs

Wonderful, dark, drifting....

fanvid for Grave 45 performing Party Time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A8N08mdU9Y&feature=related

Fun song and band.

The cutting edge of baby stroller accessories

http://www.wisn.com/r/24628045/detail.html

Is there no end to the bad news???

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20100815/BUSINESS01/8150322/Pork-belly-shortage-adds-1-to-price-of-bacon

Neat interview/article about Tommy James

http://www.goldminemag.com/article/tommy-james-shares-his-stories-of-mobsters-and-drugs

Tool use a lot older than we thought?

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/08/oldest-tool-use/


It's been a long time since I read it, but I believe the book Forbidden Archeology made this argument.

a footnote to the nazis and Indian independence movements

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/special-report/The-maharaja-who-made-a-pact-with-the-Fuhrer/articleshow/6313475.cms

It's possible, but it seems a bit premature for hitler to have been ruminating about the division of spoils after a war with Britain - especially putting anything down on paper. I'd like to see some documentation.

nice little article on the Soviet attack on Japan in WWII

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/14/AR2010081401871.html

This (partially) feeds into what I've written earlier. The Soviets were a valuable ally and necessary ally to the U.S. in the War. I happen to believe that both the Russian intervention and the bomb were the reasons for Japan's surrender. One factor that's never borught up is hirohito and the ruling circle's own cowardice in determining the end. I personally believe that private assurances were made that he wouldn't swing by a rope if he surrendered "unconditionally". I also personally believe we should then have gone ahead and done so, regardless - but as I've written before, geopolitics is always messy.
To add to my suspicion of personal cowardice being a factor, is the fact that recent research has detailed eleaborate plans for a huge underground bunker complex to house the emperor in late 1945 or early 1946, (safe from standard bombings). The plans I read about were impressive. I can't help but wonder if the A-bomb was pereceived as being effective enough to destroy even this redoubt, and so, facing a real chance of death, good ol' hirohito shit his pants and cashed in his chips. We'll never know, but the timing is tempting...

21 English Accents

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UgpfSp2t6k

Fun stuff! But I don't think she's quite got the Texas' accent quite right. I am reminded of what I call an Alexandria accent, now almost completely gone. It was a very light Southern accent, no twang, soft and almost hushed. It's virtually disappeared, I only know of one living person who still speaks that way, and a couple others with aspects of it in their speech.

Indian Forts

http://www.desicolours.com/top-view-of-forts-in-maharashtra/17/06/2008

A very nice collection of photos.

The Automotive Family Tree

http://www.toomanycars.info/CarRelationship/Car_Rel-Image2.html

Beautiful photos of Bhutan's monasteries

http://www.kuriositas.com/2010/08/amazing-monasteries-of-bhutan.html

Russians from the 1860's

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29482804@N06/sets/72157607923976531/

A fascinating compendium of old photographs. Really quite good.

Itchy

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/836963-woman-catches-four-million-mosquitoes

The Internet in 2025

http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2010-06-24-n15.html


Entertaining satire, and probably accurate.....

Junkyard photography

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lostamerica/sets/72157604798126983/


Pretty neat!

The Steampunk House

http://www.onlinepropertyshowcase.com/showcase/10328/


Needless to say, I want this....

The cutest crocodile

http://online.wsj.com/article/NA_WSJ_PUB:SB125996346808177275.html

The Lost Skeleton Returns Again!

http://www.shoutfactorystore.com/prod.aspx?pfid=5257228

Just got my copy and really enjoyed it. The one thing is that it's a sequel - you'll find at least a few of the jokes are based on that and won't be understood by anyone without that familiarity. And much of the tempo, timing and dialogue is similiar to the first film, so it won't seem quite as fresh. But if you enjoyed the first, (and you should have), you'll have fun with this one.
If ordered from Shout! The Lost Skeleton Returns Again comes with a bonus disc - Tales From The Pub. If anything, I consider this even better than Returns Again! It consists of about a score of short satires of the type of horror story on the brilliant TV series, One Step Beyond, (yes, it influenced Rod Serling to do Twilight Zone...). Wonderful satire!

Kinky Friedman news!

http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/becoming-kinky-at-post-depression-theatre/Content?oid=1226722

Happy Birthday Jimmy Webb!

http://www.jimmywebb.com/

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


An American Original.

Happy Birthday Huntz Hall!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0355653/

Anniversary of Woodstock

http://www.woodstock.com/1969-festival/

http://www.woodstockstory.com/

Happy VJ Day!

fanvid for the theme to A Few Dollars More

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4x7RchYCMc


One of my favorite westerns. Bodies piling up in mounds. Filled with violence, cynicism, and treachery. Reminds me of my high school...

