Updates Fall 2018
Moved the site to a new host [again!], so did some cleaning of old posts, fixed links, moved the Goodstone Christmas site here, and consolidated some various other things. Also added some new Spotify album links on relevant posts. Hopefully adding some new content soon……jim
Peanutize Me!
http://www.peanutizeme.com/
Looney Tunes Playlist
A large collection of old Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies at Archive.org
Happy Birthday Happy Raine!
She turns 80 soon, and Channel 5 has a nice video and slideshow from the Charleston children’s show host.
Sharp VCR Manual Remote Codes VC-H822
Needed to program an old remote for my vcr and could not find the manual online. Here is the page on how to program the remote. Hope it helps someone 🙂
Emblems of Exploration: Logos of the NACA and NASA
This and other cool ebooks from NASA.
Cassette’s Big Brother
Who knew.  Back in 1958 RCA released along with new Stereo LPs, a reel to reel that was in a cartridge. Very few albums and hard to get players killed off the format, that along with not so hot sound quality and mechanical issues with the player. Still, an interesting footnote before the 8-track and compact cassette came along. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxRs2UESCjE RCA tape cartridge from Wikipedia: The RCA tape cartridge (also known as the Magazine Loading Cartridge and Sound Tape)…
Tune In, Turn On, Talknet, We Care
Tune In, Turn On, Talknet, We Care Those words would float over the AM radio, that jingle that would greet me on those late nights when I couldn’t sleep. Sally Jesse Raphael [before the TV show] and Bruce Williams gave out advice to the masses every weeknight. I can say they got me through some long nights. I was thinking about that show the other night, and lo an behold, he retired in 2010. But in 2012 he started a…
Rikki Tikki Tavi
What a find at my local Ollies clearance store – Rikki Tikki Tavi on a Chuck Jones DVD. Watch out for the snakes! Video Clip: