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Just done bein’ in the eyeholes, and now rattlin’ around the squishy bits: Currently in the eyeholes: Another one Joe would prolly dig.. “I really enjoyed forgetting. When I first come to a place, I notice all the little details. I notice the way the sky looks. The color of white paper. The way people […]

Currently in the eyeholes: The thing that struck me about this film is that if you like the first few minutes of it, you’re gonna like the rest. Well, that and the curiously Japanese tendency to do full frontal censorship by just drawing Barbie Doll anatomy rather than tastefully positioned debris or something. Just strikes […]

Currently in the eyeholes: Funny, as I skim the news today, I recall this quote from Lew Harper in this movie: “The bottom is loaded with nice people – all that rises is cream and bastards…” -Harper

Currently in the Eyeholes. I found another DVD of this film while thrifting with Correspondent Gregory last month, and passed it to him, as I thought he’d really dig it. If he does dig it, then I’d also recommend “Koyaanisqatsi”, “Powaqqatsi”, and “Naqoyqatsi” as films in a similar vein, though this one surprised me by […]

Way back in 1987, when the Salt River still had water in it most of the time. About 10 years ago, that started being so rare that the city ran a temporary road through the bottom of the riverbed to reduce traffic on the overstressed bridge. Well, it’s still there and being used. Do I […]

Well, at least I’ve got a letter from Correspondent Daniel B. to answer. Episode 15 for him! (:

I built the Omega XL Tape Pals box some weeks ago in anticipation of starting a second Tape Pals 3-Way Cassette Letter, and We’ve finally got our Third Agent. Inside the Box! Some new concepts to this particular box; Agent Logs have moved to the J-Card sheet, which left an empty container where the Log […]

One of these things is *not* like the others! See, Jeunet had a pretty difficult task when he took on the 4th Alien film. I would imagine the pitch was something like: “Hey, you want to do this film? We”ll give you a lot of money! But, um, two things – first, there was this […]

The “Letterpress” printing on the cover of the notebook is actually offset printed and *then* embossed with an embossing die that matches the print. This is a way more complex process than actual letterpress, and at least in the case of this book, results in an embossing that’s misregistered slightly to the right and up […]

When Correspondent Gregory was here the other day(s), he brought a package and we exchanged gifts that would normally have been mailed. We also talked about film cameras over Forearm Burritos from Alibertos and the Canon SureShot Owl came up as a favorite, inspiring me to haul out one of mine. Famed for its large, […]

Most of these photos following were taken by Gregory, some by me – Not many pictures altogether, though – too busy having a blast! :D Brian G. brought The Poor Typist from his palatial hotel the first day of Gregory’s tour, and after some hours at MTE, joined the party for the thrifting run. Thriftin’ […]

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Another golden oldie from the Tape Box Full of Ghosts: No One Special, Feb 1987 Side B (finished, full mix) NxOxSx * AWOL * Day After * Outcast of Society * Be Yourself * Victim of Love * Let Me Be * Round & Round * Impressions * Near Future * Jocks * Big Man […]

A couple fun cassette J-Cards from the Tape Box of Ghosts – first band I was in really right smack in the middle of the punk/new wave 80’s and mostly played bass. I was the kid who bought the pastor’s old Sony Hi-Fi reel-to-reel deck, so I was the one that recorded all the practices […]

I was finally able to read the QR code below, but it led to a broken link. Request re-transmission. I will occasionally give a tape to someone I think might have Tape Pal tendencies, just to tease out if they have a tape deck. Bingo on this one – target acquired! :D Currently in the […]

One from Correspondent Gunier K, relating yet another adventure in Paradise. One from Correspondent Kristy T, who teases a mysterious letter arriving soon. And, while I recently told Tape Pal Mitchell F. that I had no ideas for the next Tape Pals 3-Way Round 5, I have since come up with one. Here’s a test […]

Just keep watchin’ the wheels turn…

So I sampled another 3 cassettes from the 4-Track box & used bits of these two shown below to make a fun 16-minute cut that might end up as part of an Episode, a section of a Tape Pals tape or even one side of a “30 Minutes on Microcassette“, who knows? I mix it, […]

So I found yet another box full of old cassette tapes in storage – this time mostly 4-Track masters recorded on my old Ross 4×4 Portastudio. I sure got a lot of use out of that machine between around 1986 through the early 90’s, if the contents of this box are any indication. As with […]

So I was playing around with a couple of scrap Rolodex cards and I discovered a few useful things: You can stick a Rolodex card into a Franklin Covey Classic hole puncher, punch it, then flip it over and punch it again, and you’ll find that the middle two Rolodex card holes line up perfectly […]

Three Fiddy! :D Un-used with original card inserts! Woodgrain and Smoked Plexi, just like it was 1979! Got a nice stack of DVDs at the thrift as well – did you know that Goodwill is now charging 10 cents per plastic bag to bag your purchases? /: I typed each Correspondent’s contact info on the […]

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Daniel’s getting the very first Episode since I ran out of the regular mini-CD sleeves I was using and had to design and make my own. Much more time-consuming, but I designed the envelope template so I can attach the CD/DVD to the letter and have it open from the front. I also needed to […]

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The Tape Pals cassette has arrived! That’s a good hour and a half of listening and letter-reading. Time to SAVOR! (: Oops!, the theme of this round is actually “Interesting Stories“, as per Joe’s side of the tape. Maxell XLII High-Bias 90 #E061A6B4 USA-Made, May 06, 2001 Still recording fine with no dropouts or fade […]

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Oh hey – the 90’s called… and now you’re dead! Jeebus Crispy, the world is a weird place. Over the weekend another assassination attempt on a current presidential candidate, and again nobody seems to be especially surprised or concerned – at least not as much as they care about a fabricated story about people eating […]

In the 1990’s there was a place you might remember called a “Video Rental Store” where you’d go every Friday after work and browse the racks of “videotapes” so you could select a few to rent over the weekend. On these videotapes were movies, and if you frequented just the right sort of video rental […]