Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Can I put an axe in his head
From the AJC:
Petrino did leave room for a little humor before he left. One media member suggested that his Falcons experience was like a bad dream sequence from a television show like "Dallas."
"That's not the show I thought of," Petrino said. "Did you ever see the movie 'Misery?' "
From the AJC:
Petrino did leave room for a little humor before he left. One media member suggested that his Falcons experience was like a bad dream sequence from a television show like "Dallas."
"That's not the show I thought of," Petrino said. "Did you ever see the movie 'Misery?' "
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
in increasing importance:
1. the Dixie Chicks played Legion Field
2. the last episode of "Seinfeld" aired
3. the 50th anniversary of the founding of the modern state of Israel was commemorated
4. Frank Sinatra died
5. Je Suis France played its first Live in the Lobby on WUOG
We should've planned ahead and put that thing up on the internet for today.
in increasing importance:
1. the Dixie Chicks played Legion Field
2. the last episode of "Seinfeld" aired
3. the 50th anniversary of the founding of the modern state of Israel was commemorated
4. Frank Sinatra died
5. Je Suis France played its first Live in the Lobby on WUOG
We should've planned ahead and put that thing up on the internet for today.
Thursday, May 08, 2008
cross-promotion
Just a note: Hillary and I have a bevy of recent posts up at Shazhmmm. Yeah we're still doing that.
Just a note: Hillary and I have a bevy of recent posts up at Shazhmmm. Yeah we're still doing that.
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
stuff I've written
Two reviews in the Flagpole this week: the mediocre new Animal Collective EP and Destroyer's latest record.
"I was pretty shocked, then, when I heard the new record and realized Destroyer sounds almost exactly like it did in 2001. It's almost like 9/11 never even happened."
Two reviews in the Flagpole this week: the mediocre new Animal Collective EP and Destroyer's latest record.
"I was pretty shocked, then, when I heard the new record and realized Destroyer sounds almost exactly like it did in 2001. It's almost like 9/11 never even happened."
Final Crisis preview at EW.com
Entertainment Weekly has five pages of DC's Final Crisis #1 up right now, including the pages from Grant Morrison's script. It's looking pretty damn good, especially for fans of Jack Kirby's Fourth World. #1 comes out on Wednesday May 28th, which is also the 10th anniversary of both Phil Hartman's death and the first time I ever got drunk. Those two events were not entirely unrelated.
Entertainment Weekly has five pages of DC's Final Crisis #1 up right now, including the pages from Grant Morrison's script. It's looking pretty damn good, especially for fans of Jack Kirby's Fourth World. #1 comes out on Wednesday May 28th, which is also the 10th anniversary of both Phil Hartman's death and the first time I ever got drunk. Those two events were not entirely unrelated.
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
They Did It
Aww man.
Remember the Hawaiian Shirt Party? Remember how I was trying to wrangle a secret thirtieth birthday party for myself with the leftovers? Wrangled. Surprise wrangle. They showed up at my cubicle at 4pm today with half a bottle of Cuervo and some beers and cookies.
Nice.
Aww man.
Remember the Hawaiian Shirt Party? Remember how I was trying to wrangle a secret thirtieth birthday party for myself with the leftovers? Wrangled. Surprise wrangle. They showed up at my cubicle at 4pm today with half a bottle of Cuervo and some beers and cookies.
Nice.
Monday, May 05, 2008
FCBD Recap
ALRIGHT - Saturday was Free Comic Book Day, as mentioned below. I only made it to a couple of shops, and had to miss all of the Andy Runton signings, but overall it was a fine day. Rain spoiled it a bit - last year's FCBD was about as beautiful a day you could ever find - but even if it was raining menstrual blood and jagged metal Krusty-O's it'd be impossible to completely spoil FREE COMICS. NEC had a limit, but between them and Hub I got pretty much everything I was after. That includes the IGNATZ and EC samplers, and the Owly and Atomic Robo comics. I also grabbed an assortment of other random junk from NEC, totally for free, including the first issue of Mark Waid and Ron Garney's second stint on Captain America back in 1998. I think I flipped through this issue at the newsstand during one of mine and DJ's old QuikTrip jaunts, but had never actually read a single one of those highly-regarded Waid/Garney issues 'til this weekend.
I also saw Iron Man, which is simultaneously awesome yet also somehow just slightly so ever disappointing. I mean, it's amazing that they were able to make such a good movie about a character that, while great, has had very few good solo stories over its 40-plus year existence. Still, I was so ridiculously excited for the movie that it would've been almost impossible for me to not be let-down to some small extent. It's really good, Downey is terrific, the action scenes are highly exciting, etc., but it does kinda drag just a bit in the middle. So it's no Spider-Man or Spider-Man 2 or X-Men 2, but it also ain't no Spider-Man 3 or X-Men 3. And thank the maker it's not a god-damn Fantastic Four. Hopefully the Iron Man sequel (April 30, 2010!), Thor, and Avengers films will be as good.
