@eddiemuller.bsky.social Quite a film presented on Noir Alley this weekend. For anyone who wants to see a Hammer film, but not with the horror, this is the film to see. A Christmas tale with a heist. Hopefully I'll get to see Phantom Lady in the new year, at any time.

The Christmas Tree, 2025 Edition...

Time to listen to an audio cassette I have had for years and transferred to a file, recorded on or around December 23, 1989 off CFGN AM 1230 here in Port aux Basques, and the photos of that cassette... youtu.be/jjdiWuGmaRQ?...

@tcmtv.bsky.social There is something I’d like to see air again in the future so long as I still have the channel (which hopefully will be for many more decades): a documentary called “Film is Dead, Long Live Film”, it has eluded me for a while now.

@karlwells.bsky.social From 30 years ago (recording from December 10, 1995 during an airing of a TV movie), a CBC Radio/Stereo (latter now CBC Music) promo for the performance of Handel’s “Messiah” at the Basilica with your voiceover (you did so many voiceovers while with the CBC)...

@cbctom.bsky.social A Season 3 episode of "The Fugitive" has as the guest stars Norman Fell (with a mustache!!!), Julie Sommars (decades before "Matlock") and William Shatner (before "Star Trek" made him globally famous). The episode is called "Stranger in the Mirror".

@adey080.bsky.social @bernicecb.bsky.social My mom got these two Campbell's mugs many years ago. They are identical, I took one photo to get each side, shown side-by-side...

Imagine coming home to roughly 100 chihuahuas, and they're ready to greet you at the door... www.facebook.com/share/v/1Vrz...

@isotachtics.bsky.social How much rain has fallen in PAB so far tonight (establish start time)? Also, how much did we have between July 1 and October 31, and how much since November 1? #nlwx (You figure out the reset points.)

@kellybutt.bsky.social How about potential wind for PAB and/or Wreckhouse on Friday?

@rcbstormpost.bsky.social Started raining here in PAB as it was getting dark. It's going to be a long night, long day tomorrow, and another long night tomorrow.

@bernicecb.bsky.social I am unable to log into my account on the CBC Gem app. Also at the same time, the Foodland app is only partially working (can view flyers but not available offers for bonus points on various goodies). Not sure what else is having issues.

Just got the remote that came with the Technics radio tuner. @bernicecb.bsky.social @adey080.bsky.social

My "stereo", consisting of two components: a radio tuner (usually tuned to one of my personal transmitters) and a dual cassette deck. Not pictured: a custom FM antenna and accessory for the radio, and a series of audio cables feeding from the dual deck to the old laptop and then to a small speaker..

While looking for something else, I found this postcard of the Sir Robert Bond... I might run this through an HP scanner at the library at some point to make it look better, but for now, enjoy...

Anyone in Newfoundland still have a few of these lying around, whether they are used or never been used before?

@tcmtv.bsky.social A quick note from me to various staff: it's nice seeing some rarely-seen TV nuggets such as "Campbell Soundstage" and "Screen Director's Playhouse", examples of which we would not commonly find in a regular rotation of classic programming on linear or streaming outlets.

@bsky.app A future idea for you to consider: I sometimes make videos up to four or five minutes long. Maybe one day we can post a four or five-minute video to here? (I will not get greedy and ask for anything beyond five minutes.)

@bernicecb.bsky.social A couple of 1980s-era TDK audio cassettes. One a 1985 model, the other a 1986 model. (I also have a 1982 model, not pictured.)

@noirfoundation.bsky.social If I could cast two people for lead roles in a movie, @eddiemuller.bsky.social and Alicia Malone would be my picks. (Let Alicia know about this note.)

@tsn690.bsky.social I want to remind anyone who may not know this yet, but back in 2012, at night, I picked up 690 over the air here in Port aux Basques. It was one of a number of Class “A” AM stations I have gotten occasionally over the years. Others I got came from Chicago (WGN) & St. Louis (KMOX)

Ken Dryden has passed away at the age of 78. He had a camera crew follow him to press row one game (Habs vs. Oilers) and this exchange with Red Fisher aired on "Home Game" on the CBC in 1990...

@rcbstormpost.bsky.social How much rain have we gotten in PAB so far? #nlwx

I have three short videos of channel changes that were recorded on a 1980s VCR, all of which were off cable TV. Before Rogers and Bell Aliant, there was Gateway Cable. The first of the three short videos is from February 9, 1986, during a commercial for Nissan...

