Day 3367 - Reading "The Dead Zone" - 08.09.20

 Today has been a nice relaxing day.  Yesterday afternoon I went for a walk and I stopped by a thrift store.  It had a sign out in front that said record albums ¢10.  I ended up being there for well over an hour going through their boxes and I ended up buying 119 records.  Some those were 78s and 45s, but mostly it was albums.  I bought some religious records from mostly artists I had never heard of, but for ¢10 it was worth the gamble, and then I got all sorts of other things from pop, to rap, to jazz and easy listening.  I spent the rest of yesterday going through most of those records sampling the songs and when I found one I really liked I would digitize it.  I did that until about 1:30 in the morning.  So when I woke up early this morning I had about an hour and twenty minutes of tracks to put into a mix.  So after breakfast that is what I did.  24 hours earlier I had no idea that I would have this mountain of new music and an interesting new mix of music to share with people.  Once that was done I watch "I Was A Teenage Zombie" and took a nap. I got up around 3PM and listened to a bunch of the Al Hirt records I picked up and read The Dead Zone.  What a great day.  This is something I saw today.

Day 3366 - Eggplant Parmesan - 08.08.20

 This morning I got up early and finished up putting artwork on the Christmas mix tracks.  And then I had breakfast and made a a dish of Eggplant Parmesan which should do me for a few days of meals.  This is something I saw today.

Day 3365 - Brenda Lee "10 Golden Years" LP - 08.07.20

 I started this morning off with a little Brenda Lee.  This is a greatest hits sort fo compilation of her early hits.  When my kids were young I played this record a lot.  This morning when I was playing the record my son walked in and said "I haven't heard that in a while."  It was a good morning of tunes.  This is something I saw today.

Day 3364 - Hank Locklin "Original Country And Western Stars" - 08.06.20

 Today I pulled out a couple country records.  I went digging in the shelf for L'il Abner and near the musicals I also have my country records.  So I pulled this Hank Locklin record out with some Brenda Lee.  I listened to the "L'il Abner" and the Hank Locklin this evening. I'm saving the Brenda Lee for tomorrow.  This record contains a lot of early recordings by Hank Locklin.  From my reading I gather that these were recordings that were originally released on 78 and then repackaged here.  This is something I saw today.

Day 3363 - Twin Peaks Soundtrack LP - 08.05.20

 Today I listened to the Twin Peaks soundtrack.  It truly is one of my favorites of all time.  This is something I saw today.

Day 3362 - Fish Head - 08.04.20

 This afternoon we watched Godzilla Vs. Hedorah.  This film has some pretty trippy imagery.  This dancing person with a fish mask is just one example.  This is something I saw today.

Day 3361 - Shatner On "The Outer Limits" - 08.03.20

Today at lunch my wife and I watched some Outer Limits.   We finished watching the episode "Soldier" (we watched the first half yesterday at lunch) which has a striking resemblance to "The Terminator" and then the next episode had William Shatner.  It was also excellent.  This is something I saw today.

Day 3360 - Star Wars Chewbacca X Barbie Doll - 08.02.20

This is my wife's birthday present.  Her birthday isn't for a few more week's so she can't open it yet, though she obviously knows what it is.  This is something I saw today.

Day 3359 - David Lynch "The Big Dream" - 08.01.20

This evening I threw on some David Lynch while I read some of "The Dead Zone."  It was a good combination.  About three songs in my wife asked who is this?  I told her it was David Lynch and she said "I thought so, but I didn't want to say that."  He does have a distinctive voice  This is something I saw today.

Day 3358 - Led Zeppelin "In Through The Out Door" - 07.31.20

Today I listened to "In Through The Out Door."  It was something I saw today.

Day 3357 - Lesley Gore "The Golden Hits Of Lesley Gore" - 07.30.20

Today I listened to some Lesley Gore.  I listened to side two twice because it kicks off with "You Don't Own Me" which is an awesome track.  The opening piano riff is super dramatic and sort of ominous.  I love it.  This is something I saw today.

