I loved your focus on those three vocalists. I never got to see Steve Perry perform live, but Brad Delp and Chris Cornell delivered some of my favorite concert memories. And it is so bittersweet to listen to either of them now.
Dude - this edition was PACKED full of cool stuff! I recently have kept proclaiming that I'm not a "horror" guy, yet keep uncovering proof otherwise. The Evil Dead series being a prime example. Now, with your reminder, I have to admit that I loved the Svengoolie and Elvira series that showed the old campy horror stuff. I also fondly remember "Up All Night with Rhonda Shear" on the USA Network.
Love the discussion on the Holmes and Moldvay D&D Basic sets, and how cool is it you got to meet Guillermo del Toro! (I'm also laughing how your wife made you promise that she didn't have to watch Trancers IV - XXXIV!!!)
Due to a large part of my vagabond childhood, I grew up watching a lot of local late-night Saturday "horror shows." Some were "ok," and others were very good. I am lucky that I lived in Milwaukee/Chicago when I hit high school and could watch Svengoolie in its glory. Rich Koz's show is what it has always been, and what you see nationally is what I saw locally.
Though he is no longer on late night (it used to start at 10 PM CST), he still has the humor, sarcasm, and charisma to keep the show fresh. He has to be doing something because even my wife enjoys the show.
Also, I think the notion of being replaced in this newsletter hurts worse than Superhero Hype. Hope everyone reading this will stay tuned to my social media at least.
When the first few entries in the current phase of Marvel were Eternals, Moon Knight (Jewishness and Egyptian gods), Ms. Marvel (Muslim), Love and Thunder (Zeus), and Shang-Chi (various made-up Chinese immortals), I really thought it was setting a stage for a battle of gods, especially with daredevil as catholic, Echo, as shamanic, and the Bast-worshipping afterlife of Black Panther a provably real thing.
Instead we get Doctor Doom and Battleworld, because there's no possible way a battle of the actual gods can deliver without grossly offending some segment of dangerous people.
I loved your focus on those three vocalists. I never got to see Steve Perry perform live, but Brad Delp and Chris Cornell delivered some of my favorite concert memories. And it is so bittersweet to listen to either of them now.
Dude - this edition was PACKED full of cool stuff! I recently have kept proclaiming that I'm not a "horror" guy, yet keep uncovering proof otherwise. The Evil Dead series being a prime example. Now, with your reminder, I have to admit that I loved the Svengoolie and Elvira series that showed the old campy horror stuff. I also fondly remember "Up All Night with Rhonda Shear" on the USA Network.
Love the discussion on the Holmes and Moldvay D&D Basic sets, and how cool is it you got to meet Guillermo del Toro! (I'm also laughing how your wife made you promise that she didn't have to watch Trancers IV - XXXIV!!!)
Due to a large part of my vagabond childhood, I grew up watching a lot of local late-night Saturday "horror shows." Some were "ok," and others were very good. I am lucky that I lived in Milwaukee/Chicago when I hit high school and could watch Svengoolie in its glory. Rich Koz's show is what it has always been, and what you see nationally is what I saw locally.
Though he is no longer on late night (it used to start at 10 PM CST), he still has the humor, sarcasm, and charisma to keep the show fresh. He has to be doing something because even my wife enjoys the show.
Thanks for the shout-out, Christian!
Also, I think the notion of being replaced in this newsletter hurts worse than Superhero Hype. Hope everyone reading this will stay tuned to my social media at least.
You always have a home here and I will share your publicly available social media, TikTok etc.
When the first few entries in the current phase of Marvel were Eternals, Moon Knight (Jewishness and Egyptian gods), Ms. Marvel (Muslim), Love and Thunder (Zeus), and Shang-Chi (various made-up Chinese immortals), I really thought it was setting a stage for a battle of gods, especially with daredevil as catholic, Echo, as shamanic, and the Bast-worshipping afterlife of Black Panther a provably real thing.
Instead we get Doctor Doom and Battleworld, because there's no possible way a battle of the actual gods can deliver without grossly offending some segment of dangerous people.