A good article about the current state of NDE research

https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/can-science-explain-near-death-experiences 

Happy Birthday James Coburn!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000336/ 

Happy Birthday Van Morrison!

https://www.vanmorrison.com/ 

Happy Birthday Glenn Tilbrook!

http://www.glenntilbrook.com/ 

Happy Birthday Bill Daily!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0197349/ 

Happy World Frankenstein Day!

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

Happy Birthday David Bushnell!

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

Happy Birthday Frank Conniff!

https://frankconniff.com/ 

Happy Birthday John Phillips!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Phillips_(musician) 

Happy National Toasted Marshmallow Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-toasted-marshmallow-day-august-30-2/ 

Happy Birthday Joan Blondell!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000951/ 

Happy Birthday Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley!

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

Snake Hats

 Really!

https://www.sadanduseless.com/snakes-in-hats/?fbclid=IwAR04a_0-ChA4Ptio6FdBDwdAasnsKDDdy98XgCwQ6A6WdXiWbNsIeJjXAVg

Happy Birthday Elliott Gould!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001285/ 

Today is the anniversary of Shay's Rebellion

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shays%27_Rebellion#:~:text=Shays'%20Rebellion%20was%20an%20armed,Springfield%20during%201786%20and%201787. 

Happy Birthday Donald O'Connor!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0640307/ 

Happy Birthday Jack Black!

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

Happy National Red Wine Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-red-wine-day/#:~:text=National%20Red%20Wine%20Day%20%E2%80%93%20August%2028%2C%202021 

Happy Birthday Nancy Kulp!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0474685/ 

Happy Birthday J. August Richards!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0724124/ 

Happy Birthday to Song of the Thin Man!

 Premiered on this date in 1947.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039853/

Happy Birthday John Stark!

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

Happy Birthday Animal Crackers!

 Premiered on this date in 1930.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020640/

Happy Birthday J.S. LeFanu!

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

Happy Birthday Charles Gray!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0336509/ 

Happy Birthday Jack Vance!

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

Happy International Bat Night!

https://www.eurobats.org/international_bat_night 

Mel Brooks - The Critic

 a classic from my childhood.

New box set by Steppenwolf is on the way

https://bestclassicbands.com/steppenwolf-box-set-dunhill-abc-years-8-26-21/?fbclid=IwAR3-u42gP50g9Pks1ratgjf16gBJQsiAvWq11csgX8ramMcZmubxKXkdwqc 

Happy Birthday Brisco County, Jr.!

 Premiered on this date in 1993.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105932/

Happy Birthday Martha Raye!

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

Happy Birthday Joseph Reed!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Reed_(politician) 

Dorothy Parker is Home

https://baltimorefishbowl.com/stories/headstone-and-inscription-revealed-for-writer-dorothy-parkers-new-grave-in-new-york-city/?fbclid=IwAR0y_PJMyy5S81jUtOFASwiAfnR-vPdC6n7x8UYDZx9jdxF3ude0tkK4wMo 

A nice article about Little Steven and his new autobiography

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/stevie-van-zandt-book-e-street-band-1213174/#recipient_hashed=ab057feef8cfc7e13531a176ab7f7e40ea46ddd03b91d736250e82dcd54e88cb 

Amusing pedestrian signals in Germany

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/germany-ampelmannchen-elvis-marx?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=68862eaea6-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2021_08_26&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f36db9c480-68862eaea6-64536349&mc_cid=68862eaea6&mc_eid=9337bd4ceb 

A nice essay about the Wolfman movie

https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3680070/mark-beast-wolf-man-80-gods-monsters/?fbclid=IwAR2_Unon_dL_YCfpOKZZmAahQ_2hkVV94_1S0EfmYVCPXbvsXzQ2sobbVJk 

Let It Be box set coming out in October

https://bestclassicbands.com/let-it-be-deluxe-beatles-special-edition-8-26-21/?fbclid=IwAR1ccYlcjGN2Odh6BOUba88FmzZws3mSjSJ8amJfjz36XfOT73-FNsIXJpQ 

The cutting edge of birth control

https://nypost.com/2021/08/25/man-dies-after-having-sex-using-epoxy-adhesive-instead-of-condom/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark 

Happy Birthday Shirley Manson!

