MIST0224/ATONALOSPREY-THE_WHITE_STRIPES-MEG_AND_JACK

 Mistigram: this #teletext portrait of #theWhiteStripes, #JackWhite and #MegWhite, was drawn by @atonalosprey and included in the new music-themed MIST0224 artpack collection.

MIST0224/ADEL_FAURE-ONCOGENESIS-EARTHLY_DELIGHT

 Mistigram: this texty screen, a touch of Bosch at the beach, is the handiwork of @adelfaure , designed as album art for #EarthlyDelight by #Oncogenesis.  This piece was included in the new music-themed MIST0224 artpack collection.

MIST0224/ATONALOSPREY-SMASHING_PUMPKINS-SIAMESE_DREAM

 Mistigram: as part of the new music-themed MIST0224 artpack collection, @atonalosprey drew this #teletext adaptation of the cover artwork to the Smashing Pumpkins' 1993 album #SiameseDream.

MIST0224/BLIPPYPIXEL-HURDY_GURDY_MAN

 

Mistigram: here's a #BBCMicro high resolution graphics portrait of #Donovan, aka "the Hurdy Gurdy Man", drawn by @blippypixel and included in the new music-themed MIST0224 artpack collection.

ADEPTAPRIL/FEB28

 Mistigram: today AdeptApril blinds us with science -- on the occasion of National Science Day. (Here, wear this eye protection, the blinding will go way down.) In this #ANSIart screen they demonstrate an unorthodox technique to mix a cosmopolitan.

ADEPTAPRIL/FEB27

 Mistigram: sure, it's the middle the week, but we're a long way from the next statutory holiday and you're still paying off debts from the winter break.  Fortunately, AdeptApril has an ANSI celebrating the occasion you need to take the edge off this tight spot on the calendar: Open That Bottle Night.  Red or white?  

(Traditionally it is celebrated on the last Saturday in February, which, in the year it was drawn, this date would have been.)

MIST0224/BLIPPYPIXEL-YOU_ARE_A_ROBOT.MP4

 Mistigram: @Blippypixel's #teletext animation here, with high fidelity accurately reproducing through period technology the experience of attending a #rave in the '80s, was intended for inclusion in the new music-themed MIST0224 artpack collection... but we had to withdraw it upon learning that it singlehandedly doubled the final filesize of the pack.  (Fortunately, you can enjoy it here.)  PLUR and rave on!

https://youtu.be/DLYb8AN-468

MIST0224/ATONALOSPREY-WIPED_OUT

 Mistigram: they may not be the most famous band whose image we computerized in the new music-themed MIST0224 artpack collection, but this double-high double-wide monochrome #teletext screen by @atonalosprey really captures a musical moment between the members of the surf-punk band @wipedoutnyc .

ADEPTAPRIL/FEB26

 Mistigram: bedtime should be interesting tonight, as AdeptApril has tipped me off to the fact that today is Tell A Fairy Tale Day, as demonstrated by this #ANSIart screen... which I think tells the famous story of the Black Light Pixie Rave, just before the enchanted foam floods the dancefloor.

MIST0224 Black History Month mosaic

 Mistigram: and really, were we going to allow #BlackHistoryMonth to quietly slip past totally unacknowledged? The new music-themed MIST0224 artpack collection features plenty of hard-earned representation of African Americans, whose culture is the foundational material from which nearly all modern popular music styles originated.

MIST0224 ANSI mosaic

 

MIST0224 synth showcase

 Mistigram: in addition to reminding us of some of his favourite musicians, @blippypixel kindly took us on a guided tour through the history of synthesizers in the new music-themed MIST0224 artpack collection, reminding in #teletext and #BBCMicro hirez graphics that behind every epic synth track there's a wicked little machine.

MIST0224 album mosaic

 Mistigram: here's a sampling of album cover art homaged by computer artists in our community in the new music-themed MIST0224 artpack collection, going all over the page in terms of genres covered. We have diverse musical tastes!

MIST0224/FILE_ID.DIZ

 Mistigram: if you can't stand the quiet anymore, crank up the tunes and crack open the hot new MIST0224 music-themed artpack collection, featuring over a hundred screens of fanart celebrating favorite albums, artists and instruments. Mixtape FILE_ID.DIZ by LDA!

