tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-299342482011-11-27T19:52:55.256-05:00John Blighnoreply@blogger.comBlogger271100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29934248.post-33892568342140113462007-12-12T11:11:00.000-05:002007-12-13T11:14:56.278-05:00

"Frosty the Snowman was a jolly happy soul With his dick a great big icicle and his balls made out of snow" -From the song "Frosty" by John Valby If, like me, you're tired of the usual crappy Christmas novelty albums, I heartily suggest one of the greatest filthy holiday/comedy CD's ever: John Valby's "Jingle Balls" (alternately referred to as "Herniated Jingle Balls" on some sites). Every

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I recently got in touch with an old friend from high school via Myspace. I had set up a page ages ago then promptly ignored it since MySpace seems to be mostly filled with teenagers, pedophiles and people with a truly awful design sense. Frankly, I have no interest in interacting with any of them. I had filled my page with nonsense and idiotic "facts" — I describe myself as being an 8'11'

John Blighnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29934248.post-61561160878359344792007-09-10T20:47:00.000-04:002007-09-10T21:17:38.105-04:00

I assume this is a joke, but their website's in a language I can't identify... I think it may be Finnish or Eastern European. Perhaps someone can let me know... I found this on the very funny The Worst.Ca. Check 'em out!

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Ok. So it's been a while since my last post. I was busy. Had some family business. It was Summer. I'm back. Figured I'd celebrate my return with NFL predictions. I encourage any and all comments. Please feel free to agree or call me the biggest no-nothing dipshit on the planet. Come January, I'm going to revisit these predictions and hopefully brag about what a genius I am... NFC East Dallas (

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After tending to family business for a while, I had a lot of catching up to do with my comic reading. Luckily, I made it back to the comic shop just before my brain started to solidify from lack of funny pages! Captain America #25 Captain America's dead. Whatever. He'll be back. Multi-book crossovers such as Civil War suck ass. They're just a cynical ploy to separate fans from their money. Look

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It wasn't a bad week at my local comic shop. Four of my regular books were in, which is two more than last week and there were no asstastic stinkers like The Dark Tower to ruin my day. Brave And The Bold #1 Wow. It's a throwback week for me as DC revives one of my favorite team-up books from the 70's. The only thing missing is Jim Aparo's groovy, Adams-inspired art, but luckily, they hired the

John Blighnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29934248.post-79048333452063629522007-02-12T22:47:00.000-05:002007-02-17T13:01:59.912-05:00

We had a nasty snowstorm here in the Northeast this week so I got my comics a day late. After this weeks pathetically small haul, I just should've waited. Astonishing X-Men #20 The best X book continues to impress. Joss Whedon and John Cassady sure do take their time but the quality and care shines through. The pace of Whedon's story is deliberate but never boring. Every event and plot point is

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The NY Giants released three players today: LB Lavar Arrington, LB Carlos Emmons and OT Luke Petitgout. I guess new GM Jerry Reese is instituting a no injured wusses policy. Seriously though, Emmons was no surprise. He never managed to get fully healthy in any of the three seasons he spent here and they were going to cut him anyway. Even though he was only going to cost $900,000 against the cap

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I missed last week, so I have a double batch of comickey goodness this week. Yay! Fantastic Four: The End #5 (of 6) Alan Davis is the geeks geek. He set out to create a comic starring the FF and every other character in the Marvel Universe. Guess what, he succeeded. I worked in the Bullpen for several years and I can only identify about half the characters crammed into this book. So I guess Davis

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I recently posted my Superbowl predictions, based on equal parts educated guesses, gut feelings and incredible psychic powers. Guess what? I was thisclose to 100% accuracy!!! Hah!! Some non-believers and idiots may opine that I was just repeating the same thing a million other hacks out there were saying ad nauseum. But I can say with the utmost conviction that I tactfully managed to avoid

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I recently had to fly down to sunny Florida to attend to some family business. The flight was mostly uneventful and even pleasant due to the general excellence of Jet Blue Airlines. I got to see The Last King Of Scotland (Lazy eyed Forrest Whitaker is as good as everyone's saying. The guy deserves an Oscar...) and watch a recap of the Giants 1986 Superbowl victory (Yay!!). Jet Blue is the best.