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

Happy National Dog Day!

https://www.nationaldogday.com/ 

The Rat Fink Advent Calendar!

https://www.fuirnh.com/h-product-detail.html?goods_id=2659002&fbclid=IwAR2XtYwZSWS14JNmNtsBVdhPxEpPu9M4j4Iz-h5_h5o4v2sb4MaCOe3rwcY 

Nice article on Clint Howard's appearances in Star Trek

https://www.cbr.com/star-trek-clint-howard-roles-tos-ds9-enterprise-discovery/?fbclid=IwAR04a48uv7AQ9SoeuqVwv9CwFic_0x6FlEN2np_TUMZadS-GKyyv3C2myms 

Happy Birthday to The Wizard of Oz! (the film)

 premiered on this date in 1939.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032138/

Happy Birthday Tim Burton!

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

Happy National Banana Split Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-banana-split-day/ 

Happy Birthday to The Monster Mash!

 Released on this date in 1962.  The National Anthem of Halloween,

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

Happy Birthday Joe Beyrle!

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

Happy Birthday Elvis Costello!

https://www.elviscostello.com/#!/ 

Happy Birthday Sean Connery!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000125/ 

Happy Birthday Born To Run!

 Released on this date in 1975.

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

Marlon Wayans Halloween movie is on the way

https://halloweendailynews.com/2021/08/marlon-wayans-halloween-comedy-netflix/?fbclid=IwAR0e2nGD9YChWRf4GPYW2a-KEJOgjKb3Ue9sezfA4He0sTiNiG0tFfa_pu8 

Today is the anniversary of the Battle of Bladensburg

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

Probably the worst military defeat in U.S. history.

Happy Birthday Jennifer Lien!

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

Happy Birthday Niagra!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_(painter_and_singer) 

Happy Birthday Rock'N'Roll High School!

 Premiered on this date in 1979.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079813/

Folk-Horror film compendium to be released

https://bloody-disgusting.com/home-video/3679594/haunts-15-disc-folk-horror-compendium-way-severin-films/?fbclid=IwAR2s2dgyCjegtLNH_SFv1SWaXS3HsjVDiZxi2Ke8BHP-pshemP-BNY06HCY 

Happy Birthday Malvina Reynolds!

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

Happy Birthday Jonathan Wainwright!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_M._Wainwright_(general) 

Happy Birthday Oliver Perry!

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

Happy Birthday to The Big Sleep!

 Premiered on this date in 1946.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038355/

Happy Birthday Keith Moon!

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

Happy Birthday Gene Kelly!

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

Happy Birthday Mark Russell!

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

Seductive Radishes

https://www.sadanduseless.com/radish-hotness/ 

Josephine Baker honored

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/22/josephine-baker-to-become-first-black-woman-to-enter-frances-pantheon?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR2I4S_3BXSQUjhCf0hxugrxfnREvcNXm8uVkcjG3z7yRI9ENppKl0TmBBA#Echobox=1629639955 

Happy Sturgeon Moon!

https://www.inverse.com/science/full-moon-calendar-2021 

Happy Birthday Honor Blackman!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000303/ 

Happy Birthday John Lee Hooker!

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

Happy Birthday Dorothy Parker!

https://poets.org/poet/dorothy-parker 

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

Today is the anniversary of the great elephant escape in Alexandria

https://www.facebook.com/ArlingtonHistoricalSociety/posts/10155823447043036 

Happy Senior Citizens Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-senior-citizens-day-august-21/ 

Today is International Homeless Animals Day

https://nationaltoday.com/international-homeless-animals-day/ 

Happy Poets Day!

