A few years ago Orange County consolidated the radio systems used by every Fire and Police Department in the county into one gargantuan, hugenormous radio system called the CCCS (Countywide Coordinated Communications System). Instead of having thirty-four cities each with their own isolated radio systems, the CCCS created one huge, interoperable communications channel across the…
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Brasil ’66
“Going Out of My Head” and “For Me” performed live in 1967 on ABC’s The Hollywood Palace by Sergio Mendes’ Brasil ’66. Complete with an introduction from the man himself, Herb Alpert. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCroGq0G_Gw
Whatever happened to Ken and Roberta Williams?
I’ve been thinking about “the old days” and I wondered what happened to the cofounders of Sierra On-Line, Ken and Roberta Williams. I found this 2006 Interview with Ken that lays it all out. After they sold Sierra to CUC in 1996 the new management kind of made a mess of things and the company…
Whatever happened to Kai Krause?
Kai Krause, of “Kai’s Power Tools” fame, kind of disappeared over the last decade. People know him for KPT, but he’s also the guy behind Kai’s Power Soap, Bryce, and a handful of other plugins and tools that helped popularize photo editing and digital imaging at a time when PhotoShop was years away from becoming…
The Joy of Easy Listening
BBC 4 just put together an outstanding documentary of the history of easy listening music. It’s on YouTube now. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 All the greats are covered, from Ray Conniff to Percy Faith to Bert Kaempfert and everyone thereafter.
Know Your Drinks
Get drunk, not fat. Liquor broken down by calorie count and calorie-to-alcohol ratio. Get drunk, not broke. Liquor broken down by alcohol content, and price-per-oz of alcohol.
Lama humor
This one made me laugh out loud. Repeatedly. It is so truly awkward and wonderful. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlIrI80og8c
Five things to do before you die
The Top Five Regrets of dying people, culled from years of hospice care. 1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me. 2. I wish I didn’t work so hard. 3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings. 4. I…
George Lucas Strikes Back
My favorite part is when Stephen Spielberg can’t figure out who to shoot. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BMgegut3UM
Sounds Sensational
In-Flight Entertainment presents Sounds Sensational by the Mike Sammes Singers. Lots of high-energy, high-volume doo-doo-doos here. Good stuff!