In memory of comic book artist Jack Kamen, here are a few minutes with him from the DVD Tales from the Crypt: From Comic Books to Television.
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Jack Kamen, 1920-2008
Inventor Dean Kamen‘s father Jack has died. He was one of the illustrators of the notorious EC line of comic books in the 1950’s. At the first link you’ll find my Kamen-related items, including an example of Jack’s work.
YouTube, YouSuck — Again!
Sigh. YouTube playlists are once again funked up. The pop-ups appear in the embedded player, but the videos are all — every one of them — listed as not being available. All that money, and all those technical resources, yet they can’t get it right! YouTube is only a convenience for me, and only if it works.
P.S. OK, a day later they *seem* to be working again.
Shadowlands, Episode 2: Friendship
Hurry and don’t miss your chance to listen to part 2 of Brian Sibley’s Shadowlands on BBC Radio 2, narrated by the late Ian Richardson. Here’s a sample.
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Today is the 63rd anniversary of the atomic bomb being dropped on Hiroshima. Courtesy of Eric, here’s the 90’s Japanese glam rock band Malice Mizer with what I suppose is a commentary of some sort about Japan’s militaristic past.
(No, that’s not Michael Jackson!)
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Never Forget?
A friend sent me some pictures of the USS New York. The ship includes 7.5 tons of steel that were reclaimed from the wreckage of the World Trade Center.
The motto of the USS New York is “Never Forget,” as seen in this decoration for its christening, on March 1.
Who was responsible for 9/11? Osama bin Laden. Never forget? A mere six months after September 11, 2001, on March 13, 2002, this is what President George W. Bush said about Osama bin Laden. Note: The link for this quote goes to the White House Web site.
“So I don’t know where he is. You know, I just don’t spend that much time on him, Kelly, to be honest with you.”
– G.W. Bush, 3/13/02
Oh, by the way. Today is the seventh anniversary of the daily briefing that Bush was given, saying that Bin Laden was determined to strike within the United States.