Five for Friday – Unique Bicycles

Transportation is so important and one might as well look good getting from here to there.  Combine that thought with some creative people and you get creative modes of transportation (you can find more bikes here).  Here are five unique bicycles (plus a bonus for the thirsty):

This person’s heart might still be in San Francisco and San Francisco is definitely in their bike:

http://thehomebased.com/?p=89

This bike requires expensive tires, unless you use retreads:

http://thehomebased.com/?p=89

I imagine I’d be wearing a helmet too if I were backwards on this huge bike:

http://thehomebased.com/?p=89

Chopper bikes are cool… if you are about 12:

http://thehomebased.com/?p=89

Romeo might have liked this bike, but I’m not sure about the modern day purpose:

http://thehomebased.com/?p=89

Here’s a bonus, if you get thirsty while riding:

Enjoy!

Five for Friday – Lunch Bag Art

When you were a kid, did you have to carry your lunch in a brown bag while all the other kids carried cool lunch boxes?  I was the nerdy kid that liked the school’s hot lunches, so I didn’t carry anything; but if I did, I would have preferred these lunch bags over a lunch box any day.  This dad creates a new lunch bag for his kids each day (Dana and Dylan are lucky kids):

My personal favorite:

http://lunchbagart.tumblr.com/

Who doesn’t love the Beatles?:

http://lunchbagart.tumblr.com/

Josie and The Pussycats (long tails and ears that match – or something like that):

http://lunchbagart.tumblr.com/

Hello Kitty:

http://lunchbagart.tumblr.com/

Pterodactyl for lunch – mmm good!:

http://lunchbagart.tumblr.com/

and a (new) bonus for Sanity Found:

http://lunchbagart.tumblr.com/

Enjoy!

Five for Friday – Motorcycles Watches

Have you ever wondered where watches go when they die?  Here is a unique recycling art project utilizing watches:

Cool:

http://nawcc.org/business-membership/watch_motorcycles.html

Hog:

http://nawcc.org/business-membership/watch_motorcycles.html

Sleek:

http://nawcc.org/business-membership/watch_motorcycles.html

Touring:

http://nawcc.org/business-membership/watch_motorcycles.html

Offroad:

http://nawcc.org/business-membership/watch_motorcycles.html

Enjoy!

Five for Friday – Pavement Art

I like art – even when I don’t understand it.  I’m the everyman critic – “I don’t know what’s good, but I know what I like.”  With that in mind, here is a different type of art (think of Bert in the Mary Poppins movie):

1. This appears refreshing:

http://www.yellow-llama.com/amazing-pavement-art/

2. I like the way the artist included some bricks into this work by leaving them blank:

http://www.yellow-llama.com/amazing-pavement-art/

3. On top of the world:

http://www.yellow-llama.com/amazing-pavement-art/

4. or France:

http://www.yellow-llama.com/amazing-pavement-art/

5. This looks like fun:

http://www.yellow-llama.com/amazing-pavement-art/

As a bonus, a couple that display the creative process:

http://www.yellow-llama.com/amazing-pavement-art/

http://www.yellow-llama.com/amazing-pavement-art/

Enjoy!

Five for Friday – Halloween “Trick or Treat” Dogs

Knowing that many of you have animal friends, I thought I’d share these photos of Halloween “Trick or Treat” Dogs with you:

Yoda Lives:

You can see the excitement written all over this poor dogs face (I’m getting goosebumps):

Hot Dog!:

Now, this group is actually frightening:

Enjoy!

Five for Friday – Top Trick or Treat… Treats

If you haven’t completed your candy shopping for halloween, here are the top five suggestions for halloween candy, brought to you by Bnet:

Sour Candy.  The favorite of little guys and ghouls.  As Bnet says, “The more the face puckers, the better.”  Kids like the weird shapes.

Sour Gummy Worms

Snickers or any other kind of candy bar – chocolate is top choice, full-sized is most desired.

Oh, yeah! King Size.

Novelty Candy, or candy with a toy.  Lollipops with plastic-bug centers and finger boards filled with candy are top choices.

Halloween heads filled with powdered candy

Sugar-Free Candy.  Sales are up 12%.  Click on the photo to link to a place where you can find your favorite candies in sugar-free form.

Sugar-free versions of candy you liked as a kid

Assorted Bags of chocolate miniatures, lollipops and hard candy.  Bnet has obviously never been to my neighborhood.  Fun size is not fun.  My neighborhood kids would think this was a trick.

You must be desperate, uncreative, or cheap (like me).

