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101: The One About The Pokemon

earl@thelogbook.com (Earl Green) — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 02:50:52 +0000

In which our intrepid host launches a new podcast that has absolutely no central focus or reason to exist, and promptly gets hooked on Pokemon Go. Also, Star Trek: Discovery news. (40:59)

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Now available in print and for Kindle: WARP!1, the latest book from your podcast host, Earl Green, covering classic Star Trek on TV, in movies, as animation, and other Gene Roddenberry projects from the ’60s and ’70s. You can also buy this book as part of theLogBook.com’s Big Geeky eBook Bundle for only $15 through the end of 2016!

102: The One About The Rogues

earl@thelogbook.com (Earl Green) — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 13:16:54 +0000

A lot sooner than expected, it’s a solid hour of geeking out about all the things there are to love about Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, along with a stroll down memory lane into Star Wars memories past. (1:02:02)

Get well soon, Carrie Fisher. If any of my circuits or gears will help, I’ll gladly donate them.

Right-click here and “save as” to save to your gigantic Imperial hard drive or your comlink, which suddenly glows in this movie for no readily apparent reason.

Links:

A Force To Be Reckoned With – 1977 theatrical premiere dates
Red Leader / Gold Leader article (Radio Times)
CGI Tarkin article (Daily Variety)
More CGI Tarkin (New York Times)

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103: Hidden Figures and the Story of a Space Case

earl@thelogbook.com (Earl Green) — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 08:00:08 +0000

If you don’t want to hear about space, this is not the podcast for you. This month, I tell you what there was to like about Hidden Figures (spoiler: a lot of things), and reveal the perhaps slightly embarrassing movie tie-in that turned a young sci-fi nut into a lifelong lover of space exploration. Spend an hour spacing out with me. (53:17)

Not mentioned in this podcast because they happened after the recording date: Peter Capaldi leaving Doctor Who, the Star Trek: Axanar lawsuit settlement and the death of John Hurt. I simply ran out of time to record an add-on for the news section, so we’ll discuss these at a later date.

Right-click here and “save as” to save to the open space on your space audio device. Space.

With Apollo-Soyuz Test Project astronauts (from left) Thomas Stafford and Vance Brand, and cosmonaut Valeri Kubasov (1935-2014), at the 2005 ASTP reunion at the Stafford Air & Space Museum in Weatherford, Oklahoma. Read more of my memories about the event here.

The Voyagers will not return.

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You have this book to blame for this entire site, podcasts and all.

104: Bulletin Board Systems

earl@thelogbook.com (Earl Green) — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 06:18:26 +0000

Parlez-vous ATDT15014521700? In the days before the internet, there was the BBS…and for some weird and probably unhealthy reason, your host wanted to run one of his own. A tale replete with BBSs, MIBs, not nearly enough +++ATH0, and numerous other unfortunate abbreviations. (1:15:38)

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SpaceX sends something to the International Space Station and it’s not me

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SpaceX is sending someone to the moon and it’s also not me
Star Trek: Discovery might premiere before SpaceX sends someone to the moon
Congratulations, Earth! It’s a craton!
Verity Podcast
The Proud Ancient History of theLogBook.com
If you like this edition of the podcast, you need to read “Commodork” by Rob “Flack” O’Hara.
If you don’t believe that I actually edited D.C. Fontana and Norman Spinrad that one time, get a copy of “Boarding The Enterprise” and see for yourself.
Batman ’66 action figures (via the Retroist)
Chiptune cover tunes by Kasatochi

Me, BBS’ing. A recent photo. You can’t unsee it. (If y’all sign up as patrons, I promise I’ll never post anything like this again.)

105: Later Statements and Possible Warnings

earl@thelogbook.com (Earl Green) — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 10:09:25 +0000

Tornadic tales, from growing up vaguely worried in Tornado Alley, to taking shelter, to working the weather in TV and radio, to the big one that landed right down the street in 1996. Also, handy tips on how to do Tornado Alley weather when you cut the cord, and how to learn the lyrics to “One Night In Bangkok” over spring break. Stay tuned to Don’t Give This Tape To Earl for later statements and possible warnings. (1:27:13)

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BEHOLD, THE RED SCREEN OF DEATH! Alas, Scooby Doo, why hath thou forsaken me?

The one they call Terrible Tuesday!

TV news promo for special commemorating the 10th anniversasry of the 1996 Fort Smith tornado
(written and produced by…well…me)

The pre-doppler WSR-57 radar in action

Don’t worry about getting dirty, get yourself a shirty from Redbubble!

