Monthly Archives: November 2009

Holiday Horrors: Bob Dylan’s Christmas in the Heart

Posted on November 30, 2009 by

In Scratchbomb days of yore, I used to write one post around this time every year about terrible holiday garbage. I actually love the holidays and many holiday-related things, but there are certain aspects of it that cut through me … Read on! —->

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Tiger Woods Refuses to Talk to Police Without Endorsement Deal

Posted on November 30, 2009 by

ORLANDO, FL–In a written statement, pro golfer Tigers Woods says he will not speak with the Florida Highway Patrol regarding his car accident last Friday until he reaches an endorsement deal with the law enforcement agency. “It is the stated … Read on! —->

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Turkey Days of Yesteryear

Posted on November 25, 2009 by

The first thing I think of when I think of Thanksgiving is the annual Macy’s Parade, that weird marriage of huge balloons, showtunes, and Willard Scott. In the magical world of the Macy’s Parade, there is nothing so bizarre that … Read on! —->

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Pointless Nostalgia Bonus: MTV Ads!

Posted on November 24, 2009 by

As I explained in a recent, similar post, I love commercials. There, I said it. Oh, that felt so liberating. This latest bout of Pointless Ad Nostalgia comes courtesy of the episode of 120 Minutes from 1991 that contained a … Read on! —->

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Pointless Nostalgia: The Pixies on 120 Minutes, 1991

Posted on November 23, 2009 by

As I eluded to last week, when I found the bounty of Steampipe Alley tapes, I was looking for something else. That something else was an episode of MTV’s 120 Minutes from 1991 that featured an episode-long appearance by The … Read on! —->

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A Girl After My Own Destructive Heart

Posted on November 20, 2009 by

One more Baby story to close out her birthday week, if I may. The Baby has this habit of spotting a random toy just as we’re about to leave for day care in the morning, then grabbing it and insisting … Read on! —->

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Pointless Nostalgia Bonus: Ads! Ads! Ads!

Posted on November 19, 2009 by

One fringe benefit of discovering the Steampipe Alley tapes (other than being able to expose the world to the genius of Mario Cantone): they were also full of some “classic” ads from yesteryear. Anyone who reads this site with any … Read on! —->

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Fixing a Glaring Omission

Posted on November 18, 2009 by

While I was busy trying to immortalize the majesty of Steampipe Alley, I made another video discovery: a bunch of digital camera movies I’d totally forgotten about. All the clips were less than a minute, and came from when my … Read on! —->

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Return of the Son of Give ‘Til It Hurts So Good!

Posted on November 17, 2009 by

Beginning at 7pm tonight, WFMU is holding a 24 emergency pledge marathon. Normally, they hold only one pledge drive a year, but the station is in some dire financial straits. Should you pledge out of the goodness of your heart … Read on! —->

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Pointless Nostalgia: Steampipe Alley

Posted on November 17, 2009 by

While searching through the Vast and Dusty Scratchbomb VHS Archives, looking for something I hope to digitize and post to the site very soon (shh! it’s a secret!), I ran across not one, not two, but three full episodes of … Read on! —->

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