Frankenstein and the Volcano

http://frankensteinia.blogspot.com/2008/01/frankensteins-volcano.html

Neat. I love how one thing influences another, even seemingly unrelated.



(Thanks for the link, Karen!)

The Airplane performs High Flyin' Bird

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hnhh_cYv5Bc


So cool...

Tim Curry's video for I Do The Rock

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUsQj_ha0zU

Curry's attempt to become a true rock star. Covering some of the same ground as Klaus Nomi. I always liked it, but he couldn't (or wouldn't) follow through with equally good material.

fanvid for Marvin Gaye performing too Busy Thinking About My Baby

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45Q7d85aCOI

I've always thought this was one of the best Motown songs. Great performance, captures the innocense and intensity of "young love".

fanvid for Looking Glass performing Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWO6f4ugZPs

This started getting airplay about this time in August in 1973. Thirty seven years ago. Gods...

Arthur Conley performs Sweet Soul Music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp3JOzcpBds

Classic.

Voyage of the Rock Aliens

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbqcrFpJ180

I was unaware of this movie, probably for good reason...

some super cool artificial jack-o-lanterns

http://www.etsy.com/shop/pumpkinhollow

The Ice Cream Lover

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/837956-driver-rammed-car-over-melting-ice-creams

Michael Jackson's Beat It: the Chinese version

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDz8jtMrm9s

I'll take a double shot...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100813/ap_on_fe_st/as_odd_new_zealand_antarctic_whisky

Kids, you don't need drugs to get high

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

You just need Japan....

WMD

http://www.themorningstarr.co.uk/2010/08/14/two-women-rob-a-man-at-atm-machine-using-their-breasts/

The return of Tear Bottles

http://www.tearbottle.com/Home_Page.html

Newly discovered Phil Ochs recording available!!!

http://bigozine2.com/roio/?p=560

Very nice listing of sites devoted to Horror

http://darklinksblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/best-of-dark-side-13-spookiest-horror.html

Happy Birthday Rocky Horror!

Premiered on this date in '75. It's Astounding....

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073629/

http://www.rockyhorror.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_jzsWofTY4

Happy Birthday David Crosby!

http://www.crosbycpr.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtaDDsu3ttg

Happy Birthday Dash Crofts!

http://www.myspace.com/dashcrofts

http://www.sealsandcrofts.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPLfDBcu_U0

Happy Birthday Gary Larson!

http://www.thefarside.com/

Happy National Navajo Code Talkers Day!

http://www.lapahie.com/Navajo_Reagan.cfm

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

Happy Liberty Tree Day!

http://www.elmresearch.org/Liberty_Tree_Society.html

http://www.eagletribune.com/newhampshire/x2064738464/Liberty-tree-effort-hopes-to-go-national

fanvid for the Chocolate Watchband performing I'm Not Like Everybody Else

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHhj2gTH7Yc


One of the greatest garage psychedelic bands.

The Doors perform The Wasp & Love Me Two Times

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

Summer in DC - this is the land where the pharoah died.

Iggy & The Stooges perform 1969

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc6a5nb2Jkk


Classic.

The Paperweight

http://www.globalnews.ca/story.html?id=3391170


(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

Aerosmith's video for Sweet Emotion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yGCHPmfqT0

Fun stuff!

I will never listen to Bach again....

http://www.buzzfeed.com/melismashable/dogs-wiping-their-bums/


Well, actually, I never listened to Bach before....

A plug: Partially Awesome

http://partiallyawesome.blogspot.com/


My friend Karl publishes this blog, and if you enjoy some of the things posted here, I'm sure you'd find his site to be fun too. Check it out.

THE speeding ticket

http://smh.drive.com.au/motor-news/300kmh-speedster-faces-11-million-fine-20100812-120xn.html

Stonehenge hits hard times.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/12/business/global/12stonehenge.html?_r=1

Sad. In the States, we'd simply sell off the name to some big corporation. Welcome to Jiffy Lubehenge!

Fortunately, Foamhenge remains strong and prosperous.

Smart phones don't sound so smart to own anymore...

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/technology-gadgets/hackers-turn-palm-pre-into-secret-bugging-device-14909790.html

The Calvin & Hobbes Search Engine

http://michaelyingling.com/random/calvin_and_hobbes/

nice commentary on Google's piggery

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0NKMwLBNnk&feature=player_embedded#!

A new documentary on the 442nd

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/08/12/DD2C1ERGJC.DTL

One of the most amazing American units in WWII. Those guys were awesome - and in a complex and hateful period.

Morality tale...

http://blogs.nature.com/news/thegreatbeyond/2010/08/harvard_morality_researcher_in.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+news%2Frss%2Fthe_great_beyond+%28The+Great+Beyond+-+Blog+Posts%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Exascale Computers on the way

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10924841

Theoretical discussion about vampires...

http://comics.com/affiliate/washington_post/?ComicID=35



(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

Happy Birthday Southpark!

