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Otokichi

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  1. It's till 3/13 out here, but I'm sure that 3/14 will arrive to be celebrated. Press PLAY to learn "The Pi Song.";)
  2. I'd seen this posted on YouTube for a while, but preferred to look at other videos. It's late at night and a Rapper just discovered Billy Joel's "Piano Man," and it's cool rainy night. "Piano Man" brought me down, so it was time to see what Fil of "Wings of Pegasus" had to say about this cover. Press PLAY if you're a Karen Carpenter fan, you won't be disappointed.;)
  3. It's 1982 and it's Spring Break or just before Summer and you want to "play your own kind of music," how do you do that? Techmoan to the rescue, with a Sony cassette player that spreads "the music all around." Press PLAY if you want to be exposed to Matt's portable Karaoke machine! As usual, the secretary is out to lunch and doesn't know anything about your shenanigans...;)
  4. Our Canadian Chinese movie commentator put up a poll and guess what won. Press PLAY if you want to know what a Meme in Chinese language movies look like. Would you believe that you can kill an enemy with an insult? Swearing in Taiwan Chinese is...smoother? Chinese SmartPhone art is something else...;)
  5. How goes the state of "Star Trek" fan fiction tales? Press PLAY to see what can de done in less than 30 minutes on a tight budget. Note: This tale was a "Dave Cullen" recommendation.
  6. A Daily Wire correspondent interviews actor/writer/director David Mamet, who has choice things to say about newspaper reviews of his plays and the desire for audiences to hear a story told, not a "Cod Liver Oil" lecture. Press PLAY at your discretion, it may change your mind about the world today.
  7. After ten years, the tale can be told. "Techmoan" presents Part Three of "the tape recorders of 'Mission: Impossible"! Press PLAY if you want to find out more about the Concord F-20 reel-to-reel tape recorder that appeared from 1966-1972. This recording will self-destruct in 10 seconds because The Secretary is on her lunch break...;)
  8. Are you a fan of bird calls? No? Techmoan has something that will pique your disinterest. In an nondescript box, he found a set of 1970 recordings for bird brains. Is Techmona doing it right? Press PLAY to find out about 1970 Audible Audubon recordings that will tantalize your cat!
  9. Those "Chatty Kathy" dolls had a tiny record and playback mechanism inside, back in the first half of the 20th century. "Techmoan" has accepted his current Mission: Impossible, to get these tiny records to play on a 1970's Action Man Field Radio player. Press PLAY to find out what secret messages are to be found on "Chatty Kathy"! As usual, if "Techmoan" is caught or killed during his mission, The Secretary will disavow any knowledge of such activity...
  10. It's Saturday morning, time for another "Techmoan" Tech video. Did you ever hear about "MQA-CD"? Me neither, by that time, in the early 2000s, music CD sales were about to take a death dive. "Media streaming services" offered EVERYTHING recorded "at any time/all the time" without the "clutter of physical media." Back in 2018, "Techmoan" looked at MQA-CD and found that the decoders and players were only available at "Audiophile Prices" (Thousands of Pounds Sterling, of course.;) Recordings of this latest "better than regular CD" format were available only in Japan. Flash forward to today, hardware and music CD prices have flattened out, but the format appears to have "only historical interest." Press PLAY to find out about the "tempest in a teacup" Internet battle for tech information and sound comparisons...if you dare...
  11. "Serenity" didn't answer enough questions about the "Firefly 'verse"? Here's a look at a fan fiction movie for Browncoats who assert: "Can't Stop The Signal." Press PLAY if you want to see a fan fiction movie that outdoes the Disney Company's Dumpster Fires...;)
  12. Disney's "Steamboat Willie" has spawned a number of interesting "variations on a theme." However, this pales in comparison to the days when IP copyrights were frequently ignored, resulting in unique local takes on pirated characters. Press PLAY to find out about "Turkish Star Wars," "Filipino Batman," and other Asian takes on Hollywood and Tokyo...
  13. Submitted for your amusement, outtakes, deleted scenes, goofy video, and a "Firefly" cast reunion. Remember: Every time a viewer (YouTube or video) falls in love with "Firefly," a Fox TV executive falls off the Nakatomi Plaza building. Press PLAY to get ready for a fun weekend...;)
  14. Submitted for a chuckle or two, in several languages. Part way through Wendy Corduroy's Teen gang's exploration of the abandoned "Dusk 2 Dawn" store, Mabel comes across "Do Not Sell" candy, gobbles it and "gets spacey." Press PLAY if Winter 2024 is getting you down...
  15. Submitted for your entertainment, UK Post Office slide show+audio from the 1980's! In a dramatic first, "Techmoan" had fewer-than-usual problems getting this imported-from-Germany unit to work. Press PLAY to see what your loose change would get you at the Post Office...
  16. The original "Star Wars" movie is about to turn 46 years old. How many of these trivia bits do you know? Press PLAY if you don't have anything better to do or if the local TV station insists on broadcasting the "sequel trilogy.";)
  17. Submitted for Comedy or Truth, Paul Chato, A former network TV executive, hacked the security cameras at Walt Disney company and reveals what "Igor the Bob" does behind closed doors. Press PLAY to find out why Disney keeps making Dumpster Fire movies, if you dare!;) That "Springtime For Hitler" song
  18. Matt found this modern background music player set in 2022, but put it aside, since it might require a subscription to operate. It's now 2024, and "Techmoan" decides to power up the little box. Does the music play in random order over time? Press PLAY to find out what Imagesound put on the 16GB SD card.
  19. Would you turn "Rover" and his pack of Canids into super soldiers to fight Human wars? Let us count the ways that could happen, outside of David Brin's "Uplift series." Press PLAY if you're curious about how animals on Earth could be "messed with" to suit our needs...
  20. The Critical Drinker opened this video with "the absolute clown show that is modern Hollywood," then put the spotlight on a modern hero, Nicholas Winton, played in old age by Anthony Hopkins. If you can't find the movie, I've read that there's a "This Life" video about Nicholas Winton in a TV studio, surrounded by the former children he saved from the Nazis in 1938 Czechoslovakia. 1988 "This Life" segment on Nicholas Winton
  21. Winds are blowing from the South, clouds, heavy rain and humid conditions will rule for several days. With this depressing local weather report, here's something to "keep your sunny side up." Press PLAY if local weather conditions have got you "down in the dumps..."
  22. Submitted for your amusement, the last Tefifon, the Model KC4. What will "Techmoan" find in this very well packed box of wonder? Press PLAY if you don't mind hearing a Stereo playback machine "do Mono.";)
  23. The Honest Treilers crew is off on holiday, so here's a tuneful(?) medley of songs mocking movies of the past. Press PLAY if you want to get a "freeze dried" version of "Les Miserables" and other pretentious movies ...;)
  24. Just when you thought that Olan Rogers' "Final Space" was toast after it's Netflicks run, here's something that may have a familiar look and feel. Press PLAY if you want to believe that this Kickstarter project can fly...
  25. On the 25th anniversary of Eva Cassidy's performance at Blues Alley, members of her band gathered at Blues Alley to remember what she did on stage with Standards and songs she liked (and made her own). Press PLAY to see her on stage "before her overnight success."
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