Tom Pappalardo: Recent Episodes
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Giving my newly-acquired 1995 Toyota 4Runner some attention. 00:00 Intro 00:08 Throttle Body Cleaning 01:35 Fluids, Oil Change, & Grease 03:30 A Little Rust Cleanup 04:07 Skid Plate 05:24 Side Step Removal 06:43 The Worst Rust So Far (Not All That Bad) 07:50 Super Cool Mud Flaps Full playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf5vjOi-izPyrF0Z99Ih94teaUv0q-j21 Stickers: https://objectpublishing.com/products/project-car-stickers T-shirts: https://standard.threadless.com/ Music:… Continue Reading 5 Improvements to My 2nd Gen 4Runner
My 2nd gen Toyota 4Runner failed inspection for tie rods, but on top of that, it is hella bouncy because every suspension component is 1995 original and worn out. So in typical “while I’m in there” fashion, I’m replacing a buncha junk. Full playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf5vjOi-izPyrF0Z99Ih94teaUv0q-j21 Stickers: https://objectpublishing.com/products/project-car-stickers T-shirts: https://standard.threadless.com/ Music: The Demographic | https://thedemographic.bandcamp.com |… Continue Reading Daily Driver 4Runner: Suspension & Steering
Hanging out with Monte Belmonte in the WRSI studios to discuss my new sci-fi/speculative short story collection Satellites.
Recent house projects: Work surfaces are useful. Fences are crucial. PROJECTS playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf5vjOi-izPwKdKBHv3067tpKpqqhkFM0
PART THIRTEEN: BLOOD HOLE — Documenting a 1966 Ford Mustang 6-cylinder coupe rustoration project, off the road since 1985. Rear drum brake work, glooping some fresh sealant into the front and rear windows, museum-quality cardboard rejuvenation, other things. Full playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgUjC2hEmpg&list=PLf5vjOi-izPxPterhE8xNQneOOgMAZa8y Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fixthesix66/ “Cost/Benefit” by The Demographic: https://thedemographic.bandcamp.com/album/i-hate-us
What I done over the weekend, ya know. Sledgehammer some asphalt, yeah. Reconfigure ya shelf situation, sure.
Documenting a 1966 Ford Mustang daily driver revival project in western Massachusetts. 200ci six cylinder, automatic transmission, currently a non-runner.
Documenting a 1966 Ford Mustang daily driver revival project in western Massachusetts. 200ci six cylinder, automatic transmission, currently a non-runner.
I was hoping these shirt designs would become less relevant over time. Get ya shit togethah, baystate! https://standard.threadless.com/designs/mask-it-in-massachusetts/mens/t-shirt/extra-soft?color=white https://standard.threadless.com/designs/maskhole-red-on-blue/mens/t-shirt/extra-soft?color=navy massachusetts #masshole #westernmass #maskup #tshirtdesign #redsox #baystate
I’m pleased to introduce the official Heavy Metal Parking Lot 35th anniversary edition poster. HELL YEAH you can own one viahttp://tompappalardo.com/hmpl/ orhttps://www.etsy.com/listing/66980951/heavy-metal-parking-lot-official-movie HMPL #heavymetalparkinglot #judaspriest #ironmaiden #uptheirons #posterdesign #poster #rockshow #hmpl35
I’ve updated my CLASSIC Hello Darkness My Old Friend poster. This is a 12×18 digital print. It’s on my website. It’s on Etsy.★ http://tompappalardo.com/buy/ ★ https://www.etsy.com/listing/41395359/hello-darkness-my-old-friend-digital coffee #hellodarkness #caffeine #artprint
I’ve updated an illustration I made when Kurt Vonnegut went to heaven. It is now available on Etsy as a very nice black and white 12×18 print, with text inspired by the old ’70s and ’80s paperbacks. So it goes. #vonnegut #kurtvonnegut #author #authorportrait #portrait #artprint
I’ve posted an excerpt from my chapbook Bygone on the ol’ website. Have a quick read: http://tompappalardo.com/leaving/ sciencefiction #speculativefiction #scifi #chapbook #amwriting #indieauthor #bookdesign
On the latest episode of the Meat For Tea podcast, you can hear me fumble through a reading from a 2013 MFT event (at around 15:00). The text version of “The Cash Register Tolls For Thee” is here.
If you lived in eastern Massachusetts in the mid ’80s AND watched a lot of UHF television AND you like Satan, you MIGHT enjoy this design — available on shirts, mugs, buttons, etc.
One of my favorite things about Dumb Internet Times is how easy it is to create a really stupid product that will appeal to almost no one. I made these so I could order one for myself. Maybe? You? Want? One? Too? j/k you don’t.
v66 #v666 #satan #boston #easternmass #massachusetts #masshole