Weirdness

Friday, July 31, 2015

The Ultimate Hole In One?

http://boingboing.net/2015/07/30/golf-club-hunts-mystery-man-wh.html

(Thanks for the link, Ed!)


Happy Birthday Lobo!

http://www.fansoflobo.com/lobo-bio.html


Happy Birthday Gary Lewis!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Lewis_%28musician%29


Happy Birthday Ted Cassidy!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0144252/


Happy Birthday Marinus Willett!

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

A Patriot.

Thursday, July 30, 2015

Blue Moon tonight!

http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/space/stories/fridays-blue-moon-what-need-know


A nice little article about Churchill in DC during the Wat

http://warfarehistorynetwork.com/daily/wwii/winston-churchill-and-franklin-roosevelts-arcadia-conference/



Happy Birthday to the Modern Lovers album!

Released on this date in 1976.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Modern_Lovers_%28album%29


Wild Thing!

On this date in 1966, the Troggs' "Wild Thing" hit #1!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hce74cEAAaE

Happy Birthday Smedley Butler!

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


Happy Birthday Alton Brown!

http://altonbrown.com/


Happy International Day of Friendship!

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



Happy National Father In Law Day!

http://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-father-in-law-day-july-30/


Alert Tippi Hedren!

http://metro.co.uk/2015/07/28/gull-running-is-the-weird-new-craze-hitting-british-seaside-towns-5315938/

(Thanks for the link & title, Mathew!)

Offline...

I had some computer problems over the last few days.  Hopefully, they're repaired now....

Monday, July 27, 2015

Happy Birthday Bugs Bunny!

Premiered on this date in 1940, in "Wild Hare".

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


Happy Birthday Gary Gygax!

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


Happy National Scotch Day!

Yum!

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

Sunday, July 26, 2015

Nice interview with Michael Moorcock

http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2015/07/michael-moorcock-i-think-tolkien-was-crypto-fascist


Happy Birthday Kate Beckinsale!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000295/

Happy Birthday Mick Jagger!

http://www.mickjagger.com/


Happy Birthday Nana Visitor!

http://nanavision.com/


Happy Birthday Darlene Love!

http://darleneloveworld.com/


Happy Birthday Gracie Allen!

http://www.biography.com/people/gracie-allen-9542415


Happy National Aunt & Uncles Day!

http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/July/auntandunclesday.htm


Happy Birthday Carl Jung!

http://www.cgjungpage.org/


Happy National All Or Nothing Day!

http://nationaldaycalendar.com/days-2/national-all-or-nothing-day-july-26/


Happy National Bagelfest Day!

https://www.bagelsforever.com/


Happy Parents Day!

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


Saturday, July 25, 2015

Headline of the year

http://disinfo.com/2015/07/wyoming-man-found-with-30-eyeballs-stuffed-up-his-anus/



(I've heard that this story is fake.  I don't care.  Sometimes something is just too good not to be worthwhile...)


The Firesign Theater Lives On In SIRI

https://medium.com/@stannenb/with-one-of-its-easter-eggs-siri-evokes-the-firesign-theater-and-steve-jobs-86ea5b4874d3

This is so cool.  Their Bozos album is one of my faves!  Here's the whole routine:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmWFrMq3qNY


Anniversary of Bob Dylan Going Electric at the Newport Folk Festival

In 1965...

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dylan-goes-electric-at-the-newport-folk-festival


Happy Birthday Walter Brennan!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000974/


Happy Birthday Henry Knox!

A great Patriot.

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


Happy National Merry Go Round Day!

http://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-merry-go-round-day-july-25/

http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-carousel-on-the-national-mall-washington


Happy National Culinarians Day!

http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/July/culinariansday.htm


Happy National Day of the Cowboy!

http://www.nationaldayofthecowboy.com/


Friday, July 24, 2015

The scariest bridge in America?

http://www.insideedition.com/headlines/6448-the-scariest-bridge-in-america?viewfull=true

I know that there are folks who have a real fright at the thought of bridges.  I understand that.  But aside from those folks, this is not a scary bridge.  It's a big bridge, I'll grant you, but it's not a tough ride.  Personally, the only bridge I've ever gotten shaky about going over was this one:  http://royalgorgebridge.com/

You can see through the wooden slats that make up the roadway....

