Wrecked Czech
@czechwreck.bsky.social
Music geek, movie geek, politics geek, food geek, happily engaged to the unicorn-haired Queen of the G Dimension, retired state droog and all-around Irascible Old Fart.
Cover Of The Day "Kung Fu Fighting" (Carl Douglas), #1 Pop, 12/7/74
The inestimable KIng Uszniewicz and the UszniewiczTones, from their 1975 album "Doin' The Woo-Hoo with King Uszniewicz"
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The inestimable KIng Uszniewicz and the UszniewiczTones, from their 1975 album "Doin' The Woo-Hoo with King Uszniewicz"
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king uszniewicz and his uszniewicztones - Kung Fu Fighting
YouTube video by Louis Cyphre
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December 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Cover Of The Day "Kung Fu Fighting" (Carl Douglas), #1 Pop, 12/7/74
The inestimable KIng Uszniewicz and the UszniewiczTones, from their 1975 album "Doin' The Woo-Hoo with King Uszniewicz"
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The inestimable KIng Uszniewicz and the UszniewiczTones, from their 1975 album "Doin' The Woo-Hoo with King Uszniewicz"
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Today, in Musical History, December 7th, 1910:Louis Leo "Louie" Prima, b. New Orleans, LA
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Louis Prima - Santa
YouTube video by Louis Prima Jr
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December 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Today, in Musical History, December 7th, 1910:Louis Leo "Louie" Prima, b. New Orleans, LA
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"Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends." - Thomas Alan Waits, b. 1940, Pomona, CA
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Tom Waits - "I Don't Wanna Grow Up"
YouTube video by Tom Waits
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December 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends." - Thomas Alan Waits, b. 1940, Pomona, CA
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Today in History, December 7th, 1787: Delaware ratifies the United States Constitution, thereby becoming the first state admitted to the Union.
December 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Today in History, December 7th, 1787: Delaware ratifies the United States Constitution, thereby becoming the first state admitted to the Union.
Cover Of The Day:
"Well Did You Evah !", released 12/6/.1939 in "DuBarry Was A Lady", by Cole Porter
Iggy and Debbie Harry's version comes from the 1990 various-artists compilation "Red, Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter"
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"Well Did You Evah !", released 12/6/.1939 in "DuBarry Was A Lady", by Cole Porter
Iggy and Debbie Harry's version comes from the 1990 various-artists compilation "Red, Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter"
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Deborah Harry & Iggy Pop - Well, Did You Evah! (1990)
YouTube video by Music Video Vault
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December 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Cover Of The Day:
"Well Did You Evah !", released 12/6/.1939 in "DuBarry Was A Lady", by Cole Porter
Iggy and Debbie Harry's version comes from the 1990 various-artists compilation "Red, Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter"
youtu.be/d3YSYe601F0?...
"Well Did You Evah !", released 12/6/.1939 in "DuBarry Was A Lady", by Cole Porter
Iggy and Debbie Harry's version comes from the 1990 various-artists compilation "Red, Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter"
youtu.be/d3YSYe601F0?...
Today, in Musical History, December 6th, 1956: Peter Lawrence Buck, b. Berkley, CA
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Peter Buck - It Ain't Killing Me
YouTube video by Song of the Day
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December 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Today, in Musical History, December 6th, 1956: Peter Lawrence Buck, b. Berkley, CA
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"Choose your mistakes carefully" - Craig Newmark, computer programmer, internet entrepeneur, and founder of Craigsist, b. 1952, Morristown, NJ
December 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"Choose your mistakes carefully" - Craig Newmark, computer programmer, internet entrepeneur, and founder of Craigsist, b. 1952, Morristown, NJ
Today in History, December 6th, 1977: Reverend Charles Boykins, of Tallahassee, FL, stages a mass burning of Elton John and Rolling Stones records, because he read somewhere that 984 of 1,000 unwed mothers got pregnant while listening to rock music.
Well, that certainly solved THAT problem.
Well, that certainly solved THAT problem.
December 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Today in History, December 6th, 1977: Reverend Charles Boykins, of Tallahassee, FL, stages a mass burning of Elton John and Rolling Stones records, because he read somewhere that 984 of 1,000 unwed mothers got pregnant while listening to rock music.
Well, that certainly solved THAT problem.
Well, that certainly solved THAT problem.
Cover Of The Day:
"Time Is On My Side" (Jerry Ragavoy), done by Kai Winding, Irma Thomas and the Rolling Stones, who took it to #6, 12/5/1964
Patti Smith performs it here in Stockholm, 1976
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"Time Is On My Side" (Jerry Ragavoy), done by Kai Winding, Irma Thomas and the Rolling Stones, who took it to #6, 12/5/1964
Patti Smith performs it here in Stockholm, 1976
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Patti Smith - Time is on my Side - 1976 - Stockholm
YouTube video by HistoireDuRockEnVidéos Patti Smith
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December 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Cover Of The Day:
"Time Is On My Side" (Jerry Ragavoy), done by Kai Winding, Irma Thomas and the Rolling Stones, who took it to #6, 12/5/1964
Patti Smith performs it here in Stockholm, 1976
youtu.be/GpR909jBJ4M?...
