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Michael S. Wall @mikeswcoast2004.bsky.social · 6d

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...

The MV Sir Robert Bond, depicted in the background, on approach to Port aux Basques, dated possibly to the 1990s.

Michael S. Wall @mikeswcoast2004.bsky.social · 16d

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

Two TDK D60 audio cassettes. The one on the left is a 1985 model product. The one on the right is a 1986 model product.

A 1980s 3M Scotch AVX 60 Professional Cassette. I also have two similar audio cassettes that say "Studio Master Cassette" on the label.

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Michael S. Wall @mikeswcoast2004.bsky.social · 20d

@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.

Michael S. Wall @mikeswcoast2004.bsky.social · 25d

@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.)

Michael S. Wall @mikeswcoast2004.bsky.social · 27d

@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.)

Tape on left: TDK D60, 1985 model

Tape on right: TDK D60, 1986 model

Both have been partially or fully used as of when I took this photo, 9/24/2025

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Michael S. Wall @mikeswcoast2004.bsky.social · Sep 18

I gave it some thought.

It'd be a Noir-type story, with you as the bartender/detective, and Alicia as the "Dame from Down Under" who would serve as a foil/something else.

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Michael S. Wall @mikeswcoast2004.bsky.social · Sep 16

@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.)

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Michael S. Wall @mikeswcoast2004.bsky.social · Sep 16

And I have an audio recording of 690 on cassette, later saved as a file.

Michael S. Wall @mikeswcoast2004.bsky.social · Sep 16

@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)

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Michael S. Wall @mikeswcoast2004.bsky.social · Sep 6

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...

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Michael S. Wall @mikeswcoast2004.bsky.social · Aug 26

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

Michael S. Wall @mikeswcoast2004.bsky.social · Aug 17

As they say, a win is a win, no matter how you slice it.

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Michael S. Wall @mikeswcoast2004.bsky.social · Aug 17

And the third and final video came during an airing of "Simon & Simon" on March 12, 1987...

Michael S. Wall @mikeswcoast2004.bsky.social · Aug 17

The second of three videos occurs during volleyball on CBS, with the only other broadcasts briefly seen being the Indy 500 (ABC) and Nature (PBS)...

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Michael S. Wall @mikeswcoast2004.bsky.social · Aug 17

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...

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Michael S. Wall @mikeswcoast2004.bsky.social · Aug 15

Music and Radio, a two-part short video by the Newfoundland Department of Education, from 1993...

archive.org/details/musi...

Music and Radio 1993 (Parts 1 and 2) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Written and narrated by Louise Nugent, a familiar name to various Newfoundland School Broadcasts and Department of Education (and similarly related) short...

archive.org

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Michael S. Wall @mikeswcoast2004.bsky.social · Aug 8

Hockey Canada story on Port aux Basques' very own Trula Seaward...

www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/t...

Reviving her love of the game

Trula Seaward is helping to grow the women’s game in her Newfoundland community as a coach and a leader.

www.hockeycanada.ca

Michael S. Wall @mikeswcoast2004.bsky.social · Aug 5

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

Michael S. Wall @mikeswcoast2004.bsky.social · Jul 30

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

Michael S. Wall @mikeswcoast2004.bsky.social · Jul 30

@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

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Michael S. Wall @mikeswcoast2004.bsky.social · Jul 29

@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

Michael S. Wall @mikeswcoast2004.bsky.social · Jul 26

@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.

Michael S. Wall @mikeswcoast2004.bsky.social · Jul 26

@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...

Vintage Newfoundland School Broadcasts - Google Drive

drive.google.com

Michael S. Wall @mikeswcoast2004.bsky.social · Jul 26

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

Michael S. Wall @mikeswcoast2004.bsky.social · Jul 26

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