Weirdness

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

The Secret History of Cheese

http://www.wondersandmarvels.com/2015/03/the-secret-history-of-cheese.html
Neat!


(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

Sticky Fingers reissue on the way...

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/rolling-stones-plan-summer-tour-sticky-fingers-reissue-20150331?page=2


The cutting edge of fitness training

http://obviousplant.tumblr.com/post/114679022773/my-gym-is-now-advertising-this-cool-new-cardio

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Pac-Man on Google Maps

http://kotaku.com/you-can-play-pac-man-on-google-maps-right-now-1694756745
I suppose that it was inevitable...


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Happy Birthday to The Matrix!

Premiered on this date in 1999.

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


Happy Wolrd Backup Day!

http://www.worldbackupday.com/en/


Happy Tater Day!

Yum!

http://nationaldaycalendar.com/days-2/national-tater-day-march-31/


Happy National Clams On The Half Shell Day!

Yum!

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/raw-clams-on-the-half-shell-recipe.html


Monday, March 30, 2015

Indiana gets what it wants - Good & hard

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/03/30/indiana-religious-freedom-law-unwittingly-ushers-in-first-church-of-cannabis-for-weed-worshipers/


Happy Birthday Lene Lovich!

http://www.lenelovich.net/


Happy Birthday Graeme Edge!

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


Happy Birthday John Astin!

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


Happy Birthday God!

http://www.ericclapton.com/?frontpage=true

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Happy Birthday Patty Donahue!

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


Happy Birthday Terence Hill!

http://www.terencehill.com/


Happy Birthday Eric Idle!

http://ericidle.com/

Genius.  Essential.

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Indiana

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LH2FVxrj4k
I have seen the calls for a boycott - But who the hell goes to Indiana? 

Happy Birthday Futurama!

Premiered on this date in 1999.

http://www.cc.com/shows/futurama


Happy Children's Picture Book Day!

http://www.seussville.com/?home#/home/


Friday, March 27, 2015

I will never drown

http://www.strangehistory.net/2015/03/27/teetotallers-unlucky-sea/


Teletubies - The Joy Division Edit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98lOJGTe1M0&feature=youtu.be

This is fantastic!


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Bottom's Up!

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/03/26/monsanto-lobbyist-swears-pesticide-safe-enough-to-drink-until-journalist-offers-him-a-glass-video/



Happy Birthday Nathan Fillion!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0277213/


Happy Kite Flying Day!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blossom_Kite_Festival
The DC celebration will be held the next day.

Happy National Spanish Paella Day!

http://www.food.com/food-holidays/spanish-paella-day-0327

Yum!

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Sound manipulating matter and energy

http://expandedconsciousness.com/2014/11/19/musician-uses-sound-to-manipulate-tesla-coil-fire-and-matter/

This is very cool!


(Thanks for the link, Margrete!)

RIP John Renborun

http://www.uncut.co.uk/news/john-renbourn-dies-aged-70-67419


Happy Birthday Strother Martin!

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


Happy Birthday Leonard Nimoy!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000559/


Happy Birthday Diana Ross!

http://www.dianaross.de/


Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Happy Birthday Richard O'Brien!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_O%27Brien


The earliest breweries?

http://www.scribd.com/doc/69580293/Past-Orders-The-Archaeology-of-Beer


Happy Birthday John Barry!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Barry_%28naval_officer%29

A Patriot.

Anniversary of the disappearance of the Lyon Sisters

A very real tragedy and one of the great mysteries in the DC region.  The final chapter may be playing out, now.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/24/lyon-sisters-welch-_n_6746504.html

http://www.wjla.com/tag/lyons-sisters/



Happy Birthday Johnny Burnette!

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


Happy Birthday Elton!

http://www.eltonjohn.com/

Happy Birthday Aretha!

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

Essential.  An American Treasure.

Happy Maryland Day!

http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/01glance/html/mday.html


Today is International Day of Remembrance of Slavery Victims and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

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


Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Sherlock News!

http://blogs.weta.org/tellyvisions/2015/03/20/confirmed-upcoming-sherlock-special-will-be-victorian



Happy Birthday Alyson Hannigan!

