Java Hipsters (1959)

Rock and Roll combo's, hipsters and square pegs in round holes. London's coffee scene in the 50's is featured in the Rank films expose.




Found at: Crying All The Way To The Chip Shop

Worlds First Mini-Nuclear Generator.

Unfortunately, this generator was available for one day only.


Looks good too.

Hong Kong Jambalaya

How wonderful when you find an aging link and the music is still there--case in point, this version of Hank Williams' Jambalaya by Chang Loo (aka Lu Zhang) is waiting patiently for you to follow the link and click play. Check out her album 百代時代傳奇Vol.3:張露-再給我一個吻 if you're on spotify, it made for some very tasty Sunday listening for me (there's a version of Hula Hoop!).

For the Little Zombie In Your Life

See "Child's Tiki," lower right.

From the truly delicious Arkiva Tropika.

April Fool

Sonny Bono sings "Laugh At Me"- Original Footage!!! 1965

YES! This is so GREAT!

If you haven't heard Sonny's entire "Inner Views" LP.... you need to! It's a masterpiece of art. Or at least a piece of something...

Brillo Tells Your Fortune

Of all the household products we could trust to help us divine our fate, I think we would all have to agree that the first choice would surely be BRILLO. This Depression-era booklet spells out how a simple deck of cards can predict your future, which surely includes lots of time spent admiring your image in pots glowing with that high-gloss BRILLO shine.

In the half-awake state that I found this article, I read the line in the ad below as "no biting alkies" and immediately had this image of 1930s era women forced to hire cranky alcoholic hoboes to do the heavy scrubbing of their pots -- before Brillo came along to save the day. I believe I'll go make more coffee now.

Perestroika Be Damned

Float like a butterfly, sting like a proletarian.


Another grab from coisas do arco da velha

Fun Boy Three with Bananarama - It Ain't What You Do - It's The Way That You Do It

Fun Boy Three with Bananarama - It Ain't What You Do - It's The Way That You Do It (Flash Video 02:52). Number 5 in the UK 30 years ago this week. Thank you SB.

My New Video: .3g2 - It's 2012 already!!

Raja Yoga Meets Dubstep in the lights.

California School of Artistic Whistling

California School of Artistic Whistling
Originally uploaded by Namey McNamerson

West Coasters, take heed, here is an advanced degree for you to seek should you want to improve the world.

Mejora Masculina

Ayúdenme!!!
Tengo un pequeño pecker



Thanks Bifurcated Rivets

The Manley Aristocrat

Ignore the video's technical issues and enjoy the images of a classic 1940s vintage popcorn machine that was used for many years in a small town movie theater by the legendary (locally, at least) "Popcorn Lady". The Artcraft Theatre still shows vintage movies (on 35mm by a real projectionist), so if you ever find yourself driving between Louisville and Indianapolis some weekend, get off the highway at exit 90 and enjoy the show.

More info about the Manley Aristocrat popcorn machine-- and vintage manuals, popcorn boxes, and other popcorn machine history-- can be found here.

The Kim Sisters

From wikipedia:
The Kim Sisters was a South Korean female trio who made their career in U.S. during 1950s and 60s. They were Sue (Sook-ja), Aija (Ai-ja) and their cousin Mia Kim. Sue and Aija were two of seven children of Kim Hae-song, a classical music conductor, and Lee Nan-young, one of Korea's most famous singers before the Korean War, perhaps best known for "the Tears of Mokpo." Mia's father was Lee Bong-ryong, a musician as well.

The sisters arrived in Las Vegas in 1959 and first performed at the Thunderbird Hotel, where producer Tom Ball did a show with Asian artists. Their successful performances at the Thunderbird led them to the Stardust where Ed Sullivan saw the trio and invited the sisters to perform on his show. The sisters performed on the Ed Sullivan show more than 22 times.

"the hunt" by Juan & Junior

From Spanish wikipedia:

Juan Ignacio Pardo Suarez (1942, Palma de Mallorca) and Antonio Morales Barreto "Junior" (1943, Philippines).

They started their career in Los Pekenikes and Brincos in the 60's. In February 1967 they formed the duo John and Junior. Their discography is short (only 6 singles) but full of successes.

In 1968 be responsible for composing the entire soundtrack and songs from the movie A dos niñas, directed by Luis Lucia Mingarro and starring Marisol and Palomo Linares.

One day John, in the absence of Junior tried to correct a recording of John's voice with his own. This was the end of the duo. They continued as solo artists.

Karel Gott - "Rot und schwarz" (Paint it Black, 1969)

Lee Towers - I can see clearly now (Dutch "Gala of the year" 1988)

Okay, this isn't Heino, but I hope I can get away with it just this one time ...

I Can See It Clearly Now

I wish I lived on "Happiness Island"...
be sure to check this one out, too.