Tuesday, January 21, 2025

RIP Garth Hudson

Eric Garth Hudson was born on Aug. 2, 1937, in Windsor, Ontario. His family later moved to London, ON. His musical career took him, from 1961 to 1963, to Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks, a boisterous rockabilly and rhythm-and-blues band that included the other four members of what would become the Band. He died today in Woodstock, N.Y. He was 87 and the last surviving original member of the group.


“As far as the Band is concerned, he’s the one who rubbed off on the rest of us and made us sound as good as we did.” - Levon Helm

Clever Doggo

Dog moves security camera so he can secretly eat food on the table
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via Kraftfuttermischwerk

Diner Lobster

This skit won an award from the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals and inspired many sequels.



DIY Lawn Mower Looks Like a Classic Car

If I had one of these I might consider cancelling my lawn service (may be a repost).



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Monday, January 20, 2025

A Day Of Hope, January 24, 1961

 

President John F. Kennedy making his inauguration speech from the East Portico of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo: Getty)
Watching the inauguration from Rochester there was the happiness and the hope and the pride and how beautiful we thought Mrs. Kennedy was and then how deeply moving the inaugural address was. Watching on the screen I was sure our President would stand any of the heat to come as he had taken the cold of that day. Each day since I have renewed mfaith and tried to understand the practical difficulties of governing he must face as they arise and admire the true courage he brings to them. It is a good thing to have a brave man as our President in times as tough as these are for our country and the world.


Ernest Hemingway
Letter to U. S. President John F. Kennedy
24th January 1961

Read more: Letters Of Note

The Swiss Banksy

Before Banksy there was Harald Naegeli aka the "Zurich sprayer". Like Banksy, he was secretive and hid his identity for years. He was forced to flee Switzerland after he was charged with defacing property and sentenced to nine years in jail. Many of his works were erased but you can see a gallery of his surviving works here.  


Harald Naegeli – Undine (1978). Foto – Jacky



The Far Side/Dennis The Menace

On two (legendary) occasions in 1983, the Dayton Daily News accidentally switched the captions for The Far Side and Dennis the Menace.
The result lifted both cartoons to an entirely new level.



Via my Facebook friend Simon.

Legendary Road | 100 km/h

This video by Max Heaton makes me anxious.


Sunday, January 19, 2025

Sunday Links

Griffith Observatory by George Townley 2020
    via Memo Of The Air
    
Karen Wynn Fonstad was a cartographer who exhaustively mapped J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, the setting of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.” (NYT gift article)

People have lost their homes and everything they own. Some have lost their lives to the conflagration in California. Nothing will ever be the same. Much iconic  architecture has also been reduced to ashes in the LA fires


Burger steering: “We absolutely draw the line at driving with a gallon of Coke in one hand and a three-pound tub of fries clutched between our sweating thighs, while using a dripping Deluxe Double Bacon MegaBurger with Extra Pepper Jack as the sole point of contact with the steering wheel.”

The city with the largest population in the world has a population of 32,054,159. I bet you can’t name it.

Who better to address sexual assault in the military than a man who has been accused of sexual assault?

Men’s godawful hairstyles in the1970s I may have gone out with a couple of these guys. via Memo Of The Air

The margin between life and death is a pixel large. Loser Lane captures the abject terror of cycling in Doug Ford’s Toronto via Web Curios

Onion sandwich based on the classic James Beard hors d’oeuvre via everlasting blort

Corvette Winter Photographer Frank Stefanko tells how he shot this iconic photograph of Bruce Springsteen in 1978 in Haddonfield, New Jersey.

The 25 best places to travel in 2025 (BBC) I’ve been to the Azores (twice) and the Dolomites and recommend them both. Several of the others are on my radar: Wales which is my mother’s birthplace, Haida Gwaii and Oslo.

In Pacific Palisades and Malibu, some houses with fire-resistant designs remained standing amid neighborhoods of destruction. Architects Explain Why


The way I feel this morning: 46,000 years old... and alive

A small town In Georgia, a shocking murder and a well-liked killer. She was an attractive blonde, drove a flashy Cadillac, and hugged every single customer who came into her establishment. She spoke lovingly at every table, dressed in her blue satin dress with the puffy crinoline petticoat. via Miss Cellania

Golden Needles: The last cowboy boot masters of El Paso.

In Benghazi life is a journey.



Music For Sunday Morning

Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory - Trouble