Who needs a “classic” when you can stick some delicious, delicious Pi in one of these?

Snapshot of Stormlab and the WeatherStar 4000 emulator taken live during recording

Links:

My somewhat low-res video grabs and digital photos of the 1996 tornado’s immediate aftermath, including the bent radio tower
From my blog: weather warning screens of the ’70s and early ’80s
Interwarn and StormLab
WeatherStar 4000 emulator
From my blog: setting up the WeatherStar 4000 emulator
From my blog: an Amazon affiliate once more!
From the LogBook: Wonder Woman Season 1, Sky, Raven, Chocky, and Ace Of Wands
Even if you don’t know Flack, Flack knows tornadoes.
In The Grand Theme Of Things: music from tornado movies
Arkadia Retrocade, the happiest place on Earth
One hears that this place makes a hard man humble
Chiptune cover tunes by Kasatochi

106: Are You Being Media Served?

earl@thelogbook.com (Earl Green) — Mon, 22 May 2017 02:27:57 +0000

Are you being media served? If not, why not? Who needs a media server, how do they set one up, and how do you organize it? Why is everyone so up in arms over the Star Trek: Discovery trailer? And why is a severe thunderstorm a really lousy place/time to record a podcast? The latest Don’t Give This Tape To Earl asks all these questions and waits patiently for the answers. (1:03:06)

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You could win these fabulous prizes!

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MHow to organize a media server, probably the hard way.

MQuite a few of these things are not like the other.

Holy descriptive filenames, Batman!

Lest there be any doubt about my internet connectivity…this happened not long after I finished recording. Thanks, thunderstorm.

My burgeoning collection of Voyager memorabilia gets a new addition or two.

Get Princess Leia’s Stolen Death Star Plans here. You don’t even have to be Jyn Erso.

Still undecided as to how to choose between survival or getting dirty? Our latest design (quoting from last month’s podcast) is still available from Redbubble!

My cats shredded my face.

(My face is doing better.)

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This tornado watch is for Oklahoma…and Earl.

How to train your droid, Little C style.

107: You Never Forget Your First Fandom

earl@thelogbook.com (Earl Green) — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 10:25:13 +0000

You never forget your first fandom – and in my case, that was the premiere of Star Trek: The Next Generation. See why this was completely different from Star Wars, and find out how many ways a science fiction TV series can change someone’s life (spoiler: a lot). A nostalgic trip to the final frontier. (1:11:46)

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Want to pre-order your Stranger Things action figures? Do it now in theLogBook.com Store!

Mr. Intellivision, Keith Robinson.

Congratulations to Kevin and David, who won these fabulous prizes!

A combadge, phaser and tricorder that have seen a lot of action since the Enterprise’s mission began.

On the right, my very well-worn 1987 Galoob die-cast Enterprise-D. On the left, my somewhat newer Eaglemoss Enterprise-D.

Okay, yours is bigger: a significantly larger model of the Enterprise-D at the now-extinct Star Trek: The Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton.

Okudagrams make everything better. Even pinball.

Your host, as a much younger man, with Star Trek: The Experience’s Ferengi waiter.

Hungry for more Trek talk? Stick around this fall when Discovery premieres.

Vinyl’s place is in…the…kitchen?

Ermahgerd, BABY HIPPO!!

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King Tut rules the arcade.

108: Ladies’ Night

earl@thelogbook.com (Earl Green) — Sun, 01 Oct 2017 22:07:09 +0000

The missing August episode! The new Doctor Who is a woman. The lead of the new Star Trek series is a woman. The new Jedi apprentice is a woman. Why is this a problem for some people? Why is this threatening to some people? Also: loads of news and reviews, a Pokestop in my back yard, thoughts on getting old, and help wanted. (51:21)

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Up against the wall, Atari. (Get your Art Of Atari Poster Collection in theLogBook.com Store.)

I’d like that with a side order of Paw Patrol, please. (Get your Twin Peaks action figures in theLogBook.com Store.)

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There are some minor audio quality issues resulting from an incorrect polar setting on my microphone (let’s blame cats or little fingers for this one). Considering that this show was finished on a different computer than the one that it started on, it’s a minor miracle if that and the delay are the only problems.

