Weirdness: September 2016

Pretty neat, but I think it's amusing that the newscaster has to explain what morse code is! That was sort of standard knowledge for kids when I was in grade school, as you experimented with codes and walkie talkies, etc. Lost technology...

Happy Monte Cristo Day!

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/20803/monte-cristo-sandwich/

Yum!

Happy National Apple Dumplings Day!

http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/apple-dumplings/6907c45f-62d0-4bc7-a958-25d8c6013f2e

Yum!

Today is Responsible Dog Ownership Day

http://www.akc.org/events/responsible-dog-ownership-days/

Today is the anniversary of the self-coronation of NortonI

Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico. And a Discordian Saint.

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

Happy Birthday Fee Waybill!

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

Happy Birthday Cassandra "Elvira" Peterson!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005308/

Happy Birthday Anne Bancroft !

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

Happy Birthday James Smith!

A Patriot.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Smith_(delegate)

Happy International Eat An Apple Day!

Yum!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/eat-an-apple-day/

Happy Birthday Baron von Steuben!

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

Happy Constitution Day & Citizenship Day!

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

A nice article about Ron Howard's Eight Days A Week film

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/sep/13/beatles-eight-days-week-ron-howard

Today is Battle of Britain Day

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

Happy Birthday Shindig!

Premiered on this date in 1964.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0149523/

Happy Working Parents Day!

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

Happy Birthday UFO! (the TV show)

Premiered (in the UK) on this date in 1970.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063962/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Happy Birthday to The Outer Limits!

Premiered on this date in 1963.

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

Happy Birthday Lauren Bacall!

http://www.laurenbacall.com/

Happy Birthday Talking Heads '77!

Released on this date in 1977 - one of my faves!

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

Happy Birthday to The Bob Newhart Show!

Premiered on this date in 1972.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068049/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Happy Birthday to A Fistful of Dollars!

Premiered on this date in 1964.

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

Happy National Play-Doh Day!

http://playdoh.hasbro.com/en-us

Happy Birthday Roddy McDowall!

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

Happy British Food Fortnight!

http://www.lovebritishfood.co.uk/british-food-fortnight/what-is-british-food-fortnight

Happy Birthday Alexander Schmorell!

One of the real heroic Germans against naziism in WWII, as opposed to those prussian hypocrites.
https://www.google.com/#q=Alexander+Schmorell

Happy National Guacamole Day!

Yum!

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

Tonight is the Harvest Moon!

http://www.almanac.com/content/full-moon-september

Faking Your Death

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/so-you-think-can-fake-your-own-death-elizabeth-greenwood?trk=eml-b2_content_ecosystem_digest-hero-22-null&midToken=AQGvvFoVw4MkwQ&fromEmail=fromEmail&ut=1STgQKDmI-S7o1

(Thanks for the link, Audrey!)

A documentary coming out about Danny Gatton!

http://wtop.com/entertainment/2016/09/new-film-reveals-mastery-tragedy-d-c-guitar-hero-danny-gatton/slide/1/

(Thanks for the link, Karen!)

Happy Birthday to The Lone Ranger!

Premiered on this date in 1949.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041038/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2

Happy Birthday Green Acres!

Premiered on this date in 1965.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058808/

Happy Birthday John "Torgo" Reynolds!

http://mst3k.wikia.com/wiki/John_Reynolds

Happy Birthday Fay Wray!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0942039/

Today is the anniversary of the 1963 Birmingham Bombing

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

Happy Felt Hat Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/felt-hat-day/

Happy International Day of Democracy!

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

Inflatable Irish Pub

http://www.thepaddywagonpub.com/

(Thanks for the link, Ed!)

Happy Birthday Fred "Sonic" Smith!

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

Happy Birthday Salem!

Founded on this date in 1628.

http://salem.org/

http://www.salemweb.com/

Happy Birthday Walter Koenig!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000479/

Happy Birthday Clayton Moore!

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

Happy Birthday Mercy Otis Warren!

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

A Patriot.

Happy Pig's Face Day!

http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Pig's+Face+Feast

Happy Eat A Hoagie Day!

Yum!

