200+ mph on a bike

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=47&v=WREyAicJXkM

Amazing.


(Thanks for the link, Mike!)

A new distillery in DC

http://wtop.com/food/2015/09/d-c-s-newest-distillery-is-steeped-in-history/slide/1/

I'm not sure that "distillery" is the proper word, since the bourbon comes from Kentucky.  Marketeer sounds closer.

Happy Birthday Marc Bolan!

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

Happy Birthday Marilyn McCoo!

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

Happy Eve of the Black Month!

This is the date when all Halloween fans celebrate the start of October!

Happy National Hot Mulled Cider Day!

Yum!

http://www.food.com/food-holidays/hot-mulled-cider-day-0930

Happy Ask A Stupid Question Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/ask-a-stupid-question-day/

Happy Blasphemy Day!

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

The kettle and the pot...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dea-drug-tests_560abff4e4b0af3706de0211?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000013&section=politics

Lovecraft Reanimator Helles Lager

http://ihorror.com/narragansett-beer-company-launches-special-re-animator-lager/

The Edgar Allan Poe Museum in Richmond

https://www.poemuseum.org/index.php

A fun place to visit if you're in the area.

An infographic about Discordianism

http://ultraculture.org/blog/2015/09/28/heres-epic-visual-guide-discordianism/

A blog devoted to "tombstone tourists"

http://agraveinterest.blogspot.com/

Happy Birthday Madeline Kahn!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001404/

The Journal of the Western Mystery Tradition has ended

Archives are still online:

http://jwmt.org/

A nice blog devoted to Halloween art and artists

http://halloweenartists.blogspot.com/

How to make your house scary for trick or treaters

http://weirdlectures.com/13-tips-for-making-your-house-a-scary-stop-updated/

Some UFO's over Loudon County, Virginia

http://www.openminds.tv/virginia-witness-videotapes-orb-ufos/35082

Mothman in Southern Pennsylvania?

http://www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2015/09/flying-humanoid-encounter-multiple.html

Tune In, Turn On, & Tora! Tora! Tora!

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/fuzzed-out_japanese_psych_band_the_mops_cover_the_doors_jefferson_airplane

Eno's Record Box

http://johnpeelarchive.com/brian-eno

Brian Eno explores John peel's record collection, and writes about some of his favorite albums found there.  Pretty neat!


(Thanks for the link, Erik!)

Happy Birthday Mark Farner!

http://www.markfarner.com/

The Truth Is Still Out There

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1K0e2Juvf0

Happy Birthday to The Prisoner!

My favorite TV show of all time.  Premiered (in the UK) on this date in 1967.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061287/

http://www.theunmutual.co.uk/

http://www.sixofone.co/

Happy Birthday Jerry Lee Lewis!

http://jerryleelewis.com/

Happy Birthday Janeane Garofalo!

http://www.janeanegarofalo.com/

Happy Birthday David Walker!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Walker_(abolitionist)

A Great Abolitionist.

Happy Birthday Tommy Boyce!

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

Happy Crack Nut Day!

Yum!

Happy Birthday Joseph Rhine!

http://archived.parapsych.org/members/jb_rhine.html

Happy Drink Beer Day!

http://www.stonebrewing.com/

Happy Birthday Jasper Maskelyne!

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

I've read arguments on both sides, regarding his importance in the War effort.

Anniversary of the beginning of the Siege of Yorktown

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

http://www.nps.gov/york/index.htm

Count Gore De Vol

http://www.countgore.com/

As I try to do every Fall, this is a plug for DC's own Ghost Host.  Gore has been around for decades, first on local TV, and later as the first online horror movie Ghost Host.  Besides showing public domain horror movies, he also showcases new indy productions, and has a coterie of folks reviewing all things horror - books, films, games, etc.  I consider this essential to anyone in the region who is interested in horror, and a real resource for anyone else who is a student of the genre.

The story behind Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On"

http://performingsongwriter.com/marvin-gaye-whats-going-on/

Hobo Nickels

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobo_nickel

Interesting.  I've never heard of this little bit of folk art until today.

