A short month made shorter by my continued reading of yet another Hollywood history book, Hollywood and the Movies of the Fifties by Foster Hirsch, a 600-page behemoth that is fascinating nonetheless. So here’s what else I read in February. Home to Stay! The Complete Ray Bradbury EC StoriesThis sumptuously designed, large format, hardcover book... Continue Reading →
From my old, filter-obsessed beginning days on Instagram ... I snapped this picturesque balcony up on Bankers Hill in San Diego, near my doctor's office. It just cries out for Juliet or Rapunzel for a dramatic moment, don't you think? Instagram: @gg92118 • @TalesFromMySpinnerRack YouTube@TalesFromMySpinnerRack
I have recently taken to riding the ferry again, for better or worse. Better because it's a mostly pleasant way to travel, worse because I lost my car in the recent floods (click here to read about that). That orange color is a reflection from someone sitting in the bench in front of me who... Continue Reading →
Tales From My Spinner Rack! Episode 06 will premiere soon here and on the official TFMSR YouTube channel! This brand-new episode focuses on a short run of Captain America comics from 1969—issues #109 through #116—which feature a virtual who’s-who of Marvel Comics’ superstar artists from that period when the company was at its peak: Jack... Continue Reading →
I don't walk to the beach nearly enough, but when I do, I sometimes capture a scene as lovely as this. This was taken on 12/11/2023 behind the Hotel del Coronado. Instagram: @gg92118 • @TalesFromMySpinnerRack YouTube@TalesFromMySpinnerRack
We’re back with our first all-new, full-length Tales From My Spinner Rack! video of 2024. “My Favorite 1960s Superman Stories” chronicles my love of four issues of Superman from the Silver Age, Mort Weisinger-edited era of the Man of Steel: #137 (“The Two Faces of Superman!”), #149 (“The Death of Superman!”), #156 (“The Last Days... Continue Reading →
Click here to read Part 01 of this tale of woe. I have an update on the loss of my beloved car of 17 and 1/2 years, which I lost to flooding on Jan. 22, 2024 here in San Diego. I must say that my insurance company acted very quickly on this. I contacted them... Continue Reading →
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