109: The Final Battle!

earl@thelogbook.com (Earl Green) — Sat, 28 Oct 2017 21:35:26 +0000

Halloween weekend special! What, you think you can just walk back in the door after all this time and just…sit there…and podcast? Well…yes, I can. It’s my show. And it’s about a glut of decent sci-fi shows and a glut of little video games and a glut of Porgs. Mustn’t forget the Porgs. (44:31)

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Bears and Babies and Constellations. They’re what’s for dinner.

Who will win – Star Trek: Discovery or…

…The Orville, or…

…The Tick, or…

…The Gifted, or…

…Red Dwarf XII?

Spoiler: Porgs like Captain Lorca best.

World’s Tiniest Arcade Games. They’re what’s for dinner. Get yours here.

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Of course, the winner is actually…

…The Farthest. Voyager. It’s what’s for dinner.

Porgs. They’re what’s for dinner.

110: In, Through and Beyond

earl@thelogbook.com (Earl Green) — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 21:11:10 +0000

This is not a drill! The Black Hole: guilty pleasure or maligned masterpiece? Maybe it’s somewhere in between. And maybe it’s a means of pointlessly scaring the crap out of a seven-year-old. Plus, year-end roundups of science and wonderfully geeky merch, a discussion of Star Trek Continues’ final and finest hour, and any excuse to subject you to the theme from Star Cops. (79:03)

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Gotta admire anyone who’s gonna unashamedly, unironically copy the Bohemian Rhapsody video

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Mighty Jupiter (image processed by Kevin McGill).

Behold the Cloak of Geekitude, featuring missions to the aforementioned mighty Jupiter.

Behold the Porgs of Jupiter!

Behold the Green Christmas tree, decorated by myself and the Little Green Men!

Behold the tiny Pac-Man games hidden in the Green Christmas tree!

Behold the tiny shoot-’em-up games hidden in the Green Christmas tree!

Behold the droids of indeterminate size hidden in the Green Christmas tree!

Behold the tiny starships hidden in the Green Christmas tree!

Classic Kenner vinyl car graphics courtesy of Rick Alsop at LeftCoast Graphics

Corridors, occupied by robots. That’s peak ’70s sci-fi right there.

201: Major Sci-Fi Franchise Polka Party!

earl@thelogbook.com (Earl Green) — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 08:59:52 +0000

Second movement! Did you miss us? A lengthy, low-key, late-night ramble through the latest sci/tech/space exploration news, thoughts on Star Trek: Discovery, Black Mirror, The Last Jedi, Stargate Origins, and the Doctor Who Christmas episode, news from New York Toy Fair, what we found under the tree in 2017, and why I’m moving to Utah this summer. (99:00)

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We like Porgs.

We like books, at least one of which may also contain Porgs. (Others contain hippos.)

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I need to get my paws on these damned dirty apes (and mutants) ASAP.

Dying of digital dysentery all over again while diving into a deep space disc.

If only we had kept David Odgen Stiers mint on his original card. (On display at Arkadia Retrocade.)

Next time on Don’t Give This Tape To Earl…

202: Odd Jobs

earl@thelogbook.com (Earl Green) — Sat, 17 Nov 2018 21:27:14 +0000

Fall Preview Special! Live (at the time it was recorded) from Utah! An even longer-than-usual ramble about moving, working, not working, working some more, getting shot at (while working), playing impressive new Atari homebrew games, looking forward to an expanding galaxy of Star Wars and Star Trek spinoffs on TV, recent developments in space exploration, and why neither Doctor Who nor anything is being “ruined by the SJWs”. Really. (2:05:35)

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The room where it is strongly hoped that it will all happen (still a work in progress).

Voyager 2 is outta here. Really, can you blame it?

Just think, if you were a Patreon subscriber, you could be thumbing through the 12 pages of show notes that led to the two hours of podcast!

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Five cats. One dog. Two kids. One hotel room. Six weeks.

The Mandalorian’s gonna be great, folks.

Now there are more of the World’s Tiniest Arcade Games.

Now there are more of the World’s Tiniest Porgs.

Next time on Don’t Give This Tape To Earl…

How much time did I put into a ridiculously detailed cover image that would have to be shrunk down beyond all recognition before remembering that I’d done one for this topic before packing up the computer and leaving Arkansas? Trust me, you don’t want to know. Unless, of course, you do. (Don’t worry, I used it on the show notes cover.)

