Dino Drac’s 25 Days of Christmas!
Welcome to Dino Drac’s 25 Days of Christmas! From now through December 25th, I’ll be posting a little something, every single day. Remember to check back, because I won’t be plugging this often!
12/25: A Very Oily Christmas!
Merry Christmas to all! Thanks for reading Dino Drac’s 25 Days of Christmas, an old school, barely-plugged feature for the diehards who remember the halcyon days of blogging. I had fun with this, and I hope it added a little spice to your season!
I’m closing out my holiday in typical fashion: With an oily, congealed tin of leftovers from last night’s party. It might be my favorite part of Christmas. After spending half a day trapped in a tin, the various foods lose their individual properties and merge into some new greasy thing that all tastes the same. I love it, and it wouldn’t be December 25th if I wasn’t being useless on the couch with this tray and the last remnants of the Christmas Story marathon.
There are holiday seasons where you thrive, and there are holiday seasons that you barely survive. For me, this one’s run closer to the latter, but just accomplishing everything that needed accomplishing without completely losing my mind seems like a victory worth celebrating. (And I will, with the aforementioned leftovers, and at least three cans of Canada Dry Fruit Splash.)
I hope you’ve all had a wonderful season. Thanks for spending a bit of it with me. Some of us have been in each other’s orbit for over 20 years now, which is pretty incredible. Here’s to many more! Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night! Read More…
Purple Stuff: 1987 Christmas TV Specials!
Just in the (saint) nick of time, the latest Purple Stuff Podcast is here! Let us be your soundtrack as you wrap gifts, bake cookies, and practice your “hoarse voice” so you can fake a flu to get out of the holiday party.
It’s a ho ho hot one this month, guys. Me and Jay from Sludge Central are diving into the back-to-back broadcasts of A Charlie Brown Christmas and How the Grinch Stole Christmas, exactly as they aired on CBS on December 11th, 1987!
We’re discussing both specials, obviously, but the bulk of the show goes to several of the awesome television commercials that aired during them. Everything from Quackers to that old 7UP commercial with the creepy elves!
Click here to listen to this month’s show!
…which you can also find on Spotify, Apple, or wherever else you listen to podcasts.
As a reminder, the Purple Stuff Podcast is also on Patreon, where you can grab an exclusive bonus show every month. December’s is already live, and it’s about a Kay-Bee Toys holiday catalog from 1989! Read More…