February 27, 2007
J.C. vs J.C.
Am I the only person who looks at pictures of those big honkin' ossuaries that purportedly have the bones of the whole Jesus clan and wonders if female ghosts are going to emerge and melt the heads of anyone opening them?
Anyone? Anyone else at all?
In case you're not up on this, a documentary entitled "The Lost Tomb of Jesus," produced by James Cameron--who is king of the world but not, so I'm told, king of the Jews--details the discovery of some bone boxes bearing the names of Joseph, Mary, Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and...best of all...the latter two's son. This has resulted in the expected reactions ranging from dispassionate curiosity to outrage over another perceived attack on Christianity, and everything in between. Naturally my own leanings are toward the dispassionate curiosity side: I find it interesting, but I simply don't see how it's possible to prove it definitively. Still, I have to admit I was in stitches over the comments of one Rev. David Knapp of Port Jefferson Station in Long Island who asserted:
"This is all hocus-pocus. Jesus died and rose from the dead and left the tomb and went up to heaven--and there were 500 witnesses to that, so there are no bones to be found. This is not going to shake our faith."
It's not the sentiment that breaks me up so much as the phrasing. The announcement of a scientific discovery, an archaeological find, is considered "hocus-pocus," while the notion of rising from the dead, departing your burial place and being transported to heaven...a concept rooted in, at the very least, the supernatural, the uncanny, the magical...THAT he's got no problem accepting.
I'm just really saddened that Jesus is no longer a character on "South Park." They'd have a field day with this.
PAD
February 26, 2007
Oscar, Oscar, Oscar
Okay...were they TRYING to kill viewership?
The first half hour of an endeavor such as this is crucial, and it was as if the producers were doing everything they could to make sure that, when 9 o'clock struck, people would be off trying to find just about anything else.
The opening documentary-style launch wasn't a bad idea, but poorly executed. I had no idea who the majority of people were, it went on for way too long, and most of them didn't have anything all that interesting to say. (Eddie Murphy, Peter O'Toole, Clint Eastwood were among the few bright spots.) Ellen I thought did great, but there's plenty of people who simply don't like her style (above and beyond the jerks who tuned out because "it's that lesbo comic.") And then the first, what, ninety minutes of awards were for, my God, sound editing and such? Yes, yes, I know that's crucial, and yes, I know it's important to the people nominated, but they used to be smart enough to have the "Best supporting actor" categories early on to grab the viewers' interest. What the hell--?
The fact that Eddie Murphy's brilliant turn was shunned over Alan Arkin's sentimental but less compelling portrayal for best was second to me in annoying only to "Pan's Labyrinth" not winning for best Foreign film, although admittedly I hadn't seen the one that won so I can't say which was better. But Murphy should have had it.
Plenty of good moments, yes, but that's all they were: Moments. The people behind the white scrim were an interesting diversion every now and then, and Al Gore was bloody brilliant, and Jack Nicholson's head warred with Will Ferrell's for the most WTF follicle moment of the evening. But with ratings continuing to drop, Johnny Carson long gone, and nomination tastes continuing toward less and less populist fare (I think it telling that the last really big ratings night was when "Titanic" was up, no pun intended), I think it's time to admit that the Oscars should be two hours max, focus on the main awards, perform the nominated songs, and call it an evening.
At least "Happy Feet" won for Best Animated.
PAD
February 24, 2007
A Tale of Two Stephens
Here at the New York Comic Convention, I have a tale of two Stephens.
Stephen Number One:
Got to meet Stephen Colbert. Actually, believe it or not, he wanted to meet me because of his cameo in "Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man." I was at my table in Artist's Alley when a convention rep showed up and said, "Stephen would like to see you." In point of fact, Colbert (so I'm told) was perfectly willing to come over to my table at the Alley, but the con folks were concerned about crowd control (and I can't blame them.) So the mountain happily came to Mohammed and we had a nice chat about kids, science fiction, and comic books.
Stephen Number Two:
One of the major panels at the convention was the Dark Tower panel, attended by the entire DT team and the man himself, Stephen King. The vast majority of questions were for King, which is of course as it should be. How many opportunities, after all, do both comic fans and DT fans have to tell The Man himself what his work means to them or pose questions about his work. For me the best moment was when one fan said that King and I are his two favorite writers and that he's thrilled that we're actually working on a project together, and King reached over and we high fived.