301: How To Make A Uniquely Wisconsin Sci-Fi Channel

earl@thelogbook.com (Earl Green) — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 21:58:24 +0000

Both wacky and invasive! Another considerably over-length stroll through memory lane; this time, instead of the odd jobs, a very candid and personal discussion of possibly the one and only job where I was ever firing on all cylinders. Also: lots of musings on a Star Trek Section 31 series (including how it might actually work), a wrap-up of the thirteenth Doctor’s first season on Doctor Who, the Orville, Short Treks, and soundtracks, plus some shutdown shout-outs, an attack of the killer gall bladder, and much more. (2:37:37)

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The Pharis Wheel: transmitters, Woody! Low-power transmitters as far as the eye can see! E-mail us at CompuServe! (Copy of one of the original TARGA files for a legal ID done on a computer intended to provide weather graphics.)

Continue to e-mail us at CompuServe! IN SPAAAAACE! (Copy of another of the original TARGA files for a legal ID done on a computer intended to provide weather graphics.)

Do you want to build a sports-oriented TV station? It doesn’t have to be a sports-oriented TV station.

A spot that nobody asked for that kind of changed my life:

The Invasion begins!

The original UPN 32 Prime Time Invasion logo by Jody Frase; copy of the original graphic file.

…and the football you rode in on, Green Bay!

My desk in the promo group office on the second floor. Lots of laughs were had here. Looks like some pink grapefruit juice was being swilled here too. My dietary choices at the time were…not recommended.

True fact: I keep this very, very well-worn piece of paper around to remind me that…hey, we did it. Maybe that makes me as sad as Al Bundy humping the leg of his high school football victory years after the fact, but still.

Once the Invasion was established, the “lineup” spots for each night were spruced up a bit. Holy cow, we were kind of a hit.

How to plan an Invasion (or pretty much anything else): this dry erase board was how we kept track of whether or not we had current promos for a given show. Promos might be missing for a variety of reasons – the control room might have missed a satellite feed, or, in some cases when a syndication vendor was giving up on a show, they’d stop bothering with episodic spots.

Pretty awesome spot from early 1999, promoting Deep Space Nine (but riffing on The Phantom Menace trailer):

“Production Room B” – when you didn’t necessarily need the Avid. Usually used to edit local station tags on syndicator-provided promos for various shows.

The WACY “Windows” campaign that only its mother (father?) could love; keep in mind, with all the references to “loading” and “streaming” shows (which is precisely what happens now), this was in 1999:

(In the KPBI/KFDF production room with that rack of production equipment that included the Amiga 4000/Video Toaster 4000 stack. Back where it all started.)

Links:

Those books about Doctor Who I’ve written? And that very funny Fatherhood, Fandom and Fading Out book? They’re in theLogBook.com Store!
UPN – or at least its sci-fi and related programming – lives on in theLogBook Episode Guides. (To be expanded upon when I get those Deadly Games and Seven Days DVDs…)
WACY is still around, incidentally…complete with a very brief mention of having carried “UPN programming and several children’s programs”…but not one word about its brief reign as a fast-rising local sci-fi channel. Guess I’m the only one proud of that, huh?
But Logopedia remembers WACkY 32.
My review of the book Season Finale: The Unexpected Rise and Fall of the WB and UPN, required reading for those who want the inside dirt on the late 20th century’s version of the DuMont Network.
Come to think of it, there’s an excellent book about the actual DuMont Network too.
Music by Jahzzar

302: A Man Of Action (Figures)

earl@thelogbook.com (Earl Green) — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 08:44:57 +0000

Now with kung fu action grip! A seven-year-old playing with action figures? Totally normal. Same kid picking up the collecting bug at 17 and keeping it alive (budget permitting) at 47? That’s where people start demanding explanations. A quick stroll down toy-collecting memory lane, encompassing both Star Wars figures and many others I’ve collected down through the years, plus you get to hear my psychoanalyzing my aforementioned collecting bug in real time…the results are a little surprising. And long-winded. Remember to save your proof of purchases so you can find out who’s the Bossk around here. (1:55:39)

Right-click here and “save as” for best quality, because it’s gonna sound like crap when you hear it from a Commtech chip.

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Part of the “packaged wall” and the “ELO wall”. Two great tastes that taste great together.

Part of what shall forever be known as the Andrew Wester collection (thanks, Andrew!), which kinda started this whole thing of “What if I start leaving them in the packaging and display them that way?”

Even calling a place a “Death Star” kind of casts a pall on things; help your crew relax with some cheaply installed mood lighting.

For the lack of a first-floor trash compactor, my Death Star has a parking garage. Federation shuttles, light cycles, unlucky prisoners who happen to be pugs in track suits, all are welcome…

…and there’s even valet parking for Batmobiles.