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

Happy Birthday Nick Lowe!

http://nicklowe.com/

Happy Birthday Houdini!

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


Happy Birthday Wilhelm Reich!

http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/esp_autor_reich.htm


Today is International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims

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


Monday, March 23, 2015

It's like a day without Sunshine!

http://wtop.com/national/2015/03/police-father-shoots-son-after-orange-juice-runs-out/


How Banks Make Their Money

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2015/03/09/pnc-bank-loses-vienna-mans-100000-check-for-10-months-then-finds-it/

David Steinberg on meeting Groucho

http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/02/david-steinberg-my-hollywood
Two of my faves.

The Return of the X-Files!

http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2015/03/the-x-files-revival-nears-greenlight-at-fox-network-eyes-short-order-gillian-anderson-david-duchovny-to-return/


Happy Birthday Ric Ocasek!

http://www.ricocasek.com/

Happy Birthday Chaka Khan!

http://www.chakakhan.com/


Happy Birthday John Peck Rathbun!

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

A Patriot.

Happy National Chip & Dip Day!

Yum!

Happy National Puppy Day!

http://www.nationalpuppyday.com/


Happy Liberty Day!

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


Sunday, March 22, 2015

Headline & Story of the Day

http://uproxx.com/webculture/2015/03/cocaine-grandfathers-ashes/

The crayfish in New Orleans are fed only the best!

http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2015/03/crawfish_in_coffins_the_curse.html

(Thanks for the link, Margrete!)

Happy Birthday Jeremy Clyde!

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


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://williamshatner.com/ws/
And don't forget, it's also International Talk Like William Shatner Day!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fJOaqsBXAc

Happy Birthday General Samuel Thompson!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thompson%27s_War

A Patriot.


Happy World Water Day!

http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday


Saturday, March 21, 2015

John Lennon and Phil Ochs - together!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKIXd8eZCDk&feature=youtu.be

Neat-O!

The Cutting Edge of Dating Books/Authors

http://www.amazon.com/Boy-Dates-Girl-Gay-Head/dp/B000UC9NVA

Happy Birthday Francis Lewis!

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

A Patriot.

Happy National french Bread Day!

Yum!

Happy International Day of Forests!

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


Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

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


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

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germinal_%28French_Republican_Calendar%29

Happy World Poetry Day!

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


Friday, March 20, 2015

Hidden Messages

http://mashable.com/2015/03/20/cant-unsee/

Cute!


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Captain Bligh's Revenge

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-18/fletcher-christian-offspring-to-lose-self-rule-on-pacific-island?wpsrc=slatest_newsletter&sid=5388d019dd52b8417a00396f

RIP Michael Brown

http://www.oregonlive.com/music/index.ssf/2015/03/michael_brown_the_left_banke_death.html

Very sad, I was always a big fan of the Left Banke.

RIP Any Fraser

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/19/arts/music/andy-fraser-frees-bassist-dies-at-62.html?_r=0

(Thanks for the link, Edmund!)

I, for one, Welcome our Alien Overlords

http://reason.com/blog/2015/03/16/did-president-obama-admit-the-us-is-cont


Happy Birthday Dick Dyszel!

Count Gore deVol!  My fave ghost host.  A DC Legend!

http://www.countgore.com/


Happy Birthday John De Lancie!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0209496/?ref_=nv_sr_1


Happy Birthday Carl Reiner!

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

Genius.  Essential.

Happy Spring Equinox!

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/riteofspring1.html


Happy International Day of Happiness!

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


Happy Spring Equinox!

http://www.almanac.com/content/first-day-spring-vernal-equinox

http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/ostarathespringequinox/p/Ostara_History.htm


Thursday, March 19, 2015

Bowling with Any Varipapa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86te7nGLsAA

I love bowling, and think that this guy was amazing.

Is Vinyl Dead? Or is Dead Vinyl?

http://www.cairoscene.com/ViewArticle.aspx?AId=2960-Welcome-to-the-Raveyard

(Thanks for the link, Art!)

The Peanuts Gang, Merged With Rock'N'Roll

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/peanuts_gang_takes_on_ac_dc_led_zep

Cute.

