And the top superhero weakness is...
Hey!
Jon B. in silver pleather = kryptonite
Mom! Dead people are talking to you. Do the math!
Buffy ,'Showtime'
Buffista Music III: The Search for Bach
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 09, 2006 3:47:07 am PST #2194 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Jon B. - Feb 09, 2006 4:27:12 am PST #2195 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Silver kryptonite.
tina f. - Feb 09, 2006 6:19:42 am PST #2196 of 10003
holy crap!
I just found out the Wrens are playing at the Northwestern student union (which is like two feet away from where I am sitting right now) tomorrow!! [link]
I'm getting me some tickets over lunch. I'm going to see the Wrens tomorrow!
DavidS - Feb 09, 2006 6:41:24 am PST #2197 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Jon B. in silver pleather = kryptonite
Oh, that reminds me. Jon, did you know that Converse sneakers now come in metallic silver?
Jon B. - Feb 09, 2006 7:35:52 am PST #2198 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Converse sneakers now come in metallic silver?
Ohhh! Although a little too dear...
I came really close to buying an almost new pair of silver Docs at a thrift store in Tempe recently, but they were a little bit small.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 09, 2006 7:37:21 am PST #2199 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Oh, that reminds me. Jon, did you know that Converse sneakers now come in metallic silver?
I was psyched when I found a pair that was all black (laces, rubber around the edge, etc.).
Tom Scola - Feb 09, 2006 7:39:02 am PST #2200 of 10003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
I was trying to buy a pair of all-black Chucks last weekend, but they didn't have them in my size. And then I found that they had all-black Vans now too.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 09, 2006 7:43:45 am PST #2201 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I was trying to buy a pair of all-black Chucks last weekend, but they didn't have them in my size. And then I found that they had all-black Vans now too.
I should have gotten two and stashed one away. The place I got them was going out of business and everything was half off.
I've still got a regular pair of black Chucks from college. Not in too bad shape, but they were never shoes that I lived in like some people I know.
Sean K - Feb 09, 2006 7:58:28 am PST #2202 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Btw, did you ever read the comic book The Badger by Mike Baron in the 80s?
YES!!!! I freakin' LOVED Badger. Gotta love a superhero who talks to himself, calls everybody Larry, and names himself after one of the meanest mammals on the planet.
Silver kryptonite.
YES!!!!
(Don't mind me, I just all asscaps and exclamation points this morning. I blame Tennessee Williams.)
DavidS - Feb 09, 2006 8:21:19 am PST #2203 of 10003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Ohhh! Although a little too dear...
It was on sale on Haight Street for $76. You should check a shoe store for sales in Harvard Square.
YES!!!! I freakin' LOVED Badger. Gotta love a superhero who talks to himself, calls everybody Larry, and names himself after one of the meanest mammals on the planet.
It really was a cool little comic. It never had the art or cachet of Baron's other project, Nexus, with Steve Rude, but Badger was really well written and interesting. Plus, set in Madison, WI - which is underused geography for superhero stories.
I interviewed Mike Baron for Comic Journal. I think Gary let me do the interview because he knew Mike would go on and on with very little prompting. Very interesting guy, though. I also got to ride back from the San Diego Comic Con one year with Steve Rude.