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

Happy Birthday Carrie Anne-Moss!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005251/ 

Happy Birthday Joe Strummer!

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

Happy Birthday Friz Freleng!

https://looneytunes.fandom.com/wiki/Friz_Freleng 

Happy Birthday Jackie DeShannon!

https://www.jackiedeshannon.com/ 

Happy National Honeybee Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/world-honey-bee-day-third-saturday-in-august/ 

Requiem for Bela

https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3678792/requiem-vampire-remembering-bela-lugosi-65-years-passing/ 

The Return of Dark Shadows!?

https://bloody-disgusting.com/exclusives/3679280/dark-shadows-reincarnation-mark-b-perry-reveals-sequel-series-may-still-come-life-phantom-limbs/?fbclid=IwAR0DfauAznNaVjiaWxd84XYTirv5DiRuOD50mkqf-OP2D1Ifc_0G-Jm4SNA 

Happy National Bacon Lovers day!

https://www.wheniscalendars.com/when-is-national-bacon-lovers-day-2020/ 

Happy National Radio Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-radio-day-august-20/#:~:text=Each%20year%20on%20August%2020th,radio%20in%20the%20late%201800s. 

Happy National Lemonade Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-lemonade-day/ 

Happy Birthday James Marsters!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0551346/ 

Happy Birthday Phil Lynott!

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

Happy Birthday Robert Plant!

https://www.robertplant.com/ 

Happy Birthday H.P. Lovecraft!

https://www.hplovecraft.com/ 

Happy Birthday Isaac Hayes!

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

Nice article about Gerry Anderson and Supermarionation

https://www.messynessychic.com/2018/09/05/the-marvellous-mod-world-of-sci-fi-supermarionettes/?fbclid=IwAR1x-yS4WVNJ-_XWNIukVyZ-Asc2Og8mIX3fi-hMqf2PgZs7ldj3NViiR7Y 

A nice set of sarcastic pics by Anne Taintor

https://www.sadanduseless.com/retro-picture-parodies/?fbclid=IwAR0Db9-LZS80SU_BBq-iOw7VF9ciVWAGn0pBBndVGaWjmHyp1trCAsIfkW4 

Happy Birthday to Alice's Restaurant! (the film)

 Released on this date in 1969.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice%27s_Restaurant_(film)

Happy Photography Day!

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

Happy Birthday Jonathan Frakes!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000408/ 

Happy National Hot & Spicy Food Day!

https://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/articles/view/180/1/National-Hot-and-Spicy-Food-Day.html#:~:text=August%2019th%2C%202021%20is%20National%20Hot%20and%20Spicy%20Food%20Day 

Happy Birthday Ginger Baker!

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

Happy National Potato Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-potato-day/ 

Happy Birthday Gene Roddenberry!

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

Happy World Humanitarian Day!

https://www.un.org/en/observances/humanitarian-day 

Donald Sidney-Fryer reading Clark Ashton Smith

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck3d5pv7mbY 

Fat Vampire is coming to TV!

https://www.looper.com/489804/reginald-the-vampire-release-date-cast-plot/ 

Neat folk monster statues

https://www.funmere.com/products/folklore-horror-monster-statues?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=Facebook_Desktop_Feed&utm_campaign=23848098899860640&utm_term=23848098900110640&utm_content=23848098900070640&fbclid=IwAR2KaGy5Ob0o3GUByhbqCfN7zjQsmiG_gN99acW1LY8tYu9yvTMiZYiCbqA&variant=20691 

Happy International Pinot Noir Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/pinot-noir-day/ 

Happy National Ice Cream Pie Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-ice-cream-pie-day-august-18/ 

Happy Birthday Meriwether Lewis!

