Dick Cavett reviews two new books on Groucho

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/30/groucho-lives-in-two-places/

Gummy Cthulhu!

http://www.cryptocurium.com/?page_id=368

PEEPS!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/peeps-show-vi/2012/03/27/gIQAswMmfS_gallery.html?hpid=z6

Interesting article about Bill Shatner

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/myra-chanin/shatners-world_b_1300505.html

Lost Music For A Lost Generation

http://www.jazzwax.com/2012/03/weekend-wax-bits-3.html
The first part of this column is the part that I'm interested in.  It's been running around in my mind, too.  One of the several changes in pop culture over the past twenty years seems to me to be the apparent impermanence of it all.  As I've pointed out to many of you in conversations, you will always be able to purchase record and CD players, (although you might have to go online to do so).  Your music collection will always be readily accessible.  But I doubt the same can be said for the electrons that are now being used to replace these formats.  I have, and still play, records that are nearly 50 years old.  Is there any software of half that age that still is useable on a modern computer/iphone?  People brag to me about having tens of thousands of songs on their little mobile device - but will you still have them in even six years time?  And anything that can destroy an LP or CD will do the same to one's computer memory.  But the opposite is not true. 
Maybe I'm wrong, but I really do see a potential shift. I really do wonder if today's ten year old will have the same types of frames of reference as I and my contemporaries do. 


(Thanks for the link and title, Erik!)

Happy Birthday to The Matrix!

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

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

Happy World Backup Day!

http://www.worldbackupday.com/

Happy National Clams On The Half Shell Day!

Yum!

http://www.harriscrabhouse.com/

The Slow Books Movement

/http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/03/a-slow-books-manifesto/254884/

Live (?) V-2 Re-Discovered!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2122370/They-V2-Pensioner-told-police-saw-Hitlers-rocket-drop-sea-vindicated-warhead-intact-mudfield.html

I find it incredible that this was ignored at the time. 

Happy Birthday God!

http://www.ericclapton.com/

Happy Birthday Lene Lovich!

http://www.lenelovich.com/

Happy Birthday Graeme Edge!

http://www.moodybluestoday.com/index.cfm/pk/content/pid/400334

Happy Birthday John Astin!

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

Bacon Coffin

http://www.happyplace.com/15150/coffin-that-looks-like-bacon

Obviously, we have to create a cerebral palsy cocktail...

http://consumerist.com/2012/03/restaurant-were-honoring-the-albino-rhino-not-demeaning-people-with-albinism.html


(Thanks for the link, Mike!)

A little somethin' for the ladies...

http://consumerist.com/2012/03/dont-worry-thats-just-bread-mold-on-your-tampon.html

Oh...my...gods...

(Thanks for the link, Mike!)

Happy Birthday Patty Donahue!

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

Happy Birthday Eric Idle!

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

Happy Birthday Terence Hill!

http://www.terencehill.com/

All the Batman window cameos

http://boingboing.net/2012/03/27/all-the-window-cameos-from-the.html

Neat-O!


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Tanksgiving

http://www.france24.com/en/20120328-new-zealand-offers-tourists-tanks-memories?ns_campaign=send_to_friend&ns_mchannel=email_marketing&ns_source=wire_en&ns_linkname=20120328_new_zealand_offers_tourists_tanks_memories&ns_fee=0


(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

RIP Earl Scruggs

http://deathbeeper.com/2980701.html

Pistols Firing Underwater in slo-mo

http://www.neatorama.com/2011/08/18/pistols-firing-underwater-in-slow-motion/

Pretty neat!

(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

More info about the new Bayou documentary

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/value-added-a-passion-project-leads-to-documentary-on-the-bayou/2012/03/23/gIQALr5PaS_story.html?wpisrc=emailtoafriend


(Thanks for the link, Karen!)

Fast Food Nation

http://www.happyplace.com/15095/the-10-most-deliciously-absurd-fast-food-related-crimes-ever-committed

Tacocopter

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/23/tacocopter-startup-delivers-tacos-by-unmanned-drone-helicopter_n_1375842.html?ref=topbar

Tsunami 'ghost ship'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17500008

I'd think it would be dangerous to have something like that floating wherever.  Am surprised that no one's navy or coast guard aren't using it for target practice.

Blitz Kids

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/310225/Book-Review-Blitz-Kids-The-Children-s-War-Against-Hitler-by-Sean-Longden

Another interesting footnote to the War.

hitler shampoo

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=628&sid=2801854

Sigh....

