Count Gore De Vol!

http://www.countgore.com/

The Count is DC's own Ghost Host institution.  Now online, every week he presents a new horror movie, along with a bunch of other features devoted to fans of the genre (including interviews, book reviews, etc.).  And with us entering the Halloween Season, I hope you'll check out his site.  Fun stuff!

Gothtober Begins Tomorrow!

http://www.gothtober.com/

A wonderful site that I've been visiting for years.  Every October a new selection goes up.  They solicit short films dealing with Halloween, and for each day of October, they post a different one.  Now, I'm not saying that I've enjoyed each and every one, but there's always something of interest going on.  It's well worth you checking out.  There's real talent here!

El Colacho - The Festival That Has It All!

http://whenonearth.net/el-colacho-baby-jumping-festival-spain/
Imperiled babies, devils flogging the crowd - What's not to like?

Happy Birthday Marc Bolan!

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

Happy Birthday Marilyn McCoo!

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

Happy Ask A Stupid Question Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/ask-a-stupid-question-day/

Happy Blasphemy Day!

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

Happy National Hot Mulled Cider Day!

Yum!

Happy Eve of the Black Month!

Tonight is celebrated by all fans and addicts of Halloween as the beginning of its festivities.

Pumpkinstein!

http://ihorror.com/farmer-grows-frankenstein-shaped-pumpkins/


(Thanks for the link, Jim!)

One Pit To Rule Them All!!!

http://io9.com/every-backyard-was-sorely-lacking-in-the-fires-of-mount-1640218436

This is sooo cool!!!  I must have this, My Precious!


(Thanks for the link and title, Mathew!)

Another take on a cloaking device

http://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/watch-rochester-cloak-uses-ordinary-lenses-to-hide-objects-across-continuous-range-of-angles-70592/


(Thanks for the link, Mike!)

A new Black Eyed Child Sighting

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/black-eyed-child-returns-haunt-7846214
One of the great new Fortean mysteries - and just in time for Halloween.  We'll see a lot more of this type of story in the coming four weeks.

Bob Dylan & Science!

http://gawker.com/scientists-compete-to-hide-bob-dylan-lyrics-in-their-re-1640200141


(Thanks for the link, Hannah!)

Happy Birthday to The Prisoner!

My all-time favorite TV show.  Premiered on this date in 1967 in the UK.  Brilliant and Essential.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061287/

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

http://sixofone.com/

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

Happy Birthday Tommy Boyce!

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

Happy Birthday Jerry Lee Leiws!

http://jerryleelewis.com/

Happy Birthday Joseph Rhine!

http://archived.parapsych.org/members/jb_rhine.html

Happy Birthday Jasper Maskelyne!

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

http://www.magictricks.com/war-magician.html


A debate still goes on as to whether or not he was a fraud or hero.  I suspect that the truth lies somewhere in between.

a nice interview with Joel Hodgson

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/11/24/joel-hodgson-sunday-conversation/3675845/

Anniversary of the beginning of the seige of Yorktown

http://www.nps.gov/york/historyculture/history-of-the-siege.htm

Happy Birthday Janeane Garofalo!

http://www.janeanegarofalo.com/

Happy Birthday David Walker!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Walker_%28abolitionist%29

One of the great Abolitionists.

Happy Crack Nut Day!

http://www.schooloftheseasons.com/septdays2.html

Happy National Drink Beer Day!

http://www.stonebrewing.com/

Yum!

Pure Peruvian Proto-Punk!

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/if_perus_los_saicos_arent_the_first_punk_band_theyre_pretty_close

Neat-O!

The REAL story behind The Exorcist

I think that I posted these links some years ago, but they beat repeating, as it seems that every year someone drags up the old Exorcist story and repeats the usual lies and exaggerations about it.

http://www.strangemag.com/exorcistpage1.html

http://www.strangemag.com/halloran.html

Brain-To-Brain Communication

http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20140804060001.shtml

Pretty impressive!

A house for the atomic age...

http://www.retronaut.com/2014/08/house-for-the-atomic-age/

The thinking here seems to veer towards stupidity.  A huge glass window is all that's between you and death, with the supposed advantage being that it can be "easily replaced".  By whom?  With what?  Those shards are going to go ripping through your pathetic curtain like a threshing machine when the blast hits.  Your precious swimming pool will instantly turn to steam, boiling the strips of meat left of you after the glass has pulled a veg-o-matic on your sorry ass.  This place will look like the jerky factory from hell. 