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

Happy Bad Poetry Day!

https://happydays365.org/bad-poetry-day/national-bad-poetry-day-august-18/#:~:text=National%20Bad%20Poetry%20Day%20%E2%80%93%20August%2018%2C%202020&text=Bad%20Poetry%20Day%20or%20National,poems%20of%20the%20bad%20poets. 

Happy Black Cat Appreciation Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-black-cat-appreciation-day/ 

Happy Boomers Recognition Day!

https://www.checkiday.com/6053f37030dc85cdb5cbe49955819bd6/baby-boomers-recognition-day 

Only 75 days until Halloween!

 

Happy Birthday Mae West!

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

THE website for fans of author and poet Clark Ashton Smith

http://www.eldritchdark.com/ 

One of my faves.

Happy National Rum Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-rum-day-august-16/ 

Happy Tell A Joke Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-tell-a-joke-day-august-16/ 

Happy Birthday Hal Foster!

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

Happy Birthday Glenn Strange!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0833363/ 

Today is the anniversary of the first public performance by the Ramones in 1974 at CBGB's

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

The latest on cattle mutilations

https://www.mysterywire.com/mysteries/animal-mutilation-mysteries-continue-to-baffle-investigators/ 

Happy Relaxation Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-relaxation-day/#:~:text=National%20Relaxation%20Day%20%E2%80%93%20August%2015%2C%202021 

Happy Birthday Rose Marie!

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

Today is the anniversary of the Beatles playing Shea Stadium

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

Happy National Lemon Meringue Pie Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-lemon-meringue-pie-day-august-15/ 

Happy Birthday Jimmy Webb!

https://www.jimmywebb.com/ 

Happy Birthday Huntz Hall!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0355653/ 

Happy Birthday Woodstock!

Began on this date in 1969.

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

Happy VJ Day!

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

Scarecrow Video goes National!

https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/how-seattles-scarecrow-video-plans-to-share-its-vast-library-nationwide/ 

I have been hoping for something like this for a long time!  Hopefully it will make it.

(Thanks for the link, Erik!)

Happy Birthday Susan Saint James!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0756634/ 

Happy Birthday Who's Next!

 Released on this date in 1971.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who%27s_Next

Happy Birthday David Crosby!

https://davidcrosby.com/ 

Happy Birthday Dash Crofts!

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

Happy Birthday Rocky Horror!

 Premiered on this date in 1975.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073629/

Happy Navajo Code Talkers Day!

https://azgovernor.gov/governor/news/2021/03/national-navajo-code-talkers-day-become-official-state-holiday#:~:text=PHOENIX%20%E2%80%94%20Governor%20Doug%20Ducey%20signed,heroes%2C%E2%80%9D%20said%20Governor%20Ducey. 

Happy Birthday Gary Larson!

https://www.thefarside.com/ 

National Garage Sale Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-garage-sale-day-second-saturday-in-august/#:~:text=National%20Garage%20Sale%20Day%20on,our%20good%20but%20used%20items. 

Happy Liberty Tree Day!

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

Happy National Bowling Day!

https://www.calendarr.com/united-states/national-bowling-day/#:~:text=National%20Bowling%20Day%20%7C%20August%2014%20%2D%20Calendarr 

Happy National Filet Mignon Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-filet-mignon-day-august-13/#:~:text=National%20Filet%20Mignon%20Day%20on,tenderloin%20of%20the%20beef%20carcass. 

Happy Birthday South Park!

 Premiered on this date in 1997.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0121955/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Happy Birthday Alfred Hitchcock!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000033/ 

Happy World Elephant Day!

https://worldelephantday.org/ 

Happy International Youth Day!

https://www.un.org/development/desa/youth/what-we-do/international-youth-day.html 

Happy Birthday Dan Curtis!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0193303/ 

Happy National Vinyl Record Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-vinyl-record-day-august-12/ 

Happy Birthday Mark Knopfler!

https://www.markknopfler.com/ 

Happy Birthday to The Wizard of Oz! (the film)

 Premiered on this date in 1939.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032138/

Happy Birthday Solid Gold!