Happy Holy Nut Day!

https://books.google.com/books?id=shnXAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA280&lpg=PA280&dq=holy+nut+day&source=bl&ots=NbaSVbrI0V&sig=J-WQE7K9JWznvboAwnDxuLeuGvM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjtsMSXiojPAhVDOz4KHRvxADcQ6AEIQzAH#v=onepage&q=holy%20nut%20day&f=false

Laser "Smoke Rings"

Fascinating!

http://umdrightnow.umd.edu/news/umd-physicists-discover-laser-light-smoke-rings

(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

A nice interview with Bruce Campbell about Ash VS The Evil Dead

https://www.scifinow.co.uk/interviews/bruce-campbell-on-the-crazy-ass-journey-of-ash-vs-evil-dead-and-season-2/

Happy Birthday to The Star Spangled Banner

The lyrics were compsoed on the night of September 13/14.

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

Scrambled Eggs

The song Yesterday was released on this date in 1965.

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

Happy Birthday to Grace of My Heart!

Premiered on this date in 1996. One of my faves.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116442/

Happy Birthday to The Muppets Show!

Premiered on this date in 1976.

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

Happy Birthday Andrew Pickens!

A Patriot.

http://www.fortunecookiemessage.com/

Happy National Fortune Cookie Day!

http://www.fortunecookiemessage.com/

Happy National Peanut Day!

Yum!

http://www.thepeanutshop.com/

Happy Uncle Sam Day!

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

Happy Feast of St. Elvis Day!

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

(Thanks for the link, Dennis!)

Happy Birthday to The Monkees! (TV show)

Premiered on this date in 1966.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060010/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Happy Birthday to The Rat Patrol!

Premiered on this date in 1966.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060018/

Happy Birthday H.L. Mencken!

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

Happy Birthday Caleb Brewster!

A Patriot.

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

Happy National Chocolate Milkshake Day!

Yum!

http://justinesicecreamparlor.com/

Happy Defenders Day!

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

Happy Birthday Roxann Dawson!

http://www.roxanndawson.net/

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

Released on this date in 1973.

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

Happy Birthday to The Carol Burnette Show!

Premiered on this date in 1967.

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

Happy Birthday to Danger Man!

Premiered on this date in 1960, (in Britain)

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

Ringo replaces Pete Best on this date in 1962

https://www.beatlesbible.com/1962/08/16/pete-best-is-sacked-from-the-beatles/

Anniversary of the Mountain Meadows Massacre

http://mormoncurtain.com/topic_mountainmeadosmassacre.html

Happy Birthday Herbert Lom!

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

Only 50 Days Until Halloween!

Today is National Pet Memorial Day

http://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-pet-memorial-day-second-sunday-in-september/

Today is National Pet Memorial Day

http://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-pet-memorial-day-second-sunday-in-september/

Today is National Pet Memorial Day

http://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-pet-memorial-day-second-sunday-in-september/

Today is National Pet Memorial Day

http://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-pet-memorial-day-second-sunday-in-september/

Happy National Grandparents Day!

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

Today is Patriot Day

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

Never Forget...

A reboot of Alien nation is coming

http://www.cbr.com/midnight-specials-jeff-nichols-to-helm-alien-nation-reboot/?utm_source=CBR-FB-P&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_campaign=CBR-FB-P&view=lista

Anniversary of the beheading of Mike The Headless Chicken

On this date in 1945.

http://www.miketheheadlesschicken.org/mike

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

Happy Birthday to The 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.

https://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/

Happy Birthday to Raymond Scott!

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

Happy Birthday Marie Laveau!

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

Slow Motion Framing

Beautiful!

http://www.livescience.com/55975-slow-dance-frame-makes-slow-motion-a-reality-video.html

(Thanks for the link, Mike!)

Anniversary of the Stono Rebellion of 1739

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

Anniversary of the Sufffolk Resolves of 1774

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

Another step towards The Revolution.

Happy Birthday Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062601/

Premiered on this date in 1967.

Happy Birthday George of the Jungle!

Premiered on this date in 1967.