Magia Posthuma

http://magiaposthuma.blogspot.com/

A very neat blog dedicated to exploring the history of vampirism in the Balkans.

The worm-slurping leech

http://io9.com/giant-worm-slurping-leech-filmed-for-the-first-time-1639845316

I believe we're going to see a horror movie made....

Crypto Zoo News

http://www.cryptozoonews.com/

A wonderful site devoted to cryptozaoology.

Garage Hangover

http://www.garagehangover.com/

A wonderful blog devoted to the history of garage bands.

Executed Today

http://www.executedtoday.com/about/
An interesting blog about those executed on any given date.

A blog devoted to 1966

http://1966myfavoriteyear.blogspot.com/

Pretty neat!

DC is doomed....

http://www.wtop.com/41/3710340/Tougher-than-usual-winter-predicted

The mere publishing of this prediction is going to create a massive run on our local grocery stores....

You Can't Handle The Truth!

http://www.sff.net/people/adam-troy/random/theories.htm

Since it's the 50th anniversary of Gilligan's Island, I thought I'd report the REAL story behind it....

Happy Birthday Zacherley!

http://www.zacherley.com/

Happy Birthday Randy Bachman!

http://www.randybachman.com/

Happy Birthday Thomas Nast!

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/404083/Thomas-Nast

The greatest political cartoonist of all time.  Creator of the modern image of Santa Claus.

Happy Birthday Samuel Adams!

http://www.biography.com/people/samuel-adams-9176129#synopsis

One of the Essential Men in the Revolution.

Happy Ancestor Appreciation Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/ancestor-appreciation-day/

WKRP to be issued on DVD - the right way

http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/09/wkrp-in-cincinnati-to-be-reissued-with-most-of-its-original-soundtrack/
I believe that this was the last sitcom that I could consistently enjoy. 

Not Elton - NOOOOO!!!!!!

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/lostinshowbiz/2014/sep/25/elton-john-is-homosexual-we-had-no-idea-middle-east-broadcasting-centre

Irony

http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2014/09/c-perfringens-in-c/#.VCYslRawQSM

Yellowstone's wolves - a lesson in ecology

http://sfglobe.com/?id=14064&src=share_fb_new_14064

Fascinating!

Last day for picking blackberries

A Scottish holiday - The last day for picking blackberries because the devil poisons them today by urinating and/or spitting on them at about this time of year (also is associated with Old Michaelmas Day, October 11, in parts of England).  One reason given for this behavior is because he fell into them and decided to get his revenge.

Happy Johnny Appleseed Day!

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

Happy Native American Day!

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

Nice replies to signs

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/23/best-smartasses-photos_n_5716547.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000022&ir=Weird+News

My next yard tool

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HALLOWEEN-PROP-SCYTHE-SICKLE-GRIM-REAPER-DEMON-SPINE-ZOMBIE/371147954538?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140602152332%26meid%3D5ac6da431ece4aa5873bd04f7556f16c%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D20140602152332%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D271608174055

More info on the return of MST3000!

http://www.app.com/story/entertainment/events/2014/09/24/joel-hodgson-return-mstk/16128811/

Get out the good china...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/22/nasa-astrobiology-alien-search_n_5860714.html

Wuss America

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_26597756/be-wary-when-selecting-books-children

First of all, I think the original idea of Lovecraft would be pretty neat!  Secondly, since when do you read to grade school kids, (at least after second grade)?  Let 'em read it themselves!

The Albatwitch Festivla is this weekend in Columbia, PA

http://www.albatwitchfestival.com/home.html

This one is new to me, looks like it'd be of interest to Forteans.

Happy Birthday Rocky Horror Picture Show!

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

Premiered on this date in 1975.

