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Prattling Before the Pratfall

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  1. DOuG pRATt on Tom TypecastsJune 19, 2026

    I love that sketch! One of SNL's best in recent years.

  2. tastewar on Tom TypecastsJune 19, 2026

    He also comes up on Jeopardy here: https://youtu.be/O7VaXlMvAvk?si=ottADcdKIAT7vjcA

  3. jeaniebeanie on Cover ChargeJune 18, 2026

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

  4. DOuG pRATt on Is This Guy For Real?June 13, 2026

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

  5. aminal on Is This Guy For Real?June 12, 2026

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

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

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That Sinking Feeling

I haven’t yet seen the Netflix mini-series The Queen’s Gambit. It has, along with sheltering in place at home from the coronavirus, reportedly greatly increased demand for chess sets. Actual, physical boards and pieces.

Me? I’ve been playing Electronic Hand-Held Battleship. A gift for my son many years ago, that he no longer plays, now with a new CR2032 battery.

Posted on November 26, 2020December 23, 2020Categories Life with Pratts2 Comments on That Sinking Feeling

Girls, Girls, Girls!

Posted on November 22, 2020Categories MusicLeave a comment on Girls, Girls, Girls!

Superstar

Soft…

… or loud…

… perfection.

Linda Ronstadt, Malibu 1975. Photo by Ethan Russell.
Posted on November 22, 2020October 4, 2022Categories MusicLeave a comment on Superstar

For MIH – Frazetta Edition

Posted on November 18, 2020Categories Comic Books1 Comment on For MIH – Frazetta Edition

Economic Interdependence

A short reality check on money and votes.

Posted on November 15, 2020November 15, 2020Categories Politics, Religion & MoneyLeave a comment on Economic Interdependence

Flipping Out

I don’t understand why people fall for conspiracy theories that are so easily disproved, when there are any number of fascinating ways to prove the old adage that truth is stranger than fiction. Such as the possibility of cosmic rays causing a car to speed out of control.

Posted on November 14, 2020Categories Politics, Religion & Money, TechLeave a comment on Flipping Out

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