Bass player musician Guy Pratt and his podcast buddy Gary Kemp chat with George Martin’s son Giles.
The podcast before that one they talked with Bruce Springsteen’s bandmate Steven Van Zandt, aka Miami Steve, aka Little Steven.
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Catch ’em While You Can
Two documentaries with a DogRat **** rating are available, for now, free with ads on YouTube.
Good ol’ Freda, about Beatles Fan Club UK secretary/president Freda Kelly.
https://youtu.be/bsaICbLWlD0
The Wrecking Crew Movie, about the legendary Los Angeles studio musicians of the 1960’s.
Cartoonists BEWARE!
A cautionary note from your friendly national cartoonists.
Dear NCS Members,
Keep your eyes peeled for scammers targeting cartoonists. NCS past-President Bill Morrison had the…Posted by The National Cartoonists Society on Monday, May 3, 2021
It’s Sunday, Charlie Brown
On Facebook the Charles M. Schulz Museum is featuring the 9th Sunday installment of Peanuts, originally published just a month after Monte was born.
In 1952 Schulz was still inking lines with a brush, before switching to a pen. The characters hadn’t yet developed their individual personalities, but Chip Kidd has commented on Patty’s fascination with mud. Note that Kidd gets the year wrong.
The third Peanuts collection, “Good grief, more PEANUTS!” was the first with Sunday strips. Published in 1956, it doesn’t include the 3/2/52 strip.
Off the Rails
Trump’s idea of improving infrastructure was a useless wall along the Mexican border. Joe Biden is giving the long-delayed repairing and updating of America’s infrastructure serious attention.
Biden is an Amtrak fan, so let’s compare. Who has the better railway system?
Is it the US…
https://youtu.be/q0s9nqgQZgQ
… or is it the UK?
https://youtu.be/WEHeVdz2oEc
Petula, Singing Side Up
Yesterday there was a celebration of Petula Clark’s career. Highlights are presented at the start of the video.
After a review of past revues, Petula offered some memories.