ADEPTAPRIL/FEB25

 Mistigram: the rest of the year can be so hectic, why not follow the advice AdeptApril dispensed to the Storm BBS callers through this #ANSIart screen and make today an unassuming quiet day? It's official!

ADEPTAPRIL/FEB24

 Mistigram: a couple of days ago it was greeting cards. Today, it's Trading Card day! (Tomorrow... Tarot card day?) These are good but I know what I have. I'll trade your Mickey Mantle for my Joe Shlabotnik! This #ANSIart screen in honor of the occasion was drawn by AdeptApril for Storm BBS.

ADEPTAPRIL/FEB23

 

Mistigram: they can't all be MC Escher tessellations, and for that we should be grateful. AdeptApril gives us an #ANSIart demonstration of the occasion celebrated today on Storm BBS, National Tile Day. (Also, as per Invader, an excellent street art medium!)

ADEPTAPRIL/FEB22

 

Mistigram: I never enjoyed sports in my youth, but then I never learned the awesome game depicted here that sees you shooting footballs into a basketball hoop using a hockey stick. This AdeptApril #ANSIart screen celebrates today's occasion of Recreational Sports and Fitness Day, so go out there and win some points for the home team!

ADEPTAPRIL/FEB21

 

Mistigram: this year AdeptApril is schooling all of us, both on Storm BBS and off, about occasions we never had any idea existed. Apparently, according to this #ANSIart screen, today is Card Reading Day! Seems it's intended to apply to greeting cards, but I think it might make for a good excuse to get reacquainted with the contents of your neglected SD cards.

ADEPTAPRIL/FEB20

 Mistigram: AdeptApril wants all the callers to Storm BBS (and you, by proxy) to be aware that today is National #handcuff day, as commemorated by this #ANSIart screen. What you choose to do with this knowledge is up to you.

ADEPTAPRIL/FEB18

 Mistigram: today AdeptApril celebrates everyone's favorite, er, dwarf planet, the celestial body #Pluto! Up until New Horizons' flyby in July of 2015, this #ANSIart portrait of what was formerly considered the ninth planet was actually higher resolution than any imagery anyone had yet seen of its surface.

ADEPTAPRIL/FEB17

 Mistigram: We're off to the races! Which races, I hear you ask with reservations. The horse races? No. Greyhound races? Not exactly... I have just learned from this #ANSIart screen AdeptApril drew for the callers to Storm BBS that apparently today is Champion Crab Races Day. So pick a crustacean winner and place your bets!

ADEPTAPRIL/FEB16

 Mistigram: today AdeptApril of Storm BBS observes Innovation Day, as demonstrated by this #ANSIart screen of an interdimensional portal constructed entirely of #Lego bricks. Just make sure to observe standard quarantine protocols, kids!

ADEPTAPRIL/FEB15

 

Mistigram: today AdeptApril celebrates the deadliest land mammal, which kills over 22 times as many people as lions do. That's right, this #ANSIart screen is of a #hippopotamus, best appreciated from a distance!

ADEPTAPRIL/FEB14

 Mistigram: there are lots of other things going on today (eg. International Book Giving Day) but the big occasion in most calendars is as AdeptApril celebrated in this #ANSIart screen for the Storm BBS callers. #HappyValentinesDay!

ADEPTAPRIL/FEB13

 Mistigram: if you were ever hoping to conduct your affairs under an alias, welcome to cyberspace!  Cthulu is writing all of these captions, but his parents sure didn't give him that moniker.  This #ANSIart observance of Get A Different Name Day was made by AdeptApril for the callers to Storm BBS, most of whom are probably also pseudonymous.

ADEPTAPRIL/FEB12

 Mistigram: today AdeptApril celebrates the colossal lumberjack of American folklore, #PaulBunyan, pictured here in #ANSIart with his steadfast companion #BabeTheBlueOx against a backdrop of a stand of old-growth lumber they were presumably about to turn into toothpicks and toilet paper.

ADEPTAPRIL/FEB11

 Mistigram: time for a trek into the crawl space... go extract the dusty case and join AdeptApril in observing Get Out Your Guitar Day, as this #ANSIart screen suggests. Tomorrow can be Adjust The Tuning And Action Day and maybe Tuesday or Thursday, Wonder Whatever Happened To Your Calluses Day.