In the course of the convention I've also had the chance to meet and/or chat with Stan the Man, Nick Brendon, Hayden Panettiere (Heroes Cheerleader), Juliet Landau, George R.R. Martin, James Leary, and a host of comics pros. And there's been none of the overcrowding fiasco of the previous year. Saturday passed, to the best of my knowledge, without incident, unless one counts the barrage of flashes going off in King's eyes when he showed up for the panel. I'm amazed he wasn't blinded by them.
PAD
February 23, 2007
Phluzzies (Name Change)
I have been informed through a rather terse note from my photo site that the name Fluzzie is trademarked by two individuals in California. Understand that when I first used the name that Peter came up with out of the air, I did a search of the trademark database and only found a dead trademark (2000) for a set of stuffed dinosaurs. So I am officially changing the name to Phluzzie and have started the process to trademark that name as mine all mine. I wish Stephanie and her partner all the best with the word and look forward to seeing what they have come up with to attach the name to since it is a cool name.
So now they are Phluzzies and are still for sale.
http://homepage.mac.com/kathodavid/PhotoAlbum42.html
Please make a note of it.
Kathleen
February 21, 2007
Nifty stuff from JK Woodward
For those who haven't checked out JK's website recently, he's put up more pages from "Fallen Angel" including some gorgeous shots of our heroine. Check 'em out.
http://www.jkwoodward.com/fa7_9_16.htm
PAD
For all you "Sir Apropos" fans
The short story collection, "Heroes-in-Training," which will feature the first new "Sir Apropos of Nothing" tale in several years--a novella-length story entitled "Sir Apropos of Nothing and the Adventure of the Receding Heir"--is available for pre-order on Amazon. So now you know.
http://www.amazon.com/Heroes-Training-Martin-H-Greenberg/dp/075640438X/
February 19, 2007
The comedy stylings of George Takei
As a lesbian trapped in a man's body, I gotta say I loved this...
February 18, 2007
Y'know, I was thinking about "Ghost Rider"
And I suddenly realized that maybe we should be grateful for the fact that the only thing wrong with it was the plot.
That may sound odd, but consider: It wasn't all that long ago that the TV version of Daredevil had no horns because of concerns over devil imagery and his costume was black instead of red. And Thor wasn't allowed to be a god for fear of offending the religious right.
Just consider the studio notes that they COULD have gotten for "Ghost Rider"--
"Okay, we've gone over the script and we have some concerns. First of all, he can't be 'Satan's bounty hunter.' This is our hero, and he simply can't be connected to Satan. We'll get killed by various conservative Christian organizations. So find a way to make him work without the whole 'Mephistopheles' thing. Also, does it have to be a blazing skull? We don't understand the need for his head turning into a skull. We've got Nic Cage for this, who's a name star: Why are we making his face disappear? It means we can't have him in action as Ghost Rider on the poster. Kills maketing. Let's have his face visible even when he's in action as Ghost Rider. And he can't have his head on fire in any event. If any kids set their heads on fire in order to imitate him, we'll get a butt load of bad publicity. So just have Nic Cage's head glowing a little, maybe, suffused in light. Oh, does it have to be 'Ghost Rider?' Technically it's not even correct since the protagonist isn't a ghost. Plus ghosts get us more flack from the religious right because they don't like the whole concept of dead people walking. Plus we tested the name 'Ghost Rider' and it's confusing: People think that it's about someone who rides ghosts. We've taken the liberty of testing various alternate names and have found that "Death Rides a Cycle" is the best.
Please implement these changes and we'll talk later."
All things considered, we may have gotten off lucky.
PAD
February 16, 2007
GHOST WITH THE MOST
Just came back from the advance screening of "Ghost Rider." Discussion with some minor spoilers below.
Long story short: Entertaining eye candy with some great action set pieces, nifty FX, decent acting from Nic Cage and a plot that doesn't make a lick of sense.
Short story long: And by not a lick of sense, I mean tons of no sense. Internal rules that don't remain consistent (Satanic beings can't enter a cemetery because it's consecrated...but they CAN enter a church?). The concept that, like Slayers, every generation has a Ghost Rider, except later we learn there's been 150 years since the last one. Characters who appear and disappear for no reason. Elemental demons who conveniently attack Ghost Rider one at a time over three successive nights, thus allowing themselves to be dispatched without much trouble, rather than attacking him en masse.