E.T. undergoes Combat training. We’ll surely escape from the Death Star in a Flash.

Meanwhile, on another shelf, the arcade’s hoppin’. Of course the Stranger Things kids are hogging Dig Dug, but who knew that ROM the Space Knight was a Galaxian guy? And who’s got the next game of Galaga when the Metaluna Mutant’s done?

Now there’s a band.

The Character Options Doctor Who figures are best displayed by the light shining through a vintage 1993 Doctor Who pinball backglass. Trust me on this.

302B: An All-Star Tribute To Baby Yoda

earl@thelogbook.com (Earl Green) — Sat, 28 Dec 2019 21:08:56 +0000

D’aaaaaaawwwwwww! Following up on the previous installment of This Tape, some ruminations on what’s been on TV lately, including Apple TV’s For All Mankind, The Mandalorian over on Disney+, and anticipation for the new season of Doctor Who and that Star Trek: Picard series. (This somewhat short show was recorded shortly after Thanksgiving, and so doesn’t reflect the latest episodes of any of the series discussed. It was originally made available to Patreon supporters in early December.) (40:12)

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401: A Warp-Speed (Podcast) Survey of Early Star Trek Video Games

earl@thelogbook.com (Earl Green) — Sat, 02 May 2020 11:29:15 +0000

Welcome aboard, Captain! Star Trek video games didn’t arise from the glory years of the franchise, but during its wilderness years. This audio version of a recent theLogBook.com livestream traces the development of both licensed and unlicensed Star Trek and computer games, and the beginning of the modern age of the franchise as a gaming IP. (1:02:23)

Right-click here and “save as” to store this podcast to your communicator. (Ask Scotto if it doesn’t work.)

This is an edited-down version of my recent YouTube video (itself a recorded version of a livestream that ran into serious technical issues), and I got more than one comment that a podcast version of this would be welcome. I savagely edited down the game play segments for the podcast, since you really don’t get anything by listening to long stretches of game sounds with limited discussion or description – by editing out long stretches of purely visual stuff from the video, as well as knocking out random cat attacks, I was able to knock half an hour off of the video version, which can be seen below:

Links:

Those books about Doctor Who and Star Trek that I’ve written? And that very funny Fatherhood, Fandom and Fading Out book? They’re in theLogBook.com Store!
Feel free to help out via Patreon, Ko-Fi, or even the ol’ Amazon Wish List
There are also lots of new things in our Redbubble Store, including new face masks!
Music by Jahzzar

402: 2020 Regional Self-Isolation Champion

earl@thelogbook.com (Earl Green) — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 08:48:24 +0000

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH: 2020, am I right? 2020. What I’ve been watching, listening to, and doing while trying to survive and stay sane in a year that was shaping up to be a bad one at the end of last year. Plus the usual waffling on about space missions and soundtracks and action figures and that sort of thing.(1:24:45)

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Show notes page: https://www.thelogbook.com/thistape/402-the-2020-show/

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A Dyer emergency: my current studio, such as it is.

Obi, toward the end. I miss my big stripey kitty.

Watching The Martian with kittehs. Down in front!

Populating Mars with digital Martians.

The absolute best configuration for an Artificial Sun fusion reactor in Surviving Mars.

Mars, terraformed: I bless the rain down in Chryse Planitiaaaaaaaaa…

A pretty decent little collection of VINCENT and BOB from The Black Hole if I do say so myself.

Real space robots: Perseverance and Hope reporting back to Earth.

Time to just give up and find a babysitting job.

403: Showrunner! The Home Game

earl@thelogbook.com (Earl Green) — Tue, 29 Dec 2020 09:19:49 +0000

Cut and Print: In yet another testament to the very strange way in which your host’s brain works, enjoy this introduction to Showrunner!: The Home Game – also known as outlining a nonexistent season of TV without actually writing out the episodes, or window shopping at the idea store. Also: what I’ve been reading, some space news, the usual waffling on about action figures and tiny arcade games, and some contrarian thoughts about the Mandalorian season finale. (1:06:49)

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Show notes page: https://www.thelogbook.com/thistape/403-showrunner-the-home-game/

The day the TURDIS arrived in Dyer

Random garden slugs appearing in the kitchen – all part of the Dyer emergency.

Links:

Those books about Doctor Who and Star Trek that I’ve written? And that very funny Fatherhood, Fandom and Fading Out book? They’re in theLogBook.com Store!
Feel free to help out via Patreon, Ko-Fi, or even the ol’ Amazon Wish List
There are also lots of new things in our Redbubble Store
Music by Jahzzar
Watch this space…no reason really.