Premiered on this date in 1997.

http://www.southparkstudios.com/

Happy Birthday Alfred Hitchcock!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000033/

http://hitchcock.tv/

Happy National Fillet Mignon Day!

Yum!

Let The Raping And Pillage Begin!!!

I have just learned, (from my brother), that my old alma mater, T.C. Williams is scheduling a night football game for October 29th this year. I believe this makes it 39 years that Alexandria went without any sports being played at night, in an effort to cut down on the violence that always seemed to accompany them. But, a fine old tradition has returned, and I, for one, look forward to the tales of robbery and slaughter that will undoubtedly accompany it. For decades now, it's been difficult to predict where most of the thugs are hanging out on any given evening. But Alexandria has lit a flame to attract these deadly moths. Go Team! Remember The Titans!

The Corpse....

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1302422/Google-Street-View-captures-girls-body-lying-pavement.html

In areas of DC this wouldn't raise an eyebrow, of course...

So much for airline/airport safety and security

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/08/11/jfk-security-jetblue-under-scrutiny-after-slaters-outburst/

Sweden's nazified climbing routes

http://www.thelocal.se/28334/20100812/

Anyone who is a regular reader fo this blog, (or a serious student of WWII), will not be surprised to hear of pro-nazi sentiments within "neutral" Sweden....

Neat Ice Trays

http://www.holycool.net/2010/07/15-cool-and-creative-ice-cube-trays.html

The Titanic one is a classic!

Super-Villain Homes

http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2010/08/abandoned-houses-of-super-villains.html

The Breakup

http://www.eatliver.com/i.php?n=6085

Casual Day In Gotham City

http://poorlydressed.com/2010/08/11/fashion-fail-has-gone-too-far/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+poorlydressed+%28Poorly+Dressed+People+of+the+World+-+This+is+Your+Fashion+Wake-Up+Call.%29

interesting article on the Dutch settlers of naziism

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/white-jews-not-good-nazis-how-germany-rejected-holland-s-settler-farmers-1.307445

I was not aware of this group. I do know that there were huge plans to settle much of European Russia with Germanic farm settlements. The plans were for these to be fortified and militarized against slave revolts from the Slavs. From what I've read, it sounds like more of Himmler's fantasies - something out of the late Middle Ages or the 30 Years War.

Interesting debate on the Warsaw Uprising of WWII

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/poland/100809/uprising?page=0,0

The Pet

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/12/2980561.htm

Turnabout is fair play...

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/11/2980226.htm

Carson's Tonight Show digitized and more to be released

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-0811-carson-20100811,0,7443493.story

Neat-O!

Happy Birthday to The Wizard of Oz!

Premiered on this date in 1939.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032138/

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

Happy Birthday Dan Curtis!

http://www.collinwood.net/cast/curtis.htm

Happy Birthday Mark Knopfler!

http://www.markknopfler.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Pa9x9fZBtY

Happy Vinyl Record Day!

http://www.vinylrecordday.com/

Tommy James performs Crystal Blue Persuasion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8inV7hZErM

Ah, it was around this time of year in '69 that this song started getting airplay, though my brother had turned me onto it months before. Great song for hot and slow-moving evenings. A song with hints of hope, romance, and calm. Forty one years later one looks around and can be forgiven for wondering what the hell happened. Time for another bourbon, see ya tomorrow...

fanvid for the 1910 Fruitgum Company performing Indian Giver

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78H-tRFShiY&feature=related

My fave bubblegum tune.

Billy Ocean performs Love Really Hurts Without You

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

Probably the greatest Motown song that wasn't from Motown.

The Chairmen of the Board perform Pay To The Piper

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkpZ8bt5TQw

Classic early 70's soul.

fanvid for It's A Beautiful Day performing White Bird

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0J77CRMeTA

A great song.

Harvest Time

http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/12001910794327/man-finds-plant-growing-inside-his-lung/

The Ultimate E-Reader

http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2010/8/11flowers.html


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Code Machines

http://www.zdnet.com.au/cryptography-machines-a-photo-history-339305112.htm?omnRef=NULL

DC's creepiest story just got creepier....

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2010/08/11/alleged-serial-semen-sprayer-pegged-to-three-more-grocery-store-squirts/

That's it - no more frozen mice for me!

http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm221735.htm


(Thanks for the link, Susan!)

tee hee!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/20100811/od_yblog_upshot/behold-americas-educational-system-captured-in-a-single-photograph

nice interview with Paul Roland

http://www.musicstreetjournal.com/index_interview_display.cfm?id=100455

Virtually unknown in the States, but one of my fave musical performers.