But the film has a lot of energy, moves along briskly, and features a solidly tongue in cheek performance from Nic Cage (his halting explanation of his current status quo to his disbelieving girlfriend is a stitch.) It's an hour and forty five minutes of entertainment, and--sadly--even with enough holes to drive a truck fleet through, the plot STILL makes more sense than "Superman Returns."
PAD
February 15, 2007
Entering the Fray
My musical tastes are slowly being shaped by "Scrubs." In one episode entitled "My Lunch," three patients die one after the other, and Dr. Cox's futile efforts to save the last one with the defibrullator--followed by his explosion of anger--were heartwrenching. During that scene the soundtrack was playing this haunting song that I wasn't familiar with, which I eventually learned was called "How to Save A Life" by The Fray. The thing was, when I saw it on "Scrubs" I was aware of the refrain and the melody, but wasn't listening closely to the words. At my request, Kath went out and got me the album and once I heard the whole thing, I realized what it was really about: A poor devil whose friend has committed suicide, and he's blaming himself because he didn't take the time to stay by his friend's side and hear him out. What a tragically sad song. At any rate, I've listened to all the songs and am playing it while I'm writing. Great stuff.
PAD
February 14, 2007
"Friends of the Angel"--the list so far
Following up on my earlier posting, below you'll find a list of stores who are deemed "Friends of the Angel"--those stores that make certain to stock "Fallen Angel" and/or have no problem ordering copies (as opposed to stores that not only don't stock it but won't even fill pull requests...typically while claiming that Diamond has screwed up somehow.) If you're a retailer, you're an FOTA, and you're not on there, feel free to drop me a line at padguy@aol.com and be included.
Also check out the front page of www.newsarama.com for a detailed article about upcoming "Fallen Angel" plans and some nifty artwork.
PAD
Metropolis Comics
16509 Bellflower Blvd.
Bellflower, CA 90706
562.263.0277
www.metrohero.com / www.myspace.com/metrohero
Comic Relief
2026 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
510-843-5002
info@comicrelief.net
www.comicrelief.net
Joe Field
Flying Colors Comcs & Other Cool Stuff
2980 Treat Blvd
Concord CA 94518
http://FlyingColorsComics.com
Jason Zara
Knightly Games
1560 Ocotillo Dr., Suite C
El Centro, CA 92243
760-353-5253
www.knightlygames.com
Brave New World Comics
22722 Lyons Avenue #6
Newhall, CA 91321
661-259-4745
www.bravenewworldcomics.com
Comickaze Comics Cards and more
5517 A/B Clairemont Mesa Blvd
San Diego CA 92117-2342
in CA call(858)278-0371, all others(800)869-5275
www.comickaze.com
Brian Hibbs
Comix Experience
305 Divisadero St.
San Francisco, CA 94117
415-863-9258
www.comixexperience.com
Carr D'Angelo
EARTH-2 COMICS
15017 Ventura Blvd.
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
www.earth2comics.com
Ralph's Comic Corner
2379 E. Main Street
Ventura, CA 93003
(805) 653-2732
ralph@ralphscomiccorner.com
Collector's Paradise
7131 Winnetka Ave
Winnetka, CA 91306
818-999-9455
Pat Callanan
Cave Comics
57 Church Hill Rd
Newtown Ct 06470
Emerald City
Oakbrook Plaza
2475-I McMullen Booth Rd.
Clearwater, FL 33759
727-797-0664
www.emeraldcitycomics.com
e-mail: cowardlylion@emeraldcitycomics.com
Gotham City Limits, Inc.
3733 Southside Blvd. #7
Jacksonville, FL 32216
904-641-3335
Dragon's Tale
1543 Atlantic Blvd
Neptune Beach FL 32266
904-246-0163
dragons_tale@bellsouth.net
Pop Comics & Games
4333 S. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34231
941-925-0833
www.popcomicsandgames.com
Emerald City Comics & Collectables, Inc.
