Saturday, March 01, 2014

I'm Betting You Did

21 Musicians You Didn't Know Were Nominated For Oscars

Latest Getting Away with Murder Now Online

GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER #88 MARCH 2014

Well, Maybe Not You

These Things You Do Every Day Have Changed The English Language As We Know It

Free for Kindle For a Limited Time

Amazon.com: The Year I Died Seven Times Book #2 eBook: Eric Beetner: Kindle Store: Ridley has already died once trying to find his missing girlfriend, Miho. When a mysterious phone call rouses him from his recovery he is off on the trail of clues again. Reenergized for the hunt, Ridley will follow clues all the way across the country and enter a world darker than he imagined and face off against men--and women--more vicious than he expected. 

This time Ridley has traveled a long way--and death is there to meet him. But it will take more than dying to keep him from finding the truth. 

Book #2 of this thrilling adventure is more non-stop action. Watch for book #3 in April.

I Miss the Old Days

15 Vintage British Postcards That Will Make You Want To Time Travel

Song of the Day

Smiley Lewis One Night Of Sin 1958 Original Song - YouTube:

11 Times When “Fake Shemps” Replaced Real Actors

11 Times When “Fake Shemps” Replaced Real Actors 

Today's Vintage Ad


Paris Hilton Update

Mail Online: 'I don't consider myself a DJ': Paris Hilton explains new gig is just a 'fun job'... as she poses in pink lingerie for risque photo shoot  

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.

10 Creepy Serial Killers Of The 19th Century

10 Creepy Serial Killers Of The 19th Century

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Michael Avallone, Krakatoa, East of Java, Signet, 1961

10 Facts Only 'Lord Of The Rings' Super Fans Know

10 Facts Only 'Lord Of The Rings' Super Fans Know

First It Was the Thin Mints Melee

Take that! Wyoming woman arrested for felony assault after stabbing teddy bear

How famed “Hanging Judge” Isaac Parker lost his power

Beginning of the End: How famed “Hanging Judge” Isaac Parker lost his power.

Scientists Just Wanna Have Fun

Over 100 published science journal articles just gibberish   

Hat tip to Art Scott.

I Want to Believe!

Space Elevators Are Totally Possible (and Will Make Rockets Seem Dumb)

This Illustrated Alphabet From The 19th Century Is Beautiful Enough To Frame

This Illustrated Alphabet From The 19th Century Is Beautiful Enough To Frame

Days of Glory

daogloxyz - YouTube:

Friday, February 28, 2014

PimPage: An Occasional Feature in Which I Call Attention to Books of Possible Interest

Amazon.com: Get Busy Dying (Roy Ballard Mysteries) eBook: Ben Rehder: Kindle Store: Everyone thinks Boz Gentry died in a fiery traffic accident, but Roy Ballard and Mia Madison aren’t convinced. As legal videographers, it’s their job to provide evidence of insurance fraud—and the more they dig into the Gentry case, the more they realize this might be the most elaborate scheme they’ve ever encountered. Of course, when millions of dollars are at stake, con men will take drastic steps to protect their scam—including arson, assault, or even murder. Can Roy and Mia unravel the conspiracy before the criminals get desperate enough to kill? 

Edgar Award finalist Ben Rehder's novels have made best-of-the-year lists in Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, and Field & Stream.

Once Again Texas Leads the Way

In Texas, a New Law Lets Defendants Fight Bad Science

PimPage: An Occasional Feature in Which I Call Attention to Books of Possible Interest

Amazon.com: The Hungry 5: All Hell Breaks Loose (The Sheriff Penny Miller Series) eBook: Steven Booth, Harry Shannon: Kindle Store: Sheriff Penny Miller of Flat Rock, Nevada, has always done her duty. On the first night of the zombie apocalypse, she swore an oath to protect her friends from the ravenous hordes. However, now that the virus is rapidly spreading to the rest of the country it has become clear that Miller and her friends, Scratch, Sheppard, and Rat, are winning battles but losing the war. And that’s just not good enough for Penny. Too many people have already died. 

Determined to stop the maniacs who have been funding the research that created the undead, and with the key to stopping the virus in hand, Miller and crew embark on a long and dangerous journey north. Their route cuts through the very heart of zombie occupied territory, but this time they are out to end the apocalypse once and for all. Unfortunately, the elite committee of government officials who control the Super Soldier program knows exactly where Miller and her friends are headed, and they are determined to capture or kill them at any cost. 