Happy Birthday Leonard Nimoy!

http://www.theofficialleonardnimoyfanclub.com/

Happy Birthday Strother Martin!

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

Happy Birthday Diana Ross!

http://www.dianaross.de/

Great article about Dark Sahdows and interview with Tim Burton

http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/03/23/dark-shadows-on-set-exclusive-johnny-depp-tim-burton-back-in-black/#/0

I am so looking forward to this.

Soiled Doves of New Orleans in 1912

http://www.retronaut.co/2012/03/storyville-streetwalkers-new-orleans-c-1912/

Fascinating, in the breadth of poses and dress.  A few seem to reject the common view, and appear in what seems like full Victorian respectability, while others seem to revel in the more common perception.  It would be interesting to see similar collections is, say, ten year intervals from the earliest days of photography to the present and compare/contrast the changes in styles, as well as the poses. 

Anniversary of the Lyon Sisters Disappearance

http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=98861

One of the saddest mysteries in DC.  It is amazing and frightening how success

Happy Birthday John Keel!

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

Happy Birthday Johnny Burnette!

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

Happy Birthday Elton!

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

Happy Birthday Aretha!

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

A haunting in Arlington

http://www.wjla.com/articles/2012/03/north-arlington-ghost-construction-worker-quits-after-margaret-febrey-sighting-73955.html

Emails from the Dead

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2115530/Mystery-messages-grave-Friends-family-receiving-emails-man-died-summer.html

So much for the old Ouija Board....

Free Pizza!

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120315/NATION/203150497/1478/rss

New collection of Lovecraft's favorite horror stories!

http://www.miskatonicbooks.com/THE-GHOST-OF-FEAR-AND-OTHERS-H.-P.-Lovecraft-s-Favorite-Horror-Stories-edited-by-S.-T.-Joshi-Signed-Limited-Hardcover.html

Ben Franklin's expressions for drunkeness

http://now.msn.com/living/0323-ben-franklin-drunk.aspx

Fun stuff!

(Thanks for the link, Tom!)

Happy Birthday Alyson Hannigan!

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

Happy Birthday Nick Lowe!

http://nicklowe.com/

Happy Birthday Harry Houdini!

http://www.houdinitribute.com/

Batman nailed in Montgomery County!

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=52&sid=2799175

Happy Birthday Ric Ocasek!

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

Happy Birthday Chaka Khan!

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

Happy National Chip & Dip Day!

Yum!

http://www.rt11.com/

Happy National Puppy Day!

http://www.dailypuppy.com/

Happy Liberty Day!

http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/on-this-day/March/On-This-Day--Patrick-Henry-Delivers-Liberty-or-Death-Speech.html

Ancient earth weather

http://www.newsdesk.umd.edu/scitech/release.cfm?ArticleID=2646

If I am reading this correctly, the climate was dominated by microbe farts.



(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

Snow Globes - The Silent Killer!

http://gizmodo.com/5895269/snow-globes-set-fire-to-a-couch-by-magnifying-the-suns-rays


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Happy Birthday Chico!

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

Happy Birthday Werner Klemperer!

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

Happy Birthday William Shatner!

http://www.williamshatner.com/

And Happy International Talk Like William Shatner Day!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fJOaqsBXAc

Jack Benny & Mel Blanc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=o1FUgqn2y1g#!

Two amazing talents....

Monster Bash coming to Pennsylvania in June

http://www.monsterbashnews.com/bash.html

The mechanical horse of 1933

http://www.retronaut.co/2012/03/alzettas-mechanical-horse-1933/

Weird...

Happy World Poetry Day!

http://home.earthlink.net/~kristenaa/naughty/

Happy Spring Equinox!

Married To The Sea

http://www.marriedtothesea.com/

A huge collection of wonderful (and wicked) comics!


(Thanks for the link, Chris!)

Musical horses lose the battle

http://www.strategypage.com/cic/docs/cic384b.asp

A fascinating little tidbit of military history!


(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

hitler in hollywood

http://www.hikespeak.com/trails/rustic-canyon-murphy-ranch-nazi-ruins/

Fascinating, I was not familiar with this.

Happy Birthday John de Lancie!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0209496/

Happy Birthday Carl Reiner!

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

Happy Birthday Dick Dyszel - Count Gore De Vol!

http://www.dickdyszel.com/

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

Bruce & Eric Burdon perform We Gotta Get Out Of This Place

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6emD2Jb6y8Y

I know, Eric's lost his voice.  I don't care.  This is Bedrock.