The Zombies Of Lake Woebegotten

http://www.nightshadebooks.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=171

The Resignation

http://thechive.com/2010/08/10/girl-quits-her-job-on-dry-erase-board-emails-entire-office-33-photos/

Great listing of horror literature resources on the web

http://darklinksblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/best-of-dark-side-13-best-horror.html


Fun stuff!

Tim Burton's Frankenweenie being made into a full-length movie!

http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2010/08/10/john-carter-of-mars-tim-burtons-frankenweenie-have-official-release-dates/

Happy Birthday to Solid Gold!

Premiered on this date in 1980.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_Gold_(TV_series)

The Spinners perform I'll Be Around

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfG47NsWVYA

Great song, probably their best; and so many memories of late and smokey Summer nights - with promises made and broken. See ya tomorrow...

fanvid for Neil Diamond performing If You Know What I Mean

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g10FKWeVyKU

One of his best songs. Very much the Summer of '76...

Bwahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/the-sex-pistols-fragrance_1157278

What happens when you get irony layered onto hypocricy underneath a thick slab of whatthefuck?

fanvid for the Mood Six performing Plastic Flowers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyl0_MgB808

One of the best British neo-psychedelic bands that you've never heard of. Should've been bigger....

Minnie Riperton performs Loving You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrGrEDiO5oE&feature=player_embedded

I think Riperton was one of those artists who either charmed or repelled people. I always liked her.

Baby Sloths!

http://www.vbs.tv/watch/the-cute-show/sloths

Unbelievably cute...

Kids, don't try this at home

http://www.urlesque.com/2010/08/10/fireworks-accident-videos/

This is pretty much a Darwin Awards collection...

Teddy Tour Berlin

http://www.teddy-tour-berlin.de/12.html?&L=1

a nice article about "neutral" Spain

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/aug/10/costa-blanca-hidden-nazis

A good article, but much too soft on Spain. There was a whole lot more cooperation and support for the nazis than what is detailed here.

Great article on Hendrix for the 40th anniversary of his death

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/aug/08/jimi-hendrix-40th-anniversary-death


(Thanks for the link, Perry & Peter!)

Star Trek and the iPad

http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/08/how-star-trek-artists-imagined-the-ipad-23-years-ago.ars

Pretty neat article!


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Danger Man in the comics!

http://comicreadinglibrary.blogspot.com/2010/08/four-color-1231-danger-man.html

One of my fave TV shows.

The Crash-Proof Motorbike

http://biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=21816

(Thanks for the link, Rob!)

Happy Birthday to Horse Feathers!

Premiered on this date in 1932. One of my faves.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023027/

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

Happy Birthday Bobby Hatfield!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrK5u5W8afc

http://oldies.about.com/cs/60srockers/a/hatfield.htm

Happy Birthday Ian Anderson!

http://www.j-tull.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQZI15dgMuQ

Happy Birthday Ronnie Spector!

http://www.ronniespector.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXpX-7UrzeI


Ronnie.....

Happy National Banana Split Day!

Yum!

Happy Puck Fair Day!

http://www.puckfair.ie/

Eric & War mishandle drinks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i0DMbCKnAg

Well, once again, it's hotter than a whore on nickel night here at the Manor. Sweltering. Humid. And I'm just sitting here daydreaming about lying in a big field of tall grass. See ya tomorrow....

Tom Waits performs Ol' 55

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKd4yLVARkQ

Beautiful.

The Necromantix video for Gargoyles Over Copenhagen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOqXgD5peVI&feature=related

Fun stuff!

The Ghastly Ones perform Haulin' Hearse

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

The return of horror surf rock! The Ghastlies have been around for a few years,and are nice purveyors of that odd little sub genre of surf rock.

Candy....

http://www.stupid.com/fun/URINE.html?hq_e=el&hq_m=782190&hq_l=6&hq_v=c12e237b00

Roald Dahl - Spy

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/7931835/Roald-Dahl-was-a-real-life-James-Bond-style-spy-new-book-reveals.html

This does not really surprise me. But I would advise caution as to the nobility and practicality. A lot of people do a lot of things for personal reasons, (that they would have done anyway) and then chalk it up to patriotism. I seem to remember tales of Noel Coward justifying his hanging out at American cocktail parties as part of spying and gauging American public opinion towards Britain, (or at least the opinion of a few cafe society types in Greenwich Village...). Orson Welles spent a huge amount of time with a film crew down in Brazil getting drunk and screwing everyone in sight, all with the claim of making a pro-American film to keep the Brazilians out of Germany's propaganda clutches, (I don't think the film was ever completed, I doubt there was even a serious effort to shoot it). A drunken Hemingway tried to get government funding to have him go out on his boat with Jai alai players supposedly lobbing grenades into U-boat snorkels!!! Just an excuse to try and get federal funding to fuel his liquor-laden fishing trips. I'm sure that there were thousands of similar scams. Dahl's womanzing sounds like a possible candidate....


