Here’s an old Mark Evanier column about Stan Freberg.
Comic-Con
Today is the first day that Comic-Con hotel reservations can be made. I managed to snag a room in a decent hotel not too far from the convention center, but it wasn’t in my first, second, third, or fourth choice! It looks like there’s been a mad rush on hotel space for the con. I think anyone looking for a hotel room past the end of this week is probably going to be out of luck. (Either that, or there’s something wrong with the hotel reservation site, and they’re just not showing all the available rooms.)
On a related note, only a couple of more weeks until National Gorilla Suit Day.
Mixtaper
Yet more best of 2004 lists! (I don’t know why I’m so interested in “best of” lists this year, but I am.)
WIll Eisner
Will Eisner passed away a couple of days ago. He was one of my favorite comics creators. I loved all his stuff, from his old Spirit comics from the 40’s, through to his more recent graphic novels.
Drive-By Truckers
I was poking around at Amazon today, and I noticed that Gangstabilly, the Drive-By Truckers album with “The Living Bubba”, and a few other classics, is being re-released on January 25, re-mastered and with new liner notes. Mark your calendar!
Hoover’s G-String
These guys are fun. Any band that writes a song about Tommy Keene has got to be OK. They’ve got a song called “Jersey Turnpike” too.
Danielia Cotton
I just started listening to Danielia Cotton. She’s nice. Good guitar, good voice.
The Living Bubba
I’ve been listening to this song a lot lately. Here’s an article from Paste Magazine explaining it all.
Lord of the Rings
Here’s a strange idea I just had: spend the rest of the day watching the LoTR extended edition DVDs. If I start now, I’ll be done right around 1am. I’m not sure I can sit on the couch that long, though.
The Best Films of the Year
It’s nice to see that Tokyo Godfathers made A.O. Scott’s Best Films of the Year list. It’s probably my favorite film of the year, although I think I first saw it in 2003.