General NON-Comics Discussions (475)
H.P. Lovecraft - The Complete Fiction
Picked this book up at the Barnes & Noble over on the Sunrise yesterday. It's got what purports to be all of our Howard's fiction in the order that he wrote it. Anyhow, we shall see.
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Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame , new nominees .
, which is the general " Welcome " page for About.Com , I tried to put up a link to the such page for their Oldies Music forum , but a commercial site seems to hijack it , even though I put up exactly what was over that said page
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Genre Fiction Mags' Sites Down :-( !!!!!!!!!
All 3 the boards on the sites , I guess that's more specifically the case , for ASIMOV'S SCIENCE FICTION , ANALOG SCIENCE FICTION & FACT and for the combined ELLERY QUEEN'S MYSTERY MAGAZINE/ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S MYSTERY MAGAZINE - " THE MYSTERY PLACE "
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I Need a New PC (Like Nobody's Business)
So, my home PC is toast -- I think that's the technical term -- and I need to start looking for a replacement.
Unfortunately, on a good day my computer knowledge extends to recognizing the "Power" button.
Fortunately, I'm pretty sure that 90% of our
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The Baron's Music, Volume Two - Track List
Because you no one demanded it!
Side A:
1)Doctor Who - Peter Howell Theme
2)Kane - Original Entrance Music
3)Hogan's Heroes - Theme
4)The Benny Hil Show - Theme ("Yakety Sax")
5)The Young Ones - Theme
6)The Alphabet Song - The Three Stooges
7)Handl
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This. This is the funniest thing I've read in decades. Seriously
Sarcastic response to well-meaning signs.
I seriously haven't laughed this hard since I first watched MST3K 20 years ago. My jaw and chest hurt from laughing so hard.
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Commissions
I hope nobody minds, but... Things are SO bad, financially, and until I actually hook up with a regular job I'm a nervous wreck worrying about now I'm gonna get get thru the next month or two.
So here's my idea... why not do COMMISSION sketches? I
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Borders' Bankruptcy Bargains
It's sad when a business fails, especially one that has been around for quite a while like Borders Books.
Since the company could not find the proverbial "white knight" to buy them and stay in operation, liquidation proceedings have begun.
Of course
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My Geek Cred Levels Up
Okay, guys, I have a proud geek announcement: For the first time in my life, this week at karate camp, I played Dungeons and Dragons. We spent two very late nights in a little utility building in the middle of the camp, and had a blast. It was a west
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The Baron Is Bored: Or, A Short Timeline of the Beechlerverse (SPOILERS)
In other words, a short timeline of things that I remember off the top of my head that Bill Beechler is interested in. (I haven't watched/read most of this stuff, so no guarantees of accuracy.)
32 BBY: Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi meet Anakin
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Transformers HELP!
Ok, so Mrs. Colt is working on a project for Hallmark, and -- long story short -- needs to know who EVERY single robot in this picture is. Apparently they are all characters (I only recognize Optimus and, I'm guessing, Megatron).
Gratitude and a Lu
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The Baron's Music, Volume One - Track List
(After making this, I decided to go back and revise some of my older tapes.)
Side A:
1)Doctor Who - Original 1963 Theme
2)Godzilla 1954 Sound Effects
3)Let's Begin - From the Azumanga Daioh Soundtrack
4)Godzilla 1962 Sounds Effects
5)Soramimi Cake
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Mindset List for the Class of 2015 - The Web is older than they are
ClarkKent, IIRC, used to post these every year on the old boards. It's the annual list from Beloit College that describes the incoming freshmen, in this case, the class of 2015. The one that really grabbed me I included in the title, but here's som
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Any golfers out there?
I have been playing golf for the better part of 2 years now. I'm horrible. But I have fun with it and can see myself slowly improving. I took a golf class 6 years ago as my last class in college. I learned a lot but didn't play much after that. Some
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Hibbing , MN ?????
Is Hibbing , Minnesota , east or west of the Mississippi ?
If it is above the source of the Miss. what side of a straight line from the source is in on ?
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"Fortune's Pawn" by Nancy A. Hansen
I hope I am not out of line posting this, but my friend's first novel is now available on Amazon.
Fortune's Pawn by Nancy A. Hansen, although a self contained story, is Book One of the opening story line in a new fantasy series.
This one has it all!
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1970s Book inspiring " Real " Super-Universes ?????????
I have read of a 1970s prose book , fairly recently reissued , that is seen as rather an inspiration for the " What if super-heroes REALLY happened ????????? " approach of Wild card , Astro City , etc.
What is this novel , please ????????( Please par
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Remembering songs , and playing an instrument .
I have a really full memory , I'm afraid ( Oh.........self-depreciation !!!!!!!!! ) for pop-rock records/songs of the , ummm , 45 RPM era and a little bit after , I'd say that for - Oh , 1955 to 1992 or so , if a record made the Top 20 of the BILLB
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