WE HAVE BLAST OFF – Fantasticon launches ‘Zero’ into orbit!
Originally posted on J. S. Collyer Science Fiction Writer:
? I employed my ‘come and buy my book’ hypo-stare to good effect at Fantasticon! Zero has taken off with a…
A tale of titles
Imagine a time when you could actually judge a book by its cover — or by its title, anyway. Reader, there was such a time! It was the 18th century. … Continue reading
Please enjoy Robert Downey Jr. as a variety of pin-up girls
I’m actually quite smitten. Go here to see more.
Some fun tonight
This is a clip someone else took at Paul McCartney’s send-off of Candlestick Park the other night, but since the view is from just about where we were sitting I … Continue reading
I believe in yesterday…
Hey. Guess what the wife and I are doing tonight? We’re going to see Paul McCartney shut down Candlestick Park! You probably know that the final (official) concert The Beatles … Continue reading
Bad ideas in publishing (contd.)
When I read this article in the Times, I couldn’t decide whether to shit my pants or pluck all the hair off my entire body. Or, indeed, both. The synopsis: … Continue reading
Haiku for the hell of it: Farewell Mr. Williams
The tears of a clown When there’s no one else around. Say “Na-nu Na-nu!”
The pudding is in the proof
I’m sort of agog this morning. Why? Because I received the proof copy of Occasional Soulmates on Friday and it looks terrific! I’ll be honest and admit that my expectations … Continue reading
The real reason rockers make faces when they solo
This made my day. And there’s a whole bunch of ’em here.
Fahey’s fingers
If you like finger-picking guitar, you know about John Fahey. His compositions are so true to the traditional mode that it’s hard to tell them from the ancient airs and … Continue reading