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  1. jeaniebeanie on Saul DispensesJune 28, 2026

    Better Watch Saul! I watched both "Breaking Bad" and then "Better Call Saul" two plus years ago while recovering from…

  2. DOuG pRATt on Capitol JayJune 28, 2026

    This is exactly the information I have been looking for since I first saw those markings 45 years ago. Thank…

  3. Jared L on Capitol JayJune 27, 2026

    Jay Maynard's dead wax signatures are usually written out as "Jay" "JAM", whereas John Lemay's is almost always "J. Melay".…

  4. DOuG pRATt on Capitol JayJune 27, 2026

    Thanks very much! Jay Maynard is a new name for me. The inscriptions sure do appear to have been made…

  5. Jared L on Capitol JayJune 27, 2026

    You are mixing up two engineers. John Lemay and Jay Maynard. Both worked at Capitol and both did great work…

Links

  • 88 Rewound at MIT
  • Allan Sniffen's Rewound Radio
  • Andrew Sandoval's Beatland Books
  • Big Planet Noise with Bob and Gina
  • Boss Radio 66 with DJ Tom Hanks
  • Brian Sibley on Life and Art
  • Colleen Doran's Comics & Stories
  • Daily Cartoonist
  • Dan Piraro's Bizarro
  • David Bruce's Forgotten 45s
  • Douglas Pratt on Substack
  • Genny Schorr's School of Rock
  • Headphone and Hearing Test
  • Jimmy Johnson's Arlo & Janis
  • Kip Brown's Discotech Underground
  • Kogar the Swinging Ape
  • Lost & Found at MIT
  • Luxuria Music
  • Lyrion Music Server
  • Mark Parisi's Off the Mark
  • Monte Schulz's 'Undercity'
  • Nat Gertler's AAUGH Blog
  • News from Mark Evanier
  • Paul Howley's Life in Comics

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Author: DOuG pRATt

Fantasy Masterpieces

I don’t know when this is from, or what the occasion was for Frank Frazetta to wear a tux, but it must have been before his first stroke.

Posted on April 12, 2022Categories Comic BooksLeave a comment on Fantasy Masterpieces

Back in the USSR

r crumb

With everybody talking about Russia, R. Crumb plays selections of Soviet-era 78s.

https://www.eastriverstringband.com/radioshow/shows/otrs128sovietCentralAsain.mp3

https://eastriverstringband.com/radioshow/index.php/2022/04/01/otrs-128-r-crumbs-record-room-part-57-old-soviet-central-asian-music/

Posted on April 11, 2022April 11, 2022Categories Cartooning, MusicLeave a comment on Back in the USSR

Give Me an N

The IOGEAR GWU637 802.11n WiFi-2-Ethernet adapter that I have on the Logitech Squeezebox Touch is an excellent and affordable product. IOGEAR even includes a quality, Cat 5e 3-ft. Ethernet cable, which is perfect for my installation.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B018YPWORE

Posted on April 8, 2022May 27, 2023Categories Tech1 Comment on Give Me an N

Bi and Trans

Bi-amplified speakers…
bi-amp wiring

… playing transcoded music.
yellow submarine songtrack

Posted on April 8, 2022Categories TechLeave a comment on Bi and Trans

Got a Hankering?

Friday Today at noon ET, DJ Tom Hanks returns to Boss Radio 66 for the latest installment of Songs From the Back of the Station Wagon!

Here’s the show.

Posted on April 7, 2022April 8, 2022Categories MusicLeave a comment on Got a Hankering?

Saul of Albuquerque

A new trailer for Better Call Saul. They sure can pack a lot of teasing into 30 seconds.

Good thing there’s more!

Posted on April 7, 2022April 7, 2022Categories All PostsLeave a comment on Saul of Albuquerque

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