Happy National Comic Book Day!

http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/September/comicbookday.htm

Happy National One Hit Wonder Day!

http://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-one-hit-wonder-day-september-25/

A nice article about Anthony Bourdain

http://www.fastcompany.com/3036090/innovation-agents/anthony-bourdain-has-become-the-future-of-cable-news-and-he-couldnt-care-l#1

The cutting edge of cookbooks

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/the_condom_cookbook_your_excuse_for_rubbery_food

New remasters of Springsteen albums are on the way

http://www.backstreets.com/remasters.html

The cutting edge of FOI responses

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-29323574

The cutting edge of food marketing

http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-29312562

Hey, You Kids - Get Off Of My Lawn!

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/514021/Pensioner-grenade-noisy-teenagers?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+daily-express-world-news+%28Daily+Express+%3A%3A+World+Feed%29

Have It Your Way!

http://metro.co.uk/2014/09/22/so-someones-gone-and-created-a-burger-which-tastes-of-human-flesh-4876283/

Anniversary of Hey jude hitting #1.

In 1968.

http://vimeo.com/40759158

Happy Birthday Mr. Loaf!

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

Happy Birthday Gerry Marsden!

http://www.gerryandthepacemakers.co.uk/the-band/gerry-marsden/

Happy Birthday Jim Henson!

http://www.biography.com/people/jim-henson-9335615

Genius.  Essential.

Happy National Punctuation Day!

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

Anniversary of the Checkers Speech

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/nixon-checkers/

Happy Birthday to Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid!

Premiered on this date in 1969.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064115/

Happy Birthday Bruce!!!

http://brucespringsteen.net/

http://www.backstreets.com/

Happy Birthday Santo!

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

Happy Birthday John Lomax!

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

Happy Birthday Ray Charles!

http://www.biography.com/people/ray-charles-9245001

A Fascinating Creature

http://www.wired.com/2014/09/oxytricha-encrypted-genome/

Changes its genome every time it has sex. 

Joan Rivers - Still Posting

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/sep/19/joan-rivers-apple-iphone-6-instagram

The Selfie

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/13/gravedigger-photo-dead-body_n_5810300.html

The Gimp Man of Essex

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-29203663

Headline of the day

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/20/polygamist-women-utah-sex-assault-case

Let the horror movie begin!

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ufo-alert-scientists-puzzled-by-green-alien-eggs-found-sydney-dee-why-beach-1466509

Literary inspiration

http://www.contactmusic.com/story/nicolas-cage-buys-haunted-house-for-horror-novel_4381128

The mystery of the Deadly Double Dice

http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2014/09/the-mystery-of-the-deadly-double-dice/

Fascinating! I'd never heard of this little mystery before seeing this posting.

iPhone VS Samsung

http://www.theonion.com/articles/iphone-6-plus-vs-samsung-galaxy-s5,36969/

Fun stuff!


(Thanks for the link, Mike!)

Happy Birthday to The Music Scene!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063932/

Premiered on this date in 1969.

Happy Birthday Joan Jett!

http://www.joanjett.com/

Happy Birthday John Houseman!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002144/

Anniversary of the hanging of Nathan Hale

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/hale.htm



A Patriot.

Happy Family Day!

http://www.casagrandealliance.org/component/content/article/1-general-information/76-national-family-day-sept-22nd.html

Beginning of Vendemiaire in French revolutionary calendar

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vend%C3%A9miaire

Happy National Ice Cream Cone Day!

http://www.hopkinsfarmcreamery.com/index.cfm?ref=10100

Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation!

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/american_originals_iv/sections/preliminary_emancipation_proclamation.html

Happy Elephant Appreciation Day!

http://www.today.com/pets/its-national-elephant-appreciation-day-7-reasons-love-them-4B11216389

Happy Hobbit Day!

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

Happy Autumn Equinox!

http://www.almanac.com/content/first-day-fall-autumnal-equinox

A nice little analysis of Internet trolls

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/your-online-secrets/201409/internet-trolls-are-narcissists-psychopaths-and-sadists

Hall & Oates - and their strange little video

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/the_story_behind_hall_and_oates_ultra_wtf_video_for_shes_gone

The Cramps live on video!

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/bad_music_for_bad_people_the_second_best_cramps_footage_youll_ever_see

Happy Birthday Bill Murray!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000195/

Happy Birthday H.G. Wells!

http://www.biography.com/people/hg-wells-39224#synopsis

Genius.  Essential.

