This guy has never made a bad plan. As we all know, “Any plan where you lose your hat is a bad plan.”
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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Economics + Comics = Eco-Comics
From the Eco-Comics article, “Where Does the Canadian Government Get the Money from to Keep Making Super-Soldiers?”:
[…] someone in the Canadian government was still there to provide funding for Weapon X, whatever its intended purpose may have been. And I’m sure they had to receive progress reports such as: “We created a supersoldier with a healing ability and an indestructible skeleton. And he was really cool. But then he killed all of the scientists and the guards… and he’s living in the woods now. So… we need more money.”
And Canada, true and loyal country that it is, kept footing the bill. And Weapon X kept on chugging, giving bionic enhancements and healing factors to the clinically insane. Now that’s good government.
Playing with Brushes
An experiment with the iPod Touch and "Brushes." A blue alien eye in a pink alien face.
Columbia A1910
Don’t Go Out With Him Tonight – Billy Williams. 5.6 MB mp3 file.
Molly McIntyre – Billy Williams. 6 MB mp3 file.
A couple of novelty songs from Billy Williams, recorded in 1916. This guy has a habit of wandering off into a sort of spoken-word fugue in the middle of an otherwise ordinary song. It’s probably intentional, but he still sounds half-drunk when he does it.
Only the Lonely
This week’s comic is a little late, but it was worth it to have the letterhead designed for future use…
Columbia A2665
You’ll Find Old Dixieland In France – Van and Schenck, 4.1 MB mp3 file.
When Tony Goes Over The Top – Van and Schenck, 4 MB mp3 File.
Ok, these files are the first to get the Warning! Potentially Racist Lyrics label. The first one, “You’ll Find Old Dixieland In France” is nothing special – a tune about how many people from the South are serving in the Army in WW I. The second one though… Wow… It’s about an Italian-American barber serving in the trenches. He’s obviously the hero of the song, but the nicknames they use for the guy are incredibly cringe-inducing.
Moving Day
The folks in this week’s comic have something happening that is usually quite loud.
Victor 19752
Funny – Jack Shilkret’s Orchestra, 6.5 MB mp3 file.
Croon a Little Lullaby – International Novelty Orchestra, 6.1 MB mp3 file.
Continuing with the hits of 1925. This is where the potential controversy starts up. The first track, “Funny” is nothing terribly unusual – the high frequency sounds are kind of muddied by the digital noise reduction, which is kind of a pity. Still, it’s better than ear-splitting swathes of scratching noise. The second one, “Croon a Little Lullaby” is full of the whole post-Civil-War reminiscing about a South that didn’t actually exist. It’s not quite bad enough to warrant a Warning! Potentially Racist Lyrics notice. It’s just kind of tacky.
Pinchy Produce
You can find this week’s comic in either the fresh fruit or seafood section of your local grocer.