9249 Seminole Boulevard
Seminole, FL 33772
(727)398-2665
www.emeraldcitycomics.com
Great Escape Comics & Games
1050 East Piedmont Road Suite D
Marietta, GA 30062
(770) 973-2253
www.greatescapecomics.com
Doctor No's Comics & Games Superstore
3428 Canton Road
Marietta GA 30066
770-422-4642
928-441-5990 (fax)
Open 365 days a year!
www.drnos.com
Twilight Comics
1A Bellevue Park Plaza
Belleville, IL 62226
(618)233-1085
www.twilightcomics.com
Chris Canibano
Calliope's Realm Comics
103 W Jefferson Ave 2nd Floor
Naperville IL 60540
www.calliopes.net
Clyde's Comics & Fantasy Shop
1528 Broadway
Rockford, IL 61104-1414
Tel: (815) 964-0101
Tazbcool7@aol.com
Downtown Comics
11 East Market Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-237-0397
www.downtowncomics.com
Comics 2 Games
166 Mt. Zion Rd.
Florence, KY 41042
859-647-7568
www.comics2games.com
Empyre Comics
330 Hospital Drive
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
(410) 761-8224 (no mail order)
Casablanca Comics
151 Middle Street
Portland, ME
04101
Phone (207) 780-1676
www.casablancacomics.com
New England Comics
Allston Store
131 Harvard Ave
Allston MA
617-783-1848
http://www.newenglandcomics.com/ffast/ffast.shtml
(same on-line mail order service address for all stores)
Comicopia
464 Commonwealth Av.
Boston, MA 02215
(617) 266-4266
matt.comicopia@gmail.com
New England Comics
Brockton Store
East Crossing Plaza
744 Crescent St
Brockton MA
508-559-5068
New England Comics
Brookline Store
316 Harvard St
Brookline MA
617-566-0115
New England Comics
Cambridge Store
Harvard Square
14A Eliot St
Cambridge MA
617-354-5352
Eric Jordan
Gateway Comics, Etc.
3103 Cranberry Highway
East Wareham, MA 02538
508-291-4003
www.gatewaycomicsetc.com
New England Comics
Malden Store
95 Pleasant St
Malden MA
781-322-2404
New England Comics
Norwood Store
732 Washington St
Norwood MA
781-769-4552
New England Comics
Quincy Store
1511 Hancock St
Quincy MA
617-770-1848
That's Entertainment
244 Park Ave
Worcester, MA 01609
508-755-4207
www.thatse.com
Comics North!
