"Hell Bound Train"

In this single from the Marble Hill label, Marie Roberson takes no prisoners in the eternal damnation waitlist. We're all bound for a meeting with The Prince of Darkness.

Cannot seem to locate any datum about Ms. Roberson on the internets. Maybe one of our loyal followers can elucidate?



You Tube Superstar Staatsrats is responsible for this.

Dick and the King.

What an auspicious day! For it not only marks the birthdays of benevolent Swedish monarch Dante Fontana and genius American composer Frank Zappa. It is also the 40th anniversary of the day Elvis Presley showed up unannounced at the White House asking to be made a federal drug enforcement agent. He was eventually whisked inside to be introduced President Richard Nixon in one of the more surreal summit meetings between politics and pop culture. The National Archives has an interactive online presentation about the event, filled with plenty of Flash and other modern internet trickery.

A World of Weirdness

Here's a Norwegian blog I plan on spending a lot of time at....in less than a half hour I've already added a children's choir version of "These Boots are Made for Walking", Music to Watch Space Girls By, a tune by Anna-Lisa Ingemanson, the Swedish Mrs. Miller, and enough yodel and twist songs to make my iPod sparkle for ages and ages.

Another great source for odd music is my Facebook group Oddball Music Blogs -- many of the participants own their own strange music blog, and share links to what THEY listen to and download. That should keep you busy for a while!

HEMBRAS PELIGROSAS

From the home of the brave and the land of the strange comes these totally off the wall adult comics. Can you play the "Spot The Phallic Symbol" game?
All courtesy of one of my new fave hangouts: Blond Zombies

Roy Orbison In Clingfilm

"In this heartwarming seasonal tale Roy is now my neighbour in Dusseldorf and often pops round to my house to borrow kitchen necessities.
It is Christmas eve and Roy has popped round to enjoy a warming glass of Glühwein and help me affix tinsel to Jetta.
'Ach,' says Roy suddenly, 'I find I have forgotten to obtain a Christmas present for my Mother who is wintering at Baden.'
I sip my Glühwein carefully and remark, 'This will lead to familial tensions and unseasonal strife.'
'It is so,' says Roy.
'You know,' I say thoughtfully. 'It strikes me that the best gift a son can give his mother is himself.'
'What you say has a certain validity yet how are we to dramatize this concept in such a way that my mother will not merely feel gypped out of a present?'
'Perhaps if we were to wrap you in Christmas wrapping paper and convey you to Baden.'
'Also,' says Roy, rising. 'You will wrap me in Christmas wrapping paper and convey me to Baden at once.'
'Regrettably I find we have run out of wrapping paper and the shops have now closed. Logically some substitute will have to be found.'
'Yes, that is logical, but I cannot think what.' Roy looks around the room seeking that in which he may be wrapped.
My mouth is dry. I tickle Jetta's paws idly and say, 'You know, I believe I may have some cling-film in the kitchen.'" (Excerpt from 'Roy in Clingfilm at Christmas')

Mr. Ulrich Haarbürste likes to write stories about Roy Orbison being wrapped up in cling-film. If you have written any stories about Roy being completely wrapped in clingfilm please send them to him and he may put them up on his site.

Well?? What are you waiting for folks?!?!?!

Ulli's Roy Orbison In Clingfilm Website (via YesButNoButYes)