Last week, I blogged about a 13-year-old kid who became the first person in 34 years to actually defeat the Nintendo Entertainment System’s version of Tetris. They played so long, in fact, that the game couldn’t keep up with them, and the game glitched out. Now that’s a hell of an achievement. And as the story about…
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The Collarworld review bomb
In 2020, after several years of serializing my fictional pets-in-the-afterlife series Collarworld, I converted the episodes into a bound volume and offered it for purchase on Amazon. The reviews were positive. Very positive, in fact. Except for one. And let me explain. This was in 2020, and the country was in the midst of a heated political…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, January 6 2024
Hi everybody, we’ve got a snowstorm coming into the area, so make sure you purchase the necessary staples to get through it – you know, milk, bread, toilet paper and sugar free Red Bull. Oh, and clean off your ENTIRE car when you drive in a snowstorm, don’t be that bonkbrain who lets a big plume…
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The Nightowl Radio Show playlist for January 5, 2024
The following is a playlist for the broadcast of the Nightowl Radio Show, a one-hour college radio show on station WHCL-FM. The show can be streamed tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org. You can also listen to the Nightowl Radio Show, or any show on WHCL-FM, by telling your Amazon Echo, “Alexa, play WHCL-FM.”…
Read MoreTetris beaten by a 13-year-old
You remember the electronic puzzle game Tetris, right? The falling brick game that was part of the Golden Age of video games, right up there with Space Invaders and Asteroids and Pac-Man and Defender. Those were the games where you played until the odds were too overwhelming. You couldn’t defeat the aliens, you could just hope to survive…
Read MoreThe secret “Steamboat Willie” story you didn’t know
By now, you must have heard that this little film has entered the public domain. That’s right, this Mickey Mouse film Steamboat Willie, is now available for anyone to use as they see fit. This one, in case you haven’t really sat through it. But here’s the big secret. Why is it called “Steamboat Willie?” Who’s Willie? Is Mickey…
Read MoreHow a Pittsburgh Steelers fan survives the 2023 NFL season
Anyone who reads this blog for more than ten posts knows I am a die-hard Pittsburgh Steelers fan. Six Super Bowl championships, a lineup of Hall of Famers, and … Well, the 2023 season has been quite a ride. Our QB1, Kenny Pickett, hasn’t exactly been the second coming of Terry Bradshaw, and is currently rehabbing a…
Read MoreThe Harrad Experiment at Wisconsin-La Crosse
The Harrad Experiment was a 1973 motion picture about a fictional college whose curricula espoused free love and partner-swapping. I remember seeing it during HBO’s late-night broadcasts, where you could see all the voyeuristic content right there in the comfort of your own living room. Holy crap, that’s a young Don Johnson in the film. Anyway…
Read MoreWhen the Second Feature Starts – The Drive-In Theater Wall Art Project
A few years ago, back during the COVID-19 pandemic, I dabbled in restoring drive-in speakers and turning them into swank art projects. It went well for a time – heck, one of them sold at an art auction a few years ago for big bucks – but eventually I stopped repainting the speakers, and went…
Read MoreWhat’s Up in the Neighborhood, December 30 2023
Good morning, blog readers, and as you know, this is the day of the week when I step back and showcase the great works of my fellow bloggers and photographers, all of whom are part of this blog’s blogroll. But if you’re new to my blog, or aren’t sure why I do this every Saturday…
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