"Time Is On My Side" (Jerry Ragavoy), done by Kai Winding, Irma Thomas and the Rolling Stones, who took it to #6, 12/5/1964
Patti Smith performs it here in Stockholm, 1976
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Today, in Musical History, December 5th,1932: Richard Wayne Penniman b, Macon, GA
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Little Richard - The Girl Can't Help It (1956) - HD
YouTube video by the rockabillie
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December 5, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Today, in Musical History, December 5th,1932: Richard Wayne Penniman b, Macon, GA
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"When you worship power, compassion and mercy look like sins." - Benjamin Creme, Scottish artist, esoteric writer, and editor, b. 1922, Glasgow, Scotland
December 5, 2025 at 12:27 PM
"When you worship power, compassion and mercy look like sins." - Benjamin Creme, Scottish artist, esoteric writer, and editor, b. 1922, Glasgow, Scotland
Today in History, December 5th, 1933: Utah ratifies the 21st Amendment, thereby ending Prohibition.
UTAH. The most tight-assed, fun-phobic state in the Union, did that.
So, just remember that BIG change IS POSSIBLE, if we just get our shit together.
UTAH. The most tight-assed, fun-phobic state in the Union, did that.
So, just remember that BIG change IS POSSIBLE, if we just get our shit together.
December 5, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Today in History, December 5th, 1933: Utah ratifies the 21st Amendment, thereby ending Prohibition.
UTAH. The most tight-assed, fun-phobic state in the Union, did that.
So, just remember that BIG change IS POSSIBLE, if we just get our shit together.
UTAH. The most tight-assed, fun-phobic state in the Union, did that.
So, just remember that BIG change IS POSSIBLE, if we just get our shit together.
"A Certain Girl" ("Naomi Neville" {Allen Toussaint}), #71 Pop, 12/4/1961, Ernie K-Doe
Cover by Shinyribs, 'from his 2017 album "I Got Your Medicine"
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Cover by Shinyribs, 'from his 2017 album "I Got Your Medicine"
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A Certain Girl
YouTube video by Shinyribs - Topic
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December 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"A Certain Girl" ("Naomi Neville" {Allen Toussaint}), #71 Pop, 12/4/1961, Ernie K-Doe
Cover by Shinyribs, 'from his 2017 album "I Got Your Medicine"
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Cover by Shinyribs, 'from his 2017 album "I Got Your Medicine"
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"A slight concussion of the brain simplifies matters so beautifully." - Cornell Woolrich, hard-boiled novelist and short-story writer ("The Bride Wore Black"), b. 1903, NYC, NY
December 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
"A slight concussion of the brain simplifies matters so beautifully." - Cornell Woolrich, hard-boiled novelist and short-story writer ("The Bride Wore Black"), b. 1903, NYC, NY
Today in History, December 4th, 1961: The Museum of Modern Art, New York, hangs Matisse's 1953 "Le Bateau" upside down - for 47 days, until a stockbroker notices, and alerts a museum guard.
December 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Today in History, December 4th, 1961: The Museum of Modern Art, New York, hangs Matisse's 1953 "Le Bateau" upside down - for 47 days, until a stockbroker notices, and alerts a museum guard.
Cover Of The Day:
"Sixteen Tons" (Merle Travis), # 1 Pop, 12/3/1955 (Tennessee Ernie Ford)
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, covered it for an 2017 RSD release.
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"Sixteen Tons" (Merle Travis), # 1 Pop, 12/3/1955 (Tennessee Ernie Ford)
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, covered it for an 2017 RSD release.
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16 Tons - Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band
YouTube video by bigdamnbandofficial
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December 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Cover Of The Day:
"Sixteen Tons" (Merle Travis), # 1 Pop, 12/3/1955 (Tennessee Ernie Ford)
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, covered it for an 2017 RSD release.
youtu.be/2a6-idT95aQ?...
"Sixteen Tons" (Merle Travis), # 1 Pop, 12/3/1955 (Tennessee Ernie Ford)
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, covered it for an 2017 RSD release.
youtu.be/2a6-idT95aQ?...
Today, in Musical History, December 3rd, 1976: The 40-foot inflatable pig being used to shoot the cover art for Pink Floyd's "Animals", breaks free and goes sailing over the British countryside, forcing air traffic controllers to actually warn all aircraft of a flying pig.
December 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Today, in Musical History, December 3rd, 1976: The 40-foot inflatable pig being used to shoot the cover art for Pink Floyd's "Animals", breaks free and goes sailing over the British countryside, forcing air traffic controllers to actually warn all aircraft of a flying pig.
" 'God' is the word that comes after 'go-cart' " - Samuel Butler, novelist and critic, b. 1835, Langar, Nottinghamshire, England
December 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
" 'God' is the word that comes after 'go-cart' " - Samuel Butler, novelist and critic, b. 1835, Langar, Nottinghamshire, England
Today in History, December 3rd, 1616: John Wallis, mathematician, cryptographer, and the man who introduced ∞ as a symbol for infinity, b. Ashford, England
December 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Today in History, December 3rd, 1616: John Wallis, mathematician, cryptographer, and the man who introduced ∞ as a symbol for infinity, b. Ashford, England