Rock (of Ages) Music

I try to sustain a mostly buoyant tone in my posts, but I’ve been grappling with a difficult and stressful personal situation. Fifty years ago, during the craziness of adjusting to college life, I bought a record of Gregorian Chants. Listening to it on headphones helped to calm my nerves, so I’m going to give it a try today. Track 9, “College Runt”, is a favorite. 😉

When fully restored, I’ll follow that up with this musical meditation. See? Buoyancy!

Black Soap

An outstanding example of the masterful classic illustrative style of cartooning that I appreciate so much, as seen in the best soap opera strips. The challenge of how to make drawings of people sitting and talking look visually interesting. The inking seems to have been mostly done in pen, then a brush was used to touch up and add black areas.

Alex Kotzky, Apt. 3-G, 9/20/70

Note to MIH: Neal Adams was a pen inker. He tried using a brush for line work, but never got the hang of it and gave up.

Dulby Atmost

About a week ago, I posted YouTube videos where the movement of an overly active musician playing a clarinet was audible in a recording. It was characterized as being a problem, but what if musical instruments flying around the room, even overhead, is done intentionally? Last night’s PBS NewsHour had this infomercial for Dolby Atmos.