Tag: blogging

Rise of the Underground Comix and Alternative Press

Ephemera: The East Village Other (1965-72) collection of letters from the underground. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from you. Send me an email at sandboxworld@gmail.com. I read every message personally and, with your permission, may feature your thoughts in […]

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One

One is one … or is it? Maybe one is not a lonely number after all. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from you. Send me an email at sandboxworld@gmail.com. I read every message personally and, with your permission, may […]

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Why I Quit Facebook

I was worth 300 dollars at one time to Facebook. I deleted my account. I was worth ten shares right now. That could quickly change in a week. I was on it each day and it ate up a year or two out of my life as I posted original content each day. Now I […]

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Bob Moog Google Doodle

I love today’s Google Doodle of Bob Moog who would be 78 today. It’s an odd thing to celebrate his birthday at 78. Why not 80? I don’t understand it at times but the interactive doodle is cool. Why call them doodle anymore? They have gone beyond that. Moog changed music forever. “A lot of […]

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Pete Rose Short Film

You figure the last place Pete Rose would want to live is in Las Vegas considering his present predicament. He might not be in the Baseball Hall of Fame, his name still echoes in many cities. This baseball outcast believes he deserves a second chance. Pete is living on the fumes of his fame. Seems […]

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Victoria Day

Happy Victoria Day? Canada to IndiaAustralia to CornwallSingapore to Hong KongFrom the West to the EastFrom the rich to the poorVictoria loved them allVictoria, Victoria, Victoria, ‘toriaVictoria, Victoria, Victoria Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from you. Send me an […]

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Neil Gaiman Speech

Neil Gaiman’s humble inspirational speech for all artists with lofty dreams of success. Simple advice, work hard at what you do. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from you. Send me an email at sandboxworld@gmail.com. I read every message personally […]

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Cats in Clothes

Heather Mattoon’s paintings of Cats in Clothes. Crazy cat lady? Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from you. Send me an email at sandboxworld@gmail.com. I read every message personally and, with your permission, may feature your thoughts in a future […]

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Slinky

Mistakes are the portals of discovery. The Slinky was created by accident. “In 1943, naval engineer Richard James was trying to develop a spring that would support and stabilize sensitive equipment on ships. When one of the springs accidentally fell off a shelf, it continued moving, and James got the idea for a toy. His […]

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Paul Williams Still Alive

Can you believe it Paul Williams is still alive. Who is Paul Williams? Ask your dad. Maybe not, the forgotten singer/actor is not nestled on many minds today. This 70’s impish talented individual has a documentary out by Stephen Kessler. “You might not have heard of him. In the 1970’s, Paul Williams was the singer […]

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Blow Job?

Tadao Cern‘s photographs of blow jobs. Not those kind of blow jobs. This is a clean site. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from you. Send me an email at sandboxworld@gmail.com. I read every message personally and, with your permission, […]

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