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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

A Death in the Family

Alex Bartucca, July 29, 1979 – January 22, 2021

My first nephew has passed away. I’ll be taking some time away from my usual online activities.

Posted on January 23, 2021January 23, 2021Categories All Posts2 Comments on A Death in the Family

They Broke It

What’s in your phone?

Posted on January 22, 2021January 22, 2021Categories TechLeave a comment on They Broke It

Last Train to Clarksdale

For a second year, my buddy Bismo isn’t making his annual Blues pilgrimage to Clarksdale, Mississippi.

Posted on January 22, 2021January 22, 2021Categories Music, Politics, Religion & MoneyLeave a comment on Last Train to Clarksdale

The Less Fewer Nazis the Better

Nazis

Grammar Nazis

A tip o’ the Dog Rat toupee to my twinster Jean for the idea.

Posted on January 21, 2021Categories All PostsLeave a comment on The Less Fewer Nazis the Better

Q-uitters

This was how the addled followers of QAnon felt when they first encountered the crazy conspirator.

This is how they should feel now, after Q’s BIG LIE about Trump holding onto power didn’t happen.

Posted on January 20, 2021Categories Music, Politics, Religion & MoneyLeave a comment on Q-uitters

Crowd-Funning

Biden’s inauguration drew a much nicer crowd than the mob that stormed the Capitol two weeks ago.

Posted on January 20, 2021Categories CartooningLeave a comment on Crowd-Funning

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