Weirdness

Monday, November 30, 2015

Happy Birthday Dad

You are missed.

Sunday, November 29, 2015

A nice article about the SR-71


https://www.thevintagenews.com/2015/11/29/10-more-sr-71-facts-that-you-knew-but-we-didnt-it-could-not-be-shot-down/


These were amazing aircraft.

Monster Sighting During War

http://listverse.com/2015/11/23/10-unbelievable-wartime-monster-sightings/


The Cutting Edge of Sale Signs!

http://gawker.com/5874304/japanese-department-store-may-want-to-look-up-the-word-fucking?sidebar_promotions_icons=testingon&utm_expid=66866090-67.e9PWeE2DSnKObFD7vNEoqg.2&utm_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook.com


(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

Happy Birthday to Rocky & His Friends!

Premiered on this date in 1959.

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


Happy Birthday to I Want To Hold Your Hand!

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46_yYR6tGOI


Happy Birthday Denny Doherty!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denny_Doherty

Happy Birthday Stan Rogers!


http://stanrogers.net/


Happy birthday Peter Bergman!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Bergman_(comedian)


Happy Birthday Felix Cavaliere!


http://www.felixcavalieremusic.com/



Happy National Lemon Cream Pie Day!

Yum!

https://anydayguide.com/calendar/803


Saturday, November 28, 2015

Vote Cthulhu T-Shirts

http://www.midtowncomics.com/store/dp.asp?PRID=Vote+Cthulhu+2016+Navy+T-_1471422


Happy National Maize Day!


http://www.gone-ta-pott.com/national_maize_day.html


Happy Birthday Jon Stewart!


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


Happy Birthday Berry Gordy!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry_Gordy



Friday, November 27, 2015

The cutting edge of military surrenders


https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/british-pilot-emergency-landing-lampedusasurrender.html


Jack Benny Meets Isaac Hayes

https://vimeo.com/144080517

Fun stuff!

Happy Buy Nothing Day!


http://www.buynothingday.co.uk/


Happy Sink Day!


http://www.sinkie.com/


Happy National Day of Listening!


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

I'm a big fan of this.  

Happy Birthday Jimi Hendrix!


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


Happy Native American Heritage Day!


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


Thursday, November 26, 2015

Mickey On Mars!

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/11/26/alien-and-ufo-hunters-spot-mouse-on-mars_n_8653392.html?utm_hp_ref=uk-tech&ir=UK+Tech


A nice article about John Fahey

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/nov/26/john-fahey-blues-folk-guitar-pioneer?CMP=share_btn_fb


Happy Birthday to Anarchy In The UK!


Released on this date in 1976.  A love song.





Happy Birthday Casablanca!

My all-time favorite movie.  Premiered on this date in 1942.

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




Happy Birthday Charles Schulz!


http://schulzmuseum.org/about-the-man/schulz-biography/


Happy Birthday Tina Turner!


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


Happy Birthday Artemas Ward!

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

A Patriot.

Happy National Cake Day!

Yum!

Happy National Stuffing Day!

Yum!

Happy National Turkey Day!

Imagine that...

Happy Thanksgiving!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving


Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Happy Beaver Moon!


http://fullmoonphases.com/beaver-moon/


Happy Birthday Percy Sledge!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Sledge


Happy Birthday Robert Townsend!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Townsend_(spy)

A Patriot.

Happy National Eat With A Friend Day!

Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women


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

Happy Evacuation Day!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evacuation_Day_(New_York)


Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Wicker Man Wedding

http://offbeatbride.com/2015/11/wicker-man-wedding


They forgot the sacrifice.  It won't work without the sacrifice....

