Weirdness: November 2014

Happy Birthday Dad

You are missed.

Driving Upside Down

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rKPsFpJGqo&feature=youtu.be
Pretty cute!

(Thanks for the link, Rob!)

Happy Birthday to I Want To Hold Your Hand!

Released on this date (in the UK) in 1963,

http://www.beatlesbible.com/songs/i-want-to-hold-your-hand/

Happy Birthday to Rocky & His Friends!

Premiered on this date in 1959.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052507/

Happy National Lemon Cream Pie Day!

Yum!

Happy Record Store Day!

http://www.recordstoreday.com/

Anniversary of the Alice's Restaurant Massacree of 1965

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice%27s_Restaurant

Happy Birthday Jon Stewart!

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

Happy National Day of Listening!

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

I think this is a pretty cool idea. Pity that one has to declare a day in its name to encourage it.

Happy Birthday Berry Gordy

http://www.motownmuseum.org/story/berry-gordy/

Happy Maize Day!

http://mcg.metrocreativeconnection.com/publish/sections/calendar-details.php?Maize-Day-2359

Happy You're Welcome Day!

http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/November/yourewelcomeday.htm

Happy Native American Heritage Day!

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

Happy National Letovers Day!

Yum!

Pterosaur Sighting in Arkansas

http://www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2014/11/pterosaur-sighting-central-arkansas.html

Reminder - MST 3000 Turkey Day Marathon starts shortly!

https://www.shoutfactory.com/editorials/mst3k-turkey-day-sale-marathon?utm_source=Shout!+Factory+Master&utm_campaign=c8da2f9708-MST3K_Turkey_Day_Final_Reminder_November_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d0d2f6aeb4-c8da2f9708-88764669#marathon

The Munsters at Macy's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1F7ZAHh6X8&feature=youtu.be

A weird little bit of Thanksgiving nostalgia.

Art Buchwald's Thanksgiving Column

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/23/AR2005112302056.html
It was a DC tradition, right up to his death, for the Post to publish this every Thanksgiving, and I guess it's up to me to carry it on, now.

Happy Birthday Jimi Hendrix!

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

Happy National Stuffing Day!

Yum!

http://ifood.tv/facts/235388-learn-more-about-national-stuffing-day

Happy National Turkey Day!

Yum!

Happy Thanksgiving!

http://www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving

Happy Birthday Artemas Ward!

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

A Patriot.

The beginning of a horror movie....

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/11/26/21-dolls-on-bamboo-stakes-found-in-alabama-swamp/

The Ultimate Leadbelly Box Set Is On The Way!

http://www.folkways.si.edu/leadbelly
Very cool...

The cutting edge of air travel

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/26/passengers-push-plane-siberia_n_6223796.html

I guess he was happy to see them...

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/11/25/man-facing-felony-charge-after-colorado-sheriff-deputies-say-pointed-banana-at/

A nice article about Ouija Boards and how they work

http://www.nerdist.com/2014/10/ouija-boards-are-even-creepier-when-you-know-how-they-work/

Happy Birthday to Weirdness!

This little blog started ten years ago this date....

Happy Birthday to Anarchy In The UK!

Released on this date in 1976.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchy_in_the_U.K.

Happy Birthday Casablanca!

My all-time #1 fave movie. Premiered on this date in 1942.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034583/

Happy Birthday Tina Turner!

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

Happy Birthday Charles Schulz!

https://schulzmuseum.org/

Happy Birthday Percy Sledge!

https://rockhall.com/inductees/percy-sledge/bio/

Happy Birthday Robert Townsend!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Townsend_%28spy%29

A Patriot.

Happy Evacuation Day!

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

Today Is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

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

My favorite piano just sold

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/25/nyregion/casablanca-piano-to-be-auctioned-at-bonhams.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&bicmp=AD&bicmlukp=WT.mc_id&bicmst=1409232722000&bicmet=141977352200&_r=0

Happy Birthday Mystery Science Theater 3000!