Day 3356 - The Grassroots "Let's Live For Today" - 07.29.20

I picked this record up off the shelf this afternoon.  I wasn't sure if I had every really listened to it.  Chances are I popped it on whenever I bought it, but I couldn't remember.  As it turns out it is a decent record.  The track "Let's Live For Today" I did know and it a stand out track.  Yet another record I'd like to digitize and have on my computer as well.  This is something I saw today.

Day 3355 - Baja Marimba Band "Do You Know The Way To San Jose?" - 07.28.20

This morning I listened to this record twice.  There is a track on side two called "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" that caught me off guard.  It starts off very much how you'd expect a track from The Baja Marimba Band, but somewhere in the middle or back half of the song all these trippy sounds start to infect the song.  I sat there listening thinking "what is going on?" in the best possible way.  After listening to side two I had to relisten again just for that track.  I then listened to side one again.  I need to get this record into the computer.  I really would like to put that track into a mix somewhere.  This is something I saw today.

Day 3354 - 1500 Piece Lego Set - 07.27.20

Today when my wife went shopping at Costco she and my son decided it would be fun to have some Legos around to play with to pass the time.  They were actually pretty cheap.  It is amazing how inexpensive they can be when they aren't some licensed them set like Star Wars.  I think these will be fun.  This is something I saw today.

Day 3353 - Son Of Godzilla - 07.26.20

This evening was a very lazy day with lots of movie watching.  After watching "M*A*S*H", "The Clock" and "Judy" we ended the day with some absolute cinematic joy, "Son Of Godzilla."  This is something I saw today.

Day 3352 - Star Wars Puzzle - 07.25.20

Today we went to Target in search of Diet Dr. Pepper.  It was a bust.  We can't find it anywhere.  While we were there at Target we did pick up a Star Wars puzzle, which seems like it will be fun.  This is something I saw today.

Day 3351 - Vallarta Taqueria Panderia Tortilleria - 07.24.20

Today at lunch we went to Vallarta to pick up some fresh tortillas and a few other supplies.  We had chicken mole this evening.  This is a cart return in the parking lot.  This is something I saw today.

Day 3350 - Dracula Card - 07.23.20

I love that Dracula exists in the Marvel Universe.  I have a bunch of the old Tomb Of Dracula issues and I have the 4 volumes of Essential Tomb of Dracula that collect all of the old issues.  This is s trading card from 1992.  This is something I saw today.

Day 3349 - Coriky LP - 07.22.20

My Coriky record arrived in the mail yesterday and I instantly put it on and listened to it a couple times.  It was still on the turntable this morning.  I like the nice note that came with the record.  They are so nice over at Dischord.  By the way, if anyone is looking for some music with some substance to it, I can't recommend this record highly enough.  Good stuff.  This is something I saw today.

Day 3348 - Criterion Godzilla Blu-ray Collection The Showa Era Films, 1954-1975 - 07.21.20

This weekend while I was watching Godzilla movies I looked up the Criterion collection on Amazon and saw that it was half off.  I immediately ordered it and it arrived today.  The packaging in glorious.  It comes as a nice coffee table book.  I was so giddy with excitement as I thumbed through it today.  "Godzilla Vs. Mothra" is first up from the collection.  It is one of my favorites, and could actually be my favorite.  This is something I saw today.

Day 3347 - King Kong The Original Motion Picture Score - 07.20.20

Yesterday I watched "King Kong Vs. Godzilla" and so when I was looking for a record to play this morning, this one stood out as a must listen.  This is something I saw today.

Day 3346 - Koyaanisqatsi Life Out Of Balance LP - 07.19.20

Today I thew on the score to "Koyaanisqatsi" while I read Stephen King's "The Dead Zone."  It was a nice combination.  This is something I saw today.

Day 3345 - Godzilla Vs. The Cosmic Monster - 07.18.20

Now this is a perfect way to spend a Saturday afternoon.  Let the monster battle begin!  This is something I saw today.

Day 3344 - Some Eighties Records - 07.17.20

This afternoon I threw on a few records from the eighties.  Some John Waite which for some reason made me want to listen to some Night Ranger.  This is something I saw today.

