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Akai Reel to Reel Tape Recorder

So my girlfriends neighbor has been putting out free stuff on his front lawn for the past three weeks, some of it really good stuff, like new or barely used electronic equipment, and it’s become our own personal thrift shop. We stop and check it out every morning to see what he puts out because he’s been putting new stuff out everyday....

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K-Tel was Spotify in 1978

Anyone growing up in the 70’s and 80’s probably remembers seeing TV ads for the cheesy music compilations on vinyl and cassette - they were everywhere and encompassed all genres of music, and by far the most well-known company that produced those compilations was K-Tel Records, a Canadian company with offices in the U.S…

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Memories of Wuhan, China

It was strange to hear the name Wuhan, China in connection to the - at that time - mysterious virus that was decimating the city around the start of the new year. When I worked for Rare I did some work in Wuhan, China helping two of our agricultural partners develop a social impact marketing campaign….

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The Clips Time Forgot

One of the things I’ve been digging through while riding out the Coronavirus is my YOOOGE Youtube favorites folder. I have over 2,500 saved videos that date back from 2007 when I first set up an official profile/channel on the site. A few days ago I started going through these favorites in a descending order, from my first, earliest "favorite” video I saved on Youtube….

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"Masada" video by Jesters Longevity

Here’s an animated video I created for the song “Masada” from Jesters Longevity - my long-standing electronic music project with my pal J Mundok - on our second album Analog Dub Report. I made the video by taking still frames from a 1970’s Chinese Red Army opera DVD I bought in Beijing in 2005. I colored and manipulated each individual frame…..

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