Weirdness: May 2016

Heavy Metal Parking Lot is online!

https://vimeo.com/152843738

A film document of a metal concert at the old Cap Center in DC. Fun stuff - a minor Classic.

(Thanks for the link, Cristy!)

Happy Birthday to A Big Hand For The Little Lady!

One of my faves, premiered on this date in 1966.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060165/

(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

Broadside Magazine archives available online!

http://singout.org/broadside

This is wonderful resource for anyone interested in American folks and topical music.

A beer to have while watching Rocky & Bullwinkle

http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/16289/40732/

The uniqueness of swearing in Quebec

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-delightful-perversity-of-quebecs-catholic-swears?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20160530&bt_email=worj@comcast.net&bt_ts=1464620365622

Interesting!

(Thanks for the link, Bill!)

About Arlington

There are three places I always put at the top of my list for folks visiting DC, and this is one.

http://dc.about.com/od/monuments/p/ArlingCemetery.htm?utm_content=6813821&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_campaign=newssl&utm_term=

http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/#/

http://www.weta.org/tv/program/arlington-national-cemetery

A device that reads minds?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3613443/The-device-eavesdrops-voices-head-Mind-reaching-machine-soon-turn-secret-thoughts-speech.html

My suspicion is that even with the cautions included in this article, the technology is a LONG way off.

(Thanks for the link, Tony!)

Happy Birthday Copacabana!

Premiered on this date in 1947.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039277/

Happy Birthday Mel Blanc!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000305/

Happy National Mint Julep Day!

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

Yum!

Happy Water A Flower Day!

http://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/days-2/national-water-a-flower-day-may-30/

Happy National Hamburger Day!

Yum!

http://www.fiveguys.com/

Today is Memorial Day

http://www.va.gov/opa/speceven/memday/history.asp

Today is Memorial Day

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

Reviving the dead?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/05/03/dead-could-be-brought-back-to-life-in-groundbreaking-project/

I remain unconvinced. I also am concerned that this is just another attempt to extend and increase organ harvesting....

(Thanks for the link, Infidel753!)

Plate armor and women's breasts

https://yet-another-suomi-blogi.tumblr.com/post/144914393202/why-do-you-hate-the-shape-of-breasts-in-plate

An excellent article about design!

(Thanks for the link, Infidel753
!)

Happy Birthday Louise Michel!

http://flag.blackened.net/revolt/ws98/ws55_louise.html

Happy Birthday Melissa Etheridge!

http://www.melissaetheridge.com/home/

Happy Birthday Patrick Henry!

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

Happy National Paperclip Day!

http://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/days-2/national-paperclip-day-may-29/

Happy Birthday Coronet Blue!

Premiered on this date in 1967.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061242/

One of my faves.

Happy Birthday Glenn Quinn !

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0703849/

Happy Birthday Timothy Matlack!

A Patriot.

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

John Fogerty!

http://www.johnfogerty.com/

Happy Birthday Gladys Knight!

http://gladysknight.com/

Happy Birthday Dr. Joseph Guillotin!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph-Ignace_Guillotin

Happy National Hamburger Day!

http://www.fiveguys.com/

Happy Amnesty International Day!

http://www.amnestyusa.org/

Today is World Hunger Day

http://www.worldhungerday.org/

Happy Slugs Return From Capistrano Day !

http://www.wellcat.com/may/slugs_return_from_capistrano_day.htm

The absolute cutting edge of beer brewing

http://pulptastic.com/craft-beers-are-so-2015/

Somehow, I'm guessing Fake.....

Black Ice Cream

http://www.konbini.com/us/lifestyle/morgensterns-black-coconut-ash-ice-cream-new-york/?utm_medium=Social%26utm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_campaign%3DEchobox%26utm_term%3DAutofeed

The oldest song in the world

http://www.openculture.com/2014/07/the-oldest-song-in-the-world.html

The earliest broomstick witch

http://www.strangehistory.net/2016/05/27/the-earliest-broomstick-witch/

Happy Birthday to God Save The Queen!

Released on this date in 1977.

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

Happy Birthday Bruce Cockburn!

http://brucecockburn.com/

Happy Birthday Ramsey Lewis!

http://www.ramseylewis.com/

Happy Birthday Dashiell Hammett!