Happy Birthday Chuck Jones!

http://www.chuckjones.com/

Genius.  Essential.

Anniversary of Yes, Virginia leeter to the editor

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes,_Virginia,_there_is_a_Santa_Claus

The most famous letter to the editor and response. 

Happy Miniature Golf Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/miniature-golf-day/

Happy World Gratitude Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/world-gratitude-day/

Happy Wife Appreciation Day!

http://www.dates.abouttravelingtheworld.com/special-holidays/national-wife-appreciation-day/

Happy International Day of Peace!

http://internationaldayofpeace.org/

Happy Devil's Nutting Day!

http://www.learnenglish.de/culture/devilnutting.html

Only 40 Days Until Halloween!

Another theory about the Jersey Devil

http://whofortedblog.com/2014/09/16/chris-chaos-jersey-devil-hammerhead-bat-theory/

Happy Birthday Firefly!

Premiered on this date in 2002.  My favorite TV show from this century, (so far).  I could go on forever telling you why and how cool it is, but you'll just need to check it out yourself.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303461/

http://firefly.wikia.com/wiki/Firefly

Happy Birthday Carolyne Mas!

http://www.carolynemas.com/

One of my fave rock performers, almost totally ignored, but still great.

Happy Birthday Jay Ward!

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

Genius.

Happy Birthday Upton Sinclair!

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

Happy Eat An Apple Day!

Yum!

http://www.fallschurchva.gov/547/Farmers-Market

Happy National Rum Punch Day!

Yum!

The Internet reacts to the Scottish vote

http://mashable.com/2014/09/19/scotland-independence-memes/

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

A nice little review of downtown Vienna, Virginia

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-guide/wp/2014/09/19/street-smart-what-to-do-in-vienna-va/

Pure Pasty and the Vienna Inn are essential!

Happy Birthday Brian Epstein!

http://www.brianepstein.com/

Happy Birthday Bill Medley!

http://www.billmedley.com/

Happy Birthday Mama Cass!

http://www.casselliot.com/

Happy Birthday Brook Benton!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brook_Benton
A very under-rated R&B star.

Happy Birthday Charles Carroll!

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

A Patriot.

Happy Talk Like A Pirate Day!

http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html

The Achiever

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/gerard-depardieu-says-he-can-drink-12-13-14-bottles-of-wine-a-day/


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

The cutting edge of militayr procurement

http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-29224170

The International Association For The Preservation of Spiritual And Occult Periodicals

http://www.iapsop.com/

I just discovered this fascinating online resource.  

Second headline of the day...

http://m.yorkpress.co.uk/news/11475934.Baker_in_court_for_head_butting__27_000_sausage_roll_machine_when_it_stopped_working_properly/?ref=mr

Chernobyl Stalkers

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/09/140917-nuclear-tourism-chernobyl-stalker/
Enjoy the cancer, kids....

Headline of the Day

http://gawker.com/post-threesome-hamburger-meat-taste-test-leads-to-bathr-1635823974

More on the Lyon sisters case

http://www.wtop.com/52/3704120/Closer-to-answers-in-Lyon-sisters-case

For nearly 40 years this sad story has haunted the DC region...

Happy Birthday Alien Nation!

Premiered on this date in 1989.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096531/?ref_=nv_sr_2

Happy Birthday WKRP In Cincinnati!

Premiered on this date in 1978.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077097/

Happy Birthday P.F. Sloan!

http://www2.gol.com/users/davidr/sloan/

Happy Birthday June Foray!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004931/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Happy Birthday Eddie "Rochester" Anderson!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0026655/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Happy Birthday Leon Askin!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0039169/

Happy National Cheeseburger Day!

http://www.fiveguys.com/

Yum!

Happy Respect Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/respect-day/

Happy Birthday Anne Bancroft!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000843/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

Happy Birthday Cassandra (Elvira) Peterson!

http://elvira.hostedbywebstore.com/

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005308/

Happy Birthday Fee Waybill!

http://www.thetubes.com/waybill.htm

Happy Birthday James Smith!

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/smith.htm

A Patriot.

Happy Birthday Baron von Steuben!

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

Happy Constitution Day!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_Day_%28United_States%29

Anniversary of the beginning of the rule of Emperor Norton

He proclaimed himself Emperor on this date in 1854.

http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist1/norton.html

Lyon Sisters Breakthrough?