Li-Fi

http://www.iflscience.com/technology/li-fi-internet-could-be-100-times-faster-wi-fi-0


Ultra-fast Internet possibilities

Nothing says "Christmas Light Display" like Slipknot....

http://loudwire.com/slayer-bob-christmas-light-shows-slipknot-disturbed/


The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra to be made into a musical!


http://playbill.com/news/article/exclusive-cult-film-lost-skeleton-of-cadavra-being-adapted-as-a-stage-musical-plus-audio-372141


RIP Cynthia Robinson

http://www.theroot.com/blogs/the_grapevine/2015/11/cynthia_robinson_trumpeter_and_co_founder_of_sly_and_the_family_stone_passes.html

Very sad....

Happy Birthday Mystery Science Theater 3000!

Premiered on this date in 1988.  My second favorite TV show of all time, and it's about to return!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094517/

http://mst3k.com/

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mst3k/bringbackmst3k


Happy Birthday Denise Crosby!


http://denisecrosby.net/


Happy Birthday Forrest Ackerman!


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

A legend within Science Fiction and horror literature, film, and fandom.

Happy Birthday Dwight Schultz!


http://www.dwightschultzfansite.nl/

Happy Birthday Baruch de Spinoza!


http://www.iep.utm.edu/spinoza/


Monday, November 23, 2015

The Ultimate White Album

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/ringo_starrs_white_album_no_0000001


Yahoo decides to commit suicide

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/11/23/yahoo-escalates-the-war-on-ad-blockers-by-keeping-people-out-of-their-own-e-mail/?wpmm=1&wpisrc=nl_tech

yahoo is by far the most annoying site I deal with on a regular basis.  Their ads are the most annoying and intrusive, sometimes even messing up my browser.  I barely use it, now, as a result.  This will encourage others to abandon it, as well.

We're #1! We're #1! We're #1!

http://wtop.com/sprawl-crawl/2015/11/study-three-nations-worst-bottlenecks-northern-virginia/


Happy Sabbath of the Undead!

A date promoted in one of the old Hammer horror movies...

http://hammerhouseofhorror.wikia.com/wiki/Sabbath_of_the_Undead


Happy Birthday William Moultrie!

A Patriot.

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


Happy Birthday Boris Karloff!


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000472/


Happy Birthday Harpo!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpo_Marx


Sunday, November 22, 2015

Anniversary of the Alice's Restaurant Massacree of 1965


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m57gzA2JCcM


An interesting article about precognitive dreams


http://thenightshirt.com/?p=3483


RIP Rex Reason


http://www.examiner.com/article/actor-rex-reason-has-died


How to become Jesus in 5 easy steps


http://disinfo.com/2015/08/convince-people-youre-jesus-5-easy-steps/


Buchwald's Thanksgiving Column


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/23/AR2005112302056.html

Buchwald was a nationally syndicated humor columnist who lived in DC.  In the 50's, he was stationed in Paris, and wrote this column to explain our Thanksgiving holiday to the French.  It became a tradition to run it every year, and was sort of an annual ritual in DC to have him deliver it to the Post for publication, etc.  With his death, the Post stopped publishing it, but I'll continue:  One more little bit of DC ritual, preserved.

Happy Birthday Robert Vaughn!


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001816/


Happy Birthday to the Phil Spector Christmas Album!

Released on this date in 1963.

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


Happy Birthday Staughton Lynd!


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


Happy Birthday Little Steven!


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



Happy Birthday Terry Gilliam!


http://terrygilliamweb.com/

Happy Birthday to the White Album!

Released on this date in 1968.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_(album)


Happy National Cashew Day!

Yum!

Happy National Gingerbread Cookie Day!


http://foodimentary.com/2014/11/21/november-21-is-national-gingerbread-cookie-day/


Happy World Hello Day!


http://www.worldhelloday.org/

Happy Birthday to The Thin Man Goes Home!

Premiered on this date in 1944.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037365/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1


Happy Birthday to Shadow of the Thin Man!

Premiered on this date in 1941


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034172/


Beginning of month of Frimaire in French revolutionary calendar


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


Happy Birthday Frankenstein! (the film)

Premiered on this date in 1931.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021884/?ref_=nv_sr_6


Happy Birthday Josiah Bartlett!


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

A Patriot.

Happy Birthday Ingrid Pitt!


