Everything you thought you knew about 2008 was a lie.
For people on the east coast, the new year is already a-rung.Here in Wisconsin (which presently is a God-forsaken wasteland of ice and snow, if anyone's interested), we're still about 45 minutes from...
View ArticleChris Claremont. CHRIS CLAREMONT!!!
So, it's been over a year since I blogged here.I've been on a Claremont-buying kick lately. I just recently bought a bunch of Claremont's prose work (which is very sparse compared to the eight million...
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Casting the 21st-century Clue Remake
Behnnie put out the call, and was even kind enough to list the original cast and their ages during filming. * Mrs. Peacock (Eileen Brennan, 53) * Wadsworth (Tim Curry, 39) * Mrs. White (Madeline Kahn,...
View ArticleTop Five Favorite Movies
Probably have done this before. Certainly have made many posts like it.But I had a bout of insomnia recently and started thinking again about favorite movies, and what my current ones are.So here we go...
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The casting of Daredevil
I know the Daredevil film was pretty problematic. It's no masterpiece, sure. (Personally I don't think it's any worse than the Spider-Man movies, but to each their own.)Still, a lot of comics fans...
View ArticleThe Films of One's Life Meme
Like the album one -- one for each year of yer life: (a prototypical version of this list can be found in a comment on Matt "Warren Peace" Brady's blog. I've altered it a bit, but it still owes quite a...
View ArticleI'm trying to spend as little money as possible lately, but ...
... dang it, stuff keeps coming out that I gotta get.Glamourpuss #2 is out, apparently. Matt Brady reviewed it, but didn't say anything about my guest-review of issue 1 that I did on his blog. Why do...
View ArticleFor David Fiore ...
Presumably there is a way to convert an Excel spreadsheet to html-something-or-other, but I don’t know how to do it. Monsieur Fiore, if you would like a copy of the actual spreadsheet, I am happy to...
View ArticleFor The First Time In A Long Time ...
My friend Jon introduced me to a great Australian geek-band called Tripod, who have some absolutely brilliant songs in their catalogue from the geek/nerd/loser perspective. There is "Hot Girl in the...
View ArticleI guess I wish there was a more economical way of putting it, but ...
... This is a great bit from Paul O'Brien's review of Uncanny X-Men #501:'... the whole issue is shot through with that "Isn't this cool? Isn't it? Isn't it? No, isn't it? No, but really, isn't it?...
View ArticleComics for 9/10
It's pretty rare that I actually buy comics the day they come out, and then READ them later that same day. Since today I have, it seemed like I should take advantage of that fact and get to work...
View ArticleWith the Fringe on top ...
So I said earlier that I would adore "Fringe" no matter what Geoff and Neil said about it. I didn't actually know for sure that either of them would have anything to say about it, or even if they...
View ArticleSo, I'm trying to write this musical ...
... It's not going too badly, really. I'm coming up with all the text first, both the book and the lyrics, before I get started on the music. Music will be the final step.Right now I've got a draft of...
View ArticleUncanny X-Musings, redux
I learned recently that a good pal of mine has become a fan of my blog. (Hi, Jason!) He was very complimentary recently about how entertaining it is, which did my heart good. Sadly I reacted to the...
View ArticleOn the outskirts, and in the fringes ....
I realized I should be blogging every week about "Fringe," just as a show of faith and devotion.And moreso to keep a log of all the puzzle pieces as they emerge, because frankly I'm having a hard time...
View ArticleThe journey continues ...
EIGHT songs written! (Lyrically, anyway.)Two more and I'll have a complete ACT ONE!!!Oh yeah!!!
View ArticleSupergroup
A topic sprang up on a message-board (which very few people actually replied to), asking about people's ideal musical "supergroups." I posted to it, and then -- realizing it wasn't quite right --...
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Fringe, Episode ... 7, is it?
Finally watched a tape of Tuesday's "Fringe" ...Some positive things.Having complained the other day that Walter is constantly fouling up the plans of the conspirators, I was pleased to find that there...
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