A wonderful article about the new Leadbelly collection

http://diffuser.fm/new-lead-belly-collection-is-smithsonian-curators-labor-of-love/
Wonderful!  I'm proud to say that Jeff Place is the main guy who trained me in the record store biz....

(Thanks for the link, Erik!)

Happy Birthday to Pleasant Dreams!

Released on this date in 1981, one of my fave albums by the Ramones.

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


Happy Birthday Summer Glau!

http://www.summer-glau.com/


Happy Birthday Radio Free Oz!

Began broadcasting on this date in 1966.  Brilliant.

http://rfo.chromiumswitch.org/

Happy Birthday Amelia Earhart!

http://www.ameliaearhart.com/

Happy Birthday Lord Dunsany!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Plunkett,_18th_Baron_of_Dunsany

One of my fave writers.

Happy National Cousins Day!

http://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-cousins-day-july-24/

Thursday, July 23, 2015

A new Converse for old farts like me?

http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/23/9024561/converse-chuck-taylor-all-star-II-sneaker-for-old-feet

I am second to none in my almost-genetic love for Converse All Star shoes....

A Poem to inspire?

http://mashable.com/2015/07/23/chanie-gorkin-poem/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=webfeeds

I'm afraid that I tend towards the original reading...


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

A nice little article about the last battles of the Revolution

http://allthingsliberty.com/2015/07/the-final-theaters-the-final-fights/


Happy Birthday Raymond Chandler!

http://home.comcast.net/~mossrobert/


Happy Birthday Castle Keep!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064137/
The strangest war movie that I'm aware of.  I still don't think I really catch on to everything happening in it, and how to interpret it.  Premiered on this date in 1969.

Happy Birthday Charisma Carpenter!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004806/


Happy Robert Anton Wilson Day!

http://obsoletemag.blogspot.com/2012/07/july-23rd-is-robert-anton-wilson-day.html


Happy National Vanilla Ice Cream Day!

http://www.hopkinsfarmcreamery.com/


Yum!

Happy National Hot Dog Day!

http://www.hautedogsandfries.com/

Yum!

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Happy Birthday to My Aim Is True

Released on this date in 1977.  Fantastic album.

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

Happy Birthday Vaughn Bode!

http://www.markbode.com/site/vaughnbode.html


Happy Birthday George Clinton!

http://georgeclinton.com/


Only 100 Days Until Halloween!


Happy National Rat Catchers Day!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratcatcher%27s_Day


Happy Spooners Day!

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


Tuesday, July 21, 2015

The Gold Tooth

http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/programmes/datelinepacific/audio/201761809/body-of-us-marine-identified-by-the-gold-in-his-teeth

Fascinating story of forensic ID'ing

Happy Birthday C. Aubrey Smith!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0807580/bio

The cutting edge of Japanese martial arts

http://www.openculture.com/2015/07/the-fart-of-war.html

(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

Happy Birthday Garry Trudeau!

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


Happy Birthday Robin Williams!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000245/


Monday, July 20, 2015

A nation of yahoos

http://theracketreport.com/femas-kill-list-stickers-mailbox-will-determine-fate/

I'm selling yellow stickers for $10 a piece,,,,

Japan's Weird Hotel

http://arstechnica.com/the-multiverse/2015/07/japans-weird-hotel-has-a-robot-dinosaur-for-a-receptionist/

Come for the robot dinosaur desk clerk, stay for the creepy listening device next to your bed!


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

The Villains from Batman (the TV show)

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


Happy Birthday to "Do Anything You Wanna Do"!

Released by Eddie & the Hot Rods on this date in 1977.  One of my fave songs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44JomxG4it8


Happy Anniversary to the Bowman Body!

