Weirdness

Tuesday, May 31, 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/


Happy Birthday Chris Elliott!


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



Happy Birthday Clint Eastwood!


http://www.clinteastwood.net/


Happy Birthday John Bonham!


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


Happy Save Your Hearing Day!


http://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-save-your-hearing-day-may-31/


Monday, May 30, 2016

A nice little interview with Ronnie Spector

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/the-last-word-ronnie-spector-on-childhood-hero-sobriety-life-with-phil-20160530?page=2


Birthday Fun!


http://www.odditycentral.com/funny/evil-clown-will-stalk-and-attack-your-child-for-a-fee.html


(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


Sunday, May 29, 2016

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/



Saturday, May 28, 2016

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


Friday, May 27, 2016

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/


Thursday, May 26, 2016

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



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


Wednesday, May 25, 2016

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/


Tuesday, May 24, 2016

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


Monday, May 23, 2016

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/


Sunday, May 22, 2016

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



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/


Saturday, May 21, 2016

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/


Friday, May 20, 2016

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/





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.

Thursday, May 19, 2016

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/



Wednesday, May 18, 2016

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/



Tuesday, May 17, 2016

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!

Monday, May 16, 2016

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/


Sunday, May 15, 2016

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



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/


Saturday, May 14, 2016

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/

Friday, May 13, 2016

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


Thursday, May 12, 2016

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/


Wednesday, May 11, 2016

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/



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


Tuesday, May 10, 2016

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


Monday, May 09, 2016

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)


Sunday, May 08, 2016

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




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


Saturday, May 07, 2016

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


Friday, May 06, 2016

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





Happy Birthday Richard Bland!

A Patriot.

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



Happy Birthday Frank Nelson!


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0625372/


Happy Birthday Orson Welles!


http://www.wellesnet.com/


Happy Birthday Bob Seger!


http://www.bobseger.com/


Happy Birthday Sigmund Freud!


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


Happy Birthday Robespierre!


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


Happy National Military Spouse Appreciation Day!


http://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-military-spouse-appreciation-day-friday-before-mothers-day/


Happy National Space Day!


http://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-space-day-first-friday-in-may/



Thursday, May 05, 2016

A nice article about Virginia wine country


http://blog.virginia.org/2014/03/scenic-drives-wine/


Coming to a theater near you! (In a hundred years...)


http://exclaim.ca/film/article/john_malkovichs_movie_will_appear_at_cannes_ahead_of_ridiculous_2115_release_date?utm_source=facebookpage&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fbpwall



Our Future President

And by 'future', I mean time travel...

http://andy2016.com/

http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2016/04/the-time-traveler-running-for-president-of-the-united-states/

Perhaps I've already voted for him?

Ghost tales from the town of Mathews, Virginia


http://www.gazettejournal.net/index.php/news/news_article/academician_tells_tales_of_mathews_ghost_lore


New theory about the Giza pyramids


http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/2920061


Neat article about Victor Goddard, UFO's, and the paraphysical


https://esoterx.com/2016/05/01/time-waits-for-no-air-marshal-victor-goddards-unthinkable-war/


The more that I've read and studied Forteana, the more I am persuaded by John Keel's theories and reasoning, as exemplified here.

Talking Heads Reunion?

http://www.gigwise.com/news/106777/once-in-a-lifetime-talking-heads-reunion-for-new-album-&-tour-rumours


Happy National Day of Reason!


http://nationaldayofreason.org/

Happy Birthday John Rhys-Davies,!


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0722636/



Happy Birthday Michael Palin!


http://www.themichaelpalin.com/



Happy Birthday Marc Alaimo!


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0015826/


Happy Oyster Day!

Yum!

http://www.harriscrabhouse.com/


http://fordsfishshack.com/


http://www.hcoysterhouse.com/


Happy National Astronaut Day!


http://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-astronaut-day-may-5/



Happy National Hoagie Day!


http://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/days-2/national-hoagie-day-may-5/


Happy National Day of Reason!


http://nationaldayofreason.org/



Wednesday, May 04, 2016

Headline of the Week!

http://www.vice.com/read/mississippi-police-want-to-arrest-the-satanists-who-turn-dead-people-gay


Happy Birthday to The Mummy (the remake film)

Premiered on this date in 1999.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120616/


Anniversary fo the Kent State Massacre


http://www.may4.org/



Anniversary of the Freedom Rides


http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/freedom-rides



Tuesday, May 03, 2016

Marx Brothers Movies to be restored!


http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/04/marx-brothers-horse-feathers


Absolutely Great!

Trump Against Humanity Cards

http://trumpagainsthumanity.cards/



Happy Birthday to The Black Cat!

Premiered on this date in 1934.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024894/?ref_=fn_al_tt_5



Happy Birthday to Cocoanuts!

Premiered on this date in 1929.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0019777/


Happy Birthday Machiavelli!


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niccol%C3%B2_Machiavelli



Happy Birthday Frankie Valli!


http://www.frankievallifourseasons.com/



Happy Birthday James Brown!


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


Happy Birthday Pete Seeger!


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



Happy Paranormal Day!

http://www.rhine.org/



Happy World Press Freedom Day!


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



Happy National Teacher Day!


http://www.nea.org/grants/teacherday.html



Happy Nettle Day!

http://www.legendarydartmoor.co.uk/may_day.htm



Monday, May 02, 2016

The ultimate in pre-packaged corporate pop music


http://arstechnica.com/the-multiverse/2016/04/waving-glow-sticks-at-hologram-anime-pop-stars-our-night-with-hatsune-miku/

It comes down to the simple fact that Japan has learned how to take the Archies out on tour....
But it seems to me that all one is applauding is technology and its masters.  You might as well shake a glow stick at your microwave oven.


(Thanks for the link, Mathew!)

A new (and better) type of wind turbine?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2016/04/29/stanford-small-wind-arrays-can-outperform-conventional-wind-farms-with-no-bird-kill/#383c7d2a7a9c


I never trust anything in Forbes.  It'd be nice if it's true.

Happy Birthday to Miracle On 34th Street!

Premiered on this date in 1947.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039628/




Happy Ducking Day!


http://www.legendarydartmoor.co.uk/may_day.htm


Happy Birthday Link Wray!


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


Happy Birthday Lesley Gore!


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



Happy National Truffles Day!


http://www.mssf.org/cookbook/truffles.html

Yum!

Happy Brothers & Sisters Day!


http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/May/brothersisterday.htm


Sunday, May 01, 2016

Ideas for parents

http://www.collegehumor.com/post/7037245/10-hilarious-parents-who-are-borderline-evil


#10 is Classic!

The cutting edge of pizza

http://ktla.com/2016/04/29/pizzeria-creates-pizza-box-made-out-of-pizza/



It's A Miracle!


http://www.rappler.com/world/regions/asia-pacific/indonesia/bahasa/englishedition/131340-sex-toy-inflatable-angel


Happy Birthday Joanna Lumley!


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0525921/



Happy Mother Goose Day!


https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/mother-goose-day/


Happy Birthday Desk Set!

Premiered on this date in 1957.




Happy Calan Mai!


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



May is Zombie Awareness Month!


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



Anniversary of the end of the Marymount Coommunity - Mount Dagon in 1628


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Morton_(colonist)



Happy Birthday Louis Nye!


http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0638574/


Happy Birthday to The Illuminati!


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


Happy Birthday Judy Collins!


http://www.judycollins.com/


Happy Birthday Mother Jones!


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


Happy May Day!


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