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Pill Poppin’ Truckers and Frankenstein Monsters
I’ve been sitting on the couch lately, doodling while watching trash on my Roku streaming box. I dumped Netflix over a year ago but hung onto Amazon’s Prime Video. It’s got a lot of popular movies, television series and compelling … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook, Weird World of the Roku
Tagged 1957, Chuck Connors, doodles, Frankenstein, ink, library, monster, Peter Graves, Roku, Sketch, sketchbook, streaming, trash, video
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The DRM Blues
iTunes was great.
Posted in Computers, Joe's Garage
Tagged Apple, computers, CustoMac, DIY, DRM, Hackintosh, iTunes, Mac, Mavericks, problem, video
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I Want My RetroTV!
We’re having a little trouble letting go of Halloween at the Casa De Willceau. We had a lot of fun this year building Lloyd’s costume and taking him out on Halloween night. We got a lot of raves and a … Continue reading
Posted in Halloween
Tagged 1955, 2013, accordion, antenna, clarinet, DIY, Halloween, handmade, Lawrence Welk, polk, rabbit ears, retro, retro television costume, Sewing, television, the best Halloween costume, The Polka Kings, trick or treat, video
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Dragnet into Darkness
Recognize the fellow on the right? Is that everybody’s favorite science officer from Vulcan? Or is it his evil, alternate universe doppelgänger from Mirror, Mirror? What’s he doing on Earth circa 1954? Is the guy on the left one of … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Matinee
Tagged 1954, crime, Dragnet, Jack Webb, Leonard Nimoy, Leonard Nimoy in Dragnet, robber, Spock, Star Trek, television, video, vintage
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Racket Squad!
Here’s a relic from the early 1950s that I had never heard of until the lovely and talented Tina Garceau had bought me one of those inexpensive DVD gift sets of old television shows that had lapsed into the public … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Matinee
Tagged 1951, Call for Philip Morris, cigarette advertising, cigarettes, Johnny Roventini, Philip Morris, Public Domain, Racket Squad, Reed Hadley, television, video
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The Original Re-Animator
I wish I could summon the late, great John Williams to do my intros like the one below which was a staple of UHF television and has stuck in my head for years. …but I digress. Imagine John Williams saying … Continue reading
Posted in Halloween, Movie Matinee
Tagged audio, Frankenstein, Halloween, Herbert West, Herbert West Versus Dr. Frankenstein, horror, HP Lovecraft, James Whale, Jan in the Pan, Jewish Giant, John Williams, Stuart Gordon, text, The Brain That Wouldn't Die, The Re-Animator, UHF, video
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How Much is That Doggie in the Coffin?
Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter, Stuff Joe Likes
Tagged Dracula's Dog, Legend of the Wolfwoman, Mark of the Devil, Reggie Nalder, schlock horror movies, tape, VCI, video, werewolf
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Sunday Matinee – Telephone Tutorial
Hello dear readers, it’s Mrs Crankipants. Today’s topic is the rotary phone, an invention once considered the wave of the future in a simpler time, back before the touch tone models, texting, video chats, the capability of sending tragically ill-advised … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Matinee, Mrs. Crankipants
Tagged humor, Movie Matinee, Mrs. Crankipants, rotary dial, technology, telephone, tutorial, video
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