A new King & Goffin compilation!

http://theseconddisc.com/2015/03/18/still-into-something-good-ace-collects-more-from-carole-king-and-gerry-goffin/


Beware of the Comfy Chair!

http://historyweird.com/1857-soft-chairs-self-abuse-idiocy/

Of course, Monty Python is more than aware:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSe38dzJYkY


Vote Conan!

http://teespring.com/valuesyoucanbelieve?1=1


Happy Birthday Bill Bowman!

A beloved local ghost host.

http://www.bowmanbody.com/

Happy Birthday Clarence "Frogman" Henry!

http://www.neworleansfrogman.com/


Happy Birthday Patrick McGoohan!

One of my faves.

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

Happy National Poultry Day!

Yum!

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Mondo Elvis is online!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgj3EyBBOP8

A wonderful little mini-documentary that good ol' Rhino Records put out about 30 years ago, taking a look at Elvis Presley fanatics.  Essential viewing! 

Party Time!

http://the-toast.net/2015/03/02/paintings-witches-sabbats-resemble-parties-attended/#fWXB2z3dJT8R5xt7.01


Pee-Wee Returns!

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/03/16/pee-wee-herman-returns


Oh My Gods! Kill It! Kill It With Fire!!!

http://kotaku.com/paula-deens-new-game-commercial-is-totally-batshit-1691391484


A Lovecraft Audio Library

http://cthulhuwho1.com/2013/09/07/the-worlds-largest-h-p-lovecraft-audio-links-gateway/

Amazing.

Happy Birthday Wilson Pickett!

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


Happy National Oatmeal Cookie Day!

Yum!

Happy Sheelah's Day!

http://todayinirishhistory.blogspot.com/2012/03/sheelahs-day.html

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

My new favorite Virginia town name

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumpass,_Virginia


Happy Birthday Karl Straub!

One of my faves, and an old friend.
http://www.karlstraubmusic.com/


Happy Birthday Brigitte Helm!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0375609/

Happy Birthday Pattie Boyd!

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


Happy Birthday Paul Kantner!

http://www.jeffersonairplane.com/the-band/paul-kantner/


Happy Birthday John Sebastian!

http://www.johnbsebastian.com/


Happy Evacuation Day!

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


Happy st. Patrick's Day!

http://www.st-patricks-day.com/
http://murphyspub.com/murphys/alexandria/


Monday, March 16, 2015

History & Hip Hop

http://b4-16.tumblr.com/
Tee hee!


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Happy Birthday Elliott Murphy!

http://www.elliottmurphy.com/


Happy Birthday Jerry Jeff Walker!

http://www.jerryjeff.com/


Happy Birthday Nancy Wilson!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Wilson_%28rock_musician%29


Happy Birthday Leo McKern!

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

Happy Birthday Alan Tudyk!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0876138/

Happy Freedom of Information Day!

http://www.ala.org/advocacy/advleg/federallegislation/govinfo/opengov/freedomofinfo


Happy Bachanalia!

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


Sunday, March 15, 2015

Anniversary of Washington addressing the Newburgh Meeting in 1783

http://www.mountvernon.org/research-collections/digital-encyclopedia/article/newburgh-address/

One of the most important speeches in American history.

Happy Birthday Forbidden Planet!

Premiered on this date in 1956.

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


Happy Birthday Plan 9 From Outer Space!

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

Premiered on this date in 1959.  One of the greatest movies of all time.

Happy Birthday Sly Stone!

http://www.slystonemusic.com/


The Buzzards return to Hinckley Ohio!

http://cleveland.about.com/od/clevelandareaparks/p/buzzards.htm


Today is International Day Against Police Brutality

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


Happy National Brutus Day!

http://holidaydoodles.com/?p=1048


Happy National Peanut Lovers Day!

Yum!

http://www.thepeanutshop.com/


Happy Ides of March!

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


Saturday, March 14, 2015

Paranthropology

http://discarnates.blogspot.com/2015/03/paranthropology-vol-6-no-1-now-available.html
A new (to me) online journal of parapsychology and paranormal weirdness.

