Monday a package arrived in the mailbox. On Thanksgiving Day I had placed a bid on a bootleg John Lennon CD entitled Free as a Bird: The Dakota Beatles Demos, won it that day, and made a nearly immediate payment through PayPal. And Monday it was mine. It had been a tiring few days atContinue reading “Free as a Bird: The Dakota Beatles Demos”
I am Spartacus!
I am writing a book. There’s a scene in That Thing You Do when the Wonders are about to perform on television, and Lenny asks Skitch, “How did we get here?” And Skitch Patterson, with his Spartacus fixation, says, “I have brought you here, sir, for I am Spartacus.” It’s that sense of unreality thatContinue reading “I am Spartacus!”
An offense to the ears
I heard today Madonna’s theme song to the new James Bond film, Die Another Day. It’s utter crap. I’m not sure where to begin in describing how truly terrible a song this is. It’s not even a song. It’s just some sort of electronic syncopated rhythm with Madonna chanting over and over again, her voiceContinue reading “An offense to the ears”
The Friday Five – Highday, 19 Blotmath
Before we begin with this week’s edition of The Friday Five I would like to say that I would really like to be able to buy and play Hellboy for the PlayStation. It has been released in Europe, two years ago if memory serves, and while there’s long been a rumor of a North AmericanContinue reading “The Friday Five – Highday, 19 Blotmath”
I held it in my hands
The Fellowship of the Ring extended edition. In the super-sized box. With the Pillars of the Argonath bookends. And the bonus fifth-disc featuring a National Geographic documentary. It arrived at work today. I held the box. Turned it over. Felt its weight in my hands. Heady moments, let me assure you. The boxset does notContinue reading “I held it in my hands”
The proof of my evilness
From The Evilfinder: **** THE PROOF THAT Allyn Gibson IS EVIL **** A L L Y N G I B S O N 65 76 76 89 78 71 73 66 83 79 78 – as ASCII values 2 4 4 8 6 8 1 3 2 7 6 – digits added _____/ _____/ _____/Continue reading “The proof of my evilness”
Before Korsmo
I was looking at Michael Jan Friedman’s Star Trek: The Next Generation novel Reunion for the first time in many years and noticed something. Morgen of Daa’V, who had served with Picard aboard the Stargazer, also served as Captain of the USS Excalibur. It’s clear how this fits with Star Trek: New Frontier. Morgen steppedContinue reading “Before Korsmo”
Should I be worried?
Which Harry Potter kid are you?
The New Job
At the suggestion of Lee Jamilkowski I’m going to try and write a little more about me and who I am, and perhaps a little less about pop culture and my thoughts on it. Writing about happenings in the pop culture world comes naturally to me. Writing about myself does not. In any event, tomorrowContinue reading “The New Job”
Charles Sheffield
Noted science fiction author Charles Sheffield has passed away. I’m not sure what the first Sheffield book was that I read. Might have been Cold As Ice about ten years ago, maybe Web Between the Worlds, but since then I’ve been a fan of his work and sought out a good deal of it. HisContinue reading “Charles Sheffield”