Boris Karloff.

Now everyone knows this name.  I met his daughter at the Monster Bash, maybe twenty years ago.

But for now, tonight, if you dare, watch

The Black Cat

on the Internet Archive for free of course.

Another scary film to enjoy.

For tonight, try this UK film called 

The Ghost Train.

Sort of a mystery / comedy film that packs a walloping end.  Enjoy it on the Internet Archive. 

Hallowe'en Flicks

 I am real busy to come up with unique thoughts right now, so I want to share some horror films that I am trying to watch when I need a break from packing.

So for tonight, try 

THE NINTH GUEST

Available for free to enjoy from the Internet Archive.

Archive.org

I know, you remembered something on the web, but when you went back to the website, the info is no longer there.

Solution?  Try the

Wayback Machine (made possible by the Internet Archive)

See this as an example for some of my pictures.

https://web.archive.org/web/20160809035524/http://www.panoramio.com/user/2492564

Today in Rock n Roll History

 Specifically for the Grateful Dead, see this Archive.org website for the concerts played on August 18th.

 

 

Want a different date?  Just edit the URL. 

https://archive.org/search.php?query=collection%3AGratefulDead%20AND%20title%3A%22month-date%22

 

Mad Magazine

Mad Magazine is dead.  So sad to read this news.  The long lost piece of my child growth, Mad Magazine is ending a fantastic career in print media.  Of course, I have not been a faithful reader these past few decades, but I am still sad.

In the meantime, you can read some of the issues on my favorite website.

Internet Archive

One of the best websites out there is the Internet Archive (https://archive.org/index.php).  I frequently visit it it for personal and professional reasons.

I the fun side are the thousands of movies available to watch and download.  And these are regular feature films plus documentaries and educational films.  Good stuff.

To continue fun are the thousands of songs.  If you are a Dead Head, visit the 13,000 concerts found at this link.

But these are just on the tip of the iceberg when you consider the texts available.  I have found several old books, that are out of print, for my research.  Additionally there are maps and atlases on the site.

Finally, there is the wayback machine that lets you see what a web page looked like 10 years ago.  This is especially useful for sites that are no longer online.

They note for example:

"The Internet Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, we provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, the print disabled, and the general public. Our mission is to provide Universal Access to All Knowledge.
....

As our web archive grew, so did our commitment to providing digital versions of other published works. Today our archive contains:

330 billion web pages
20 million books and texts
4.5 million audio recordings (including 180,000 live concerts)
4 million videos (including 1.6 million Television News programs)
3 million images
200,000 software programs"

Long story short, consider donating something to the Internet Archive.  Even $5 will help keep this free library open for all.

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