An explanation for the Scandinavian 'Ghost Rockets'?

http://followthemagicthread.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-ufo-spy-that-came-in-from-cold.html
This has been a part of Fortean lore since it began.  It'll be interesting if this explanation is true.

The return of Weirdbook Magazine!

http://weirdbook-magazine.com/
Another reminder of horror and dark fantasy literature from the 1970's.

New collection of the art of Lee Brown Coy

http://feralhouse.com/pulp-macabre-arrives/

If you were reading dark fantasy in the 1970's, you're familiar with his illustrations.

A New Cthulhu Collection

http://www.amazon.com/New-Cthulhu-More-Recent-Weird/dp/1607014505

Spreading the gospel

http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/13/living/creflo-dollar-jet-feat/

Well, he's spreading something...

Micky Dolenz = The Fonz?

http://somethingelsereviews.com/2015/03/13/mickey-dolenz-fonz-happy-days/


MST 3000 at the Atheist Convention!

http://news.atheists.org/2015/03/10/atheist-convention-will-screen-gods-not-dead-with-a-helping-hand-from-mystery-science-theater-3000-cast/

Fun stuff

RIP Gene Gene The Dancing Machine

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gene-patton-dead-gong-show-781394

It's difficult to explain the Gong Show.  I suspect massive amounts of cocaine were involved and more than a touch of surrealism, and Gene was certainly a part of the latter.

Happy Birthday Michael Martin Murphey!

http://www.michaelmartinmurphey.com/

Happy Birthday Michael Caine!

http://www.michaelcaine.com/


Happy Birthday Lee Hays!

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

Happy Birthday Albert Einstein!

http://einstein.biz/


Happy National Potato Chip Day!

Yum!

http://www.rt11.com/


Happy Genalogy Day!

/http://www.dates.abouttravelingtheworld.com/special-holidays/genealogy-day/

Happy Pi Day!

http://www.piday.org/


Friday, March 13, 2015

RIP Daevid Allen

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/mar/13/gong-founder-daevid-allen-has-died-aged-77

Guitar + iPhone

http://musician.viralnova.com/iphone-guitar-trick/?mb=fbko

Neat images!


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Let the puns begin!

Uranus was discovered on this date in 1781 by William Herschel.

http://www.space.com/45-uranus-seventh-planet-in-earths-solar-system-was-first-discovered-planet.html


Happy Birthday Vanishing Point!

Premiered on this date in 1971.  A personal fave.

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


Happy Birthday Mike Stoller!

http://www.leiberstoller.com/


Happy Frozen Dead Guy Days!

http://frozendeadguydays.org/


Thursday, March 12, 2015

Iron Man and the Arm

http://www.cnet.com/news/robert-downey-jr-gives-7-year-old-3d-printed-iron-man-arm/

Very cute.

A nice article about Melissa Hunter and Adult Wednesday Addams

http://www.dailydot.com/entertainment/adult-wednesday-addams-melissa-hunter-wcw/?fb=dd
I have a crush...

An update on Weasel

http://www.citypaper.com/news/cityfolk/bcp-legendary-radio-jock-jonathan-gilbert-better-known-as-weasel-returns-to-the-air-20150309,0,2808380.story

A legendary DC DJ.

Happy National Plant A Flower Day!

http://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-plant-a-flower-day-march-12/

Happy Birthday James Taylor!

http://www.jamestaylor.com/


Happy Birthday Barbara Feldon!

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


Happy Birthday Liza Minelli!

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


Happy National Baked Scallops Day!

Yum!

http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/september-2007-crispy-baked-scallops


Wednesday, March 11, 2015

The SS gets into trouble, yet again...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/secret-service-agents-investigated-for-late-night-car-accident-at-white-house/2015/03/11/9c853906-c7ff-11e4-a199-6cb5e63819d2_story.html?wpisrc=al_alert

Amazing, isn't it?  Reactions are coming in:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK-Dqj4fHmM

Through sources that I'd rather not name, I've managed to secure footage of current SS activities and training:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8jphxpi1ro



A new project for Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk!

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/03/10/firefly-stars-nathan-fillion-and-alan-tudyk-launch-indiegogo-campaign-web-series

Airliner of the future?

http://www.cnn.com/videos/tech/2015/03/10/future-of-airliners-nws-orig.cnn

(Thanks for the link, Tony!)