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Google - OK, we are evil

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0516195820100805

From this old timer's perspective, it's kind of funny to hear of the kiddies at Google mewling about old ideas. Kowtowing to Chinese fascists for profits' sake, the behind-closed-doors attempts to profit from the destruction of net neutrality, the ham-fisted attempts to bland down places like youtube for the lowest common denominator, etc. All examples of good OLD FASHIONED gilded age capitalism. Sorry pups, you're not new and fresh and hip - you're just uneducated and arrogant - and don't know when you're re-inventing the wheel.

Alert Steve McQueen!

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100804080618.htm

Happy Birthday David Steinberg!

http://thedavidsteinberg.com/

Pumpkin Creep

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhoSSacsl80&feature=player_embedded#!

This is a great Halloween effect.

The Return Of Elvira!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJVEkArG7kQ

http://www.elvira.com/

The card trick....

http://www.buzzfeed.com/acornking/best-magician-ever-6rd

news and evidence on Japan's Unit 731

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/LG29Dh01.html

Very sad and disturbing, and another example of the many ugly compromises made during the Cold War.

The Irishman who saved hitler?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1300943/Could-WWII-avoided-Memoirs-uncover-Irishman-saved-Hitler-kicked-death-mob.html


Hmmm. Maybe, it is possible, but I would like to see some more documentation. There's just so much nonsense and even outright forgeries floating around out there abour hitler and the nazis that I think caution is in order when someone is going around claiming "I knew him when" and "I saved his life". The incident in question would have had to have taken place in the final quarter of 1919, if it occured - probably December. It would be interesting to see if there were any police records regarding this, etc.

a great list of online goth radio stations

http://darklinksblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/best-of-dark-side-13-awesome-goth-web.html

The Horrors of Spider Island

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

This week, count Gore teams up with Dr. Sarcofiguy and Boo dePest!

Happy Birthday Dustin Hoffman!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000163/

Happy Birthday to The Edge!

http://www.atu2.com/band/edge/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2BqLlVHlWA

10/10/10 - Salem Zombie Walk!

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=116058115112060

The snow globe threat

http://www.salon.com/technology/ask_the_pilot/2010/08/06/airport_security/index.html

Actually, given my experiences with the thugs at Dulles Airport, I suspect the real reason to forbid snow globes is that the TSA goons would be too easily mesmerized by the dancing flakes, and be unable to pefrom their normal harrassment and insults.

new book on the flight of Rudolf Hess

http://www.sys-con.com/node/1489328

There are several (possibly intertwined) great mysteries of WWII, and I believe the whole story of Hess's rather mad flight is one of them. I've always believed what appears to be the underlining theme of this book - that he was lured to Britain. But, at the risk of sounding like a conspiracy theorist, I've also wondered how much of that lure was based on actual and serious peace feelers that Churchill was rumored to have put out in late 1940 and into 1941. There are several tantalizing second-hand claims about this, (which I happen to believe), but no hard proof or documentation survived the war; and I'm sure none will ever be found at this point. (Winston most certainly would wipe out any suggestion that he ever wavered). I strongly suspect a lot of people took a lot of secrets to their graves.

What if Dark Side of the Moon were recorded for Nintendo

http://rainwarrior.thenoos.net/music/moon8.html

Fun stuff!


(Thanks for the link, Perry!)

Rudolph - NOOOO!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVWUaH2mCt4



(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Nooks, crannies, and Bimbo

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/07/business/07muffin.html?_r=1&hp

Self important dweebs. But I love the corporate name. Nothing says "fresh muffin" like Bimbo! In fact, I've deceided to get into the bakery biz. I shall call my company, "Slut".



(Thanks for the link, Larry!)

Happy Mead Day!

Yum!

http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/pages/events/mead-day

Happy Birthday Mata Hari!

http://www.firstworldwar.com/bio/matahari.htm

Great dancer, lousy spy....

Happy Birthday B.J. Thomas!

http://www.bjthomas.com/

Happy Birthday Nathanael Greene!

http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/served/greene.html

http://americanrevwar.homestead.com/files/greene.htm

A great Patriot.

First they came for my Brontosaurus...

http://gizmodo.com/5601514/the-triceratops-never-existed-it-was-actually-a-young-version-of-another-dinosaur


I was a total dinosaur fanatic around age 4-6. I read everything about them I could, and credit them, along with my parents, for being one of the reasons that I enjoy reading. But now my favorite creatures are being plucked from my mental grasp, one by one. If Tyrannosaurus goes, my whole life will have been a lie....

