Playlist For February 29, 2012

The playlist for the February 29, 2012 broadcast of the Swing Shift Shuffle has just been added to the playlist filing cabinet.

Playlist For February 22, 2012

The playlist for the February 22, 2012 broadcast of the Swing Shift Shuffle has just been added to the playlist filing cabinet.

SPECIAL Sunrise Serenade: Stand By For Further Announcements

Today's Sunrise Serenade is special because it was not unconscious.  It was quite deliberate.  This morning's selection is "Stand By For Further Announcements (And More Good News)" by Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra.  Click on the song title to listen courtesy of Jazz On Line.

The SSS blog will be temporarily reducing (but not stopping) production for a brief period.  Listen to the last verse of today's song for a clue, watch this space and stand by for further announcements (and more good news). 

Captain Marvel - Whiz Comics

Staying true to its name, Golden Age Comic Book Stories posted two complete issues of Whiz Comics, featuring Captain Marvel, from 1941.  When reviewing the scans to find an appropriate page to post, I could not resist this title page for this South American adventure, "Capt. Marvel and the Temple of Itzalotahui" (pronounced "it's-a-lot-a-hooey").  Also interesting in this post are the ads for the Captain Marvel serial by Republic Studios. 

Sunrise Serenade: I've Heard That Song Before

This morning's Sunrise Serenade was "I've Heard That Song Before" by Harry James and His Orchestra.  Click on the song title to listen courtesy of Jazz On Line.

Peeping Penguins

In this Fleischer Studios cartoon, four young penguins discover the dangers of curiosity.  From the Internet Archive, here is the 1937 animated short, Peeping Penguins.

Wartime Soho Shop Windows

This collection of photographs, posted on Retronaut, is another example of the history most people do not think about.  These pictures of shop London shop windows in 1939 epitomize the slogan from a British War Office poster of the time:  "Keep Calm and Carry On."  From the tailor made uniforms available for British military personnel, to blackout supplies, to a polite request from the management of a theater for patrons to carry their gas masks into the cinema; these photos show how the British kept a stiff upper lip.  My personal favorite is this one from the music store.

Sunrise Serenade: Jeepers Creepers

This morning's Sunrise Serenade was "Jeepers Creepers" by Django Reinhardt and the Hot Club Quintet of France.  Click on the song title to listen courtesy of Jazz On Line.

Incredible, Handmade, Working 1932 Duesenberg Model

I first learned about this unbelievable modeling accomplishment on The Jalopy Journal, but it has apparently made the rounds to the Hemmings blog.  Louis Chenot hand built a completely functional, 1/6 scale model of a 1932 Duesenberg SJ from mostly raw materials.  The Jalopy Journal provided detail.

It took Louis six years to build, with over 15,000 hours invested to make every single hand-built detail 100% accurate and completely functional. The car has over 6,000 parts (966 just in the wheels and over 300 in the head, for example), and almost every part was built from raw materials like brass, wood and stainless steel. The supercharged motor runs on propane from it’s fuel tank, through the fuel pumps, and into it’s twin carburetor set up, turning 4100 rpm. Event the starter motor works. The clutch operates and the transmission shifts through all 3 gears and reverse.

It makes one wonder what he could do if you sent him enough materials for a 1/1 scale model.  Hmmmm.

Sunrise Serenade: Willie

This morning's Sunrise Serenade was "Willie" by Elliot Lawrence.  Click on the song title for a sample from emusic, or click here for the album page.