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

Happy Birthday to Imagine! (the album)

Released on this date in 1971.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagine_(John_Lennon_album)

Happy Birthday to The Amazing Jonathan!

http://www.amazingj.com/

Happy Birthday Angela Cartwright!

http://www.angela-cartwright.com/

Happy Birthday Doug Ingle!

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

Happy Birthday Otis Redding!

http://www.otisredding.com/

Happy Teddy Bear Day!

http://www.teddybearemp.com/

Underworld 5 is on the way!

http://movieweb.com/underworld-5-blood-wars-trailer/

A nice lsiting of food and drink festivals coming up soon in the DC region

http://wtop.com/food/2016/09/top-25-fall-food-drink-festivals/slide/1/

Young Frankenstein to return to the big screen!

http://www.ew.com/article/2016/09/06/mel-brooks-young-frankenstein-screenings

A revolutionary new battery?

http://www.thedrive.com/news/3208/uc-irvine-accidentally-invents-a-battery-that-lasts-forever?utm_content=inf_10_3522_2&xid=socialedge_pd&tse_id=INF_dbc2e3a0754311e6830705286b626410

My one question would be if the technology can be up-sized to power vehicles and buildings. THAT would then make it truly revolutionary.

Happy Birthday Star Trek!

Premiered on this date in 1966 - 50 years ago!

http://www.startrek.com/

Happy Birthday Martin Freeman!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0293509/

Happy Birthday Sid Caesar!

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

Happy Birthday Peter Sellers!

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

Happy Birthday Patsy Cline!

http://www.patsycline.com/

Happy International Literacy Day!

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/prizes-and-celebrations/celebrations/international-days/literacy-day/

He Is Risen

http://blog.al.com/scenesource/2010/09/artist_lord_jesus_christ_iii_c.html

Anniversary of the first submarine attack (in 1776)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtle_(submersible)

Happy Birthday John Polidori!

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

Happy Birthday Mira Furlan!

http://mirafurlan.net/

Happy Birthday Grandma Moses!

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

Happy Birthday Chrissie Hynde!

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

Happy Birthday Buddy Holly!

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

Happy Birthday Ronnie Gilbert!

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

Happy National Acorn Squash Day!

Yum!

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/16796/acorn-squash/

Pizza Necronomicon

http://io9.gizmodo.com/5919063/pizza-necronomicon-is-deliciously-horrific

Anniversary of the Worcester Revolt of 1774

http://www.worcesterma.gov/city-clerk/history/general/worcester-revolution

Another step in the Revolution.

Happy Read A Book Day!

http://www.overthemoonbookstore.com/

http://www.bookplate.biz/Home.html

Happy Birthday Jo Anne Worley!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0941506/

Happy Birthday Paul Roland!

http://www.paulroland.net/

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

One of my fave songsters.

Happy Birthday Max Schreck!

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

Happy Birthday Marquis de Lafayette!

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

Yoga Joes

http://art-sheep.com/classic-green-army-figures-practicing-yoga-instead-of-holding-guns-by-dan-abramson/

Bagpipe Lung

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/08/23/he-withered-away-for-7-years-doctors-didnt-realize-his-passion-was-killing-him/?tid=hybrid_experimentrandom_2_na

Fascinating!

(Thanks for the link, Doug!)

Happy Birthday Diana Quinn!

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

One of my faves. A DC Treasure.

Happy Birthday Second Hand Lions!

Premiered on this date in 2003.

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

Happy Birthday Gerry Beckley!

http://www.gerrybeckley.com/

Happy Birthday Al Stewart!

http://www.alstewart.com/

One of my faves.

Happy Birthday Bob Newhart!

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

Happy National Cheese Pizza Day!

http://crozetpizza.com/

Yum!

Happy Labor Day!

https://www.dol.gov/general/laborday/history

The Eleusinian Mysteries of Greece were honored today

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

Happy International Bacon Day!

Yum!

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

Happy Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight!

http://fooddrinkfort.scot/

Papa Was A Rolling Stone took place on this date

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

Happy National Welsh Rarebit Day!

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

Today is the anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783

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

RIP Fred Hellerman

http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Fred-Hellerman-89-the-last-of-the-Weavers-9199699.php

Happy National Beheading Day!

http://www.dates.abouttravelingtheworld.com/special-holidays/national-beheading-day/

Happy Birthday Victor Spinetti!