A British/Vichy Alliance?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17390290

A fascinating bit of history - if true.  But there were all sorts of plans and plots and hopes afoot, particularly between July 1940 and November 1941.  It's possible.  It's even possible that Churchill knew....


(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

Tough Nerds

http://www.happyplace.com/14909/how-to-administer-the-nerdiest-beatdown-imaginable

Pete Seeger - Forever Young

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/03/pete-seeger-forever-young-bob-dylan-amnesty-international.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&dlvrit=95857

Very cool...  One of my fondest memories of working at the record store was having him do an in-store, and I got to meet him and help get set up in the store, as well as get him to autograph some of his older and more obscure records, (he was impressed!).  Very nice guy, and an essential centerpiece to American culture.

(Thanks for the link, Erik!)

Tesla Meets Lynyrd Skynyrd

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbLshnfu0wY

Fun stuff!


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Art inspired by Weird Al Yankovic

http://nineteeneightyeight.com/collections/is-this-thing-on-2

Tee hee!

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Getting a cold one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSXTirkNrCA&feature=youtu.be

Amazing! 
(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Happy Birthday Bill Bowman - The Bowman Body!

http://www.bowmanbody.com/

Happy Birthday Calrence "Frogman" Henry!

http://www.neworleansfrogman.com/

Happy Birthday Patrick McGoohan!

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

http://www.netreach.net/~sixofone/

My favorite radio show of all time

http://undergroundgarage.com/

I just love Little Steven's Underground Garage!  The perfect mix of old, new, well-known, and obscure; all presented by a man who knows and loves pop culture.  Absolutely Essential.

Military STD posters from the World Wars

http://www.retronaut.co/2012/03/military-std-posters-1918-1945/

Happy Birthday Wilson Pickett!

http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Wilson%20Pickett.html

Happy Sheelah's Day!

http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Sheelah%27s+Day

Happy National Oatmeal Cookie Day!

Yum!

Rip Phyllis Benjamin of the International Fortean Society

http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/benjamin-obit/

Pinto Beans - the silent killer

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/9148115/Man-killed-buried-under-20-foot-mound-of-pinto-beans.html

The cutting edge of thievery

http://rt.com/news/australia-restaurant-base-jump-699/

Preparing for the space jump

http://www.space.com/14928-space-jump-supersonic-skydive-practice.html

UFO over Virginia Beach

http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981187130

Happy Birthday Karl Straub!

http://www.karlstraubmusic.com/

Happy Birthday Pattie Boyd!

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

Happy Birthday Paul Kantner!

http://www.jeffersonstarshipsf.com/

Happy Birthday John Sebastian!

http://johnbsebastian.com/

Happy Evacuation Day!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evacuation_Day_%28Massachusetts%29

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

http://stpatricksday.com/

You couldn't pay me...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/marlborough-express/news/6564102/Don-t-ask-what-hes-drinking

Nope, I'll try a lot of stuff.  Not that.

I thought I felt a chill...

http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474981183580

Moving a country...

http://www.phenomenica.com/2012/03/pacific-nation-plans-to-relocate-to.html

For some reason, I am reminded of Woody Allen's film, What's Up Tigerlily.  If only these guys could find the secret egg salad recipe, they'd be safe and secure.

Timothy Leary Smiles...

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2012/03/lsd-as-effective-as-standard-t.html

Behavior modification was why he got into acid in the first place...

A nice collection of tributes to Peter Bergman

http://peterbergman.chromiumswitch.org/

Dark Shadows Trailer!

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/wb/darkshadows/

Bruce explains Rock'N'Roll and what goes into success

http://www.npr.org/blogs/therecord/2012/03/15/148693171/bruce-springsteen-on-the-meaning-of-music?sc=21&f=10001

This is wonderful! 

(Thanks for the link, Erik!)

A new Dr. Horrible from Josh Whedon!

http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/03/whedon-new-dr-horrible/

Fun stuff!

Riding the Space Shuttle booster

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aCOyOvOw5c&feature=youtu.be

Amazing film!



(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Happy Birthday Jerry Jeff Walker!

http://www.jerryjeff.com/

Happy Birthday Leo McKern!

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

Happy Birthday Elliott Murphy!

http://www.elliottmurphy.com/

Happy Birthday Nancy Wilson!

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

Happy Bacchanalia Festivals!