A local ghost host of note, who first appeared (as a Summertime replacement) on this date in 1970.

http://www.thebowmanbody.com/



Happy Birthday John Lodge!

http://johnlodge.com/


Happy Birthday Diana Rigg!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001671/


Happy Birthday Carlos Santana!

http://www.santana.com/


Happy Moon Day!

https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/apollo11.html


Happy International Chess Day!

https://www.uschess.org/


Happy National Fortune Cookie Day!

Yum!

Happy National Lollipop Day!

Yum!

Sunday, July 19, 2015

The secret American cemetery from WWII

http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/oise-aisne-american-cemetery-plot-e

Interesting.  I'd never heard of this one before.

Cthulhu Crochet!

http://nerdist.com/these-little-cthulhus-are-the-most-adorable-world-destroyers-ever/

Happy Birthday Herbert Marcuse!

http://www.marcuse.org/herbert/


Anniversary of the 1952 UFO Flap Over DC!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952_Washington,_D.C._UFO_incident



Happy Birthday Benedict Cumberbatch!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1212722/


Happy Birthday Jacob Bayley!

http://www.wmtn.biz/THE%20JACOB%20BAYLEY%20STORY.pdf

A Patriot.

Happy Birthday John Martin!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Martin_%28painter%29

One of my fave painters.

Beginning of month of Thermidor in French revolutionary calendar

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


Happy National Ice Cream Day!

Yum!

http://www.hopkinsfarmcreamery.com/

Happy Sundae Sunday!

http://www.hopkinsfarmcreamery.com/

Yum!

Saturday, July 18, 2015

Cosby: Predator & Parasite

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/19/arts/bill-cosby-deposition-reveals-calculated-pursuit-of-young-women-using-fame-drugs-and-deceit.html?emc=edit_na_20150718&nlid=13038199&ref=cta&_r=0
What a cowardly, worthless bastard....

Remember Ladies, never accept a car ride from strange men

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


Happy Birthday Hunter Thompson!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_S._Thompson


Happy Birthday Red Skelton!

http://www.redskelton.com/


Happy Birthday Dion DiMucci!

http://www.diondimucci.com/


Happy Birthday Martha Reeves!

http://www.missmarthareeves.com/


Happy National Caviar Day!

Yum!

Anniversary of the Fairfax Resolves of 1974

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairfax_Resolves
http://www.constitution.org/bcp/fairfax_res.htm

An important step along the way to Independence and Revolution.

Happy Nelson Mandela Day!

http://www.mandeladay.com/


Happy Birthday, Soft Parade!

Released on this date in 1969.

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

Friday, July 17, 2015

The most successful female pirate

http://www.ryot.org/most-badass-pirate-female-chang-shih/913389


Happy Birthday Yellow Submarine! (the film)

Premiered on this date in 1968.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063823/


Happy Wrong Way Corrigan Day!

http://nationaldaycalendar.com/days-2/national-wrong-way-corrigan-day-july-17/


Happy Birthday Vince Guaraldi!

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


Happy Birthday James Cagney!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000010/


Thursday, July 16, 2015

A Remake of Night Gallery On The Way?

http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Night-Gallery-May-Come-Back-With-Sci-Fi-Legend-73022.html


A strange little tale of crop circle faking and the police state...

http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2015/07/crop-circles-and-confiscated-computers/


Rumania Wins for the coolest ticket sales gimmick of all time

http://www.romania-insider.com/music-festival-in-romanias-dracula-land-sells-tickets-for-blood/152895/


(Thanks for the link, Ed!)

A new online article about NoVa's own Bunnyman!

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/murderers/fl/Bunny-Man-Bridge.htm

Beer Yoga

http://patch.com/virginia/delray/beer-yoga-meeting-weekly-brewery-alexandria?
In my hometown, of course.

DC is #2!

http://patch.com/district-columbia/georgetown/report-dc-ranks-second-worst-city-be-driver-united-states-0

We try harder...

Happy Birthday DC!

Founded on this date in 1790.

http://dc.gov/

http://washington.org/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C.