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

Happy VJ Day! (official)

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

Death by Witches?

http://jimharold.com/a-case-of-supernatural-murder-nick-redfern-writes/

An article about Phantom Clowns

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/its-catching/201608/phantom-clowns-in-south-carolina-are-nothing-new

Actually, I think the phenomena may be a little older, i seem to remember reports of phantom clowns in the Midwest (Kansas City, maybe?) in the late 70's. I also seem to remember that Britain had a slightly similar phenomena in the 80's, but instead of clowns, they were phantom social workers!

ChessieCon is coming to Baltimore

http://chessiecon.org/index.html

A sunken U-Boat, now found

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/after-a-7-year-search-a-missing-german-u-boat-is-lost-no-longer/ar-AAikt5j?li=BBnb7Kz

(Thanks for the link, Ed!)

No more grog

On this date in 1861 the U.S. Navy eliminated the grog ration. Barbarism.

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

Happy Birthday Lily Tomlin!

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

Happy Birthday Lara Pulver!

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3091498/

Weirdness

Friday, September 30, 2016

Interesting article on the money trail in 'psychic' scams

DC Government - doing what it does best

Simpsons Mania On Thanksgiving!

Happy Birthday Marc Bolan!

Happy Birthday Marilyn McCoo !

Happy Blasphemy Day!

Happy Ask A Stupid Question Day!

Happy National Hot Mulled Cider Day!

Happy Eve of the Black Month!

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Doritos joins the fight against vampires!

A good article about Rockpile

Happy Birthday Jasper Maskelyne!

Happy Birthday Tommy Boyce!

Happy Birthday to The Prisoner!

Happy Birthday Joseph Rhine!

Happy Birthday Mark Farner!

Happy Birthday Jerry Lee Lewis!

Happy Birthday Madeline Kahn!

Happy National Pumpkin Day!

Today is National Poisoned Blackberry Day

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Today is the anniversary of the start of the siege of Yorktown

Happy Birthday Janeane Garofalo!

Happy Birthday David Walker!

Happy Birthday James Warren!

Happy Drink Beer Day!

Happy Crack Nut Day!

Happy National Strawberry Cream Pie Day!

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Happy Birthday Randy Bachman!

Happy Birthday Mr. Loaf!

Happy Birthday Zacherley!

Happy Birthday Thomas Nast!

Happy Birthday Samuel Adams!

Happy Ancestor Appreciation Day!

Monday, September 26, 2016

The Staten Island Ferry 'Disaster'

Happy Birthday to Carnival of Souls!

Happy Birthday to The Beverly Hillbillies!

Happy Birthday Gilligan's Island!

Happy Birthday abbey Road! (the album)

Happy Birthday Bryan Ferry!

Happy Birthday Edmund Gwenn!

Happy Birthday Abraham Whipple!

Happy Johnny Appleseed Day!

Sunday, September 25, 2016

Happy Math Storytelling Day!

Happy Birthday Rocky Horror Picture Show!

Happy Comic Book Day!

Happy National One Hit Wonder Day!

Saturday, September 24, 2016

Pulp Studies Symposium coming to Harrisonburg, VA

Apple and Cidery activities coming up in Virginia

RIP Buckwheat Zyedeco

Hey Jude reached #1 on this date in 1968.

Happy Birthday Gerry Marsden!

Happy International Rabbit Day!

Happy Birthday Jim Henson!

Happy National Punctuation Day!

Friday, September 23, 2016

Sad news about Terry Jones of Monty Python

RIP John D. Loudermilk

Happy Birthday to Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid!

Today is the anniversary of Nixon's Checkers speech

Happy Birthday John Lomax!

Happy Birthday Rosalind Chao!

Happy Birthday Bruce!

Happy Birthday Santo!

Happy Birthday Ray Charles

Happy Native American Day!

Thursday, September 22, 2016

Headline of the Day

Old speech synthesizers imitate Monty Python's argument sketch

Advice for all you parents out there

RIP Terence Bayler

Happy Birthday Joan Jett!

Happy Birthday Hans Scholl!