ADEPTAPRIL/FEB10

 Mistigram: Now that it's raining more than ever, know that we'll still have each other. That's right: AdeptApril demonstrated that today marked the observance of Umbrella Day, as shown via this simple #ANSIart animation.

BLIPPYPIXEL/ENTER_THE_DRAGON

 Mistigram: Kung Hei Fat Choy! @Blippypixel rings in the #YearOfTheDragon with this sinuous #teletext screen.

ADEPTAPRIL/FEB09

 Mistigram: AdeptApril returns to the bathroom for today's #ANSIart holiday observance for the callers to Storm BBS and the rest of you, too, "Read in the Bathtub Day". (Those of you without the time or space needed to celebrate will have to settle for the usual "Watch YouTube on the can".)

ADEPTAPRIL/FEB08

 Mistigram: go fly a kite!  Yeah, you.  Whaddaya mean, there's not enough wind?  Well... all right then.  Today AdeptApril celebrates Kite Flying Day in #ANSIart with the callers to Storm BBS, but you can also observe the occasion if there's a breeze near you.

ADEPTAPRIL/FEB07

 

Mistigram: Fourth position! Today AdeptApril brings us to the dance studio, where we can observe #Ballet day in #ANSIart along with the callers to Storm BBS.

ADEPTAPRIL/FEB06

Mistigram: today's #ANSIart holiday, drawn by AdeptApril for the enjoyment of Storm BBS' callers (and, by proxy, you), is "Lame Duck Day" ... a function of the calendar for American politicians, that "recognizes the ratification of the 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution."

ADEPTAPRIL/FEB05

 

Mistigram: we all must do our part to preserve the environment and leave a light footprint upon the ecosystem. Hence today AdeptApril and the callers to Storm BBS observe "Shower With A Friend" day, as indicated in this #ANSIart screen. Is there any better way to promote water conservation?

ADEPTAPRIL/FEB04

 Mistigram: If you've got parcels or packages on the go, like the users of Storm BBS, you need to take a moment out of your busy day to celebrate the occasion AdeptApril observed with this #ANSIart screen: Thank A Mail Carrier Day.

BLNDR2024A/NAI*

 Mistigram: Periodically Nitron likes to check in with the state of the art for AI handling of ridiculous topics when we assign him nonsense subjects in the Blender improvised art compo.  This time around its absurd words were "POWER RANGERS" / "ROBBERY" / and "DUNE" and, well, the hivemind needs to work a little on figuring out what a robbery looks like.  But if you need pseudo-textmode generative art on themes of desert tokusatsu (and who among us does not!) ... you could do worse!  Naturally these submissions are not eligible for competition, and I would express concerns over the potential of lost employment for skilled producers of niche fanart, but the specific Dune / Power Rangers overlap seems to be a hitherto uncapitalized territory.

SE_D0124/OZ-WALL

 Mistigram: Our airing of dozens of unreleased and forgotten tracker tunes by Onyx has inspired him to start sharing them on his own YouTube channel, in promotion of his books, starting with "WallWalk", as pictured here.  (That one is, incidentally, included in the SE_D0124 music disk, including over 150 of his other songs!  You can download the entire collection at https://mistigris.org/newmedia/SE_D0124.ZIP or, if you like, you can peruse a highlights reel via https://mistfunk.bandcamp.com )

ADEPTAPRIL/FEB03

 

Mistigram: It's 10 pm -- do you know where your wedding rings are? (If it's important, presumably on your hand.) Anyhow, that's food for thought as part of the observance of today's occasion of Wedding Ring Day, commemorated in #ANSIart by AdeptApril for Storm BBS' daily holiday calendar.

ADEPTAPRIL/FEB02

 Mistigram: there are many occasions observed today, but of them all, this one is definitely the best Bill Murray movie. This #ANSIart screen drawn by AdeptApril for the Storm BBS daily holiday calendar depicts, well, weather forecasting at a groundhog's den. (Looks mixed.) Happy #GroundhogDay!

ADEPTAPRIL/FEB01

 Mistigram: If you're Indiana Jones, you may want to look away for a minute and continue scrolling. Everyone else, please enjoy AdeptApril's minimalist #ANSIart celebration of today's occasion -- Serpent Day! -- for Storm BBS.