Tag Archives: Nineties

I may be getting another 15 minutes!

Posted on February 23, 2019 by Steve

The gang at RiffTrax are holding another Kickstarter to fund their 2019 Live Tour. This time they’re mocking three movies and they’re real winners: Octaman, Star Raiders and The Giant Spider Invasion. Star Raiders was only released in 2017 with Casper Van Dien … Continue reading →

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1999: Twenty years and three previous entries later

Posted on January 18, 2019 by Steve

Sorry if I repeat myself as the title hints at but a 20-year anniversary is nothing to ignore. Especially when it’s the first in-person meeting I had with Somara, my spouse of the last 15 years. We will most likely … Continue reading →

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The Platinum Age of Television by David Bianculli

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Steve

If you’re a fan of Fresh Air, then you are probably familiar with the author since he’s the TV Critic and sometimes guest host. I usually tune out the last 5-10 minutes of the show anyway because I tend not to … Continue reading →

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RIP Steve Hillenburg

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Steve

It’s a shame he passed away at a relatively early age but his main creation, Spongebob Squarepants, have given children and adults alike joy. Before Spongebob, Steve got his start with Nickelodeon’s second wave of original cartoons through Rocko’s Modern Life. … Continue reading →

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King of the Hill “returns” on Hulu!

Posted on November 3, 2018 by Steve

After the show suddenly disappeared from Netflix without any warning, Mike Judge’s masterpiece about life in Central Texas returns! I will probably start from the beginning once I’ve finished Adventure Time.

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RIP Norm Breyfogle

Posted on November 3, 2018 by Steve

Norm passed away a couple months ago but he’s worth mentioning because his Batman comics were a big part of my life when I was a collector. His style was very loose with the cape flowing when Batman was jumping … Continue reading →

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New shirt from WizWorld #3: MST3K with the ‘bots!

Posted on November 2, 2018 by Steve

Just in time for the upcoming live MST3K performances at the Paramount this Sunday! I got my new shirt featuring everyone’s favorite wisecracking robots Crow and Tom Servo! I also can’t wait for the new episodes that will be released … Continue reading →

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Posies return with original lineup and Terra Lightfoot

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Steve

As promised, the Posies returned to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their second major release Frosting on the Beater (technically their third album). They also had the band’s original drummer and bass player in tow. This took place at a larger … Continue reading →

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Tom Rhodes

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Steve

It’s actually my second time meeting Tom. The amazing part is that he remembered our meeting at the first Moontower Fest at Dana Gould’s showcase! Most of you will recognize him from the Nineties when his hair was longer too. … Continue reading →

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Scott Thompson

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Steve

All this week I will be covering my sweep of Brushes with the awesome comics I met at this year’s Moontower Festival, mainly at the after party which was held at some hotel on Congress with Netflix. First up, the incredibly … Continue reading →

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Lloyd Cole 2

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Steve

Saw troubadour and personal musical blind spot Lloyd Cole again last week. This time at the nice, but not as intimate 3Ten under the big ACL Theater. Let me clarify the “blind spot,” comment though. Lloyd completely slipped through my … Continue reading →

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The Posies! Jon Auer & Ken Stringfellow

Posted on March 18, 2018 by Steve

A couple months ago, I got to meet and see The Posies at the Cactus Cafe. You may remember them from the Nineties but they never stopped performing after they left DGC Records. Ken and Jon have produced solo albums … Continue reading →

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RIP Barry Crimmins

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Steve

Just got the news a few hours ago. As soon as my car’s radio came right up to Patton Oswalt talking about Barry I knew this wasn’t going to be a happy story. I wish I were wrong. Barry passed … Continue reading →

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Lost in Space 1998 and revised for today

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Steve

Last week I went on at length about how excited I am for Netflix’s shot at making Irwin Allen’s beloved show that started off as Science Fiction and devolved into Science Dreck/Fantasy, back into the Sci-Fi journey it should’ve been. … Continue reading →

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Dirty Work

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Steve

Stumbled upon this mediocre comedy gem from my days as a projectionist 20 years ago. It tanked so it wasn’t around longer than a week or two, thus, I didn’t get a chance to watch Dirty in its entirety. I did … Continue reading →

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