Jeff
@haywirejeff.bsky.social
old music, old films, old ephemera...
odd music, odd films, odd ephemera...
...stuff that makes me happy in a world gone mad
odd music, odd films, odd ephemera...
...stuff that makes me happy in a world gone mad
Yesterday was Jack Kirby's birthday, born back in 1917 on Essex St. in NYC.
Go clobber something.
#jackkirby #theking #fantasticfour
Go clobber something.
#jackkirby #theking #fantasticfour
August 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Yesterday was Jack Kirby's birthday, born back in 1917 on Essex St. in NYC.
Go clobber something.
#jackkirby #theking #fantasticfour
Go clobber something.
#jackkirby #theking #fantasticfour
Happy Birthday to Otto Messmer, animator and artist on Felix The Cat cartoons and comic strips (1892- 1983)
#ottomessmer #felixthecat
#ottomessmer #felixthecat
August 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Happy Birthday to Otto Messmer, animator and artist on Felix The Cat cartoons and comic strips (1892- 1983)
#ottomessmer #felixthecat
#ottomessmer #felixthecat
August 15, 2025 at 12:41 PM
"After The Wizard of Oz, I was typecast as a lion, and there aren't all that many parts for lions."
Happy Birthday to Bert Lahr
Happy Birthday to Bert Lahr
August 14, 2025 at 3:10 AM
"After The Wizard of Oz, I was typecast as a lion, and there aren't all that many parts for lions."
Happy Birthday to Bert Lahr
Happy Birthday to Bert Lahr
Happy Birthday to Alfred Hitchcock
...the premiere of Psycho at the DeMille Theater on 47th Street and Seventh Avenue, NYC)
#alfredhitchcock
...the premiere of Psycho at the DeMille Theater on 47th Street and Seventh Avenue, NYC)
#alfredhitchcock
August 14, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Happy Birthday to Alfred Hitchcock
...the premiere of Psycho at the DeMille Theater on 47th Street and Seventh Avenue, NYC)
#alfredhitchcock
...the premiere of Psycho at the DeMille Theater on 47th Street and Seventh Avenue, NYC)
#alfredhitchcock
Neville Brand and Jessica Jones in the McCloud episode-
"Fifth Man in a String Quartet" (1972)
"Fifth Man in a String Quartet" (1972)
August 14, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Neville Brand and Jessica Jones in the McCloud episode-
"Fifth Man in a String Quartet" (1972)
"Fifth Man in a String Quartet" (1972)
Happy Birthday to one of the kings of comedy...
... Lou Costello
... Lou Costello
March 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Happy Birthday to one of the kings of comedy...
... Lou Costello
... Lou Costello
Some songs make you smile...
... Remembering Steve Harley on his birthday, gone too soon last year
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAoa...
... Remembering Steve Harley on his birthday, gone too soon last year
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAoa...
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Chrysalis Records
www.youtube.com
February 27, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Some songs make you smile...
... Remembering Steve Harley on his birthday, gone too soon last year
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAoa...
... Remembering Steve Harley on his birthday, gone too soon last year
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAoa...
The basis of Jules Dassin's 1949 film, Thieves' Highway.
Bezzerides' book, The Long Haul, was adapted into the 1940 film, They Drive by Night. He also wrote the script for Kiss Me Deadly (1955).
Bezzerides' book, The Long Haul, was adapted into the 1940 film, They Drive by Night. He also wrote the script for Kiss Me Deadly (1955).
February 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The basis of Jules Dassin's 1949 film, Thieves' Highway.
Bezzerides' book, The Long Haul, was adapted into the 1940 film, They Drive by Night. He also wrote the script for Kiss Me Deadly (1955).
Bezzerides' book, The Long Haul, was adapted into the 1940 film, They Drive by Night. He also wrote the script for Kiss Me Deadly (1955).
Remembering Bryan Gregory of the Cramps on his birthday.
February 21, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Remembering Bryan Gregory of the Cramps on his birthday.
As the world burns, I've found myself returning to the music of my youth. Well, if "youth" is eighteen years old. Somehow, I was able to buy a lot of import records on my supermarket clerk salary, such as this one, name checking William Burroughs, produced by Mick Ronson.
youtu.be/xP0NwJ3aMrk?...
youtu.be/xP0NwJ3aMrk?...
Dead Fingers Talk - Electric City
YouTube video by Jo Freddie (Rev. Dr.)
youtu.be
February 21, 2025 at 1:51 AM
As the world burns, I've found myself returning to the music of my youth. Well, if "youth" is eighteen years old. Somehow, I was able to buy a lot of import records on my supermarket clerk salary, such as this one, name checking William Burroughs, produced by Mick Ronson.
youtu.be/xP0NwJ3aMrk?...
youtu.be/xP0NwJ3aMrk?...
Read books, stay smart
February 6, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Read books, stay smart
I keep trying to get going here, a little help from Waldo and Ferdy...
February 6, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I keep trying to get going here, a little help from Waldo and Ferdy...
Happy Birthday to creepy and kooky
VICTOR BUONO
born February 3, 1938 in San Diego, California
...died way too young at the age of 43
VICTOR BUONO
born February 3, 1938 in San Diego, California
...died way too young at the age of 43
February 4, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Happy Birthday to creepy and kooky
VICTOR BUONO
born February 3, 1938 in San Diego, California
...died way too young at the age of 43
VICTOR BUONO
born February 3, 1938 in San Diego, California
...died way too young at the age of 43
I'm still following my pandemic practice of cutting my own hair (what's left of it...)
January 22, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I'm still following my pandemic practice of cutting my own hair (what's left of it...)
Sounds familiar...
... Jules Feiffer, RIP
(January 26, 1929- January 20, 2025)
... Jules Feiffer, RIP
(January 26, 1929- January 20, 2025)
January 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Sounds familiar...
... Jules Feiffer, RIP
(January 26, 1929- January 20, 2025)
... Jules Feiffer, RIP
(January 26, 1929- January 20, 2025)
Happy Birthday to GEORGE ZUCCO
born January 11, 1886 in Manchester, UK (1886- 1960)
born January 11, 1886 in Manchester, UK (1886- 1960)
January 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Happy Birthday to GEORGE ZUCCO
born January 11, 1886 in Manchester, UK (1886- 1960)
born January 11, 1886 in Manchester, UK (1886- 1960)
Weird Adventures #10- 1951
January 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Weird Adventures #10- 1951
He was great in everything from Kansas City Confidential (1952) to It Conquered The World (1956) to The Tin Star (1957) to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) to Escape From New York (1981)...
Happy Birthday to LEE VAN CLEEF
born January 9, 1925 in Somerville, New Jersey (1925- 1989)
Happy Birthday to LEE VAN CLEEF
born January 9, 1925 in Somerville, New Jersey (1925- 1989)
January 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
He was great in everything from Kansas City Confidential (1952) to It Conquered The World (1956) to The Tin Star (1957) to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) to Escape From New York (1981)...
Happy Birthday to LEE VAN CLEEF
born January 9, 1925 in Somerville, New Jersey (1925- 1989)
Happy Birthday to LEE VAN CLEEF
born January 9, 1925 in Somerville, New Jersey (1925- 1989)
Happy Birthday to WILBERT HARRISON
born on January 5, 1929 in Charlotte, North Carolina (1929- 1994)
born on January 5, 1929 in Charlotte, North Carolina (1929- 1994)
January 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Happy Birthday to WILBERT HARRISON
born on January 5, 1929 in Charlotte, North Carolina (1929- 1994)
born on January 5, 1929 in Charlotte, North Carolina (1929- 1994)