The new studio taking shape in Fayetteville.

501: The Apple Episode

earl@thelogbook.com (Earl Green) — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 09:45:55 +0000

HGR2: You think I’m a pretty basic podcast host? Oh baby, I am totally a BASIC podcast host. It’s a memory core dump from the early days of Commodore PETs and the mighty Apple IIe-compatible Franklin ACE 1000, a journey back in time to the computers that made me fall in love with…well…computers. Also, the obligatory soundtrack, action figure, gaming, and TV mutterings, and maybe a hint as to why Phosphor Dot Fossils vanished for a little while. (1:19:55)

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Show notes page: https://www.thelogbook.com/thistape/501-applesode/

Watch your host play endless Apple II games on YouTube – Phosphor Dot Fossils will return in The Living Daylights.

For more memories specific to bulletin board systems, listen to episode 104: Bulletin Board Systems.

Actual photo of your host, a little while ago, jamming on the mighty Franklin ACE 2200, probably around 1986-87.

Links:

Those books about Doctor Who and Star Trek that I’ve written? And that very funny Fatherhood, Fandom and Fading Out book? They’re in theLogBook.com Store!
Feel free to help out via Patreon, Ko-Fi, or even the ol’ Amazon Wish List
There are also lots of new things in our Redbubble Store
Music by Jahzzar
Earl can also be heard on Sci-Fi 5 at the Roddenberry Podcast Network.

My dad, Earl Green Sr. (1924-2010), playing Frogger on the brand new ACE 1000, Christmas 1981.

502: The Binder of Babylon

earl@thelogbook.com (Earl Green) — Sun, 02 May 2021 07:45:29 +0000

Linking in from brown sector: Geeky ramblings are back, this time involving a show that’s making a minor – and well-deserved – comeback thanks to a much overdue facelift. And where this show is concerned, I was there, at the dawn of the nerd age of fankind… chronicling the show for myself with stuff that the studio sent out to the TV stations giving the series its original broadcast run. Does Babylon 5 still have things to say? Oh yes. Yes it does. Perhaps now more than ever. (1:44:32)

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Show notes page: https://www.thelogbook.com/thistape/502-the-binder-of-babylon/

Want to see inside the Binder of Babylon? Click the photo below. If you dare.

For more memories specific to WACY and its Prime Time Invasion programming block, listen to episode 301: How To Make A Uniquely Wisconsin Sci-Fi Channel.

Perseverance goes ZOOM! So. freakin’. nominal.

Anyone seen number one? A rogues’ gallery from this show’s action figure mentions…

The Marvel Legends Retro series also mentioned in this show’s action figure admiration rant…buy your own through the link below.

Links:

Those awesome Marvel Legends retro action figures? They’re in theLogBook.com Store!
Wandering Planet’s Kickstarter for The Prisoner action figures
What’s the deal with Axanar? Oh, holy crap…just go read this site. It’s a soap opera.
A better use of your time than going down the Axanar rabbit hole would be listening to these podcasts:
- I See Robots
- Saturday Frights and the Diary Of An Arcade Employee
- Flack’s podcasts (You Don’t Know Flack, Sprite Castle, Multiple Sadness)
- Atari 2600 Game By Game Podcast
- Half Measures Podcast
Feel free to help out via Patreon, Ko-Fi, or even the ol’ Amazon Wish List
There are also lots of cool things in our Redbubble Store
Music by Jahzzar
Earl can also be heard on Sci-Fi 5 at the Roddenberry Podcast Network.

Six actors in an elevator in one of the last scenes of Babylon 5. Only one of them is still alive.

KPBI Master Control, downtown Fort Smith, Arkansas, circa 1996-97.
This station does not still exist.

601: Captured

earl@thelogbook.com (Earl Green) — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 14:00:50 +0000

Reporting live from a quarter million miles out: Oof, it’s been a couple of minutes since I did one of these, hasn’t it? This is kind of a free-form ramble about everything – cats, life, more cats, a job I didn’t get, Marsquakes, shows, action figures, funky lights, and being in the same place all the time. Plus, the timeless wisdom of Apollo astronaut Ed Mitchell. (1:13:54)

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I’ll explain later

One of these days, Mars, POW! The white stuff are pieces of subsurface ice excavated and scattered by the impact. How cool is that? Well, it’s ice, so the answer is: very cool.

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