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/275339991.html

I have posted about this every anniversary of their disappearance.  One of the greatest mysteries in the DC area, and one of the saddest.  The news reports here aren't hype.  It really did shake the town up, and is an open wound....

DC Is #2!

http://wtop.com/654/3702672/DC-drivers-among-rudest-in-US

What the hell is going on in Idaho?!?

Happy Working Parents Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/working-parents-day/

Happy Birthday to Talking Heads 77!

Released on this date in, (duh) 1977.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talking_Heads:_77

Happy Birthday to UFO!

Premiered on this date in 1970

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063962/?ref_=nv_sr_2

Happy Birthday to The Outer Limits!

Premiered on this date in 1963.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056777/?ref_=nv_sr_2

Happy Birthday Lauren Bacall!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000002/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

Happy Birthday to The Bob Newhart Show!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068049/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Premiered on this date in 1972.

Happy Birthday to A Fistful of Dollars!

Premiered on this date in 1964.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058461/

Happy National Play Doh Day!

http://www.hasbro.com/playdoh/en_us/

Happy National Guacamole Day!

Yum!

Happy Birthday to The Haunting!

Premiered on this date in 1963.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057129/?ref_=nv_sr_6

The Women's Death Battalion of WWI

http://warfarehistorynetwork.com/daily/military-history/roles-of-women-in-world-war-1-the-russian-battalion-of-death/?mqsc=E3779031&utm_source=WhatCountsEmail&utm_medium=warfare_history_full+Warfare%20History%20Daily%20Military%20History&utm_campaign=MH%20Commentary%209/15/2014
An interesting footnote to that conflict.

Chinese Space Babies!

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/chinese_space_babies_the_taikonaut_tykes_of_the_future

Headline of the Day

http://metro.co.uk/2014/09/13/trainee-doctor-dies-of-heart-attack-while-masturbating-at-sperm-bank-4867124/

The Photo ID

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29175870

I need to clean out my fridge...

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/dead-lion-found-freezer-during-4194174

The Ratcopter

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/adorable_creepy_child_converts_his_dead_rat

Hypocrisy...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2755604/Narcotics-agent-shot-two-drinking-buddies-boozy-evening-capered-went-week-long-drinking-rampage-and.html

Janis - the last interview

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/janis_joplin_talks_about_rejection_four_days_before_she_died_in_1970

The haunted microwave...

http://empirenews.net/paranormal-investigators-confirm-poltergeist-possession-of-microwave/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=paranormal-investigators-confirm-poltergeist-possession-of-microwave

We're going to see a lot more stories like this over the next seven or eight weeks...

RIP Bob Crewe

http://theseconddisc.com/2014/09/12/in-memoriam-bob-crewe-1931-2014-2/

RIP Peter Gutteridge

http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2014/09/14/peter-gutteridge-of-the-clean-the-chills-snapper-and-more-1961-2014/

The Chills were a very cool band.

Happy Birthday Green Acres!

Premiered on this date in 1965.  One of the most under-rated and surreal TV shows, ever. 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058808/

Happy Birthday John Reynolds/Torgo!

http://mst3k.wikia.com/wiki/John_Reynolds

Happy Birthday Fay Wray!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0942039/

Happy Felt Hat Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/felt-hat-day/

Anniversary of the Birmingham Bombings

http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/civilrights/al11.htm

Happy International Day of Democracy!

http://www.un.org/en/events/democracyday/

Happy Birthday Mercy Otis Warren!

http://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/mercy-otis-warren-is-born.html

ABC's Thirteen Nights of Halloween

http://abcfamily.tumblr.com/post/96497870108/13-nights-of-halloween-schedule

D&D Documentary Controversy & Discord

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/13/nyregion/a-quest-to-make-a-dungeons-dragons-film-turns-into-a-legal-battle.html?_r=1

Inanimate objects that will give you nightmares...

http://imgur.com/gallery/z4COq


(Thanks for the link, Carl!)

Some factoids about the Pentagon

http://redbricktown.com/2014/09/11/what-did-the-pentagon-construction-have-to-do-with-freedmen-throwbackthursday-tbt/

A nice article about Bill Cosby

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/09/15/eternal-paternam
I still listen to his old comedy albums, and smile every time.

