Weirdness

Thursday, December 31, 2015

A nice article about the Western Folklife Center and the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering

http://www.reviewjournal.com/travel/getaways/elko-home-the-range-cowboy-poets-photos

I've  not been in Elko since college, have always wanted to attend the Gathering and see the Folklife Center, will need to get back there some day.


Lovecraftian Films Online!


http://lovecraftzine.com/movies/watch-awesome-fan-created-lovecraftian-movies/



The Cutting Edge of Tech Support

http://patch.com/virginia/arlington-va/man-holds-computer-technician-hostage-say-police

Ah yes, the self-important spoiled brats of DC.  Deprive them of their toys, and watch the tantrum begin!

Happy Birthday Burton Cummings!


http://burtoncummings.com/


Happy Birthday Edward Hand!


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

A Patriot.

Happy Birthday George C. Marshall!


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


Happy Make Up Your Mind Day!


https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/make-up-your-mind-day/


Happy National Champagne Day!

Yum!

http://www.veuve-clicquot.com/


Happy Hogmanay!


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


Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Bowling - The Next Generation?

https://crunchy.co/unreal-bowling/


(Thanks for the link, Ed!)


Can You Hear Me Now?


http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/12/30/ufo-hunters-claims-800-year-old-mobile-phone-dug-up-in-austria-proves-aliens-visited-earth_n_8893190.html?ncid=fcbklnkukhpmg00000001


A possible cure for Alzheimer's?


http://www.sciencealert.com/new-alzheimer-s-treatment-fully-restores-memory-function

A nice article about "Gloomy Sunday" - the suicide song


http://www.unbelievable-facts.com/2015/12/suicide-song-gloomy-sunday.html



The recrod postage stamps of Bhutan!

http://www.thevinylfactory.com/vinyl-factory-releases/the-curious-tale-of-bhutans-playable-record-postage-stamps/


This is so cool!

(Thanks for the link, Erik!)

Happy Birthday Eliza Dushku!


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0244630/


Happy Birthday Skeeter Davis!


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


Happy Birthday Tracey Ullman!


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



Happy Birthday Jeff Lynne!


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


Happy Birthday Patti Smith!


http://www.pattismith.net/intro.html

Happy Birthday Mike Nesmith!


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



Happy Birthday Davy Jones!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_Jones_(musician)


Happy Birthday Bo Diddley!


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


Happy Birthday John Otto!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Otto_(park_ranger)

A local legend in Western Colorado.

Happy National Bacon Day!

Yum!

http://www.sclydeweaver.com/


Tuesday, December 29, 2015

That religion of peace

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/islamic-state-rape-fatwa_568237e7e4b0b958f65a55ae?ir=World&section=world&ncid=newsltushpmg00000003


RIP John Bradbury


http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35194738

New Orleans' Pharmacy Museum


http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/jan/16/new-orleans-pharmacy-museum-opium-soaked-tampons-voodoo-elixirs?CMP=share_btn_fb


This sounds pretty interesting, actually.

A neat article about the Dr. Who theme

http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/81b360df-d869-42ab-9acf-ef306c4a7ab1?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_radio_3&ns_source=facebook&ns_linkname=radio_and_music

(Thanks for the link, Erik!)

Listing of the 'Best' Cryptozoology Books of 2015

http://www.cryptozoonews.com/czbks-2015/


Happy Pepper Pot Day!


http://allrecipes.com/recipe/13136/authentic-pepper-pot-soup/



Happy Tick Tock Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/tick-tock-day/


RIP Lemmy

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lemmy-kilmister-motorhead-singer-and-heavy-metal-legend-dead-at-70-20151228


Happy Birthday Ray Thomas!


http://www.raythomas.me/



Happy Birthday Marianne Faithfull!


http://www.mariannefaithfull.org.uk/


Happy Birthday Mary Tyler Moore!


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001546/


Happy Birthday Barbara Steele!


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0824489/


Monday, December 28, 2015

A nice article on current psychological research

http://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/the-six-most-interesting-psychology-papers-of-2015

The first one I find to be the most interesting/disturbing one.

Proof - Condoms aren't always the safe method!

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35189938


RIP Meadowlark Lemon

http://www.nba.com/2015/news/12/28/meadowlark-lemon-obit.ap/

I am seriously saddened by this man's passing.  What a wonderful entertainer.

Happy Birthday Alex Chilton!


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


Happy Birthday Nichelle Nichols!


http://www.uhura.com/



Happy Birthday Return Jonathan Meigs!

A Patriot.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_J._Meigs,_Sr.

