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My 1.5 minutes on NPR
I chose to put this recent incident under my relatively new Brushes section because On the Media is aired nationally with numerous NPR affiliates and iTunes offers the podcast. Last week, they did a piece on SIGMA working with the Dept. of Homeland … Continue reading
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Dana Gould
Last night my friend Scott and I caught the late show of comedian Dana Gould. You may recognize him from numerous cameos in sitcoms and movies, check here for a more complete list. You might see a few and go, oh … Continue reading
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Southern Culture on the Skids
Here is the kick off I promised for my new Category (what the software calls it) or Section (what I prefer): Brushes with Greatness. Why Greatness instead of Fame? Firstly, I admit to ripping off an old bit from David … Continue reading
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RIP Martin Nodell
My wife came across the sad news about Martin Nodell’s death this evening. He is the man who created the original or Golden Age version of Green Lantern, Alan Scott. Most people are more familiar with Hal Jordan or John Stewart as … Continue reading
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My 15 minutes in the Statesman
I know, I know, I know, I promised no politics on this site. Picayune is meant to be an open letter to my friends but I had to take a jab back at this jerk for his rather ill-informed comment in … Continue reading
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Las Vegas Day Five: Brush with Star Trek Greatness
One of the highlights of the Vegas III trip was running into Pete Rose and scoring an autographed photo of him for my friend Paul. Little did I know that he’s a frequent visitor. It didn’t matter, the thrill of … Continue reading
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Douglas Coupland comes to Austin
Last night my favorite contemporary fiction author came to Austin, the one and only Douglas Coupland. “Who?” you obviously may ask. I’ll cut to the chase. Douglas Coupland wrote Generation X which properly/improperly branded the generation of North Americans usually born after … Continue reading
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OK Go plays Austin
Last night I saw OK Go for the seventh time. This would make them the band I have seen the most (breaking the tie with Webb Wilder at six but he may re-establish the tie later this mont and … Continue reading
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E-mail from Bill Oakley!
A while back in the Diversions category, I did huge plug for Mission Hill finally coming out on DVD. I really gained a greater appreciation for the show watching the entire 13-episode season and the four episodes with commentaries. Afterwards, I checked … Continue reading
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Duncan Sheik debuts new stuff in Austin
Tonight I finally got the opportunity to see Duncan Sheik perform, ten years after I was ensnared by his first single “Barely Breathing.” I have followed his material since then and still really enjoyed it, especially his 2002 albumDaylight. The … Continue reading
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The Stanley Cup comes to Austin
It’s really late and maybe I can write more about this during the day but I couldn’t wait (see, I’m already suffering from sleep deprivation). Saturday night, the Stanley Cup came through Austin again. Last year I missed out because … Continue reading
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Vegas Day Three: Brush with Greatness & the World
Herman’s dad was generous again to treat us to a breakfast buffet, this one over at Bellagio. The upside of arriving late paid off too. We arrived during the last 15 minutes of breakfast so the lunch goodies were put … Continue reading
Jeremy Roenick
Yesterday we drove all the way to Dallas to see my Flyers blow a two-goal lead and end in a tie against the Stars. On the upside, we did get our money’s worth ($10 for parking and $130 seats…each) with … Continue reading
Mark Goddard
Most of the cast from TV’s Lost in Space was at Gen Con 1998 for signing autographs (the money collected went to charity). If you saw the movie this Spring, you may have recognized them in their cameo appearances but … Continue reading