Sheriff Miller doesn’t stand a chance. Of course, lousy odds never stopped her before. She gives the order to move out. 

And that’s when all hell breaks loose.

Or Maybe You Do

17 Facts You Might Not Know about Gilligan's Island 

Why Are There Only 28 Days in February?

Why Are There Only 28 Days in February? 

Nancy Bell, R. I. P.

From Susan Rogers Cooper's Facebook page:  I'm sad to announce that Nancy Bell, creator of the Biggie series and the Judge Jackson Crain series, died last week. Her funeral was on Sunday. Nancy was a generous, funny, gregarious woman, the mother of five, grandmother of many, and great-grandmother to a lot more. Some of her titles included BIGGIE AND THE POISONED POLITICIAN and BIGGIE AND THE FRICASSEED FAT MAN, as well as RESTORED TO DEATH in the Jackson Crain series. I was proud to call her my friend and I, along with many in our writing community, as well as her family and her many friends in Pittsburg, Texas, will miss her deeply.

Song of the Day

Connie Francis & Marvin Rainwater- The Majesty Of Love - YouTube:

10 Buildings Made With Bones

10 Buildings Made With Bones

10 Huge Misconceptions About Famous Medieval Figures

10 Huge Misconceptions About Famous Medieval Figures

Today's Vintage Ad


First It Was the Thin Mints Melee

2 Missouri men arrested after fight at kindergarten play 

50 Incredible Photos Captured At The Perfect Moment

50 Incredible Photos Captured At The Perfect Moment  

Link via mental_floss.

The Lost Cow Tunnels of New York City

The Lost Cow Tunnels of New York City

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Irwin Shaw, Tip on a Dead Jockey and Other Stories, Signet, 1957

I Suspect Many of You Haven't Forgotten Them

And Robert Forster should've been nominated for Alligator.

20 Oscar-Nominated Actors We’ve Forgotten 

I Miss the Old Days

Read a Highly Distressing Coloring Book from 1953

First It Was the Thin Mints Melee

Cab rider bashes, then steals, taxi because driver wouldn't let him ride shotgun  

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.

Once Again Texas Leads the Way

Texas man dies after running into burning home to get cell phone  

Hat tip tol Jeff Meyerson.

I'm Sure You'll All Agree

All 85 Best Picture Oscar Winners Ranked

Aaron Allston, R. I. P.

TheForce.net: It is with heavy hearts that we report the death of veteran Star Wars author Aaron Allston, who collapsed earlier today at VisionCon in Springfield, Missouri, from what is believed to be massive heart failure. He was 53.

Once Again Texas Leads the Way

Cedar Park SWAT police searching tire shop: Harmon said a man called police saying he had work done on his vehicle and may have received used parts that were considered new.

Assouline Publishing: Coffee Table Luxury

Coca-Cola:125th Anniversary
AbeBooks: Assouline Publishing: Coffee Table Luxury: Founded in Paris in 1994 Assouline Publishing has quickly made its mark in luxury and fashion publishing. The business was started by husband and wife Prosper and Martine Assouline, who have built a name for themselves producing books that have been described as “beautiful, splashy and highly flattering” by the Washington Post.  Assouline titles focus on images rather than text in order to convey the message – a picture is worth a thousand words to this particular publisher.

FFB: A Forgotten Magazine Issue -- Mystery Scene, Volume 1, Number 2

A few days ago I got an e-mail from someone who used to attend our writing workshops at Alvin Community College. She'd been going through some old magazines and had run across a copy of Mystery Scene Volume 1, Number 2, postmarked December, 1985.  She said she'd opened it up and seen my article on selling the first book in the Sheriff Dan Rhodes series and wondered if I'd like to have the magazine.  You're durn tootin' I would.

I hadn't seen the magazine in years nearly 30 years.  My copy is in deep storage somewhere in the depths of the Cushing Library at Texas A&M University if they haven't given it away.  So naturally I jumped at the chance to see it again.  As soon as it dropped through the mail slot here at Casa de Crider, I tore open the envelope and started turning the pages.  Holy galloping nostalgia, Batman!  It was overwhelming.