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


Happy Birthday Joseph Plumb Martin!


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


Happy Birthday Voltaire!


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


The stockings were hung on the chimney with care...

http://www.stupid.com/Holiday-Hangover.html


Friday, November 20, 2015

Dante's Hell - In LEGOS


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/9267162/The-nine-circles-of-hell-from-Dantes-Inferno-recreated-in-Lego-by-Mihai-Mihu.html?frame=2219919


Dancing to Uptown Funk


http://www.littlethings.com/uptown-funk-dance-oldies-classic-vintage-nostalgia-vcom/?utm_content=buffercb5e2&utm_medium=FB11154&utm_source=ild&utm_campaign=ildfb11154


This is so cool!

The disturbing paintings of Thomas Kinkade

http://liartownusa.tumblr.com/post/133349316510/the-paintings-of-thomas-kinkade-everetts


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

The type of English used in the films of the 30's and 40's


http://magazine.good.is/articles/origins-of-old-timey-voice-revealed

A neat little video about transatlantic English

A revamping of Universal Studio's Monsters

http://variety.com/2015/film/news/universal-monster-movies-mummy-dracula-frakenstein-1201642140/



Still dead

It was on this date in 1975 that Francisco Franco did the only noble thing in his entire life - he died.

Happy Birthday Norman Thomas!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Thomas


Happy Birthday Dick Smothers!


http://www.smothersbrothers.com/


Happy National Beaujolais Day!


http://www.discoverbeaujolais.com/


Yum!

Happy Carers Rights Day!


https://www.carersuk.org/news-and-campaigns/campaigns/carers-rights-day


Happy Universal Children's Day!


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


Happy Absurdity Day!


http://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-absurdity-day-november-20/


Thursday, November 19, 2015

Dthulhu!!!

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dthulhu-bath-sculpture#/


(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

The Cutting Edge of DUI

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/12002313/Police-in-Australia-search-for-drink-driving-men-who-rode-on-motorised-picnic-tables.html



A Little Something For The Chosen People

http://forward.com/the-assimilator/324659/make-your-high-last-for-8-days-with-this-bong-menorah/


Ouija Board coffee table and rug

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/ouija_board_coffee_table_and_rug

Happy Birthday Rocky & Bullwinkle!

Premiered on this date in 1959.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rocky_and_Bullwinkle_Show


Happy Birthday Terry Farrell!


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000395/



Happy Birthday George Rogers Clark!

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

Happy World Philosophy Day!


http://en.unesco.org/events/world-philosophy-day-2014




Wednesday, November 18, 2015

A new way of hearing Bohemian Rhapsody


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTnGI6Knw5Q&feature=youtu.be

Fun stuff!  I love mechanical music.


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Griffin Sighting!


http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2015/11/in-search-of-the-british-griffin-pt-1/


RIP Carl LLewellyn Weschcke


http://wildhunt.org/2015/11/carl-llewellyn-weschcke-1930-2015.html


New chambers in the Great Pyramid?

http://www.dailygrail.com/Hidden-History/2015/11/Pyramid-Scan-Identifies-Impressive-Anomaly-Behind-the-Blocks-the-Great-Pyrami


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!


http://www.biography.com/people/sojourner-truth-9511284


Happy Occult Day!

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



Happy National Apple Cider Day!

Yum!

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

A Very Murray Christmas


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJP3db3R014&ncid=newsltushpmg00000003


This looks pretty cute!

Happy Birthday to The Star Wars Holiday Special!

Premiered on this date in 1978.  Generally considered the worst TV special of all time.

http://www.starwarsholidayspecial.com/


Happy Birthday to Another Thin Man!

Premiered on this date in 1939.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031047/?ref_=nv_sr_1



Happy Birthday Duck Soup!

Premiered on this date in 1933

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



Happy Homemade Bread Day!


http://www.kingarthurflour.com/


Happy Birthday Gordon Lightfoot!

http://www.gordonlightfoot.com/


Happy Birthday Peter Cook!


