Monthly Archives: December 2015

Happy birthday Sonia, my “little sister”

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Steve

Today is a fortuitous birthday for me, our friend’s baby daughter Robin shares this historical date with the friend above. As I told Sonia through FaceBook, she should be proud, the little baby has good taste! Meanwhile I’m waiting to see … Continue reading →

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Trumbo: Must See

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Steve

You may not know Dalton Trumbo by name but you’ll know the movies he wrote the screenplays to: Roman Holiday, Spartacus, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, Exodus and Kitty Foyle. He was also a highly-paid screenwriter whose career was devastated by the Red Scare … Continue reading →

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RIP: Robert Loggia

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Steve

Born Salvatore Loggia, he probably had to change it to Robert because his real name was “too ethnic” for Whitebread America in the Fifties, this guy went on to be royalty in the bit parts. Honestly, can you name anything … Continue reading →

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RIP: Scott Weiland

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Steve

Scott’s death isn’t any surprise sadly. The guy lived pretty hard on booze and drugs, I think it was a pre-requisite for being the singer in Velvet Revolver due to the rest being made up of former Guns n’ Roses … Continue reading →

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One handsome devil…I mean, demon

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Steve

A nice mini of Graz’zt, the Demon Prince of Vice which in D&D terms tends to be prostitution and other activities avid D&D players rarely participate in! Hasbro only allowed 1500 to be made so I scored one. A nice … Continue reading →

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Stormtroopers hoist the tree!

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Steve

You can see the whole process from start to finish here.

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1990: Graduation!

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Steve

I took the last couple days off to focus on Christmas cards, see the Stars lose in overtime to the proxy FIBs and finish some shopping, namely packing materials. This month’s header is focused on my graduation from Marquette University … Continue reading →

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