In an earlier posting I introduced Eva•tone Soundsheets. Forty years ago, Stan Lee of Marvel Comics put out a couple of flexi-discs. The first was “The Voices of Marvel,” and the other was “Scream Along with Marvel.” Face Front!
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Cold Water Blues
Sorry, nothing interesting this time. The furnace gave out this evening and I had to call for emergency service. See our shiny, new fuel pump?
Lost in Reading
I was known to have read a few comic books in my younger days. A few thousand. Click the picture to read a fun 8-page story, “Lost in the Microcosm,” by Harvey Kurtzman. For easier reading, select “full-size” in the gallery.
Draft Copy
Uh … was I supposed to sign my draft card?
Dreaming of the Past
In honor of my twinster Jean’s birthday, here’s something I know she likes. Winsor McCay’s still-amazing animation, Little Nemo in Slumberland (1911).
Report Colbert
Stephen Colbert is deserving of all the praise his show, The Colbert Report on Comedy Central, has received. And there’s no point in trying to knock Colbert, because I’m covering my ears and humming and can’t hear you. Here’s a 60 Minutes feature about him.
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