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0177228/

Happy Take A Hike Day!

For Babylon 5 Fans:

http://www.cafepress.com/b5books


This looks pretty neat, (and pretty pricey...)

Monday, November 16, 2015

RIP P.F. Sloan

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/p-f-sloan-eve-of-destruction-songwriter-dead-at-70-20151116


Happy Birthday Robert Beltran!


http://www.robertbeltran.com/


Happy Hecate Night!


http://www.crystalwind.ca/find-your-way/neopagan-path/wheel-of-the-year/november-16-is-the-night-of-hecate


Happy Dutch American Heritage Day!


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

Happy International Day of Tolerance!

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


Sunday, November 15, 2015

Cthulhu's Typewriter!


http://patrickat.tumblr.com/post/133024392688/itscolossal-self-organization-by-courtney


Clearly, I have to own this.


(Thanks for the link, Infidel753!)



Back to the Future!

http://twistedsifter.com/2015/11/artists-from-1900-depict-the-year-2000/

Wonderful illustrations, (and you can see where the surreal illustrator Glen Baxter gets his inspiration).

The return of paganism to Scotland?

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14032559.How_Paganism_is_casting_its_spell_on_Scots__according_organisers_of_world_s_largest_witchcraft_festival/?ref=rss


Happy Birthday to A Night At The Opera!

Premiered on this date in 1935.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026778/?ref_=nv_sr_1


Happy Birthday Jack Burns!


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0122698/


Happy Birthday Frida Lyngstad!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anni-Frid_Lyngstad


Happy Birthday Petula Clark!


http://www.petulaclark.net/

One of my faves.

Happy Birthday William Hope Hodgson!


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


Happy Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day!


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


Happy America Recycles Day!


http://americarecyclesday.org/


Anniversary of the Articles of Confederation

Approved by Congress on this date in 1777.

http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=3


Saturday, November 14, 2015

A win for Pastafarians!

http://americanhumanist.org/news/details/2015-11-massachusetts-pastafarian-wins-right-to-wear-a-colan


Happy Birthday Veronica Lake!

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



Happy National Pickle Day!

Yum!

Friday, November 13, 2015

Happy Birthday Ayaan Hirsi Ali!


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


Happy Birthday Whoopi Goldberg!


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000155/


Happy Birthday Robert Louis Stevenson!


http://robert-louis-stevenson.org/


Happy Sadie Hawkins Day!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadie_Hawkins_Day


Happy World Kindness Day!


https://www.randomactsofkindness.org/world-kindness-day


Happy Birthday Max Grodenchik!


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0342858/

Happy Birthday Molly Pitcher (Margaret Corbin)!


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

A Patriot.

Happy Birthday Booker T Jones!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booker_T._Jones

Happy Birthday Neil Young!


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

Happy National Pizza With Everything Day!

http://crozetpizza.com/

The Book Tank!

http://www.boredpanda.com/free-book-tank-library-weapon-of-mass-instruction-raul-lemesoff/



Happy Sadie Hawkins Day!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadie_Hawkins_Day


Thursday, November 12, 2015

Oopsky!

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34797252

(Thanks for the link and title, Mathew!)

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

A million dollars already pledged!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mst3k/bringbackmst3k

I think we're really going to see the return of MST3000!

The coolest cowboy steampunk video that you'll see today.


http://fashionablygeek.com/costumes/violinist-lindsey-stirling-goes-cowboy-steampunk-video/

Seattle gets clean!


http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/11/10/455513058/crews-melt-gum-off-famous-seattle-wall


At last - a nation with priorities!


http://lordsofthedrinks.com/2015/11/10/french-cancel-state-dinner-with-iranians-since-meal-without-booze-is-no-option/



Great moments in submarine warfare

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/featured/u-1206-sub-sunk-dump-on-toilet.html?src=fba&type=wca&page=who


Tuesday, November 10, 2015

A nice article about Chico Marx

http://www.neatorama.com/2015/11/04/Chico-Marx-The-Italian-Marx-Brother/


The Return of MST3000!!!


https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mst3k/bringbackmst3k


I'm so looking forward to this!