For one thing, there's Ellen Nehr's "Murder Ad Lib" column, which includes an interview with Barbara Michaels and Ellen's reviews.  Ellen was a fan right down to the soles of her white tennis shoes and a unique personality. I feel a little sorry for the generations of mystery readers and fans who've come along since her passing and never known her (and her eccentric spelling, sadly absent in the column, thanks to the editors).  She also has a letter in the issue, informing executive editor Ed Gorman that quiche was served at the PWA luncheon at the Bouchercon (which was in San Francisco that year).  "Bill Pronzini was so embarrassed that he grabbed his passport and left for two weeks in England.  Can you blame him?"

William Campball Gault has a report on the Bouchercon, and he writes about running into pulpster and western writer Tommy Thompson in the lobby of the Sir Francis Drake Hotel.  Thompson had no idea that there was a convention in the hotel.  He was there with his wife to celebrate his 50th wedding anniversary.  So, Gault says, he and Thompson "sat in the lobby and dreamed back, boats against the current. . . .  Someone has said recently that nostalgia ain't what it used to be; it is to old pulp writers."  To me, too, and I'm sorry I wasn't in on that conversation.  I was at the convention, and I did get to spend a good bit of time with Gault.  A great guy, and I'd have loved to meet Thompson.

There's a wonderful interview with Knox Burger conducted by Jon White (it first appeared in Paperback Forum, a publication that I also gave to Texas A&M).  Burger reminisces about his days as an editor at Gold Medal and Dell.  Great stuff, just great.  "There was another guy from that time, a wonderful guy, a madman, but very entertaining and a good writer, named William Campbell Gault.  He was a fiesty little guy."  Hmmm.  Where have I heard that name before?

Ed Gorman's article on Dean Koontz calls Koontz "America's most successful least-known-writer."  Geez, could 1985 have been that long ago?  It's hard even to imagine a time when Koontz could've been called a "least-known-writer."

Max Allan Collins has a movie column, which shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone who's read his blog.  He was already and established writer, as the ad in the issue indicates. Barry Gifford writes about discovering Jim Thompson.  And there's a lot more.  Reading this issue was like opening a time capsule, and I wallowed in nostagia for . . . well, I guess I still am.  Wow.  Where are the snows of yesteryear?

Don't Bet on Blondes

▶ 1935 DON'T BET ON BLONDES TRAILER WARREN WILLIAM - YouTube:

Thursday, February 27, 2014

First It Was the Thin Mints Melee

CVS Pharmacy customer kicks knife-wielding robber in face  

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.

Once Again Texas Leads the Way

Mesalands Community College and Texas Tech University researchers find new species of a crocodile-like phytosaur: Researchers from Mesalands Community College and the division of Paleontology from the Museum of Texas Tech University, have described and named a new species of prehistoric reptile, a crocodile-like phytosaur, Machaeroprosopus lottorum, near Post, Texas, according to a news release from Mesalands Community College.

Tim Wilson, R. I. P.

WDRB 41 Louisville News: Comedian Tim Wilson has died. His manager Chris Dipetta confirms on social media that the 52 year old died on Wednesday of an apparent heart attack.  

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.

New Book Featuring Yakima Henry

WRITING FOR THE BRAND: NOW AVAILABLE--BLOOD TRAIL OF THE HORSETOOTH WIDOW featuring YAKIMA HENRY!

Archaeology Update

Archaeologists recreate ancient Roman gladiator school found in Austria

I Miss the Old Days

26 Horrifyingly Awesome Figure Skating Fashions From The '80s

Song of the Day

Buck Owens - Above & Beyond - YouTube:

11 Books That Will Definitely Disturb You

11 Books That Will Definitely Disturb You

Your Oscar playlist

Your Oscar playlist: Listen to 80 years of Best Original Song winners 

Today's Vintage Ad

Once Again Texas Leads the Way

TX police officers suspended for contest to see who could steal most signs from the homeless 

Not to Mention the Jelly

Mirror Online: Or, as the matter-of-fact WTNH-TV News 8 reporter Bob Wilson succinctly says: "You can't make a story like this up. Two men are in jail, one cow is dead and three cars are totalled."