Sunday, December 27, 2015

RIP Stevie Wright

http://thedwarf.com.au/news/21287/easybeats-singer-stevie-wright-dead-at-68


Happy Birthday Mike Pinder!


http://www.mikepinder.com/


Happy Birthday Sydney Greenstreet!


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002113/


Happy Birthday Marlene Dietrich!


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


Happy National Fruitcake Day!

Yum!

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


Saturday, December 26, 2015

RIP William Guest

http://www.soultracks.com/story-william-guest-dies



Anniversary of the U.S. release of I Want To Hold Your Hand

In 1963...

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



Happy Birthday Monterey Pop!


Premiered on this date in 1968.



Happy Birthday Thomas Nelson, Jr.!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Nelson,_Jr.

A Patriot.

Happy Birthday Elisha Cook!


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0176879/



Happy Birthday Steve Allen!


http://www.steveallenonline.com/


Happy Wren Day!


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



Happy Thank You Note Day!


https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/thank-you-note-day/


Happy National Candy Cane Day!

Yum!


http://www.whychristmas.com/customs/candycanes.shtml



Happy Boxing Day!

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


Friday, December 25, 2015

Cold War Mysteries

http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/2015/12/cold-war-mysteries-conspiracy-theories/

There are some good ones here.  The fate of the USS Scorpion is a classic.

Happy Cold Moon!


http://www.almanac.com/content/cold-moon-december-full-moon-phases


Happy Birthday to After The Thin Man!

Premiered on this date in 1936.


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027260/


Happy Birthday to The Exorcist!


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070047/


Premiered on this date in 1973.


Happy Birthday Shane MacGowan!


http://shanemacgowan.com/



Happy Birthday Cab Calloway!


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



Happy Birthday Rod Serling!


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


Happy Birthday Bogey!


http://humphreybogart.com/



Happy national Pumpkin Pie Day!

Yum!

http://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-pumpkin-pie-day-december-25/



Merry Christmas!

Regardless of one's beliefs on the day.  I hope you have a very safe and happy Holiday, Gentle Reader.

Thursday, December 24, 2015

Creepy Victorian Christmas Cards

http://hyperallergic.com/261847/have-a-creepy-little-christmas-with-these-unsettling-victorian-cards/


Happy Birthday Fritz Leiber!


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


Happy National Eggnog Day!

Yum!

http://www.winemag.com/2013/12/23/national-eggnog-day/



Wednesday, December 23, 2015

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

Premiered on this date in 1966.

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



Happy Birthday José Arturo Castellanos Contreras!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Castellanos_Contreras


Anniversary of the publishing of The Crisis in 1776


http://www.ushistory.org/paine/crisis/



Happy Tom Bawcock's Eve!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Bawcock%27s_Eve



Happy Festivus!


http://festivusweb.com/



Happy Roots Day!


http://www.familytree.com/blog/national-roots-day/


Happy HumanLight!


http://americanhumanist.org/HNN/details/2011-12-humanlight-a-holiday-for-humanists



Happy National Bake Day!

Yum!

http://www.kingarthurflour.com/


Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Ray & Dave - together (at least for one song...)

http://wmgk.com/2015/12/21/icymi-ray-dave-davies-perform-together-stage/


(Thanks for the link, Erik!)

Bedbugs Can Kill

http://www.kare11.com/story/news/crime/2015/12/22/charges-son-upset-about-bedbugs-killed-mother/77734588/?source=nletter-%%__AdditionalEmailAttribute1%%


Happy Birthday to They Call Me Trinity!

Premiered on this date in 1970.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067355/?ref_=nv_sr_2


Happy Birthday to The Mummy!

Premiered on this date in 1932

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023245/



Happy Birthday James Burke!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Burke_(science_historian)


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


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niv%C3%B4se



Happy Yule!


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


Happy Forefathers' Day!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forefathers%27_Day




Happy Winter Solstice!


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


Monday, December 21, 2015

NORAD Tracking Santa

http://www.noradsanta.org/


Happy Birthday to The President's Analyst!


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


Premiered on this date in 1967.  One of my faves, and a film ahead of its time.

Happy Birthday Frank Zappa!


http://www.zappa.com/


Happy Birthday Vampira!


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


Happy Mumping Day!


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



Happy National Kiwi Fruit Day!

Yum!

http://www.examiner.com/article/december-21-is-national-kiwi-fruit-day


Happy National Hamburger Day!

Yum!

http://www.fiveguys.com/



Happy National Fried Shrimp Day!

