…with the arrival of www.michaeltroykeyboardist.com! Behold, the neo-classical metal keyboard majesty! Go, there, I command you, GO! (and don’t just go because I built it…) Yes, brother-in-law Mike T. finally outgrew myspace, and set up his own little shop on the web. Take a look – I think you’ll like what you see and hear, […]

Rumor has it that they’re making a Doctor Strange live action film… Directed by Guillermo Del Toro. Written by Neil Gaiman. Is it too early to line up?

Obama takes Virginia by about 20 points, and looks ready to get MD and DC by comfortable margins as well. Well, I think it’s good news, and as good an excuse as any to post this, which made me laugh:

Writer Steve Gerber died yesterday. A lot of you reading this site probably have no idea who I’m talking about, but this guy’s work has brought me a lot of entertainment over the years. Probably more than anyone, it was Gerber who shaped the aesthetic of the “back bench” of Marvel Comics in the 1970s; […]

In case you were wondering what you’re reading right now, you can consult this article, dated 02/04/2008, which will explain it all. Now, I understand that this article wasn’t written with me in mind. There are plenty of Luddites out there to whom this is new information (even if the bit about Wil inventing the […]

We’re sending Andrew off to school this morning with a crisp stack of 100 individual emails, thanks, in large part, to a lot of you folks who read this drivel I write. Andrew had a lot of fun reading everyone’s messages, will send out his own “thank you” message to the assembled messengers at some point […]

we’re 18 messages short, and we have two days to get them. No biggie, if you’ll find someone who hasn’t sent something yet, and point them at 100emails4andrew@gmail.com!

Here’s what spun up this morning: “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” – Pink Floyd “Cause I’m A Blonde” – Julie Brown “Kiss Me On The Bus” – The Replacements “Shapeshifter” – Kay Hanley “Imperial March” – John Williams “Baby Will Roam” – Rusted Root “Body Movin’” – Fatboy Slim/Beastie Boys “Imaginary” – Evanescence “Diana” – […]

As I glance into the box here at noon on Thursday, we’ve crossed the half-way point, with 51 emails so far: We saw a huge uptick yesterday, and if we keep it up, we’ll blow past 100 easily, but, at the risk of sounding like a public radio pledge drive, we need YOU to make […]

Okay, friends and family, Andrew needs a little help with a school project. Monday, February 11th, 2008, is the 100th day of school. To commemorate the occasion, the kids in Kindergarten are being asked to bring in one hundred of something. The letter the teacher sent home offered a few suggestions; stuff like puzzle pieces, […]