I've Actually Read 18 of Them

22 Books You Pretend You've Read But Actually Haven't

Yet Another List I'm Not On

Get Rich Quick: 6 People Who Accidentally Found a Fortune 

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Jonathan Latimer, Murder in the Madhouse, Popular Library, 1943

Yet Another List I'm Not On

Toni Morrison, Wallace Stegner, and 10 Other Fiction Writing Teachers 

John Steinbeck on the Creative Spirit and the Meaning of Life

Happy Birthday, John Steinbeck: The Beloved Author on the Creative Spirit and the Meaning of Life

Dirtbag Hamlet

Dirtbag Hamlet: DIRTBAG SHAKESPEARE imagines modern remakes of Shakespearean plays with a teenage dirtbag cast. The rest is pretty self-explanatory.

Chupacabra Update

Did a Texas Man Slay the Mythical Chupacabra?

Jim Lange, R. I. P.

The Hollywood Reporter: Jim Lange, the first host of the popular game show The Dating Game, has died at his home in Mill Valley, Calif. He was 81.

10 Ancient Murder Mysteries We'll Never Solve

10 Ancient Murder Mysteries We'll Never Solve

Forgotten Music

The 25 Most Loved One-Hit Wonders Ever

Beginning of the End

▶ 1957 BEGINNING OF THE END TRAILER PETER GRAVES - YouTube:

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

New Art from Calvin & Hobbes's Bill Watterson!

New Art from Calvin & Hobbes's Bill Watterson! 

Get Out the Credit Card!

Now’s Your Chance To Buy A Crocodile

Didn't Freud Say That There Are No Accidents?

"MARRIAGE = ONE MAN & ONE MAN," Opponent Of Such Marriages Tweets: Following the federal court ruling striking down the Texas ban on same-sex couples’ marriage, state senator Dan Patrick tweeted

10 Times Oscar Got It (Unexpectedly) Right

10 Times Oscar Got It (Unexpectedly) Right

The Curious Case of the American Accent

The Curious Case of the American Accent 

Song of the Day

Traveling Wilburys (Harrison, Orbison, Dylan, Petty, Lynne, Keltner) - End of the Line - HQ - YouTube:

I Want to Believe!

Swiss Watch Discovered in 400-Year-Old Chinese Tomb, Might be Proof of Time Travel

Literary Embarrassments: 8 Books the Authors Wish They Never Wrote

Literary Embarrassments: 8 Books the Authors Wish They Never Wrote

Discussing Cordwainer Smith with Gary K. Wolfe

SF Crossing the Gulf (Episode 16c): Discussing Cordwainer Smith with Gary K. Wolfe

Today's Vintage Ad


Alice Walker on Creativity

Alice Walker on Creativity

“The Devil Made Me Do It” (by Richard Helms)

“The Devil Made Me Do It” (by Richard Helms) | SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN

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Philip Wylie & Edwin Balmer, When Worlds Collide, Paperback Library, 1962

Franny Beecher, R. I. P.

ABC News: Franny Beecher, lead guitarist for Bill Haley and the Comets, which helped kick off the rock and roll era with the hit "Rock Around the Clock" in 1955, has died. He was 92.

He Should've Taken the Last Train Instead of Driving

Clarksville Student Suspended For Knife In Father's Car

Once Again Texas Leads the Way

Man blows 0.00 on breathalyzer, gets arrested for DWI

5 References To Help You Seem Smart While Discussing 'True Detective'

5 References To Help You Seem Smart While Discussing 'True Detective' 

Yet Another List I'm Not On

Listen to 15 Literary Icons Reading Their Own Work

Surfing Crocodile WBAGNFARB

Surfing croc shuts Cable Beach  

Great photo at the link.

10 Priceless Cultural Artifacts Lost To Humanity Forever

10 Priceless Cultural Artifacts Lost To Humanity Forever 

Topper Takes a Trip

▶ 1938 TOPPER TAKES A TRIP TRAILER CONSTANCE BENNETT - YouTube:

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

I Found a Penny Last Week

California couple strikes gold after finding $10million of 19th century coins buried on their property   

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.

Author Interview - Livia Washburn

Mysteries and My Musings: Author Interview - Livia Washburn

First It Was the Thin Mints Melee

Man and woman wanted by police after ASDA worker slapped in face with a WET FISH

"A Brief History of Time," the Film, Online

"A Brief History of Time," the Film, Online

Finally Available as an e-Book!

