Birthday:
October 28
"Irritatingly, I saw a couple of headlines describing Louise Lasser as "Woody Allen's wife", as if she didn't have an identity and career of her own."
"I recall reading author Richard Wright's autobiography Black Boy when I was a teenager, and in one passage he describes at great length his desire to graduate from school garbed in long pants. In the culture of the times, circa the 1920s, shorts…"
Happy Independence Day!Happy America's 250th!And in the spirit of patriotism, I call your attention to a moment in Captain America: The Winter Soldier that put a lump in my throat when I happened to run across it a year and a half ago:
"I've seen Michael, the biopic, but not this documentary; on the other hand, my son has seen this documentary but not the biopic. I'm not in a rush to see this documentary because I pretty much know what it tells us; my son is not in a rush to see…"
"I finally got around to reading Gotham City: Year One, another Tom King miniseries that plays with characters, placing them on the edge of continuity. Here, it posits how the city turned from a paradise to a crime-ridden dump, throiugh a…"
"On Father's Day, the Regal movie theater chain offered a 25th anniversary screening of Ocean's Eleven, so we went. I've seen it many times but not on a big screen since it debuted. It's as thrilling as ever, sweeping you along with all the nonsense…"
"I am reading Swamp Thing 1989, and picked up issue #3 today but haven't cracked it open yet.
I haven't read the original run since those issues were published. I well remember the controversy that led Rick Veitch to leave the book, which was…"
I haven't read the original run since those issues were published. I well remember the controversy that led Rick Veitch to leave the book, which was…"
"Oh, did they think they were supposed to spend Mother's Day with their mothers and leave their wives out of it?
Tsk tsk, I say. Also, tsk. Clearly, they hadn't been married long enough to know better.
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Tsk tsk, I say. Also, tsk. Clearly, they hadn't been married long enough to know better.
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"We did not really celebrate Father's Day this year. But we attended my grandson's 2nd birthday party on Saturday, which was even better!"
"Several times in my life I have known men who got in hot water with their wives for not fêting them on Mother's Day after having their first child."
"On Father's Day I went to breakfast at a restaurant that I frequent. A waiter who has served me several times quietly asked me if i was a father, before blurting out the sentiment. I replied "unfortunately, no." He or someone he knew may have made…"
"Commander Benson said:
O.K., one might think . . . so the crime scene tech collects a dozen different sets of prints. After he eliminates yours, can't he run the others through the super-scientific computerised local, state, and Federal data…"
O.K., one might think . . . so the crime scene tech collects a dozen different sets of prints. After he eliminates yours, can't he run the others through the super-scientific computerised local, state, and Federal data…"
"Corrected. Thank you."
"Jeff of Earth-J said:
A total stranger wished me a Happy Father's Day yesterday. It's always weird when that happens; I neverknow quite what to say.
Oddly, these days people seem to offer pleasantries like "Happy Mother's Day" and "Happy Father's…"
A total stranger wished me a Happy Father's Day yesterday. It's always weird when that happens; I neverknow quite what to say.
Oddly, these days people seem to offer pleasantries like "Happy Mother's Day" and "Happy Father's…"
"A total stranger wished me a Happy Father's Day yesterday. It's always weird when that happens; I neverknow quite what to say.
For the rest of us, June 21 was also the Summer solstice."
For the rest of us, June 21 was also the Summer solstice."
"In the way of gifts, the young man who made it possible for me to celebrate the day gave me three great gifts -- two suggested by me, one not.
The suggestions were a new wallet and a copy of DC Finest: War: The Big Five Arrive.
The third item goes…"
The suggestions were a new wallet and a copy of DC Finest: War: The Big Five Arrive.
The third item goes…"
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Thanks for having me….the site is great and brings back many great memories.
Thank you ClarkKent, I look forward to the future.
Thanks, ClarkKent_DC I am very excited to be here. I just found you by chance googling some comic related stuff and it seemed like a really good crew chatting on here. Looking forward to catching up with everyone!
Another church with almost the same name apparently did something similar in Cambridge, Ontario:
http://www.wesleyunited.ca/index.php/2-uncategorised/173-phantom-of...
(Sorry. My original post had the wrong link
The church is Wesley-Knox United Church in London, Ontario. They drew a sizable crowd to Chaney's Phantom.
I have some links below. You'd have to contact them for further information:
http://www.wesleyknox.com/images/W-K_Bulletin_Oct25.pdf
Best wishes.