MACHINERY LOG ★ THE WEEKEND EDITION ★ OCTOBER 1987
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HALLOWEEN
WEEKEND
1987

Remember when Halloween meant monster movies, homemade costumes, too much candy, and a whole weekend of doing absolutely nothing important?

Let's bring a little of that back.

58 pages of Coast Guard history, retro fun, games, activities, audio, interactive links, and hidden Easter eggs. No sign up, no cost, just a way for me to try and make folks smile. All I ask is that if it does, please share this with others and I will make more.

Made for kids, grown-ups, and everyone who never quite grew up.

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Machinery Log Issue 2 Halloween Weekend 1987
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MIDNIGHT AT
THE WAVERLY

Before midnight movies became a cult tradition, there was a little theater in Greenwich Village where something unusual was happening.

In 1976, The Rocky Horror Picture Show found new life at the Waverly Theatre. What began as late-night screenings grew into costumes, audience participation, and a moviegoing experience unlike anything else.

Two pages of movie history, nostalgia, and a little midnight madness.

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A 25-page digital throwback to 2001 — Coast Guard stories, movies, TV, activities, history, and the kind of stuff that used to live in the margins.
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✦ A VETERAN'S CREATIVE OUTLET ✦

DAILY DOODLE
CHALLENGE

I started hand drawing again after about 20 years away from it. Now I'm attempting to post one new doodle a day instead of doom scrolling online—just trying to keep the brain busy.

Doodles are what we used to do before doom scrolling social media, and I think our brains were happier for it. So this is my veteran-retiree therapy. No grand plan. Just having fun making stuff again. #doodleaday #veterantherapy #getbored

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