(Fortunately, the counter-revolution has begun! http://www.bestweekever.tv/2010-08-02/5-reasons-the-triceratops-definitely-existed/ )

Headline of the day

http://www.theunion.com/article/20100805/NEWS/100809913/1007&parentprofile=1053

The 911 Call

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/05/stupid-criminals-drunk-ma_n_671644.html


This reminds me of one of my fave comedy routines, (from '71), by the comedy team of Hudson & Landry:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7Z8meK5BrQ

The Dealer...

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jY88CyEqBIRHa7cGRJcSq2JgTQSwD9HDNJ081

You know the type, a sleazy little man with a trenchcoat and a beeper, hanging around grungy alleyways or the darkened corners of school yards. His jacket full of waterlogged baggies...
Will nothing stop this scourge?!?

More on our storm:

http://fredericksburg.com/News/apmethods/apstory?urlfeed=WFA/content/AP%20Virginia%20State%20News%20-%20No%20Weather/b585fa9c90004ef786e87092fc2da220-4222ca6c318d4684ab9d0de2051be834-entry.xml

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHpwzpaFI4g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-FlfXhV0TY

the school bus

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/7927775/Motoring-enthusiast-builds-367mph-bus.html


Hmmm, I'd say, 80mph - hardly 367. And it's sort of pompous and silly to argue that some dude spending a million dollars to goose up a bus is done in order to keep kids away from drugs. No - it's your hobby. Nothing more.

A documentary on the making of Darkness On The Edge Of Town

http://www.spinner.com/2010/08/05/bruce-springsteen-darkness-reissue-documentary-toronto/

Google: "Okay, We ARE Evil..."

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/has-the-internet-just-sold-its-soul-2044907.html

August of '76

Ah, it was a strange Summer, but I guess most of 'em back then were. Tonight, my mind is dancing with the Green Fairy, and that space of time seems easier to remember than normal. It was a period when I was often a spectator, willing or not, through happiness and loss. August seemed to be the culmination of all of that. It was also tacos and Dos Equis at Speedy Gonzalez's in Parkington, concerts at the Cap Center, hikes at Great Falls, parties at my friend Cliff's apartment, the perpetual stumbling around Gtown at ungodly hours and states of mind, and always a radio playing. This is the soundtrack. See ya tomorrow, the Fairy demands another waltz....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7uhzjnEi5A

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gyp0f8L5nd4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QiwDk7oL58

Thunder & Lightning

A squall came through three hours ago. The noise was incredible. The Manor is fine, though trees are now down everywhere throughout NoVa. Many roads are blocked. The Fairlington neighbohood next to where I grew up clocked winds at 73mph. Impressive.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N63YxKsR5-A

The ever-continuing wussification of America

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/08/portland_lemonade_stand_runs_i.html

Big Man Japan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozRYgw6Nlpk&feature=player_embedded


I gotta see this...

mother of the year

http://www.oregonlive.com/happy-valley/index.ssf/2010/08/damascus_woman_secretly_marries_fugitive_accused_of_molesting_her_daughter.html

jesus fucking christ....

Mongolian nazis?!?!?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/02/mongolia-far-right

Good grief. This reminds me of one of the more obscure tales of 20th century geopolitics - Baron Ungern-Sternberg. Fascinating, and bloody, story.

The resurrection of the oldest university?

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/oldest-university-on-earth-is-reborn-after-800-years-2042518.html

Very nice article on the collapse of (boardgame) wargaming

http://www.costik.com/spisins.html

Greg was definitely there. I used to enjoy his games and writings.


(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

Color photos of America from '39-'43

http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2010/07/26/captured-america-in-color-from-1939-1943/

A great set. Includind a few of my old stomping grounds of D.C., Rutland, VT, and Camp Bird and Delta, CO!


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Happy Birthday American Bandstand!

Premiered on this date in 1957. It's hard to over estimate how important this show was to pop culture.

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

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

Happy Birthday Neil Armstrong!

http://www.nasa.gov/worldbook/armstrong_neil_worldbook.html

Happy National Oyster Day!

Yum!

Happy National Mustard Day!

Yum!

http://www.mustardmuseum.com/

fanvid for John Stewart performing Midnight Wind

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xhu4kun1_W8

Always liked this song. It's unfortunate that there appears to be no live performance of it available online.

fanvid for The Beatles performing Yes It Is

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

A nice early rendition of one of their prettiest songs.

The Old Guard

http://www.army.mil/fifeanddrum/index.html


I just thought I'd post their site. I'm actually one of the few people around willing to admit that I enjoy fife and drum music - a lot.

More on the Japanese version of life extension

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10848254

Sorry, but they're going to have to do better than this if they want to impress me - We've got the Chicago Voter Rolls!