 Premiered on this date in 1980.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080277/

Happy Birthday Edmund Randolph!

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

Happy National S'mores Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/what-is-today/national-smores-day-august-10/ 

Happy Birthday to The Sunderland Experiment!

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2972982/ 

Premiered on this date in 2014.

Happy Birthday Horse Feathers!

 Premiered on this date in 1932.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023027/

Happy Birthday Bobby Hatfield!

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

Happy Birthday Ian Anderson!

http://jethrotull.com/musicians/ian-anderson-bio/ 

Happy Birthday Ronnie Spector!

https://www.ronniespector.com/ 

Happy Birthday to the Smithsonian!

https://www.si.edu/ 

Happy Birthday Smokey the Bear!

https://www.smokeybear.com/en 

Happy Birthday Gillian Anderson!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000096/ 

Happy Birthday Ready, Steady, Go!

 Premiered on this date in 1963.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ready_Steady_Go!

Happy Book Lovers Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-book-lovers-day-august-9/ 

Happy Birthday David Steinberg!

http://thedavidsteinberg.com/ 

Fungi In The News!

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/space-travels-most-surprising-future-ingredient-mushrooms/ 

https://www.dailygrail.com/2021/08/fantastic-fungi-a-fitting-tribute-to-earths-life-giving-tricksters-review/

https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2021/07/art-of-the-mushroom-gods-stone-age-paintings-recall-ancient-psychedelic-journeys/

Happy Birthday to The Edge!

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

Today is the anniversary of the shooting of the cover of the abbey Road Album

https://www.beatlesbible.com/1969/08/08/the-abbey-road-cover-photography-session/ 

Happy Birthday Dustin Hoffman!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000163/ 

Happy Birthday Allan McLane!

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

Happy Birthday Mata Hari!

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

Happy National Lighthouse Day!

http://www.lighthousefoundation.org/national-lighthouse-day/ 

Happy Birthday Criswell!

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

Happy Birthday David Duchovny!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000141/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 

Happy Birthday Verna Bloom!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0089244/ 

Happy Birthday Cirroc Lofton!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0517467/ 

Happy Birthday BJ Thomas!

https://bjthomas.com/ 

Happy Birthday Nathanael Greene!

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

Happy Mead Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/mead-day-first-saturday-in-august/ 

Happy National Mustard Day!

https://mustardmuseum.com/ 

Food Network Halloween lineup and schedule

https://halloweendailynews.com/2021/08/food-network-halloween-2021/?fbclid=IwAR0TQSVBbsc072KDEzkHf4s5t6LmtJsUXaVPz_HfM-Ydpnx3T1Y91re_88c 

Halloween Daily News

https://halloweendailynews.com/ 

The song Bela Lugosi's Dead was released on this date in 1979

 

Happy Birthday Peter Bonerz!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0094288/ 

Happy National Water Balloon Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-water-balloon-day-first-friday-in-august/#:~:text=The%20first%20Friday%20in%20August,%2C%20splash%2C%20or%20just%20squish! 

Happy Birthday Charles Fort!

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

Happy International Beer Day!

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

A nice article about the 'other' potential colonies of the American Revolution

https://allthingsliberty.com/2021/08/phraseology-and-the-fourteenth-colony/ 

A nice article and set of pictures of the last 100 years or so of Halloween in the U.S.

https://www.countryliving.com/entertaining/g460/vintage-halloween/?utm_source=facebook_arb&utm_medium=cpm&utm_campaign=arb_fb_clv_d_am_g460&fbclid=IwAR0wXmloCEPQaefXN4m5s_4PaqZ3ZV4fvrXeGVyKR5SvvjjoIMa3zyX2j7E 

Today is the anniversary of the first transatlantic cable being completed in 1858

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

Happy National Oyster Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-oyster-day-august-5/ 

Happy Birthday Neil Armstrong!

