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  1. DOuG pRATt on The Other ClampettsJuly 22, 2026

    Between Tex Avery, Bob Clampett, and Chuck Jones, my favorite is Clampett.

  2. jeaniebeanie on The Other ClampettsJuly 20, 2026

    And aren't we VERY glad he kept everything!

  3. jeaniebeanie on Stewart SamplerJuly 18, 2026

    Tom and I love Jon!

  4. jeaniebeanie on All the Leaves are Green, and the Sky is YellowJuly 16, 2026

    Your OCD Twinster suggests: "tan" or "beige" to get the correct one syllable. But heck, it IS yellow. It's not…

  5. MIH and WGH on Flat-FootedJuly 12, 2026

    I wore one of those, very uncomfortable. I called mine "das Boot". Heal quickly.

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

Categories

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Badfinger’s Final Exit

Joey Molland, the last surviving member of Badfinger, has died. ‘Lost & Found’ on MIT’s WMBR has this in-depth 2018 interview with Molland.

https://www.track-blaster.com/wmbr/playlist.php?id=55763

Posted on March 4, 2025March 14, 2025Categories Beatles, MusicLeave a comment on Badfinger’s Final Exit

Dictatoring Terms of Surrender

Putin, not Zelensky, is a dictator. Putin, not Zelensky, started the war.

Trump’s message to Zelensky is, “You should be thanking me for all of the support that stupid Biden shouldn’t have given you.” And, of course, Trump has stopped all aid to Ukraine. This isn’t diplomacy, it’s insanity.

Posted on March 4, 2025March 4, 2025Categories Politics, Religion & MoneyLeave a comment on Dictatoring Terms of Surrender

Micro Nova Fever!

The Micro Nova Hopper should soon be hopping on the Moon.

https://www.intuitivemachines.com/micro-nova

I remember the Micro Nova from its Roller Disco days.

Posted on March 3, 2025March 3, 2025Categories TechLeave a comment on Micro Nova Fever!

14 Hours in 92 Minutes

If there’s a human interest film genre, where instead of a plot there’s a premise that provides the basis for character interaction, Fourteen Hours belongs in it. Two excellent actors, Howard da Silva and Jeff Corey, were about to be blacklisted from Hollywood, while Grace Kelly and Jeffrey Hunter were making their screen debuts.

Posted on March 3, 2025March 4, 2025Categories All PostsLeave a comment on 14 Hours in 92 Minutes

Vampirious Basterds

It’s good to know that Transylvania cannot be a doorstep to the Ukraine.

http://dailymotion.com/video/x8gpwvu?start=2345

Night Gallery’s “The Devil is Not Mocked”

Posted on March 2, 2025March 3, 2025Categories All Posts, Sci-FiLeave a comment on Vampirious Basterds

Glam Boys

Before the Ramones, before the Sex Pistols, before the Clash… New York Dolls.

Posted on March 2, 2025March 4, 2025Categories MusicLeave a comment on Glam Boys

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