Posts Tagged ‘Batman’
June 19th, 2017 | 
Author: Rebecca Jade, Sheila E., Lynn Mabry
Three new discoveries in a month rock our African origins
THE ARCTIC DOOMSDAY SEED VAULT FLOODED. THANKS, GLOBAL WARMING
Left-lean faith leaders are hungry to break the right’s grip on setting the nation’s moral agenda
Amy Biancolli: I yam what I yam by the grace of God
Time for equal media treatment of ‘political correctness’
American Ex-Pats Explain Why They Quit America
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Brexit II
Dustbury has discovered not everyone he’s likely to meet is prepared to deal with someone who walks only with a bunch of equipment
The Short, Sad Tale of Allyn King of Albany
Arthur is 15 Years a Kiwi citizen
Baby boomers are downsizing — and the kids won’t take the family heirlooms
The Negro Motorist Green Book, which I wrote about here. Check out
the 1949 edition
The art of writing an obituary
An Interview With Author Kelly Sedinger
She returned from Iraq to a broken family. Then writing changed her life
Anne Lamott: 12 truths I learned from life and writing
Anita Pallenberg Passes Away at Age 73
In appreciation of an old-school journalist, the late Dan Lynch
HEATHER FAZIO: I spent two days with Dennis Rodman
Documentary producer Robert Weide interviewed Woody Allen live on Facebook
Bill Messner-Loebs and Jack Kirby to Receive 2017 Bill Finger Award
Night Court was the black sheep of NBC’s sitcom dynasty
Pete and Harry, two rabbits in commercials for Carnation Milk. I DO NOT remember this
Too Many People Still Think Chocolate Milk Comes from Brown Cows
Now I Know: Fighting North Korea in a Flash and The Counterfeit Money Which is Intentionally Worthless and The Green Versus the Eardrums and Why Mattresses Come With Warning Tags and There’s No Place Like 0,0
Adam West, star of the ‘Batman’ TV series, dies at 88. Here’s his Idaho phone listing. Some insights from Mark Evanier and reflections by Chuck Miller, plus Eddie’s elegy and Rob Hoffman calling him one of “most accomplished and revered ‘B’ level actors of all time”
MUSIC
The Absolute Authenticity of REBECCA JADE (niece #1) and CD REVIEW – PETER SPRAGUE & REBECCA JADE: Planet Cole Porter, available here. Recently, Rebecca has sung at least twice with percussionist Sheila E. and singer Lynn Mabry. Lynn, among many other things, sang backup on the Stop Making Sense tour, which I saw at SPAC in 1984
Coverville: Sgt.Pepper 50th anniversary plus Gregg Allman tribute and All 213 Beatles Songs, Ranked From Worst to Bestand The Final Beatles Concert
K-Chuck Radio: The Mystery of Blueberry Hill
Bohemian Rhapsody – Vika Yermolyeva
Pieces about Bobby Vee and Brian Hyland, both apparently inspired by me
Wap Bap, the most hated song on YouTube
Song of the Volga Boatmen sung by the Red Army Chorus
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More on The Colored Negro Black Comic Book by Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colon.
Note: in the comic strip tradition all the words in the strip are in capitals, but for readability, I’ve deigned to write in standard English. Also the words that are in bold in the strip are in red in this text.
“Mother Eartha”, a 4 page response to “Mary Worth”
Page 1:
Page 2, Panel 1:
Young woman: Oh, Aunt Mother Eartha, my husband has been out of work for months – with no job in sight…
Page 2, Panel 2:
(Shot of the coffee pot, young woman’s hand pouring java into Eartha’s cup)
Young woman: – our unemployment checks stopped coming, the welfare payments are low, our bills keep climbing-
Page 3, Panel 1:
Young woman: -my son’s lost heart and is fighting the system – taking dope rioting….
Page 3, Panel 2:
Young woman (on sofa, in background): – my daughter’s pregnant again and her husband lost his job- oh – oh –ooh
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Tags: Archie comics, Batman, Black Comic Book, Charlie Chan, Dick Tracy, Ernie Colon, Mary Worth, Sid Jacobson, The Little King |
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I was, as noted, very happy that Jack Kirby, co-creator of the Marvel Universe (at worst) won his legal action with Marvel Comics. But it points out how much money must be involved, a rumored $30 million to the Kirby heirs.
It appears that Marvel Comics is cancelling the Fantastic Four comic book, one of its flagship titles, and it’s likely it’s because of too little money, not from the comic book, but from the movies.
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Tags: Batman, Fantastic Four, Fox movies, Marvel Comics, movies, X-Men |
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I’ve never been to a midnight, opening night showing of a movie. I’ve gone to premieres, though, and I do know what cinematic anticipation feels like. There’s just something about seeing something before almost anyone else that provides an unusual sense of satisfaction. Your view of the film is not colored by what everyone else says.
If I were to have gone to a recent midnight showing, The Dark Knight Rises would not have been it. Read the rest of this entry »
