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Happy Birthday, H. P. Lovecraft
Posted on 08.20.07 by Widge @ 10:58 pm
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H.P. Lovecraft is 117 years young today. To celebrate, here's a bunch of Lovecraft-related goodies. First up, let's listen to The Neil give his thoughts on Howard. I think he speaks for a goodly number of us:

Update: They took down the bit. If anybody relocates it, please let me know.

We agree with The Neil's assessment. Lovecraft's beasties are supposed to be indescribable, so visual media dealing with the mythos are at a distinct disadvantage. However, one film we think stands above all others. The trailer and more fun after the jump:

[[ More vids this way... ]]

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Happy Roller Coaster Day
Posted on 08.16.07 by Widge @ 4:30 am
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Chess on a roler coaster

For those of you who can't get take a ride on one today to celebrate, we offer up photo responses to the classic xkcd comic, which we've discussed previously.

Also, you can check out these previous roller coaster posts:

If it helps you get the full experience you can, you know, hold your arms up over your head while reading them. I'd say you could shriek too, but our site has that effect on people normally anyway.

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Happy Birthday, Steve Martin
Posted on 08.14.07 by Widge @ 9:10 pm
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Ah, Steve. Even though these days you seem to alternate between serious indies and cheesy remakes, we still love you, deep down in the sub-cockle regions of our hearts. Thank you for being the wonderful whackjob you are.

The biggest problem is deciding which clips to use to pay homage to you, sir. You've done so much funny shit in your time. There's one no brainer we've posted previously. But I think this next one is simply necessary:

Direct link for the feedreaders.

[[ Another vid down here... ]]

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Happy Birthday, Alfred Hitchcock
Posted on 08.13.07 by Widge @ 9:50 am
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Alfred Hitchcock--the master craftsman of suspense. Not only could the man put together a mean movie (no pun intended, sometimes) but he had a wicked sense of humor. Emphasis on the wicked. Example: his solution below for something that afflicts the majority of this site's readers...

Direct link for the feedreaders.

More after the break...

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And I Think To Myself: Happy Birthday, Louis Armstrong
Posted on 08.04.07 by Widge @ 4:27 pm
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So when looking for stuff about the great Satchmo, I came across this bit: Armstrong's birthdate was originally supposed to be July 4, 1900. However, his birthday was actually August 4, 1901--somebody apparently found a baptismal certificate in the 80s, after Armstrong's death. Now, I'm not certain if that's what he was told and actually believed (Wikipedia) or if that's just something he came up with because he didn't know his own birthdate (Satchmo.net's forum--their FAQ is broken, apparently). But either way, that's fascinating.

Speaking of fascinating: look what I found while searching for appropriate video clips: Louis Armstrong on The Johnny Cash Show, and the two of them playing a Jimmie Rodgers cover. This is so cool, I just had to share:

Direct link for the feedreaders.

And, of course, a perennial favorite after the break.

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