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| The Last Stooge
And fittingly enough, Stoogemania's set to start at 8:30!
That's July 12, 1909-July 3, 1993, if you can't tell--15 years since there's been a Stooge in the world. Eleven, if you count Emil Sitka, who was asked to be a Stooge for their appearance in Blazing Stewardesses, and 7 if you count Mousie Garner, but that's a bone of contention among us Stooge fans, who feel that Garner was either asked a bunch of times to the ball and never got to dance, or only asked once and kept milking it until his death. Who knows? It's probably a little of both. | | |
| What a voice!
On 24 June 1945, one of the most wond'rous voices was born, a Colin Blunstone. Why he is so appealing, I don't know. He sings "incorrectly" (i.e. breathy), but I love his voice anyway. Unfortunately, he's never gotten the acclaim that he should. Meh. Anyhoo, here's two examples of the gloriousness of his voice. The "Going to a Go-Go" is a little rough, but it's funny for nostalgia's sake. Then again, the one from the 80's could be seen as nostalgia, too--gotta love those 1980's fashions!
One of these days, I'm going to see the fellows, even if I have to travel out of my comfort zone.
(Edited: For some reason, I had two of the same video up there....damn YouTube and their weird embedding methods!) | | |
| Spread out!111 years ago, history was made (and a great deal of money as well) when this gentleman entered the world: (I especially love that look--you can just tell he's ready to double slap somebody).
What? Can't get enough? Why not look at some other interesting items I found surfing the 'net?
I believe this is from 1973-74, so as I was floating along in the womb, my mother was watching this. One, it's hard to believe I actually remember watching Mike Douglas's show--I think I remember seeing Leo Sayer and The Miracles (without Smokey Robinson, of course--I'm not THAT old!) But my God! Look at the clothes--they look relatively normal!
What? You want more? How's about some checks?
Unfortunately, there aren't any expired driver's licences, and I don't know if they used pictures on licenses then...I think they did by the 1970s, at least according to my father's. (We won't talk about the hairstyles....)
And, yes, I am a Stooge geek. Why would you think anything else? | | |
| 'Twas the time of the season....When the Lord brought forth a young man from England by the name of Rodney Terrance Argent, arguably one of the best keyboard players around. Here's a picture from his "I kinda look like Jesus, but not in a sacriligious way" days:
And here's some video from those sacriligious days--gotta love the clothes, the hair and the boots!
Anyhoo, thinking about this has made me feel better about being stricken with heatstroke, or whatever that was that made me so dizzy whilst working in the yard.
I've seen recent pictures (and video) on PBS, and I must admit, the fellow looks pretty good for 63. | | |
| Get the hell out of my room!While sweltering at the downtown train, er, MetroLink, a woman pointed out that Senator Obama was not far from us at a hospital. I can imagine what I'd be thinking if I'd saw him 3 years ago....
OBAMA: (Typical politician mode)
ME: (Broke-ass, pissed because they won't give me anything other than OTC crap) "Please get out!"
End scene.
Yeah, boring, I know--I imagine that they'd ask you if you'd want to be photographed and all that--but there's no way I'd be on TV, pissed off, hurting, and insurance-less just for some rich politician (I don't care if he isn't AS rich as some of them, dammit! He's a politician!) who's going to keep getting insurance service (the best!), while the rest of us (insured and uninsured) wallow in the fuckedupedness that is modern medicine.
Don't get me started on these politicians...them and their sound bites, their supposed caring.
Also, if I had an automatic weapon, I'd use it on my hillbillyghettofied-assed neighbors. I could've sworn they were supposed to move. Too bad I can put a damn hex on them or something. That'll fix 'em!
Edited to add: here's something interesting that I'll probably get into later on: all the spam links that at least worked at the time that don't work now. Case in point--there was something that I called a get rich quick scheme (scam), that someone with a website that claimed I could....Make millions of dollars online!!!!
Click on that....and nothing happens. Turns out they don't even have a xanga site any more. What if I'd invested money with that person?! Jeez! | | |
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