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/47767/Bacchanalia

Happy Birthday Plan 9 From Outer Space!

Premiered on this date in 1959.

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

Happy Birthday Forbidden Planet!

Premiered on this date in 1956.

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

Happy Birthday Sly Stone!

http://www.slystonemusic.com/

The Buzzards Return To Hinckley!

http://www.clemetparks.com/events/buzzards.asp

Happy Ides of March/National Brutus Day!

http://www.answers.com/topic/brutus-day

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

The Force is strong in that one....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8rzkCkFIus


(Thanks for the link, Peter!)

Happy Birthday Michael Martin Murphey!

http://michaelmartinmurphey.com/

Happy Birthday Michael Caine!

http://www.michaelcaine.com/

Happy Birthday Einstein!

http://einstein.biz/

Happy National Potato Chip Day!

Yum!

http://www.rt11.com/

Happy Pi Day!

http://www.piday.org/

Bravo New Jersey!

http://wtop.com/?nid=41&sid=2783685


For too long have DC's arteries been clogged by the automotive equivalent of the halt and the lame.  I was just behind some clown on the third lane of the Beltway with no one in front of him, going 45mph!  Ride the fucking bus, castrato!  Actually, I believe that monetary fines are far too lenient for the detritus that gets in the way around here.  Death!  Death is the only answer...

Rita Hayworth is Stayin' Alive!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz3CPzdCDws

Fun stuff!


(Thanks for the link, Millie!)

A plug

http://www.tiffanydugan.com/
 
My friend Tiffany had a new website displaying and promoting her artwork, (I'm a particular fan of her paintings).  Check the site out - highly recommended!


(Thanks for the link, Missy!)

Happy Birthday Uranus!

The foundation of a thousand jokes. Discovered on this date in 1781.

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

Happy Birthday Vanishing Point!

Premiered on this date in '71, (some references state that it was 1/15).  One of my all-time fave movies.

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

Happy Birthday Mike Stoller!

http://www.leiberstoller.com/

I like your style, Kid...

http://www.happyplace.com/14697/the-most-insane-letter-ever-written-by-a-child-to-a-tv-weatherman

Happy Birthday James Taylor!

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

Happy Birthday Liza Minnelli!

http://www.officiallizaminnelli.com/

Happy Birthday Agent 99!

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

Happy Genealogy Day!

http://www.answers.com/topic/genealogy-day

Happy Birthday Douglas Adams!

http://www.douglasadams.com/


Genius.  Essential.

Happy Birthday Nina Hagen!

http://www.beepworld.de/members77/ninahagendas/

Happy Johnny Appleseed Day!

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

Happy Penny Loaf Day!

http://calendarcustoms.com/articles/newark-penny-loaf-day/

My next corkscrew

http://www.buzzfeed.com/forestf/awesome-wine-de-corking-machine-3mn9

The Flyguy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inPbL92mcWY&feature=related

Fun stuff!  Of course, this is going to set off all sorts of reports of flying humanoids, etc.  The UFO and Fortean communities are going to be deluged.


(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

The Incredible Monster Trap

http://gizmodo.com/5892142/this-incredible-monster+trapping-rube-goldberg-machine-was-built-by-a-seven+year+old

I love that kid.

Alexandra Holzer writes about her father, Hans - famous supernatural investigator

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alexandra-holzer/hans-holzer-the-man-behin_b_1326837.html

My hometown

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ny-campaign-arrest-should-scare-dc-politicians/2011/03/01/gIQAhdJ61R_story.html

Talk about shooting fish in a barrel.  Accusing a DC politician of corruption is like accusing the sun of rising in the East.

A nice interview with Matt Groening

http://www.metro.co.uk/tv/892550-matt-groening-i-could-easily-fill-up-my-entire-life-just-working-on-futurama

Coming soon - The Complete Dark Shadows on DVD

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Dark-Shadows-The-Complete-Original-Series/16643

Shamrock Fest is coming!

http://shamrockfest.com/

New military research into the "sixth sense"

http://www.livescience.com/18850-military-sixth-sense-soldiers-intuition.html

Johnny Depp as Tonto!?

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/johnny-depp-eager-reinvent-tonto-role-lone-ranger-movie-armie-hammer-article-1.1035719?localLinksEnabled=false

Happy Birthday Buffy The Vampire Slayer!

Premiered on this date in 1997. 