One of my all-time favorite TV shows. Premiered on this date in 1988. Pure Genius.

http://www.mst3k.com/

Happy Birthday Forrest Ackerman!

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

Happy Birthday Baruch de Spinoza!

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/spinoza/

The Russian Screw

http://unmyst3.blogspot.com/2014/11/300-million-years-old-screw-found-in.html

Something that is VERY out of place....

Cthulhu LEGO!

http://io9.com/5924011/these-cthulhu-lego-sets-will-drive-you-insane-with-little-plastic-bricks

Science and the Soul

http://newswire.net/newsroom/news/00086196-new-scientific-theory-explains-the-soul-and-afterlife.html

Interesting, but I wonder how one would test this?

Mayor For Life is Dead

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Marion-Barry-District-Councilman-and-Former-Mayor-Dies-at-78-283619041.html

Good riddance....

Happy Sabbath of the Undead!

At least according to Hammer films...

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

Happy Birthday William Moultrie!

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

A Patriot.

Happy Birthday Boris Karloff!

http://www.karloff.com/

Happy Birthday Harpo!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0555617/

Happy National Cashew Day!

Yum!

RIP Jimmy Ruffin

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/obituaries/2014/11/19/jimmy-ruffin-dies-motown/19281307/

A nice article about Bear Family Records

http://famouslastwordsrecords.com/coffee/the-king-of-reissues/
THE King of reissue labels. Really fantastic. Just got their Chuck Berry box set and it's wonderful.

A nice recounting of the Devil's Footprints mystery

http://whofortedblog.com/2014/11/20/the-devils-footprints-devon-england/

A mainstay of Fortean literature.

A nice article about the Bookplate Bookstore

http://chestertownspy.org/2014/11/21/bookplate-bookstore-optimistic-expands/
A wonderful shop, Tom is an old workmate of mine and I highly recommend his place to anyone heading out to the Eastern Shore.

The Villains of Batman!

http://mentalfloss.com/article/60213/visual-guide-all-37-villains-batman-tv-series

Fun stuff!

Anice article about Shemp

http://mentalfloss.com/article/29410/shemp-forgotten-stooge

Happy Birthday to the Phil Spector Christmas Album!

Released on this date in 1963. A Classic.

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

Happy Birthday to The White Album!

Released on this date in 1968.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_%28album%29

Happy Birthday Staughton Lynd!

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

Happy Birthday Terry Gilliam!

http://terrygilliamweb.com/

Happy Birthday Steve Van Zandt!

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

http://undergroundgarage.com/little-steven-van-zandt/little-steven-biography.html

One of my faves.

Happy National Cashew Day!

Yum!

A newly translated Egyptian grimoire

http://io9.com/a-1-300-year-old-egyptian-book-of-spells-has-been-decip-1661596138

Happy Birthday to Shadow of the Thin Man!

Premiered on this date in 1941.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034172/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Happy Birthday to The Thin Man Goes Home!

Premiered on this date in 1944.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037365/?ref_=nv_sr_2

Happy Birthday Frankenstein! (the movie)

Premiered on this date in 1931.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021884/

Happy Birthday Ingrid Pitt!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0685839/

Happy Birthday Josiah Bartlett!

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

A Patriot.

Happy Birthday Joseph Plumb Martin!

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

A Patriot.

Happy Birthday Voltaire!

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

Today is the beginning of the month of Frimaire in the French revolutionary calendar

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

The Simpsons in real life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RE9iVY9beA

Very cool!

The Poo Bus

http://www.engadget.com/2014/11/20/uk-first-poo-bus/?ncid=rss_truncated

DC alone could power the entire hemisphere's fleet....

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

A nice article about Witch Wreaths

http://hauntedohiobooks.com/news/strange-deaths-news/witch-wreath-museum/

Still Dead!

General Franco died on this date in 1975.

Happy Birthday Dick Smothers!

http://www.smothersbrothers.com/

Happy National Beaujolais Day!