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

Happy Birthday Christopher Lee!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000489/

Happy Birthday Vincent Price!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001637/

An interesting interview with Stevie Nicks

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/stevie-nicks-a-rock-goddess-looks-back-20160526?page=13

A 'super-bug" and the end of antibiotics?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2016/05/26/the-superbug-that-doctors-have-been-dreading-just-reached-the-u-s/?wpisrc=al_alert-COMBO-exclusive%252Bnational

Pretty frightening.

The Sword Fights of Errol Flynn

https://vimeo.com/1937576

Fun stuff!

Happy Birthday Dracula! (the book)

Published on this date in 1897.

http://literature.org/authors/stoker-bram/dracula/

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

Happy Birthday Bobcat Goldthwait!

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

Happy Birthday Matt Stone!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001778/

Happy Birthday John Wayne!

http://johnwayne.com/

Happy Birthday Robert W. Chambers!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Chambers

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

Happy Birthday Peter Cushing!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001088/

Happy Birthday Stevie Nicks!

http://rockalittle.com/

Happy Sally Ride Day!

http://www.biography.com/people/sally-ride-9458284

Bathrooms by religion

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/21/us/separate-bathrooms-by-religion-oklahoma-opens-new-front-in-transgender-debate.html?_r=5&utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link

I, for one, look forward to the Cthulhu Cult restrooms.

A Vampire Tale

http://hauntedohiobooks.com/news/the-countess-elga-a-vampire-tale/

Supposedly, DC had a vampire reported about a hundred years ago in the Galludet area. I also seem to remember a rumor of one about the same time around McLean, but can't locate any references where I might have picked that info up.

RIP Burt "Cato" Kwouk

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-36370997

Happy Birthday Paul Weller!

http://paulweller.com/

Happy Birthday Richard O'Brien!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0639782/

Happy Birthday Hal David!

http://www.haldavid.com/

Happy Towel Day!

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

Happy National Wine Day!

https://www.virginiawine.org/

Reporter Creating News!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/arizona-newsman-accused-of-pooping-on-lawn-while-on-the-job_us_573e1463e4b0aee7b8e96607

(Thanks for the link, Mike!)

Happy Birthday Jean-Paul Marat!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Paul_Marat

Happy Birthday Nell Campbell!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0132752/

Happy Birthday Tommy Chong!

http://cheechandchong.com/bio

Happy Birthday Mr. Zimmerman!

http://bobdylan.com/

Happy Birthday Patti LaBelle!

http://www.pattilabelle.com/

Happy National Escargot Day!

Yum!

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/escargot-in-the-shell-with-herb-butter-recipe.html

The cutting edge of McDonald's apple pie baking

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

Proof - they have a passion about their food!

(Thanks for the link, Mike!)

A little something for you crazy cat lovers

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1046165765/licki-brush-lick-your-cat

(Thanks for the link, Mike!)

Ramones box set on the way

http://www.superdeluxeedition.com/news/ramones-40th-anniversary-deluxe/

The Bud Buy Back

http://www.buffalorising.com/2016/05/cbws-anheuser-busch-beer-buyback/

Neat-O!

Happy Birthday to The Thin Man! (the film)

One of my faves. Premiered on this date in 1934.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025878/

Happy Birthday Drew Carey!

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

Happy Birthday Douglas Fairbanks Sr.!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001196/

Happy Lucky Penny Day!

http://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/days-2/national-lucky-penny-day-may-23/

A molecule to destrory viruses?

http://futurism.com/ibm-is-working-on-a-molecule-that-could-eradicate-viruses/

I hope so. But my experience with IBM leads me to wonder if it's just another ploy to suck money up from the government on endless projects and contracts. The people I'd dealt with I wouldn't let tie my shoes....

The Ultimate Craft

http://www.artisanalpencilsharpening.com/about.html

https://vimeo.com/60718161

Teen Tesla?

http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2016/05/teen-channels-tesla-and-builds-free-energy-device/

Happy Birthday Richard Benjamin!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000907/

Happy Birthday Bernie Taupin!

http://03e3989.netsolhost.com/

Happy Birthday Arthur Conan Doyle!

And Happy Sherlock Holmes Day!

http://www.arthurconandoyle.com/

Happy World Goth Day!

http://worldgothday.com/

Happy Harvey Milk Day!

http://www.harveymilkday.co/

Happy International Day for Biological Diversity!

https://www.cbd.int/idb/

Bake Sale At The Church

http://bringmethenews.com/2016/05/20/yep-even-the-satanic-temple-of-minneapolis-holds-a-bake-sale/

Axanar is on!!!

http://io9.gizmodo.com/paramounts-lawsuit-against-axanar-productions-star-trek-1777959978?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_facebook&utm_source=io9_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Very cool. This is going to be essential viewing for any fan of Star Trek.