Happy National Cherry Day! (in the UK)

Yum!

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

A break in the Lyons Sisters case!

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/315369131.html?update

This was a VERY big deal in the DC area at the time, and one of its most tragic mysteries. 

The mystery of Room 1046

http://www.strangeco.blogspot.it/2015/07/the-horror-in-room-1046.html

A strange little murder mystery.

The mystery of Room 1046

http://www.strangeco.blogspot.it/2015/07/the-horror-in-room-1046.html

A strange little murder mystery.

The mystery of Room 1046

http://www.strangeco.blogspot.it/2015/07/the-horror-in-room-1046.html

A strange little murder mystery.

Happy Birthday Ian Curtis!

http://www.joydiv.org/iancurtis.htm


Happy Birthday Roky Erickson!

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



Happy Birthday Linda Ronstadt!

http://www.ronstadt-linda.com/

Happy National Gummi Worm Day!

Yum!

http://www.food.com/food-holidays/gummy-worm-day-0715


Happy National Hot Dog Day!

Yum!

http://www.nathansfamous.com/


Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Could it be.....SATAN?!?

http://www.inquisitr.com/2248055/costco-666-dinosaur-cake/
People are morons.  Make sure she doesn't look at the clouds overhead - she see horses and cows and nightmares galore....


(Thanks for the link, Mike!)

Vincent Price perform Poe!

http://mentalfloss.com/article/59798/evening-edgar-allan-poe-starring-vincent-price


A little primer on the so-called "Dark Web"

http://www.vox.com/2014/12/31/7470965/dark-web-explained
Anything based around bitcoins is definitely a web - made to catch flys...

PROOF! UFO's EXIST!

And they've taken over Wales!

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-33479808

Graverobbing F.W. Murnau

http://www.i4u.com/2015/07/93239/head-nosferatu-director-murnau-stolen

Kids who get their occult understanding from album covers...

Headline of the Day

http://wtop.com/arlnow-com/2015/07/pantless-man-causes-bomb-scare-on-lee-highway/

NoVa, you're always entertaining...

Meanwhile, In Portland, Oregon

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/portlandia_invaded_by_hundreds_of_sex_toys_dangling_from_power_lines


Happy Birthday Woody Guthrie!

http://www.woodyguthrie.org/


Happy National Grand Marnier Day!

http://www.grand-marnier.com/

Yum!

Happy Bastille Day!

http://bastille-day.com/


Monday, July 13, 2015

A belated Happy Birthday to Malala Yousafzai!

http://www.biography.com/people/malala-yousafzai-21362253

A modern Heroine.

UFO film?

http://metro.co.uk/2015/07/12/ufo-experts-analysis-on-new-footage-ooh-i-like-it-holy-s-5291984/
My suspicion is that it's one of two things - a drone of some type, or a toy with the usual special effects that are all over the Internet.  The presenters talk of the thing's size and distance, although I see no frames of reference at all. And I really don't see any obvious "proof" that what we're looking at is extra or ultra terrestrial.


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

A nice little article about Anthony Bourdain

http://www.eater.com/2015/7/13/8949329/anthony-bourdain-kfc-addiction-close-to-the-bone-tour
I'm glad that he likes Alton Brown, he's one of my faves, as well.  Adam Richman's show was awful.  I like his personality, at least what is presented by him on the show, but hate the whole premiss that he works under.  It's not food oriented, it's not eating oriented.  It's just how much shit you can shove down your maw.  He's not enjoying it, he looks ill and about ready to throw up the few times I watched the show.  What's the point?  I'd parallel with Bourdain's comment regarding what a family of poor folks must think of this. 

Happy Birthday Patrick Stewart!

http://www.patrickstewart.org/


Happy Birthday Roger McGuinn!

http://www.ibiblio.org/jimmy/mcguinn/

Happy Birthday John Dee!

http://www.johndee.org/

Happy Birthday John Parker!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Parker_%28captain%29

A Patriot.

Happy National French Fries Day!

