Lake Charles, LA Bayoucon takes place this weekend in Lake Charles, LA. It’s a science fiction/pop culture convention that has morphed from sci-fi to anime and then back to sci-fi over the years, but has never really experienced a lot of growth. It’s a small convention that is in its sixth year (called Con duContinue reading “Busy Weekend Ahead!”
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Wannabeeeees!
Lake Charles, LA Calm down, calm down. This post has absolutely nothing to do with the lovely Spice Girls (although they are a guilty pleasure of mine). Nope, I just used their photo to draw attention to the topic at hand: Wannabes. Yes, there are a lot of “wannabes” out there. From wannabe athletes toContinue reading “Wannabeeeees!”
Convention Panels And Weight Update
Lake Charles, LA On the weekend of June 20-22, I’ll be at a local convention in the Lake Charles area called Bayoucon. I’ll be hosting two Doctor Who panels (one on Saturday at 3PM and the other at noon on Sunday). The Saturday panel will be focused on the Doctor while the Sunday panel willContinue reading “Convention Panels And Weight Update”
New Additions To The Ol’ Star Wars Collection (And A Collector Rant)
Lake Charles, LA Now, it’s time for my collector’s rant. Normally I don’t mind when other collectors gripe about the quality of a figure if they are purchasing high end figures (i.e. Sideshow Collectibles), but reading about all of the whiners griping about the quality of the Saga Legends and Black Series figures is reallyContinue reading “New Additions To The Ol’ Star Wars Collection (And A Collector Rant)”
To The Comic Book Store!!!
Lake Charles, LA Last weekend I did something that I had not done in almost twenty years. I went to a comic book store and actually bought a comic book. Now, I’ve been to comic book stores off and on in that twenty or so year period, but it was usually to try to findContinue reading “To The Comic Book Store!!!”
Clone-fusion! A Quick Question About the Clones From Star Wars
Lake Charles, LA So, I have a really quick question to ask everyone out there. Who is your favorite clone trooper from the Star Wars universe? I don’t care if they are from the films, the Clone Wars television series, the EU books, comics, or games, etc. I’m just curious to see who your favoriteContinue reading “Clone-fusion! A Quick Question About the Clones From Star Wars”
A Little Bit Bummed, But There’s Good News As Well!
Lake Charles, LA I have been wanting to meet Peter Davison, the fifth incarnation of the Doctor from Doctor Who ever since I was a kid watching him on television over thirty years ago. Davison, while not my first Doctor, is MY Doctor. He’s the one that I identified with the most and who isContinue reading “A Little Bit Bummed, But There’s Good News As Well!”
Not So Long Ago, In A Library In Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, LA I had the wonderful opportunity to speak with fellow lovers of Star Wars this weekend in Baton Rouge, LA. The Red Stick Rebellion, a Star Wars collectors group, invited me to talk about and display some of the ARC (advance reader copy) editions of recent Star Wars books. I brought six booksContinue reading “Not So Long Ago, In A Library In Baton Rouge”
Tunes! A Top Ten List Of My Favorite Rock Songs
Lake Charles, LA I’ve been listening to music ever since I could hear. Some of my first tunes were children’s classics like Jesus Loves Me and The B-I-B-L-E. As I got older, my ears were treated to music from artists like Merle Haggard and the Statler Brothers thanks to my father’s all-encompassing power andContinue reading “Tunes! A Top Ten List Of My Favorite Rock Songs”
A Web Of Confusion
Lake Charles, LA I saw The Amazing Spider-Man 2 this weekend and I have to admit that I really enjoyed it for the most part. The story builds upon the events that occurred in The Amazing Spider-Man, picking up with our favorite wallcrawler having firmly established himself as the hero of NYC and about toContinue reading “A Web Of Confusion”
Ken's Alternate Universe! 