Time Travel to the FUTURE is Possible

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According to particle physicist Brian Cox time travel is possible, but only to the future.  

“Can you build a time machine?” said Professor Cox. “The answer is yes.”

There’s just one, tiny problem, Professor Cox says – if you can build a machine capable of time-travel, you can only travel into the future. You can’t come back.

Professor Cox explains how building a time machine to travel to the future is possible here and here.

Thanks to Brian Michael Bendis for the original link.

Gene Gonzales Got Carter

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The extremely talented, extremely nice, Gene Gonzales created his take on Sly from “Get Carter” at the last Heroes Convention. Gene is funny, knowledgeable and really nice.

At every show he attends Gene is constantly signing autographs and sketching for fans, so I was happy to find he could fit me in for a headsketch!

You can see more of Gene’s work at his blog where he posts art almost DAILY!  Gene is also available for commissions and his prices are very reasonable.

Thanks again Gene!

The 25 Most Memorable Moments in TV History

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Flavorwire recently ran a list (with video clips) of The 25 Most Memorable Moments in TV History.

Let’s take a look…

25. The Wedding of Charles and Diana (1981)  Although my wife got up at the break of dawn to tune in. I couldn’t be bothered.  I don’t see what the attraction is to royal weddings, but for some there is one.  (I’m 0 for 1)

24. “Do You Believe in Miracles?” (1980)  I’m not a hockey fan, but I do enjoy the Olympics.  I didn’t see it live, but it was everywhere in the days/years that followed.  (1 for 2).

23. The End of The Fugitive (1967) I was 8 years old and saw this one when it first aired.  I watched a lot of tv shows with my mom and The Fugitive was one that we always watched. (2 for 3)

22. J.R. Gets Shot on Dallas (1980) I’ve never watched a single episode of Dallas and didn’t even tune in to see who killed ole JR.  (2 for 4)

21. Lucy Goes to the Candy Factory (1952) Although I was not born when this episode first aired, I’ve seen it many, many times.  Then again, who hasn’t?  (3 for 5)

20. The “Checkers” Speech (1952) This aired the same year that Lucy went to the candy factory.  I’ve seen it, but the “Checkers” speech wasn’t as funny as Lucy on the candy assembly line. (4 for 6)

19. Sammy Davis Jr. Visits All in the Family (1972) All in the Family was required viewing in our house (we only had one television at the time), but we all loved the show! (5 for 7)

18. Johnny Carson’s Final Tonight Show (1992) By 1992 I had stopped watching late night television (Carson, Letterman, etc.), but tuned in for Johnny’s swan song (Bette Midler anyone?).  (6 for 8)

17. The Rescue of Baby Jessica (1987)  If you’re a news junkie, you were watching.  I am and was. (7 for 9)

16. Muhammad Ali Lights the Olympic Torch (1996) I’m an Olympics fan and even bigger Muhammad Ali fan.  I saw it.  (8 for 10)

15. M*A*S*H: “Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen” (1983)  I liked MASH okay early on, but had stopped watching.  I did turn in for the final episode though.  (9 for 11)

14. Election Night (2000) Like all news junkies, I was tuned in.  (10 for 12)

13. Salute at the Mexico City Olympic Games (1968) I didn’t see it live. (Was it even shown live?)  But I have seen it many times. (11 for 13)

12. Elvis Presley on Ed Sullivan (1956) Who hasn’t seen this?  Even if you weren’t born when it first aired (I wasn’t), you’ve seen it, right?  (12 for 14)

11. The Beatles on Ed Sullivan (1964)  My mom let me stay up to see this live!  It was a big deal because I was 5 or 6 at the time.  (13 for 15)

10. The O.J. Simpson Chase (1994)  We were on a family vacation in Indiana.  The entire family was glued to the tv watching live.  (14 for 16)

9. Roots (1977) Although I didn’t watch Roots when it aired in 1977 (I was a senior in high school and didn’t watch much tv), I have since seen it.  (15 of 17)

