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Saturday, January 25, 2003 
Isn't this cool? It was designed by cartoonist Peter Bagge (of Hate fame). In fact, he designed a whole set of them. Go over to Kid Robot and check out the Alien Family set for more pix. Also, be sure to check out the Crazy Newts set further down the page. Those're designed by Jim Woodring (Frank). ################### There's a commercial for Hershey's chocolate bars that's been playing on tv lately. A guy explains why he likes eating them and his final comment is that it's "like getting a big hug from somebody you haven't seen in a long time." They then show an unwrapped Hershey bar. On each square of chocolate, instead of "Hershey" we see "Happiness". Jared Fogle, in his latest Subway commercial suggests that he now has a (skinny) wife, a nice house and other responsibilities because he's no longer fat. Another commercial, for Weight Watchers, talks about how much we love food. The last line that addresses this is: "It keeps us... happy." The announcer then goes on to blow smoke up your ass by letting you know that if you use the Weight Watchers program you can eat anything you like. Never mind that the average number of "points" allowed per day is 20-24 (according to the commercial) and they show that one slice of pizza is 9 points. You can eat "anything you like" as long as you're not interested in eating healthily or enough. It seems like every day, but realistically it's probably at least two or three times a week, that the local news features some fluff piece about how overweight America is. These pieces never really tell us anything, yet they're constantly there, alerting the masses. Oh, and McDonald's "[loves] to see you smile". This country is completely fucked up. posted by Rick Bradford E-Mail Me | 1/25/2003 12:59:00 AM Sunday, January 19, 2003 Ugh. I'm sick. I hate being sick. Pity me. posted by Rick Bradford E-Mail Me | 1/19/2003 09:59:00 PM Friday, January 17, 2003 Song playing in my head when I woke up: "Syndicated Inc." by "Weird Al" Yankovic ################### You may remember that a song I recently woke up with was "Mediocre Mama" and that I couldn't remember who did it. Even worse, it wasn't in my personal database and it should be. Well, the mystery has been solved! My thanks to Stephen Bagger for informing me that the singer of "Mediocre Mama" is one Doug Robinson. I get the impression that it's not the type of music he's currently trying to push (too bad), but you can visit Robinson's website here. ################### Hearty thanks to Ben Steckler for recently providing me with a Chewbacca PEZ dispenser – even if it doesn't look much like Chewbacca himself. I couldn't decide if it was closer to Chaca from Land of the Lost, Jo-Jo the Dog-Faced Boy or Lon Chaney's wolfman. Then when Alan Rankin was in town a few days ago, he noted that it looks a lot like Chewbacca's son from the Star Wars Holiday Special and I think he's right. ################### Big hugs to AGC for the super keen turntable she sent! Now I can finally start listening to all my vinyl again. Woo-hoo! ################### A request: Does anybody know where I can find pictures of Paul Benedict as the number painter from Sesame Street? ################### Flashback Post from my journal: Monday, April 5, 2002 Had a slight nipple mishap this evening. I was moving an empty bookcase, the shelves of which I thought were secured. I was doing this bare-chested because that is the manly way. Anyway, I raised the bookcase up to get it over some obstacle and the top shelf slid out and headed straight for my chest, pinching the underside of my left nipple and the skin around it. It hurt like a son of a bitch. Luckily, it barely broke the skin, but blood vessels were broken and it started swelling. The swelling I didn't mind so much – after all, it improved the size of my chest; it was the icepack I didn't enjoy. Yow! Anyway, it was a strange little injury and I'm just thankful my nipple remained intact. I mean, I don't really need it for much, but my body's assymetrical enough as it is. posted by Rick Bradford E-Mail Me | 1/17/2003 03:02:00 PM Sunday, January 12, 2003 I found out a couple of days ago that Austin record shop Sound Exchange is closing for good at the end of the month. That's a real drag. It's been around over 20 years! Man... Anyway, for the information of local folks: the last day will be January 31st and the Safe Haven zine library will be moving over to Monkeywrench Books. ################### Before Dr. Seuss became famous as an author and illustrator of children's books, he