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It was a busy week as several of my regular horror books were out: Criminal #4 Beautifully done crime drama from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. As in any good crime caper, every character seems to be backstabbing and stealing from another. The master lowlife criminal in the middle of all this, Leo, has to figure out a way to keep himself and his ex-junkie girlfriend alive. Yet another common

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The Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis Colts will meet on February 4th in Superbowl XLI ( I love Roman numerals - they make everything seem so important). I'm not sure what the early line is but I suspect the Colts will be favored by 4 points or more. This makes sense as they seem to be the better team. While neither team is without it's flaws, the Colts seem to have less of them. At Quarterback

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It was a slow week at ye olde comik shoppe. None of my favorites were out but I did find some cool new books: Detective Chimp #1 Because you demanded it, Bill Willinghmam and Sean McManus bring us the most famous chimp detective in the history of chimp detectives. Detective Chimp has always been, obviously, a less than serious character. Accordingly, the creative team plays things mostly for

John Blighnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29934248.post-24386421679307074682007-01-15T21:27:00.000-05:002007-01-17T11:11:14.199-05:00

I had the day off earlier this week so I finally decided to tackle a project I've been putting off for over three years. I stripped the hideous 80's-era wallpaper off our bathroom walls. After spending nine hours sponging on wallpaper stripper and scraping off multiple layers of plastic, waterproof paper, I now understand why homeowners often paint right over their old wallpaper on all those

John Blighnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29934248.post-10552168004785755912007-01-11T09:58:00.000-05:002007-01-12T10:40:56.425-05:00

It was a light week this time around. That usually happens after a lot of my faves come out the week before. Green Lantern Corps #8 Hal Jordan (AKA: Mr. Personality) is rarely the focus of this book and that is such a wonderful thing. I always found him to be the least interesting major character in the DC universe. I just haven't decided if I like the new direction the Green Lantern Corps is

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The Giants management just announced that they're bringing back Head Coach Tom Coughlin for yet another year of misery and mediocrity. Hooray for .500!!!! Tom Must Go. That will be the rallying cry for every Giants fan the world over until it actually comes true at the end of next year when, just like this year, the underachieving Giants quit on their coach. It's hard to give a damn about

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It was a fairly big week for me. I got back to my regular comic shop after 10 blessed days of vacation in a row. The worst thing about vacation is that it ends. :( Astonishing X-Men #19 I never thought I'd say this, but an X-Men comic is the best super-hero book currently being produced. Joss "Buffy" Whedon and John "Planetary" Cassaday, two of the best talents in the business are, as usual, in

John Blighnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29934248.post-26911037032219686772007-01-04T21:29:00.000-05:002007-01-04T11:44:16.513-05:00

Coming up with a new title is way more difficult that I originally assumed. "Interesting Times" is unoriginal and I'm already sick of it so I want something new that will last a while. The problem is, for me, it's a lot like a tattoo: I don't want to change it again, whatever title I eventually settle upon is what I want to live with for a long time. I tried to think in terms of what I might be

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I just installed IE (Internet Explorer) 7.0, Microsoft's latest version of it's ubiquitous web browser, on my computer at work because we need to test some websites in it. After using it for a while now it's painfully obvious that Microsoft simply isn't capable of creating good software anymore (there are those who would argue that they never did). IE 7, much like their new version of Windows,

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I recently came across this particular bit of idiocy on YouTube: Funny stuff. Apparently, it's been making it's way around the 'net for a while now. Shows how "with it" I am. YouTube is a load of fun, though. Enjoy it now before it's sued out of existence.

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"Interesting Times" is, not too surprisingly, taken. If you read this, please feel free to suggest a new title in the comments. Your originality will be greatly appreciated. I need inspiration...

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This week was light. I was home on vacation so I didn't go to my usual comic shop where, as a regular customer, I have credit. Visiting a new comic shop is like cheating on your wife - it somehow feels dirty. Justice #9 I'm enjoying this mini-series mostly due to Alex Ross' amazing art. I suspect that's the case with 90% of the people who buy it, as the story is hardly on the level of Miller's

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The NY Football Giants quit this Christmas Eve against the New Orleans Saints. That's the way it appeared looking at their pathetic, uninterested performance. They ruined Christmas. Thanks a bunch. The game started out promising enough, with a wind-affected Eli Manning to Plaxico Burress bomb that Plax adjusted to beautifully. He slowed down to catch the under-thrown ball (something he's done

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I stole this idea from my buddy Jared. While undoubtedly he's not the first person to write about this subject, and in this way, he won't sue me for my million$ for stealing his brilliant idea (I hope)... Since this is my first post of this sort, I'm going to list the last 3 weeks of comic book purchases. I mention this because, if my wife reads this, she won't think I'm spending thousands of

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Let's face it, most Christmas music sucks. 99% of it is the same recycled crap performed by uninterested hacks trying to cash in on the holiday season spending orgy. Of course, the reason most Christmas standards are continually covered is that they were usually great songs to begin with. Judy Garland's original version of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" still packs the same emotional

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What makes a great cover tune? The general criteria I've read before, which I tend to agree with, is that a great cover should evoke the feeling or attitude of the original yet sound unique, as if it were part of the covering artist's own catalog. This is easier said than done. Most cover songs pale in comparison to the originals, often copying the style, tone, and lyrics exactly, yet possessing

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