https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPFvVqSSnKQ
Small House of Everything
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
BAD JOKE WEDNESDAY
what do you get when you cross a t-rex and a chicken
nothing but death
-- from @KidsWrite Jokes
One of these kids doesn't like Jessica, as evidence by this joke:
WHAT DO U CALL A FREAK HORSE
JESSICA
-- Ibid.
nothing but death
-- from @KidsWrite Jokes
One of these kids doesn't like Jessica, as evidence by this joke:
WHAT DO U CALL A FREAK HORSE
JESSICA
-- Ibid.
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
MUSIC FROM THE PAST: THE HAPPIEST GIRL IN THE WHOLE USA
Donna Fargo. (Fun fact: I once worked with the "original" Donna Fargo; the singer married the original's brother and used that name for her career.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMXAMR28nq0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMXAMR28nq0
OVERLOOKED TELEVISION: THE PATTERN (1951)
Ira Levin wrote the teleplay of this adaptation of a Fredric Brown short story for Lights Out, airing on May 28, 1951.
Lights Out, a televised continuation of Arch Oboler's radio series in for four episodes in 1946, then began its regular run on NBC in July 1949 for a total of 160 episodes.
John Forsythe stars as Al March, a man haunted by the death of three people from a bombing in an army barracks six years before. Awaiting surgery, March tells his sister (played by veteran television character actress June Dayton) that he had just killed three people. He believes that the three who died six years ago are angry because they died and he didn't, so they have been following him all this time trying to kill him. It's a case of kill or be killed, you see. Also featuring Richard Sanders as Dr. Grove (his only IMDb credit) and Chris Gampel, Rex Williams, and Rita Gam as the supposed bloodthirsty trio.
"The Pattern" was produced and directed by Herbert Swope, Jr.
Enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idJVfLR3_c0
Lights Out, a televised continuation of Arch Oboler's radio series in for four episodes in 1946, then began its regular run on NBC in July 1949 for a total of 160 episodes.
John Forsythe stars as Al March, a man haunted by the death of three people from a bombing in an army barracks six years before. Awaiting surgery, March tells his sister (played by veteran television character actress June Dayton) that he had just killed three people. He believes that the three who died six years ago are angry because they died and he didn't, so they have been following him all this time trying to kill him. It's a case of kill or be killed, you see. Also featuring Richard Sanders as Dr. Grove (his only IMDb credit) and Chris Gampel, Rex Williams, and Rita Gam as the supposed bloodthirsty trio.
"The Pattern" was produced and directed by Herbert Swope, Jr.
Enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idJVfLR3_c0
Monday, February 5, 2018
BITS AND PIECES
First and Foremost. Congratulations to the Philadelphia Eagles! I don'r really follow sports but I understand it was a great game with good commercials and a meh half-time show. We watched an Irish detective show on Netflix instead.
Anthropomorphic Air. "The roar of air was amplified by the tight confines of the stone building, assaulting his ears with its frenzied screaming." -- James Herbert, Shrine
I've Been Reading. Well, not much: I finished Lawrence Block's The Girl with the Deep Blue Eyes, and read a mainstream novel (and my FFB) by Edgar rice Burroughs, Marcia of the Doorstep, and Now We Are 600: A Collection of Time Lord Verse by James Goss, a hat tip to A. A. Milne which seemed to be designed for a person with an encyclopaediac knowledge of the Whovian universe and a great tolerance strained rhymes. As you might tell from above, I'm currently reading the James Herbert book. I have also been dipping into Ursula Le Guin's No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters, a collection of her blog postings, and have been slowly savoring every word.
She Was Eleven Years Old and Forced to Marry Her Rapist. And she was only ten when she was raped and impregnated. By the time she was able to leave him, she was fifteen and had five children. The Florida courts allowed this. The woman is now in her fifties and an effort is being made to repeal the laws that allowed this to happen. The Florida senate has approved the measure but sadly/insanely the state house of representatives is balking. The whole thing is so disgusting it doesn't deserve a "Florida Man" heading.
On This Day. In 62 AD, it was Earthquake v. Pompeii and Pompeii lost, suffering major damage and perhaps making the way for the great Volcano v. Pompeii bout seventeen years later, which Pompeii also lost. Big time. Also, in 1917, Mexico's current constitution -- which mentioned nothing about a wall -- was adopted. Ole!