Yum!

http://www.food.com/food-holidays/french-fries-day-0713


Happy National Beans & Franks Day!

http://www.mahalo.com/national-bean-n-franks-day

Yum!

Sunday, July 12, 2015

"Con Man" - for All Firefly fans

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/09/comic-con-2015-firefly-stars-nathan-fillion-and-alan-tudyk-spoof-themselves-con

This looks fun, (and maybe a little too depressingly true....)

A new collection of the Kane stories from Karl Wagner!

http://www.centipedepress.com/horror/kanesale.html


Happy Birthday Alexandria!

My hometown.

https://alexandriava.gov/


Happy Birthday Christine McVie!

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



Happy Birthday Bucky Fuller!

http://bfi.org/


Happy Disability Awareness/Pride Day!

http://chelseanow.com/2015/06/disability-pride-gets-its-parade-on-july-12/

Saturday, July 11, 2015

ASH LIVES!!!!

Groovy...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unnLg1TPCYM


Happy Birthday Creature Feature! (the internet version)

A local and beloved Ghost Host show in DC, now broadcasting over the Internet since this date in 1998.  Starring Count Gore De Vol!

http://www.countgore.com/


Happy Birthday Bonnie Pointer!

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


Happy Birthday Robert Bruce!

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


Friday, July 10, 2015

RIP Omar Sharif

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-33483877


Happy Birthday Ron Glass!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0322002/


Anniversary of France's attack on the Rainbow Warrior

http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/politics/nuclear-free-new-zealand/rainbow-warrior
France's attack against an unarmed ship would appear to be the country's only significant military victory of the past century....

Anniversary of the Scopes Monkey Trial

http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/scopes/menk.htm


Happy Birthday Arlo!

http://www.arlo.net/


Happy Birthday Nikola Tesla!

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


Happy Teddy Bear Picnic Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/teddy-bear-picnic-day/


Thursday, July 09, 2015

A nice examination of the tsa thugs

http://reason.com/reasontv/2015/07/09/tsas-12-signs-you-might-be-a-terrorist

One more reason I try never to fly anywhere.

Tortilla Record

http://mashable.com/2015/07/07/tortilla-record/

Amazing.  I can't believe the stylus doesn't just slice through it....


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

News about Adult Wednesday Addams

http://moviepilot.com/preview/post/3366476?lt_source=external,manual
I love this series.  It needs to be seen, and to be supported.

A nice article about Ziegfield - the man, the women, and the follies

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063823/


A Plug...

http://www.katmandutrading.com/default.asp

The Katmandu Trading Company deals in all sorts of Fair Trade items, with an emphasis on Nepal.  Great for clothing, incense, and home decor.  And run by some good friends of mine. 
They're also another good reason to visit Portland, Oregon, one of the cooler cities...

Experiments with lava and canned food

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/07/ravioli-lava-video_n_7701950.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592

Fun stuff!  The ultimate cooking experience.


(Thanks for the link, Mike!)

Anniversary of Rock Around The Clock hitting #1!

In 1955.

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


Happy Birthday Lee Hazlewood!

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

Happy Birthday Richard Roundtree!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0745780/

Wednesday, July 08, 2015

Captain Jack Sparrow Does Good

http://www.washingtonpost.com/posttv/national/johnny-depp-visits-children-in-hospital-dressed-as-captain-jack-sparrow/2015/07/08/08320d1e-25a7-11e5-b621-b55e495e9b78_video.html

Russia trys to combat - the danger of selfies

http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/8/8911197/russia-selfie-safety-campaign
Darwin frowns...


(Thanks for the link, John!)

Little Free Library

http://littlefreelibrary.org/builders/#

I love this idea.

99 taps of beer on the wall, 99 taps of beer.....

http://www.oregonlive.com/dining/index.ssf/2015/07/first_look_loyal_legion_chefst.html

Portland just became an even cooler a place than it was.

Anniversary of REM's release of Radio Free Europe!