Autumn War - Apples VS Pumpkins

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kY6mjS4ld8#t=26

Mega Moon Eclipse Tonight

http://www.almanac.com/blog/astronomy-blog/mega-harvest-blood-moon-total-eclipse?trk_msg=PE7S0D0C31MK91BBSC198B90A8&trk_contact=COKDMP68PA0BN6RJUPL7CBQL2K&utm_source=Listrak&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=http%3a%2f%2fwww.almanac.com%2fblog%2fastronomy-blog%2fmega-harvest-blood-moon-total-eclipse&utm_campaign=Mega-Moon+eclipse%2c+autumn%E2%80%99s+start%2c+herbs

Happy Birthday Zacherley!

http://www.zacherley.com/

Happy Birthday Randy Bachman!

http://randybachman.com/

Happy Birthday Meat Loaf!

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

Happy Birthday Thomas Nast!

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

The most famous political cartoonist of all time.  Creator of the modern image of Santa Claus.

Happy Birthday Sam Adams!

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

A Great Patriot.  One of the Essential men of the Revolution.

Happy Harvest Moon!

http://earthsky.org/?p=2467

Happy Ancestor Appreciation Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/ancestor-appreciation-day/

Happy Birthday Carnival of Souls!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055830/

Premiered on this date in 1962.

Cthulhu Beer Stein!

http://boingboing.net/2015/09/25/ornate-cthulhu-stein.html

Only a few more days until Gothtober starts!

http://www.gothtober.com/

Every day, they feature a new, short video celebrating Halloween time.  Starts October 1st.

An article about the Dwayyo (Dogman) of Frederick County, MD

http://www.phantomsandmonsters.com/2013/10/dwayyo-maryland-dogman.html

The cutting edge of Mary Tyler Moore Fandom

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/the_masturbating_to_mary_tyler_moore_society_is_a_real_thing

Happy Birthday Abbey Road!

Released on this date in 1969.

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

Happy Birthday Gilligan's Island!

Premiered on this date in 1964.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057751/

Happy Birthday Bryan Ferry!

http://www.bryanferry.com/home/

Happy Birthday Abraham Whipple!

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

A patriot.

Happy Johnny Appleseed Day!

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

Tom Paxton retires from touring

http://nodepression.com/live-review/tom-paxton-finds-his-farewell-mccabes-guitar-shop

The battle for control of Manos: The Hands of Fate

http://www.avclub.com/article/read-battle-over-infamous-cult-classic-manos-hands-225914

Happy Birthday Rocky Horror Picture Show!

http://www.rockyhorror.com/

Premiered on this date in 1975.  

Happy Comic Book Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/comic-book-day/

Happy National One Hit Wonder Day!

http://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-one-hit-wonder-day-september-25/

Happy Native American Day!

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

'Witchcraft Island'

http://www.inquisitr.com/2441860/witchcraft-island-home-to-curses-magic-and-evil-spirits-shows-signs-of-stone-age-rituals/

Bus ticket as soap

http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/leo-burnett-created-bus-tickets-sri-lanka-double-tiny-bars-soap-167012

This is a pretty neat idea, actually!


(Thanks for the link, John!)

RIP Daniel Thompson - inventor of the bagel making machine

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-innovations/daniel-thompson-inventor-of-machine-to-mass-produce-bagels-dies-at-94/2015/09/23/631ea614-6167-11e5-b38e-06883aacba64_story.html


(Thanks for the link, Edmund!)

Witches Pond in Aquia, Virginia

http://www.insidenova.com/news/stafford/witches-pond-the-legend-and-the-truth/article_1a26cf81-61e9-52ce-8aec-a91b9189fc36.html

Interesting little mystery.

New release of outtakes from Bob Dylan!

http://pitchfork.com/news/61338-bob-dylan-announces-latest-bootleg-series-installment-featuring-rarities-from-1965-66/

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/inside-bob-dylans-massive-new-sixties-bootleg-series-trove-20150924?page=5



18 CD's!

Hey Jude hits #1!

On this date in 1968.

http://www.myvideo.de/watch/434915/The_Beatles_Hey_Jude

Happy Birthday Gerry Marsden!

http://www.gerryandthepacemakers.co.uk/the-band/gerry-marsden/

Happy Birthday Jim Henson!

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

Genius.  Essential.

Happy National Punctuation Day!

http://www.nationalpunctuationday.com/

Still Dead...

http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/pages/paul_mccartney_death_myths

Early stop-motion animation featuring bugs

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2013/04/15/wladislaw_starewicz_the_director_created_first_stop_motion_animation_using.html

Fun stuff!  This is impressive!

