Good ol’ Denro pointed out this new video on YouTube’s Star Wars channel. During the summer of 1980, when I went to the movies to see something, I often ended up seeing The Empire Strikes Back instead.
There was also plenty of “snow” on the set of that other 1980 movie with Carrie Fisher, The Blues Brothers.
As a mere lad attending the 1971 Worldcon in Boston, I saw this experimental short film by the exceptionally talented artist Richard Corben, best known for his work in Heavy Metal. According to Corben’s wife, he died on December 2, age 80, following heart surgery.
Let’s hyperjump past the worst of it to the big finish, with Carrie proving she didn’t have her mom’s singing voice. Or her dad’s, come to think of it.
Mulder and Scully were a 90’s power couple like none other. They broke up when Duchovny left The X-Files in the middle of its 8th season. The sexiest interlude between them is in the pilot episode. I assume it was included to help sell the series.
In the previous post I explained how I earned money to attend my first fan convention. I was a late registrant, so my number doesn’t appear in the program book.
My friend Kat Logue was there. She’s seated in this photo. I couldn’t find a photo of another friend who was there, but I know he is reading this, and he’s invited to say something.
I attended the annual Hugo Awards for science fiction writing. The ceremony was held in the Grand Ballroom, and I remember sitting way up in the balcony.
Yep, that’s me, wearing my brand-new glasses! I needed a new pair, and Kat recommended metal frames over the Buddy Holly style plastic frames I had.
Me with my new metal frame glasses at the 1971 World Science Fiction Convention in Boston