Ok, so probably everybody knows about Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett both passing away today. (And Ed McMahon yesterday or the day before.) I was at work today, and didn't know until I got home.
He was never a huge musical influence in my life, but - like a good chunk of America - he was a definite presence.
That is the Michael Jackson I will miss. The musician and showman of the 70s and 80s. What a sad life he had.
And Farrah was before my time, although I did watch Charlie's Angels reruns on occasion.
Ed McMahon I mostly remember from "Bloopers and Practical Jokes" and the Publisher's Clearinghouse commercials -- and, of course, from The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.
And it's like the NYC blackout of '77 over at![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif)
ohnotheydidnt and ontd.
He was never a huge musical influence in my life, but - like a good chunk of America - he was a definite presence.
That is the Michael Jackson I will miss. The musician and showman of the 70s and 80s. What a sad life he had.
And Farrah was before my time, although I did watch Charlie's Angels reruns on occasion.
Ed McMahon I mostly remember from "Bloopers and Practical Jokes" and the Publisher's Clearinghouse commercials -- and, of course, from The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.
And it's like the NYC blackout of '77 over at
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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Fraggle Rock’ To Be First (Of Many) Jim Henson Company Comics With Archaia Press
This week, Archaia Comics and the Jim Henson Company confirmed rumors of a potential partnership between the two creative companies, and offered official word that the pair would be publishing new comic book series and graphic novels based on popular properties like “The Dark Crystal,” “Labyrinth” and “Mirrormask.” And while this news on its own should be enough to excite fans of Henson’s varied and much beloved library, the pair also offered Splash Page readers the exclusive announcement regarding which property will be the first to hit shelves.
“‘Fraggle Rock’ is going to be the first book that we launch,” Archaia’s Director of Development, Stephen Christy, told MTV News. “We’re launching with ‘Fraggle Rock’ and other titles will be forthcoming.”
The “Fraggle Rock” news has been the stuff of rumors since Christy posted a cropped image on Twitter last month and hinted that the quickly identified image from the popular Henson property had something to do with the publisher’s “next big announcement.”
According to the Jim Henson Company’s Director of Publishing and Development, Joe LeFavi (who will serve as story editor on all the books), the titles coming out of the partnership will not be adaptations, but instead involve original stories based on existing Henson properties or new, co-branded properties. And as he points out, the comics-first move represents a major change in the company’s perspective.
“For the first time ever in Henson’s history, we’re going to be creating original stories in print first,” explained LeFavi.
The biggest reason for the change, according to LeFavi, is the restriction-free creative environment offered by comic book medium.
“If a Henson fan has ever wanted to see a $500 million dollar Henson movie, you can see it in these books,” he said. “That’s the potential for print: you don’t have to worry about any of the constrictions, any of the budgets. You just have to focus on telling the story right.”
However, LeFavi said the partnership wasn’t intended to simply test the waters for new or old properties looking to make the jump to the screen, as is the case with so many other publishing partnerships lately.
“They would ideally exist on their own,” he said. “We’re </b>not using publishing as some back door to selling film and television rights. We’re a storyteller, and we’re getting into this for the opportunity to tell more and better stories.”</b>
With Henson properties covering a fairly wide age range (”Mirrormask” and “The Dark Crystal” tend to skew a bit older than “Fraggle Rock,” for example), Christy and LeFavi both promised that the properties wouldn’t be homogenized or toned up or down to reach a certain demographic. In fact, they offered a “definite yes” when asked if properties that tend to resonate with an older demographic would continue to be more adult-oriented than, perhaps, “Fraggle Rock.”
Possibly most intriguing about the deal, however, is the emphatic “no comment” Christy offered when asked if any of the original creators associated with certain Henson properties might be involved in the comics. Would noted comic book scribe Neil Gaiman be involved with “Mirrormask” comic, for instance?
“The wonderful thing about the Henson company over the course of its entire history is how direct a relationship the creators of the actual material had with the finished product that the fans saw,” said Christy. “We’re a creator-owned company. We always look to build a property starting with the creators.”
“I’ll just say that we want to keep that tradition alive, and I think people will be very excited when we announce the creative teams for books that we’re publishing,” he added.
MTV (of all places)
This week, Archaia Comics and the Jim Henson Company confirmed rumors of a potential partnership between the two creative companies, and offered official word that the pair would be publishing new comic book series and graphic novels based on popular properties like “The Dark Crystal,” “Labyrinth” and “Mirrormask.” And while this news on its own should be enough to excite fans of Henson’s varied and much beloved library, the pair also offered Splash Page readers the exclusive announcement regarding which property will be the first to hit shelves.