It needs an Exorcism....

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Changeorg-Petition-Asks-Pope-to-Bless-Metro-328684341.html

Air Traffic Control Needed

http://cheezburger.com/74462721/in-some-cities-a-right-turn-on-red-must-yield-for-traffic-controllers-clearance?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+failblog+%28The+FAIL+Blog+-+Fail+Pictures+%26+Videos+at+Failblog.ORG%29

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

I've actually witnessed something similar happen in Montrose, Colorado, around the Summer of 1969.

Happy Equinox!

http://www.almanac.com/content/first-day-fall-autumnal-equinox

Rick Astley VS the iPhone!

http://www.cnet.com/news/rickrolling-iphone-worm-is-never-gonna-give-you-up/


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Happy Birthday Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid!

Premiered on this date in 1969.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064115/

Anniversary of Nixon's "Checkers" Speech

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

Happy Birthday Rosalind Chao!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001034/

Happy Birthday Santo!

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

Happy Birthday John Lomax!

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

Happy Birthday Bruce!

http://brucespringsteen.net/

http://www.backstreets.com/news.html

Happy Birthday Ray Charles!

http://www.raycharles.com/

Happy Birthday to The Music Scene!

Premiered on this date in 1969.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063932/

Happy Birthday Joan Jett!

http://www.joanjett.com/

Happy Birthday John Houseman!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002144/

Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/american_originals_iv/sections/preliminary_emancipation_proclamation.html

Happy Hobbit Day!

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

Happy National Ice Cream Cone Day!

http://www.hopkinsfarmcreamery.com/

Happy Elephant Appreciation Day!

http://nationaldaycalendar.com/elephant-appreciation-day-september-22/

Beginning of Vendemiaire in French revolutionary calendar

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vend%C3%A9miaire

Happy Birthday Bill Murray!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000195/

Pride & Prejudice & Zombies - the film

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1374989/

RIP Jack Larson "Jimmy Olsen"

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/arts/television/jack-larson-a-playwright-better-known-as-jimmy-olsen-in-superman-dies-at-87.html?_r=0

Some great bookstore signs

http://www.buzzfeed.com/katieheaney/21-bookstore-signs-that-capture-the-joy-of-reading?utm_term=.yc5kkVk7A3#.dbkq3qjnJ

Anniversary of Virginia's Letter About Santa Claus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes,_Virginia,_there_is_a_Santa_Claus

The most famous letter to the editor, ever.

Happy Birthday Chuck Jones!

http://www.chuckjones.com/

Happy Birthday H.G. Wells!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._G._Wells

Only 40 Days Until Halloween!

Happy Miniature Golf Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/miniature-golf-day/

Happy Devil's Nutting Day!

http://www.cooksinfo.com/devils-nutting-day

Happy World Gratitude Day!

http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/September/worldgratitudeday.htm

Happy International Day of Peace!

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

Manos Returns!

http://manosreturns.com/

I confess to being a huge fan of the original - Manos - The Hands of Fate.  Like so many others, I discoverd it through viewing MST3000

.

Euclidean - a game of geometric horror

http://games.on.net/2015/09/euclidean-lovecraft-geometric-horror/

Looks/sounds very Lovecraftian.

Happy Birthday Firefly!

Premiered on this date in 2002.  One of my all-time faves.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303461/

Happy Birthday Carolyne Mas!

http://www.carolynemas.com/

Happy Birthday Jay Ward!

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

Happy Wife Appreciation Day!

http://nationaldaycalendar.com/wife-appreciation-day-third-sunday-in-september/

Happy Birthday Upton Sinclair!

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

Happy National Rum Punch Day!

Yum!

http://www.food.com/food-holidays/rum-punch-day-0920

Happy Eat An Apple Day!

Yum!

http://www.bucklandfarmmarket.com/

For Super Fans of Carl Sagan

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/a_recording_of_carl_sagan_saying_the_word_billions_once_but_stretched_for_a

Happy Birthday David McCallum!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0564724/

Happy Birthday Bill Medley!

http://www.billmedley.com/

Happy Birthday Cass Elliott!

http://www.casselliot.com/

Happy Birthday Charles Carroll!