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

HAmerican Bandstand went national on this date in 1957

 Premiered on this date in 1957.

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/american-bandstand-goes-national

Happy National IPA Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-ipa-day-first-thursday-august/#:~:text=National%20IPA%20Day%20on%20the,a%20resurgence%20with%20local%20microbreweries. 

"constructed Creatures" ?

https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2021/08/constructed-creatures-things-that-arent-entirely-real/ 

A nice critique of the use of EVP

https://ashleyknibb.com/2021/07/29/whats-the-point-of-evp/ 

I'd point out that with the exception of the first modern instance of capturing EVP several decades ago, EVERY other instance that I've heard or read about has been from people deliberately looking for the phenomena.  How many tens of thousands of hours of recordings are made every day?  And yet only a few hobbyists and entertainment companies get anything at all.  I also question the information obtained.  Once again, I've never heard of anything new or unknown being obtained.  Just stuff the receivers already knew or could easily guess. 

I think that the phenomena does exist, (I've had one successful instance, myself); but it seems to be connected to us, the living, and not any departed spirit. 

An interesting take on Roswell

https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2021/08/why-the-roswell-ufo-incident-could-prove-to-be-the-governments-biggest-nightmare-ever/ 

Happy Birthday Andy Hallett!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0356468/ 

Happy Coast Guard Day!

https://www.military.com/military-appreciation-month/origins-of-coast-guard-day.html 

Happy National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-chocolate-chip-day-august-4/ 

Happy Birthday Louis Armstrong!

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

Happy National White Wine Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-white-wine-day/#:~:text=National%20White%20Wine%20Day%20on,of%20this%20very%20versatile%20drink. 

Happy Birthday Rock'N'Roll High School!

 Premiered on this date in 1979.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079813/

Happy National Watermelon Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-watermelon-day-august-3/ 

Today is the anniversary of the USS Nautilus traveling under the North Pole in 1958

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nautilus-travels-under-north-pole#:~:text=On%20August%203%2C%201958%2C%20the,the%20top%20of%20the%20world. 

Happy National Ice Cream Sandwich Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-ice-cream-sandwich-day-august-2/ 

Happy Birthday Mojo Nixon!

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

Happy Birthday Myrna Loy!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001485/ 

A nice interview with D.A. Pennebaker about his Rock films

https://bestclassicbands.com/da-pennebaker-interview-8-4-199/?fbclid=IwAR0SLbqBRyGP0-NYvjBcjhoovYWSAggbCUTo9SoMoYBBbWeDsah7B0f-Zvc 

LeVar Burton talks about his Jeopardy week.

https://ew.com/tv/levar-burton-reflects-on-his-jeopardy-journey/?utm_campaign=entertainmentweekly_entertainmentweekly&utm_content=manual&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=61047a6c3090e00001f641d0&fbclid=IwAR3SkubtUe9ZrM9hb0-8oYB6CClb41k4NpoNKG3_ZBjSI5JXad3vWBwXtfs 

I like and admire Burton very much.  But as a simple viewer I agree with his statement about his adrenaline level this week being too high for the role.  I sincerely hope they give him another week to get a better perspective on how he might be in the long run.  

Photographer of the Warsaw Uprising

 Fascinating.

https://notesfrompoland.com/2021/07/28/the-underground-photographer-who-chronicled-the-warsaw-uprising/?fbclid=IwAR2madLG9SAHgD3VEANe_kq3keKbPjW9539H4NzT4iiJ_ds-MuDPUVAg6BY

The (possible) discovery and significance of Time Crystals

https://thenextweb.com/news/google-may-have-achieved-breakthrough-time-crystals/amp

https://arxiv.org/abs/2107.13571 

Happy Birthday Geoffrey Lamont Holder!

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

Happy Birthday Ray Palmer!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_A._Palmer 

Happy Birthday Jerry Garcia!

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

Happy Colorado Day!

https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/colorado-day 

Happy Lughnasadh!

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