“‘Fraggle Rock’ is going to be the first book that we launch,” Archaia’s Director of Development, Stephen Christy, told MTV News. “We’re launching with ‘Fraggle Rock’ and other titles will be forthcoming.”
The “Fraggle Rock” news has been the stuff of rumors since Christy posted a cropped image on Twitter last month and hinted that the quickly identified image from the popular Henson property had something to do with the publisher’s “next big announcement.”
According to the Jim Henson Company’s Director of Publishing and Development, Joe LeFavi (who will serve as story editor on all the books), the titles coming out of the partnership will not be adaptations, but instead involve original stories based on existing Henson properties or new, co-branded properties. And as he points out, the comics-first move represents a major change in the company’s perspective.
“For the first time ever in Henson’s history, we’re going to be creating original stories in print first,” explained LeFavi.
The biggest reason for the change, according to LeFavi, is the restriction-free creative environment offered by comic book medium.
“If a Henson fan has ever wanted to see a $500 million dollar Henson movie, you can see it in these books,” he said. “That’s the potential for print: you don’t have to worry about any of the constrictions, any of the budgets. You just have to focus on telling the story right.”
However, LeFavi said the partnership wasn’t intended to simply test the waters for new or old properties looking to make the jump to the screen, as is the case with so many other publishing partnerships lately.
“They would ideally exist on their own,” he said. “We’re </b>not using publishing as some back door to selling film and television rights. We’re a storyteller, and we’re getting into this for the opportunity to tell more and better stories.”</b>
With Henson properties covering a fairly wide age range (”Mirrormask” and “The Dark Crystal” tend to skew a bit older than “Fraggle Rock,” for example), Christy and LeFavi both promised that the properties wouldn’t be homogenized or toned up or down to reach a certain demographic. In fact, they offered a “definite yes” when asked if properties that tend to resonate with an older demographic would continue to be more adult-oriented than, perhaps, “Fraggle Rock.”
Possibly most intriguing about the deal, however, is the emphatic “no comment” Christy offered when asked if any of the original creators associated with certain Henson properties might be involved in the comics. Would noted comic book scribe Neil Gaiman be involved with “Mirrormask” comic, for instance?
“The wonderful thing about the Henson company over the course of its entire history is how direct a relationship the creators of the actual material had with the finished product that the fans saw,” said Christy. “We’re a creator-owned company. We always look to build a property starting with the creators.”
“I’ll just say that we want to keep that tradition alive, and I think people will be very excited when we announce the creative teams for books that we’re publishing,” he added.
MTV (of all places)
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Twitter Goes Green For Iran
By the way don't be shy, twitter with me.
"If you've ever tried to validate Twitter's existence to a bunch of haters who keep insisting that Twitter is full of useless people tweeting about how they're making a sandwich, you now officially have something to shove in their faces. For those of you who don't follow the news, here's a quick recap:
...Most importantly, Twitter users around the world became intimately aware of a complex political situation about an incredibly important place, from the perspective of the people within Iran's borders. When the opposition party started to use green, the traditional color of Iran, to represent their cause, Twitter users stepped up, hundreds tinting their avatar pictures with green to indicate their support."
By the way don't be shy, twitter with me.
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Jimmy Page, Jack White, and the Edge.
It Might Get Loud - limited release, August 14.
It Might Get Loud - limited release, August 14.
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You’re a 90’s kid if....
You remember watching:
[x] Kenan and Kel
[X] Doug
[x] Ren & Stimpy
[x] Pinky and the Brain
[x] AAAAAAAH Real Monsters!
[X] Rockos modern Life
[x] Animaniacs
[x] Gargoyles
[x] Hey Arnold
[] Out of the Box
[] Bear in the Big Blue House
[x] You’ve ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE!"
[X] You just can’t resist finishing this . . ."In west Philadelphia born and raised..."
[x] Step by Step
[x] Family Matters
[x] Dinosaurs
[X] Boy Meets World
[x] Full House
[x] The Magic School Bus
[X] Wishbone
[x] Reading Rainbow
[x] Ghostwriter
[X ] Batman the Animated Series
[x] Aladdin
[x] Ninja Turtles
[x] Ghost Busters
You watched the original cartoons of:
[x] Rugrats
[X] Wild Thornberrys
[x] Power Rangers
When everything was settled by:
[x] rock paper scissors
[x] bubble gum bubble gum in a dish
[x] miss mary mack
You collected:
[x] Beanie Babies
[] Pogs
[ ] Pokemon cards
[x] Carebears
[ ] Silver dollars
You remember:
[x] When it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons
[x] Reading Goosebumps
[] When kick ball was something you did everyday
[x] You used to listen to the radio all day long
[x] just to record your FAVORITE song of ALL time on a tape.
