Samstag, 25. Januar 2014

Simulations Publications Inc.



I saw this game in an exhibition about the postapocalyptic and Tarkovsky's Stalker at the Maison d'Ailleurs, the excellent Swiss Science Fiction Museum/Library. Trying to find out more about the game, I discovered the wonderful world of board game geeks, who provide tons of material, e.g. about Simulations Publications Inc., the company behind said game.

"Founded by Jim Dunnigan in 1969, SPI was a publisher of board wargames during the 1970s and early 1980s, when it went bankrupt. SPI also published several magazines, including Strategy & Tactics, Moves and Ares"

All images found on boardgamegeek.com and tacticalwargamer.com. Thanks, board game enthusiasts!
The design of these magazines and some of the titles remind me of library records.

















"Early SPI photo from Jim Dunnigan who has licensed this under Creative Commons with permission granted to use except for money-making and commercial purposes. The late game designer John Young is in the middle with a cigarette underneath the poster."

"Early SPI photo from Jim Dunnigan who has licensed this under Creative Commons with permission granted to use except for money-making and commercial purposes. (Unknown person, Dunnigan, Simonsen, John Young, and Marie Fredericks, a graphic artist.)"





























Mittwoch, 8. Januar 2014

The wonderful psychedelic Estonian Folk/Jazz hybrid of Collage






















I stumbled upon this interesting looking LP in a charity shop just before Christmas.
Mind blowing.
I'm sure many of you will like it too and luckily someone put the full album here:




Samstag, 4. Januar 2014

snipets



















Happy New Year! Here's some advice for 2014 through eight 1-minute "Snipets".
Found at the Museum of Classic Chicago Television.
Previously from this excellent archive: Hooray for Reading!

Smiles are friend makers!


Snipets - "Pride Has Many Faces" (1977)

Snipets - "Smile Gangs" (1980)

Snipets - "Bad for You" (1973)

Snipets - "Family Fire Drill" (1982)

Snipets - "What Will I Be When I Grow Up?" (1980)


Snipets - "Skateboard Safety Rules" (1980)

Snipets - "Take Turns & Share Re-Run" (1980)

Snipets - "New Kid In The Neighborhood" (1980)