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A surplus of geekery by :: Fred Abercrombie

Happy July 4th: PEZ, PES, and MP3s!!!

The Indian Chief and Uncle Sam PEZ are from the Bicentennial Series PEZ released in 1976, which also included a Pilgrim, Indian Brave, Betsy Ross, and Wounded Soldier. Buy ’em here.

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PES, the Michel Gondry of stop motion, created this for last year’s 4th of July. Check out his Yule Log Fireplace Screensaver.

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HAPPY 4th OF JULY:

Violent Femmes “American Music” from Add It Up

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers “American Girl” from s/t

Elliott Smith “Independence Day” from XO

Bruce Springsteen “Darkness On The Edge Of Town” (live)
from Winterland, San Francisco 1978-12-15

Neko Case “Star Witness” from Fox Confessor Brings The Flood

Hjaltalín “Goodbye July / Margt Ad Ugga” from Sleepdrunk Seasons

Wilco “Ashes of American Flags” from Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

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Rock out with the Umlaut every Friday.

World Cup: Lego Reenactments of 2010 Matches

When you can’t wake up at 4 a.m. to watch, or don’t have the patience to sit through a match at any time, LegoFussball will fill you in with reenactments of pivotal highlights. The accuracy makes up for their delayed production. And there’s something funny in seeing the smiling minifig face on England’s Robert Green. He won’t be making that face for a llllong time. (Thanks, Fluxcapctr!)

See France vs Germany:   See the rest »

World Cup: Star Wars x Adidas Originals “Cantina 2010” with Daft Punk, Beckham, more

It’s not just tiny, bearded streakers promoting FIFA World Cup viewing parties. Attik just joined the game with a follow up to their awesome Star Wars x Adidas vid:

adidas Originals invites you to join David Beckham, Daft Punk, Snoop Dogg, Franz Beckenbauer, Noel Gallagher, Ian Brown, Ciara, Jay Baruchel, DJ Neil Armstrong and some of your dear, old friends for an intergalactic 2010 FIFA World Cup viewing party that you’ll never forget.”

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Watch: Crazy Russian Lady Destroys Grocery Aisle

Gotta love how everyone (even little old ladies) can now so easily document the crazy shit that goes on around us. Bless you, good samaritans.

I used to live right across from this grocery store when it used to be a Cala. I saw a lot of stern Russians but never like this.

This is right up there with the guy falling in the aisle. Only angrier. Messier. The woman’s obviously crazy. But at the same time, you know it’d be fun. Read how it all went down at SFist »

MORE SHOPPING & DRINKING CARNAGE:
Watch: Torso Cleanup on Aisle 12! Flaming Zombie Pants Push Shopping Cart!
W-w-watch: Drunk Guy Putting on Flip-Flop at Coachella
Video: Jeff Goldblum Ssslowed To Drunken Crawl