Dogman sightings in Pennsylvania
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Monday, October 31, 2016
Sunday, October 30, 2016
Creature Feature with Count Gore de Vol!
http://www.countgore.com/
It started out on late night TV in DC and evolved into the first webcast horror show. My fave ghost host, and perfect watching for Halloween time.
It started out on late night TV in DC and evolved into the first webcast horror show. My fave ghost host, and perfect watching for Halloween time.
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Anniversary of the broadcast of War of the Worlds
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(radio_drama)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs0K4ApWl4g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs0K4ApWl4g
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Happy Devil's/Cabbage/Tick-Tack/Mischief/Corn/Goosy Night / Trick/ Gate/ Beggars Night!
The Night Before Halloween!
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Happy Nos Calan Gaeaf !
http://www.transceltic.com/welsh/nos-galan-gaeaf-welsh-halloween-night
(Sometimes celebrated on the 31st)
(Sometimes celebrated on the 31st)
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Saturday, October 29, 2016
Raold Dahl and Way Out
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/in-1961-roald-dahl-hosted-his-own-version-of-the-twilight-zone?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=atlas-page
I've never heard of this show. Sounds pretty cool!
I've never heard of this show. Sounds pretty cool!
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12:15 PM
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The Manitou Springs Coffin Races begin today!
http://www.colorado.com/events/2016-manitou-springs-emma-crawford-coffin-races
http://www.emmacrawfordfestival.com/
http://www.emmacrawfordfestival.com/
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Halloween Week - Night of Remebrance of Forgotten Ancestors, Heritage, & Origins
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Friday, October 28, 2016
A nice article about Markoff's Haunted Forest
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/article/20838669/one-hour-away-from-dc-is-one-of-americas-most-intricate-longstanding-haunts
A DC region horror attraction.
A DC region horror attraction.
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Halloween Week - Night of Remembrance of Family Pets (& Familiars)
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Thursday, October 27, 2016
RIP Jack Chick
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/27/arts/jack-chick-dead.html?_r=0
I loved Chick comics - for reasons that would have appalled Jack. The ignorance, hatred, and simple-minded bigotry were always a gentle reaffirmation of my atheism. But, unlike, so many religious 'leaders', Jack was sincere. He really and truly believed in all that nonsense. Oh, he made money, I'm sure, but he gave away tons of stuff - free - in the hopes of converts. In the early and mid 70's these tracts were everywhere - bus seats, library shelves, mailboxes, and cafeteria tables. It was a marvel of low-key propaganda. He was no con, unlike the rest. Jack Believed.
I loved Chick comics - for reasons that would have appalled Jack. The ignorance, hatred, and simple-minded bigotry were always a gentle reaffirmation of my atheism. But, unlike, so many religious 'leaders', Jack was sincere. He really and truly believed in all that nonsense. Oh, he made money, I'm sure, but he gave away tons of stuff - free - in the hopes of converts. In the early and mid 70's these tracts were everywhere - bus seats, library shelves, mailboxes, and cafeteria tables. It was a marvel of low-key propaganda. He was no con, unlike the rest. Jack Believed.
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Haunted roads and bridges in the DC region
http://wtop.com/local/2016/10/ghost-bridges-haunted-forgotten-spans-md-va/slide/1/
(Thanks for the link, Karen!)
(Thanks for the link, Karen!)
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Anniversary of the publishing of the first of the Federalist Papers
In 1787.
https://www.congress.gov/resources/display/content/The+Federalist+Papers
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/federalist.html
https://www.congress.gov/resources/display/content/The+Federalist+Papers
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/federalist.html
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Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Happy National Pumpkin Day!
http://allrecipes.com/recipes/1090/fruits-and-vegetables/vegetables/squash/winter-squash/pumpkin/
Yum!
Yum!
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Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Today is the anniversary of the Charge of the Light Brigade
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Monday, October 24, 2016
Happy Birthday Kurt Huber!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Huber
One of the real heroes of the anti-nazi resistance.
One of the real heroes of the anti-nazi resistance.
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5:44 AM
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Today is the beginning of Halloween Week - Tonight is the Night of Seers
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Sunday, October 23, 2016
The train of the Dead
http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20161018-the-passenger-train-that-carried-the-dead
Absolutely fascinating!
(Thanks for the link, Moana!)
Absolutely fascinating!
(Thanks for the link, Moana!)
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Saturday, October 22, 2016
Today is the beginning of month of Brumaire in French revolutionary calendar
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Friday, October 21, 2016
Bermuda Triangle Solution?
http://nypost.com/2016/10/21/the-mystery-of-the-bermuda-triangle-may-finally-be-solved/
Actually, I think it's possible. I also think that there is no triangle - there are loads of missing planes and ships all over the world. I'd want to see a comparison of traffic versus MIA's. If there are more problems in the Bermuda Triangle I suspect it's because there's a lot more shipping taking place there.
Actually, I think it's possible. I also think that there is no triangle - there are loads of missing planes and ships all over the world. I'd want to see a comparison of traffic versus MIA's. If there are more problems in the Bermuda Triangle I suspect it's because there's a lot more shipping taking place there.
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Thursday, October 20, 2016
Anniversary of the start of the Continental Association
In 1774. Another step towards the Revolution.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-creates-the-continental-association
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-creates-the-continental-association
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Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Postcards against hitler
http://www.strangehistory.net/2013/04/02/the-postcard-terrorists/
A weird little micro-footnote to the War.
A weird little micro-footnote to the War.
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Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Bruce Springsteen - Possessed!
