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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Blood of the Virgin : 2018


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“A story about storytelling…Conjures up the grindhouse movie-making scene in 1970s Los Angeles and tracks an ambitious young man’s flailing attempts to build a family and a career as a film arteest in that debased world…A book with a lot of heart.” … Google Books

Originally published: 2018 Penguin Random House – Author: Sammy Harkham

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Back to Mono - 1991




Back to Mono (1958–1969) is a box set that compiles tracks produced by the American record producer Phil Spector between 1958 and 1969. It was released in 1991 by ABKCO. The package contained a small, round, red “Back to Mono” pin. In 2003, it was ranked number 64 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. There are reproductions of the button


Photo of John Lennon wearing the Back to Mono button, was taken for Crawdaddy magazine in Los Angeles, by Tom Zimberoff

Friday, April 5, 2024

Green Lantern - DC Comics : 2011


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Green Lantern is a 2011 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name. The film stars Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, Angela Bassett and Tim Robbins, with Martin Campbell directing a script by Greg Berlanti and comic book writers Michael Green and Marc Guggenheim, rewritten by Michael Goldenberg. The film tells the story of Hal Jordan, a test pilot who is selected to become the first human member of the Green Lantern Corps. Hal is given a ring that grants him superpowers, and must confront Parallax, who threatens to upset the balance of power in the universe


Monday, March 25, 2024

WTDR 96.9fm - Talladega AL


WTDR-FM (92.7 FM, "Thunder 92.7") is a radio station licensed to serve Talladega, Alabama. It airs a combination classic country and country music format.

New FM station WHTB Stereo 93 began broadcasting with 250 watts of effective radiated power at 92.7 MHz on November 10, 1972.On April 1, 1985, the station was assigned the call letters WEYY-FM. The station was assigned the WTDR call letters by the FCC on October 25, 2000. The station flipped from country music to a classic country format on January 5, 2009.

Thursday, March 21, 2024

WQIK 99fm - Jacksonville FL


WQIK-FM (99.1 MHz) is a commercial radio station in Jacksonville, Florida, airs a country radio format. WQIK-FM has kept its original call sign and format for more than half a century, signing on in 1964


Wednesday, March 13, 2024

No Mercy - Image Comics : 2015


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Look at the title. NO MERCY. Now look at the cast: a crew of newly graduated teens, on their way to experience something new. They’re a motley crew of innocents, jerks, nerds, and brats. Look back at the title. Look back at the cast. How well do you think things are going to go for them? A better question: how well do you think things are going to go for them after their bus careens off a cliff? – Image Comics

No Mercy from Alex DeCampi, Carla Speed McNeil and Jenn Manley Lee, ran for 14 issues starting in 2015