Zombieland: “Nut Up or Shut Up
ComingSoon.net scored the first look at the new “Zombieland” poster.
“Nut Up or Shut Up” indeed.
Category: Humor
The Vampire’s Assistant
You know, if someone had asked me about “The Vampire’s Assisstant” before I saw the trailer, I’d have said it’s based on a book geared to teenagers and will probably do well with the younger teenage crowd… and no, I have no desire to read the book or see the movie.
After seeing the trailer, and I still can’t believe I’m about to write this, “The Vampire’s Assisstant” looks kind of interesting and fun. Am I wrong?
“Mad Men” Yourself
Although I’ve never watched an episode of AMC’s “Mad Men” I felt compelled to see how my buddy, Jim Ivey and I would look drawn as “Mad Men” cartoon characters. All things considered, I guess we came out okay. If you want to see what you or your friends would look like, then click here.
About Me with The Monkees
This was sent to me by my buddy, “The James” Howell. I thought of several musicians/groups that I could use [Billy Joel, The Beatles, Bob Segar, Michael McDonald, Elton John, etc), but opted to go with The Monkees. So using song titles from their albums, here are my answers…
Pick Your Artist: THE MONKEES
Are you male or female: A Man Without a Dream
Describe yourself: Daydream Believer
How do you feel about yourself: I Don’t Think You Know Me
Describe your current boy/girl relation situation: Heart and Soul
Describe where you currently live: Pleasant Valley Sunday
If you could go anywhere you wanted to go: Through the Looking Glass
Your favorite form of transportation: Last Train to Clarksville
Your best friend(s) is(are): A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You
Your favorite color is: Nine Times Blue
Favorite time of day: Sometime In The Morning
If your life were a TV show, what would it be called: Looking for the Good Times
What is life to you: Hard to Believe
What is the best advice you have to give: Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)
Thought for the Day: That Was Then, This Is Now
How I would like to die: Love is Only Sleeping
My soul’s present condition: I’m A Believer
Happy 4th of July!
I want to wish everyone a happy 4th of July. If you’re in the USA, it’s Independence Day, if you’re not in the states, feel free to celebrate anyway. Just remember, don’t eat or drink too much and if you plan on playing with fireworks, be sure not to blow up any pets or family members. Other than that, have at it.
Let’s All Go to Zombieland!
Zombieland looks like fun. My kind of fun, anyway.
Florida Supercon
I’m thinking I may plan a little road trip down to the this convention. Anyone else going?
Star Trek Me
When I was a kid I loved the original Star Trek series. [Who am I kidding? I still enjoy it.] When we’d play Star Trek I always wanted to be Spock. I had the haircut and even asked my mom if I could get my ears fixed like his. Thankfully she didn’t give in on that.
I’ve never watched any of the Star Trek spin-offs. It was just the original series for me. I am going to check out the Star Trek re-boot since it features the original characters. Still, it will be strange seeing someone else playing Kirk, Spock and the rest of the crew. Although it won’t be as strange as the photo above with me as Spock, John Beatty as Kirk and Jim Ivey as a Romulan warrior.
Be Careful How You Say It!
The first vanity plate that I can remember seeing in person was “Smooth1.” It belonged to my buddy’s sister. At that time, about 30 years ago, vanity plates were pretty rare. These days they’re fairly common and most are along the lines of — “Gr8 1”— “2Fast4U” — “I C U 8 1 2.”
Sometimes people like to slip in profanity or double entendres and so states have to carefully review all vanity plate requests. Unfortunately for Kelly Coffman-Lee her request for a Colorado vanity plate was denied. Coffman-Lee is a vegan who loves tofu. She covers her car with bumper stickers promoting her lifestyle and decided to take it to the next level and get a personalized plate. Her request to have the message “I LOVE TOFU” was denied because to fit the plate it would read “ILVTOFU.”
