October 2022 (1/3) | Listening to Skype Voicemail .dat files
April 2024 (2/3) | Still trying to listen to Skype Voicemails…
TL;DR, Scott Nickell discovered the final piece of the puzzle and gave me a heads up on it. See repository with updated README.md. I’ve also made an easy way to upload files and have them converted to MP3s Skype Voicemail Listener.
The end of the trilogy has just began…
Read MoreIn 2018 I added Lyman Hardy to my Hotel of Life. This mainly contained his brief obituary. I felt his impact to my life deserved it’s own write up, and 17 years after his death I feel I can get some data down.
My freshman year (1995-1996) I attended Sweet Home High School. This year had many, many memories, including the O.J. Simpson Verdict (October 3, 1995), scoring a 10/10 on my Earth Science Final Project by actually communicating with scientists from the USGS via email (eadn001@prodigy.com), a Band Trip to Walt Disney World (March 1996), and a Field Trip to Old Fort Niagara, the latter being led by Mr. Hardy.
Read MoreIt’s 1996, and I used to record music videos off the television during the night while I sleep on a VHS tape set to EP. This gave me 6 hours of music and memories. I’d wake up early on Saturday mornings, plug in my VHS tape, and see what awesome music I captured.
First song: Soul to Squeeze by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Ringmaster, Clowns, Freak Shows, Awesome.
Second song: Shame by Stabbing Westward. Intro: Apartment, Night. Leggy brunette walks into scene, cut to band charging up, song starts while brunette turns up radio and begins jamming in her red undies. The next 5 hours 45 minute of this VHS didn’t matter anymore.
The hell did this come from? This is awesome. Nick stalking Julie, A cop in a bad position, the band intertwined in this entire scenario, cheering at the end, complete entertainment. I’m hooked. I buy Wither Blister Burn + Peel along with Ungod with my 1 cent from the Columbia House (along with Fear Factory, Soundgarden, etc), and successfully navigate my teenage years with both albums.
30 years later I’m looking through archives, wondering about these actors in this music video, and I’m not the only one.
Read MoreAfter 30 years, the journey is completed. Not only did I acquire the complete 1996 Disney Band Trip video, but I also acquired the 1992 video as well. Both of the videos were the original masters, so the final video quality is beyond top-notch for the age of the content.
I’ve made both videos available as a YouTube playlist.
Read MoreAnother year, and another tradition upheld.
My 2024 letter brought back a flood of memories, and my 2025, however brief, achieved the same.
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