tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-216901222024-02-06T20:33:18.086-06:00Slowly I turned...The debatable wisdom of a man who learned too slowly what his life was meant to be. Each step of error was his own choice and any good thing came from above.Lannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12773814877830374471noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21690122.post-49150904269564036022011-08-21T02:19:00.004-05:002011-08-21T02:22:02.120-05:00Conan the Barbarian - A quick review SPOILER WARNING <span jsid="text">SPOILER WARNING!
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<br />It was OK. There were some really great things about it, but as a whole it seemed a little two dimensional as the characterization was uneven. It's pretty graphic in the ways one would expect from an R rated movie, BUT with almost no bad language to speak of. :-) It's not an accurate take on the character, but the lead actor looks the part and seems pretty barbaric. There is skin, a bit of sexuality and gallons of blood. The action is almost non-stop but I think more dialogue might have made the fights more impactful. I also think the violence became so acceptable by movies end that I began to not care. The transitions from shot to shot are sometimes jarring leaving the viewer with an unclear perception of where the characters ARE and where they are GOING. Something must have been amiss with the storyboards or maybe the edit was the problem. Rachel Nichols was excellent. All in all a B-.</span>Lannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12773814877830374471noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21690122.post-58555194657904943442011-02-14T23:33:00.000-06:002011-02-14T23:34:15.365-06:00True story...<div class="mbl notesBlogText clearfix"><div><p>The woman and her family were obviously out of place as they wandered into the local comics shop led by her adult, but oddly still pubescent son.</p><p>"No socialization?" she observed in a mocking tone upon entering.</p><p>"I guess we can't talk to anyone in here."</p><p>Her incredulity bordered on disgust and they did not linger there long.</p><p>I was puzzled by her comments until sometime later, when leaving the shop, my 13 year old son pointed out the sign on the store front entrance.</p><p>It read... "NO SOLICITATIONS".</p></div></div>Lannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12773814877830374471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21690122.post-81291107280218436702011-01-08T01:42:00.000-06:002011-01-08T01:43:31.507-06:00FF Death PredictionPrediction - The Thing will "die" as a human being. A year from now, he will 'resurrect' when it is discovered that the THING imposter from "This Man, This Monster" did not die. He will return and impart his stolen Thing-ness back to the dead Ben Grimm. The imposter will be a hero a second time as he 'gave' his life before to save Reed. Ben will NEVER become human again after this. Just my theory...Lannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12773814877830374471noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21690122.post-57842817991985008972010-12-25T13:59:00.002-06:002010-12-25T14:00:27.075-06:00Merry Christmas!I hope that all my friends have a great Christmas and that this time is a source of joy for you from whichever well you draw.Lannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12773814877830374471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21690122.post-89774316467005909982010-12-10T00:25:00.003-06:002010-12-10T00:30:25.409-06:00Third Eye Posters on FacebookI started a Facebook page for fans of the Third Eye blacklight posters.<br /><br />Please give it a look...<br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Third-Eye-Blacklight-Posters/180481608631094?v=photos&ref=sgm#%21/pages/Third-Eye-Blacklight-Posters/180481608631094"><br />Third Eye, Inc. on Facebook</a>Lannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12773814877830374471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21690122.post-44832583731768378002010-10-19T22:44:00.005-05:002010-10-19T22:46:01.610-05:00Oh boy... is this great?<object id="flashObj" width="400" height="224" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=640640146001&playerID=83327935001&playerKey=AQ%2E%2E,AAAAAAuyCbQ%2E,-gfAmfm8njJ8S-9E4q2UfzG931rvkxuP&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=640640146001&playerID=83327935001&playerKey=AQ%2E%2E,AAAAAAuyCbQ%2E,-gfAmfm8njJ8S-9E4q2UfzG931rvkxuP&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="400" height="224" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" swLiveConnect="true" allowScriptAccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object>Lannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12773814877830374471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21690122.post-59427227738879981622010-10-03T22:44:00.006-05:002010-10-03T22:49:00.875-05:00Just in time for Halloween!