425 N. Main Street
Cheboygan, MI 49721
Clem's Collectibles
212 S Washington Sq. Lansing, MI 48933
517-485-2369
clems@arq.net
http://www.clemslansing.com
Andrew Troth
Mind's Eye Comics
1565 Cliff Rd Ste 6
Eagan MN 55122
651-683-0085
orders@mindseyecomics.com
www.myspace.com/mindseyecomics
The Source Comics and Games
1602 West Larpenteur Avenue
Falcon Heights, MN 55113
651-645-0386
www.sourcecandg.com
Jason Hughes
PopBuzz LLC
217 E. Main St.
DeSoto, MO 63020
636-586-9924
www.popbuzz.net
www.myspace.com/popbuzz
Krypton Comics
2912 S. 84th St.
Omaha, NE 68124
402-391-4131
www.kryptoncomicsomaha.com
dean@kryptoncomicsomaha.com
Chris Proulx
Double Midnight Comics
Granite State Comicon
245 Maple Street, Unit 11
Manchester, NH 03103
603-669-9636
www.dmcomics.com
Zapp! Comics
Freehold Raceway Mall
Freehold, New Jersey 07728
732-866-6655
MC Comics
22 Old Matawan Road
Old Bridge, NJ 08857
www.mccomics.com
J.C Glindmyer, owner
Earthworld Comics
537 Central Ave
Albany, NY 12206
(518) 459-2400
Midtown Comics-Times Square
200 West 40th Street
New York, NY 10018
212-302-8192
800-411-3341
Midtown Comics-Grand Central
459 Lexington Ave
New York, NY 10017
www.midtowncomics.com
Fat Cat Books
263 Main Street
Johnson City, NY 13790
607-797-9111
THE COMIC SHOP
112 East Bridge Street
Oswego, New York 13126
(315) 343-8435
http://www.oswegocomicshop.com/
Acme Comics
2150 Lawndale Dr.
Greensboro, NC 27408
336-574-2263
www.acmecomics.com
The Hobby Shop
1501 Ward Blvd. #229
Wilson, NC 27893
252-291-3384
http://www.TheHobbyShopofWilson.com
Silver Bullet Comics
1539 Hanes Mall Blvd.
Winston Salem, NC 27103
336-794-3692
www.silverbulletcomics.com
Maverick's Baseball Cards & Comics
8522 Winton Rd
Cincinnati OH 45231
513-521-4900
The Laughing Ogre
4258 N. High St
Columbus OH 43214
614/A-MR-OGRE
Jerry Wall - Owner
Atomic Comics
Oklahoma City, Ok 73139
405-632-2848
www.atomicokc.com
Brett White
Heroes Haven
635 SE Jackson Street
Roseburg, OR 97470
541-673-5004
Showcase Comics
824 W. Lancaster Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19401
610-527-6236
The Comic Store
28 McGovern Avenue
Lancaster, PA 17602
www.comicstorepa.com
Colin McMahon
New Dimension Comics - McMurray
113 E. McMurray Rd
McMurray, PA 15317
724-941-5445
www.ndcomics.com
Phantom of the Attic
3766 Willian Penn Highway
Monroeville, PA 15146
412-856-4403
phantom@city-net.com
Fat Jack's Comiccrypt
2006 Sansom Street
Philadelphia, PA. 19103
215-963-0788
Comic Swap, Inc.
110 South Fraser Street
State College, PA 16801
814-234-6005
Dragon's Lair Comics & Fantasy
6111 Burnet Road
Austin, Texas 78757
512-454-2399
www.dlair.net
Zeus Comics
3878 Oak Lawn
Dallas, TX 75219
214-219-TOYS
http://www.zeuscomics.com/
http://www.zeuscomics.com/about.lasso
Dragon's Lair Comics & Fantasy
1601 S. IH 35
Round Rock, Texas 78664
512-279-8888
www.dlair.net
Dragon's Lair Comics & Fantasy
7959 Fredericksburg Road
Suite 129
San Antonio, Texas 78229
210-615-1229
www.dlair.net
MacGuffin: The Graphic Novel Bookshop
340 Oyster Point Rd Suite 103
Newport News, VA 23602
757-249-1481
http://www.macguffincomics.com
http://macguffinalley.blogspot.com
Dreamstrands Comics
85th and Greenwood Avenue
Seattle, WA
Collector’s Edge
2330 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53207
414-481-5055
Collector’s Edge
7826 W. Burleigh St.
Milwaukee, WI 53222
Collector’s Edge
6830 W. Lincoln Ave.
West Allis, WI 53219
414-541-5055
Collector’s Edge
1804 N. Farwell Ave.
Milwaukiee, WI 53202
Neptune Comics
141 East Sunset Drive
Waukesha, WI 53189
262-544-2008
www.neptunecomics.com
Astro Books/Librairie Astro
1844 Ste.Catherine St.W.
Montreal, Que. CANADA
H3H 1M1
(514) 932-1139
e-mail: comics@astrolib.com
www.astrolib.com
The Last Game Store
590 Portland St.
Dartmouth N.S. B2W 2M3
902-434-3350
The Last Game Store
278 Lacewood Dr.
Halifax N.S. B2M 3N8
902-457-7529
Jay Bardyla, owner
Happy Harbor Comics
2006 Eisner Quarter Finalist - Retailer of the Year
10112 - 124 Street
Edmonton, AB T5N 1P6
Phone/Fax: 780-452-8211
Big B Comics
1045 Upper James Street
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
905-318-9636
www.bigbcomics.com
Minotaur
http://www.minotaur.com.au/
(03) 9670 5415 - Int'l: +61 3 9670 5415
(Can take email/phone/mail orders, but only for customers in Australia and New Zealand.)
Alternate Worlds
http://www.alternateworlds.com.au/
(03) 9529 2255 - Int'l: +61 3 9529 2255
(Can take email/phone/mail orders for customers from all over the world.)
ONLINE STORES:
www.beavs-comics.com
www.Comicsonthegreen.com
www.dandbcomics.com
www.dcbservice.com
www.g-mart.com
http://www.economic-comics.co.uk
Shipping to UK + rest of Europe only
www.impulsecreations.com
www.mailordercomics.com
February 13, 2007
Photos of Peter's signing at Midtown Comics, and Dark Tower Interview
The signing photos are here and there's a separate interview with Peter as well.
Ask Peter about that puppet on his hand, which helped him become hoarse by the end of the evening...
(Via ComicMix.)