In 1981.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Free_Europe_%28song%29


Happy Birthday Marty Feldman!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001204/


Anniversary fo the start of Kett's Rebellion

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kett%27s_Rebellion

Happy Birthday Eugene Pallette!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0657874/

A great character actor.

Happy Heritage Day!

http://heritageday.org/


Tuesday, July 07, 2015

A little more info on the upcoming Evil Dead TV series

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/07/ash-vs-evil-dead-more-exclusive-images-bruce-campbell-back-ash


The Monster who tells jokes

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2015/07/06/cosby-said-he-got-drugs-to-give-women-for-sex/29788893/?source=nletter-%%__AdditionalEmailAttribute1%%
You know, I grew up listening to Bill Cosby's comedy records.  I've heard each of them dozens of times, and they still bring a smile to my face. I consider him one of the greatest standup comics of all time.   And I loved his emphasis on education throughout his life.  I really admired the guy, and considered him an American Treasure.  But month after month the revelations get worse and the proof of them builds up.  This guy is a sexual predator of the worst kind.  What a bastard.  I cannot tell you how angry and disappointed I am.  And I cannot figure out why an army of criminal prosecutors are not after him.  He needs to be put away before he hurts anyone else. 

Happy Birthday Good Eats!

Premiered on this date in 1999.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/good-eats.html


Happy Birthday Ringo!

http://www.ringostarr.com/


Happy Build A Scarecrow Day!

http://modernfarmer.com/2014/05/scarecrow-history-effigy/


Happy National Macaroni Day!

Yum!

Happy National Strawberry Sunde Day!

Yum!


Monday, July 06, 2015

Hannibal II

http://www.strangehistory.net/2010/07/24/an-elephant-invades-italy-in-1936/

I guess I need to catch up on my Klingon language lessons

http://time.com/3946292/comet-philae-life-microbial-67p-astronomers-alien/


Grease - The Death Metal Version

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/finally_the_death_metal_version_of_grease


Anniversary of the release of the B-52's!

On this date in 1979.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_B-52%27s_%28album%29


Happy Birthday Jefferson Airplane!

Formed on this date in 1965.

http://www.jeffersonairplane.com/

Anniversary of when Lennon met McCartney

On this date in 1957.

http://www.beatlesbible.com/1957/07/06/john-lennon-meets-paul-mccartney/




Happy Birthday Pat Paulsen!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0667323/

Happy Birthday Jennifer Saunders!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0766837/

Happy Birthday Bill Haley!

https://rockhall.com/inductees/bill-haley/

Happy Birthday Joshua Barney!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Barney
A Patriot.

Happy Birthday John Paul Jones!

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

Another great Patriot.

Happy Birthday Daniel Morgan!

One of the greatest military leaders in the Revolution.  A true hero, and almost forgotten, now.

http://www.nps.gov/cowp/learn/historyculture/daniel-morgan.htm



Happy International Kissing Day!

http://www.national-awareness-days.com/international-kissing-day.html

Happy National Fried Chicken Day!

http://www.food.com/food-holidays/fried-chicken-day-0706

Yum!

Anniversary of the Declaration of the Causes and Necessities of Taking Up Arms

In 1775.  Another step in the Revolution.

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



Sunday, July 05, 2015

Spring Cleaning?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/11716177/Second-World-War-tank-and-anti-aircraft-gun-found-hidden-in-basement-of-villa-in-Germany.html


A nice llittle article about some of the backstory behind the Jersey Devil

http://www.nj.com/inside-jersey/index.ssf/2015/06/my_uncle_the_jersey_devil_one_mans_quest_to_set_the_record_straight_on_a_nj_legend.html


Moldy Ghosts?

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/1412822-are-ghosts-just-bad-air/


Happy Birthday to Earth VS The Flying Saucers!

Premiered on this date in 1956.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049169/


Happy Birthday Bill Watterson!

