The Electronical Rattle Bag

The Notorious Bettie Page

Biopic of the lady shown on BBC 2 last night, now on BBC iPlayer for 7 days.

Apologies if it doesn’t work due to location.

November 09, 2009, 12:32pm

exclamationmark:

A happy birthday to Trixie of Death Becomes Her.

November 09, 2009, 12:25pm

tumblr-splurge over.

loving you all so hard it hurts.

x

November 09, 2009, 11:28am

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rockabillythekid:

Carl Perkins—Boppin’ the Blues

I’m going to rock out to this and then get back to work.

November 09, 2009, 11:27am

proofmathisbeautiful:

macmankev:

buddhabrot:

this is so adorable.
“one bad ass fucking fractal”

Totally awesome! I love math.

November 09, 2009, 11:25am

mabelmoments:

Ratbag, Happy Birthday for the weekend and Congratulations for the award and lots of kisses. Wet ones. Mabel XXX

thank you, i do indeed feel very blessed..

November 09, 2009, 11:22am

orla-joan:

“Saturday 11 am

I enjoyed this morning. I enjoyed my walk home, basking in the sunshine and also the second glances that yesterday’s sparkles and precariously-arched pigeon-steps attract in the daylight of Bedminster high street at 9.30 on a Saturday morning. As I hobbled I was particularly enjoying the knowledge that our London Adventure had turned so wayward that we forgot our precious award in a carrier bag full of empty beercans somewhere in Wapping.

At exactly opening time I walked in to a gallery I usually walk past; looked at “World War Two”, drawn, I was pretty sure, by someone who had fought in it. I left with two thrifty books in my arm and the picture in my head, so I was halfways respectable-looking, and sort of attuned, to stop and find myself politely discussing immigration (reality) and indigeneity (not) with poppy-wearing old codgers (clever, that) offering leaflets for the British National Party…  I sort of enjoyed trying to convince a man who was 70 if he was a day, that yes, we really do have an aging population… and why did you offer me this leaflet which apparently turns back the clocks to when my Mother was greeted with “No Blacks, No Irish, No Dogs”?

I enjoyed the downpour which I would have missed if I hadn’t stopped to talk to old men; the windows of the paper-bag factory at the top of the street popped out all blinding metal violet against dull sky, and it seemed to go with my outfit. Not the colour, but the fact that I was being pissed on in last night’s clothes. Just after I was wolf-whistled I noticed there was a small piece of tissue stuck to the cloudy patent of my shoe… I wondered how long it had been there, it seemed funny because I hadn’t got around to cleaning my shoes in the end.”

..by previously mentioned excellent friend.

November 09, 2009, 11:14am

lacontessa:

Beatnik glossary.

“Moo Goo” is my favourite.

via

thats going to come in useful.

November 09, 2009, 11:11am

rockabillythekid:

jhnbrssndn:nevver:

Give thanks. The Cramps.

yes i did

November 09, 2009, 11:10am

lindaboucher:

mabelmoments:

The Open Road London (1927)

London is the last stop in an epic trip across Britain filmed in remarkable early colour.

London was the final stop in a marathon journey around Britain filmed as a series of cinema travelogues. Pioneering filmmaker Claude Friese-Greene brought these picture-postcard scenes to life with a specially-devised colour film process.

look its that London.

November 09, 2009, 11:10am

1. Picked up an award for an awesome title sequence we made.
2. Got stranded over night in that London.
3. Talked for hours with most excellent friend, whilst travelling through the very beautiful Englandshire and that London, on various bits of public transport.
4. Got invited to Slovenia.
5. Attended a Superhero-Disco Party with 2 youngest, fielded/policed inter-child violence and cheese throwing.
6. Stayed in the most extroadinary window-less house of a lovely man I had never met before.
7. Got told told I didn’t look my age more times than was really appropriate or necessary, (but was still nice none-the-less).
8. Had 6 paintings made for me.
9. Ate red meat for the first time in 17 years.
10. Met a man who’s photo I wished I taken to post on here.
11. Fell asleep whilst eating cake (not recommended).
12. Understood the value of resolve.
13. Felt wretched.
14. Cried at least 3 times (may be more I can’t remember).
15. Filled up with love, gratitude and hope so much i literally took off like a barrage balloon from Bristol Temple Meads platform.

November 09, 2009, 11:09am

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mabelmoments:

laura9:

The Dresden Dolls - My Alcoholic Friends

November 09, 2009, 10:42am

proofmathisbeautiful:

buddhabrot:

therealnihil:

Fractal Geometry: The thing they put in Neo in The Matrix. It’s actually from Michael Barnsely’s book Fractals Everywhere. Kinda of a complicated iteration rule and I’m too lazy to post it. How to Generate

November 09, 2009, 10:42am