Yum!

http://www.discoverbeaujolais.com/

Happy Absurditiy Day!

http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/November/absurdityday.htm

Happy Universal Children's Day!

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

Happy World Philosophy Day!

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/social-and-human-sciences/themes/philosophy/philosophy-day-at-unesco/

Anniversary of the murder of Joe Hill

http://www.joehill.org/joesbio.htm

Happy Birthday George Rogers Clark!

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

A Patriot.

Happy Birthday Christmas Story!

Premiered on this date in 1983.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085334/

Happy Birthday Graham Parker!

http://www.grahamparker.net/Home.html

Happy birthday Imogene Coca!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0168042/

Happy Birthday Sojourner Truth!

(This date is believed to be her Birthday)

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

Happy Occult Day!

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

Holiday Cards for the rest of us...

http://www.buzzfeed.com/alannaokun/down-with-fruitcake

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Happy Birthday to Another Thin Man!

Premiered on this date in 1939.

Real-life Sweeney Todd

http://www.irishexaminer.com/world/three-accused-over-human-flesh-pastries-297989.html

The Slovene Unicorn

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/11/141112-unicorn-deer-slovenia-antlers-science-animals/

Photos from the Siberian Mystery Crater

http://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/news/n0018-exclusive-new-pictures-inside-mystery-siberian-crater/

The man who hears colors

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29992577

Cramming For An Exam

http://metro.co.uk/2014/11/15/student-who-had-sex-with-sheep-was-stressed-about-exams-4949857/
I've waited my whole life to be able to use that title/pun.

Jesus Arrested For Ice Skating

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20141116__Philly_Jesus__arrested_for_disorderly_conduct.html

Happy Birthday to the Star Wars Holiday Special!

Premiered and ONLY shown on this date in 1978. Perhaps the worst TV special of all time. A Classic!

http://www.starwarsholidayspecial.com/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0193524/

Happy Birthday to Duck Soup!

One of my all-time favorite movies. Premiered on this date in 1933. Pure Genius.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023969/

Happy Birthday Gordon Lightfoot!

http://www.gordonlightfoot.com/

Happy Birthday Peter Cook!

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

Happy Take A Hike Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/take-a-hike-day/

Happy Homemade Bread Day!

http://www.kingarthurflour.com/

Happy Dutch American Heritage Day!

http://www.naadv.org/heritage.html

Happy Hecate Night!

http://www.crystalwind.ca/pathfinder/neopagan-path/wiccan-year/2971-november-16-is-the-night-of-hecate.html

Happy International Day of Tolerance!

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

Hell-On-Line

http://www.hell-on-line.org/index.html

My Next T-Shirt

http://teespring.com/ipacraftbeer?%3Fadvar=55-64m_dt-s

The Travelling Library

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2014/11/11/history_of_reading_traveling_library_made_in_the_seventeenth_century.html

RIP Tony Auth

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2014/09/15/rip-tony-auth-colleagues-salute-the-pulitzer-winning-philadelphia-legend/
I'm way late on posting this, just heard about his passing.

Anniversary of the Articles of Confederation in 1777

http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/articles.html

Happy Birthday to A Night At The Opera!

Premiered on this date in 1935.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026778/

Happy Birthday Frida Lyngstad!

http://www.biography.com/people/anni-frid-lyngstad-17178734

Happy Birthday Jck Burns!

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

Happy Birthday Petula Clark!

http://www.petulaclark.net/

I will always have a crush on Pet...

Happy Birthday William Hope Hodgson!

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

Happy America Recycle Day!

http://americarecyclesday.org/

Happy Clean Your Refrigerator Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/clean-your-refrigerator-day/

What's Good For The Goose...

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/11/13/fl-school-board-vows-policy-change-after-satanists-ask-to-hand-out-literature-like-christians-do/

Happy Birthday Veronica Lake!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000043/

Happy National Guacamole Day!

Yum!

Happy National Pickle Day!

Yum!