And yet more Stonehenge discoveries!

http://io9.com/archaeologists-have-made-an-incredible-discovery-at-sto-1632927903

Fascinating.

Back from Vacation

Back home!  Went on a little vacation to Southern California, mostly to visit with friends and cousins that I have scattered all across that region.  It was a great time, (Thanks, Folks!).  Besides socializing, there were a few things of interest that I visited:

1.        The Integratron is one of the great monuments to the UFO cults of the Fifties and Sixties, now transformed into a sort of New Age center.  http://integratron.com/

2.       The L.A. Arboretum is a very interesting and relaxing place to wander around and admire its plants and gardens.  The section devoted to Australian plants was my favorite.  www.arboretum.org.

3.       The Fess Parker Winery and Inn. Great chardonnay, and a wonderful place to stay, in the pretty town of Los Olivos.  http://www.fessparkerinn.com/  & https://www.fessparkerwines.com/

4.       Pismo Beach – a fun beach and resort town.  http://www.pismobeach.org/ Go for the walk and view on the pier, stay for their famous clam chowder. 

5.       Morro Rock – the plug left by an ancient volcano.  Really beautiful, and quite impressive http://www.slostateparks.com/morro_rock/

6.       The Stone Brewery Store in Pasadena - https://www.facebook.com/StoneStorePasadena.  I have yet to get to my favorite brewery’s headquarters, but this was a nice substitute. Finally got to try the chipotle smoked porter:  Yum!

7.       Walked around downtown Pasadena, and this instantly became my favorite shop in the neighborhood – http://goldbugpasadena.com/

8.       A great place to shop for Halloween, (and other Holiday) decorations - http://www.christmastraditions.com/Themes/HWeen/TradHall.htm

Happy Pig Face Day!

http://calendarcustoms.com/articles/pig-face-day/

Happy Birthday Fred "Sonic" Smith!

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/fred-sonic-smith-mn0000176087/biography

Happy Birthday Walter Koenig!

http://www.walterkoenigsite.com/home/

Happy Birthday Clayton Moore!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0138194/

Happy Birthday Salem!

Founded on this date in 1626.


http://www.salem.com/Pages/index

Happy Eat A Hoagie Day!

Yum!

http://www.food.com/food-holidays/eat-a-hoagie-day-0914

Happ;y Nutting day!

http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/mabontheautumnequinox/p/NuttingDay.htm

Happy National Pet Memorial Day!

http://www.iaopc.com/professionals/national-pet-memorial-day

Ghostly GIFs From the Library of Congress

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/09/artist-kevin-weir-creates-ghostly-animated-gifs-using-archival-photos-from-the-library-of-congress/

These are great!


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2014/09/pennsylvania-teenager-hump-oral-sex-jesus-statue-prison


(Thanks for the link, Doug!)

Happy Harvest Moon Night!

See you in a week..

Will be taking a little hiatus from the blog, will be back in 6-7 days. 

Happy Birthday Star Trek!

Premiered on this date in 1966.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060028/

http://www.startrek.com/

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

Happy Birthday Peter Sellers!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000634/

Happy Birthday Patsy Cline!

http://www.patsycline.com/

Happy Birthday Sid Caesar!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0128377/

Happy International Literacy Day!

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/prizes-and-celebrations/celebrations/international-days/literacy-day/

Happy Birthday John Polidori!

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

Happy Birthday Grandma Moses!

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

Happy Birthday Chrissie Hynde!

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

Happy Birthday Ronnie Gilbert!

http://www.ronniegilbert.com/

Happy Birthday Buddy Holly!

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

Genius.  Essential.

Happy National Acorn Squash Day!

http://www.food.com/food-holidays/acorn-squash-day-0907

Yum!

Happy National Grandparents Day!

http://www.grandparents-day.com/

Happy Birthday Phantom Of The Opera! (the original film)

Premiered on this date in 1925.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0016220/

Happy Birthday Paul Roland!

http://www.paulroland.net/

http://paulroland.wordpress.com/about/

http://paulroland.de/aktuell/

Another fave.

