tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post4994832232597852084..comments2024-03-28T14:51:04.341+00:00Comments on Steve Does Comics: March 14th, 1979 - Marvel UK, 40 years ago this week.Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-83285609306241500432019-03-18T18:50:30.715+00:002019-03-18T18:50:30.715+00:00Redartz, I also still have a CD player I bought ar...Redartz, I also still have a CD player I bought around the year 2000. I think it still works, although I've not tried using it for possibly a decade.<br /><br />I'm afraid my love for cassettes was finally killed by my player eating one cassette too many. At last, after losing far too many valuable recordings, my patience snapped. As did the cassette's tape.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-2486104889815503192019-03-18T14:56:43.123+00:002019-03-18T14:56:43.123+00:00Ok, have to jump in on the CD discussion. Have a w...Ok, have to jump in on the CD discussion. Have a working player from 2000, iirc. Parted with all my vinyl just before it got hot again. Did keep my working vintage 1983 Sansui turntable, though- have it to my nephew who had started collecting vinyl. <br /><br />Now it seems cassettes are staging a comeback; who would have suspected. As for CDs, I still buy them (often quite cheaply). Figure they could be the next format to enjoy a retro revival...Redartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221459636234713619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-26990857015896246232019-03-17T14:12:58.259+00:002019-03-17T14:12:58.259+00:00MP - To show the breath and depth of Indiana/Illin...MP - To show the breath and depth of Indiana/Illinois musical contributions, LOL...<br /><br />Smashing Pumpkins, Styx, Chicago <br /><br />Micheal Jackson from my hometown of Gary<br /><br />Muddy Waters lived a few blocks from my current domicile (Had to get out of Chicago)<br /><br />Hoagy Carmichael - Show me a kid who can't play "Heart and Soul" on the piano???<br /><br />If I was forced to choose only one it'd be Hoagy. I really dig the scenes in "To Have and Have Not" with Bogey and Bacall where he plays "How little we know"... Only special affect he needed was a toothpick. Bogey with his cig... too cool.<br />Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-259986643988949892019-03-17T01:37:33.618+00:002019-03-17T01:37:33.618+00:00Sean-
Ha!
Yes, the compact disc is the Devil'...Sean-<br />Ha! <br />Yes, the compact disc is the Devil's doorknob.<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-61649026226345952252019-03-17T01:32:31.663+00:002019-03-17T01:32:31.663+00:00Charlie, I ain't from Indiana, (Iowa, original...Charlie, I ain't from Indiana, (Iowa, originally) but I'm a Cheap Trick man all the way. My brother too. Ever since my older sister bought one of their 8-tracks around...maybe '80.<br />We're mid-westerners, and we like our Cheap Trick, Bob Seger and Bachman Turner Overdrive.<br />They are the Holy Trinity. And ACDC. (We love Mellencamp too. My brother thinks he's God.)<br />We no longer have mullets (most of us), but to these sacred things we are loyal.<br />I knew a guy once who met Robin Zander, and got his autograph!<br />A strange light hovered around his head, as if he had been in the presence of...something beyond mortal comprehension.<br />You're from around Chicago, ain't ya Charlie? Now, some dang good bands came outta there.<br /> <br />M.P.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-85053685441030296532019-03-16T16:06:29.665+00:002019-03-16T16:06:29.665+00:00Colin, I'm still waiting for 12" laser di...Colin, I'm still waiting for 12" laser discs to catch on, like <i>Tomorrow's World</i> said they would.<br /><br />Dougie, thanks for the Vision info. Thinking about it, I don't remember that Beast/Hulk cover ever appearing on the front of <i>MWOM</i>, so you're probably right about the story never having featured in that comic.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-85131089517822096932019-03-16T15:31:35.399+00:002019-03-16T15:31:35.399+00:00M.P - you dig Cheap Trick??? DId you grow up in n...M.P - you dig Cheap Trick??? DId you grow up in northerh Illinois or Indiana??? They still do little city summer fests around Chicago land (well... they did two years ago).Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-72128041403639842292019-03-16T13:21:30.537+00:002019-03-16T13:21:30.537+00:00So Kieran Prenderville never used any jam in the C...So Kieran Prenderville never used any jam in the CD demonstration - but Wikipedia says he did so don't trust Wikipedia, kids. I couldn't actually remember any jam being spread on the CD but I assumed Steve had a better memory than me :)<br /><br />But jam or no jam the CD demonstration was a memorable event anyway because Tomorrow's World was actually showing something we'd all be using in the future. Usually Tomorrow's World would demonstrate some amazing gadget which was never heard of again. