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Free Comic Book Day 2015!
Nerd High Holiday Number Three and the oldest of them has grown enormously this year. There was quite a line in front of Rogues Gallery. I wasn’t there as soon as they opened because I had the opportunity to have … Continue reading
Andy Kindler & Eddie Pepitone
These two comedy staples I ran into by accident at the after party. Andy I recognized instantly but I knew immediately when I saw the NY Rangers cap he was talking to Eddie. I’m confident most of you friends are … Continue reading
Posted in Brushes with Greatness
Tagged Bob's Burgers, Cartoons, Comedy, Home Movies, Moontower Fest
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Study says most people stop listening to new stuff after 33…
…my immediate response to that was, no shit. If you removed my friends Chip, Mark, Angela and me, it would drop to 26 in my opinion, 22 if it were just the Midwest, or as I often call it, the … Continue reading
Blaine Capatch
My after-party photo with fellow DM and hilarious joke-writer/teller Blaine! I’m not sure if I grammatically structured that last sentence, we’re only fellow DMs, I don’t write jokes, I only live them. It was great to run into him. I … Continue reading
Posted in Brushes with Greatness, D & D
Tagged Comedy, Moontower Fest, Stand-up Comedy
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X-Wing
To close this year’s May the Fourth, I want to throw in the tabletop game I recently got hooked on, X-Wing. Normally I’m not big on games that are exclusively minis driven but my local store (Rogues Gallery) did a really … Continue reading
Kaiser Chefs
They canceled last Fall but returned last week to play their first headlining show in Austin since…I have no idea. I think the Kaiser Chiefs usually appeared at Austin’s numerous festivals. Didn’t matter to me, it’s often better to catch … Continue reading
May the Fourth be with you today!
My bigger plans to have the stats for the entire 727 Jump Brigade fell through via my procrastinating, parties and poor time-management skills. I did manage to make it to the Lego Store to get the annual Star Wars boon, this year it … Continue reading
Dana Gould 2015
My belated finale to my biggest attendance at Austin’s Moontower Comedy Fest, a favorite comedian of mine who I’ve followed since the early Nineties. This year he was given the Stateside Theater to host his own show, or as Dana … Continue reading
Happy 109th Birthday Grandma
Right there with José, the other big Taurus in my 46 years on Earth. I always recall that she did live a rather remarkable life alongside my grandfather. Whether or not Grandma realized it remains a mystery. She also did … Continue reading
Happy Birthday José, aka the Hoser
He sent me this picture of mini-Bender getting run over by a Jeep. I guess he was trying to cross the street sober and now he’s stuck as a front-end ornament. Wishing Hoser the best today. At least he gets … Continue reading
The ultimate Lego set up
Let it be known that our house has a reasonable amount of Legos after you see this architect’s amazing setup.
1995: Apple Beta begins
April is my official anniversary month of joining Apple but four years earlier, I finally broke through as a temp, I mean “contractor.” I had failed to land the internship spot twice which turned out to be a fortunate matter, … Continue reading
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2005: Somara leaves for Phoenix
A very long and lonely Summer got rolling a decade ago. Technically, Somara headed out West a couple days before May began. I remember already missing her enormously as I tried to quietly weep in my cubicle the first Saturday … Continue reading
My Stars are out
The Stars and defending Calder Cup champs were eliminated in a painful sweep by the Rockford Icehogs who the surrogate for the insufferable Chicago Blackhawks. I’m bummed we won’t be raising any banners next Fall yet I guess my sense … Continue reading
Posted in Austin Stars, Hockey
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Happy belated birthday to Tama!
The calico cat who is given the credit for saving a train station turned 16 yesterday.