1964 3M Wollensak portable reel to reel with tube amplifier. I really love reel to reel machines, even portables. So beautiful to look at in operation, with the sound to match. 3M made so really nice portable machines.

Discharging a CRT

Got a CIB Sega Master System. The box isn’t perfect, but everything else looks like it was taken out of the box once 40 years ago, then put right back in. Not a scratch and all plastic film still on everything. Tonight is my first time ever playing a Master System.

Going into 2026 like

I know it's already after Christmas, but it is still before New Years. Listening to the Living Voices Christmas album from the mid 60s on the 1966 Olympic console, with that warm tube audio and AlNiCo speaker sound.

Finally getting some of the alarm clocks setup

Every year I keep missing my opportunity to play A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. This year, I finally did it, the right way (I got this tape when I was 6 years old)

Time to get your GPX on! Except this a an excellent full-size boombox youtu.be/eSh54vZogFQ?...

This is beautiful…

MeTV Toons aired Tazmania the other night. Caught the theme song walking past it, which I so love, coming out of 2 5x7s and 2 tweeters in the 1979 Zenith’s base. Watching over the air.

If you across this post, post your fursona "not smiling

Oh this is worse than I thought… why would you even attempt to drink the water out of a urinal?!!

Ummm

Spatted Bear go Splash

Going through the archives, found this: Reggie the Otter Takes a Shower - Dubstep Edition!

This week I am in Los Angeles for work. First time being here, and the furthest I have traveled across the US. Other than working at the job site, I just plan on being in my hotel room. Any recommendations on food places to try (that can be delivered)?

Happy birthday to my vrc Dad Harley Badger! He's the greatest person I have ever met and truly feels like a dad to me 💕 Happy birthday Dad! @harleybadger.bsky.social @spatsbear.bsky.social

Now for the 2nd dumpster TV found during Anthrocon 2025 youtu.be/SKXd4iaY81I?...

Welp, Michael Jackson died again 😞

This TV was found by our friend HiFi DURING Anthrocon 2025 near his hotel in the dumpster. youtu.be/hKPnzfuUthw?...

Please check out our friend’s book:

A wonderful commission I got to do for the amazing @spatsbear.bsky.social ! <3 We got to talk a bit about retro tech and stuff while working on this, some of which I might share sometime when I get the chance. Definitely hope to work with them again in the future, this was too much fun. X3

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlHc... I'm a bear, that's what bears do, spats and all :p

So for my birthday, some friends and myself went out to the woods today. It was rather hot when we came across a small creek...... It was quite an adventure, and I will post about it over the next several days hehe.

Well, I turned 43 just now.

On days I am working from home, this usually happens. I have to type one handed.

Anthrocon is over. But I am still on vacation. I wanted to play Super Mario Bros. 3 straight thru, no warps. I haven’t done that since the 90s. Going to do the original and SNES SMB All-Stars version. Also our friend HiFi helped me swap TVs in this room with the 1979 Zenith System 3 Panorama.

#anthrocon Fender @coopertom.bsky.social stares at the sun…

Go to #anthrocon come back with some vintage goodies. Early 80s Soundesign alarm clock that must have been a Canadian model as it says Distributed by Electrohome. Thanks to @dethbox.bsky.social And a friend of ours HiFi found 2 TVs in a dumpster at his hotel! This is one I am keeping

Anthrocon is next week, so here is our status: * We will be attending Thursday thru Sunday * This is the first time for doing this, but we will not be staying in a hotel. We will be commuting since we are local. * Weather permitting (temperature), I may attempt to fursuit, even in the rain ;3

We are thrift shopping today… and this was found in a Goodwill by the Pound in Heidelberg

#pawday because paws are awesome; spats on bare paws are a major plus teehee

Yancy Skunk, royal advisor (2019)

OMG

Another wtf moment: Toilet Burgers!

Since I know I haven’t posted much, and everyone knows I am very quiet and shy IRL: Ask me anything you’d like to know, furry or not :3

And it was good.

The Beast is Back 1978 Amana Radarange Touchmatic II Glass capacitance touch panel, solid metal chrome all over and stainless steel cavity. 85lb beast that will run forever

For #fursuitfriday, here is a movie trailer some good friends of ours made several years ago, entitled "Spats"

From the archives: INSANE I was in that fursuit, and that was my first time wearing a fursuit in 2008 hehe