Weirdness: December 2012

There are about a dozen different Holidays that I know of that are celebrated around this time of year, depending on one's culture/attitude. I will simply wish each of you a safe and happy time.

Printable Records!

http://www.instructables.com/id/3D-Printed-Record/

Preety impressive!

(Thanks for the link, Mike!)

Paranormal Santa Sightings!

http://bostonglobe.com/ideas/2012/12/23/saw-paranormal-santa-claus/4HNUxlrZLFvo3T46VNTSJL/story.html

Christmas Eve In Washington

http://www.christmaseveinwashington.net/

Yes, I know, it's sappy, but it's all we've got for the Season....

Happy Birthday Fritz Leiber!

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

Happy National Eggnog Day!

Yum!

Bohemian Rhapsody - The Hobbit version...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2Zp1UFZgyw&feature=youtu.be

(Thanks for the link, Jesse!)

Insert Fedreal Worker Joke Here...

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/coworkers-attacked-by-gas-645132

(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

RIP Lee Dorman

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/iron-butterfly-bassist-lee-dorman-dies-at-age-70-authorities-say-no-foul-play-suspected/2012/12/21/1c469f7e-4bd2-11e2-8758-b64a2997a921_story.html

(Thanks for the link, Edmund!)

Happy Birthday to The Good, The Bad & the Ugly!

Premiered on this date in 1966.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060196/

Happy Festivus!

http://www.festivusbook.com/

Happy Roots Day!

http://www.punchbowl.com/holidays/roots-day\

Science Fiction t Fact

http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/27-science-fictions-that-became-science-facts-in-2

(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

Happy Birthday to Trinity!

Premiered on this date in 1970.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067355/?ref_=fn_al_tt_4

Happy Birthday to The Mummy! (the film)

Premiered on this date in 1932.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023245/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2

Happy Birthday James Burke!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Burke_%28science_historian%29
Genius...

The (Multi) Million Dollar Book

http://www.michaeleisen.org/blog/?p=358

(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

A fun take on Fifty Shades of Grey

http://www.pw.org/content/ron_charles_on_e_l_james

(Thanks for the link, Carol!)

Steve van Zandt producing a new rock'n'roll film!

http://www.npr.org/2012/12/19/166965209/not-fade-rock-n-roll-here-to-stay

(Thanks for the link, Doug!)

The first (effective) death ray?

http://www.rheinmetall-defence.de/en/rheinmetall_defence/public_relations/news/latest_news/details_2368.php

(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

Buckingham/Nicks to be released on CD?

http://kearth101.cbslocal.com/2012/12/06/lindsey-buckingham-talks-buckinghamnicks-reissue-i-would-say-yes/
One of the last great holdouts for CD release...

Happy Birthday to The President's Analyst!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062153/

One of my fave movies. Premiered on this date in 1967.

Happy Birthday Vampira!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0885533/

Happy Birthday Frank Zappa!

http://www.zappa.com/flash/dec4/

Happy Mumping Day!

http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/brewers/mumping-day.html

Happy National Kiwi Fruit Day!

Yum!

Happy Hamburger Day!

http://www.fiveguys.com/

Happy Solstice!

An oldie but goody for the Season...

http://www.kraftmstr.com/christmas/humor/xfiles.html

Boiling to Freezing in about a second

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/boiling-water-turns-snow-siberia-171453719.html

Ah yes, Russia's ultimate Defense against invasion, "General Winter"...

(Thanks for the link, Mike!)

Happy Birthday Billy Bragg!

http://www.billybragg.co.uk/

Happy Birthday to The Graduate!

Premiered on this date in 1967.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061722/

Happy National Fried Shrimp Day!

Yum!

http://www.harriscrabhouse.com/

NORAD tracks Santa

http://www.noradsanta.org/en/

I've always thought that this was a cute idea. I just wish that they'd update/upgrade their graphics. I mean, you're the hi-tech folks, right?

Happy Chewidden Thursday!

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

Boner

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4702693/Swedish-skeleton-sex-woman-convicted-of-disturbing-the-peace-of-dead.html

A stick(y) up?

http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/18/world/americas/maple-syrup-heist/index.html

I love the idea of a global strategic reserve for syrup...

(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

Headline of the Day....

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/12/19/167639501/mealworms-beat-meat-for-a-place-on-the-menu-in-environmental-study?ft=1&f=1001

I'm not sure I want to see mealworms doing this...