Happy Birthday! To David Selby, 77, perhaps best known for his role in Dark Shadows. Evidently, I looked a lot like him during the DS days because little kids would come up to me and ask me if I was Quentin Collins; today, alas, I look more like Newt Gingrich. Also, it's the birthday of Al (not Alice) Cooper, 74, who has given us such great songs as "As the Years Go Passing By:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_m7O60jNK0
New Orleans Leads the Way. What's been clogging up the city's storm drains? About 93,000 pounds of Mardi Gras beads, at least that's what workers on The Big Easy's drainage system found. Each storm drain will now have a sign saying, "If you must bead, please don't feed."
Great Career Choice. A Swiss University is now offering classes in yodeling, with both bachelor's and master's degrees. Limited job opportunities, though. I don't think the current Ricola guy is about to give up his gig.
Great Platform. A neo-Nazi holocaust denier is running unopposed in the Republican primary for the house of representatives in an Illinois district that includes part of Chicago. These days, I suppose he's considered a moderate Republican.
Ask Me If I Care. Kylie has had a baby. Who's Kylie?
Anthropomorphic Air. "The roar of air was amplified by the tight confines of the stone building, assaulting his ears with its frenzied screaming." -- James Herbert, Shrine
I've Been Reading. Well, not much: I finished Lawrence Block's The Girl with the Deep Blue Eyes, and read a mainstream novel (and my FFB) by Edgar rice Burroughs, Marcia of the Doorstep, and Now We Are 600: A Collection of Time Lord Verse by James Goss, a hat tip to A. A. Milne which seemed to be designed for a person with an encyclopaediac knowledge of the Whovian universe and a great tolerance strained rhymes. As you might tell from above, I'm currently reading the James Herbert book. I have also been dipping into Ursula Le Guin's No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters, a collection of her blog postings, and have been slowly savoring every word.
She Was Eleven Years Old and Forced to Marry Her Rapist. And she was only ten when she was raped and impregnated. By the time she was able to leave him, she was fifteen and had five children. The Florida courts allowed this. The woman is now in her fifties and an effort is being made to repeal the laws that allowed this to happen. The Florida senate has approved the measure but sadly/insanely the state house of representatives is balking. The whole thing is so disgusting it doesn't deserve a "Florida Man" heading.
On This Day. In 62 AD, it was Earthquake v. Pompeii and Pompeii lost, suffering major damage and perhaps making the way for the great Volcano v. Pompeii bout seventeen years later, which Pompeii also lost. Big time. Also, in 1917, Mexico's current constitution -- which mentioned nothing about a wall -- was adopted. Ole!
Happy Birthday! To David Selby, 77, perhaps best known for his role in Dark Shadows. Evidently, I looked a lot like him during the DS days because little kids would come up to me and ask me if I was Quentin Collins; today, alas, I look more like Newt Gingrich. Also, it's the birthday of Al (not Alice) Cooper, 74, who has given us such great songs as "As the Years Go Passing By:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_m7O60jNK0
New Orleans Leads the Way. What's been clogging up the city's storm drains? About 93,000 pounds of Mardi Gras beads, at least that's what workers on The Big Easy's drainage system found. Each storm drain will now have a sign saying, "If you must bead, please don't feed."
Great Career Choice. A Swiss University is now offering classes in yodeling, with both bachelor's and master's degrees. Limited job opportunities, though. I don't think the current Ricola guy is about to give up his gig.
Great Platform. A neo-Nazi holocaust denier is running unopposed in the Republican primary for the house of representatives in an Illinois district that includes part of Chicago. These days, I suppose he's considered a moderate Republican.
Ask Me If I Care. Kylie has had a baby. Who's Kylie?
Sunday, February 4, 2018
LEE CHILD TALKS TRAVIS MCGEE
McGee and John D. were an influence, but somehow I can't picture Jack Reacher living on The Busted Flush at Slip F-18 at Baria Mar, riding around in Miss Agnes, or learning all about economics from Meyer. Nonetheless, Reacher and McGee could be brothers from another mother.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=splbffrmGGM
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