<object width="400" height="224"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-hYME4hcb9g?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-hYME4hcb9g?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="224"></embed></object>Lannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12773814877830374471noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21690122.post-43406479078940907382010-09-20T00:17:00.002-05:002010-09-20T00:17:50.723-05:00This might surprise some people...<object width="400" height="224" ><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.facebook.com/v/1531418438153" /><embed src="http://www.facebook.com/v/1531418438153" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="224"></embed></object>Lannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12773814877830374471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21690122.post-20678771178946038632010-09-18T09:21:00.002-05:002010-09-18T09:22:02.519-05:00High School Memories<object width="400" height="300" ><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.facebook.com/v/1528229198424" /><embed src="http://www.facebook.com/v/1528229198424" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="300"></embed></object>Lannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12773814877830374471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21690122.post-44816492885561774662010-09-15T21:10:00.004-05:002010-09-15T21:16:05.452-05:00I am so happy for others to see these!I know I've shown these before, but it's really an honor for them to be shown on this blog dedicated to the KING of comics - JACK KIRBY!<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/kirby-vision/2010/09/15/black-light/">Kirby-Vision</a><br /><div><br /><br /><a href="http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/kirby-vision/2010/09/15/black-light/"></a></div></div>Lannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12773814877830374471noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21690122.post-6037161529200870812010-08-04T23:05:00.003-05:002010-08-04T23:06:37.647-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSaqKn8Efu_fNFWjKQNbWrbsjPxl9dgYbeQRFnkv9yiBeb6OApXdpomi5yW-kri5c_BH8InK9RFJyJaB0eTTyXpddVXoABpXkvlMm7v5aRvet0gJLSpjb989rDPMJKaz6ktmVO/s1600/ArleneMartelVSmirandaCosgrove.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSaqKn8Efu_fNFWjKQNbWrbsjPxl9dgYbeQRFnkv9yiBeb6OApXdpomi5yW-kri5c_BH8InK9RFJyJaB0eTTyXpddVXoABpXkvlMm7v5aRvet0gJLSpjb989rDPMJKaz6ktmVO/s400/ArleneMartelVSmirandaCosgrove.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501772258722808850" /></a><br />The kids are always watching "iCarly" and it's a pretty funny show actually. The lead actress (Miranda Cosgrove) always seemed familiar to me, but I never made the connection until tonight. So... I'm watching a documentary online about the old TV series "The Outer Limits" - in particular, the episode "Demon With The Glass Hand" (which I've seen many times). The female lead (Arlene Martel) looked very familiar and suddenly I realized who Miranda Cosgrove of the Nickelodeon show "iCarly" reminded me of. Separated by 57 years, these two actresses could pass for mother and daughter or sisters! Arlene Martel is probably most recognized by fan boy types as Spock's 'wife' in the original Star Trek. Am I nuts? Do YOU see it?Lannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12773814877830374471noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21690122.post-29464156629925370412010-04-20T22:05:00.003-05:002010-04-22T12:12:23.265-05:00Conner spring 2010: A Yo-Yo vidThat's my boy... *sniff*<br /><br /><object style="background-image:url(http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/AlgRpNoOWQw/hqdefault.jpg)" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AlgRpNoOWQw&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AlgRpNoOWQw&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="375" height="object width="425" height="344"" allowScriptAccess="never" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>Lannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12773814877830374471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21690122.post-42382951979972389202010-04-05T22:59:00.006-05:002010-04-05T23:05:53.305-05:001970s GIJOE - ReduxOK... for this to make perfect sense, watch this first - an original TV commercial from the 70s.