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

http://www.buffyworld.com/

RIP Jimmy Ellis

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-rt-us-jimmyellisbre8280z9-20120309,0,6923846.story

RIP Peter Bergman of Firesign Theatre

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/03/firesign-theatres-peter-bergman-dies-at-72.html

I am totally bummed out.  Really.

http://firesigntheatre.com/index.php

Parapalooza in Gettysburg this month

http://www.phenomevents.com/

A little pre-St Paddy's fun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oxSeTZkJsI&feature=youtu.be

(Thanks for the link, Nancy!)

The return of the codpiece

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htinf/articles/20120308.aspx


(Thanks for the link and title, Dennis!)

Happy Birthday John Cale!

http://john-cale.com/

http://werksman.home.xs4all.nl/cale/

Happy Birthday Mark Lindsay!

http://www.marklindsay.com/

Happy Panic Day!

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

Happy National Crab Meat Day!

Yum!

http://captainwhitesseafood.com/

Carole King demos to be released

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2012/03/carole-king-to-release-the-legendary-demos-/1#.T1lAkXmAr5y

Very cool...

My next t-shirt

http://skreened.com/skreenshots/cool-starfleet-sent-me-a-red-shirt/all-items

Kids really need to stay away from cocaine...

http://www.happyplace.com/14558/extremely-short-tempered-girl-lets-loose-a-profane-rant-about-leap-year

The Virginia Renaissance Faire is in two month!

http://www.varf.org/

KISS mini-gold

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/la-fi-mo-kiss-vegas-20120303,0,895746.story

A nice article about jerusalem Syndrome

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2012/02/ff_jerusalemsyndrome/all/1

Happy Birthday Alan Hale, Jr.!

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

Oh, what a tangled web...

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/892410-millions-of-spiders-spin-ghostly-grid-of-cobwebs-in-australian-field

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Happy Birthday King Kong!

Premiered on this date in 1933.

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

Happy Birthday Willard Scott!

A local DC legend.

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

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

Happy Birthday Peter Wolf!

http://www.peterwolf.com/

Happy Birthday Mary Wilson!

http://marywilson.com/

Happy Birthday Lou Costello!

http://www.abbottandcostello.net/

WWII Miniatures

http://www.retronaut.co/2010/06/welcome-to-marwencol/

Amazing...

As I slowly turn to compost....

http://blog.sfgate.com/sfmoms/2012/01/23/video-13-year-old-girl-holds-a-record-for-the-first-time/

Ah yes, back in the olden days we banged the rocks together and listened to records as we ate brontosaurus meat, etc.  I will now use my walker to hobble back to my oxygen tank and complain about the god damned kids playing on my lawn...



(Thanks for the link, (I think...), Cristy!)

The return of the Howard Theatre!

http://www.howardtheatre.org/home.html

Excellent!  This is the very heart and soul of DC, and an historical/cultural monument.

(Thanks for the link, Erik!)

Happy Birthday to The Creature From The Black Lagoon!

Premiered on this date in 1954.

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

Happy Birthday Howard Pyle!

http://www.bpib.com/pyle.htm

One of the great illustrators.

Happy National Absinthe Day!

Yum!

http://www.drinklucid.com/

Happy St. Piran's Day!

National Day for the Cornish.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Piran%27s_Day

Anniversary of the Boston Massacre (Crispus Attucks Day)

http://www.bostonmassacre.net/

http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312848/cattucks.htm

Ra! Ra! Ra!

http://www.mcphee.com/shop/products/Despair-Pennant.html

UFO's over Forest Glen Maryland last night!

http://wtop.com/?nid=52&sid=2772256

Happy Frozen Dead Guy Days!

http://frozendeadguydays.org/

The Maze...

http://dvice.com/archives/2012/03/youd-better-bri.php

My next gaming accessories

http://www.litko.net/products/Skull-Dice-Tower.html

http://www.litko.net/products/Cthulhu-Dice-Tower.html

Happy Birthday Nosferatu!

One of my fave films.  Premiered on this date in 1922.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013442/

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

Happy Birthday Ed "Big Daddy" Roth!

http://www.ratfink.com/

Happy Birthday Kazimierz Pulaski!

http://polskiinternet.com/english/casimirpulaski.html

Happy National Game Masters Day!

