Monday, February 17, 2014
Babs Tino Sings Bacharach
Favorite Movie Quote: The World's End
"I remember sitting up there, blood on my knuckles, beer down my shirt,
sick on my shoes and seeing the orange glow of a new dawn break and
knowing in my heart life would never feel this good again. And you know
what? It never did."
The Four Winds and the Seven Seas
From 1949. Not a particularly exciting cover. Note the use of shading film.
Hal David (1921-2012) would team up with Burt Bacharach in 1957 and become the composer's chief lyricist.
Labels:
Burt Bacharach,
Don Rodney,
Four Winds and the Seven Seas,
Guy Lombardo,
Hal David,
Lombardo Music Inc.,
sheet music
The Comix Files: Anonymous 1
Amazingly enough, the number of anonymous mailings I have had over the years have been quite small. This particular one was mailed from the UK around 1994. Not only did this arrive without a return address, but also without postage. The small envelope contained carefully folded ads for various UK Punk recordings and zines, no doubt meant for me to reproduce in City Limits Gazette, which had already croaked by the time this made it to McCleary. The only title I recognize in this batch is the Bypass zine.
Here's a peek into the UK Punk/garage band/zine scene two decades ago:
Here's a peek into the UK Punk/garage band/zine scene two decades ago:
Labels:
ByPass,
City Limits Gazette,
Comix Files,
Control,
England,
Motivator,
Punk and Disorderly,
Punk culture,
Wales,
Zine Zone Fanzine
The Midnight Rebels Sing Bacharach
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Alabama Moon
From 1920. I like the texture created by the uneven thick black lines, giving the work a look of being carved out of linoleum. The back cover includes a nice period drawing. The cover artist's signature cannot be deciphered.
The Comix Files: Randall Ainsworth
I first met photographer and computer guy Randall Ainsworth in 1992 when he photographed me for an article I wrote about McCleary.
A bit later we connected again. Ainsworth was based in Aberdeen, and I was interested in other small periodicals in Grays Harbor County. This was during a transitional period in 'zine history. The early era of online serials was just starting. Randall had a monthly called RAndY's RumOR RaG, which can now be considered something a pioneer effort.
So here's how Ainsworth described his publication in 1993:
And here is the July 1993 issue. We Newave Comix artists call this digest size. Remember, the Worldwide Web was still in an embryonic state at this time. It would not start becoming a household feature for two or three more years. Oddly, the very first website still exists!
Hope you enjoyed this little peek into computer technology coupled with 'zine history. Impressive that this publication was started in 1985!
A bit later we connected again. Ainsworth was based in Aberdeen, and I was interested in other small periodicals in Grays Harbor County. This was during a transitional period in 'zine history. The early era of online serials was just starting. Randall had a monthly called RAndY's RumOR RaG, which can now be considered something a pioneer effort.
So here's how Ainsworth described his publication in 1993:
And here is the July 1993 issue. We Newave Comix artists call this digest size. Remember, the Worldwide Web was still in an embryonic state at this time. It would not start becoming a household feature for two or three more years. Oddly, the very first website still exists!
Hope you enjoyed this little peek into computer technology coupled with 'zine history. Impressive that this publication was started in 1985!
Nana Mouskori Sings Bacharach
Grays Harbor County, Fun Health Facts!
My poor county, literally. One of the last bastions of Wild West anarchy. But there is a price.
According to this health website, we ranked 36 out of Washington State's 39 counties for "Health Outcomes." But in "Health Factors" we placed dead last. Pun intended.
According to this health website, we ranked 36 out of Washington State's 39 counties for "Health Outcomes." But in "Health Factors" we placed dead last. Pun intended.
Washington State December 2013 Unemployment Rates
Grays Harbor County, we're number one! We're number one!
From: Washington State Employment Security Dept.
Beautiful Annabell Lee
Printed 1921, copyright 1920. Frederick Manning (1874-1960) specialized in portraying what was considered the standards of feminine beauty at the time.
In this piece, I think, Manning eerily anticipates Elizabeth Taylor!
Labels:
Alfred Bryan,
Artie Mehlinger,
Beautiful Annabell Lee,
Elizabeth Taylor,
Frederick Manning,
George W. Meyer,
Jerome H. Remick & Co.,
sheet music
The Comix Files: Ben Adams (Minnesota)
The following is the original material used for Ben Adams' interview, which was published in City Limits Gazette # Ch-ch-ch-changes (Sept. 29, 1993), the very last issue.
Akira Fuse Sings Bacharach
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