Berlin AquaDom Aquarium: Police not seeking suspects over explosion
— The freezing temperatures – which dropped as low as -6C overnight on Friday – may have caused a crack in the tank.
Not seeking suspects?? I suspect that frigid fiend, the cruel King of Cold, Mr. Freeze is behind this nefarious deed!
A tip of o’ the Dog Rat toupée to tastewar for directing me to this video. Steve Stanchfield of Cartoon Research explains the details of what’s involved in restoring ancient animation.
Gordon Michael Dobbs is an old friend and a former colleague from during my stint in newspaper graphics. Mike has, at last, published part one of his history of the Fleischer animation studio. I say “at last” because Mike first told me about this project in 1979!
https://www.amazon.com/Made-Pen-Ink-Fleischer-Studios/dp/1733014446/
Mike talks about the Fleischer brothers and his book in this radio interview:
https://wesu.streamrewind.com/bookmarks/listen/370257
After using two Covid-19 home test kits that mih gave me, I bought eight more kits for $80 and used five of them. I was about to buy more, but starting today you can order a 4-pack of free Covid-19 test kits, compliments of the federal government bureaucracy.
An unusual recording from ’67, written and produced by Lee Hazelwood, and performed with Nancy Sinatra. Starting off like a variation of “It Was a Very Good Year” by Nancy’s dad, it then switches between sounding like a spaghetti western theme and being a trippy waltz.
Mark Evanier answers a fan’s question about my old pal, Joltin’ Joe.