ALRIGHT - Saturday was Free Comic Book Day, as mentioned below. I only made it to a couple of shops, and had to miss all of the Andy Runton signings, but overall it was a fine day. Rain spoiled it a bit - last year's FCBD was about as beautiful a day you could ever find - but even if it was raining menstrual blood and jagged metal Krusty-O's it'd be impossible to completely spoil FREE COMICS. NEC had a limit, but between them and Hub I got pretty much everything I was after. That includes the IGNATZ and EC samplers, and the Owly and Atomic Robo comics. I also grabbed an assortment of other random junk from NEC, totally for free, including the first issue of Mark Waid and Ron Garney's second stint on Captain America back in 1998. I think I flipped through this issue at the newsstand during one of mine and DJ's old QuikTrip jaunts, but had never actually read a single one of those highly-regarded Waid/Garney issues 'til this weekend.
I also saw Iron Man, which is simultaneously awesome yet also somehow just slightly so ever disappointing. I mean, it's amazing that they were able to make such a good movie about a character that, while great, has had very few good solo stories over its 40-plus year existence. Still, I was so ridiculously excited for the movie that it would've been almost impossible for me to not be let-down to some small extent. It's really good, Downey is terrific, the action scenes are highly exciting, etc., but it does kinda drag just a bit in the middle. So it's no Spider-Man or Spider-Man 2 or X-Men 2, but it also ain't no Spider-Man 3 or X-Men 3. And thank the maker it's not a god-damn Fantastic Four. Hopefully the Iron Man sequel (April 30, 2010!), Thor, and Avengers films will be as good.
Friday, May 02, 2008
awesome time for comic book fans
Yeah, Iron Man looks awesome, and sure, CNN has a good article about Jack Kirby up, but the main reason this is an awesome time for comic book fans is because tomorrow is FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!!! That's right, go to any halfway decent comic book store, and you'll most likely walk out with free comics. And many stores are having special events and signings to make the day even more awesome. If you're in Boston, New England Comics will be hosting a signing with Georgia's own Andy Runton at their various locations all throughout the day. Runton's the creator of the amazingly adorable kids' comic Owly, which is published by the Marietta-based Top Shelf Comics, the same people who released Alan Moore's Lost Girls. I'm fuckin' from Marietta, awesome!!! Other great stores in the Boston area include Million Year Picnic, Hub Comics, Comicazi, and Comicopia. For you dudes still in Atlanta, Titan Games and Comics is having a half-off sale on all back issues, and I'm sure Oxford Comics is up to something good. And then, y'know, Bizarro Wuxtry in Athens, but I have no idea what they're doing for FCBD.
Anyway, the point is: go out to your local comic book shops tomorrow, pick up some free comics, maybe take a chance and buy whatever books strike your fancy, etc. I'm reading Scalped by Jason Aaron and RM Guera right now; it's really good, and the first trade's only ten bucks, so I totally recommend it to anybody who likes crime fiction or wants to get really depressed over the modern day plight of the Native American. And if you want more recommendations, head on over to Shazhmmm, okay?
You can find a list of the free comics here; it includes some great stuff, like the first issue of Morrison and Quitely's All-Star Superman; an IGNATZ sampler with stuff from Zak Sally, Kevin Huizenga, Richard Sala, and more; a new Hellboy/BPRD comic from Mike Mignola and co.; awesome old Gyro Gearloose stories by Barks and Rosa; an EC reprint book; the latest FCBD issue of Owly; and more. I'll probably hit up three or four stores if I have time tomorrow. Because I'm fucking pathetic!
Yeah, Iron Man looks awesome, and sure, CNN has a good article about Jack Kirby up, but the main reason this is an awesome time for comic book fans is because tomorrow is FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!!! That's right, go to any halfway decent comic book store, and you'll most likely walk out with free comics. And many stores are having special events and signings to make the day even more awesome. If you're in Boston, New England Comics will be hosting a signing with Georgia's own Andy Runton at their various locations all throughout the day. Runton's the creator of the amazingly adorable kids' comic Owly, which is published by the Marietta-based Top Shelf Comics, the same people who released Alan Moore's Lost Girls. I'm fuckin' from Marietta, awesome!!! Other great stores in the Boston area include Million Year Picnic, Hub Comics, Comicazi, and Comicopia. For you dudes still in Atlanta, Titan Games and Comics is having a half-off sale on all back issues, and I'm sure Oxford Comics is up to something good. And then, y'know, Bizarro Wuxtry in Athens, but I have no idea what they're doing for FCBD.
Anyway, the point is: go out to your local comic book shops tomorrow, pick up some free comics, maybe take a chance and buy whatever books strike your fancy, etc. I'm reading Scalped by Jason Aaron and RM Guera right now; it's really good, and the first trade's only ten bucks, so I totally recommend it to anybody who likes crime fiction or wants to get really depressed over the modern day plight of the Native American. And if you want more recommendations, head on over to Shazhmmm, okay?
You can find a list of the free comics here; it includes some great stuff, like the first issue of Morrison and Quitely's All-Star Superman; an IGNATZ sampler with stuff from Zak Sally, Kevin Huizenga, Richard Sala, and more; a new Hellboy/BPRD comic from Mike Mignola and co.; awesome old Gyro Gearloose stories by Barks and Rosa; an EC reprint book; the latest FCBD issue of Owly; and more. I'll probably hit up three or four stores if I have time tomorrow. Because I'm fucking pathetic!
Thursday, May 01, 2008