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Four Battles Won By Food

http://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/4-battles-won-by-using-food-as-weapon/

I've never heard of the Uruguayan Navy's cheese artillery before...

(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

The Water Skiing Santa is on December 24th

http://www.waterskiingsanta.com/

A DC tradition....

Happy Anniversary to The Crisis!

First published by Thomas Paine on this date in 1776. One of the essential elements in The Revolution.

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

Happy Brithday Phil Ochs!

http://www.sonnyochs.com/philbio.html

One of my all-time faves....

Oh, The Cowmanity!

http://gizmodo.com/5969393/watch-the-madness-of-a-truck-full-of-cows-spilling-onto-the-highway

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Hall & Oates - In The News!!!

http://jimromenesko.com/2012/12/12/contest-over-we-have-the-best-crime-story-of-the-year/

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Happy Birthday to For A Few Dollars More!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059578/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Premiered on this date in 1965. My favorite spaghetti western.

Happy Birthday to The Grinch!

First broadcast on this date in 1966.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060345/

Happy Birthday Michael Moorcock!

http://www.multiverse.org/

One of the last great living fantasy writers.

Happy Birthday Keith Richards!

http://www.keithrichards.com/

Happy Birthday Christopher Fry!

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/221164/Christopher-Fry
A brilliant writer, and originator of one of my all-time favorite characters - a guy named Thomas Mendip....

RIP Daniel Inouye

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

A member of the famous 442nd. A unit I am in total awe of. An American Hero and Patriot.

They're not just about waffles anymore!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/12/belgian-hotel-casanus_n_2288070.html

(Thanks for the link and title, Mike!)

Happy Saturnalia!

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/525217/Saturnalia

Happy Birthday to The Simpsons!

Premiered on this date in 1989.

http://www.thesimpsons.com/

Happy Birthday to Night of the Demon!

Premiered on this date in 1957. Great horror movie.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050766/

Happy Birthday Paul Rodgers!

http://www.paulrodgers.com/

Happy Birthday Eddie Kendricks!

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

Chirstmas Spirit!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gCgV-FnEcGQ

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

The "Return" of Gary Gygax...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelpeck/2012/12/12/gary-gygax-returns-from-the-grave-for-dungeons-and-dragons/

The suits and machinations around Gygax are minor legends in the wargames world. It'll be interesting to see how this situation pans out.

Happy Birthday Benny Andersson!

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

Happy Birthday Billy Gibbons!

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

Anniversary fo the Boston Tea Party!

http://www.boston-tea-party.org/

Happy Birthday to Young Frankenstein!

Premiered on this date in 1974. Brilliant.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072431/

Happy Birthday to One Two Three!

One of my favorite movies. Premiered on this date in 1961.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055256/

Happy Birthday Alan Freed!

http://www.alanfreed.com/

Happy Birthday Dave Clark!

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

Happy Birthday Tim Conway!

http://www.timconway.com/

Happy Birthday John Hammond, Sr.!

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/john-hammond/about-john-hammond/626/

Happy Bill of Rights Day!

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights.html

Wreaths Across America Day

http://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/

On paper, it seems kind of corny and even wasteful to me. But the reality is that there is something quite moving (at least to me) when going over to Arlington and seeing it all decked out.

Happy Birthday to I'm Gonna Git You Sucka!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095348/

Premiered on this date in 1988.

Happy Birthday Patty Duke!

http://www.officialpattyduke.com/

Happy Birthday Morey Amsterdam!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0025440/

Happy Birthday Spike Jones!

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

Genius. Essential.

Happy Halcyon Days!

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/halcyon-days.html

Climbing to the top of a tower....

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

Impressive. I get a touch of vertigo just watching stuff like this.

(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

Indy Lives!!!!

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/mystery-university-chicago-sent-elaborate-402202
This is pretty neat...

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

A site devoted to Mucilage!

http://www.thecakelady.ca/lepagesglue/mucilage.html

(Thanks for the link, John!)

Happy Birthday to Patti Smith's Horses album!

Released on this date in 1975. One of my all-time faves.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horses_%28album%29

Happy Birthday Dick Van Dyke!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001813/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

Happy National Ice Cream Day!

http://justinesicecream.com/

Yum!

Happy Picrous Day!

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

Happy Birthday to The Wolf Man! (the film)

Premiered on this date in 1941.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034398/

Happy Birthday Edward G. Robinson!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000064/

Happy Birthday Rob Tyner!

http://www.i94bar.com/sixteen/tyner.html

Happy Birthday Dionne Warwick!

http://www.dionnewarwick.info/

Happy Birthday Karl Wagner!

http://karledwardwagner.org/

One of my fave horror and sword & sorcery authors.