Happy Birthday Nina Hagen!

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


Happy Birthday Douglas Adams!

http://www.douglasadams.com/


Happy Penny Loaf Day!

http://www.cooksinfo.com/penny-loaf-day


Happy Johnny Appleseed Day!

http://www.biography.com/people/johnny-appleseed-38103


Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Like Father, Like Son

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/looselips/2015/03/09/marion-c-barry-lets-plea-deal-offer-expire/
You wonder if it's the drugs or the inbred arrogance that keeps the Barry's going.  The son is certainly displaying all of the qualities that his old man had, guaranteeing him mastery of the District for decades.

Happy Birthday to Buffy The Vampire Slayer!

Premiered on this date in 1997.

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


Happy Harriet Tubman Day!

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


Monday, March 09, 2015

Bruce Campbell hosts a new game show...

http://home.contv.com/


Lost & Forgotten Motown

http://www.rebeatmag.com/deep-tracks-motowns-unreleased-and-overlooked-hidden-gems/

Neat-O!

RIP Sam Simon

http://www.tmz.com/2015/03/09/sam-simon-dead-simpsons-creator-dies-cancer/

Happy Birthday Mark Lindsay!

http://www.marklindsay.com/


Happy Birthday John Cale!

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


Happy Panic Day!

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


Happy National Crab Meat Day!

Yum!
http://www.captainwhitesseafood.com/


Sunday, March 08, 2015

A listing of "bad decision" bars...

http://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/american-bad-decision-bars

Sounds like mostly frat boy places.  I've been tossed out or worse than this....

Happy Birthday Micky Dolenz!

http://mickydolenz.com/

Happy Birthday Alan Hale Jr.!

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


Happy International Women's Day!

http://www.internationalwomensday.com/


Saturday, March 07, 2015

Happy Birthday Agrippa Hull!

http://www.blackpast.org/perspectives/agrippa-hull-revolutionary-patriot

A Patriot.

Typewriter Art

https://www.youtube.com/embed/svzPm8lT36o?feature=player_detailpage

Amazing.


(Thanks for the link, Margrete!)

Happy Birthday Willard Scott!

http://www.biography.com/people/willard-scott-9926770

http://www.thejoyboys.com/


Happy Birthday Peter Wolf!

http://www.peterwolf.com/


Friday, March 06, 2015

The original film version of Batman is coming to TCM

http://www.newsfromme.com/2015/03/06/same-bat-time/



A nice article on Cornwall and being Cornish

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/apr/26/survival-of-cornish-identity-cornwall-separate-place

The Whipped Cream Lady...

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/herb-alperts-whipped-cream-lady-now-76-living-in-longview-and-looking-back/


Happy Birthday Lou Costello!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0182579/


Happy Birthday Mary Wilson!

http://www.marywilson.com/


Happy Birthday Kazimierz Pulaski!

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

Thursday, March 05, 2015

Wussiness loses one

http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/weather/capitol-police-surrender-to-children-with-sleds.php

Those are my sons and daughters.  In spirit, at least.

My Hometown!

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/looselips/2015/03/04/lawsuit-d-c-police-regularly-share-pilfered-nude-photos/


Fake News Sites

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/Fake-News/tp/A-Guide-to-Fake-News-Websites.htm?utm_campaign=list_urbanlegends&utm_content=20150305&utm_medium=email&utm_source=exp_nl

It's become impossible for me to tell the difference.

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


Happy Birthday Penn Jillette!

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


Happy National Absinthe Day!

Yum!

http://www.drinklucid.com/


Anniversary of the Boston Massacre

http://www.bostonmassacre.net/


Happy St. Piran's Day!

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


Happy World Book Day!

http://worldbookday.com/


Full Worm Moon Tonight!

http://www.almanac.com/video/full-worm-moon-march

Wednesday, March 04, 2015

My New Crush

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWNVAC646zw&list=PL7_LetEm-ez8YH4XGJPdSXgg1oTMZ0n5T


The Colonel's recipe of secret herbs and spices....

http://theracketreport.com/kfc-gets-occupational-business-license-to-sell-marijuana-in-colorado-restaurants/


Religious Differences...