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

A Patriot.

Happy Birthday Brian Epstein!

http://www.brianepstein.com/

Happy Birthday Brook Benton!

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

Happy Love British Food Fortnight!

http://www.lovebritishfood.co.uk/

Happy Talk Like A Pirate Day!

http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html

A nice article about the early days of Jim Henson & The Muppets

A local boy who did good.

http://blogs.weta.org/boundarystones/2015/09/14/muppets-take-maryland

Happy Birthday to Alien Nation! (the TV show)

Premiered on this date in 1989.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096531/?ref_=nv_sr_2

Happy Birthday to The Haunting!

Premiered on this date in 1963.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057129/?ref_=nv_sr_6

Happy Birthday WKRP In Cincinnati!

Premiered on this date in 1978.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077097/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Happy Birthday Jonny Quest!

Premiered on this date in 1964.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057730/

Happy Birthday George Read!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Read_(U.S._statesman)

A Patriot.

Happy Birthday Leon Askin!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0039169/

Happy Birthday Dee Dee Ramone!

http://www.deedeeramone.com/

Happy Birthday P.F. Sloan!

http://www2.gol.com/users/davidr/sloan/

Happy Birthday Greta Garbo!

http://www.gretagarbo.com/Offical_Website_of_Greta_Garbo/Home.html

Happy Birthday June Foray!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004931/

Happy Birthday Eddie "Rochester" Anderson!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0026655/

Happy National Cheeseburger Day!

http://www.fiveguys.com/

Happy Respect Day!

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

I Will Live Forever

http://www.ba-bamail.com/content.aspx?emailid=15265&source=mobile_share


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

A Dating App For Bacon Lovers

http://time.com/4035044/oscar-mayer-bacon-dating-app-sizzl/

(Thanks for the link, Audrey!)

Florida...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3237813/Florida-woman-arrested-500-weapons-fake-body-parts-mobile-home-including-machete-used-attack-police-officer.html

That state always manages to frighten me....


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Happy Citizenship Day!

http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/constitution-citizenship-day

Happy Constitution Day!

http://www.constitutionday.com/

Happy Birthday Anne Bancroft!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000843/

Happy Birthday Fee Waybill!

http://www.thetubes.com/waybill.htm

Happy Birthday Elvira!

http://elvira.hostedbywebstore.com/

Anniversary of the self-coronation of Norton I, Emperor of the United States!

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

Happy Birthday von Steuben!

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

Happy Birthday James Smith!

http://www.revolutionary-war.net/james-smith.html

A Patriot.

Deep sea jellyfish

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=65&v=IJwGpZ38JHE

Weird....

The Mothman Festival is coming up!

http://mothmanfestival.com/

Jingle Hells!

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/09/krampus-trailer

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Rain In L.A.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m4hryJ4Nag&feature=youtu.be

Fun stuff!

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Mind The Knockers!

http://www.tastefullyoffensive.com/2015/09/a-door-knocker-comes-to-life-to-scare.html

Fun stuff!

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Bigfoot sound recording in Virginia?

http://bigfootevidence.blogspot.com/2015/09/listen-campers-captures-terrifying.html#moretop

A guy walks into a bar...

http://www.someecards.com/entertainment/movies/movie-mashup-scene-hells-club/

Happy Birthday Roddy McDowall!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001522/

Unlawful Carry

http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2015/09/09/woman-with-loaded-handgun-in-vagina-charged-with-unlawful-carry-in-texas/?intcmp=obnetwork

Make up your own pun, my head is exploding with 'em right now....

Janis's car up on the auction block

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2015/09/15/janis-joplin-custom-porsche-to-be-auctioned/

The campaign against sexbots

https://campaignagainstsexrobots.wordpress.com/about/

(Thanks for the link, Mike!)

Anniversary of Nixon appearing on Laugh In, in 1968

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qRZvlZZ0DY

Happy Birthday Outer Limits!

Premiered on this date in 1963.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056777/

Happy Birthday to The Bob Newhart Show!

Premiered on this date in 1972.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068049/

Happy Birthday UFO!

Premiered on this date in 1970.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063962/

Happy Birthday Fistful of Dollars!

Premiered on this date in 1964.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058461/

Happy Birthday Talking Heads 77!

