That's a video of the Rockats, a rockabilly-revival act that blew up in the late 70s and 80s. The bass player is Smutty Smiff, beloved amongst fans for his athletic tossing-around of his bass while he plays it—his wild energy is really on display in that clip. — Read the rest
Thinkgeek's $40 Star Wars Admiral Ackbar Singing Bass plays the Cantina theme and wiggles its tail, then turns to face you and shouts, "It's a trap!" Comes with wall-mount or desk-stand, runs on C batteries or AC adapter, and operates on button-push or motion sensor (prediction: you will not leave it in motion-sensing mode for very long). — Read the rest
The proprietor of the "Hooked on Fishing" store in Rochester, MN hung a Big Mouth Billy Bass animatronic by his store's door as a means of notifying him when new customers entered. The fish also doubles as burglar-frightening device: according to the Olmsted County Sheriff, the noise it made "spooked" a burglar who'd kicked the door in, sending the miscreant off empty-handed. — Read the rest
TVShack owner will not be extradited to America: Richard O'Dwyer, the young British man who ran the TVShack linksite (which allowed users to post links to legal and illegal places to watch TV online) will not be extradited to the USA after all. — Read the rest
Now that the antimated talking fish doll Big Mouth Billy Bass is out of fashion and can be had at pennies on the dollar, why not try your hand at installing Linux on it and getting it to lipsynch funny Simpsons quotes or act as the phyical avatar for someone at the other end of a teleconference line? — Read the rest
This is a wild story! So, in the late sixties, George Clinton and his Parliament-Funkadelic crew were tripping balls on LSD on their way to a gig in Pittsburgh. Billy Bass Nelson, one of the founders, thought he'd be clever and take a shortcut, driving right past a barricade. — Read the rest
In December, Inglewood Drive in Toronto becomes "Kringlewood" because almost everyone puts up a giant inflatable Santa Claus. That started in 2013, as the neighborhood embraced the absurdity of giant inflatable holiday decorations. You now see them everywhere, but where do they come from? — Read the rest
These fish flip flops (sandals? slippers? shoes?) are equally as quirky as that Big Mouth Billy Bass toy from years ago, but much quieter and for your feet. I approve (though feel a bit gill-ty for loving them so).
Philo Northrup, Harrod Blank, and their co-conspirators bring their eleventh annual ArtCar Fest to the Bay Area starting September 27 with a caravan from the Amoeba Records in San Francisco to the shop's Berkeley location. Festivities continue through the weekend with visits to schools, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History and the "How Berkeley Can You Be? — Read the rest
Buck the Stag puts Big Mouth Billy Bass to shame. Buck is a remote-controlled faux taxidermy mount with a motion sensor that triggers his animated renditions of such classics as Sweet Home Alabama and Suspicious Minds. The big value-add though is that you can also speak into a wireless mike and your words will come from Buck's mouth. — Read the rest