“Flintstones! Meet the Flinstones!” Legendary Actor Tony Curtis – father of actress Jamie Lee Curtis – has passed away at the fine age of 85. And since today is also the 50th anniversary of the premiere of The Flintstones animated TV show, I thought it would be a perfect way to honor both by running [...]
Image Source On this Date in 1980: Wall Of Voodoo released its self-titled, six-track debut EP, which included the songs “Longarm,” “The Passenger,” “Granma’s House,” “Struggle,” “Can’t Make Love”— a brutally frank, confessional lament from the perspective of a player suffering from a profound inability to get casual sex – and a throbbing, atmospheric cover [...]
Bacon, Kevin Bacon This life-size bust of actor Kevin Bacon, made from actual bacon bits coated with multiple layers of lacquer to preserve its inedible beauty, goes up for sale by auction today on eBay, with proceeds from its sale benefitting children’s cancer charity Ashley’s Team. The auction ends October 9, 2010 at 1:30 PM [...]
Alice Cooper was a Band: Michael Bruce, Neal Smith, Vince Furnier, Dennis Dunaway and Glen Buxton Yeah, I know the nominations were announced yesterday, but when I heard that Alice Cooper had been nominated for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame after being snubbed for the past seventeen years, I wanted to [...]
OMG, He Is A Cover Boy Fans of this blog should be familiar with hearing me babble on and on in glowing terms about my friend Geoffrey who, in addition to being my BFF, writes the popular music and art blog, According 2 G Dot Com, and who quite frequently contributes his excellent photos to [...]
Click for Art has released its Limited Edition Cup and Saucer Series 2. The new sets feature designs from three different artists: Ron English (Abraham Obama), Jon Burgerman (In The Park) and Kozyndan (Sea Hares). Only 250 of each design are available, with each set sequentially numbered and boxed alongside a signed print from the [...]
Any dessert that incorporates bacon into the recipe has got to be worth tasting, that’s my bet. This recipe for a somewhat labor-intensive, but nevertheless very decadent and delicious sounding cupcake – with bacon in both the cake and the frosting – can be downloaded from this link at Bacon Today Dot Com. If you [...]
Very Funny! Comedians are the new Rock Stars: amiright? Speaking of which, I’m a huge fan of comedian Demetri Martin and his Comedy Central show, Important Things with Demetri Martin. When I heard that Demetri would be playing NYC’s Town Hall theater I knew I could not miss his show! Can I just say, I [...]
Jag (2008) Leather, Foam, Wire Nicole and I went the Dumbo Arts Fair today, which was awesome. My favorite thing that I saw all day was a sculpture by artist David Baskin, entitled Jag, which is a hot pink leather-covered, foam sculpture modeled from the body of a 1968 Jaguar car. It was so cool! [...]
Want (Image Source) Fun Fact: The Elephant Shrew, so named for its “always twitching proboscis,” has such a high metabolic rate that it is always hungry.
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