Before Prozac, Paxil or Effexor, women treated their melancholia with kitchen appliances.
In the 1960s Westinghouse Corporation noticed that women across the nation were whiling away their hours in states of despondency bordering on catatonia. Young beautiful women were seen wandering through the woods in brightly colored pantsuits, aimlessly swishing their hair and staring listlessly at forest creatures. Were they on LSD? Had they turned into hippies? Something had gone terribly wrong. What had compelled these seemingly normal women to turn into zombie-like extras from Night Of The Living Dead? And more importantly, how could society return them to the fold? Well, the geniuses at Westinghouse came up with a brilliant solution that was just crazy enough that it might work: mood altering refrigerators!
Here’s one woman’s miraculous transformation from the walking wounded to perky go-go dancing housewife. The Westinghouse cure… with a dose of bongo and Hammond organ.
You don’t say, Lord Jim (if that’s really who you are). I would have never guessed.
“After a couple of days, your friends will think you always had a head of natural hair.”
(via Everlasting Blort)
Five foot one and 240 lbs.
Shocking video of a grossly overweight Iggy Pop performing “Lust For Life.”
Actually, this is Dutch actor Frank Lammers doing a spot on imitation of what Iggy would look like if he morphed into late period Elvis.
Thanks for clearing that up, the Mirror! It all makes sense now.
(via Das Kraftfuttermischwerk)
I’m pretty sure most people have seen this incredibly creepy John Wayne Gacy-esque Mr. Rogers clip before. However, I had no idea how many “evil’ Mr. Rogers videos existed on YouTube! If you’re curious to see more (sure you are), I’ve compiled a few for your viewing pleasure below:
Mr. Rogers is an Evil Man
Mr. Rogers: Private swimming lessons with an underage minor
Slug: Crawl (aka Here and Now)
Scary Mister Rogers
Mr. Rogers: Hugs From Hell
Mr. Rogers’ Satanic Neighborhood
Mr. Rogers LOL
Howard Stern on Mr. Rogers Quotes
This has to be one of the most frightening things I’ve seen on the Internet in quite some time. Make it stop!
(via TDW)
Is this Jeff Spicoli all grown up and born again?
I found this uncredited video clip from a compilation of public access weirdness. Anybody know who surfer guru is? And where can I find more of his teachings?
Tonight and tomorrow night in Los Angeles, Cinefamily is having a mini Bruce Dern film festival, “An Evening With Bruce Dern.” Dern will be in attendance.
Specializing in villains and heavies, but bringing to them the sensitivity and complexity that makes them truly memorable, Dern has been the premier psychotic-neurotic of the past forty years.
“I’ve played more psychotics and freaks and dopers than anyone.”—Bruce Dern.
Visit the Cinefamily website to get details.
Cinefamily’s promo video for the Dern fest is hilarious. I just wish it were longer. Check it out.