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/game-masters-day-march-4th

My next t-shirt

http://www.catalogclassics.com/cgi-bin/hazel.cgi?action=DETAIL&item=VH6202S&SOURCE_CODE=C31211H&utm_medium=email&utm_source=C31211H&utm_campaign=C31211H&utm_content=Wine_Poetry%29&websource=88_PGG

Hooray For Captain Spaulding!

http://dctheatrescene.com/2012/03/01/frank-ferrante-has-bet-his-life-on-groucho/

Just got back from this performance and had a wonderful time.  Highly recommended for any fans of Groucho.  Ferrante is dead-on in his accuracy.

The good ol' days...

http://www.retronaut.co/2012/03/u-s-oil-crisis-1973/

The smart money is starting to line up on a U.S./Israeli strike against Iran sometime between June and October, with September looking particularly promising.  Of course, leaks like this are also used as ploys in negotiations, so who knows.  But if it does take place. it'll almost undoubtedly lead to an oil crisis.  For you younger folks, here's some pics from the last one...


(Thanks to Missy, for turning me on to this site!)

The Wicker Muppet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tH1VdD-nAc0

My next book stand

http://thescarecrowspost.blogspot.com/2012/02/not-your-ordinary-book-stand.html

The latest on Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter

http://io9.com/5885004/theres-even-more-sexy-abe-in-the-international-trailer-for-abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter

Dr. Seuss Taxidermy

http://io9.com/5884593/dr-seuss-taxidermy-is-equal-parts-disturbing-and-charming

Rube Goldberg helps out on a date

http://io9.com/5884445/romantic-rube-goldberg-device-pours-the-wine-and-nudges-your-date-in-for-a-kiss

Fun stuff!

New collections by Karl Wagner on the way!

http://miskatonicbooks.wordpress.com/2012/02/28/two-new-karl-edward-wagner-titles-announced-2/

One of my favorite authors.  Highly recommended!

New edition of the Cthulhu Mythos Encyclopedia

http://www.esp-books.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=283

Alert Claude Rains!

http://barrow.patch.com/articles/winder-man-calls-911-to-report-being-invisible

Kung Fu Bear

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/weirdnewsvideo/9110375/Russian-bear-claims-the-title-of-kung-fu-master.html

The official musical instrument of Wisconsin?

http://technabob.com/blog/2012/02/25/badgermin-stuffed-badger-theremin/

Wuss Canada

http://www.thespec.com/news/ontario/article/676401--cops-arrest-dad-after-daughter-draws-gun-picture

The return of the "tree lobster"

http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2012/02/24/147367644/six-legged-giant-finds-secret-hideaway-hides-for-80-years?ft=3&f=122101520&sc=nl&cc=sh-20120303

Neat little tale of conservation.

Poe as an action hero?

http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/chapter-and-verse/2012/0302/Edgar-Allan-Poe-turns-action-hero-in-the-movie-The-Raven

Happy Birthday James Doohan!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001150/

Happy Birthday Jean Harlow!

http://www.jeanharlow.com/

Happy National Mulled Wine Day!

Yum!

Nuke it!

http://www.carloslabs.com/node/20

(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

Frankenweenie Trailer!

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/frankenweenie-2/trailers/frankenweenie-teaser-trailer-28477628.html

The original was wonderful, and I'm looking forward to this!

litterasee

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/891770-billboard-promoting-literacy-night-contains-unfortunate-spelling-mistake

Happy Birthday Rory Gallagher!

Happy Birthday Lou Reed!

http://www.loureed.com/split/

Genius.  Essential.

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

http://www.seussville.com/

http://www.catinthehat.org/history.htm

Genius.  Essential.

The ultimate Goth accessory

http://www.gloommatter.com/shop/shelves/mints/12109.html

The return of o Springheel Jack

http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/local/epsomnews/9546587.Terrified_family_confronted_by__dark_figure__on_bypass/

An old favorite of Fortean phenomena

Casablanca on the Big Screen on March 21st!

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1134627241001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAA2T7rCXE~,jnekwjUYUpIWLeeee_R_QP3_m-AEqhCG&bclid=1127696386001&bctid=1478805353001

Fun stuff!

The latest on the Navy's railgun

http://news.yahoo.com/navy-railgun-tests-leading-ship-superweapon-2020-201003095.html

Amazing technology.

(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

Happy Birthday David Niven!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000057/

Happy Birthday Roger Daltrey!

http://www.thewho.com/

Happy Birthday Bill Gaines!

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

Genius.  Essential.

Happy St. David's Day!

http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/275/

Happy Whuppity Scoorie Day!

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

Happy National Peanut Butter Lovers Day!

Yum!