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-78806379538998538122019-03-16T11:19:51.409+00:002019-03-16T11:19:51.409+00:00I think the Vision strip was a Marvel Spotlight-st...I think the Vision strip was a Marvel Spotlight-style story by Scott Edelman and Herb Trimpe from the 1976 Avengers annual with Nuklo and Living Laser. Might've featured Whirlwind?<br /><br />I don't remember the Mimic/ Beast story from Englehart's Hulk run being reprinted in MWOM. Neither the Mimic not the furry Beast had appeared in the UK at that time so I'm dubious about that.Dougiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965448821892833703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-38807453430890671382019-03-16T09:31:11.571+00:002019-03-16T09:31:11.571+00:00M.P. is right (strange times we live in, eh?). You...M.P. is right (strange times we live in, eh?). You can see the needle on a record as it turns or the tape running through a cassette, but how does sound come out of those shiny silver discs? I too suspect sorcery.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-48120145079003544282019-03-16T08:12:12.441+00:002019-03-16T08:12:12.441+00:00That Spider-Man /Vision is a good shout Steve. Pr...That Spider-Man /Vision is a good shout Steve. Probably right.dangermashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-16161721048089758082019-03-16T01:07:55.344+00:002019-03-16T01:07:55.344+00:00I didn't even see or hear a CD till '87, w...I didn't even see or hear a CD till '87, when a bold feller showed it to some of us rubes. We thought it possibly supernatural in nature.<br />The song he played was "Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake. Ehhh. <br />A true Renaissance Man, that guy.<br />But cassettes were such a pain in the ass, rewinding and forwarding all the time and 8-tracks, yeesh.<br />Remember the cassette tape repair kit? A pencil! My Cheap Trick Dream Police tape went out like a warrior, having survived such combat for many years, and received an honorable burial.<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-88110978207519593192019-03-15T22:30:46.480+00:002019-03-15T22:30:46.480+00:00Chaps! Do I have the oldest CD Player that (I ass...Chaps! Do I have the oldest CD Player that (I assume) still works? I bought mine in 1988! But I have not played a CD for 10 (?) years?<br /><br />But... my son and I still do the vinyl now and then! Same receiver and turntable since 1985. All I had to do was buy a new needle a few years ago. <br /><br />Threw out the tape player b/c the tapes had all more/less gone to sh%t after 20 - 25 years. It really hurt to do that b/c I really loved my 1983 college party tape. All the greats were on it: Culture Club, Soft Cell, Bowie, Duran Duran... Maybe just call it a British Invasion tape, lol.Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-73801203784326551252019-03-15T20:59:46.803+00:002019-03-15T20:59:46.803+00:00According to the blurb at the top of the cover, th...According to the blurb at the top of the cover, there are seven strips in that issue, so I would assume the Vision features in the seventh. I wonder if it's a <i>Marvel Team-Up</i> tale that features Spidey and the Vision?Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-55486303945263360842019-03-15T18:38:26.417+00:002019-03-15T18:38:26.417+00:00Or maybe there were six strips and somebody drew s...Or maybe there were six strips and somebody drew six circle so on the cover forgetting that Spider-Man was one of the six?dangermashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-18276786209106628002019-03-15T18:34:32.920+00:002019-03-15T18:34:32.920+00:00I'm confused by the pic of the Vision on the f...I'm confused by the pic of the Vision on the front off Spider-Man. Surely he didn't have his own strip? Was there a sixth strip that was left off the cover?dangermashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-44009900883101643402019-03-15T18:06:14.340+00:002019-03-15T18:06:14.340+00:00Sean, Pete and Colin, I have a feeling I may be mi...Sean, Pete and Colin, I have a feeling I may be misremembering a comedy show that sent up the claims about CDs and did it in the style of <i>Tomorrow's World</i>.<br /><br />Paul, The Britishification of Marvel UK's books was always baffling to me, as it was precisely the fact that Marvel comics weren't like British comics which gave them their appeal.<br /><br />Tim, Paul, KD and Charlie, I stuck with cassettes until the very late 1990s, when I finally gave in and got a CD player.