Yum!


http://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-french-fried-shrimp-day-december-21/



Sunday, December 20, 2015

The Cthulhu Crib!

http://patrickat.tumblr.com/post/135186242673/persian-slipper-camwyn-bjornwilde

Fun stuff!


(Thanks for the link, Infidel753!)

Happy Birthday to The Graduate!

Premiered on this date in 1967.

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


Happy Birthday Billy Bragg!


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


Happy Birthday Nicole de Boer!


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0207498/


Happy Games Day!


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



Happy International Human Solidarity Day!

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


Saturday, December 19, 2015

The Jersey Devil in Maryland?

http://twocrowsparanormal.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-jersey-devil-in-maryland.html


An article updating what's going on with Little Richard

http://www.oxfordamerican.org/magazine/item/719-prayers-for-richard


Sad....

Happy Birthday Phil Ochs!

http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~trent/ochs/


One of my all-time faves.

Friday, December 18, 2015

1939's view of the clothing of 2000

http://mentalfloss.com/article/52284/what-1939-thought-fashion-2000-would-look


Happy Birthday to The Grinch!

Premiered on this date in 1965.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060345/?ref_=nv_sr_2



Happy Birthday to A Few Dollars More!

Premiered on this date in 1964.  My favorite spaghetti western.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059578/



Happy Birthday Michael Moorcock!


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



Happy Birthday Keith Richards!


http://www.keithrichards.com/



Happy Birthday Christopher Fry!


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



Happy National Roast Suckling Pig Day!

Yum!

http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/articles/view/376/1/National-Roast-Suckling-Pig-Day.html


Happy Bake Cookies Day!


https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/bake-cookies-day/


Yum!

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Happy Birthday to Night of the Demon!

Premiered on this date in 1957.  A great horror movie.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050766/?ref_=nv_sr_3



Happy Birthday to The Simpsons!

Premiered on this date in 1989.

https://www.simpsonsworld.com/



http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096697/



Happy Birthday Eddie Kendricks!


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


Happy Birthday Paul Rodgers!


http://www.paulrodgers.com/



Happy Wright Brothers Day!


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



Happy National Maple Syrup Day!

Yum!

http://www.berkshiresweetgold.com/



Happy Picrous Day!


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


Happy Saturnalia!


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



Happy Chewidden!


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

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Happy Birthday Benny Andersson!


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



Happy Birthday Billy Gibbons!


http://www.zztop.com/



Anniversary of Boston Tea Party in 1773


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



Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Christmas idea for all Trekkies!

http://makezine.com/2015/12/10/behold-wreath-khan/


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Happy Birthday Young Frankenstein!

Premiered on this date in 1974.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072431/?ref_=nv_sr_1


Happy Birthday to One, two, Three!

Premiered on this date in 1961.  One of my favorite movies.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055256/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2



Happy Birthday Garrett Wang!


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0910897/



Happy Birthday Tim Conway!


http://timconway.com/


Happy Birthday Alan Freed!


https://rockhall.com/inductees/alan-freed/bio/



Happy Birthday John Hammond, Sr.!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hammond_(producer)



Happy Birthday Samuel Blatchley Webb!

A Patriot.

http://www.townofclaverack.com/good-living/claverack-history/webb1.html



Happy Bill of Rights Day!


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




Monday, December 14, 2015

Lovecraft Inspired Bottles

http://mentalfloss.com/article/66270/spooky-glass-bottles-inspired-hp-lovecraft



For you Star Wars fans - the lightsaber wiper blade!


http://toyland.gizmodo.com/wiper-blade-lightsabers-protect-your-cars-windows-from-1747884242

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

New Star Trek Trailer

http://comicbook.com/2015/12/10/star-trek-beyond-trailer-released/


UFO's in Fairfax County!

http://www.inquisitr.com/2631925/two-low-flying-elongated-cylinder-shaped-ufos-spotted-over-alexandria-in-virginia/


Happy Birthday to I'm Gonna Get You Sucka!

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


Premiered on this date in 1988.


Happy Birthday Patty Duke!


http://www.officialpattyduke.com/home.htm



Happy Birthday Spike Jones!


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




Happy Birthday Morey Amsterdam!


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



Today is Worldwide Candle Lighting Day


https://www.compassionatefriends.org/News_Events/Special-Events/Worldwide_Candle_Lighting.aspx


The Beginning of Halcyon Days!


https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/halcyon_days



Sunday, December 13, 2015

A ncie article about the Old Ebbitt Grill

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/2015/12/10/how-old-ebbitt-grill-brought-in-more-than-28-million-last-year/

A DC institution.


