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Tumblr Watch: Melisaki. Pulse. Pause. Repeat.

Posted by mistergroonk in Art, History, Photography on September 4, 2010

We’re doing our damnedest to maintain a PG-13 to hard R rating these days. So we have to warn that despite the images shared here, there are lots of naked ladies, and a fair bit of peen, in Melisaki’s photo archives. They are more ‘naked art pieces’ than ‘up to mischief nekkid.’

But we figure a NSFW warning would be more than fair.

It has a lot of great selections from professional photography of the second-half-of-20th century which is usually invisible to the internet’s view of history

Official site:
http://melisaki.tumblr.com/

Ah, hell. NSFW shot under the cut.

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Tumblr Watch: The Art of Chalkboards

Posted by mistergroonk in Art, Comics, Just Freaking Neat, Photography on September 2, 2010

It’s a pity you’re denied our chalkboard instructional comic/Drama class presentation of the play The Importance of Being Earnest.

Official site:
http://theartofchalkboards.tumblr.com/

Our favorite from this selection may be the “Erase Your Fears” board below the jump.

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Found: King Arthur’s Round Table. Seats 1000.

Posted by mistergroonk in History on July 15, 2010

But rather than it being a piece of furniture, historians believe it would have been a vast wood and stone structure which would have allowed more than 1,000 of his followers to gather.

1,000 followers… You see? Even Arthur had Twitter.

HAHAHAHA…HaHaHaHa..hahaha….ha

What?

Anyway:

Historians believe regional noblemen would have sat in the front row of a circular meeting place, with lower ranked subjects on stone benches grouped around the outside.

They claim rather than Camelot being a purpose built castle, it would have been housed in a structure already built and left over by the Romans.

Camelot historian Chris Gidlow said: “The first accounts of the Round Table show that it was nothing like a dining table but was a venue for upwards of 1,000 people at a time.

via telegraph

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#MusicMonday: New I FIGHT DRAGONS Video: “The Faster The Treadmill”. 8-Bit Rock for Your Eyes/Ears

Posted by mistergroonk in Animation, Games, Music on July 12, 2010

8-bit rockers, I Fight Dragons just released a new animated music video.

we wanted to make sure we gave you subscribers something cool while we’re hard at work on the album, so we commissioned hand-animator Grey Gerling to make a video for “The Faster The Treadmill”.

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Canadians Invade Alabama! Where Should @AlexandLuke Visit in Huntsville?

Posted by mistergroonk in Alabama, Intertube Madness, Interviews, Just Freaking Neat on July 8, 2010

This will be quick.

Al.Com’s @MCuthbert informed:


Alexandra Sabine and Luke Vigeant are two Canadian travelers engaged in a massive social media experiment. They’re on a quest to visit every state in the U.S. and every province in Canada. And they’re doing it all based on recommendations from people on the Internet.

Together, they are Alex and Luke, and through their blog, Twitter feed, Facebook page, Gowalla check-ins, and YouTube videos, they solicit suggestions on what city to visit next — and also what to see, where to eat, and where to stay while there. Basically, they’re living their lives through crowd-sourcing.

Then he suggested:

@groonk Tell @alexandluke where to go while they’re in your city today! http://bit.ly/aFBAu5less than a minute ago via SeesmicMatt Cuthbert
MCuthbert

They’re in Huntsville today. But these places have already been suggested.

After Birmingham, they’re heading up to Huntsville, where they may see the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Big Spring Park, Harrison Brothers Hardware, Maple Hill Cemetery, or Monte Sano Mountain. Along they way, suggestions could take them to Rickwood Caverns in Warrior, Alabama or Ave Maria Grotto in Cullman.

So here’s our list of Huntsville visits:

US Space and Rocket Center. : http://www.spacecamp.com/museum/
It’s already been suggested but we must reiterate. Walking around inside with the Rocket in a Box(authentic Saturn V rocket) might be preferable to running about in the Alabama heat. Also, the Space Center is hosting…

The Star Wars Experience: http://www.spacecamp.com/landing/starwars/?q=starwars
“Where Science Meets Imagination,” is the catch phrase. We experienced the museum of a galaxy, far, far away on July 4th(Groonkly Bits on that later). It’s only in town for the summer. So it’d be foolish to miss it. We suggest the augmented reality games and the Millenium falcon movie(even though its an extra $5).

Beauregard’s : http://www.eatbeauregards.com/
If you like wings. If you want wings. If you need wings. There’s no place like it. We suggest the Jordan Lane location. Soak in the ambiance. If you’d rather have a burger, they got that, too. be sure to ask about the habanero sauce.

heh.

Cricket’s : http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/168/968931/restaurant/Huntsville/Crickets-Madison
Also a wing’s place. Also very good. it’s out in Madison.

Soul Burger: http://www.groonk.net/blog/?p=11315
It’s a burger joint in a gym. How do you not visit?

Three Caves Quarry : http://www.uer.ca/locations/show.asp?locid=21021
It’s hot out there, kids. But if you don’t mind walking to it, the caves should be cooler once inside.

We’re coming up blank for other things to do.

Huntsvillians, please share your recommendations in our comments or Alex and Luke’s web houses.
Twitter: http://twitter.com/alexandluke
Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/alexandlukedotcom
Main Site: http://alexandluke.com/

Alex and Luke visit Alabama

via matthew cuthbert, al.com

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