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    I'll buy it for you, Dougie. That's mere pocket change for me! Uh ... Not quite! It's like getting to…

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    Being doubtful is more important than ever in the age of AI.

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    You know it's suspect when a "person" who has supposedly published stuff that gotten this much attention doesn't even have…

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    Thank you for the thoughtful comment, Anonymous of Phoenix.

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    I was trying to find out if he was a real person, as well, Doug. But for a guy who's…

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  • 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
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  • 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

Oliver!

The question I wish Terry Gross had asked of John Oliver was, “when will you admit to being Eric Idle’s bastard son?”

Posted on March 8, 2018Categories Politics, Religion & Money, RadioLeave a comment on Oliver!

Our Legacy in Sound

In the year 2525, will the only present day recordings to survive be on the discs that are aboard the Voyager spacecraft? The Smithsonian is busy retrieving and preserving records and tapes, and so is the British Library. But even if these recordings from over the past 100 years remain available 500 years into the future, will there be equipment to play them?

Posted on March 7, 2018April 4, 2018Categories Music, Tech5 Comments on Our Legacy in Sound

Excelsior!

I had Stan Lee autograph this page in Marvel Super Heroes #1, a one-shot comic book from the summer of ’66. I’m posting it to bring Stan some good luck, and not to jinx him!

Posted on March 5, 2018Categories Comic Books1 Comment on Excelsior!

Running Legacy

Roger Bannister (1929-2018)

Medical student Roger Bannister broke the 4-minute mile in 1954. Dr. Bannister, who became Sir Bannister in 1975, has died of Parkinson’s Disease.

A BBC radio feature I catch every so often is called “Desert Island Discs.” In 1992 Bannister talked about his favorite music.

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Posted on March 4, 2018March 4, 2018Categories All Posts, MusicLeave a comment on Running Legacy

It Was $13,000 Ago Today

Made to order, your very own officially licensed Beatles Sgt. Pepper Jukebox!

Posted on March 2, 2018March 2, 2018Categories BeatlesLeave a comment on It Was $13,000 Ago Today

Stan the Man With Pneumonia

Stan Lee is having a tough time. Here’s his message for all of us Merry Marvel Marchers. I’m unsettled by Stan’s weak voice and his somewhat downbeat tone.

https://youtu.be/qL91XrZSwq4

Posted on March 1, 2018March 1, 2018Categories Comic Books4 Comments on Stan the Man With Pneumonia

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