Category Archives: video
The Disappearing Discs
The streaming age has marginalized physical media. I have no regrets for ridding myself of my analog music recordings and almost all of my compact discs back in 2010. However, I was less dismissive of my pre-recorded videos, and I … Continue reading
Boosting Broadcasts
Linear television is dying, but with retirement approaching, I decided it was worthwhile to restore free over-the-air broadcasts to Meador Manor. I bought our home in southeast Bartlesville in 1994. Built in 1981 near the end of an oil boom, … Continue reading
Tangent A2: Last Year at Marienbad
This is the second of five snowed-in posts, illustrating the pathways I sometimes pursue due to my avid curiosity. This Tangent began with a video remix of an old song by Duran Duran, which had inserts from a French New … Continue reading
Tangent A1: Duran Duran
We’re likely to be snowed in for several days, so in hopes of entertaining some other snowbound folks, this is the first of five daily releases on some tangents I followed when I stumbled onto something with rich connections. Tangent … Continue reading
Remembering Connie Francis
¿Quién será? Who will it be? So asked Luis Demetrio in 1953 in his lyrics for the song he wrote for singer Pedro Infante, with the first few chords provided by bandleader Pablo Beltrán Ruiz. Who will be the … Continue reading