Released on this date in 1977.  Great album.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talking_Heads:_77

Happy National Guacamole Day!

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/guacamole-recipe.html

Yum!

Happy Birthday Lauren Bacall!

http://www.laurenbacall.com/

Happy National Play Doh Day!

http://www.hasbro.com/playdoh/en_US/

Happy Working Parents Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/working-parents-day/

Happy Birthday Green Acres!

Premiered on this date in 1965.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058808/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Happy Birthday Fay Wray!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0942039/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Happy Birthday John "Torgo" Reynolds!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0721786/

Happy Felt Hat Day!

http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/September/felthatday.htm

Anniversary of the Birmingham Bombing of 1963

http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/birmingham-church-bombing

Happy International Day of Democracy!

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

A great article about the unknown recordings of David Ruffin

http://www.trunkworthy.com/soul-set-free-the-lost-legacy-of-david-ruffin/

A short article on heroines of the Revolution

http://warfarehistorynetwork.com/daily/military-history/female-revolutionary-war-heroes-the-front-lines-and-at-home/?

Happy Birthday Walter Koenig!

http://walterkoenigsite.com/home/

Happy Birthday Fred Sonic Smith!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_%22Sonic%22_Smith

Happy Birthday Clayton Moore!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0138194/

Happy Birthday Mercy Otis Warren!

A Patriot.

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

Happy Birthday Salem!

Founded on this date in 1628.

http://www.salemweb.com/

Happy Eat A Hoagie Day!

Yum!

Happy Nutting Day!

http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/mabontheautumnequinox/p/NuttingDay.htm

A nice interview with Alice Cooper talking about the new Hollywood Vampires album

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/09/13/johnny-depp-s-rock-supergroup-alice-cooper-and-joe-perry-on-hollywood-vampires.html

My next study aid

http://disinfo.com/2012/09/the-isolator-helmet-for-extreme-focus/

alabamastan

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/09/13/short-shorts-mini-skirts-saggy-pants-banned-dodeville-alabama-town-video/

What's most interesting to me is the article suggesting that alabama has any cities at all, much less this Dadesville place.  My little neighborhood has more people than that hamlet.

Happy Pig Face Day!

http://calendarcustoms.com/articles/pig-face-day/

Scrambled Eggs

"Yesterday" was released on this date in 1965.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rIEVBIP5yc

Happy Birthday Grace Of My Heart!

Premiered on this date in 1996.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116442/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Happy Birthday to The Muppet Show!

Premiered on this date in 1976.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074028/

Happy Birthday Andrew Pickens!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Pickens_(congressman)

A Patriot.

Happy Fortune Cookie Day!

Yum!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/fortune-cookie-day/

Happy National Peanut Day!

Yum!

http://www.thepeanutshop.com/

Happy Star Spangled Banner Day!

Written on this date in 1814.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner

Today is National Pet Memorial Day

https://www.iaopc.com/professionals/national-pet-memorial-day

Happy Birthday Uncle Sam!

The image was first used on this date in 1813.

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

Happy National Grandparents Day!

http://www.grandparents-day.com/

Chess came from outer space

http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2015/09/chess-president-claims-sport-came-from-aliens/

Yea, right....

Transquirrelvania

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/vampire-squirrel-blamed-slaying-deer-6429238

The illustrations of John Mortensen

http://lovecraftzine.com/2012/05/03/what-if-edward-gorey-illustrated-lovecraft/

Fred LaBour - The man who tried to "kill" Paul McCartney

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/columnists/neal-rubin/2015/09/09/neal-rubin-column-riders-sky/71974774/

I also happen to be a big fan of his group, Riders In The Sky.

The front line against invasion from outer space

http://beforeitsnews.com/paranormal/2015/09/man-defends-home-from-space-aliens-with-aluminum-foil-and-spotlights-video-2496166.html

I think it should be pointed out, that what this guy is doing, works.  He has successfully protected his home and neighborhood from alien invasion.

Happy Birthday to The Monkees! (the TV show)

Premiered on this date in 1966.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060010/

Happy Birthday Gerry Beckley!

http://www.gerrybeckley.com/

Happy Birthday H.L. Mencken!

http://www.britannica.com/biography/H-L-Mencken

http://www.mencken.org/wordpress/

Happy Birthday Caleb Brewster!

