Thomas A. Long

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Chicago No Wave Audio Documentary, by Various Artists 28 track album

A gift from Weasel Walter to all who might partake, available as a free download on Bandcamp: Chicago No Wave Audio Documentary, various artists

Long-haul truckers used to appear as disembodied voices coming out of our TV set, because the drivers on the nearby highway were powering their CBs maybe a little over the FCC guidelines. I recall once telling my mother that the TV told me it needed gas. (Well, it did.)

Teddy Bear (Red Sovine song) - Wikipedia

Modern-day Red Sovine "Teddy Bear." (That record made my grandmother cry.)

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I was a journalism student in the late 1980s, and the industry seemed pretty bad then. Now it seems like a wasteland.

Shirley Jones steams up the joint as Marian the Librarian.

Well, that's cheating.

That sounds like a Julio Torres sketch.

That was my assumption, but wanted to check. And if that isn't zero, then what is zero? You? "Here's a fun list of the people I am me with."

Jello got dull pretty quick, and stayed that way.

I'm unclear on what one degree is -- does it mean knowing someone personally, or knowing someone personally who knows them personally? If it's the latter, I'm one degree with Weird Al, which is not the only notable person I can say that about, but the only one I choose to name drop.

Or worst. Hard to tell the difference sometimes.

And in re "Frankenchrist," that frickin' Giger sleeve was the best thing to ever happen to that band.

Around that time people were seeing him around Kalamazoo. Allegedly. I believed it then, and I believe it now. Why not?

You might be the Thomas Longiest Thomas Long I know.

Hey, that's my birthday, too.

I'll be your bat mirror

"One giant dick for a man..."

I agree, although I have heard it said that Pennsylvania is Pittsburgh on one end, Philadelphia on the other end, and Alabama in the middle. I've spent a fair amount of time in the middle of Pennsylvania, but not Alabama, so I can't verify the comparison.

New Rankin/Bass animated special dropped in Chicago, titled "The Year the Leaves Didn't Get Picked Up," starring Dick Shawn as ICE Miser.

Feds protecting white america from dangerous landscrapers.

My beloved godmother was my mother's first cousin, but she was always "Auntie" to my sister and me.

Going bold with the "oops forgot my pants" look. And the strategically placed napkin.

I watched this for the first time last Saturday. Loved it.

I don't even want a Joe Rogan. How am I gonna want a Charlie Kirk?

If this promotional campaign were done today, at least "legitimately," there would be about 250 pages of IP licensing documents behind it. 🥸

Thank goodness for "South Park" keeping me somewhat current.

Cheugy

And all this time I thought 6-7 was a tribute to my birth year.

My birthday's coming up.

Don't give me a cactus
I want some nice snacks, sis
And that's what the facts is