Happy Birthday to V For Vendetta!

Premiered on this date in 2005.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434409/

Happy Birthday to The Capitol Steps!

A famous DC comedy troupe that started on this date in 1981.

http://www.capsteps.com/

Happy Birthday George Mason!

http://www.gunstonhall.org/georgemason/

http://www.nps.gov/gemm/index.htm

http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/biographies/george-mason/

Happy Birthday Emily Dickinson!

http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/155

http://www.emilydickinsonmuseum.org/

Happy Birthday CBGB's!

http://www.cbgb.com/

Opened on this date in 1973.

Happy National Lager Day!

http://www.stonebrew.com/

Yum!

Happy Birthday to A Charlie Brown Christmas!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059026/

Premiered on this date in 1965. What can one say, A Classic; and one of the best Christmas themed albums of all time.

Happy Birthday Michael Dorn!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000373/

Happy birthday Margaret Hamilton!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002121/

Happy Birthday Joan Armatrading!

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

Happy Birthday Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001195/

Count Gore show - LIVE!!!!

http://www.countgore.com/Power.htm

This is very tempting...

Article and Headline of the Day

http://www.smh.com.au/national/trained-by-a-baron-and-backed-by-bambi-now-west-papua-freedom-fighter-faces-jail-20121206-2ayc7.html

The Oldest of the Oldest Profession

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Photos+Amsterdam+oldest+prostitutes/7657382/story.html?cid=hot_photo

On, Wisconsin!

http://www.digitalspy.com/odd/news/a442751/badgers-blamed-for-leicester-road-collapse.html?rss

Alert Magnus!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20501091

The cutting edge of confetti

http://www.smh.com.au/world/romney-confetti-rains-on-new-york-parade-20121126-2a22n.html

A bomb map of London from the Blitz

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ihvX7Cs_6l_5Vj1bVPniiBVEC_MQ?docId=CNG.51019d6b83c624ed83a96d070da392c7.651

Amazing!

(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

I will never die

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ihvX7Cs_6l_5Vj1bVPniiBVEC_MQ?docId=CNG.51019d6b83c624ed83a96d070da392c7.651

(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

Catfish VS Pigeons

http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/45134/catfish+found+to+beach+themselves+orca-like+to+catch+land+birds/

Interesting behavioral adaption.

Star Trek Film News!

http://entertainment.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/07/15736805-khaaan-maybe-star-trek-2-movie-teaser-wont-say-or-will-it?lite

The cutting (and Cthulhuesque) edge or prosthetic arms

http://www.techhive.com/article/2018985/tentacle-prosthetic-arm-tricks-people-into-thinking-you-re-really-the-cthulhu.html

Happy Birthday Jerry Butler!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Butler_%28singer%29

Happy Birthday Jim Morrison!

http://www.biography.com/people/jim-morrison-9415576

Happy Birthday Sinead O'Connor!

http://www.sineadoconnor.com/

Happy Birthday Flip Wilson!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0933400/

Happy Birthday Vlad Tepes!

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

Mr. Excitement!

Happy Birthday Allan B. Calhamer!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_B._Calhamer

Inventor of Diplomacy. One of the greatest games of all time.

Happy Birthday Tom Waits!

http://www.tomwaits.com/

Happy Birthday Harry Chapin!

http://www.harrychapinmusic.com/

Happy Birthday Eli Wallach!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0908919/

Happy Letter Writing Day!

http://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/letter-writing-day/

A lost art....

Today is Pearl Harbor Day

http://www.pacifichistoricparks.org/

http://www.nps.gov/valr/index.htm

RIP Ed Cassidy

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/spirit-drummer-ed-cassidy-dead-at-89/

Happy Birthday David Ossman!

http://firesigntheatre.com/media/media.php?member=Ossman

Rube Goldberg Meets Hanukkah!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=We-KRSy64r4

I am a total sucker for anything Rube Goldberg-inspired. The man was a genius. And this little video is great!

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Turkey VS The Simpsons

http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelpeck/2012/12/05/turkey-cracks-down-on-blasphemous-simpsons-episode/

(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

Pizza Hut Fragrance

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/12/05/pizza-hut-selling-bizarre-new-pizza-scented-perfume/

Sigh....

