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Future Cities Quiz
See if you can ace it. I got a measly 9 out of 10. As always, this quiz is courtesy of The Guardian. Click here.
Happy 74th Birthday Bugs Bunny!
My personal (cartoon) hero and animal totem is one year closer to his big 7-5. Maybe Cartoon Network will try harder next season to get his TV career back on track. The Looney Toons Show was pretty good despite my doubts … Continue reading
All too easy…
OK, I only got a 9/10 because I flubbed on a 50/50 proposal with the last one entailing the space shuttle Atlantis based upon the choices given. The initial nine space/starships were a breeze to identify with or without the process … Continue reading
RIP James “Rockford” Garner nee Bumgarner
A genuine and great actor passed away. Maybe James wasn’t Laurence Olivier or Richard Burton (both) but he was certainly someone who illustrated the American journey. Two really solid obituaries are available from the Old Gray Lady and the paper I prefer because … Continue reading
The Princess Bride rendered in Legos!
One of the Eighties’ greatest movies gets the magic brick treatment.
RIP Casey Kasem
Casey had been ill for a while so I figured it was only a matter of time before the venerable radio voice would pass away. I hope he had a peaceful ending since the crapstorm with him family is just … Continue reading
RIP Rik Mayall
It was sad to hear about the passing of Rik. He wasn’t well known in America and I think Drop Dead Fred didn’t help. However, if you watched MTV in the mid-Eighties when their music-video format was losing steam, you probably … Continue reading
Game over man!
Lego Master Builder Missing Brick (she or he should be labelled one) has a rockin’ Flickr site with the greatest kit-bashing of Aliens. Well, my Lego abilities are pretty unimpressive compared to this person. I wonder if Missing Brick uses software to … Continue reading
RIP Ann B Davis
The Picayune was enduring the “support” from AT&T India earlier in the week plus my Stars trying to advance to the next round is why this obit is late. Sometimes I would let these things slide as its timeliness has passed … Continue reading
Emerald Tavern
A counter to sports bars! Just like in school, the bullying jocks have their hangouts with TVs filled with mostly boring sports (aka, MLB, soccer, golf and UFC). I spotted this place while on my way to Pinballz so when I … Continue reading
The Kids in the Hall
These guys were a main staple of Comedy Central’s earliest years and they were a bright spot during my crappy Central Illinois years. KitH provided numerous inside jokes, catch phrases and laughter around GDW. When I saw that the quickly … Continue reading
Clever College Humor take on Cantina Auditions
Yeah, yeah, the May the Fourth was last week but this bit was too good to pass up. I’m hoping my nephews who are still into Star Wars will dig it. I loved it. Numerous performers I like poked fun at … Continue reading
Still got it with Legos, Chapter 2
Another trip to the Lego Store where I discovered there’s a brick shortage. I blame the movie but the manager said it was due to the holidays. Still I managed to get some cool pieces in a cup with my … Continue reading
Still got it with Legos!
My OCD and Creative Itch had to be scratched last week when I walked by the Lego Store. I blame not getting to finish the spaceship I was trying to build when we went to the Lego Movie a couple weekends earlier. … Continue reading