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Tag Archives: Nineties
RIP Aron Eisenberg
Saw the sad news this morning on IMDB and a couple Twitter accounts of Star Trek actors. I had no idea he was around my age but then again, he was rather short like all the people cast to play Ferengi. … Continue reading
RIP Daniel Johnston
Local music hero Daniel Johnston passed away yesterday. Most of you all who don’t live around Austin are probably asking, “who?” I’ll go with the easiest answer. You may remember Kurt Cobain wearing a shirt with this weird frog on … Continue reading
LEGO Bill Lumbergh of Office Space
So it’s not “to the letter” accurate because the torso isn’t a two-tone shirt but the suspenders, coffee cup and glasses are the key to making Lumbergh. Normally LEGO doesn’t make such a torso, I scored it from a minifig … Continue reading
RIP: Johnny Clegg
I didn’t get into Johnny’s music with his band Savuka until I was nearing graduation from Marquette. The band had a pretty good appearance on SNL and I think Milwaukee’s smooth jazz station would play “Take My Heart Away” so I … Continue reading
RIP: Rip Torn
Before he found his new calling in comedy, Rip was often known as a heavy in numerous TV shows (guest appearances) and movies. He played generals, thugs and even Tricky Dick. Believe it or not, he was also in David … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, TV
Tagged Celebrity Obituary, Comedy, Eighties, Larry Sanders, Nineties, Satire, Seventies, Voice Acting
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RIP: Ross Perot
The news and obits will obviously go on and on and on about his failed presidential bid in 1992. They will also push the ongoing lie about how Perot “gave” the election to Clinton by stealing away Bush’s votes. Bullshit. … Continue reading
Posted in History, News, Science & Technology
Tagged Celebrity Obituary, Eighties, Nineties, Politics
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Billvis & Butt-Ted
Both duos are low IQ types but Bill & Ted were more endearing since they didn’t use frogs as baseballs or put firecrackers into innocent creatures…and they wouldn’t vote for Donal Trump. However, Beavis & Butt-Head are closer to reality … Continue reading
1999: Spongebob Squarepants debuts
D’oh! Wait, that’s not his catchphrase. *Ahem!* BARNACLES! TARTAR SAUCE! Much better. Yesterday was the premiere of what became Nickelodeon’s biggest, most successful cartoon character. One could say, he’s the cable network’s equivalent of their Mickey Mouse or Bugs Bunny. … Continue reading
Showing off my inner Millennial
An awesome nod to two of the biggest cartoons of the Nineties. Rugrats from 1991 and for a while, the longest running cartoon on Nickelodeon and The Powerpuff Girls which debuted around 1998 to the Cartoon Network their first, original hit show; … Continue reading
Posted in Funny Ones, Shirts, TV
Tagged Animation, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Nineties, Power Pop, Rugrats
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1999: Columbine…and how the US remains paralyzed
The world knows this story all too well. Somebody or somebodies go into a school, shoot up the place and kill a bunch of people. Often the shooter(s) commit suicide or the cops kill them. Sadly, this event happens continuously … Continue reading
Captain Marvel (Marvel): Worth Seeing
MCU gambles on an obscure character again but doubles down on setting the story in the recent past, probably to match the soundtrack filled with overplayed crap better. Cynical jab aside, Marvel succeeded again in making an excellent film centered around a … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books, In Theaters, Movies
Tagged Marvel Comics, Nineties, Superheroes
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1994: Kurt Cobain commits suicide
I remember seeing the main news story on MTV in the University Towers’ cafeteria as Kurt Loder followed up with the PSA-esque pleas telling other people to seek help if they felt like killing themselves. Despite my life-long bouts of anxiety, … Continue reading
1994: Duckman debuts
This odd cartoon from Klasky-Csupo (most famous for making Rugrats) made its debut on USA alongside Weird Science the Series. I think USA was trying to branch out into what we would call a more general “network/channel” like TNT or (W)TBS and WGN … Continue reading
Jake Johannsen 2 (really 3)
PUBLISHER’S NOTE: Jake came to Austin way back around August (8/25/18 to be exact) but my Brushes with Greatness got backed up for the remainder of the year due to it being an avalanche of awesomeness! He is worth mentioning because … Continue reading
Posted in Brushes with Greatness, The Lost Tales
Tagged Comedy, Nineties, Stand-up Comedy
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Sloan
PUBLISHER’S NOTE: This concert took place on September 14, 2018, placing the story into The Lost Tales category amongst many other events. Just letting you know, more overdue Concerts, Movies and cool events are a’ coming! Sloan is one of Canada’s … Continue reading
Posted in Concert, Music, The Lost Tales
Tagged Alternative, Aughts, Canada, Nineties, Power Pop
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