[x] You remember Super Nintendos and Sega Genisis
[x] You remember The Original Game Boy
[x] You always wanted to send in a tape to America’s Funniest Home Videos...but never taped anything funny.
[x] When Yo-Yos were cool
[x] Those Where’s Waldo books.
[x] Eating Warheads and Splashers Gushers
[X] You remember Ring Pops
[X] If you remember when everything was "da BOMB!"
[x] If you even know what an original walkman is
[x] You remember boom boxes vs. CD players.
[x] Making those little paper fortune things, and then predicting your life with them
[x] You had at least one Tamagotchi, GigaPet, or Nano, and brought it everywhere you went
[x] All your school supplies were "Lisa Frank" brand
[x] Everyone watched the WB
[] When everybody knew all the Pokemon by heart.
[x] the Macarena
[x] "Talk to the hand"
[X] When digimon was still on.
[] You went to McDonald’s to play in the playplace and it was still sanitary.
[x] Before the MySpace frenzy
[x] Before the Internet & text messaging.
[x] Before Sidekicks & iPods
[x] Before PlayStation3 or X-BOX 360
[x] Back before X-box, period
[x] Before Spongebob.
[x] When light up sneakers were cool.
[x] When you rented VHS tapes, not DVDs
[x] When gas was $0.95 a gallon.
[x] When you recorded stuff on VCR
[x] You had slap bracelets
[x] You actually played outside until it was dark
[x] Way back before we realized all this would eventually disappear
"Post this if you smiled at least more than 5 times. And if you remember at least half the stuff on here."
Re-post with the year you were born: 1980.
I really want to watch Rocko's Modern Life. I loved that show. And I remember when gas was less than 90 cents a gallon.
You remember watching:
[x] Kenan and Kel
[X] Doug
[x] Ren & Stimpy
[x] Pinky and the Brain
[x] AAAAAAAH Real Monsters!
[X] Rockos modern Life
[x] Animaniacs
[x] Gargoyles
[x] Hey Arnold
[] Out of the Box
[] Bear in the Big Blue House
[x] You’ve ever ended a sentence with the word "PSYCHE!"
[X] You just can’t resist finishing this . . ."In west Philadelphia born and raised..."
[x] Step by Step
[x] Family Matters
[x] Dinosaurs
[X] Boy Meets World
[x] Full House
[x] The Magic School Bus
[X] Wishbone
[x] Reading Rainbow
[x] Ghostwriter
[X ] Batman the Animated Series
[x] Aladdin
[x] Ninja Turtles
[x] Ghost Busters
You watched the original cartoons of:
[x] Rugrats
[X] Wild Thornberrys
[x] Power Rangers
When everything was settled by:
[x] rock paper scissors
[x] bubble gum bubble gum in a dish
[x] miss mary mack
You collected:
[x] Beanie Babies
[] Pogs
[ ] Pokemon cards
[x] Carebears
[ ] Silver dollars
You remember:
[x] When it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons
[x] Reading Goosebumps
[] When kick ball was something you did everyday
[x] You used to listen to the radio all day long
[x] just to record your FAVORITE song of ALL time on a tape.
[x] You remember Super Nintendos and Sega Genisis
[x] You remember The Original Game Boy
[x] You always wanted to send in a tape to America’s Funniest Home Videos...but never taped anything funny.
[x] When Yo-Yos were cool
[x] Those Where’s Waldo books.
[x] Eating Warheads and Splashers Gushers
[X] You remember Ring Pops
[X] If you remember when everything was "da BOMB!"
[x] If you even know what an original walkman is
[x] You remember boom boxes vs. CD players.
[x] Making those little paper fortune things, and then predicting your life with them
[x] You had at least one Tamagotchi, GigaPet, or Nano, and brought it everywhere you went
[x] All your school supplies were "Lisa Frank" brand
[x] Everyone watched the WB
[] When everybody knew all the Pokemon by heart.
[x] the Macarena
[x] "Talk to the hand"
[X] When digimon was still on.
