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My State of Comic Collecting - Summer 2015
Comic book collecting is the progenitor to some of my other collections - comic book art and comic book hero statues. I’m sad to say that I’ve been thoroughly underwhelmed with what my favorite companies have been producing for the last year.
Since my last update in the Fall of 2012 I have picked up a relatively small amount of SIlver Age comics; ( Read more... ) -
Dear Liam
I write these for you. No one knows how much time they have on this planet and I want you to have something that lives beyond me one day - my words. They may not make perfect sense, but they are mine and mine alone ( Read more... ) -
Foods I Don't Like & Pet Peeves
We all have pet peeves and things we don't like. I'm the same way. One of the most despised things in my life is tomatoes - I hate them. You would figure that after farming them as a child, I'd have some appreciation for them, but I don't. They are slimy. I do not like the way they taste or fell in my mouth. Even their seeds can ruin a burger for ( Read more... ) -
Clifford Dingle - 3/25/1928 to 5/31/2015
If someone tells you that their step grandfather passed away, you probably wouldn't give it another thought. After all that person wasn't a real relative. I would disagree. On May 30 "Pop" passed away. He was my grandmother's husband and the only man I'd prefer to ever call a grandfather to me. He wasn't perfect, not by a long shot, but he was a ( Read more... ) -
Collecting Comic Book Art vs. Comic Books
Lately we've had a lot of upheaval and change in our lives. We're doing it for Liam, but it has been so much fun to decorate my office and the upstairs rec room. I finally have the space to organize and place my comic books together. My "collector's closet" consists of a gun safe and all my collectibles over the years. Now, mind you, many aren't ( Read more... ) -
Back To Tennessee
We did it! Ashley and I moved back to Tennessee! She took a new position at RockTenn and I am working remotely. We sold the condo and bought a new home in Lebanon in a new subdivision called Hearthstone. Ashley's job is two minutes away, and the house is about 4 miles from Liam's daycare ( Read more... ) -
Early Childhood Memories of Comic Books
How far back do you remember?
My oldest memories go back to when I was three or four. How do I know? By the comics books I had and what my Dad read to me. I remember! Most of my childhood memories revolve around comic books. Many of my later memories also recall where I was when I picked up a certain comic book. Right or wrong, I can tell you ( Read more... ) -
The Homemade Street Luge Incident
Jeremy and I had been drinking profusely one night in Knoxville when I was a junior and we decided to go to a block party in the Fort hosted by Mike Roth’s brother John. The entire street was blocked because everyone was partying in the street ( Read more... )
