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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 […]

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