Enjoy!

Five for Friday – The Top “Scary” Songs for Halloween

It’s October, thus it’s time for some frightening fun.  Pop Culture Madness offers its visitors an opportunity to vote on top stuff.  Here is the Scariest Pop Music of All Time (as determined by visitors to Pop Culture Madness) – these are the top five songs, but the complete list is at the end of this post or you can click here:

The Monster Mash by Bobby “Boris” Pickett and the Cryptkickers – lot’s of fun!

Haunted House by Jumpin’ Gene Simmons (not the one from KISS).

Thriller by Michael Jackson.  More a film than a video, but very well done with top talent (and great dancing) - this was made before Jacko became so wacko.

Ghost Busters by Ray Parker, Jr.  A fun video with lots of cameos of people who were popular at the time.

Ghostriders in the Sky by The Ramrods.  No lyrics with this version, but the video has Clint Eastwood – a must for anything to do with country.

The complete list (Frankenstein and Psycho Killer should have been ranked higher.  Spooky at #9? – I don’t think so):

1. Monster Mash – Bobby “Boris” Pickett
2. Haunted House – Jumpin’ Gene Simmons
3. Thriller – Michael Jackson
4. Ghost Busters – Ray Parker Jr.
5. Ghost Riders In The Sky – Frankie Laine, Ramrods or Outlaws
6. Werewolves of London – Warren Zevon
7. Devil Went Down To Georgia – Charlie Daniels Band
8. I Put A Spell On You – Screaming Jay Hawkins
9. Spooky – Classics IV
10. Don’t Fear The Reaper – Blue Oyster Cult
11. Purple People Eater – Sheb Wooley
12. Somebody’s Watching Me – Rockwell
13. I Want My Baby Back – Jimmy Cross
14. Frankenstein – Edgar Winter Group
15. Waltz In Black – the Stranglers
16. Psycho Killer – Talking Heads
17. People Are Strange – the Doors
18. Zombie Jamboree – Rockapella
19. Highway To Hell – AC/DC
20. Clap For The Wolfman – Guess Who
21. Angie Baby – Helen Reddy
22. Hell – Squirrel Nut Zippers
23. Devil Inside – INXS
24. Black Magic Woman – Santana
25. Planet Claire – B-52s
26. Dead Man’s Party – Oingo Boingo
27. Legend of Wooley Swamp – Charlie Daniels Band
28. Nightmare on My Street – DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
29. The Battle of Evermore – Led Zeppelin
30. It’s Halloween – The Shaggs
31. Running With The Devil – Van Halen
32. This Is Halloween – Danny Elfman (Nightmare Before Christmas)
33. Running Scared – Roy Orbison
34. Abracadabra – Steve Miller
35. Season Of The Witch – Donovan
36. Devil in Disguise – Elvis Presley
37. Martian Hop – The Ran-Dells
38. Creature From The Black Lagoon – Dave Edmunds
39. Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman – The Tubes
40. The Blob – The Five Blobs
41. In The Shadows – The Stranglers

Enjoy!

Five for Friday – Jack-O-Lanterns

What would halloween be without a Jack-O-Lantern?  If you haven’t carved yours yet, here are some creative ideas from ptnoticias.com that they call Pumpkin Way.  There are many more ideas at their site, but here are a few that I liked:

Toothy:

http://ptnoticias.com/pumpkinway/

Constipated (my personal favorite – I like the look of sweat on the rind):

http://ptnoticias.com/pumpkinway/

Devilish:

http://ptnoticias.com/pumpkinway/

Scared:

http://ptnoticias.com/pumpkinway/

Faux Scary:

http://ptnoticias.com/pumpkinway/

Enjoy!

Five for Friday – Halloween Music Videos

Halloween is coming and here is some music to help you prepare.  You don’t have to be much of a celebrant to enjoy these Halloween videos:

The Bones Tones:

My 3 Axis Halloween Quartet:

Halloween Song:

I Don’t Like Candycorn:

It’s Halloween – Yo Gabba Gabba:

Enjoy!

Five for Friday – Song Parodies about Our Economy

As Ronald Reagan would quip, “Well, there you go” or as Bill Clinton might say, “It’s the economy, stupid.” 

Whether you want to cry or laugh, and whoever you prefer to listen to, “here you go” with “the economy” (and five song parodies):

Feels Like Hoover:

The Dollar and Its Diving:

All Pumped Up – Oil and Gas:

Bearish:

That Rose, Fanny Mae:

Enjoy (if you can)!