It was on this date in 1976 that I saw my first Bruce Springsteen concert - at the McDonough Arena in Gtown. The show took place VERY close to the (in)famous Exorcist house and steps. During it, Bruce went into a little monologue while the piano started playing Tubular Bells in the background. he spoke of an incident that happened while he was driving around the neighborhood; this is a transcript of a concert rap that he's never used before or since:
"...The hood ornament started spinnin’ around that cross! The gas tank flew open and spit gas on my face! The cross was jammed into the radiator! Then, all of a sudden, I said, ‘Who are you?! You ain’t my ’57 Chevy, who are you?!’ And it said, ‘I AM A NEW TOYOTA!’ It jammed itself into first... popped into some wheelies, spinnin’ down the street. I commandeered a vehicle, knocked this old lady outta the front seat of this Camaro. I jumped in and started spinnin’ after my car, right? I called up my own Keith Richards; my guitar flew out the trunk! I picked it up like this and called on all the guitar heroes up in Rock 'n' Roll Heaven to help me!"
"...The hood ornament started spinnin’ around that cross! The gas tank flew open and spit gas on my face! The cross was jammed into the radiator! Then, all of a sudden, I said, ‘Who are you?! You ain’t my ’57 Chevy, who are you?!’ And it said, ‘I AM A NEW TOYOTA!’ It jammed itself into first... popped into some wheelies, spinnin’ down the street. I commandeered a vehicle, knocked this old lady outta the front seat of this Camaro. I jumped in and started spinnin’ after my car, right? I called up my own Keith Richards; my guitar flew out the trunk! I picked it up like this and called on all the guitar heroes up in Rock 'n' Roll Heaven to help me!"
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Happy Birthday Bunnyman!
NoVA's own legend of terror. First sighted on this date in 1970.
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/vr/bunny/
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/vr/bunny/
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Monday, October 17, 2016
DC is only Number 3!?!
http://wjla.com/news/local/dc-named-third-most-rat-infested-city-in-the-us
Come on, Citizens - time to step up our Game!
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Happy Birthday to The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators!
Released on this date in 1966. One of the Greats!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Psychedelic_Sounds_of_the_13th_Floor_Elevators
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHK9vj0VE7w
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Psychedelic_Sounds_of_the_13th_Floor_Elevators
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHK9vj0VE7w
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A vaccine against Black Death
http://futurism.com/theres-a-new-vaccine-to-protect-us-from-the-black-death/
Better late than Never...
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Oh The Humanity!
Today si the anniversary of the Great London Beer Flood.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Beer_Flood
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Beer_Flood
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Sunday, October 16, 2016
Anniversary of the execution of Marie Antoinette executed in 1793
Tee Hee!
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Saturday, October 15, 2016
A Victorian era proto-computer
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-strange-victorian-computer-that-generated-latin-verse
Fascinating! There are going to be a lot of steam punks drooling over this!
Fascinating! There are going to be a lot of steam punks drooling over this!
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Friday, October 14, 2016
19 Beautiful Bookstores
https://www.buzzfeed.com/erinlarosa/most-beautiful-bookstores?utm_term=.wpMz07lR1Z#.lqoQ2OdZa9
(Thanks for the link, Erik!)
(Thanks for the link, Erik!)
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3:12 PM
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Today is the anniversary of the Declaration & Resolves of the First Continental Congress
In 1774, another step towards the Revolution.
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/resolves.asp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_and_Resolves_of_the_First_Continental_Congress
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/resolves.asp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_and_Resolves_of_the_First_Continental_Congress
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Thursday, October 13, 2016
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Monday, October 10, 2016
RIP Robert Goldstein
http://wtop.com/dc/2016/10/influential-d-c-guitarist-robert-goldstein-dies-at-66/slide/1/
(Thanks for the link, Karen!)
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Happy Columbus Day & Indiginous People Day!
Take your pick!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Day
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_Peoples%27_Day
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Day
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_Peoples%27_Day
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Sunday, October 09, 2016
Tsundoku
http://www.ozy.com/acumen/theres-a-word-for-buying-books-and-not-reading-them/71898
I am not guilty of this, although it can take me a year or three to get around to a particular title....
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Saturday, October 08, 2016
Friday, October 07, 2016
Thursday, October 06, 2016
Wednesday, October 05, 2016
A lost episode of The Avengers is found!
http://ianhendry.com/the-avengers-1961-lost-episode-tunnel-of-fear-from-the-very-first-series-rediscovered-after-55-years/
Most Americans are unaware of the first series, Steed was mostly a supporting actor in it.
Most Americans are unaware of the first series, Steed was mostly a supporting actor in it.
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Happy Birthday Monty Python's Flying Circus!
Premiered on this date in 1969.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063929/?ref_=nv_sr_2
http://www.montypython.com/
Absolutely Essential.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063929/?ref_=nv_sr_2
http://www.montypython.com/
Absolutely Essential.
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Tuesday, October 04, 2016
Zodiac Nightmares!
http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/your-horoscope-is-horrifying-thanks-to-these-illustrated-zodiac-nightmares?utm_source=tcpfbus
Neat-O!
(Thanks for the link, John!)
Neat-O!
(Thanks for the link, John!)
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Get the Ultimate Record!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ozmarecords/voyager-golden-record-40th-anniversary-edition?ref=hero
This is so cool! The Voyager recording!
(Thanks for the link, Nick!)
This is so cool! The Voyager recording!
(Thanks for the link, Nick!)
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Monday, October 03, 2016
Sunday, October 02, 2016
An article about the new film about Danny Fields
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/movies/danny-fields-loved-punk-rock-it-loved-him-back.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share&_r=0
A legend in punk rock management.
(Thanks for the link, Erik!)
A legend in punk rock management.
(Thanks for the link, Erik!)
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Saturday, October 01, 2016
Too much drummer....
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/157821d7c0e5b63c?projector=1
Funs tuff!
(Thanks for the link, Mike!)
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Anniversary of the beginning of the 1964 Free Speech Movement
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