Darwyn Cooke’s Big Update
Yesterday Darwyn Cooke wrote a guest article for Jimmy Palmiotti’s blog and gave us quite an update! Here are a few highlights:
- Darwyn is providing covers for The Last Resort which he describes as a “Horror/Comedy… kind of a cross between an Irwin Allen picture and some of the great serials that you’d get back in the day from Heavy Metal.” It’s written by Jimmy Palmiotti and will be published by IDW this summer.
- Darwyn is designing and contributing color for the dustjackets on The Complete Torpedo Collection, the five volume set which for the first time ever collects the entire Sanchez Abuli and Jordi Bernet classic series.
- Our buddy, John Highashi got a shout out for his bowling prowess!
- Darwyn’s work on Richard Stark’s The Hunter is nearly complete and the book is scheduled for a July release!
- Darwyn’s friend Calum Johnston hosts “Almost Darwyn Cooke’s Blog” which provides updates on what the main man is working on. Until yesterday I didn’t know this blog existed and now it’s on my must read list.
Speaking of must read — if you want to check out Darwyn’s entire guest article, then click here.
Baseball Cheers
My nephew, Josh Gonzaga, plays college baseball for the East Tennessee Buccaners. Today they had a doubleheader against North Florida in Jacksonville. Since Josh was starting pitcher in the second game, the family decided to drive up. When I say family, I mean family. In attendance were Josh’s mom, dad and brother Justin, my nephew Joey and his wife, my wife, my son Mike and his girlfriend Erin, and Grandma Peggy.
Now the one thing you have to know about Grandma Peggy is that she has little interest in sports and knows even less about them. You could tell her that the pitcher just threw for three touchdowns and she’d not question it. You could say that the batter just earned a TKO and she’d believe you. Grandma Peggy was just there because Josh was playing and she loves being with her family.
As the game got underway there were the normal cheers. “Go Bucs!” “Give him your best pitch!” “Great pitch, Josh!” “Battle back, kid!” “Come on blue, get in the game!” There were also a few new [at least to me] cheers: “Hey Blue, I thought only cows slept standing up!” “Hey Blue, don’t be chicken to call a foul (fowl)!” As the game tightened up and got down to the middle innings it seemed that everyone in the family was cheering something. And that’s when Grandma Peggy yelled:
“That batter swings like a pole dancer!”
Everyone in the family suddenly got quiet and all eyes went to Grandma Peggy who was proudly smiling. “Uh, mom, what does that mean?” I asked. “I don’t know, I just thought it sounded right” came her response. We all busted out laughing. For the rest of the game, every so often, you’d hear someone yell, “That batter swings like a pole dancer!”
So if you’re ever at a baseball game and you hear that cheer… remember you read it here first at the ZONE! [Take THAT, Joey!]
Killer of Demons Kills
The Pitch: “Frailty” plus a sense of humor meets comic books as presented by writer Christopher Yost and artist Scott Wegner.
The Overview: Dave Sloan wakes up to see actual demons from hell are living among us. Only Dave can see them. Well, that‘s not quite true. The little heavenly cherub angel can see ’em and, between puffs on his cigar, is telling Dave to kill them all.
The Good: Wegner’s art works really well with Yost’s story. Demons and humans, seen through Dave’s eyes as they go about their daily activities. The ad for “Old Scratch.” The last page.
The Bad: What happens if you look like a demon to Dave.
The Ugly: The second issue isn’t available NOW.
The Summary: Killer of Demons is a lot of fun. Yost and Wegner have created a winner!
Bruce Lee vs Iron Man
Bruce Lee vs Iron Man. My money is on the Dragon.
Talk Like William Shatner Day!
Today is William Shatner’s birthday. He’s 78. Wow. Hard to believe that Captain James T. Kirk is pushing 80. Denny Crane, yes; Captain Kirk, nope, not possible. But it is.
So in honor of the Shat’s birthday, I suggest we all participate in the first annual TALK LIKE WILLIAM SHATNER DAY! Not to worry, here are instructions on how to talk just like Willam Shatner. Once you’ve listened and learned, jump right in.
Oh, and… Happy… Birthday! [SHORT INHALE and SHARP BREATH] Mr. Shatner!