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wSyfMsqlOV0&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wSyfMsqlOV0&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Then watch my remake featuring NEW Adventure Team toys done in a smaller scale.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mRKXGmEY4lk&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mRKXGmEY4lk&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />So, there you have it. Verdict?Lannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12773814877830374471noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21690122.post-57892626369616663722010-03-05T00:19:00.000-06:002010-03-05T00:20:48.496-06:00Why ART... thou?God shines through His creation and as created beings, we reflect the Creator in our propensity to create. He made US like HIM. Even our fallen state cannot completely block out such great light. When we see the fingerprint of God on even the least of these, in the most common effort to make, we find joy.Lannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12773814877830374471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21690122.post-61809552148944531922010-01-28T04:45:00.000-06:002010-01-28T04:46:14.935-06:00Is diversity so great, really?The loss of shared experience is negatively impacting our world. When I grew up, There were 3 channels and PBS. Each day at school or work, it was very likely that you watched the same shows as your peers. Our minds are driven in a million directions now and the less we have in common, the more we grow to hate one another. We define ourselves by our tastes which we hold up as moral absolutes. Read a discussion on popular music online, for example, people will shred each other verbally over artist or genre preference. The collective damage of this type of misdirected malice is taking a heavy toll on us all.Lannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12773814877830374471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21690122.post-59963017864347126722009-12-26T22:14:00.008-06:002009-12-27T01:17:05.968-06:00Quick Thoughts on AvatarIt was an exceptionally well crafted movie. The film was visually stunning and emotionally engaging. The CGI was possibly the best ever achieved. The language one would expect from a PG-13 film was present and a little much at times. The main military figure was stereo-typed to the point of being the most one dimensional and therefore unrealistic character in the story. There are people who want to believe that all people in the military are this hard assed, but I don't find it very likely. If that character had even one moment of self doubt or introspection, it would have made him not seem less real than the CGI aliens he fights.<br /><br />The message of the film fails as an allegorical take on our relationship to the environment since biology doesn't simply doesn't work as well on planet Earth as it does on the alien moon of Pandora. If that world was supposed to represent a product of evolution, then it fails on that level too. I only wish I could talk to a horse or a pine tree via a tentacled USB plug. Having said that, I liked the emphasis of the 'spiritual' as a pervasive element of Pandora's ecology. I think that points to more than natural selection as a mechanism for an ordered eco-system... especially one like that on the world of Pandora.<br /><br />The movie looked amazing and functions best to show that love matters and that one should not simply TAKE what one wants. Greed is bad. Caring for others is good. It has too many intellectual inconsistencies for one to draw anything more from it than that. So, the message is a good one unless one looks too deeply....<br /><br />It was a fun ride and a visual feast. It also had me rooting for the underdog. The last act of The Return of the Jedi will never be the same again, though. :-)<br /><br />I'm glad I saw it, as, despite my observations, I liked it a lot!Lannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12773814877830374471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21690122.post-18095698628093388362009-12-25T03:07:00.001-06:002009-12-25T03:09:17.269-06:00Merry Christmas!May you find blessings and hope at this time of joy and celebration.Lannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12773814877830374471noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21690122.post-6718708107025540912009-11-14T14:52:00.002-06:002009-11-14T14:55:50.308-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHgQ0of8a8qPxUksAUg_cL47_PqUO-5c9biqGXPM4u8o7AZ9kJN4eRcwGjpyvYam8tfxnltx8pjTOkRddzLoOOhqZTr1EniS1A53LKGhi2AHY5k1k1Y7f6TkIUobMmIcAo7XDx/s1600-h/gg0.