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McCain Advisor Rick Davis Seems To Be Kind of a Dick

via Marc Ambinder

2008 National Presidential General Election: McCain vs Obama

I guess Obama is screwed. I mean, he's only ahead by 5 or 6 points. Shouldn't he be ahead by like, a billion? Link.

Vintage Paperback: "The Woman Chaser" by Charles Willeford

"The Woman Chaser" by Charles Willeford
Link to eBay auction.

KEANE & MDH Keane "Big Eye" Postcards

I'm in the process of scanning my collection of KEANE & MDH Keane "Big Eye" Postcards and selling them on ebay.

If you don't know the story you can check it out here on Wikipedia.

Basically, she painted these incredibly popular (in the form of dimestore prints and postcards) paintings in the early 1960's that her husband Walter somehow got her to say he'd painted, when he couldn't paint a thing to save his life, while at the same time creating other paintings in a very different style under her own name.

Margaret Keane's story is soon to be a major motion picture starring Kate Hudson.

Link To Ebay auctions.
More Keane postcards after the jump.

"Poodle Boys" WTNH-TV News Clip - June 1980

One of the most popular bands in the New Haven Connecticut Punk Rock Scene get profiled on local news circa 1980.

Dumptruck "Secrets" - Directed by Kelly Reichardt

Features original co-founders Kirk Swan and Seth Tiven (who are working on a Dumptruck record together for the first time in like 20 years, Dumptruck having become Tiven's solo project until recently), with Shawn (King) Devlin on drums and Spike Priggen (that's me) on bass. Directed by Kelly Reichardt ("Old Joy", "River of Grass" etc).

Andy Warhol Posters for "Querelle"

Andy Warhol Posters for "Querelle" via Found In Mom's Basement

1953 Cosmopolitan Cover Featuring Jackie Gleason

1953 Cosmopolitan Cover Featuring Jackie Gleason via Found In Mom's Basement

"I Got The Feelin’: James Brown in the ‘60s" 3-DVD Set

Shout! Factory is proud to present I Got The Feelin’: James Brown in the ‘60s 3-DVD box set available August 5th! This definitive box set is an electrifying experience for any fan of the “Godfather of Soul.”

I Got The Feelin’: James Brown in the ‘60s Trailer Video Stream:
http://www.shoutfactory.com/av/james_brown/trailer.asx
http://www.shoutfactory.com/av/james_brown/James_Brown-Trailer384K_sf.mov

I Got The Feelin’: James Brown in the ‘60s Video Clip:
http://www.shoutfactory.com/av/james_brown/clip1.asx
http://www.shoutfactory.com/av/james_brown/james_brown-clip1-384K_sf.mov

Multi-Grammy Award winning artist James Brown, best known for his smoldering singing and revolutionary rhythmic style, is recognized worldwide as one of the most prolific figures in 20th century popular music. He remains a strong cultural influence as a newsmaker, musician, activist and peacemaker that transcends even the awesome celebrity he achieved as the “Godfather of Soul.” A whole new generation is discovering James Brown today through his music and his pivotal presence in American political affairs in the 1960s.  DVD & music collectors and fans of the late James Brown will be treated to a whole new electrifying experience when I Got The Feelin’: James Brown in the ’60s 3-DVD box set arrives on August 5, 2008, exclusively from Shout! Factory.   

I Got The Feelin’: James Brown in the ’60s features the director’s cut of The Night James Brown Saved Boston and the full-length concert performances James Brown Live at The Boston Garden from April 1968 and Man to Man - James Brown Live at The Apollo Theater 1968.  This definitive 3-DVD collector’s box set is brimming with a special deluxe booklet and extensive bonus content such as James Brown’s legendary performance of “Out of Sight” from The T.A.M.I. Show, interviews with James Brown’s band members, friends and colleagues, additional audio from the radio simulcast of his Boston Garden Live performance 1968, rare performance footage culled from the archives and much more!  A fitting tribute to the man and the times, this DVD collection pays homage not only to James Brown’s enormous contribution to American music, but also reveals his often overlooked impact on American race relations. Link to buy on Amazon.

