DRAGOOM! THE BLIP! GOOM! LO-KARR! MONSTRO! GOOGAM! ORRGO! ROMMBU! TIM B00 BA! ZZUTAK! And the immortal FIN FANG FOOM — "The Most Fearful Menace of Them All!" These are names that strike fear deep into the heart of us mere mortals! Tales From My Spinner Rack LIVE! returns to WonderCon in just a few short... Continue Reading →
Captured in Tidelands Park in Coronado ... it seemed like a lot of planes were leaving behind contrails as they headed for their final destination, somewhere south, from the looks of things. It almost looks like a lightning strike ... Instagram: @gg92118 • @TalesFromMySpinnerRack YouTube@TalesFromMySpinnerRack
A dramatic beach sunset snapped behind the Hotel del Coronado on 12/11/2023. Stay tuned for Part 02 ... Instagram: @gg92118 • @TalesFromMySpinnerRack YouTube@TalesFromMySpinnerRack
Tales From My Spinner Rack! Episode 06 is here! 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 Kirby, Jim Steranko, John Romita, John Buscema, and Gene... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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