Music and Radio, a two-part short video by the Newfoundland Department of Education, from 1993... archive.org/details/musi...

Hockey Canada story on Port aux Basques' very own Trula Seaward... www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/t...

@cbctom.bsky.social Casablanca on TCM tonight at 10 pm ET.

@kellybutt.bsky.social Waiting for the new forecast. Last update was for 11 am. Next one is almost two hours overdue.

@kellybutt.bsky.social How much rain did we get in Port aux Basques last night? We had three power outages, and I spent a few hours nearby at one of my aunts, as she had working wifi during the outages. And as I got home from there, I saw a bit of lightning, but got home safely. #NLwx

@eddiesheerr.bsky.social @rcbstormpost.bsky.social @kellybutt.bsky.social We had a power outage for roughly an hour here in Port aux Basques. Valley still out. Was there any severe weather between Stephenville and the Valley to result in the loss of power? #NLwx

@eddiesheerr.bsky.social Can we get some information on Friday's rainfall totals? I am sure we here in Port aux Basques got more Friday than what fell Monday.

@internetarchiveca.bsky.social I recently posted a bunch of Newfoundland School Broadcasts from the late ’70s and early ’80s, all dubbed off various audio cassettes. I have the equipment for that. And I’m working on 3 more tapes. What I have posted can be found here: drive.google.com/drive/folder...

@rcbstormpost.bsky.social How much rain did we get in Port aux Basques on Friday night? #nlwx

@kellybutt.bsky.social How much rain has fallen on Port aux Basques so far tonight?

For anyone who ever listened to CFCB during the ’80s and ’90s on Sunday mornings to This One’s For You from 9 to noon (I was one of the listeners), it was Ace Cannon’s version of “Blanket on the Ground” from 1978 that started and ended each airing... youtu.be/w_wOS2r41dk?... @bernicecb.bsky.social

The only time I ever took a photo of the Sir Robert Bond, way back in 1997... @bernicecb.bsky.social @adey080.bsky.social

Dogs are the best. For me, it's the small dogs I find myself drawn to. And of the few big dogs I like, it's a Golden Retriever. Sometimes they think they're small dogs in a big frame. Much like how Chihuahuas and Yorkies think they're 10 feet tall.

Some late night rain...

@rcbstormpost.bsky.social @eddiesheerr.bsky.social How much rain has fallen here in Port aux Basques so far today? It has come down hard at times.

@cbctom.bsky.social Meanwhile, on FOX, at Saratoga, Book'em Danno won the Vanderbilt Stakes.

@cbctom.bsky.social Journalism just won the Haskell Stakes.

@bernicecb.bsky.social Hope I'm not wrong, but I wonder if someone has a photo of the old CN bus station (or railway station) in Corner Brook, that I think today is the shopping district that is Murphy Square.

With Jonathan Toews back in the NHL after a few years off while recovering from illness, I thought I'd share this photo my late mom took of me and him at Canadian Tire back in 2012 while he was with the Blackhawks. I may have gotten his team at the time to win the Stanley Cup right after...

Happy #CanadaDay! One thing you should do, if you have the opportunity, listen to any #VinylCafe audio that might be available, and let the late Stuart McLean be your guide to kindness and laughter.

@filmnoir.bsky.social Finally getting my chance to watch “Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid”. Bought the DVD a while back on Amazon as part of a Steve Martin 3-movie set.

@filmnoir.bsky.social @eddiemuller.bsky.social I watched tonight's film on DVD since I have to turn in as soon as this post is made. I'll watch the intro and outro commentary on Sunday.

Another unexpected find: while running an audio cassette through my newly-acquired dual cassette deck, this excerpt came up near the end, likely recorded off CFCB sometime in the 1990s...

@bernicecb.bsky.social On Saturday, I completed compiling a list of songs found on an old cassette I've had for about 35 years. Interesting set of mostly covers, most songs from the '80s, and an entry by Terry Kelly (born in our province)... And I learned a few things now compared to back then...

@cbctom.bsky.social I made a minor correction to my post from Saturday night (fixed a couple of spelling errors), but the playlist is quite an interesting thing with how many were covers (roughly half)...

@cbctom.bsky.social I spent some time today going through an audio cassette my late mom had and I kept. Between the two of us, it's been in our household around 35 or 36 years, but last played around 25 years ago. Finally completed identifying the songs and artists in the playlist. Some surprises...