Amazon.com: Death By Accident (Dan Rhodes Mysteries) eBook: Bill Crider: Kindle Store: Texas Sheriff Dan Rhodes' cases usually concern the bad boys of rural Blacklin County, or the slightly wacky citizens who are causing trouble that tends to be funny rather than criminal. But although at first the dead man floating in the old swimming pool at the edge of town seems to have been an accident victim — a staggering drunk tumbling into the water — Rhodes and his small but colorful staff soon uncover murder. It's the second strange death in two weeks (the other was that of John West, killed when he blew up carrying a gasoline can across a field). But where was the Cherokee wagon John was carrying the gas to? And why is his widow so jaunty? West was a solid citizen; Pep Yeldell, the swimming pool decedent, was a man with many enemies. In his quiet way, Rhodes goes about looking for a connection and a killer — a quest that takes Rhodes, no athlete now in spite of his wife's efforts to keep him on a diet of little meat and lots of greens, up a tree and puts him at the mercy of a vicious killer.

It's at B&N, too.  And Smashwords.

FINALISTS: 2013 Nebula Awards (With Free Fiction Links!)

FINALISTS: 2013 Nebula Awards (With Free Fiction Links!)

Okay, You Are Free to Go

Female driver uses her breasts as an excuse when stopped by Lincolnshire Police: After advice was given, police say the woman explained "it hurts my boobs".

Song of the Day (Recorded on this date in 1957)

Buddy Holly - That'll Be The Day - YouTube:

Virgil Finlay & A. Merritt -- The Ship of Ishtar

The Golden Age: VIRGIL FINLAY & A. MERRITT ~ The Ship of Ishtar

Today's Vintage Ad


Crocodile Stud WBAGNFARB

The adventures of a crocodile stud 

If You Can Make It There, You Can Make It Anywhere

Woman gives birth in Manhattan crosswalk 

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H. G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, Pocket Books, 1953

I Don't Believe This for a Minute

Internet 'fuels procrastination and lowers productivity'

The Endangered Art of the Movie Novelization

The Endangered Art of the Movie Novelization 

Link via SF Signal.

Okay, This Is Just Insulting

Best & Worst Disney Songs of All Time   

They are so very, very wrong.

10 Gloriously Underhanded Sports Tactics

10 Gloriously Underhanded Sports Tactics

Or Maybe You Did

13 Words You Probably Didn't Know Were Coined By Authors

Overlooked TV Movies: Higher Ground

What? You didn't know that John Denver was a guitar-picking action hero?  Well, now you do.  You can see the trailer below or watch the whole movie here.   

And the good news is that it's not as bad as you might think.  Denver isn't a great actor, but he's passable, and he gets a chance to sing a few songs, too.  He plays Jim Clayton, and FBI agent who quits and goes to Alaska for some peace and quiet.  He and an old pal have a little bush pilot operation, but the friend is killed. 

I have to admit that it's a little hard to accept Denver as an action hero.  He's barely credible in the action scenes.  But the songs are good, and the scenery's great.  If you're a fan of the man and his music, you probably know about this already.  For the rest of you, it's worth taking a look if you're curious.

Higher Ground

Higher Ground (Unsold TV Pilot) John Denver - YouTube:

Monday, February 24, 2014

Once Again Texas Leads the Way

Man Calls 911 On Himself After Escaping Police Custody

Amazing LEGO Facts and Trivia

Amazing LEGO Facts and Trivia: You’ve seen The LEGO Movie—Now Enjoy These Amazing LEGO Facts. 

Harold Ramis, R. I. P.

ABC News: "Ghostbusters" star Harold Ramis has died at 69 years old, United Talent Agency confirmed to ABC News today.

Ramis was known as much for his off-screen work -- writing the "Ghostbusters" films, along with "Groundhog Day" and "Analyze This" -- as he was for playing Dr. Egon Spengler in front of the camera.

Awkward! 28 Cringe-Worthy Vintage Product Endorsements

Awkward! 28 Cringe-Worthy Vintage Product Endorsements

Okay, it's a slideshow, but it's totally worth it.