February 09, 2007
OUT THIS WEEK: FNSM #17, DARK TOWER #1
I'm busy serving the Tower, up in Maine for a store appearance today at Casablanca Comics from 3-6. Did an appearance yesterday on a local news magazine show called "207" and had a reasonably good time doing that. Certainly better than the last TV stint I did where the interviewers invited viewers to call in and try and stump me with "Star Trek" trivia questions.
In any event, FNSM #17 brings back the Sandman while Dark Tower is, of course, the New Big Thing. Whad'ja think?
PAD
February 07, 2007
Well, that went better than I expected
Just got back from the midnight opening at Midtown Comics for the first issue of the Dark Tower series. It was a little odd to be taking the Long Island Railroad into the city and be reading the "New York Daily News" and suddenly my name leaped out at me from the "Tuesday in New York" column. Yes, granted, I was described as being one of the artists on the book (along with Jae Lee) but, hey, at least they spelled my name right.
I got nervous as I approached the store because, looking up from street level at its second store location, I couldn't see anyone in the windows. I thought, "Geez, nobody's here." But the angle was deceptive; the place was packed. At least over a hundred people there, plus an assortment of on-line video folks conducting interviews and such.
Signed a whole buncha books and everyone seemed stoked to read it. Couldn't have been happier with the way everything went.
Before the gathering, I took in a show: "Avenue Q," a long-time favorite of Kathleen's. Totally demented musical. The lyrics for "The Internet is for Porn" are going to be in my head for awhile ("Grab your dick and double click, for porn, porn, porn")
PAD
February 06, 2007
Just trying to deal
It's been a craptacular few days.
First the loss of the GPS and shattered window. Then poor Caroline came down with a stomach bug and I've been up with her for the past couple of days. She's been sleeping on the living room couch and I've been at her side with a cooking pot for her to upchuck into, so I'm fighting sleep deprivation. Now both Kathleen and Ariel have come down with the same bug, and I'm worried that it's going to hit me during the next 48 hours...during which time I've got the Midnight store appearance, two bowling leagues, and a flight up to Maine for another store appearance.
Uh brother.
PAD
February 04, 2007
Superbowl Commercial review 2007
As I did last year, I intend to keep a running commentary on the only aspect of the Superbowl that I particularly care about: The commercials. Feel free to stop by.
in terms of the team, we will be pulling for the Colts for one simple reason: We allowed Caroline to decide based on the following conversation:
"Caroline: Which do you like better, teddy bears or ponies?"
"Ponies!"
So there it is.
PAD
6:24: I'm not sure I just heard that right. Did the crowd just boo a player...because his last name is Mohammed? I don't really follow football, so did I just mishear? Or is there some other reason?
6:25: Heh. Ford superdoody. He said superdoody. What kind of a name for a truck is that, superdoody.
6:26: Dooooooody. Superdoooody. Bet it's a real piece of crap.
6:35: Funny Bud Light commercial. Best Rock Paper scissors competition ever.
Not sure if "Eat Doritos, have an accident" is the message you want to give.
Blockbuster: Oh, that poor mouse.
6:39: "Sierra Mist: the drink for guys who have no concept of personal appearance." Best message since Doritos.
Okay, I'm thinking that even if you know Karate, if someone tries to rob you of your Sierra Mist, probably better to just give it to them, especially if he's armed.
6:56: If I'm not mistaken, we have just seen the first male/male kiss in Super Bowl history. Nicely done, Snickers.
6:49: Feel bad for the space guy.
Okay, that's the funniest commercial so far...the idea of hiring an auctioneer to blow through the vows so you can get straight to the Bud Light. Thus far the BL guys have the advantage.
6:58: "Chevy: The car for people who can't sing worth a damn."
Another score for Bud Light.
7:16: I don't know that I'dhave any use for Go daddy, but it's a cute commercial.
I'm not interested in having a Coke, but I sure want to play that video game.
7:23: Okay, doesn't have a damned thing to do with beer, but I want to see a whole movie about that dog.
Aw crap. Garmin.
7:28: Okay, I liked the careerbuilder.com ad. if I ever decide to get a real job, I might check that out.
I like the cashier in the Doritos ad.
Ariel has just seen the car she wants when she's old enough. And, hey...the Naked Cowboy, a staple of Times Square. Go figure.
7:36: Okay, not all Bud Light commercials can be good.
My heart hurts.
7:38: What a sad little robot.
