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    Funner than the average bear! That has to be the friendliest bear I have ever seen. But where's his beard?…

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    Thanks very much for the comment. We live in an age where skepticism is more essential than ever. It's easy…

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    Well, I was trying to find out more about Oliver too, because if that candy wasn’t completely AI, it is…

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    Turn up that music: "March along, March along, March along ... " That cover is so darned ... CHEERFUL! I…

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    Beaver Valley was so beautiful! All those hikes there with Dad and his canteen. To me, there two major advantages…

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
  • 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

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Archives

Calling BS on the Politicians

Three intelligent and thoughtful high school students in Massachusetts explain why they will participate in the #ENOUGH Walkout next week.

Posted on March 9, 2018March 9, 2018Categories Politics, Religion & MoneyLeave a comment on Calling BS on the Politicians

Oliver!

The question I wish Terry Gross had asked of John Oliver was, “when will you admit to being Eric Idle’s bastard son?”

Posted on March 8, 2018Categories Politics, Religion & Money, RadioLeave a comment on Oliver!

Our Legacy in Sound

In the year 2525, will the only present day recordings to survive be on the discs that are aboard the Voyager spacecraft? The Smithsonian is busy retrieving and preserving records and tapes, and so is the British Library. But even if these recordings from over the past 100 years remain available 500 years into the future, will there be equipment to play them?

Posted on March 7, 2018April 4, 2018Categories Music, Tech5 Comments on Our Legacy in Sound

Excelsior!

I had Stan Lee autograph this page in Marvel Super Heroes #1, a one-shot comic book from the summer of ’66. I’m posting it to bring Stan some good luck, and not to jinx him!

Posted on March 5, 2018Categories Comic Books1 Comment on Excelsior!

Running Legacy

Roger Bannister (1929-2018)

Medical student Roger Bannister broke the 4-minute mile in 1954. Dr. Bannister, who became Sir Bannister in 1975, has died of Parkinson’s Disease.

A BBC radio feature I catch every so often is called “Desert Island Discs.” In 1992 Bannister talked about his favorite music.

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Posted on March 4, 2018July 19, 2026Categories All Posts, MusicLeave a comment on Running Legacy

It Was $13,000 Ago Today

Made to order, your very own officially licensed Beatles Sgt. Pepper Jukebox!

Posted on March 2, 2018March 2, 2018Categories BeatlesLeave a comment on It Was $13,000 Ago Today

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