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Harry Stephen Keeler

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A million stories are trembling to be crystallized on the black ribbon of the typewriter. Located in Chicago, London of the West. Portrait by Al Hirschfeld. Join the Keeler Society: https://site.xavier.edu/polt/keeler/join.html

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[And that goes double for this ape here.]

12.03.2026 01:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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[Rainbow Batman of the day]

12.03.2026 01:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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[Note to librarians: Do not allow this ape access to Defoe, Stevenson, or Melville.]

12.03.2026 01:12 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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11.03.2026 15:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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[Astor PantaleΓ³n Piazzolla, nuevo tango composer and bandoneon master, was BOTD in 1921 in Mar del Plata, Argentina. The Quinteto Astor Piazzola keeps the music alive; they'll be playing in Northridge next week.]

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11.03.2026 13:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Earlier I implied that I escorted yo' momma through the Strait of Hormuz. I apologize for the misinformation. Yo' momma's too fat for such a narrow passageway and whatnot.

10.03.2026 20:56 πŸ‘ 1859 πŸ” 303 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 8
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Holy shit. Those wockaflockas canceled ALL of 'em?

11.03.2026 05:33 πŸ‘ 443 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 2
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11.03.2026 02:34 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

[Already a century ago nobody could spell Edgar Allan Poe.]

10.03.2026 22:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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[Amazing Stories first appeared on newsstands 100 years ago today.]

10.03.2026 21:59 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
York Theatre Royal

Come if you can!

www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/choose-seats...

10.03.2026 13:07 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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[And here's a cat song from Angela.]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuyW...

10.03.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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[Happy 86th birthday to Dean Ormsby Torrence, of Jan and Dean, known for "Surf City"! After "Universal Coward," a right-wing rebuttal to "Universal Soldier," didn't win over the kids, they recorded a Batman-themed LP, featuring this Joker song.]

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10.03.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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[Angela Morley was BOTD in 1924. As Wally Stott, she was the music director of the Goon Show; later she was the first openly transgender Oscar nominee, for best song in THE LITTLE PRINCE (1974), and composed the memorable score for WATERSHIP DOWN (1978).]

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10.03.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œThat phony thesis,” put in Hogaboom helpfully, β€œis where he got the name, in London, of Paramoecium Pete, and some similar hooey, on amoebae, in South Africa, similarly β€˜backed’ up, gave him the name of Amoeba Ambrose.”

09.03.2026 17:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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[Jucika and the Parrot]

09.03.2026 17:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

which one is Sydney?

08.03.2026 03:51 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Fantastic! I'm so happy about this.

08.03.2026 21:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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[Happy 81st Birthday to Circus Boy star George Michael Dolenz, Jr.]

08.03.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

[It's getting difficult to deliver jolts of amusement relief these days.]

08.03.2026 17:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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[Spanish actor and activist Francisco Rabal was born a century ago today, to star in 3 Buñuel classics, NAZARIN (1959), VIRIDIANA (1961) and BELLE DE JOUR (1967), as well as Friedkin's SORCERER (1977). Almodóvar's ‘ÁTAME!, and Stuart Gordon's DAGON (2001).]

08.03.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Gayla Peevey "I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas" on The Ed Sullivan Show
Gayla Peevey "I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas" on The Ed Sullivan Show YouTube video by The Ed Sullivan Show

[Happy 83rd birthday to singer Gayle Rienette Peevey, who had a hit in 1953 at age 10 with "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas." Here's Gayla on Ed Sullivan.]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwVS...

08.03.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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[Alan Hovhaness, b. 3/8/1911
Sonata Fred the Cat, Op. 301
3. Fred the Cat and Distant Mountain]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgpY...

08.03.2025 17:42 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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[Mr. Kitty Fluff passes through the Hope Free Gate.]

08.03.2026 17:06 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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[Happy 80th birthday to Hiroko Sakurai, who played adorable photographer Yuriko Edogawa on the greatest TV series ever made, Ultra Q (1965), which introduced Garamon/Pigmon and the concept of Ultraness. Watch on the Archive; best episodes: 9, 13, 16, 19.]

archive.org/details/ultr...

08.03.2026 17:05 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

About time! ❀️

07.03.2026 18:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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[Kiki Dee and Chaka Khan]

07.03.2026 18:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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[It already sounds unbearable, plus it's directed by a condescending billionaire, plus the leads are gleeful ailurophobes! Vote for Sinners, I guess.]

07.03.2026 18:33 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Sun Ra β€œLet’s Go Fly a Kite” Atlanta
Sun Ra β€œLet’s Go Fly a Kite” Atlanta YouTube video by Love Call Codec

Sun Ra & His Intergalactic Arkestra, "Let's Go Fly a Kite" (1989 Atlanta Jazz Festival, MLK Center)
youtu.be/DRjZIQXC17Q

07.03.2026 03:33 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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[Many miniature wheelbarrows.]

07.03.2026 17:26 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0