Lobby Cards: Terry-Toons Characters

At ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive. Link.

Andy Dick Arrested For Groping 17-Year Old Girl

This picture is so frightening. He's like Bob from Twin Peaks, only creepier. I've never found him funny.

via The Superficial via The Smoking Gun

Cops: Comedian groped, exposed breasts of 17-year-old California girl

JULY 16--Comedian Andy Dick was arrested this morning by California cops on drug and sexual battery charges. Dick, 42, was nabbed around 2 AM in a Riverside County parking lot after he allegedly groped the breasts of a 17-year-old girl and then pulled the teen's tank top and bra down, exposing her breasts (the incident occurred outside the Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant). During a search of Dick, police discovered a small amount of marijuana in his pants pocket and a single Xanax pill for which he did not have a prescription. An "extremely intoxicated" Dick was booked into the Southwest Detention Center, where bail was set at $5,000. In May 2004, Dick was arrested on a pot possession charge while attending the Coachella music festival, also in Riverside County.

Crime Scene Photos of Johnny Stompanato, Jr

Lana Turner's gangster boyfriend who was stabbed to death by her daughter.

Johnny Stompanato - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Photos posted at Vintage Photos by rockabillyvixen

Vintage Print Ad: "Dewar's Profiles"

at Vintage Ads: "Dewar's Profiles". That's Slash's mom by the way.

Scopitone: Hanna Ahroni "Padam-Padam"

Hanna Ahroni "Padam-Padam".mov (Quicktime)
Hanna Ahroni "Padam-Padam".m4v (iPod)
What's A Scopitone? 
Watch Scopitones
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Video: Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance "Debris" (Live)

From the 1974 BBC series "Sounds For Saturday"
Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance "Debris" (Live).mov (Quicktime)
Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance "Debris" (Live).m4v (iPod)

Woody Allen on "The Ed Sullivan Show"

Woody Allen on "The Ed Sullivan Show".mov (Quicktime)
Woody Allen on "The Ed Sullivan Show".m4v (iPod)

Jimmy Kimmel & Sarah Silverman End Romance

I'm sure all thinking persons will find this to be good news. Jimmy Kimmel & Sarah Silverman End Romance
Sarah Silverman, I want to bear your children.

"Cardtalk" Cardboard Record Player

The In Crowd says: "The 'Cardtalk' is essentially a folded piece of cardboard with a nail attached."

"You are supposed to use it to play spoken-word 78s." Link.

Photos: Ann-Margret Olsson

A big group of gorgeous photos @ Vintage Photos
Ann-Margret - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rabbit Factory Soul Revue with Ronnie Spector

I'll be in Milwaukee (!) for my 1st wedding anniversary but my fellow NYers should check  this out.

"After two sold out summer soul revue-style shows in 2007, Chicago-based southern music label The Rabbit Factory, Inc. returns with a bigger and better line-up. Not since Atlantic Records foray into the American south or the golden age of soul music at the Apollo Theatre and Chicago’s Regal Theatre has the gritty sound of southern soul appeared up north with such force as with the Rabbit Factory Soul Revue. The vintage “chitlin circuit”-styled bill features classic southern soul artists performing with an eight-piece dance band, Wiley & the Checkmates, from Oxford, MS."

"The July 6th show will feature the core Rabbit Factory Soul Revue of The Checkmates performing with Herbert Wiley, the legendary Roscoe Robinson (Blind Boys of Alabama), Ralph ‘Soul’ Jackson (Spooner Oldham/Muscle Shoals) and Hermon Hitson (Jimi Hendrix/Isley Brothers/Joe Tex). This line-up has been receiving rave reviews from its high profile performances at SXSW and the Ponderosa Stomp. The show itself is part of the popular JellyNYC McCarren Park Pool Party series, opening for Ronnie Spector." Sunday, July 6th... Doors at 2PM.