WMD

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/this-genius-made-a-cheese-ball-machine-gun_us_573eeefee4b00e09e89eb56b?utm_hp_ref=weird-news

I imagine this being very popular in Wisconsin...

Lovecraft's town of Arkham - as a model train set

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

Amazing!

Full Flower Moon Tonight!

http://www.almanac.com/content/flower-moon-may-full-moon-phases

Happy Anniversary, Bogey & Betty!

http://www.biography.com/people/groups/humphrey-bogart-and-lauren-bacall

Happy Birthday Ron Isley!

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

Happy World Whiskey Day!

http://www.worldwhiskyday.com/

Happy National Strawberries & Cream Day!

Yum!

Happy Armed Forces Day!

http://afd.defense.gov/

RIP Alan Young

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/alan-young-dead-mister-ed-816846

Maryland's Goatman Photographed?

http://www.cultofweird.com/cryptozoology/maryland-goatman-photo/

Somehow, I doubt it....

Happy Birthday Joe Cocker!

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

Happy Birthday Jane Wiedlin!

http://janewiedlin.com/

Happy Birthday Cher!

http://www.cher.com/

Happy Birthday Toussaint Louverture!

http://www.britannica.com/biography/Toussaint-Louverture

Happy Birthday George Gobel!

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

Beginning of month of Prairial in French revolutionary calendar

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

Happy National Pick Strawberries Day!

Yum!

http://strawberryplants.org/2015/09/fairfax-strawberry-plants/

Happy Pizza Party Day!

http://crozetpizza.com/

http://hottomatocafe.com/

Today is Endangered Species Day

http://www.endangered.org/campaigns/endangered-species-day/

Anniversary of the Mecklenburg Declaration of 1775

http://allthingsliberty.com/2013/02/second-coming-of-a-revolutionary-war-patriot/

Another step towards Revolution.

The cutting edge of Kayaking

http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/10/asia/japan-artist-vagina-kayak/?iid=ob_article_organicsidebar_expansion

(Thanks for the link, Chris!)

A sad history of The Ramones

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/the-curse-of-the-ramones-20160519

Cartoon voice actors

This is a nice little explanation about the profession, and some of the people who did your faves.

http://www.newsfromme.com/2016/05/19/voice-question/

Happy Birthday Dusty Hill!

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

Happy Birthday Joey Ramone!

http://www.joeyramone.com/

Happy Birthday Pete Townshend!

http://petetownshend.net/

The cardboard guitar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTZtnKbXAC0

Pretty neat!

(Thanks for the link, Mike!)

Happy Birthday Dwayne Hickman!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0382722/

Happy Birthday Mark Mothersbaugh!

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

Happy Visit Your Relatives Day!

http://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/days-2/national-visit-your-relatives-day-may-18/

Happy International Museum Day!

http://icom.museum/activities/international-museum-day/

https://www.money.org/money-museum

The end of the 8-Track Museum

http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2015/04/deep-ellums-eight-track-museum-to-join-eight-track-tapes-on-the-extinct-pile-in-july.html/

(Thanks for the link, Art!)

Happy Birthday Craig Ferguson!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0272401/

Happy Birthday Trent Reznor!

http://www.nin.com/

Happy Birthday John Penn!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Penn_(Continental_Congress)

A Patriot.

Happy Birthday Maureen O'Sullivan!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001577/

Happy Birthday Seth Warner!

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

A Patriot.

Happy Pack Rat Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/pack-rat-day/

Happy World Baking Day!

http://www.kingarthurflour.com/

Yum!

What foreign language is closest to English?

http://www.strangehistory.net/2016/05/17/closest-relation-english/

Well Hung Heart performing Touch The Sky

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

One of my fave new bands, performing in a 360 degree video. Fun stuff!

Happy World Drawing Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/drawing-day/?utm_source=eshot&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1505

Happy Birthday Pet Sounds!

Released on this date in 1966.

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

Happy Birthday Harry Carey, Jr.!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001013/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Happy Birthday David Boreanaz!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004770/

Happy Birthday Jonathan Richman!

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

Happy Birthday Studs Terkel!

