I saw him perform this song before it appeared on his 1973 album Sweet Revenge.
Month: June 2023
A YouTube video about Rockpile
This tweet connects to a video about the great short-lived English band Rockpile. It was led by Dave Edmunds and Nick Lowe. They only made one album as Rockpile – Seconds of Pleasure (1980).
The first neon sign I bought
I bought a used piece of neon from an antique shop in 1979 or 1980. It was just the glass and I was assured it would work. They told me to go to Claude Neon which I did. I got wire and an old transformer there. With the help of my friend Tom, we mounted it on plastic and hung it up.
A few years ago I got a modern transformer and connected it to Alexa so I can turn it on and off with my voice.
More tweets about Roberto Clemente
Great job by 3-D Archive on Robot Monster
Robot Monster (1953) is a low-budget science fiction film that is probably best known for being used in Mystery Science Theater 3000. The 3-D Film Archive did a great job restoring it in 3-D through a Kickstarter project. It’s now on Blu-ray disc. It’s not great art but it’s fun to watch.
Abortion polls – the terrible Supreme Court decision is more unpopular now than when it was made
I decorated a staircase with movie mylars
I was inspired by this picture I saw online. It was posted by the Twitter account @lovellyvibes. It looks like these are signs for books.
There are 14 steps to my basement. So far, I have had nine 5″ x 25″ movie mylars installed and will put up five more. They are held up with two-sided tape.
I call the Orioles’ Ryan McKenna 47.20
Here’s why (and thanks to my friend Bob who suggested I call him Mr. 47.20 and that it should be his uniform number).
It was the second game of the season. The Orioles were playing in Boston and I bet $20 on FanDuel on the Orioles to win. I would make a $27.20 profit. The Orioles had an 8-7 lead with 2 out in the bottom of the ninth. I am already thinking about what delivery meal I will get with my winnings. A Red Sox batter hits a fly ball to Ryan McKenna for what should be the last out. He drops it and the next batter hits a home run. The Red Sox win 9-8 and I don’t get my $47.20.
McKenna is primarily a defensive guy. We have better players in the minors which is where he should be.
Sad! 