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Monthly Archives: October 2007
Tron, 25 years later, it’s still pretty cool looking
Twenty-five years ago, this was the most anticipated movie of 1982 for me. Sure Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan turned out to be immensely better, but that flick didn’t have the hype or momentum. Tron was going to be Disney’s most … Continue reading
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Happy 7th Birthday Chance!
This year we received a thank-you phone call from the little guy on Sunday! Recently his dad (Steve Bryant) was having some serious Mac trouble (software-driven) so the easiest solution was to ship a hard drive containing an image to … Continue reading
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Barnyard
Hard to believe one of the guys behind Jimmy Neutron was involved with this yawner of a kid movie. Even children can tell this is just a weak knock-off of The Lion King minus the crown-prince cow living in exile with a … Continue reading
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Star Trek Klingons: Blood Will Tell
Is this more Klingon revisionism or a wounded franchise trying to cash in? This miniseries from Star Trek’s current comic publisher is partially guilty of having both cynical elements but thankfully the strong writing outweighs what could be dismissed as Klingon … Continue reading
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Another incentive to get out of town at night
Another awesome site courtesy of Dr. Plait of Bad Astronomy fame. At Heavens-Above you can find out when ISS (Int’l Space Station) will be passing over your house, within a 10-day window plus other semi-known satellites. I will need to get … Continue reading
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Two down, three to go
The banner will be getting an update before the weekend is over because my guy scored TWO goals against the Canucks, setting his total to 497 plus two more points on his career total as he closes in on Phil … Continue reading
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Happy 43rd Birthday Matthew Sweet
He remains one of America’s most underrated Power Pop artists despite making some of the best records of my generation. Although it was technically released in late 1991, Girlfriend was his overdue breakthrough in 1992 and a big personal favorite of … Continue reading
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Carlos Alazraqui
Carlos Alazraqui returned to Austin to entertain us with his musings, commentaries and best of all, his repertoire of voices. Returned? Yes, he was here earlier this year to introduce the Reno 911 movie at the Alamo Lake Creek theater; he … Continue reading
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I think I can get use to this “winning” fad
What a game last night! The Flyers haven’t won their season opener since the lockout if my memory serves me correctly. Actually, I feared it would end up being a repeat of the 2005 start against the mediocre Rangers; they … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday Lazz!
I do hope he has a fun time in Seattle today with his family; the pictures of his pet and daughters are cute, especially their reaction to Santa. I finally have an overdue package put together for him and it’s … Continue reading
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Cat care from the beyond the grave?
Now this owner is dedicated to her cats as the cartoon demonstrates. I can relate though.
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Black Book is proof that Verhoeven does make real movies
When the name of Paul Verhoeven is mentioned, most people turn up their noses and go “ugh!” since they always recall his violent movies: Starship Troopers, Total Recall and Robocop; or his “adult” movies: Basic Instinct and Show Girls. I read that he was … Continue reading
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Exemplars of Evil is WOTC phonin’ it in until May 2008
I haven’t covered a D&D product in over three months since I’ve really scaled back on my purchases and most of what I have bought were adventures. Those are tricky to write about; you don’t want to give away the … Continue reading
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“Cool” colors and an awesome double outline on the logo
I had thought about going with Chicago colors again since ‘da Cubs clinched the Central Division of the NL. Then again, I’ve never liked them, they were bums when I lived in Illinois and they’re such lovable losers, I think … Continue reading
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