Jerry Stratton's Blog
September 17, 2025
The Fiftieth Anniversary of Convoy
This month is the fiftieth anniversary of C.W. McCall’s hit Convoy, part of the amazing CB radio fad of the seventies and the inspiration for a very unique Peckinpah western.
September 10, 2025
L’Entreprenante l’Entreprenante: Mirror Universe Trek for Flashing Blades
In the Mirror, Mirror parallel universe of the original Star Trek series, many of the pivotal moments in the history of the Federation happened in the opposite way. This includes the history of the Enterprise itself. This adventure takes place at the start of the Enterprise’s storied history as a naval vessel.
September 3, 2025
Refrigerator Revolution Revisited: 1937 Kitchen-Proved
Refrigerators started to take off during Prohibition, and became ubiquitous following World War II. This Westinghouse refrigerator manual and cookbook gives us a glimpse at home refrigerator/freezers in the Great Depression.
August 27, 2025
Music industry bludgeons musicians with DMCA attacks
Universal Music Group appears to be attacking their own musicians when they appear on Rick Beato’s music show and play and discuss their own music.
August 20, 2025
Astro City: Tarnished Heroes, Local Villains
The contradictions of a superhero world require that you either ignore them or love them. You can never analyze them.
August 13, 2025
Our lot is cast in this happy land…
Samuel B. Young’s August 16, 1819, Oration to commemorate the 1777 Battle of Bennington.
August 6, 2025
Whitegate Garlic Potatoes for National Potato Day
Elegant garlicky potatoes from Ireland, perfect for your Potato Day celebrations on the nineteenth.
August 2, 2025
Club Padgett Cookery Errata
I’ve published several books under the banner of the Padgett Sunday Supper Club. As I discover errors and fix them, I’ll add or link to the fixes here.
Errata
I’ve published several books under the banner of the Padgett Sunday Supper Club. As I discover errors and fix them, I’ll add or link to the fixes here.
July 30, 2025
Astro City: Hope to Hopeless in the Big City
Kurt Busiek set himself a noble and desperately needed goal when he started Astro City, the reconstruction of the superhero.
