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Comic-Con Remembered
Over at Animation World Network, they've posted an article in which various attendees of this year's Comic-Con International discuss the event. I am among them. Go there by clicking here. […]
ME on the Radio
My deathless appearance this A.M. on The Paul Harris Radio Show can now be listened-to online at Paul's website. It's a little under 17 minutes, which is about how long I can stand me. Anyway, you'll need RealPlayer installed to listen to me, which on its own is not a good enough reason to install […]
Free the Pre-Fab Four
Want to help get Eric Idle's new movie released? As noted, the folks at Warner Brothers presently have no plan to release Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch. Perhaps they'll come up with one if enough of us write letters to… Mr. Eric Frankel Warner Brothers Television 4000 Warner Blvd. Burbank, CA 91522 When you […]
Only in Vegas
As I mentioned here some time ago, the Imperial Palace hotel in Las Vegas is trying something new. In one section of the casino at specified hours, they have Blackjack dealers who are also celebrity impersonators. You can have your money taken from you by Elvis, Madonna or even a Blues Brother. They call them […]
Idle Gossip
Last Saturday, a local film festival held the world premiere of Eric Idle's The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch. The infamous Monkeyspit gives us a brief I-was-there account. When I saw the film two years ago, it was close to 75 minutes. The current cut is around 55, which is the preferred length for […]
This Just In…
I just looked at the column on Salon where they offer up AP news and found the following headlines: Cell phone burns Dutch woman's face Thai man dies while laughing in sleep Schwarzenegger convenes economic summit I'm not sure which of these things creeps me out the most. […]
Grousing Again About This…
I love my TiVo but I don't love the fact that so many TV networks play fast and loose with start/stop times. I have, of course, a recent example… This evening, since Leno and Letterman are in repeats, I set my TiVo to record an episode of the old Banacek show off the Hallmark Channel. […]
Quick Comment #3
Hmm…Quick Comment #2 wasn't so quick. No wonder I'm behind on this assignment. […]
Quick Comment #2
The Internet is lousy these days with worms and viruses and trojans and things that want to sizzle your cable modem. The folks at Microsoft allowed some features into Windows 2000 and Windows XP that have made life way too easy for those who think it's fun to invade or crash others' computers. If you […]
Quick Comment #1
Tomorrow (Thursday) morning, I'll be a guest on the most excellent radio program of my pal, Paul Harris. I'll be on around 10:30 AM Pacific time, which means 12:30 St. Louis time. You can listen online over at Paul's website. But if you go over there, you'll find RealAudio recordings of past guests on The […]
A Quick Thought
As you read political writings and comments, you often come across a sentence that begins, "It is undeniable that…" or "No one would argue that…" or even "It is widely understood that…" When you come across one of those, there's a 75% chance that the rest of the thought is horseshit. That's all I wanted […]
Soup's On!
And once again, the proprietor of this website finds himself up to eyebrow-level in deadlines. He apologizes to all who've sent e-mail that has remained unanswered in his inbox. And he posts a picture of Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup, which as we all know is the traditional Internet symbol for "too busy to update […]
Comic Artist Website of the Day
I first knew Rick Parker as one of the better letterers in comics. One day, I heard a friend in the business say he wished they'd fire Rick Parker. I asked why. The friend said, "Because he's an incredible cartoonist and he should be drawing, not lettering other folks' work." Shortly after, I saw some […]
Small Matter
From tomorrow morning's New York Times, in the "corrections" section… An editorial on Saturday misstated the projected federal deficit over the next decade. It is $4 trillion or more, not $4 billion. No comment. […]