All-Ball-Knee fun

Here’s me last Sunday at the Albany Comic Con, with Denro and the Sinnott boys — Joe, his son Mark, and grandson Trevor. It was great seeing Joe getting around with no trouble at all, since his hip replacement surgery. I treated everybody to dinner and we all had a great time!

Joe is a lifelong fan of the Giants baseball team, going back to their years in New York, so he was very happy with their win against the Phillies last Saturday night. Joe’s mother’s uncle was John McGraw, which explains his continued loyalty to the Giants after they moved to San Francisco in 1957. Tonight they play the Texas Rangers in game 1 of the World Series. Friends who know Dennis as a loyal Boston Red Sox fanatic, and not a comic book fan, will be shocked to see that he donned a Giants cap! This proves that Dennis is second to none in his admiration and appreciation of Mighty Joe Sinnott. Considering how much I admire the man, that’s saying something!

Rally to Restore Sanity needs to be sanitary…

This coming Saturday I will not be at the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear in Washington, D.C., but tastewar says he will be there. I’m a bit surprised, however, to learn that the National Park Service has yet to issue a permit for the event…

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2010/10/25/head-count-stewart-colbert-expect-150000-for-rally/

A 50’s X-file

Minutes ago, on TCM (Turner Classic Movies), I finished watching a movie that I’ve wanted to see for years and years — X the Unknown. It’s from Hammer, the English studio that’s best known for its Gothic horror movies with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. X the Unknown is a typical “monster appears and must be destroyed” flick, but with an intelligent script and understated performances, it’s way better than the plot would suggest. Here’s the whole movie.