Down The Up Staircase?

http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpps/news/weird/new-york-teacher-fakes-stairwell-fall-to-avoid-review-dpgonc-20100803-fc_8982789

That's It - No more swimming in vats full of eels for me!

http://news.iafrica.com/quirky/2566920.htm

the anti-terrorist Post Office

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2010-08-02-postal02_ST_N.htm


I suspect there's a whole comdey monologue in this...

the cutting edge of recycling

http://www.recycleyoursextoy.com/recylce_sex_toy.html

Dark Shadows Game commercial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVZiLQ_21fU&feature=player_embedded

Radioactive Boars!

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/08/03/radioactive-boars-rampaging-germany/?test=latestnews


I believe there's a sci-fi movie in here somewhere...

RIP Bobby Hebb

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/03/AR2010080304558.html?hpid%3Dentnews&sub=AR

a listing of potential gizmos of the future

http://www.newscientist.com/mobile/special/projections-of-the-future

Cthulhu in Iraq!

http://www.callsforcthulhu.com/2010/08/03/cthulhu-swallowing-souls-in-iraq/

Happy Birthday Rock'N'Roll High School!

One of my all-time fave movies. Premiered on this date in 1979.


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079813/

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

fanvid for Destroy All Monsters performing You're Gonna Die

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmsTcey5e20

One of the coolest bands you've never heard of.

Neil Diamond performs Kentucky Woman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOPm7otVAoI&feature=related


Well, it's a hot August night here at the Manor, and that means it's time for Neil, (whom I will always argue is much cooler than you think he is).

Sopwith Camel performs Hello Hello

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11bLTZPaS2U

From around '67, almost forgotten now...

Stan Rogers performs The Mary Ellen Carter

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

My friend Nick reminded me of this tune a few days ago, (Thanks, Nick!). Stan was perhaps the greatest folk singer of his generation, as well as the best Canada has ever produced. And this, his most famous song, is one of the few inspirational songs of "can do" spirit that this old cynic can stomach listening to. Rogers was a genius and a treasure. Absolutely essential.

Richie Havens covers Just Like A Woman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNM09-6kxUg

In my view, Havens may be the ultimate cover artist. Each song he seems to make his own.

The Stories perform Brother Louie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au5dmxLSxFk

Wow, hard to wrap my mind around the fact that this was released about this date in 1973 - 37 years ago.

fanvid for Hope Sandoval performing Wild Roses

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPoFy5tk1qI

Absolutely beautiful...

Razed In Black performs Share This Poison

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

Always have liked these guys.

All snack foods are half mast...

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=104&sid=2018093

Cool ways to create sound!

http://lab.andre-michelle.com/tonematrix

http://lab.andre-michelle.com/pulsate

Neat-o! The sound combinations can be quite interesting - almost Zen-like.


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

The last roll of Kodachrome

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100802/ap_on_en_ot/us_kodachrome_s_last_roll

Sigh...

this lawyer and his arguments are a piece of work...

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/fort-hood-suspect-nidal-hasan-find-bank/story?id=11291442

As for "incentive pay", I'd love to hear how that's justified...

the creepy marshmallow worm robot

http://www.buzzfeed.com/allyw/creepy-marshmallow-worm-robot-xl8

Besides being unbelievably evil looking, it seems to be worthless junk...

Abbey Road Cam

http://www.abbeyroad.com/visit/

As soon as I started watching, four tourists lined up for a photo. This must be a local nightmare, traffic-wise. We now need a Leaning Tower cam to take photos of all the tourists posing while "holding it up".

neat site devoted to atomic rockets!

http://www.projectrho.com/rocket/index.html



(Thanks for the link, Bill!)

Happy National Watermelon Day!

Yum!

fanvid for The Lords of the New Church covering Like A Virgin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNUteXmBiG8

Stiv Bators Rules!

Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin video for Je T'Aime

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHiMDB19Dyc

Ah, unbelievably cool. This was the single that seperated the men from the boys on AM radio in '69. Either you played it - or wimped out. Beautiful song, and I could stare at Jane all day....

The grassroots perform Let's Live For Today

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySjxZDT_5SA

My fave song by them. Great tune.

Little Eva performs the Locomotion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xufxKCC1NJ8


One of the great dance songs, (which they had to invent a dance to go along with). The legend is that Eva was Carole King's babysitter, (Carole has somewhat discounted this idea, but it's too neat not to repeat!). The beginning sound blast on this song was imitated by Bruce in Born To Run...

Lita Ford's video for Kiss Me Deadly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fckR5u2ukeQ

Great pop song by an obviously shy and demure young lady.

Jackie DeShannon performs When You Walk In The Room

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JRv6iCCYQo&feature=PlayList&p=6F09807C24DF8339&index=0&playnext=1

I couldn't give a rat's ass that she's a lousy lip-syncer. She's still wonderful!

fanvid for Crazy Elephant performing Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN_d37aJ29o&feature=related


Bubblegum boogie at its finest.

