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Posted on 11.19.08 by Widge @ 2:58 am
Comments on this: 3 so far. Add your own.  Let me explain what I am giving an endorsement to in this picture. It's the classic piece of literature Running on Empty, a joint publication from Harlequin Romances and... NASCAR. NASCAR crew chief Hugo Murphy could never forget Sylvie Ketchum, especially since he only had to look at her daughter—their daughter—to be reminded of the woman he'd loved. But she'd deserted him and Kim without a word, shattering their hopes and dreams. Nothing could fill the void—except NASCAR. Now I have nothing against NASCAR. It, like most sports, is an enigma to me. And I have nothing against Harlequin Romances. I swore if things ever got too bad I would create a female pseudonym and start writing them to pay the bills. But when you put the two together--my Ability to Refrain From Mockery fails. Categorized as: Stimuli
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Posted on 11.18.08 by Widge @ 1:38 am
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  After finding this monstrous wonderment on Ectoplasmosis, I was struck by a thought: it looks like a wild and evil doppleganger of the Astrobase from our friends at Astrobase Go!, shown below:  It only makes sense: the Hall of Justice's opposite was the Hall of Doom. New Genesis had Apokolips. It's actually a work by Kris Kuksi, "Imminent Utopia." But still. What would the Crime Syndicate versions of Doc Hammer and Jackson Publick be like? The mind boggles at the thought... Categorized as: Stimuli
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Posted on 11.17.08 by Doc @ 2:03 pm
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own. So amidst the old commercials and lame cellphone vids of college students doing shit they'll regret in 10 years, YouTube holds the unrecognized talent of multitudes. Much like I use MySpace now, YouTube exists primarily as a vehicle for me to stumble on random musicians that can rock my face off without me giving the RIAA any money. I previously shared the faceless Fretkillr, flat-picker extrordinaire. And thanks to CNN/SI's penchant for weird pop culture tidbits, I can now bring you the awesome that is Sungha Jung, a 10-year-old Korean boy with some serious acoustic guitar chops. He's got over 120 vids on his channel, but I've pulled a couple of my faves out here. Let's start off with a little Pink Floyd, shall we? Goodbye Blue Sky U2 and more after the break. [[ More videos this way... ]] Categorized as: Stimuli
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Posted on 11.17.08 by Widge @ 3:54 am
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  It's hard not to post Moebius artwork. Just because I love his stuff. But when you couple that with an array of designs he did for the unrealized movie version of Dune that pre-dated the David Lynch version--the mad one in which Salvador Dali played the emperor and Pink Floyd provided the score. And, you know, they killed it because it was going to turn into a fourteen-hour version that was positively mad. Regardless, here's some of the designs that Moebius (The Airtight Garage) did. If you want to read more about the versions that didn't make it, Dune Behind the Scenes' entire Unseen Dune section is pretty damn sweet. Categorized as: Stimuli
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Posted on 11.17.08 by Widge @ 12:24 am
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own. I post this only to point out how important literature is to people's safety. Anyone who had read their Shirley Jackson would have known to treat a piece of paper with a great black spot on it with more care. Categorized as: Stimuli
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Posted on 11.15.08 by Widge @ 1:49 am
Comments on this: just one. Add your own. The following story has been making the rounds, but little does everyone know that the story is currently in the middle of a bidding war between Warner Brothers, Paramount and Universal. Martin Scorsese wants in and wants Leonardo DiCaprio to play the lead hippo. Direct link for the feedreaders. She's got better story structure at four than most Rob Schneider films, that's for damn sure. Categorized as: Stimuli
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Posted on 11.15.08 by Widge @ 1:42 am
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own. Redd Foxx here being interviewed in 1983 by The Ebony Jet Showcase. It's just a few minutes, but Foxx manages to be thoughtful, sad and funny all at the same time. If this is indeed 1983, then I count two more tries that came later for television--one was The Royal Family, which was interrupted by his untimely death. The man was damn funny. Direct link for the feedreaders. Categorized as: Stimuli
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Posted on 11.14.08 by Widge @ 6:43 pm
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  Just because I can: Nick Cave performing "God is in the House" on Later... with Jools Holland. Categorized as: Stimuli
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Posted on 11.13.08 by Widge @ 11:01 am
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own.  Mitch Mitchell, drummer for The Jimi Hendrix Experience and final surviving member of that group, has died at age 61. Doc put it best: "The world is now completely bereft of Experience." Categorized as: Stimuli
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Posted on 11.12.08 by Widge @ 7:46 pm
Comments on this: none yet. Add your own. That's right! Santa appears to be stuck in the chimney--his feet dangling down into the fireplace! Whatever shall we do?  Gnaw off his head first, naturally, so we can end his suffering. Then we split the toys amongst us. Who's with me? Categorized as: Stimuli
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