Mission Preposterous

 

MAD Magazine

Barney Collier was one of my early influences.  But not as much as Mad.

 

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...oops, forgot the pictures:

El Presidente

Brutal dictator of a small Iron Curtain country

International crime kingpin

Peace activist imprisoned by the Reds

Money-man for the Syndicate

 

...yes, they're all played by Nehemiah Persoff.  Because of course.

Drive-in Ads

 

Thanks to the Internet Archive and its comprehensive collection of caliginous junk- uh, crusty old movie ads. They're not quite complete without the grainy, grimy, oh-so-good visuals.  That might be the next step.  

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Alternate history: James Stewart

Write-up day today, audio next week.

 

Starting to fool around with this stuff.

 

Seasonal Decor

Ok, let's get our decorations up.  Has anyone seen the plywood Santa?  

 

It doesn't rate a Sunday post because it's not new, but Open AI's version of Frank Sinatra, crooning a holiday hello, is the sort of Firestone Tires Songs of Christmas we like around here.  I especially dig the arrangements-- Nelson and the boys were really toasted.  A Christmas Song of Childhood Dreams.

 

Open AI: In the Style of Frank Sinatra (3:09) 

 

And for an antidote to all the musical cheer that's about to be inflicted on us, I recommend Les Wilson, who sings, as someone once said, like a tone-deaf person listening to music on headphones.  

 

Les Wilson: Deck the Halls (1:14)

 

We may continue to drop bizarre holiday music in here during the month.  

One Man

 

The problem with the Unitary Executive theory.

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