On this date in 1966, Lennon speculated that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus.

http://www.beatlesinterviews.org/db1966.0304-beatles-john-lennon-were-more-popular-than-jesus-now-maureen-cleave.html


Happy GamesMasters Day!

http://gmsday.com/


Happy Birthday Nosferatu!

Premiered on this date in 1922.  One of my faves.

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcyzubFvBsA


Happy Birthday Glen Baxter!

http://www.glenbaxter.com/

Genius.

Happy Birthday Ed "Big Daddy" Roth!

http://www.ratfink.com/

Tuesday, March 03, 2015

The Baron of Arizona

http://www.strangeco.blogspot.it/2015/02/the-baron-of-arizona.html
Fascinating.  I can't believe anyone would put up with this fraud, but I suppose it happens, even today.

Headline of the Day

http://phys.org/news/2015-03-giant-methane-storms-uranus.html


The Summer Schedule of Wolf Trap is announced

http://www.wolftrap.org/tickets/filene-quicksheet.aspx


A blog devoted to the history of bodysnatchers and ressurectionists

http://britainsforgottenbodysnatchers.blogspot.co.uk/

(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)


Happy Birthday James Doohan!

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


Happy Birthday Jean Harlow!

http://www.jeanharlow.com/


Happy National Cold Cuts Day!

Yum!

http://www.sclydeweaver.com/


Happy National Mulled Wine Day!

Yum!

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/mulled-wine-recipe.html


Happy National Anthem Day!

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


Monday, March 02, 2015

A new (to me) magazine devoted to Ireland's military history

http://www.reveille.ie/


Happy Birthday Rory Gallagher!

http://www.rorygallagher.com/


Happy Birthday Lou Reed!

http://www.loureed.com/go/


Happy Birthday Austin Roe!

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


A Patriot.

Happy Birthday Willis O'Brien!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willis_H._O%27Brien

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

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

Happy Read Across America Day!

http://www.nea.org/grants/886.htm


Happy National Banana Cream Pie Day!

http://www.food.com/recipe/old-fashioned-banana-cream-pie-14979

Yum!

Happy Casimir Pulaski Day!

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




Sunday, March 01, 2015

An alternative to coffins

http://www.buzzfeed.com/jobarrow/become-a-tree?bffb&utm_term=4ldqpgp#.brNbZPB8N


The Lost Marx Brothers Musical

https://willmckinley.wordpress.com/2014/05/24/90-years-later-lost-marx-brothers-musical-is-reborn/


Ramming a tiger tank

http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/crazy-irishman-rammed-a-tiger-ii-with-his-sherman-then-went-off-looking-for-a-firefly-to-make-sure-the-tiger-wouldnt-be-going-anywhere.html
A fascinating tidbit from the War - and a very brave tank crew!

The Ultimate Sendoff For Spock

http://www.vox.com/2015/3/1/8129063/leonard-nimoy-astronaut-vulcan-salute



(Thanks for the link, Ed!)

Nappy VS Bunnies

http://mentalfloss.com/article/51364/time-napoleon-was-attacked-rabbits

Fun stuff!  But what a wuss hunting arrangement.  Were goldfish in a barrel scheduled as well?

Sparing the Leaning Tower

http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2000/jan/13/features11.g23

A little tidbit from the War.

A nice interview with Lulu

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/event/article-2970598/Lulu-talks-bedding-Bowie-bumping-Lady-Di-school-run-Miley-Cyrus-bad-pop.html

Anniversary of the ratification of The Articles of Confederation in 1781

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


Happy Birthday Otho Williams!

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

A Patriot.

Happy Birthday Roger Daltrey!

http://thewho.com/history/roger-daltrey/

Happy Birthday David Niven!

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


Happy Birthday Bill Gaines!

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

Genius.   An American Treasure.

Happy Whuppity Scoorie!

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


Happy National Peanut Butter Lovers Day!

http://peanutbutterlovers.com/

Happy St. David's Day!

http://www.wales.com/en/content/cms/english/st_davids_day/st_davids_day.aspx

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