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHgQ0of8a8qPxUksAUg_cL47_PqUO-5c9biqGXPM4u8o7AZ9kJN4eRcwGjpyvYam8tfxnltx8pjTOkRddzLoOOhqZTr1EniS1A53LKGhi2AHY5k1k1Y7f6TkIUobMmIcAo7XDx/s400/gg0.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404065454144632754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPS4iPSF8MDxvJFFfnVCZOSkagbSisf3AjcDEVLTsiXWL6RrO7AyY1v9KsOvOcXlQmVHTdQWKKoSB6hgsJ4jcLwJjNsY2KNvxGhp_gaxIHQ78JswbN6_3rSXC8jVv3ZJEC_E2g/s1600-h/rorschalley09.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 323px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPS4iPSF8MDxvJFFfnVCZOSkagbSisf3AjcDEVLTsiXWL6RrO7AyY1v9KsOvOcXlQmVHTdQWKKoSB6hgsJ4jcLwJjNsY2KNvxGhp_gaxIHQ78JswbN6_3rSXC8jVv3ZJEC_E2g/s400/rorschalley09.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404065453561549954" /></a><br /><br />Here are photos from Halloween. One is a shot of the grappling gun prop I made and the other is of me in my final costume.Lannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12773814877830374471noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21690122.post-55337518795751798482009-09-30T13:41:00.009-05:002009-11-15T00:11:05.840-06:00Halloween is coming...I always have a lot of fun with the kids at Halloween and here is a peek at plans for this year...<br /><br /><object width="375" height="228"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/k6tYhFtGuLo&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/k6tYhFtGuLo&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="375" height="228"></embed></object>Lannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12773814877830374471noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21690122.post-30414443824666179932009-08-08T11:46:00.013-05:002009-08-08T12:15:25.305-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOyoxwgwZxjdDZDZrhchBGAVBJjgCl3A0CHYHTUs8kK-V_C0PC0y2RWmSsNDiU2o_RbU-C56zqBZGgPj8g_SwHQ6IEWHcxbnh2pStk3rY132M1fteNke5CDQfJ_IXvvXlxabwM/s1600-h/rachel-nichols-gi-joe.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOyoxwgwZxjdDZDZrhchBGAVBJjgCl3A0CHYHTUs8kK-V_C0PC0y2RWmSsNDiU2o_RbU-C56zqBZGgPj8g_SwHQ6IEWHcxbnh2pStk3rY132M1fteNke5CDQfJ_IXvvXlxabwM/s400/rachel-nichols-gi-joe.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367635582934869602" /></a><br /><br />I like the new GIJOE movie quite a bit. It is, what many would call, mindless entertainment, and while it has that aspect, it is also a reasonable take on the 80s-born icon. This movie IS based on the 80s 'Real Amercan Hero' version of the GIJOE toyline, so for anyone who is wondering "Who plays GIJOE", it may be a bit of a mystery. And also, for anyone who has issues with movie adaptations that take liberties, it may be a bit of a bumpy ride.<br /><br />There are a few hiccups here and there such as a weak effects shot or two and few performance moments that don't mesh, but all in all, it's a solid piece of theater bang up fun.<br /><br />While this movie is not in the league of the original STAR WARS, it does an admirable job of reaching for that level of visual stimulation while maintaining the basic framework of the 80s cartoon and comics. There are even elements that hearken to STAR WARS in much the same way that Lucas referenced Kurosawa films. <br /><br />There's plenty of action that escalates to progressively grander set pieces as the story moves forward, yet unlike STAR WARS, there are few quiet moments. In that way, the movie is somewhat like an old Bond movie.<br /><br />That may sum up the movie well: 80s GIJOE meets STAR WARS meets JAMES BOND...<br /><br />Not bad.Lannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12773814877830374471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21690122.post-20328800391323523412009-06-06T13:56:00.012-05:002009-06-06T14:07:04.163-05:00Brushes with celebrity greatness...I've seldom gone WAY out of my way to meet famous people, but as fate would have it, I've met a few. This past weekend and BotCon I got the opportunity to meet three: "Weird Al" Yankovic, Guillermo del Toro and Tyrese. I think with most famous people, as they meet so many people, it all becomes a blur, so I harbor no illusion that I now KNOW these people. But still, it's fun to snap a photo. Digital cameras have made all this much easier. Two decades ago, who had a film camera with them most of the time? Anyway... here are the pics...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wgin-M3nlOkh6jt4Z0gVup1KYyjV25dL3IIcGcPiqRQjVgsaivfw4Iy0irG5xTUGakUchAcJollHDSEHv2F9qcsYhEBYwEm_ab_-eJdg0wGIB-WVNmiKlB29GS52Z8OZ8bvP/s1600-h/alANDlanny.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wgin-M3nlOkh6jt4Z0gVup1KYyjV25dL3IIcGcPiqRQjVgsaivfw4Iy0irG5xTUGakUchAcJollHDSEHv2F9qcsYhEBYwEm_ab_-eJdg0wGIB-WVNmiKlB29GS52Z8OZ8bvP/s400/alANDlanny.