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


A Patriot.

Happy National Chocolate Milkshake Day!

Yum!

Happy Defenders Day!

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

Anniversary of the Mountain Meadows Massacre

In 1857.  Yet another example of religious fanatics committing atrocities...

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

Happy Birthday to The Wild, The Innocent, And The E Street Shuffle!

Released on this date in 1973.  One of my all-time faves.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wild,_the_Innocent_%26_the_E_Street_Shuffle

Happy Birthday Carol Burnett Show!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061240/

Premiered on this date in 1967.

Happy Birthday Danger Man!

Premiered on this date in 1960 (In Britain)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053496/

Anniversary of Ringo replacing Pete Best

In 1962...

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

Happy Birthday Roxann Dawson!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0206259/

Happy Birthday Herbert Lom!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0007042/

Today is Patriot Day

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

Never forget...

50 Days Until Halloween!

A new pop cultural subgenre - Dreadpunk

http://dreadpunk.com/

I'm in!

Anniversary of the Beheading of Mike The Headless Chicken

In 1945.

http://www.miketheheadlesschicken.org/history

Happy Birthday X-Files!

Premiered on this date in 1993.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106179/

Happy Birthday to the Lincoln Highway!

Opened on this date in 1913.

http://lhtp.com/

Happy Birthday Raymond Scott!

http://raymondscott.com/#about

Happy Birthday Marie Laveau!

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

Happy Birthday Nicholas Biddle!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Biddle_(naval_officer)

A Patriot.

Space creature discovered?

http://www.inquisitr.com/2396952/first-ever-image-of-an-alien-or-extraterrestrial-organism-has-been-captured-says-university-of-buckingham-scientists/

Happy Birthday George of the Jungle!

Premiered on this date in 1967.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061256/

Happy Birthday Amazing Johnathan!

http://www.amazingj.com/

Happy Birthday Doug Ingle!

http://www.dougingle.com/

Happy Birthday Otis Redding!

https://www.otisredding.com/home

Happy Teddy Bear Day!

http://www.festivology.com/topics/teddy.html

Anniversary of the Suffolk Resolves of 1774

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

Another step towards the Revolution.

Here There Be Dragons!

http://myscienceacademy.org/2015/09/07/draco-volans-the-tiny-dragon-discovered-in-indonesia/

An interesting article on Zeppelin raids against the British in WWI

http://warfarehistorynetwork.com/daily/military-history/german-zeppelins-terrorizing-the-british-and-raf-during-ww1/

Happy Birthday Star Trek!

Premiered on this date in 1966.

http://www.startrek.com/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060028/

Happy Birthday Patsy Cline!

http://www.patsycline.com/

Happy Birthday Sid Caesar!

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

Happy Birthday Peter Sellers!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000634/

Happy International Literacy Day!

http://internationalliteracyday.org/

"Superhenge" Discovered

http://digventures.com/2015/09/theres-another-henge-underneath-superhenge/

Happy Birthday Mira Furlan!

http://mirafurlan.net/

RIP Emi Ito

http://www.wearemoviegeeks.com/2012/06/emi-ito-one-of-the-twin-fairies-who-sang-to-mothra-dead-at-71/

RIP Martin Milner

http://www.tmz.com/2015/09/07/martin-milner-adam-12-dead-dies/

Excellent article about lost Marx Brothers film footage

http://www.brentonfilm.com/articles/the-marx-brothers-lost-film-humor-risk-getting-to-the-bottom-of-a-mystery

RIP Judy Carne

http://www.northampton-news-hp.co.uk/8203-Judy-Carne-dies-Northampton-s-Sock-girl-dies/story-27748796-detail/story.html#ixzz3l0lNKlrB

Anniversary of the first submarine attack

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/worlds-first-submarine-attack

Happy Birthday John Polidori!

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

Happy Birthday Grandma Moses!

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

Happy Birthday Ronnie Gilbert!

http://www.ronniegilbert.com/

Happy Birthday Buddy Holly!

http://www.buddyhollyarchives.com/

Happy National Acorn Squash Day!

