Even a simple job, like replacing one side of a door casing, requires a lot of tools.
Author: DOuG pRATt
Time Passages
In America, the Beatles were a phenomenon that lasted from their arrival in New York, February, 1964, until Paul’s breakup announcement in April, 1970. Just six short years.
I retired six long years ago, and with a click I can instantly return to that time.
“Time Passages” by Al Stewart is another song I remember well from my stint working in radio.
A Monkees Mat-ter
Best buddy Denro gifted me with a new turntable mat to add to my growing collection of rotating fun felts.
An original 1967 Mono LP that I “borrowed” from my sister and “forgot” to return.
More Fan Chat
Denro and I were at the Albany Comic Con today. We were flipping through a portfolio of Spider-Man comic strip original art belonging to our pal, Joe Sinnott’s son Mark, who told us the run of syndicated reprints is coming to an end. On my phone I opened the Washington Post app and brought up today’s reprint.
At that moment Denro landed on a piece of original art and said, “Hey, I think this is it!” Indeed it was.
Most of the originals in the portfolio were autographed by Stan Lee, but not this one, because Stan had passed away the previous November. Losing Stan knocked the wind out of Joe’s sails, and King Features deciding to let the Spider-Man strip die with Stan didn’t help, leading to Joe having some assistance when completing the final batch of strips.
Fan Chat
Word is circulating among comic book fans that Barry Windsor-Smith suffered an Ischemic stroke in May. He reportedly spent about a week in a hospital.
True Equivalency
Equal in the Eyes of the Law.
The Leader
The Follower