Driving While Italian

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X4tqi7d83M

Tee hee!



(Thanks for the link, Bill!)

fanvid for Aorta performing What's In My Mind's Eye

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEknL2Y_IKU

Always liked these guys. Now totally forgotten....

Canned Heat performs On The Road Again

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QexOuH8GS-Y

Wonderful....

Mott the Hoople performs Roll Away The Stone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Sih9OVokuQ

Classic!

When Horror Hosts Go Wild

http://www.vimeo.com/13830303

Count Gore De Vol, Dr. Sarcofoguy and Boo dePest!

DC's semen sprayer caught!

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2010/08/02/gaithersburg-giants-suspected-semen-sprayer-caught-by-police/




(Thanks for the link, Erik!)

Lunar Shotgunning

http://ww.space.com/scienceastronomy/titan-oxygen-saturn-enceladus-geysers-100730.html

A tacky person would have titled this "lunar blowjobs", fortunately, I am above such base tactics...

The Vegetarian Menace

http://www.vegsource.com/news/2010/05/uk-govt-puts-you-on-terrorist-suspect-list-if-you-order-vegetarian.html

I order bacon on all of my flights - nothing else...

Drones

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/02/2970371.htm

Better to have left them there to die and eliminate them from the gene pool....

My Hometown!

http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0710/760289.html

Happy Birthday Mojo Nixon!

http://www.mojonixon.com/

http://www.myspace.com/mojonixonsmells

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK1DS-WW9hM


An American original. One of my faves.

Happy Birthday Myrna Loy!

One of my all-time faves.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001485/

http://freespace.virgin.net/donna.moore/myrna.htm

Happy Birthday Oliver Perry!

http://www.nps.gov/archive/pevi/HTML/Perry.html

A Patriot.

fanvid for NRBQ performing Ridin' In My Car

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRK2o3EkOUw


Ah, so much youth and innocence and love. And so long ago. And shot to hell...
See ya tomorrow...

Roxy Music performs Virginia Plain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEalg62F8Zg


Fun stuff!

The Theme for The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG1fmfZGuWw&feature=related

The perfect theme to the perfect Western. A setting of dust and grit, shot through with violence, greed and no hesitation. Where life was cheap - but death had a price. Kinda like PG county, really....

Albert Hammond performs Free Electric Band

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvKlUfVb90Y

Another obscure pop song that I suspect I'm the only fan of....

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

I loved this tune back in the Summer of '70. Does anyone remember it?

fanvid for Funkadelic performing One Nation Under A Groove

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6PNt596w3U&feature=related

Laibach's video for their cover of Sympathy For The Devil

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5E-OsFSr5h8

Something light....

Luka Bloom performs Gone To Pablo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7iRx8A3O3A

A wonderful song of love, loyalty and loss.

Shadows are lengthening....

With the beginning of August, (and the passing of First Harvest/Lammas/Lughnasadh), we start to enter the Fall. Oh, I know we've still got weeks of Summer left - I'm sure we've got several good heat waves left around NoVa, but the Sun is setting sooner, there's a subtle desperation to the heat and the life around us. I'm already starting to get mail order catalogs featuring Halloween decorations, and the craft shops are starting to fill up as well. And any student will tell you that they can already feel the dead hands of school clawing away at the fringe of their consciousness....
To get you in the proper mood, I happily suggest the site for the Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore, at http://www.eapoe.org/index.htm. Great stuff and lots of nice links!

I'd also, (humbly) recommend another little blog of mine called Magick Theatre. I don't post there as often as on Weirdness, but still try to maintain a stream of information appropriate to it. The concentration is on folklore, (particularly that of the greater DC area), parapsychology, Forteana, the occult, magick, ghost hunting and whatever catches my fancy.
http://magicktheatre.blogspot.com/

a new Strindberg & Helium!!!!

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


One of my fave cartoons. Brilliant!

Scrabble as religion....

http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/craziest


A True Gameswoman....

Starfish hitler

http://www.wtfjapanseriously.com/2009/10/starfish-hitler.html


One of the oddest things I've ever seen. I gotta get this!

a fanvid tribute to drive-ins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbvNA8GOG6Y

Fond memories of the Star Drive-In in Montrose, Colorado....

Happy Anniversary to The Little Soldier Shop!

On this date in '78, Dennis Largesse purchased the Little Soldier gaming store, moved it to Alexandria, and began a renaissance in local gaming that continues to reverberate to this day. The store is gone, but the memories live on...

Happy Birthday Jerry Garcia!

http://www.jerrygarcia.com/

http://www.dead.net/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmT6udys8Tc

Happy Colorado Day!

http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite?c=Page&cid=1217585313495&pagename=GovRitter%2FGOVRLayout

Happy First Harvest!

And so the Season begins to change....