November 2013
November 22, 2013
Hot Rod Hootenanny
Surely any band named "The Weirdos" deserves a place on WU.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Nov 22, 2013 -
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Category: Motor Vehicles, Music, 1960s
November 21, 2013
Googoosha
A music video from the daughter of the dictator of Uzbekistan. "We have ways to make you dance!"
Full story here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Nov 21, 2013 -
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Category: Music, Children, Parents, Foreign Customs, Asia, Europe
Teddy Bear for Insomniacs, 1955
It's steady breathing in and out lulled children to sleep. Perhaps this really worked, but could a teddy bear with an artificial lung also give kids nightmares?
You can watch a video of Insomnia Bear in action over at British Pathe. (They don't offer the option of embedding the video.)
Posted By: Alex - Thu Nov 21, 2013 -
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November 20, 2013
The Adventures of Cabbage Boy
I bet you can't wait to read more!
Amazon Link: The Inconceivable Adventures of Cabbage Boy
-- Author's Website.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Nov 20, 2013 -
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Category: Books, Flatulence
Major Mudd
Major Mudd, one of the TV heroes of my youth.
Any WU-vies want to share memories of their own lesser-known regional TV icons?
Posted By: Paul - Wed Nov 20, 2013 -
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Category: Regionalism, Spaceflight, Astronautics, and Astronomy, Television, Children, 1960s, 1970s
November 19, 2013
California Drag Chute
Broken limbs, entangled drive chains and potential strangulation guaranteed!
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Nov 19, 2013 -
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Category: Bicycles and Other Human-powered Vehicles, Death, 1970s
Styling on the slopes
Ski mask by Emilio Pucci. From Life - Dec 7, 1962.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Nov 19, 2013 -
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Category: Fashion, Headgear, 1960s
November 18, 2013
Editor’s Note
One of those weeks last week. I piled up all the stories, but then on Friday was hit with my first rhinovirus in 9 yrs, and I didn't make it through the pile with my hand-picking and light-seasoning. So better luck next week. And remember, if you have heart-rhythm issues, no decongestants for you!
Posted By: Chuck - Mon Nov 18, 2013 -
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His and Her Bathtubs
For couples who don't like to swap any germs.
This new bath tub offers in the Wellness area the possibility of bathing together, yet separately. The form of the tub is reminiscent of the Chinese symbol Yin and Yang, which expresses the constant change of the opposites. The tub edge is drawn down in the middle so that the common bathing experience can be intensified.
TOGETHER, YET INDIVIDUALLY.
Each bather has her/his own bathing water. Temperature, bathing additives and the colour of the light can be chosen individually. Also in terms of hygiene, the separation of the bathing water is an optimal solution.
From Trautwein.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Nov 18, 2013 -
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Category: Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods
Hohner Tremolo Sextet
Because one harmonica was often not enough to obtain the desired lugubrious and annoying tone, Hohner used to make a model that offered six mouthpieces in one.
Hear it played excellently in the clip below by Paulette. The text for this video at YouTube is in French, and when Google translates it, I can make no improvement.
Paulette self-taught harmonica for many years has blown the 80 candles. For several months she has been practicing music theory with you and Jackie interpreter sight reading this pretty piece "Love me tender"
Posted By: Paul - Mon Nov 18, 2013 -
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Category: Music, Technology
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