[] You went to McDonald’s to play in the playplace and it was still sanitary.
[x] Before the MySpace frenzy
[x] Before the Internet & text messaging.
[x] Before Sidekicks & iPods
[x] Before PlayStation3 or X-BOX 360
[x] Back before X-box, period
[x] Before Spongebob.
[x] When light up sneakers were cool.
[x] When you rented VHS tapes, not DVDs
[x] When gas was $0.95 a gallon.
[x] When you recorded stuff on VCR
[x] You had slap bracelets
[x] You actually played outside until it was dark
[x] Way back before we realized all this would eventually disappear
"Post this if you smiled at least more than 5 times. And if you remember at least half the stuff on here."
Re-post with the year you were born: 1980.
I really want to watch Rocko's Modern Life. I loved that show. And I remember when gas was less than 90 cents a gallon.
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Brigadoon has once again returned to the mists. We had good turnouts for each performance (between 400-500 each night). I took lots of pictures of the (beautiful) set. The costumes were fabulous. We had standing ovations Saturday and Sunday. I met/got better acquainted with people, spent time with old friends. It was a lot of fun.
*****
The past couple days, though, I've had "intestinal difficulties" to put it delicately.
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Saw Gran Torino tonight - Clint is still the baddest badass there ever was.
*****
I've been reading creepy stories over atsf_drama. I was going to go have a shower, but I think I'll just stay in bed, pull the covers over my head. And keep my feet from hanging off the edge. Because, you know, spooks like to grab feet and ankles and other things that hang off the sides of things. And heads that aren't covered by blankets. Not that I necessarily believe in that sort of thing, but... I have an overactive imagination already...
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The past couple days, though, I've had "intestinal difficulties" to put it delicately.
*****
Saw Gran Torino tonight - Clint is still the baddest badass there ever was.
*****
I've been reading creepy stories over at
sf_drama. I was going to go have a shower, but I think I'll just stay in bed, pull the covers over my head. And keep my feet from hanging off the edge. Because, you know, spooks like to grab feet and ankles and other things that hang off the sides of things. And heads that aren't covered by blankets. Not that I necessarily believe in that sort of thing, but... I have an overactive imagination already... *****
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Woah, way to fall off the posting wagon, huh?
I've been in a phase, I guess, for a while. A not talking phase. And I've been busy working on the play. And occasionally at my job. So yeah. Play. Work. That's about it, really. I've been meaning to write, I really have, but...
Work, play, work, play. Empty, refill. Rinse and repeat.
Pretty much it.
Brigadoon (the play - musical, actually) is going well. This is show week. Things are coming together, finally.
Work is work.
I've been watching Avatar the Last Airbender. I was bored, and it was on Netflix's watch instantly thing, so I watched it. And I'm watching the last episode of the series right now. I didn't expect to like it. But I do. (Appa is just so cute!)
I'm rusty at this. Out of the habit. I'll be back tomorrow, though.
Laters, 'gators.
I've been in a phase, I guess, for a while. A not talking phase. And I've been busy working on the play. And occasionally at my job. So yeah. Play. Work. That's about it, really. I've been meaning to write, I really have, but...
Work, play, work, play. Empty, refill. Rinse and repeat.
Pretty much it.
Brigadoon (the play - musical, actually) is going well. This is show week. Things are coming together, finally.
Work is work.
I've been watching Avatar the Last Airbender. I was bored, and it was on Netflix's watch instantly thing, so I watched it. And I'm watching the last episode of the series right now. I didn't expect to like it. But I do. (Appa is just so cute!)
I'm rusty at this. Out of the habit. I'll be back tomorrow, though.
Laters, 'gators.
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Oh damn...
Dom DeLuise - dead at 75.
He was so good. So good. I think my favorite movie he was in is the Don Bluth animated film, The Secret of NIMH. I remember laughing so hard at Jeremy the Crow. Still do. And there's All Dogs go to Heaven. And Robin Hood: Men in Tights. Smokey and the Bandit II. Cannonball Run. The Muppet Movie. An American Tail.
Coincidentally, I've been watching SeaQuest again on Netflix, and watched the episode with Dom and his sons Peter and Michael just last night.
He was singular. Unique. Seemed like a sincerely sweet guy.
Dom DeLuise - dead at 75.
He was so good. So good. I think my favorite movie he was in is the Don Bluth animated film, The Secret of NIMH. I remember laughing so hard at Jeremy the Crow. Still do. And there's All Dogs go to Heaven. And Robin Hood: Men in Tights. Smokey and the Bandit II. Cannonball Run. The Muppet Movie. An American Tail.
