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Prattling Before the Pratfall

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  1. DOuG pRATt on PT for MeSeptember 15, 2026

    PT/NSAID says it all, thanks.

  2. tastewar on PT for MeSeptember 15, 2026

    Wishing you a quick, PT/NSAID only recovery!

  3. jeaniebeanie on One After 9/09September 12, 2026

    Dang it! This comment rnded up in the wrong place. I feel like Charlie Brown! I eff up everything. But…

  4. jeaniebeanie on One After 9/09September 12, 2026

    I'm glad your knee changed its mind about a reprise. Now it's my turn. BOTH FEET. The right was a…

  5. tastewar on Age-Related InjurySeptember 11, 2026

    Sorry to hear, Doug :-(

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
  • Technicolor Web of Sound

Categories

Archives

Category: Beatles

Into Every Life Some Rain Must Fall

The year got off to a good start, right on New Year’s Day. But then came the rioters at the Capitol building, and now my nephew’s sudden death, that I’ll never be able to get over.

I have a couple of pleasant prospects coming up. Here’s hoping they turn out well.

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021Categories Beatles, Life with PrattsLeave a comment on Into Every Life Some Rain Must Fall

Room Phil-ing Sound

For a long time, I thought Phil Spector was brought into the Beatles sphere only after the band had split up, to produce ‘Let it Be.’ Not so. He was with them on the flight from England when they arrived in America.

Posted on January 17, 2021Categories BeatlesLeave a comment on Room Phil-ing Sound

It’s Prog Rock, Charlie Brown

The question nobody asked has been answered. What if a Peanuts cartoon were done like Yellow Submarine?

Posted on January 12, 2021Categories Beatles, Charles M. Schulz, Music1 Comment on It’s Prog Rock, Charlie Brown

The Long and Winding Road to Get Back

Having escaped the clutches of Stephen Colbert and Middle Earth, Peter Jackson continues his work on what had been Let it Be. OMG, this is some kind of wonderful. Merry Crimble!

Posted on December 21, 2020December 21, 2020Categories BeatlesLeave a comment on The Long and Winding Road to Get Back

To the Everlasting Shame of He Who Shall Not Be Named

Posted on December 8, 2020Categories Beatles2 Comments on To the Everlasting Shame of He Who Shall Not Be Named

Beatles for Cel

The Beatles cartoons produced for TV in the 60’s don’t have a good reputation, but producer Al Brodax later redeemed himself with Yellow Submarine. The TV cartoons found their way to the Internet Archive a year ago, and they’re still there.

To see the playlist and browse selections, click here.

Posted on October 20, 2020April 5, 2025Categories Beatles, CartooningLeave a comment on Beatles for Cel

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