#ernie burch

[beenbettercomic]

“Naming A Clown”

Probably the scariest Jimmy Stewart character that I've ever drawn.

-Jimmy Purcell.

[vintagelasvegas]

Fremont Street, Las Vegas, 1984

Photo by West Light (Tom Campbell & Gary Boulanger)

Left to right: Kelly Dodson, Debbie Brueckner, and Marrie Hill of the Tropicana Folies Bergère; Deanna Sanders, Linda West, Linda Anne Marie of Wild World of Burlesque at Holiday Casino; Ernie 'Blinko the Clown' Burch of Circus Circus; Charlie Charles (below), Jimmy Romano, and Katherine Sandrowski (top); Charles King, King Charles Unicycle Troupe; Eddie Rodriguez, Karl Eagan, Stephanie Lawson Brooks, Rick Nordstrom, and Enrique Corro; Janet Hintzen and Lisa Roof; Toni Ashton, Nancy Wright, and Marion Palmer, Bluebell dancers of Stardust's Lido de Paris.

[maddytube]

Ernie K-Doe at New Orleans Rock ’n’ Bowl / Mid City Lanes, February 1991; photo by Paula Burch-Celentano. 

Written by Allen Toussaint - Credited to Naomi Neville, which was the maiden name of Toussaint's mother and a pseudonym he used extensively in the 1950s and 1960s for songwriting credits. 

 The man himself with Richard Thompson on guitar, Larry Campbell on rhythm guitar and Levon on drums!

[anglenews]

Dad builds ‘electric chair’ to stop his daughter from rocking back on its legs

0:48 Dad builds ‘electric chair’ to stop his daughter from rocking back on its legs Jacob Strickling, an Australian science teacher, wanted his daughter to stop leaning her chair back on two legs. When she wouldn’t listen, he modified the chair to deliver a slightly painful, but supposedly harmless, electric shock. 1:07 65-year-old daredevil declines to retire, lights himself on fire Daredevil Andre De Kock set himself on fire and drove through a flaming tunnel at the age of 65. While most people his age are thinking about retirement, he’s literally turning up the heat. 0:34 Hippo grabs lion by its head and shows it who’s king Hippos typically don’t find themselves being hunted by other animals, despite living in environments full of deadly predators. In this video from Kenya, a lion attempts to hunt a hippo, providing a perfect example of why the big herbivores usually get left alone. 0:59 Embarrassed teen needs fire department to cut her out of baby swing Kira Albus attempted to see if she could still fit into a baby swing after a bet from one of her friends. She was able to get in, but getting out was a little harder. That’s when the fire department came to the rescue. 1:17 ‘This is Nazi America’: Woman confronts man flying swastika flag When Page Braswell found out that someone near her North Carolina home was flying a Nazi flag in front of their house, she decided to confront the person. The homeowner, who identifies himself as Joe Love in the clip, responded aggressively to Braswell’s questions, at one point declaring that this country is “Nazi f–king America!” 1:32 The world’s horniest turtle finds love An endangered green sea turtle from the Manchester Sea Life Centre Aquarium has finally been provided with a mate. Ernie had become notorious among the aquarium’s staff for humping a rock in his tank, indicating that he was ready to start mating. 0:59 Dogs are turning blue in India A number of stray dogs with blue coloring have been spotted in India. It believed that pollution from nearby factories is behind the unnatural color. 0:49 Car plummets 7 stories off of parking garage, narrowly missing driver below A car in a parking garage in Austin, Texas dropped 7 stories when the driver, Christi Bowmer, allegedly lost control of her vehicle. Miraculously, the driver in the SUV below, William Burch, made off without injury. 0:44 Kangaroo gives kid a knuckle sandwich When attempting to feed some animals at a wildlife park in Australia, a young boy was punched in the face by a kangaroo. The incident was caught on camera. The child’s dad reports the boy is fine, and that he wasn’t too upset over the hit. 0:47 Cat trapped under the tracks is rescued by a subway worker A cat on the subway tracks at Rockaway Avenue in Brooklyn caused delays during rush hour Monday morning. After the furry feline was rescued by an MTA employee, normal service resumed about 30 minutes later. Share this: Source http://www.anglenews.com/dad-builds-electric-chair-to-stop-his-daughter-from-rocking-back-on-its-legs/