(Thanks for the link, Ed!)

Happy Birthday to Patti Smith's "Horses" Album!

Released on this date in 1975.  One of my faves.

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



Happy Birthday Dick Van Dyke!


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001813/


Happy National Ice Cream Day!


http://www.hopkinsfarmcreamery.com/index.cfm?ref=13100



Happy National Popcorn String Day!


http://www.wikihow.com/String-Popcorn-on-a-Christmas-Tree

Saturday, December 12, 2015

A vending machine for crates of beer!

http://www.citylab.com/design/2015/12/belgiums-new-vending-machine-dispenses-whole-crates-of-beer/419751/?utm_source=SFFB

Well Done, Belgium!

Tesla provides wi-fi!


http://mentalfloss.com/article/63299/nikola-tesla-may-be-dead-hes-still-providing-wi-fi-silicon-valley



Willard Scott to retire


http://www.today.com/news/willard-scott-announces-retirement-plans-after-35-years-today-show-t61026

A legend of local DC TV and radio.

The first show by the Velvet Underground - 50 years ago!

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/velvet-underground-first-live-appearance/



MST3000 Is Back!!!!!

http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/12/mst3k-becomes-the-biggest-crowd-funded-video-proje.html

I contributed early on, and am so happy about this.  As stated in the past, this was my second favorite TV show of all time, (after The Prisoner).  I can't wait the new episodes!


Happy Birthday Robin Tyner!


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

Happy Birthday Karl Wagner!


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



Happy Birthday Dionne Warwick!


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


Happy Birthday Edward G. Robinson!


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


Happy Birthday John Jay!


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


Happy National Cocoa Day!


http://www.wilburbuds.com/


Yum!

Friday, December 11, 2015

The latest on the Flat Earth Society

https://upvoted.com/2015/12/07/flat-earth-believers-are-real-and-they-blame-nasa-for-your-ignorance/

It's turtles all the way down....

Goats Singing Christmas Carols

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/christmas-album-goats_566a8a91e4b009377b249282



Miskatonic Railroad

http://www.ottgallery.com/MRR.html

An amazing model railroad layout!

The Signs As Troubled Birds

http://astronogy.tumblr.com/post/119131649609/the-signs-as-troubled-birds


Fun stuff!


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Happy Birthday to The Capitol Steps!

This famous DC troupe of satirists started on this date in 1981.

http://www.capsteps.com/


Happy Birthday to V For Vendetta!

Premiered on this date in 2005.


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434409/




Happy Birthday George Mason!


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


Happy Birthday Isaac Shelby!


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

A Patriot.

Happy Lost & Found Day!


https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/lost-found-day/


Happy International Mountain Day!


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


Happy Have A Bagel Day!

Yum!

https://www.bagelsforever.com/


Thursday, December 10, 2015

Celebrities on the new MST3000

http://www.avclub.com/article/jerry-seinfeld-mark-hamill-and-joel-mchale-request-229635



Prague's Alchemy Museum

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/pragues_creepy_alchemy_museum


Cool!

Slap Kirk!

http://www.slapkirk.com/play


Fun Stuff!

(Thanks for the link, John!)

Happy Birthday CBGB!

Opened on this date in 1973

http://www.cbgb.com/


Happy Birthday Emily Dickinson!


https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/emily-dickinson


Happy National Lager Day!


http://www.stonebrewing.com/


Happy Human Rights Day!


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


Wednesday, December 09, 2015

Bach - As you've never heard him before...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CyLWOWz5uc&ncid=newsltushpmg00000003



Steampunk Wristwatch!

http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/imnl/?cpg=nngnsornret&nan_pid=1845256411

Neat-O!

Wreaths Across America Comes To Arlington This Saturday

http://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/category/arlington-national-cemetery-2/


I have written before about this.  Normally, activities of this nature aren't really my thing, but I admit that there's something about this that really moves me.  Seeing Arlington with all of those wreaths is quite a sight.  I always recommend it to visitors of DC, as one of my 'top 3' places to see when visiting town.

A documentary film about Creem Magazine is in the works

http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2015/12/08/boy-howdy-a-documentary-film-on-creem-magazine-is-in-the-works






RIP John Trudell

http://www.usnews.com/news/entertainment/articles/2015/12/08/american-indian-activist-poet-john-trudell-dies-at-69


Happy Birthday to A Charlie Brown Christmas!

Premiered on this date in 1965.

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


Happy Birthday Margaret Hamilton!


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


Happy Birthday Neil Innes!


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



Happy Birthday Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.!