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

Saturday, July 04, 2015

The mystery of the Sad Satan game

http://www.geek.com/geek-cetera/mysterious-deep-web-horror-game-sad-satan-has-terrified-and-confused-the-internet-1626825/


World Fantasy Convention in November in New York

http://www.wfc2015.org/index.html


The room that makes men mad

http://malcolmsquirks.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/the-room-that-makes-men-mad.html

A fascinating and frightening footnote to torture under Leninism/Stalinism.

An excellent article about Firesign Theatre's film, J-Men Forever

http://nightflight.com/j-men-forever-proctor-bergmans-mock-dubbing-culture-war-madness/

More Cthulhu Knitting!

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2015/07/if-studio-ghibli-did-cthulhu-the-toys-would-look-like-this/

Happy International Day of Cooperatives!

http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/un/international-day-cooperatives


Happy Independence Day!

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

Friday, July 03, 2015

Russian Roulette Before The Pistol

http://www.strangehistory.net/2010/07/30/russian-roulette-before-the-pistol/

Fun for the whole family!

Wuss America

http://wonkette.com/590086/giant-pussies-at-lsu-fire-professor-for-saying-bad-bad-words?utm_source=wysija&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=july+2

Clearly, I could never be a prof at LSU.  Hell, I don't think I could be a student...

Happy National Fired Clam Day!

http://nationaldaycalendar.com/2015/07/02/new-day-proclamation-national-fried-clam-day-july-3rd/


Anniversary of the death of Jim Morrison

http://www.biography.com/people/jim-morrison-9415576

Happy Dog Days!

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

Happy Eat Your Beans Day!

http://nationaldaycalendar.com/days-2/national-eat-your-beans-day-july-3/
https://www.anasazibeans.com/

Thursday, July 02, 2015

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

http://wtop.com/travel/2015/07/dulles-airport-leads-tsa-baggage-damage-claims/

And once again, the DC region pulls ahead of the pack!  Ah, how I've loved the TSA agents at Dulles.  The ones who've yelled at me, and scowled at me, and slowed me down...

The End Of An Era

http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2015/07/02/sealed_air_corp_s_redesigned_ibubble_wrap_can_t_be_popped.html?wpsrc=slatest_newsletter&sid=5388d019dd52b8417a00396f


Ultra-Rare Dylan Album For Sale

http://www.tonedeaf.com.au/452735/amoeba-music-are-selling-the-rarest-most-expensive-record-theyve-ever-stocked.htm
Hopefully, whoever picks it up will put these rarities out on the Internet..


(Thanks for the link, Erik!)

The cutting edge of donut decorating

http://nerdist.com/an-alien-facehugger-donut-is-just-what-your-stomach-needs/


Happy Birthday Airplane!

Premiered on this date in 1980.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080339/?ref_=nv_sr_1


Happy Birthday Shaft!

Premiered on this date in 1971.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067741/

Happy Birthday Plan 9 From Outer Space!

Premiered on this date in 1959.

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


Happy Birthday Roy Bittan!

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


Happy Birthday Stephen Stucker!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0835992/

One of my fave character actors.

Happy Birthday Hermann Hesse!

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

Happy Birthday Paul Williams of the Temptations!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Williams_%28The_Temptations%29

Wednesday, July 01, 2015

Ole!

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/07/01/1398402/-There-s-a-Donald-Trump-pi-ata-now-and-it-s-huge-in-Mexico?detail=facebook#


ASH LIVES!!!

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/26/ash-vs-evil-dead-exclusive-first-image-bruce-campbell-back-ash


MST3000 Headboard!

http://nerdapproved.com/household/mst3k-headboard-critiques-your-performance/#pxbiccU7MjGwkShy.01

Happy Birthday Isaac Sears!

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

A Patriot.

Happy Birthday Fred Schneider!

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

Happy Birthday Dan Aykroyd!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000101/

Happy Birthday Debbie Harry!

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

Happy International Reggae Day!

http://www.national-awareness-days.com/international-reggae-day.html


Happy National Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day!

Yum!

Happy National Hot Dog Month!

Yum!

http://www.nathansfamous.com/

Happy National Ice Cream Month!

Yum!

http://www.hopkinsfarmcreamery.com/