Monday, November 30, 2009

Jazz-O-Harmonists

"Gotta love anything that has a hyphenated O in the middle of it. Like Bit-O-Honey. And Malt-O-Meal. And the Jazz-O-Harmonists."

http://creepsrecords.blogspot.com/2009/11/jazz-o-harmonists-i-aint-never-had.html

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

JSH in Cigar Store Commercial

Seen on the JSH Twitter Feed:

"Video shoot today, appearing in a J. Shepherd's Cigar Store commercial... and I NEVER endorse a product I don't absolutely love! :) "

http://twitter.com/catclawtheatre

Eavesdropping on Apollo

A Louisville man recorded live radio feed of Neil Armstrong on the moon in 1969, and portions of his tapes are now available on mp3:

http://revelationawaitsanappointedtime.blogspot.com/2009/11/lunar-eavesdropping-in-louisville.html

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Starlight Frozen Custard

Another frozen custard place bites the dust.

http://vacantstores.blogspot.com/2009/11/starlight-frozen-custard.html

Carl Hurley Lane

Kentucky comedian Carl Hurley now has a street named after him in London, KY.

http://unusualkentucky.blogspot.com/2009/11/carl-hurley-lane.html

Monday, November 23, 2009

Interplanetary Internet

Why are they building an internet for the solar system? Who is out there that they think is going to be using it?

http://revelationawaitsanappointedtime.blogspot.com/2009/11/interplanetary-internet.html

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Wild Wild West: a Steampunk TV show

"There are many television programs that have, accidentally or not, been very insightful about the true nature of quantum spacetime, and how it interacts with us today and our culture. Star Trek and Lost are notable examples. But for a Steampunk's particular fetish with the Victorian Age, there's no better program than The Wild Wild West."

http://revelationawaitsanappointedtime.blogspot.com/2009/11/wild-wild-west.html

Friday, November 20, 2009

A Steampowered Jet Engine in 250 B.C.

"Although the Victorian Era was the golden age of Steam power (hence, Steampunk), the technology actually goes back to ancient times."

http://revelationawaitsanappointedtime.blogspot.com/2009/11/aeolipile.html

The Green Ice Building

No, they don't make green ice. It's an ice building that's green.

http://vacantstores.blogspot.com/2009/11/main-street-ice-cold-storage.html

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Wedding of the Painted Doll

An obscure song from the 1929 musical, "The Broadway Melody":

http://creepsrecords.blogspot.com/2009/11/badgers-wedding-of-painted-doll.html

Pigs is Pigs

What is the connection between Walt Disney, Mick Jagger, the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, Star Trek's Tribbles, Rolling Rock beer, Hank Williams, Robert A. Heinlein, and a 1905 children's book about guinea pigs?

http://revelationawaitsanappointedtime.blogspot.com/2009/11/rolling-stones.html

Wednesday, November 18, 2009