made his living in other venues. Check this page out for a nice collection of his work in advertising. ################### Don't forget to check out the newly-relaunched Poopsheet website and the new Reviews page! I'll be adding reviews as often as possible. In fact, I'll be adding a couple tonight. Also received recently: Robin Bougie's Cinema Sewer #11, Ed Buchman's HoLLywood Eclectern #34, the December White Buffalo Gazette and Tim Doyle's second Amazing Adult Fantasy collection. These will be reviewed as soon as possible. There are others, too, but I'm too lazy to dig through my mail pile at the moment. posted by Rick Bradford E-Mail Me | 1/12/2003 11:31:00 PM Wednesday, January 08, 2003 Song playing in my head when I woke up: "The End of the Tour" by They Might Be Giants ################### Tarot decks are important to each of us, aren't they? Of course they are! How would we get by without them? But, friends, if you're like me, you've simply lost that old excitement that used to come with laying out the cards to make your day's plans. Well, cheer up, chum! Have I got a product for you! Follow the link below and start divining with a smile on your face! >> Peanuts Tarot Deck << ################### Somehow, when mentioning our Christmas booty the other day, I forgot to include a couple of great books I got: Hong Kong Comics: A History of Manhua – This is an amazing reference book, the bulk of it being covers and interior artwork from Chinese manhua (comics) throughout its history. Unbelievable. Cheers to Mark Campos for bringing it to my attention. Jack Cole and Plastic Man: Forms Stretched to Their Limits – Art Spiegelman wrote a really interesting article on cartoonist Jack Cole for the New Yorker a while back and this is, as I understand it, an expanded version of that. Really, though, the article is just a bonus to the rest of the material. Designed by Chip Kidd, this book is packed with artwork from throughout Cole's career. Lots of Plastic Man stuff, but also plenty of other work (including gag cartoons from his stint at Playboy). I haven't finished reading both of these, but from what I've seen so far, I think I can safely recommend them. Heck, I'd recommend 'em on the basis of eye candy alone. Everything else is just icing. ################### Those of you into comix and zines might be interested to know that I've just relaunched the Poopsheet website. Be sure to take a look when you get a chance and let me know what you think. posted by Rick Bradford E-Mail Me | 1/08/2003 01:45:00 AM Saturday, January 04, 2003 Song playing in my head when I woke up: "Your Name Backwards" by Trout Fishing in America ################### Annette and I apparently ate something yesterday that our stomachs didn't appreciate. What's not quite a solid but not quite a gas? Yeah, that's what I thought. ################### Since we got a little money for Christmas we went shopping for ourselves yesterday – something we hadn't done in a long time. A few of the things we picked up: DVDs: Novocaine (which, unfortunately, was a huge letdown) L.A. Story Spider-Man The Simpsons Second Season Star Wars: Attack of the Clones UHF CDs: They Might Be Giants: No! Crash Test Dummies: I Don't Care That You Don't Mind David Cross: Shut Up You Fucking Baby Yeah, I know the DVDs we got are pretty unhip. So sue me. ################### Flashback Post from my journal April 15, 2002 I dreamed I was inheriting a mess of Steve Keeter (Mantra, etc.) zines from his early days in fandom. When I woke up, I was really disappointed to realize it was just a dream. posted by Rick Bradford E-Mail Me | 1/04/2003 11:38:00 PM Wednesday, January 01, 2003 Song playing in my head when I woke up: "Sport" by the Bonzo Dog Band ################### While working at a temp job recently I came across a guy whose last name is "Bilbo". Man, that must suck now that Lord of the Rings is so popular again. 
################### The tape deck in my car has trouble with Beatles recordings. Some of the tracks (or whatever you call them) drop out so certain sounds are missing. Thing is, I've only had that problem with maybe one other band. The tape deck in my previous car did the same thing. Why is that? ################### That shining beacon of quality television, CBS, is coming out with a movie about Enron called "The Crooked E". The commercial promises deception, sex, cleavage, BJ Honeycutt and hot chicks. It's about time somebody stood up and told us what really happened. God bless you, CBS. posted by Rick Bradford E-Mail Me | 1/01/2003 11:14:00 PM |
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