I graduated 26 years ago this month from high school. There's a tradition of sending out graduation announcements, but my parents wouldn't allow my brother or I to take part in said tradition. Our parents felt that it was only a way of begging (much akin to trick or treating). That, was for poor people and for improper people with no manners/class ( Read more... )

I was at the store yesterday and it was like a freak parade. There was one person that ended up being a total insult to our comic shop and to us though. There's a guy that comes in once every few months. He doesn't buy anything, he just dresses eccentrically and will not shut up. He came walking into the store yesterday and was talking about how he ( Read more... )

In the 80's, my best friend (fag hag) Lori and I would go out dancing every Friday & Saturday night. After The Chameleon/Cafe Spudnik closed (rather they changed their image to be more upscale foodie & less dancy) There were only a handfull of places in Moscow that had dancefloors. We would go driving from bar to bar and see who the DJ was and what ( Read more... )

Last night the_barbear  had Lynda Carter's first album, on vinyl, out and ready for her. Rich had a artsy picture of her to sign for the comic shop, and also an old copy of a magazine called Back Issue that the main feature of, for that issue,was Lynda. I had her last CD that came out last year. We waited patiently, and at last it was Cameron's turn. The look ( Read more... )

This week I chose Soft Core from Maurice & The Cliches. I was working at the college radio station in the 80's and a friend called me up and requested this song. I had never heard of them before but I loved the song. Yesterday I was looking them up and I saw a comment that their entire album was available for download. I went to Amazon last night ( Read more... )

This week is Miss Mo's birthday. She turns 17!!!! It's hard to believe my evil ex gave her to me in late June 1994, and she has been with me ever since. The past few months have been hard with her because of her howling episodes. She's not in pain, she's just deaf and lonely. Her sisters want to play with her but that's not the kind of company she ( Read more... )

How frickin' cool is it, that on the 105th anniversary of the big SF earthquake, there is a 3.4 earthquake to remind us!!!!  I'm standing at the store calling people about special orders when all of a sudden it feels like a truck had ran into the building! It was just a very strong jolt that made me feel as if I had dropped a foot. Usually at the ( Read more... )

In the 80's I was one of those goth-creeps. Waking up in the morning was like, should I wear the black shirt, the black shirt or the black shirt? The mid-eighties saw the shift from new wave to industrial style, and I was hooked. Skinny Puppy, Chris & Cosey, Ministry, Micro Chip League, and all the bands on the WaxTrax label. One of my favorite ( Read more... )

I just love Flashback Friday. Today's pick is from a band that never went anywhere but it's still one of my favorite albums. The group was One To One. It was just very straight forward pop music but the lead singer has such a beautiful voice. Forward Your Emotions was the album but my favorite track doesn't have a video (Boys Will Be Boys) so I ( Read more... )

Another Wonder-con has come and gone, and I have to say that after the past few years of having a booth, it was nice to have a break. There is just so much work that goes into it. This year Rich was on a panel for the first time, for indie-creators of comics. He stumbled over some of his responses (so he told me) but he really did enjoy it. He ( Read more... )