Happy Birthday Lafayette!

http://www.biography.com/people/marquis-de-lafayette-21271783

Happy Birthday Max Schreck!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0775180/

Happy National Read A Book Day!

http://hellogiggles.com/national-read-a-book-day
http://www.overthemoonbookstore.com/

http://www.bookplate.biz/

Happy Birthday Second Hand Lions!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327137/

Premiered on this date in 2003.  Charming movie.

Happy Birthday Diana Quinn!

http://www.muddypaws.com/

Happy Birthday Al Stewart!

http://www.alstewart.com/

One of my faves.

Happy Birthday Bob Newhart!

http://www.bobnewhart.com/

Happy National Cheese Pizza Day!

http://crozetpizza.com/
http://hottomatocafe.com/

The Eleusinian Mysteries of Greece were honored today

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/184459/Eleusinian-Mysteries

Wuss America

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/08/30/1326004/-Incarcerated-For-Writing-Science-Fiction#

I guess that it's illegal to write fiction anymore...

The Ministry of Silly walks at Buckingham Palace

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D9Z-zSFPQI


(Thanks for the link and title, Mathew!)

A documentary about the group Rockpile is now online!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8LbhEq7B-8&feature=youtu.be

Very cool!

Papa Was A Rollin' Stone..

The events in this 1972 song tool place on this date. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dWDJhLCgdo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papa_Was_a_Rollin%27_Stone

Anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783

http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=6

The official end to the Revolutionary War.

a nice article on J.B. Rhine

http://thebiggeststudy.blogspot.it/2014/08/is-there-anything-non-physical-about.html

Demons correct your grammar

http://esoterx.com/2014/08/21/proofread-your-satanic-pact-demons-are-grammar-nazis/

George Harrison Box Set Coming Out

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/george-harrisons-first-six-studio-albums-to-get-lavish-reissues-20140902?utm_source=regular&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter&email=mendip@gmail.com

Sigh...I really want to like this, but the fact of the matter is that George was a maddeningly inconsistent artist.  All Things Must Pass was his only truly great album.  The ones following that are full of filler material.  Wonderwall is boring as hell, and Electronic Music is dreck.  There was an interview with George a few years before his death.  I forget the publication, although I suspect it may have been Goldmine Magazine.  It came across clearly that he wasn't 'hungry' for success or recognition, musically speaking, even the interviewer commented on that as an afterward to the article.  And I think that started immediately after ATMP.  He'd made his point - a great album with numerous hits and some fine songs that weren't; and after that, it was just a matter of doing whatever he wanted, generating maybe one hit per LP, without regard for much other than personal reasons.  There's nothing wrong with that, but there's also little reason to go out and spend bucks on it, either.  My recommendation is to definitely buy ATMP, and then get a Greatest Hits compilation.  You'll listen to them.  I doubt anyone is going to give most of this set more than one or two sittings, except for what's covered in my recommendation. 

Every Country's Drinking Preferences

http://gizmodo.com/every-countrys-drinking-preferences-mapped-1629454538

Some of the smaller nation's preferences are somewhat surprising, at least to me.


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Happy Birthday Victor Spinetti!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0818920/
Appeared in all three of the films by the Beatles. 

Happy VJ Day! (the official one)

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

Frank Fay - nazi stand-up comedian

http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2014/06/comedys-fascist-sympathizer-by-kliph-nesteroff.html#more

A fascinating story that I confess to having never heard before.  What a twisted little asshole.

Agent Garbo

http://mentalfloss.com/article/58468/most-amazing-lie-history
This is an oft-told tale from the War.  But just in case you've not heard it before, this guy may be the greatest double agent of all time.

More Stonehenge News

http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/outline-missing-stones-appear-stonehenge-stone-circle-closed-102060

Sumerian DNA to be analyzed

http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2014/08/scientists-prepare-to-solve-mystery-of-sumerian-dna/

Interesting.

Steam-powere toy tank!

http://hackaday.com/2014/08/31/a-remote-controlled-fully-functional-steam-powered-tank/

I absolutely love this!  I wanna be the coolest kid on the block!


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!

Witches attempt to sweep aside convictions

http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/Witches-gather-Devon-world-record-attempt/story-22858097-detail/story.html

Happy Labor Day!

http://www.dol.gov/laborday/history.htm