Scary Lovesick Clown

"Rudy Palais does a 'true' crime comics version of I Pagliacci in Crime Does Not Pay #43, January 1946." - Pappy's Golden Age Blogspot

The circus clown in this comic exclaims, "I'm not a clown, I'm an artist!" to the woman he is obsessed with ...right before he .... oops, he wasn't just clowning around. C-r-e-e-p-y clown.

Thanks to STWALLSKULL for the link.

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New Song

From Vega Catalog 1923

I'm going to try rotating different Hokum Scorchers songs on my website every Sunday night - just for fun. Have a listen to the Hokum Scorchers playing the 1920's song, "Papa Do Do Do" by Papa Charlie Jackson (this version was recorded in 1995). Lou Reimuller is playing a Vega Whyte Laydie guitar-banjo and I am on the washboard. I will be playing snare drum, tenor banjo, National plectrum, kazoo and singing on future songs. So, stay tuned for more craziness. Oh, and scroll down the page on this link for the player. My website is set up that way...you have to scroll down to read it - like a blog.

LINK

P.S. The song will change every Sunday night!

So, it may be a different one by the time you read this.

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Octopus Pulp Covers from the Past

by Lew Merrill 1936
1952
Poulpe Pulps (and Octopia Blog) is a website dedicated to pulp comic covers, magazine covers and book covers featuring images of that strange creature from the deep: the octopus. It's a fascinating and humorous gallery of vintage sci-fi art.
Be sure to follow some of their links to other sites such as this Japanese Pulp Gallery . I'm sure Ryan Heshka can't get enough of this stuff! He seems to be channelling it.
POULPE PULPS

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The Ghost in the Stereoscope

Ghostly visions appear in

EARLY VISUAL MEDIA

Spooky!

(site link via boingboing )

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Beautiful "Lost Found Art"

Antique pin cushion

Wooden figure collection 16 years in the making (from 1850-1920)
Antique doll head collection
For some lovely and unusual antique, dada-style collections for your home, take a tour through this wonderful design company's website:

LOST FOUND ART
Thanks go to the Lori Langille Blog (Automatism)
I love all of these! I want them!
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Pussycat, pussycat

Yes, she does look pretty in pink. And blue and white.

Totally wigged-out idea! I wonder if my cat would go for that?

Kitty Wigs

via Finkbuilt blog

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Rare Antique Prints

You can get these gorgeous, surreal antique Valentijns fish prints from 1726, this wonderful monkey print by Buffon 1766 and this stunning art deco print by Benedictus 1934 at:
Panteek

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(Thanks, Bibliodyssey)