Day 3343 - The Honeymooners Game - 07.16.20

Can't remember If I have photographed this game before.  There is a good chance that I have.  I saw it in the closet today and thought it was worthy of a picture today even if I have done it before.  This is something I saw today.

Day 3342 - More Of The Monkees - 07.15.20

Today I listened to some Monkees.  I haven't listened to any of their music in a long time.  They sounded great.  This record has "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" which is one of my favorite Monkees songs.  It also has a few other great tracks featuring Mickey Dolenz like "She", "Mary, Mary" and "I'm A Believer"  This is something I saw today.

Day 3341 - Paper Alice In Wonderland - 07.14.20

This is Alice in paper form.  This is something I saw today.

Day 3340 - Culture Club "Kissing To Be Clever" - 07.13.20

I listened to this record one and a half times today.  I listened to side one twice.  "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?" kicks off side one and it sounds great.  I had to listen to it twice.  This is something I saw today.

Day 3339 - Big Cute Eyes - 07.12.20

Baby Yoda's eyes are so big and cute.  We rewatched the first six episodes of The Mandalorian today.  This is something I saw today.

Day 3338 - Black Sabbath "Black Sabbath" - 07.11.20

Today I threw Black Sabbath on the old record player.  Nothing like some dark and scary music on a Saturday afternoon.

Day 3337 - Masks - 07.10.20

Here are a bunch of my masks next to the window so they can sit in the sun.  This is something I saw today.

Day 3336 - Nate At Dinner - 07.09.20

This was my son at the dinner table this evening.  This is something I saw today.

Day 3335 - Svengoolie - 07.08.20

I ordered this Svengoolie doll for father's day.  It came while I was out of town.  He looks great, with the exception of his hat which is too small for his head.  This is something I saw today.

Day 3334 - Retro Doritos Bag - 07.07.20

I bought this bag in Arizona.  I lived the retro bag and especially the old Doritos logo.  This is something I saw today.

Day 3333 - Clint Eastwood Mural In Banning - 07.06.20

This morning while waiting for our car to be fixed we waled over to a great restaurant called Gramma's Country Kitchen.  It was excellent and I highly recommend it.  Along the way I spotted this mural on the side of a barber shop.  I took note and once the car was fixed I drove back over so I could take this photo.  This is something I saw today.

Day 3332 - Baby Yoda And A Bag Of Ice - 07.05.20

Today when traveling back to California we did our usual stop at the Flying J for gas.  I was taking some photos of Baby Yoda and the ice delivery guy asked me if I wanted to take a photo of Baby Yoda with a bag of ice.  Of course I said yes.  So we took this photo on the back of his truck.  And then the nice guy gave us the bag of ice.  We put is in our cooler.  This was handy because a couple hours later our car broke down.  After a couple hours in the desert heat our car was towed into Banning, California.  We ended up having to get a motel room to stay the night because our car cant' be fixed until tomorrow.  Once we finally settled in, it was nice to have some very cold drink all thanks to this bag of ice.  This is something I saw today.

Day 3331 - Gaetano - 07.04.20

This is my nephew's son again.  He new sits still and so capturing a photo that is crisp and in focus has been a challenge.  This one the focus on his eye is rock solid and looks great.  I also like the bounced light from underneath. This is something I saw today.

Day 3330 - Please No Photos - 07.03.20

This is my nephew's wife.  She asked me to take some photos for her for her instagram account.  At the very end I had this idea for a this photo as if she didn't want her photo taken, but where you could still see her eyes.  I am really happy with the way it came out.  This is something I saw today.

Day 3329 - Confused - 07.02.20

This is my nephew's son.  He loves dinosaurs.  I took a lot of photos of him today.  I love his confused expression here.  This is something I saw today.

Day 3328 - Tom Filichia's Subscription Book - 07.01.20

This is an old subscription book of my father's.  The Cougars was his club or gang in high school.  This was a book of numbers that were like selling raffle tickets.  The numbers were pretty much all in here, so it doesn't look like he sold many.  This is something I saw today.