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344292420373035874" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsAriatSXWU014YZcXeZca7sK9oXMbpVU3RKp16MGx27QQReLTnOlPyKcSoI4-VdpeUbtPNZYY4hPqOdU330TEUEZfJonIxXiGY9X4eb67I9vMCl9Vg3WO2ZhpLwjc9zS1b1bz/s1600-h/lannyANDguillermo.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsAriatSXWU014YZcXeZca7sK9oXMbpVU3RKp16MGx27QQReLTnOlPyKcSoI4-VdpeUbtPNZYY4hPqOdU330TEUEZfJonIxXiGY9X4eb67I9vMCl9Vg3WO2ZhpLwjc9zS1b1bz/s400/lannyANDguillermo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344292527997976882" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNgM-XMqSn0uCwmlqwbkuvKSxdmv3Ct8_ZzLIMj73ecrFlBTbOO1VRYNnYwdb-04ex37m2Y0wTXk3XtsMoRLIaShBWSt_a6dFbizrf94fd-kUmz0GPvPHdxvSCNhTv9G91AqDQ/s1600-h/n1015512422_30472714_6472507.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNgM-XMqSn0uCwmlqwbkuvKSxdmv3Ct8_ZzLIMj73ecrFlBTbOO1VRYNnYwdb-04ex37m2Y0wTXk3XtsMoRLIaShBWSt_a6dFbizrf94fd-kUmz0GPvPHdxvSCNhTv9G91AqDQ/s400/n1015512422_30472714_6472507.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344292614531965714" /></a>Lannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12773814877830374471noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21690122.post-18978170705543794422009-04-25T12:00:00.004-05:002009-04-25T12:09:09.673-05:00Be resolute!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJSZUKsWYgzkx-yQsv7vz6MyzAwpTtnPw1k9qWeIwoByK-4ehHm-wa4sxGfVYn_-kqUgcbv_VMiIiw5IQjW9QCrQkiSseMiBt2pqsl4u4hCDFXOxPZaxzj1heBfrHrlioiAHLg/s1600-h/resoluteSM.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 140px; height: 101px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJSZUKsWYgzkx-yQsv7vz6MyzAwpTtnPw1k9qWeIwoByK-4ehHm-wa4sxGfVYn_-kqUgcbv_VMiIiw5IQjW9QCrQkiSseMiBt2pqsl4u4hCDFXOxPZaxzj1heBfrHrlioiAHLg/s400/resoluteSM.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328676654931823042" /></a><br />To be honest, a great deal of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming puzzles me. It's either too coarse for my taste or simply not funny. Tonight, however, at midnight (11PM central) Adult Swim will be airing the long awaited, hour long NEW animated mini-movie: G.I. Joe: Resolute. <br /><br />Brace yourselves. This not your father's G.I. Joe or even YOUR G.I. Joe for that matter. This all too brief outing is rated PG-13 and features actual on-screen death and blood. The script is by Warren Ellis and the animation team worked on AVATAR. The show has been airing all week long as 5 minute webisodes and is really quite amazing. It is full of "oh cool" moments and pretty sophisticated story-telling.<br /><br />Check it out tonight or set the TIVO. It is the best animated G.I. Joe programming to date. But, remember it is not appropriate for young children due to the violence and mild language.Lannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12773814877830374471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21690122.post-54809878513362838872009-04-04T09:11:00.004-05:002009-04-04T09:37:12.061-05:00Time's Last Gift<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixtjEetO6cGtseLewJUBgc8bkiSkGfxAQdZGuAG7IdzfXkDahKanPq1RaKv0YBdE0Ivxa6Oj6vgRSEZc4mWpPRXB0_fB9D-7wAPLxfbIhOPLCtdkXc6geCTiaoQD6TJB6jXDUl/s1600-h/tlg.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 181px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixtjEetO6cGtseLewJUBgc8bkiSkGfxAQdZGuAG7IdzfXkDahKanPq1RaKv0YBdE0Ivxa6Oj6vgRSEZc4mWpPRXB0_fB9D-7wAPLxfbIhOPLCtdkXc6geCTiaoQD6TJB6jXDUl/s400/tlg.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320845229657763746" /></a><br />I came across a copy of this just a few days ago. It was an old copy with the Darrell K. Sweet cover. In the moment, I didn't connect it directly with a blog post by my friend Charles. I grabbed it because I had never read Farmer and did remember Charles posting about his recent passing. I could barely put the book down once I began reading last Saturday morning. By Sunday afternoon I had finsihed. As I read, the story seemed familiar somehow and I began to suspect the main protagonist was Tarzan or at least his descendant. Farmer drops a lot of clues, but keeps it fairly subtle until the last 10 pages or so. The roller coaster reveal made me dizzy! 2/3 of the way through, Charles' blog came to mind and I sought out his old post from last year.<br /><br />It's a great read if you like time travel stories. One of my favorite aspects of the story is how Farmer pretty much throws time paradox out the window at the outset.<br /><br />If it happens, then it ALREADY happened. Don't worry about it.