RIP Allen Toussaint

http://www.wwltv.com/story/news/2015/11/10/allen-toussaint/75500982/



(Thanks for letting me know about this, Margrete!)

Postcards From Space!

http://io9.com/these-fictional-space-postcards-may-make-you-go-back-to-1741559118?trending_test_d&utm_expid=66866090-62.H_y_0o51QhmMY_tue7bevQ.4&utm_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fio9.com%2Fsearch%3Ftrending_test_d%26q%3Dspace


Some of these are really cute!


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Happy Birthday Laporta's!

A wonderful restaurant in Old Town, Alexandria.  Opened on this date in 1986.

http://www.laportas.net/



Happy Birthday George Fenneman!


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0271929/


Happy Birthday Lord Sutch!


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


Happy Birthday Carl Stalling!


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


Happy Birthday Ennio Morricone!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennio_Morricone


Happy Birthday Claude Rains!


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001647/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1


Happy Birthday Russell Johnson!


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0426157/


Happy World Science Day for Peace and Development!

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/prizes-and-celebrations/celebrations/international-days/world-science-day-for-peace-and-development/


Happy Young Readers Day!


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


Monday, November 09, 2015

Cheers!

http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2015/11/9/1447570/-Florida-deputy-showed-up-staggeringly-drunk-to-get-an-award-from-Mothers-Against-Drunk-Driving?detail=facebook


The Hans Solo Refrigerator

http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/1caf/?cpg=nngnsorn&nan_pid=1844078994


A nice article about Dickie Goodman - King of the Break-In Record

http://www.rebeatmag.com/dickie-goodman-and-the-art-of-the-break-in-record/


Anniversary of the death of Paul McCartneyin 1966

http://www.beatlesbible.com/features/paul-is-dead/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_is_dead




Happy Birthday 5 Million Years To Earth!

A great sci-fi horror movie.  Premiered on this date in 1966.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062168/


Louie Louie!

On this date in 1963, the Kingsmen release the definitive version of Louie Louie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V1p1dM3snQ


Anniversary of The Khitomer Massacre

 On this date in the year 2346, the Romulans slaughter over 4,000 Klingons on an agricultural colony; Worf & Kahlest are the only two survivors.

Happy Birthday Benjamin Banneker!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Banneker


Happy Birthday Hedy Lamarr!


http://www.hedylamarr.com/

A wonderful actress and great Patriot!

Happy Birthday Robert Duncan McNeill!


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000536/

Sunday, November 08, 2015

The first of a series of articles about Country Dick Montana

http://www.tahoeonstage.com/country-dick-montana-1/

One of the great rock'n'rollers.

Happy Birthday Rickie Lee Jones!


http://www.rickieleejones.com/


Happy Birthday Bram Stoker!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Stoker


Happy Cook Something Bold Day!


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


Saturday, November 07, 2015

Virginia - Protecting Us From The Ravages Of Sangria


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/23/AR2008012303400.html

It's amusing to see the laws that this is  based upon are from 1934.  That's downright science fiction in the Ol' Dominion.  Most of the laws and attitudes are based on pre-Appomattox times...

Why I never go to Texas - Reason 572

http://www.mintpressnews.com/two-austin-men-beaten-by-police-for-jaywalking/211075/


WMD

http://news.yahoo.com/maths-teacher-convicted-of-assault-for-squirting-101251278.html

When will the carnage stop?

Happy Birthday Johnny Rivers!


http://www.johnnyrivers.com/


Happy Birthday Joni!

http://jonimitchell.com/


Friday, November 06, 2015

We're #1! We're #1! We're #1!

https://www.thrillist.com/cars/nation/the-worst-interstate-systems-in-america-washington-dc-new-orleans-houston

I-66 is always in one of two possible states - 1) Gridlock; 2)About to become Gridlocked.  It is demonic.

