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  1. MIH and WGH on Let’s Call SaulJune 21, 2026

    Loved it. He should get a new law license all he has to do is tell that man what a…

  2. DOuG pRATt on Is This Guy For Real?June 20, 2026

    I'm glad that others also felt something "wasn't quite right" with these writings.

  3. Terri Kiplinger on Is This Guy For Real?June 20, 2026

    I am at this website because something about the writing told me to look up the author. I haven't looked…

  4. DOuG pRATt on Tom TypecastsJune 19, 2026

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

  5. tastewar on Tom TypecastsJune 19, 2026

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

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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Sketchers

SketchSHE mimes music through time. This one will go viral! Did they secure the rights to all these songs, or are they covered under fair use?

Posted on April 1, 2015Categories MusicLeave a comment on Sketchers

A taste for tastewar

MP3 @ 320 Kbps

  • AGI 511A preamp
  • Dual 506-1 turntable
  • Ortofon Super OM20 cartridge
  • Mobile Fidelity GeoDisc alignment
  • Shure SFG-2 Stylus Tracking Force Gauge
  • Anti-skating set on groove-less test disc
  • Pignose record clamp
  • 16-bit, sample rate 48000/sec
  • Residual noise on line input approx. -68 dB
https://s3.amazonaws.com/dogratcom/Audio/2015/03/The+Singer+Addresses+His+Audience.mp3
Posted on March 24, 2015December 29, 2023Categories Music, Tech1 Comment on A taste for tastewar

Fenway’s White Monster

Did you know that snow is a good insulator?

Posted on March 23, 2015Categories All PostsLeave a comment on Fenway’s White Monster

Hey Kids! Movies!

Marketplace has a feature on the backstage backbiting between studios over the movie rights to the Marvel Comics characters.

Posted on March 22, 2015March 22, 2015Categories Comic Books, Politics, Religion & MoneyLeave a comment on Hey Kids! Movies!

The news dissector

In a past life, after earning a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, I earned a modest living doing the news for a radio station. The inspiration for wanting to do that, as well as studying Economics, was Danny Schechter, the News Dissector on WBCN 104.1 FM in Boston. Danny died yesterday.

Posted on March 20, 2015July 3, 2015Categories Radio2 Comments on The news dissector

Passing the torch

The news has just come in that Kristel, Karen, and Josje are calling it quits. K3 is no more, at least with the present lineup.

Posted on March 18, 2015March 18, 2015Categories K32 Comments on Passing the torch

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