Happy Birthday Ayaan Hirsi Ali!

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

Happy Birthday Robert Louis Stevenson!

http://www.biography.com/people/robert-louis-stevenson-9494571

Ten Mysterious Historical Artifacts

http://listverse.com/2014/11/08/10-authentic-historical-artifacts-no-one-can-explain/

This is actually a pretty good list. I might add the books/notes left by John Dee and Edward Kelly during that magick experiments and experiences.

Happy Birthday Neil Young!

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

Happy Birthday Booker T Jones!

http://www.bookert.com/

Happy Birthday Molly Pitcher (Margaret Corbin)!

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

Happy National Pizza-With-Everything Day!

Yum!

http://crozetpizza.com/

The Deadskins

http://liveblog.wtop.com/Event/WTOPspin_2/132879763

Couldn't happen to a nicer owner....

A nice article about the Weekly World News

http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/10/the-ingenious-sensationalism-of-the-weekly-world-new/381525/
I was addicted to reading this thing for years....

The Bedpan Collector

http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/worlds-foremost-bedpan-collector/

Upcoming TV special about DC in the 80's

http://www.weta.org/tv/program/washington-80s

More on the origins of "OK"

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-word-ok-was-invented-175-years-ago-180953258/?no-ist

Germany's Stencil Cypher

http://www.wondersandmarvels.com/2014/11/rasterschlussel-44-the-stencil-on-steroids-2.html

Pretty clever. A neat little footnote to the War.

Happy Birthday Marshall Crenshaw!

http://marshallcrenshaw.com/
The King of Power Pop!

Happy Birthday Jonathan Winters!

http://www.jonathanwinters.com/

Happy Birthday Jonathan Haraden!

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

A Patriot.

Happy Young Readers Day!

http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/November/youngreadersday.htm

Happy Veterans Day!

http://www.va.gov/opa/vetsday/vetdayhistory.asp

Happy National Sundae Day!

http://www.hopkinsfarmcreamery.com/

Evil Dead Comes To TV!!!

http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/11/10/evil-dead-tv-show/

Ash Lives!!!!!

Listen To Wikipedia!

Fun stuff! Very clever.

http://listen.hatnote.com/

(Thanks for the link, John!)

Get Thee Behind Me, Energy Drink!

http://metro.co.uk/2014/11/10/woman-declares-monster-energy-drink-to-be-the-work-of-satan-4941977/
Moron....

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Denmark sure take their bus service seriously...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75F3CSZcCFs&feature=youtu.be

(Thanks for the link, Elina!)

(Supposedly) Creating Ghosts

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/11214511/Ghosts-created-by-scientists-in-disturbing-lab-experiment.html
This experiment may account for some phenomena. But the Swiss, as usual, are liars when it comes to insisting that the folks who see such things are all suffering from various "malfunctions". That's complete bullshit, and the anecdotal evidence is overwhelmingly against it. And the process here doesn't in any way explain why different people see examples of the same phenomena in the same place at wildly different times and under different circumstances.

Happy Birthday Lord Sutch!

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

Happy Birthday George Fenneman!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0271929/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

Happy Birthday Ennio Morricone!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001553/

Genius. Essential.

Happy Birthday Carl Stalling!

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

Happy Birthday Claude Rains!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001647/

Happy World Science Day for Peace and Development!

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

Headline of the Day

http://gawker.com/man-with-no-legs-and-no-hands-sought-in-double-murder-1655292448

Opening a Portal To Hell!

http://www.iflscience.com/chemical-reaction-produces-portal-hell

Neat-O!

Huge scale models of cities

http://io9.com/enormous-models-of-metropolises-are-made-to-scale-and-a-1655873892

This is awesome!

(Thanks for the link, Infidel 753 !)

Happy Birthday to Laporta's Restaurant!

Opened on this date in 1986. One of the best restaurants in NoVa, and a meeting place for the Wargaming subculture here. Fantastic food, with the best calimari that I've ever had.

http://www.laportas.net/