Alright, it's Monday and that means it's time for me to briefly plug all the things.

[ajroach42@retro.social]

One program in particular that I want to highlight from our archival work is SPACE PATROL.

https://vod.newellijay.tv/w/p/fFA2rXWXUFgoLJyVnHzymY

Space Patrol was an American science fiction Space Adventure television program that aired from 1950 to 1955. For most of it’s run, it aired 6 days a week, producing a 15 minute episode every weekday in the tradition of the soap opera (or I suppose, the Space Opera), and a half hour episode every Saturday. It aired 52 weeks a year, producing more than a thousand episodes of television (in addition to several hundred episodes of the Radio Program!) All of these episodes were produced Live, with little rehearsal, and broadcast live out to the world.

You can see some the weekly shows bellow, or you can click through to this page for more info and a link to the daily shows https://newellijay.tv/shows/space-patrol/

[ajroach42@retro.social]

I archive Space Patrol out of my own pocket. I pay for the original film elements and digitize them and put them up online for the world to see.

I *really* love this show. Digitizing old film is complicated and I don't do it super well, but they're kinescopes, so there isn't really a "super well" way to do it.

A kinescope was created by pointing a film camera at a TV. That's how we did re-runs before Bing Crosby brought the world video tape.

[ajroach42@retro.social]

Other shows I'm really proud of include Working Class Music: https://vod.newellijay.tv/c/workingclassmusic/videos

@workingclassmusic

Our live concert series: https://vod.newellijay.tv/c/music/videos

@music

[ajroach42@retro.social]

There's also our politics and economics education curriculem including

General Strikes (How to Win a Rigged Election or Anything else the Working Class needs): https://vod.newellijay.tv/w/88wYmL8B1KcDjDjCJuxmcc

One Way Street: (Where Competition Really Leads & Why We Should Chart a New Course): https://vod.newellijay.tv/w/eL84zUYWFxzzgQBxoiHnDQ

The Last Half Acre: Capitalism at the End of its Rope - https://vod.newellijay.tv/w/83McEYqJpCqn1UmWXqGWq2

and really and truly so much more:

Coconut trees: https://vod.newellijay.tv/w/p/3syRcPb5Jo7uhwpFQT8dsA?playlistPosition=1

State of Denial: https://vod.newellijay.tv/search?search=state%20of%20denial%20&searchTarget=local

and a bunch of others https://vod.newellijay.tv/c/newellijaytv/videos?s=1

[ajroach42@retro.social]

There's honestly a ton more original stuff up on #NewEllijayTelevision and that's without also getting into the programming we syndicate from other creators, much of which is *also* excellent.

But that's enough TV for now.

[ajroach42@retro.social]

In addition to our cable network, record label, podcasts, and video games...

I roast coffee!

https://gamountaincoffee.com/

We roast it for ourselves and for businesses around our community.

It's pretty good! Although the beans are getting hard to come by in the midst of ... everything.

[ajroach42@retro.social]

Alright, so we've covered the TV Network, the Record Label, The Podcasts, the Video Games, and the Roasting Coffee.

I guess that leaves the bookstore and the toys.

[ajroach42@retro.social]

I run a bookstore and cafe in the north GA mountains. We stock all manner of books from all around the planet.

https://www.hemlockbazaar.com/

We're a little short on stock right now, post holidays and during slow season, but there's some good stuff up on the website and we'll ship.

If you're ever in or around #ellijay come see us. It's a really neat spot and I'm proud of it.

[ajroach42@retro.social]

And then there are the toys!

https://www.mountaintowntoys.com/brand/mountain-town-toys/

I make toys! I work with lots of people (like @djsundog and @selfsame and other folks) to design toys and I manufacture them using injection molding in the north GA mountains.

[ajroach42@retro.social]

We're using a new kind of plastic to make the toys. It was designed for us by a group out of Atlanta. It's really easy to recycle, is about 25% post consumer recycled itself, and takes paint pretty well (that last bit doesn't sound like much, but it's pretty significant for DIY injection molding. Most of the plastics that are safe to use can't be painted.)

It's also flexible like traditional PVC, but is 100% PVC free. No vinyl, no chlorine.

There's a little more information about PAL here: https://www.mountaintowntoys.com/product/pal-toy-1lb-white/

[ajroach42@retro.social]

We have lots more toys coming out this year, but for now I want to show off a couple of specific products.

Here is our Spacehawk action figure: https://www.mountaintowntoys.com/product/spacehawk-fun-size-heroes-coming-soon/

and the accompanying Space Hawk and Space Patrol comic books

https://www.mountaintowntoys.com/product/mountain-town-comics-issue-1-basil-wolvertons-space-patrol/

https://www.mountaintowntoys.com/product/mountain-town-comics-issue-3-spacehawk-and-microface/

[ajroach42@retro.social]

And, of course, there are our Sky Pirates.

https://www.mountaintowntoys.com/product-tag/sky-pirates/

I was inspired by films like The Aerial Submarine ( https://vod.newellijay.tv/w/5PsAueEF9vQugFygGEgSc8) ) and The Pirates of 1920 and The Pirates of 1920 ( https://vod.newellijay.tv/w/1j5f2ff4QMkGuoig3StXdQ ) and the 1915 queer science fiction film Filibus ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Filibus_1915.webm ) to release a series of short stories and action figures.

[ajroach42@retro.social]

The first issue of my story inspired by the films, The Mysterious Air Pirates is also available now: https://www.mountaintowntoys.com/product/the-mysterious-air-pirates-volume-1-issue-1/

The second issue is finished, and is in the hands of some readers, and should be available online shortly.

I'll start doing ebooks soon too, I think.

[ajroach42@retro.social]

So yeah! I'm doing a lot of stuff! And you can support that stuff directly!

Or, if you'd prefer, you can just send me money: https://www.patreon.com/ajroach42 or https://newellijay.tv/sponsor-us