VERY nice use of Black History month by Coke.
7:46: Connectile Dysfunction. There's a term that'll catch on.
7:53: Another clever use of Black History month, this time from Doritos. I suppose the point is derived from the fact that both head coaches are black.
7:55: Of course, if the old guy had drank Coke all his life, perhaps all the corn syrup and additives would have killed him when he was younger.
7:58: I sure hope they're paying John Goodman a lot of money for Dunkin' Donuts, but I keep being afraid they're just paying him in Donuts.
Dude...just put the autographed shoe up on ebay and use the money to buy a dozen more pairs.
8:22: Toyota. Eh. Not particularly clever.
Y'know, I don't typically find "Mind of Mencia" funny, but that commercial was funny.
8:43: Yet another great Bud Light commercial. "Seriously, what'd you say?" Love it.
"Not Fade Away" Interesting: A commercial directed squarely at women during the Superbowl.
8:48: Still liking Careerbuilder.
We gotta get the Taco Bell lions together with the Bud Light Gorillas.
Since I wear mostly t-shirts, not much use for Van Heusen.
8:56: ROBERT GOULET?! Okay, I love that. I'm going to start buying Emerald Nuts just because of those.
Okay, that phone commercial would have been funnier to me if I'd known who the athletes were...
8:58: DO YOU HAVE A FLAG? (Sorry, I know it's not a commercial thing, but I like Eddie Izzard, so...)
8:59: "Well said, Mr. Turkey Neck." Okay, that was great.
"Federline! Fries!" Yeah, he'll be hearing THAT a lot.
And the best entry from Bud Light yet. Best three commercial set of the evening.
9:11: Cute Toshiba ad. Great stunt work.
9:15: Budweiser: For a great case of crabs.
Iraq? Why are they saying all these great things about Iraq? I don't...oh. A rock. Never mind.
Yeah, that's what I need: A built in GPS.
9:27: Okay Bud commercial. The Bud light guys are doing a better job.
9:34: Ah, male urinary problems. That's exactly what you want to hear about after 20 beer commercials.
"Things you can do with one finger." Glad they finally got to the one that I immediately thought of.
9:39: Still liking careerbuilder.com. If I ever get a career....
9:51: Honda...eh.
Doesn't make me want to buy Snapple, but that was cute.
Much funnier losing football team than the comparable losing baseball team commercial urging people to watch the World Series.
February 03, 2007
Hey, Garmin guys...here's how popular your product is
I had my beloved Garmin GPS system mounted in my windshield while I ran into a mall for a few minutes. And someone apparently saw it and thought it was so nifty that they just had to have one.
In fact, they liked it so much, they just had to have that particular one.
Which is why I came back to the car and found all the glass from the front passenger window inside the front seat and the GPS--Majel II, as we'd nicknamed it--gone.
Whenever I leave the car I always, ALWAYS, take the GPS down out of the windshield and put it in between the front seats, away from prying eyes...except today. Except for this one damned day where I was thinking about other things and left it where it was...this one damned time...
And someone smashed his way into the car and took off with it.
SON OF A BITCH! SON OF A FUCKING BITCH!!!!! MOTHER FUCKER!!! GODDAMMIT!
February 01, 2007
Terror of the Mooninites
Boston was thrown into a tizzy when an attempt by Cartoon Network to promote its upcoming "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" feature film backfired into a perceived terrorist plot.
Apparently little electronic blinky devices based upon the ATHF character "Mooninite" have been showing up in major cities all across the country. But only in Beantown did citizens suddenly start worrying that these promotional devices were, in fact, part of an insidious terrorist scheme. As a consequence, the bomb squad has been spending its time running around the city defusing harmless toys, and now police have arrested the poor hapless bastard who was hired to put the things up around the city.
The reason it's of particular interest to this blog is that New England Comics (which, by the way, I'm told is having a 50% off sale that ends today) was one of the sites to receive one of the devices, and hilarity ensued. My daughter, Gwen, a store employee, was interviewed by local TV news. Click on the site link below and go to the section "Comic Book Store Employees Discuss Hoax."
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/video/index.html
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Molly Ivins
George W. Bush had no more caustic critics than the brilliant columnist Molly Ivins, who passed away after a long fight with breast cancer. Her various books on Bush are must reading for anyone who wants a bracing air of sanity after experiencing any neocon craziness. She will be missed.
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