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 →
Lots and lots of Marvel reprint books this time, and two great books on movies to boot, plus one of my current fave mystery characters returns for her fifth installment. Read on, stalwart reader … these are the books I read in January. Hollywood: The Oral History by Jeanine Basinger and Sam WassonThis giant book... Continue Reading →
I lost my car today. No, this is not the ramblings of an old man, roaming around the Target parking lot, forgetting where he parked and muttering curses loud enough for anyone nearby to steer clear. I—unknowingly at the time—was a victim of the San Diego floods of January 22, 2024. If you haven’t heard... Continue Reading →
Welcome to 2024 and the second full year of Tales From My Spinner Rack! When I started this series one year ago on my blog, I didn’t realize where it would take me. I thought it would be a fun, little, hobby type of thing, exploring the comic books I loved as a kid and... Continue Reading →
Here's a gallery of some of my personal favorites of all the photos I took in 2023. I start out each year by archiving my previous year's photos onto a removable hard drive, mainly to keep my Photos app on my MacBook clear and clean, but also because I'm "that way," a little bit OCD... Continue Reading →
Eight books this month, not a record, but a big month for me. I made it to my GoodReads goal of 75 books in 2023, surpassing it by six for a total of 81, so I guess 2024’s goal will have to be 85! Calico by Lee GoldbergI started reading Lee Goldberg’s books—well, some of... Continue Reading →
From the Home Office in San Diego, CA, in which the author bares his soul ... Let’s just say 2023 wasn’t my favorite year. I had a few health problems in the second half, thankfully nothing major (so far), and an also not-my-favorite trip to my beloved United Kingdom (Harrogate and London), plus the usual... Continue Reading →
We’re back on the world-famous Official Tales From My Spinner Rack! YouTube Channel with our first, all-new video, one that isn’t based on a convention presentation that I did. If you’ve been reading the three-part “December 1965” saga here over the past month, you’ll be (hopefully) happy to see a video devoted to the series.... Continue Reading →
No, I'm not Tiny Tim, but I do want to wish all my followers and those who have just stumbled upon me a very Merry Christmas and the best of everything for 2024. 2023 was an interesting year for me, both good and bad, but I'm grateful for all of you who have decided to... Continue Reading →
Here's the final part of my UK Photo Diary, focusing on Christmas decorations in and around London that I found during my trip in November 2023. To be honest, this was a part of my trip I was looking forward to: Going around—especially in the evening—and scoping out some of London's best decorations, but to... Continue Reading →
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