Saturday, March 26, 2016
Ken Barr, R. I. P.
downthetubes.net: We’re sorry to report the death of artist Kenneth (Ken) Barr, aged 83. He is perhaps best known to downthetubes readers for hisCommando covers, but was an innovative artist whose covers for publishers such as Marvel and a wide variety of book publishers are highly regarded, making himone of the most beloved and collected comic artists.
I Miss the Old Days
A 20-year-old Madonna, when she still had a last name: 1979 Introducing Madonna Ciccone
Friday, March 25, 2016
Family Reunion
When you read this, I'll be on my way to a reunion of the Jackson clan, as motley a crew as ever mottled. We're descended from the owner of a large plantation in East Texas, and the old cabin in the background of the picture to the left is on that property. (The picture was taken at the last reunion , five years ago.) I won't be around a computer for a while, so it will be Monday afternoon or Tuesday before I'll be answering e-mail. If I get a chance to post new stuff to the blog, I'll do it. The usual features and filler will continue, thanks to Blogger's scheduling function, but I'll be missing out on all the good current stuff. Ah, well, getting out of the house and into the country might be good for me.
Vintage Hollywood Photographs
Vintage Hollywood Photographs: Photographs have been an important part of the Hollywood publicity machine since its earliest days. With legions of beautiful stars and starlets, the movie studios easily mastered the simple publicity image and many of these photographs are now treasured by collectors of cinematic ephemera.
The Joe R. Lansdale Short Film Festival
SundanceTV: The Joe R. Lansdale Short Film Festival will include three short films based on stories by one of the greatest contemporary writers of today. The shorts will launch on Thu., Mar. 24
Earl Hamner, R. I. P.
The Two-Way : NPR: Earl Hamner Jr., who created the popular television series The Waltons, has died at 92. His son Scott announced on Facebook that Hamner had been suffering from cancer, and died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Thursday.
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