Author: DOuG pRATt

Alakabrodax, Wham Wham Wham

Let’s return to the subject of Beatles cartoons. I most recently talked about them in this post, which has one of my best punniest titles.

Beatles for Cel

All of the Beatles cartoons were produced by Al Brodax. As a kid I watched his syndicated King Features Syndicate cartoons. Brodax cleverly embedded his name into the Snuffy Smith cartoon, ‘Jughaid the Magician’.

 
Andrew at Parlogram Auctions has this comprehensive history of the Beatles cartoon series on ABC-TV.

Brodax went on to produce the vastly superior and well-received Yellow Submarine animation feature; which, until yesterday, I had thought was the last of the Beatles Toons. But no, Brodax took one more swing at the Beatles. His never completed Strawberry Fields project has a strong Ralph Bakshi vibe.

I learned about this extremely curious artifact from a member of the Cartoon Research group on Facebook. There’s more information on the Cinema Crazed site.

The Bootleg Files: Strawberry Fields

The Wrong Sort of Correction

The stock market was inflated and overdue for a correction. It isn’t the Fed’s job to tame Wall Street’s irrational exuberance, but markets always react to rate changes. This is why I think the Fed shouldn’t have cut rates last year. (Another reason is I like earning 4.5% on CDs.)

Rather than continuing to apply more braking power to inflation, the Fed’s easing of interest rates coincided with Wall Street’s optimism over Trump’s “business friendly” return to the White House. In a classic “be careful what you wish for” scenario for investment banks, Trump has whacked Wall Street with his irrational exuberance for tariffs.

Now Trump is saying, “This would be a PERFECT time for Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to cut Interest Rates.” Uh, no it’s the WORST time. Here’s a bright, young economist who leaves no wiggle room in his analysis of Trump’s tariffs.

My Tariff Test

After Trump’s tariff announcement yesterday I placed a small order for turntable belts with an outfit in Germany.

The total with shipping is 42,67 EUR ($47.13). With the package arriving after April 5, I’m wondering if I will owe extra as the importer.

We have received your payment. (except for cash on delivery)

“Six or seven trillion dollars coming into our country.” Yet another lie he keeps repeating as if that will make it true. There will be NO money coming into the country from the tariffs. It’s a TAX that will be taken out of the American economy.