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



Happy Birthday Michael Dorn!


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

Happy Birthday Dalton Trumbo!


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


Happy Birthday Joan Armatrading!


http://www.joanarmatrading.com/


Today is International Anti-Corruption Day


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


Tuesday, December 08, 2015

Anniversary of the assassination of John Lennon


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


Happy Birthday Sinead O'Connor!


http://www.sinead-oconnor.com/



Happy Birthday Mario Savio!


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


Happy Birthday Jim Morrison!


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



Happy Birthday Jim Morrison!


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


Happy Birthday Jerry Butler!


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


Happy Birthday Flip Wilson!


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


Happy National Pretend To Be A Time Traveller Day!

http://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/pretend-to-be-a-time-traveler-day-december-8/

I'm a little curious - all of the time travel stories that I've heard of that involve someone visiting this time period involve someone from the future.  Has anyone ever tried a story of someone travelling forward from the past?

Happy National Brownie Day!


http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/articles/view/366/1/National-Brownie-Day.html


Monday, December 07, 2015

Cthulhu (and other Dark) Christmas Tree toppers and ornaments!

http://middleofbeyond.com/collections/ornament


Neat-O!

Happy Birthday Vlad "The Impaler" Tepes!

Mr Excitement!

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


Happy Birthday Noam Chomsky!


http://chomsky.info/


Happy Birthday Eli Wallach!


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



Happy Birthday Allan B. Calhamer!

The inventor of Diplomacy, one of the greatest games of all time.

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

Happy Birthday Tom Waits!


http://www.tomwaits.com/


Happy Birthday Harry Chapin!


http://www.harrychapinmusic.com/


Happy Letter Writing Day!


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


Today is Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day


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



Sunday, December 06, 2015

1939's view of the clothing of 2000

http://mentalfloss.com/article/52284/what-1939-thought-fashion-2000-would-look

Eww Swish!

Happy Birthday Turn Turn Turn!

Released by the Byrds on this date in 1965.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn!_Turn!_Turn!_(album)



Happy Birthday Wally Cox!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0185281/



Alien Abduction On SNL!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfPdYYsEfAE&sns=em


Fun stuff!


(Thanks for the link, Karen!)

Happy Birthday Rudolph! (the cartoon)


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058536/

Premiered on this date in 1964.

Happy Birthday David Ossman!


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


Happy Miners Day!


http://www.minersday.org/


Happy National Gazpacho Day!


http://www.punchbowl.com/holidays/national-gazpacho-day


Saturday, December 05, 2015

Happy Birthday Amy Acker!


http://www.amyackeronline.com/


Happy Birthday Alvy Moore!


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


Happy Birthday Little Richard!


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


Happy Repeal Day!


http://www.repealday.org/


Happy Ninja Day!


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

Happy World Soil Day!


http://www.fao.org/globalsoilpartnership/world-soil-day/en/


Happy Tree Dressing Day!

http://www.national-awareness-days.com/tree-dressing-day.html


Friday, December 04, 2015

Happy Birthday Southside Johnny!


http://www.southsidejohnny.com/


Anniversary of Washington's farewell to his officers in 1783

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/washington-bids-farewell-to-his-officers



Happy National Dice Day!


http://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-dice-day-december-4/



Happy National Cookie Day!

Yum!

http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/National_Cookie_Day


Happy World Wildlife Conservation Day!

http://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/wildlife-conservation-day


Thursday, December 03, 2015

Dawn Wells - still stranded

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5PRtT9dE9k


Happy Birthday Ozzy!


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



Happy 3D Printing Day!


http://www.national-awareness-days.com/3d-printing-day.html



Happy Roof Over Your Head Day!


https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/roof-over-your-head-day/


Happy Make A Gift Day!


http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/fun/make-a-gift-day


Happy National Apple Pie Day!

Yum!

http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2012/12/03/national-apple-pie-day/


Today is the International Day of Persons With Disabilities


http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp/default.asp?id=111


Wednesday, December 02, 2015

Happy Birthday Jonathan Frid!


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


Happy World Mutt Day!


http://www.nationalmuttday.com/


Today is the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

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


Tuesday, December 01, 2015

Anniversary of Rosa Parks sitting down!


http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/rosa-parks



Happy Birthday Woody Allen!


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


Happy Giving Tuesday!


http://www.givingtuesday.org/


Happy Birthday John Densmore!

http://www.johndensmore.com/


Happy Eat A Red Apple Day!


http://www.punchbowl.com/holidays/eat-a-red-apple-day

Today is World AIDS Day


http://www.worldaidsday.org/