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

Happy National Love A Tree Day!

http://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/days-2/national-love-a-tree-day-may-16/

RIP Madeleine Lebeau

http://www.examiner.com/article/last-living-cast-member-of-casablanca-has-died

The last living member of the cast of my all-time favorite film, Casablanca.

Happy Birthday Desk Set!

Premiered on this date in 1957.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050307/

Happy Birthday Ralph Steadman!

http://www.ralphsteadman.com/

Happy Birthday Brian Eno!

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

Happy Birthday Utah Phillips!

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

http://thelongmemory.com/

Happy Birthday L. Frank Baum!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Frank_Baum

Happy International Day of Families!

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

Assembly planes of WWII

https://m.warhistoryonline.com/military-vehicle-news/brightly-painted-heavy-bombers.html

Some pretty neat color schemes, here.

Casting the first stone

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/cast_that_first_stone_with_the_jesus_slingshot

Live feed from the International Space Station

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

(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

Happy Train Day!

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

Happy National Miniature Golf Day!

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

Happy Birthday David Byrne!

http://davidbyrne.com/

Happy Birthday Jack Bruce!

http://www.jackbruce.com/

Happy Birthday Richard Deacon!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0212586/

Happy Birthday Samuel Holden Parsons!

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

A Patriot.

Happy Birthday Robert Owen!

http://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Owen

Happy Jamestown Day!

http://www.historyisfun.org/jamestown-settlement/jamestown-day/

Hiring a Wolfman

http://wvtf.org/post/new-hampshire-parks-search-new-wolfman#stream/0

Fun stuff!

(Thanks for the link, Carol!)

Happy Birthday Getting Straight!

Premiered on this date in 1970.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065775/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Happy Birthday Let It Be! (the film)

Premiered on this date in 1970.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065976/

Happy Birthday Ritchie Valens!

http://www.ritchievalens.com/

Happy Birthday Stevie Wonder!

http://www.steviewonder.net/

Happy World Cocktail Day!

http://www.partyexcuses.com/drinkholiday/World-Cocktail-Day#.VzNQCvkrI2w

Happy National Apple Pie Day!

http://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/days-2/national-apple-pie-day-may-13/

Yum!

Anniversary of the Rebecca Riots

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

Happy Frog Jumping Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/frog-jumping-day/

Happy Leprechaun Day!

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

Anniversary of the Whiskey Rebellion

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

New songs from the Monkees!

http://mentalfloss.com/article/79652/listen-monkees-first-new-song-20-years

Nice article on declarations of war during WWII

http://www.strangehistory.net/2015/02/16/scoundrels-pisspants-ambassadors-declarations-war/

Teh Hungarian story is particularly bizarre/amusing.

The real inventor of "Monopoly"

http://blogs.weta.org/boundarystones/2016/04/21/no-monopoly-monopoly

A record atrocity

http://www.thevinylfactory.com/vinyl-factory-news/postman-folds-vinyl-record-in-half/

The Hellraiser Rubik's Cube

http://ihorror.com/hellraiser-rubiks-cube/

Ha! Take that, Bud!

http://wgrd.com/saugatuck-brewing-pokes-fun-at-budweiser-by-announcing-their-own-murica-beer/

Anniversary of the execution of James Connolly

http://www.easter1916.ie/index.php/people/signatories/james-connolly/

Happy Birthday Avalon Hill!

Started up on this date in 1954.

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

Happy Birthday Steve Winwood!

http://www.stevewinwood.com/

Happy Birthday George Carlin!

http://georgecarlin.com/

Happy Birthday Burt Bacharach!

http://bacharachonline.com/

Happy Limerick Day!

http://www.holidayinsights.com/stpat/limerickday.htm

Happy International Nurses Day!

http://www.icn.ch/publications/international-nurses-day/

Alice Cooper is reuniting with his old band

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/alice-cooper-band-reunite/

Cool!

Happy Birthday to Bride of the Monster!

Premiered on this date in 1955.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047898/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Happy Twilight Zone Day!

http://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/days-2/national-twilight-zone-day-may-11/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052520/

Happy Birthday Country Dick Montana!

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

Happy Birthday Eric Burdon!

http://www.ericburdon.com/

One of my all-time faves.

Happy Birthday Phil Silvers

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

Happy Birthday Salvador Dali!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador_Dal%C3%AD

Happy Birthday Gary Owens!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0654365/

Happy Birthday Bono!

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

Happy Birthday Donovan!

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

Happy Birthday Bruce Pennington!

http://www.brucepennington.co.uk/

Happy National Shrimp Day!