8. The Kennedy/Nixon Debate (1960) I was too young to have watched live, but since I majored in Speech Education (speech and debate), you can be sure that I’ve seen it.  (16 of 18)

7. Richard Nixon Resigns (1974)  Yep.  I tuned in with the family to see history in the making.  (17 of 19)

6. The Fall of the Berlin Wall (1989)  If you watched nightly news you couldn’t have missed it. (18 of 20)

5. Walter Cronkite Denounces the Vietnam War (1968) I was 9 and remember what a big deal this was.  I was surprised, at the time, when my grandpa who was a WWII vet say he was against the war.  (19 of 21)

4. Walter Cronkite Announces the Death of JFK (1963) I was watching with my grandparents who had taken me to Florida on vacation.  I was just 5.  (20 of 22)

3. Hurricane Katrina (2005) The reports just got worse and worse as the days drug on.  It had to seem like the apocalypse to those there.  It was terrible enough for those of us watching.  (21 of 23)

2. The September 11th Attacks (2001) Who alive (other than children) didn’t watch? (22 of 24)

1. The Apollo 11 Moon Landing (1969)  I was ten years old and watched thinking that in my lifetime we will explore Mars and other planets.  Now I wonder if/when we will return to the moon.  (23 of 25)

“Mob City” – 2 New Teaser Posters

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TNT just released two new teaser posters Mob City starring Jon Bernthal.  The photo above is one of them.

The series is based on  L.A. Noir: The Struggle for the Soul of America’s Most Seductive City by John Buntin.  Here’s how ComingSoon describes the series…

It’s a world of glamorous movie stars, powerful studio heads, returning war heroes, a powerful and corrupt police force and an even more dangerous criminal network determined to make L.A. its West Coast base.

How can you not be excited about THAT?

If you want to see the other teaser poster and learn more about the series check out Coming Soon: TNT’s Mob City…

David Twohy & Vin Diesel: Two More “Riddick” Movies Planned

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ScreenRant recently ran an interview with creator/writer/director, David Twohy about Riddick, his dvd director’s cut of the film, working with Vin Diesel and the plans for two more Riddick movies.  Here’s a taste…

“I believe there are two more movies. And I think it’s good that we are looking at ending the series so it doesn’t feel like an open-ended thing, like we’re doing it just for monetary reasons and we’ve just got to keep rolling it over and rolling it over. I think there’s a real end to this and I know what that last movie looks like…”

50% of US Population Lives in Less Than 5% of US Counties

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Did you know that half of the US population lives in just 146 counties?

I didn’t either.  That’s crazy when you think about it.  There are over 3,000 counties in the US, but fully half of the US population lives in less 5% of them.

I was also surprised to discover that where I live — in Volusia County,Florida — is one of the counties in the top 5%. I knew Volusia county was big, but didn’t think it was THAT big.

Wouldn’t you imagine that we’d have a major sports team, a large booming city or something to draw in such a high population density.  We don’t.  While it is true that Volusia County is the home of the Daytona 500, I don’t think that’s the draw.

Perhaps it’s simply because our county is so big in area and we were once the home of the World’s Most Famous Beach.

Thanks to Business Insider for the link.

Married 73 Years, “Sweet Lorraine” and Fred’s Undying Love

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Fred and Lorraine Stobaugh spent a life together in love.  After 73 years of marriage, Lorraine passed away.  A month later, Fred saw a songwriting contest hosted by Green Shoe Studio.  Although Fred can’t play an instrument or sing, he wrote a song as a tribute to Lorraine and their love.

Fred sent the lyrics along with the story of his undying love for his recently deceased Lorraine to Green Shoe Studio.  Simply titled, “Sweet Loraine,”  Fred’s story and lyrics moved the folks behind the contest.  Although Fred’s entry didn’t meet the criteria of the contest, he ended up with something much more valuable than a win.  Green Shoe Studio musicians brought “Sweet Lorraine” to life.

Watch the video below and prepare to be moved to tears of joy.

Thanks to Green Shoe Studio for making “Sweet Lorraine” come to life and to 22 Words for the link.