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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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The Baron's Music, Volume 6: Track List

(Been making a "mix-tape" again!)

Side A:

1)Doctor Who - Opening Theme (Matt Smith Version)

2)The Pink Panther - Film Theme

3)Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon

4)The Munsters -Season Two Opening Theme (This is a cover ffrom an AMC "Horror Theme" CD

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In Which the Baron Has Created a Mascot...

I've been reading a book called "Fuzz and Fur: Japan's Costumed Characters", by Edward and John Harrison. It's all about how just about everything in Japan has its own costumed mascot. Oh, not just sports teams or businesses - but towns and prefectur

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From the shadow of a fallen hero, another arises...

Dexter Stefan Doo Lane.

 

Superhero costumes sure to be forthcoming.

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Scoobert Antonio Doo Lane 2000-2011

Long time members here have had the dubious distinction of being able to watch from the day we got our dog Scoobert Antonio Doo Lane eleven years ago to the present.  They've seen him in the various costumes my wife Dolores got him every year, and he

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Google Plus

I just got on Google+ today, and I like it a lot better than Facebook.  It appears I have a good number of invites available, so if anyone wants one, send me an email or message me here.  I just need the email YOU mainly check.

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The Voice?

I've gone and done it...I've registered for Season 2 auditions for NBC's "The Voice".  No word on audition times and places yet.  Singing is a great love of mine, and life's short, so I'm going to give it a go.  The truth is, I'd be happy just to mak

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What are the shrines of geekdom?

 

Holly, Cat, and I visited my nomination...The Eagle and Child pub in Oxford, England.  For Geek Pride Day (tomorrow!), name your favorite Geek Shrine.

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My First PROFESSIONAL Convention

As a budding writer/editor, I will be attending my first convention this weekend as a GUEST and not as a fan.

The inaugural Pulp Ark gathering in Batesville, Arkansas is both a summit for new/current pulp creators and a traditional convention for eve

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With a simple window decal...

I made my minivan into a personal Batmobile.  :)

 

 

Oh...and there's a TARDIS decal on the back...

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Indecison 2011, Eh?

So, wait, is Canada having an election, or thinking about having an election, or what?

 

American politics is nuts, but Canadian politics is mystifying.

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Technical Question re: posting code

There was a wonderful add-on/plugin my browser used to have -- I keep thinking it was called writebox, but Google can't find it for me under that name -- that would let me right click on a message board box and pull up a new window with many more opt

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