The Swing Shift Shuffle is a radio program of swing, big band, jazz, boogie woogie and other popular music from the 1930's and 40's that airs every Wednesday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. (US Central Time) on WEVL 89.9 FM in Memphis, Tennessee, with a live webcast at wevl.org. In addition to the radio show, this blog is dedicated to all aspects of the Swing Era, including art, automobiles, cartoons, comics, history, movies, music, news, science, technology, and anything else that happened during that time. It also includes announcements about events in the Memphis/Mid-South area related to the Swing Era, such as classic movies, concerts, dances, lectures, etc. If you see something that fits the description, send it to me at tim@wevl.org. If you would like more information about the radio show, just go to the Radio Show FAQ page.

Thursday, October 15, 2015

There's A Bomb In My Chocolate

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Boing Boing pointed me to a BBC story about some ingenious booby traps and sabotage devices the Germans created during World War II, and the drawings of these devices by a British artist.  The artist, Laurence Fish, was the son of Police Inspector Donald Fish.  The senior Fish had been assigned to MI5's counter-sabotage unit, which consisted of only two other members, Victor Rothschild and his secretary.  Rothschild came across the devices in his work, and he commissioned the junior Fish, a self-taught artist, to draw them so British military personnel would be better able to defuse them. 

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