Song of the Day

Saginaw Michigan - Lefty Frizzell (with lyrics) - YouTube:

28 Books You Should Read If You Want To

28 Books You Should Read If You Want To

First It Was the Thin Mints Melee

Woman Says Cab Driver Attacked Because She Didn’t Have Cash

Today's Vintage Ad


The Biggest Unanswered Question in True Detective (So Far)

Fans of the series might recall the biker gang leader, who, in episode four of the series, was last seen taped up behind the seat  of Cohle's pickup.  Later on, Hart asks what happened to the guy.  Cohle says something like, "I left him taped up in a ditch over there."  So what then?   Cohle couldn't turn him over to the cops, since Cohle and Hart were accessories to any number of crimes, including murder.  So that's not what happened.  Did Cohle kill him?  Did he leave him taped up in the ditch for land-roving gators to find?  Inquiring minds want to know.  Of course it's always possible that this was explained and I missed it.  Sometimes I do miss things.  Often, in fact.

Oops

Pennsylvania man shoots at brother, accidentally hits girlfriend three times\

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Richard Wormser, The Thief of Baghdad, Dell, 1961

Update on Ebooks in Libraries

JOAN REEVES aka SlingWords: Update on Ebooks in Libraries

10 Famous Film Scripts and What You Can Learn from Them

10 Famous Film Scripts and What You Can Learn from Them 

I Miss the Old Days

The Loony World of 1960s Pop Psychology 

New Poem at the 5-2

The 5-2 | Crime Poetry Weekly, Annual Ebooks - Gerald So, Editor: Lauren McBride YOUR VOICE

The Black Sewer Swine of Hampstead WBAGNFARB

9 Terrifying Urban Legends From Victorian London

The Lonely Daffodil


Dillinger!

▶ 1945 DILLINGER TRAILER LAWRENCE TIERNEY - YouTube:

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Paris Hilton Update

Paris Hilton dons tiny bikini in Miami: Celebrity beach bodies 2014  

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.

Dave Zeltserman Interview

Dave Zeltserman - LitVote: David Zeltserman lives in the Boston area with his wife, Judy, and is an award winning crime, horror and mystery writer. His crime novels have been named by both The Washington Post and NPR as best books of the year, and his mystery short fiction has won the Shamus, Derringer and Ellery Queen’s Readers Choice award (twice). Zeltserman’s  first published horror novel, The Caretaker of Lorne Field, was a Black Quill nominee for Best Dark Genre Novel of the Year, was short listed by the American Library Association for Best Horror Novel of 2010, and was recently named by Library Journal as one of their horror gems. His most recent horror novel, Monster, was named on Booklist Magazine’s 2013 list of top ten horror novels. Zeltserman has an upcoming horror novel, The Boy Who Killed Demons, out later this year, and his novel, Outsourced, is currently in development with Impact Pictures and Constantin Film. It is scheduled for production later this year.

All Stories Ever Told Can Be Described in These 8 Simple Graphs

Vonnegut's The Shapes of Stories: All Stories Ever Told Can Be Described in These 8 Simple Graphs 

Song of the Day

Good News By The Kingston Trio - YouTube:

Letters of Note: Ladies & Gentlemen of A.D. 2088

Letters of Note: Ladies & Gentlemen of A.D. 2088: Back in 1988, as part of an ad campaign to be printed in Time magazine, Volkswagen approached a number of notable thinkers and asked them to write a letter to the future—some words of advice to those living in 2088, to be precise. Many agreed, including novelist Kurt Vonnegut; . . .

Well, We Already Knew They Could Climb Trees

In Florida, we may not have winter, but we DO have this…  

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.

Today's Vintage Ad


22 Adorable Before And After Pictures Of Animals Growing Up

22 Adorable Before And After Pictures Of Animals Growing Up 

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Vicki Baum, Once in Veinna He had Three Love Affairs, Dell, 1950

What is the most common rhyme in the history of pop music?

What is the most common rhyme in the history of pop music?

Virgil Finlay -- The Complete Book of Space Travel

The Golden Age: VIRGIL FINLAY ~ The Complete Book of Space Travel ~ 1956 edition

And You Thought TV Was Out of Ideas

NBC's 'Heroes' will be 'Reborn' for 13 new episodes  

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.

ASCAP Celebrates 100th Birthday with Top Songs Lists

ASCAP Celebrates 100th Birthday with Top Songs Lists

Scroll down and you can find the lists by year and by popularity.  You can listen to them, too.  Keep in mind that this is ASCAP, so BMI songs aren't included.

10 Truly Crazy Birds From World Mythology

10 Truly Crazy Birds From World Mythology

The Unearthly

▶ The Unearthly Trailer (1957) John Carradine - YouTube: