Follow the Blue Ball (Chain Reaction Machine)

posted October 25, 2019 #

its impressive

Friday Videos - October 25th, 2019

posted October 25, 2019 #

I *might* do a special Halloween playlist this year if I can get my act together but, in the meantime, please do give yourself some time to enjoy this massive playlist of retro Halloween commercials. There are some real weird gems in there that you don't want to miss.

Here's some distractions for ya...

What is Spoopy? - someone asked me the other day wtf "spoopy" meant and I just sent them this video. That's not the full story but what more do you really need?
Cats vs Invisible Wall - you know what it is immediately and it delivers.
Animated Skeleton Dance - when they talk about the dark underbelly of YouTube Kids, this is what they mean, right? Horrifying.
The Pumpkin Dance - I've watched this countless times and it still satisfies every single time. I finally broke down and read the history of the bit and, frankly, it didn't sour it at all.
Super Cat Theme - can I be perfectly honest with you? I wish the Internet was 100% this content.
25 Times Bob Ross Beat the Devil Out of It - I expected this to have a synchronized payoff. It does not. This is purely an exercise in endurance.

Cookie of Death

posted October 25, 2019 #

If you're an iOS user, steer yourself over to the App Store and snag Cookie of Death, a game by Jeremy Something where you avoid a malicious cookie and must decide when to stop collecting points to avoid a premature death. It's like a fusion of I'll Stick Around and Nibbler. Sort of. It's just fun, go play it.

posted October 25, 2019 #

"I don't know, I don't want to be boxed in as a writer. Some soul music is transcendent. Even some third wave ska is cool." "Yah, like $3000 a week, what are you making?" "Well, we're starting to open for bigger bands, so yah, things are going well." #overheardinthegulch

The 2010s: The Rise Of Bandcamp

posted October 24, 2019 #

All Songs Considered piece on my favorite music site

posted October 24, 2019 #

Picking up every robo call today

Most Popular Websites 1996 - 2019 - YouTube

posted October 24, 2019 #

spooky scary

posted October 24, 2019 #

Turns out Nashville temporarily legalized sex work during the Civil War (after an attempt to ship all the city's sex workers upriver on a steamship called the Idahoe didn't work out too well). This story from @jrlind is bonkers and I love it. https://t.co/J3BNRrgu2x

posted October 24, 2019 #

You’ve been visited by the Halloween moose. May god have mercy on your soul. https://t.co/buldjLg92B

posted October 24, 2019 #

"I once knew a ghoul; she treated me unkind" - Shaboi

Massive Retro Halloween Commercials

posted October 24, 2019 #

I must admit, I've been hoarding this massive playlist of retro Halloween commercials. It's great fuel for my Friday Videos list but it's not right to keep them all for myself. This is over 100 commercials from the 80s and 90s promoting everything from the Ouija Board to insane 1-900 numbers to Spooky Waterbeds.

There's certainly a large part of this that is satisfying because of its nostalgic nature but lots of these are brand new to me and absurdly enjoyable.