Yum!

http://www.thekitchn.com/10-ways-to-eat-an-acorn-squash-129731

Happy Labor Day!

http://www.dol.gov/laborday/history.htm

MystiCon is coming to Roanoke!

http://mysticon-va.com/

Monster Bash is coming to Pennsylvania!

http://www.monsterbashnews.com/bash.html

MonsterFest is coming to Virginia Beach!

http://monsterfestva.com/

Monster-Mania Con is coming to Maryland in about three weeks!

http://www.monstermania.net/

Happy Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight!

http://www.scottishfoodanddrinkfortnight.co.uk/

Happy Read A Book Day!

http://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-read-a-book-day-september-6/

Happy Birthday to The Phantom of the Opera (the film)

Premiered on this date in 1925.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0016220/?ref_=nv_sr_3

Happy Birthday Max Schreck!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0775180/

Happy Birthday Paul Roland!

http://www.paulroland.de/

Happy Birthday Marquis de Lafayette!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_du_Motier,_Marquis_de_Lafayette

Beware of the fairies' revenge

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/firm-warned-of-no-fairytale-ending-if-it-destroys-ring-fort-351770.html?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook

A documentary about DC guitar legend Danny Gatton

http://wtop.com/music/2015/09/new-film-documents-music-impact-of-d-c-guitar-hero-danny-gatton/slide/1/

Story of the day

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3222526/Streams-whiskey-Lightning-destroys-Jim-Beam-factory-Kentucky-releasing-800-000-gallons-bourbon-lake-catches-fire-struck-Firenado.html



(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

Happy Birthday Second Hand Lions!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327137/

Premiered on this date in 2003.

Happy Birthday Al Stewart!

http://www.alstewart.com/

Happy Birthday Diana Quinn!

http://www.muddypaws.com/

Happy Birthday Bob Newhart!

http://www.bobnewhart.com/

Happy National Cheese Pizza Day!

http://crozetpizza.com/

Happy Bacon Day!

Yum!

http://www.springfieldbutcher.com/

Happy International Bacon Day!

Yum!

Tips for designing a Rube Goldberg machine

http://www.fastcodesign.com/3050443/6-tips-for-designing-an-awesome-rube-goldberg-machine?partner=rss

Fun stuff!  I love these thing.

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

You know you're Middle-Aged when....

http://www.gdfalksen.com/post/60513997908

The Eleusinian Mysteries of Greece were honored on this day

http://www.britannica.com/topic/Eleusinian-Mysteries

Time Machines!

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/5-time-machines-you-can-buy-build-or-visit

The Beatles - The Second Generation?

http://www.theportlygazelle.com/2015/08/29/sons-of-the-beatles-to-form-band-will-be-called-the-shoots/

I guess that's one way to market what are otherwise unremarkable careers...

New info on the Lyon Sisters investigation

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/3-charged-in-Lyons-Sisters-Case-to-Be-Arraigned-324045301.html?_osource=Newltr_Station_Hdlines_DC

Papa Was A Rolling Stone

The events in the song took place on this date...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dWDJhLCgdo

Happy National Welsh Rarebit Day!

Yum!

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/welsh-rarebit-recipe.html

Anniversary of the Treaty of Paris

Signed on this date in 1783,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_(1783)

RIP Dean Jones

http://variety.com/2015/film/news/dean-jones-the-love-bug-star-dies-at-84-1201584259/

nazi spies in China

http://warfarehistorynetwork.com/daily/wwii/oss-captain-frank-farrell-prosecuted-nazi-spy-ring-in-postwar-china/

This is a fascinating story, and one I've never heard of before now.  This would make a great movie!

A Plug...

http://www.thirstyshisabeerblog.com/

My niece currently resides in Okinawa, and has started up a blog related to her exploration of the beer on the island, and the nations nearby.  If you're going to that area, (and enjoy beer), it's Essential reading; and for seekers of the exotic being imported here, it is an important resource.  Please check it out.

A new game: Exploding Kittens

http://www.explodingkittens.com/

Happy Birthday Victor Spinetti!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0818920/

He would have ruled the World, if only he could've gotten a government grant.

Happy National Beheading Day!

http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/September/beheadingday.htm

Happy VJ Day! (the official one)

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

Milton Bradley In Space!

http://www.startreknewvoyages.com/2015/08/15/milton-bradleys-try-it-maze/

Standards have fallen

It was on this date in 1861 that the Grog ration was eliminated from the U.S. Navy.

http://www.contemplator.com/history/grog.html