Yum!

America tastes like piss

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2016/05/10/budweiser-wants-to-call-itself-america-this-summer/

I rather resent my country represented by something incredibly over-hyped, wussified, tasteless, and soulless. I suppose this is some sort of revenge joke by the Brazilian owners.

The end of Foamhenge?!?

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/blog/sun-setting-on-foamhenge/

But I love that place!

Silly helmet crests

http://www.strangehistory.net/2016/05/07/33380/

Fun stuff. A couple of these reminded me of those worn in the film, Alexander Nevsky.

Winston's Permission Slip

http://www.openculture.com/2016/05/winston-churchill-gets-a-doctors-note-to-drink-unlimited-alcohol-in-prohibition-america-1932.html

Near-Supersonic Spitfires

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160505-the-spitfires-that-nearly-broke-the-sound-barrier

Rube Goldberg machines built from magnets and blocks

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2016/05/ingenious-rube-goldberg-machines-built-from-magnets-and-marbles/

I love this stuff!

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble....

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/05/09/new_york_subway_delay_witch_problems_mta_says.html

RIP William Schallert

http://metv.com/stories/rip-william-schallert-of-the-patty-duke-show

I always liked Schallert. Although he's best known for the Patty Duke Show, he also played the patsy in the most famous Star Trek episode - The Trouble With Tribbles, and was the villain in the very first horror/sci fi movie I ever watched - The Man From Planet X.

Happy Lost Sock Memorial Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/lost-sock-memorial-day/

Happy Birthday Dave Prater!

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

Happy Birthday to The Muppets!

They first appeared on this date in 1955.

http://kidshow.dcmemories.com/sam1.html

Happy Birthday Sophie Scholl!

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

A REAL German patriot. One of the few....

Happy Birthday John Brown!

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

Yorkshire Airlines!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPjJFv1NDBg&sns=em

Fun stuff!

(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

In June - The Washington DC Fantastic Film Showcase!

http://fantasticdc.com/

Happy Birthday Let It Be!

The album was released on this date in 1970.

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

Happy Day of the Triffids!

According to the book, they invaded on this date.

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

Happy Birthday Robert Johnson!

http://www.robertjohnsonbluesfoundation.org/biography/

Happy Birthday Ricky Nelson!

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

Happy Birthday Bob Clampett!

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

Happy Truman Day!

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

Anniversary of the death of Mordecai Anielewicz & end of Warsaw ghetto uprising

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/Anielevich.html

https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005188

Today is the Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War,

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

Happy VE Day!

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/victory-in-europe

Happy Furry Day!

http://www.timetravel-britain.com/articles/history/helston.shtml

Happy Mother's Day!

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

Pulp AdventureCon coming in November

http://www.boldventurepress.com/pacon1.html

Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention coming in September

http://mgram1.wix.com/nostalgia-convention

Star Trek Beyond

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H57VfFhU6Ls

Happy Free Comic Book Day!

http://www.freecomicbookday.com/Home/1/1/27/992

Happy National Homebrew Day!

http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/aha-events/national-homebrew-day/

Happy Birthday Jimmy Ruffin!

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

Happy Birthday Darren McGavin!

http://www.darrenmcgavin.net/

Happy Birthday Olympe de Gouges!

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

Happy Herb Day!

http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/fun/herb-day

Happy National Roast Leg Of Lamb Day!

Yum!

http://www.food.com/recipe/roast-leg-of-lamb-4873

Tarmac Jesus

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/mississippi-mayor-ridiculed-for-plans-to-make-potholes-go-away-with-the-power-of-prayer/

Darth Vader VS 2 Year Old

http://www.upworthy.com/a-dad-dressed-as-darth-vader-to-wake-up-his-son-the-kids-reaction-is-pure-star-wars?c=ufb1

Pretty cute!

Midnight Oil is reuniting!

http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7356960/midnight-oil-comeback

Why I only use CD's and DVD's

https://blog.vellumatlanta.com/2016/05/04/apple-stole-my-music-no-seriously/

Allowing corporate pigs to determine what you listen to, and when, and how, just shows how awful things are within pop culture. Apple and its fellow swine can wipe out my entire computer - I won't lose a single song or film.

Happy Birthday Satisfaction!

In 1965, Keith Richards created the classic guitar riff that would become "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction." He played it for Mick Jagger in a hotel room in Clearwater, Florida.

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