<br /><br />Great stuff!Lannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12773814877830374471noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21690122.post-66705582084364740872009-02-09T23:05:00.008-06:002009-02-26T21:52:46.426-06:00It was only a matter of time...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6XxiaLTT9nobsMOpwaXX6L4_DxYeNNgV9mB0QHZORoaL9Z9vceC7D1iNney77wsu3sCRQTWN3GeQ8szUTLCxqQ6PVpLdGIJUi-VA-6yJmwv1OafqnEohMHbEc6UkrhhRltnA/s1600-h/Jesuscolor.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 323px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6XxiaLTT9nobsMOpwaXX6L4_DxYeNNgV9mB0QHZORoaL9Z9vceC7D1iNney77wsu3sCRQTWN3GeQ8szUTLCxqQ6PVpLdGIJUi-VA-6yJmwv1OafqnEohMHbEc6UkrhhRltnA/s400/Jesuscolor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301037189891874706" /></a><br />When I was a pre-teen, we visited the home of my dad's cousin and her husband. I had not yet become a believer at that time, but I was struck by a black light poster depicting Jesus on the wall of the couple's college age son. I was intrigued by the meshing of the counter culture via a blacklight poster with traditional religious imagery.<br /><br />Now this was the same son who had a few years before displayed a shelf full of Aurora monster model kits at the end of the home's main hallway. That made a big impression on me as well and most likely led to my fascination with Universal Studios horror films and their related model kits. By age 12, I had built and painted all the re-issues of those same kits I saw on that hallway book shelf.<br /><br />But, I digress...<br /><br />Much like that first peek at monster models, my later peek at the black light Jesus poster left a lasting impression. It planted the seed that Christian faith need not be something mired in cultural tradition, but that truth could step outside of culture and find its place in myriad representations. I realized that Christian art need not be only from the Renaissance for example. And that, Christian music need not be only hymns or southern gospel. My mind began to open to the idea that Christian faith might be more diverse in its expressions than I had imagined.<br /><br />A few years later, I made the leap of faith and made a commitment in my heart to trust Jesus. Now, after all these long years, I find myself playing with faux black light imagery and it occurred to me in church yesterday that I could bring the iconic Christian imagery together with the black light comic art look of the Third Eye posters that I now collect. I could connect with that treasured black light memory right on my own desktop.<br /><br />Wow, what fun! I found a generic painting of the Resurrection of Jesus online and laid into it with photoshop. This image is not based on the same one that I saw as a poster during my tweens, but it had a quality I liked and depicted a powerful moment in the Christian story. You might even say the event depicted was a little "cosmic", so I added a little "Kirby-Crackle", to capture the comic book feel and added a caption in the pinup style of the Marvel comics of the 60s.<br /><br />I realize I've backed myself into a tiny niche of enjoyment that might only be occupied by just me, but I had to share anyway.<br /><br />I thank you for your indulgence and hope you at least find my obsessions amusing.Lannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12773814877830374471noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21690122.post-10233074306493289672009-02-07T11:43:00.006-06:002009-02-07T11:58:34.658-06:00Mo ichi do!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqlJIol2LXwZpSs7vorfe81_RqFOBnhpFqSXb3hL-aimAKVmeSSU1hsrU8fv_CsKiga8Ee2wK3aqxTBbT-GP1fYTpSW1leoTLM7RSv0W-ewur_wcQoZdhd_Vq_LLroVDzbvQ6z/s1600-h/blacklightRORSCHACHsm2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqlJIol2LXwZpSs7vorfe81_RqFOBnhpFqSXb3hL-aimAKVmeSSU1hsrU8fv_CsKiga8Ee2wK3aqxTBbT-GP1fYTpSW1leoTLM7RSv0W-ewur_wcQoZdhd_Vq_LLroVDzbvQ6z/s400/blacklightRORSCHACHsm2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300114782790745602" /></a><br />That's Japanese for "one more time" and here is yet another retro poster style image I edited. This blog entry offers the faux blacklight re-color of a recent Dave Gibbons drawing of Rorschach from WATCHMEN. It took a bit of thought on how to use the limited blacklight palette effectively, but I'm pretty happy with the results. I got the image online and thought it would be fun to bring the florescent look even further into the modern era by adding it to a very recent piece of comic art. The original piece (with the original colors) appears in the new book "The Art of Watchmen". Buy it pal!Lannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12773814877830374471noreply@blogger.com0