Maaaybe Sanka after 11 AM? Just saying.

Today the estate-sale ladies came to look around and plan for the big divestment.

I was cheerful enough, although my actual attitude was:

Afterwards I went to the gym, then checked to see if the clock repair guy was open. He was not. Tune in Monday for more exciting updates.

Not surprising to anyone: I have some odds and ends I filed away for eventual Friday usage. The first is a series of ads from 1978, which was waaaay past these guys' expiration date.

America was not yearning for Bippy References in the Carter years. I am glad they got the job, though. While I think Laugh-In was a cheap and stupid thing, I never blamed it on them. I gather they did a big industrial for the Weathertron system.

Dick's reply was typical for their schtick. An archaic reference with a little sneer at the old uptight folk.

There doesn't seem to be any trace of the Weathertron industrial. The small print says it was seen "On TV." I can't imagine how or why.

Another item winnowed and cast off: a historical rarity.

This was from DC. I used to call it State Cigarette Dispensary #27. It was already owned by CVS at this point. The Wikipedia page has a photo of an old store . . .

I give you this close-up:

ALL CIGARS.

At the bottom in the middle of the front of the case, there is a figure in an oval. Without zooming, answer this question: what was his mom's name?

To burn off some AI credits before they expired at the end of the month, I tried animating a Holiday Inn sign. I was using Firefly, but also several models provided by Firefly.

It did not go well.

That would certainly draw the motorist's attention. As would this: I THINK THE SHROOMS HIT MAN

I THINK THE SHROOMS HIT MAN

The star-sign is nice, but the rest of the sign has 1980s-movie electrical-discharge syndrome, like it's powered by a flux-capacitor:

Number Four: hey, it looks as if the sign will be animated properly!

Oh

What the guitar player who played the lounge dreamed about every night:

I'll keep trying. I'm sure I could get a better result if I used more expensive models, but as ever, the failures are amusing.

Sorry, last week I jumped the gun and ran a TruLance ep. There are a few more of the old ones yet to come.

I'm just a lubber, but I know this one. Solution here.

I was set to be executed for something I didn't do, and had to pack up my belongings in a suitcase. I couldn't find the suitcase. I begged my mother to give me time to call my friends and say goodbye, but she disappeared, and I was in a bus driven by my wife headed for prison

This has the sound of a one-hit wonder. All the sounds of 1986! The synths, the drums, the effects.

I did not expect this.

Nick Jameson (born December 5, 1948) is an American actor, comedian, musician, and producer, known for his portrayal of Russian president Yuri Suvarov over three seasons on the show 24. He currently resides in Reykjavík, doing live comedy, live music entertainment and remote voice-over work.

I also did not expect this.

He briefly became the unofficial fourth member of the British blues-rock band Foghat, producing several of their albums as well, including  Fool for the City, which spawned the band's biggest hit "Slow Ride." Nick's bass-playing is prominently featured on this track as well as the rest of the album.

That will do. Usually it's hurrah for Friday! but weekends are . . . oh you know. But there will be cheer next week or at least some notable attempts to create it. Wish me luck.