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'What's Going On/What's Happening Brother' — Marvin Gaye

Longtime reader Joe Peach sent me a link to the video above, writing, "It seems so dated, so yesterday on the social comment, and yet still so now... but what a brilliant performance by Marvin Gaye and his group. Long at nine minutes, no, not long enough...."

This live performance comes from the long out-of-circulation 1973 film "Save The Children"; James Jamerson on bass.

Concur with Mr. Peach.

My Brilliant [YouTube] Career

 

 

I've always loved making videos with my phone but only really got into it when YouTube Shorts appeared.

Since then I've uploaded 5-10 videos daily to my channel, which has steadily accrued subscribers over the years.

About 95% of my videos feature my cat Vanta, who has a lot of fans judging from the fact that each video gets about 500 views; sometimes thousands!

When I hit 1,000 subscribers back in September 2022 I said to myself, I wonder how long it would take to get to 10,000?

As you can see from my April report above, I add around 6 subscribers daily, interestingly about 1/new video upload, which average around 6/day as well.

Do the math: at this rate I'll hit 10,000 around the end of this year.

Of interest to me is that the overlap between boj readers and YouTube subscribers is minuscule — if there's any at all.

Two worlds.

Shed Saw

This compact, convenient saw is essentially the Swiss Army knife of yard and garden tools.

It comes with four interchangeable blades covering a range of common tasks, so you always have the right tool for the job.

Blade changes are quick and require no tools.

The handsaw blade measures just under 13" with a 7 tpi crosscut tooth pattern and a powder-coat finish to minimize resin build-up.

The 10" pruning blade has a 7 tpi Japanese tooth pattern to make clean cuts in green or dry branches up to 5" in diameter.

One of the 12" hacksaw blades is a 24 tpi bimetal blade for finer cuts, and the other is an 18 tpi carbon-steel blade for a faster, more aggressive cutting action.

The sturdy, lightweight aluminum-alloy handle has a cushioning polymer coating for comfortable grip.

When not in use, the blades and handle fit into a plastic carrier that holds everything together in a compact bundle with a hang tab for easy storage.

This set offers broad utility at an attractive price.

Indeed.

$16.90.

Wait a sec — what's that song I'm hearing?