(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

The Ghost Elevator

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7N5OhNplEd4

It's interesting. At first I was appalled, both for the safety of the victims, as well as the "ghost", (who might've gotten slugged). But the more I viewed it, the more amused I became.

(Thanks for the link, Audrey!)

Happy Ninja Day!

http://www.dayoftheninja.com/index2.html

Happy Birthday Little Richard!

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

Happy Birthday Alvy Moore!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0600886/

Happy Repeal Day!

http://www.repealday.org/

Cheers!

The Brain Drain...

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/12/03/woman-running-nose-revealed-to-be-leaking-brain-fluid/print#ixzz2E6FM8lvm

(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

I once was blind, but now I see....

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/12/03/expensive-whiskey-saves-mans-sight/

(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

Happy Birthday Southside Johnny!

http://www.southsidejohnny.com/

Happy National Cookie Day!

Yum!

Your house as a snow globe!

http://www.draftfcb.com/holiday2011/

(Thanks for the link, Rob!)

Happy Birthday Ozzy!

http://www.ozzy.com/us/home

Happy National Apple Pie Day!

Yum!

The real "Q"

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2225244/Q-s-war-secrets-007-style-gadgets-including-tiny-compasses-gold-teeth-cameras-cigarette-lighters-helped-PoWs-flee-Nazis.html

Anamorphic Illusions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBNHPk-Lnkk
Pretty amazing!

(Thanks for the link, Mike!)

Happy Birthday Jonathan Frid!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0294847/

Alert Buffy!

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/12/01/serbian-villagers-stock-up-on-garlic-in-fear-vampire-rumor/?intcmp=trending

(Thanks for the link, Mike!)

Happy Birthday Woody Allen!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000095/

Happy Birthday John Densmore!

http://www.johndensmore.com/

Happy National Pie Day!

Yum!

http://www.dutchhaven.com/

Weirdness

Monday, December 31, 2012

A site devoted to the rim shot...

Happy Birthday Burton Cummings!

Happy Hogmanay!

Happy Birthday George C. Marshall!

Happy National Champagne Day!

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Edward Gorey Meets Dr. Who

Happy Birthday John Otto!

Happy Birthday Skeeter Davis!

Happy Birthday Tracy Ullman!

Happy Birthday Jeff Lynne!

Happy Birthday Mike Nesmith!

Happy Birthday Davy Jones!

Happy Birthday Patti Smith!

Happy Birthday Bo Diddley!

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Nice listing of some tech breakthroughs in 2012

Six movie locations that you'll instantly recognize

The Soviet version of The Hobbit!

Crime Wave!

German spies at Pearl Harbor

Vikings VS Dinosaurs?

Super Chess!

RIP Harry Carey Jr.

The art of pencil sharpening

Happy Birthday Ray Thomas!

Happy Birthday Barbara Steele!

Happy Birthday Mary Tyler Moore!

Happy Birthday Marianne Faithfull!

Friday, December 28, 2012

Headline of the Day

Plumber bookshelves

The Count Gore De Vol 40th Anniversary Show!

Happy Birthday Alex Chilton!

Happy Birthday Nichelle Nichols!

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Happy Birthday Michael Pinder!

Happy Birthday Sydney Greenstreet!

Happy Birthday Marlene Dietrich!

Happy National Fruitcake Day!

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

RIP Gerry Anderson

Frankenchicks

The Ghostbusters VS "Cathuhu"

Happy Birthday to I Want To Hold Your Hand!

Happy Birthday to Monterey Pop!

Happy Birthday Steverino!

Happy Birthday Elisha Cook!

Happy National Candy Cane Day!

Happy Wren Day!

Happy Boxing Day!

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Comparing Enterprises

Happy Birthday to The Exorcist!

Happy Birthday Shane MacGowan!

Happy Birthday Rod Serling!

Happy Birthday Cab Calloway!

Happy Birthday Humphrey Bogart!

Happy National Pumpkin Pie Day!

Merry Christmas - Happy Holidays!

Monday, December 24, 2012

Printable Records!

Paranormal Santa Sightings!

Christmas Eve In Washington

Happy Birthday Fritz Leiber!

Happy National Eggnog Day!

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Bohemian Rhapsody - The Hobbit version...

Insert Fedreal Worker Joke Here...

RIP Lee Dorman

Happy Birthday to The Good, The Bad & the Ugly!

Happy Festivus!

Happy Roots Day!

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Science Fiction t Fact

Happy Birthday to Trinity!

Happy Birthday to The Mummy! (the film)

Happy Birthday James Burke!