(Thanks for the link, Erik!)

Happy Birthday to "It's My Life"!

Released on this date in 1965, one of my all-time favorite songs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJUI-NRDflU

Happy Birthday Trace Beaulieu!


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0064546/


Happy Birthday Jonathan Harris!


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0364893/


Happy National Nachos Day!

Yum!

http://www.food.com/food-holidays/nachos-day-1106


International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict!

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


Thursday, November 05, 2015

Happy Birthday Art Garfunkel!


http://www.artgarfunkel.com/


Happy Birthday Armin Shimerman!


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001734/


Happy Birthday Natalie Schafer!


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0769791/


Happy Birthday John Glover!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Glover_(general)

A Patriot.

Happy Birthday Eugene Debs!


https://www.marxists.org/archive/debs/


Happy Birthday Peter Noone!


http://peternoone.com/


Happy Ringing Night!

Happy National Doughnut Day!

Happy Devil's Stone Day!

Happy Guy Fawkes Day!

Wednesday, November 04, 2015

No more red meat

http://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/us-world-news/43990212-story

Clearly, it ain't workin'


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

A nice article about Black Sabbath


http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20151027-the-satanists-who-changed-music


(Thanks for the link, Erik!)

Great moments in justifiable homicide

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/11/03/last-piece-of-chicken-stabbing/75112266/


Happy Birthday Chris Difford!


http://www.chrisdifford.com/


Happy Birthday Will Rogers!


http://www.cmgww.com/historic/rogers/


Happy National Candy Day!

Anniversary of Alice going through the Looking Glass

Happy Waiting For The Barbarians Day!

Happy King Tut Day!


http://www.biography.com/people/king-tut-9512446


Tuesday, November 03, 2015

The secret beer fridge


http://mashable.com/2015/10/30/secret-beer-fridge/#IEU7q3V2mPqg

Fun stuff!


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Anniversary of The Days of Wine & Roses!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Days_of_Wine_and_Roses

A great album, released on this date in 1982.

Happy Birthday Lulu!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lulu_(singer)


Happy Birthday Kevin Murphy!


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0614436/


Happy National Cliche Day!

Happy National Sandwich Day!

Happy Give Someone A Dollar Day!

Amazon opens a book store

http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/70696/amazon-opens-its-first-physical-bookstore-today


I'll be interested to see how this plays out.

Monday, November 02, 2015

The return of Star Trek to TV

http://io9.com/holy-crap-they-are-officially-making-a-new-star-trek-t-1740024705


Anniversary of the Emu War of 1932


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_War


Happy Cookie Monster Day!


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


Happy National Deviled Eggs Day!

Yum!

http://www.food.com/food-holidays/deviled-egg-day-1102


Sunday, November 01, 2015

The Asshole Factory

http://disinfo.com/2015/11/the-asshole-factory/

Pretty accurate, in my experience and observation.

Bringing George Washington back to life


http://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/the-man-the-myth/death-defied-dr-thorntons-radical-idea-of-bringing-george-washington-back-to-life/

Fascinating, I'd never heard about this aspect of his death before now.


(Thanks for the link, Erik!)

David Byrne's lending library

https://www.brainpickings.org/2015/09/01/david-byrne-lending-library/

Pretty neat!


(Thanks for the link, Erik!)

Don't eat any blackberries!

https://thefadingyear.wordpress.com/2015/11/01/the-puca-and-blackberries-after-halloween/


Happy National Bison Day!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Bison_Day


Happy Calan Gaeaf!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calan_Gaeaf


Happy Birthday Kinkster!


http://www.kinkyfriedman.com/


Happy National Deep Fried Clams Day!

Yum!

http://www.food.com/recipe/battered-fried-clams-115269


Happy Birthday Jim Steinman!


http://www.jimsteinman.com/


Happy Birthday Dan Peek!


http://www.danpeek.com/


Happy National Family Literacy Day!

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/celebrate-national-family-literacy-20681.html