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-26317959599914654082019-03-15T15:40:07.804+00:002019-03-15T15:40:07.804+00:00Steve, I had a look at a clip of the Tomorrows Wor...Steve, I had a look at a clip of the Tomorrows World cd demonstration (more like record industry propaganda to get us into a new format and buy the same old stuff all over again if you ask me) - at<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMp1pSVxoqw<br /><br />As you can see, there is no jam. It would appear thats a myth; perhaps you got mixed up with another programme (theres a clip from Breakfast tv of someone spreading honey on a cd).<br /><br />Colin, I am amazed you've had the same working cd player for so long - I find they go wrong quite easily. The first time I tried to get one fixed the geezer in the shop told me to throw it away as it was cheaper just to buy a new one. <br />No wonder we're living through an eco-catastrophe.<br /><br />-sean<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-70572021463279525522019-03-15T13:38:36.413+00:002019-03-15T13:38:36.413+00:00I definitely remembered that Kieran Prenderville d...I definitely remembered that Kieran Prenderville did the CD demonstration on Tomorrow's World so I googled him and the jam incident is mentioned - he used a CD of the Bee Gees' next album, LIVING EYES, from 1981. I'd remembered him using a Bee Gees CD but I thought it was SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN. <br /><br />I never bought a vinyl album - it was cassettes then CDs for me. Last month was exactly 30 years since I first bought a CD player. My first two CDs were an Elvis greatest hits and Motown Chartbusters Volume something (there were lots of them). <br />I've had my current CD player since December 1998 and it still works fine though I rarely use it nowadays. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-68700519087653657652019-03-15T08:40:53.213+00:002019-03-15T08:40:53.213+00:00I thought the format of Marvel comic etc to reflec...I thought the format of Marvel comic etc to reflect UK comics format with several 3 page strips each week was strange. It was obvious that UK traditional comics by 1979 were on the way out, with the exception of 2000AD. Never mind CDS at this time I stupidly moved over to cassette tape. Amazing to see hundreds of CDS in charity shops now at 4 for £1 considering how costly they were when they first came out.Vinyl for me is the best format but took up too much space.Paul Mcscottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18318282453323874419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-89319683219378829102019-03-14T23:37:46.733+00:002019-03-14T23:37:46.733+00:00And, I never saw a CD until 1983 and the dude who ...And, I never saw a CD until 1983 and the dude who had them first (in the frat house) treated them like they were fragile. Never got a CD until maybe 1986. Well, I was never at the cutting edge of technology, lol.Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-12925214391163901232019-03-14T23:32:46.551+00:002019-03-14T23:32:46.551+00:00I have to admit the Hulk and Spidey covers look li...I have to admit the Hulk and Spidey covers look like they could be coloring books for toddlers, lol.<br /><br />But hey! At least your "workers actions" are over at this point and is no longer blizzard conditions? Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-42261893179429555402019-03-14T23:11:13.753+00:002019-03-14T23:11:13.753+00:00Having worked in the "music business" in...Having worked in the "music business" in aspects of retail, wholesale, live sound & disc jockeying since I was 17, I truly believe that vinyl has a richer, warmer mid-range & bass than<br /> a CD played through a standard sound system.<br /><br />That being said, with a better than average system (superior sampling, better speakers W/sub-woofers, pre-amp & EQ unit) CD's can sound just as good or better.<br /><br />Don't get me wrong. I LOVE vinyl. I held out until new releases were unavailable on LP. <br /><br />I had 20 orange crates packed with records. Between that and my comics collection, no one ever wanted to help me move. Lol.Killdumpsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-79423724016974828622019-03-14T20:39:29.640+00:002019-03-14T20:39:29.640+00:00I remember that edition of Tomorrow's World, a...I remember that edition of Tomorrow's World, and after they did all that, the CD didn't work, did it?<br /><br />Meanwhile, even as a kid, I was like: "MaGGia?? Who d'you think you're fooling, Stan?"pete doreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004574271734256770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-10939603110219633302019-03-14T18:54:14.343+00:002019-03-14T18:54:14.343+00:00To be fair Tim, that is history's fault rather...To be fair Tim, that is history's fault rather than yours. <br />From a longer perspective though, we can now see that vinyl will outlast cds. Yay.<br /><br />Taxi Driver is an alright film, but I'm not sure I'd welcome its influence on comics - "You lookin' at Hulk?" doesn't have anything like the same ring to it as "Hulk smash puny human!"<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com