Coincidentally, I've been watching SeaQuest again on Netflix, and watched the episode with Dom and his sons Peter and Michael just last night.
He was singular. Unique. Seemed like a sincerely sweet guy.
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In Edmonton, Alberta, there is a hotel called the Canterra, off of Jasper Avenue and 109th Street. During the night, go here and ring the doorbell. Should you be let in, look to see who the guard on shift is. If the man looks in his mid twenties, yet the hair on his head and face both are white as snow, take a seat beside the security desk. If it is any other guard on shift, leave and return in a week’s time.
( here you must wait )
( here you must wait )
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Oh no - Bea Arthur died today (4/25)! She was 86 and died peacefully at home. golden girls post.
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Ok, so I just read this boingboing article. bookarmy
I've signed up. You should too. :D Now if there were just one of these for DVDs...
I've signed up. You should too. :D Now if there were just one of these for DVDs...
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"April 20, 2009—Cleopatra and Marc Anthony are likely buried together in one of three sites at an ancient temple, archaeologists announced in Egypt Sunday. Digging starts next week."
click for video
Whether or not the remains are actually Cleopatra and Mark Antony, I think that's pretty cool. I want to be an archaeologist. The Indiana Jones kind, not the stuck-in-a-lab kind.
click for video
Whether or not the remains are actually Cleopatra and Mark Antony, I think that's pretty cool. I want to be an archaeologist. The Indiana Jones kind, not the stuck-in-a-lab kind.
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I've been in "recluse" mode recently, sorry. Nothin' bad, nothin' good. Rehearsals for Brigadoon have been fun thus far. It's just been choral work. I think choreography will start soon.
I'm getting a hair cut next week, and have little to no idea what I want. Short and retro. Maybe bangs? Fuss must be minimal.
It's been nice here recently. Finally.
I need to get a dress for my cousin's wedding. Nothing looks good on me. Bleh.
Hope everyone's doing okay out there in lj-land.
I'm getting a hair cut next week, and have little to no idea what I want. Short and retro. Maybe bangs? Fuss must be minimal.
It's been nice here recently. Finally.
I need to get a dress for my cousin's wedding. Nothing looks good on me. Bleh.
Hope everyone's doing okay out there in lj-land.
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( God, what a gorgeous cast... larger photo )
Just sayin'. Here I am being all superficial and giggly about a complex work of literature and art.
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Via BoingBoing - Musical Anatomy Way cool. Go take a look.
Also:
Kind of want. I'd wear them with dark blue jeans/dark trousers.
Also:
Kind of want. I'd wear them with dark blue jeans/dark trousers.
Allison Moorer - Moonshiner | Powered by Last.fm
I've had dreams two nights running.
The night before last, I had a kind of fun dream. I don't remember much of it, but I remember there were several people besides myself, and we all had balloon type things we flew around with. I mean, they were sort of like parachute canopies, but made of rubber or something, and when you blew into them (lifting your head and blowing air upward), you'd rise. I remember gliding from building to building. I don't remember what or whom we were evading.
Last night, I had a dream about a group of people (and myself) being trapped in a bank or something, and a shadowy bad guy killer type. It wasn't really a bank, it was like a giant house. And I remember I had hold of a bundle of money, and that's what the figure was after. He may have injured people, but we kept evading him. There were two kids with us. Eventually, I tricked him by leading him into a room that he then searched, we ran around for a while, split up, and I took the kids back to that one room. There was a secret room/passageway. I rejoined the others, who may have been finally cornered by the villain. I was tired of running away, so I held my ground as shadowy bad guy approached. I threw down the money and said "here, have it - just don't hurt anyone. And I woke up.
Now that I think about it, I think I need to make sure my bills are paid... :/
The night before last, I had a kind of fun dream. I don't remember much of it, but I remember there were several people besides myself, and we all had balloon type things we flew around with. I mean, they were sort of like parachute canopies, but made of rubber or something, and when you blew into them (lifting your head and blowing air upward), you'd rise. I remember gliding from building to building. I don't remember what or whom we were evading.
Last night, I had a dream about a group of people (and myself) being trapped in a bank or something, and a shadowy bad guy killer type. It wasn't really a bank, it was like a giant house. And I remember I had hold of a bundle of money, and that's what the figure was after. He may have injured people, but we kept evading him. There were two kids with us. Eventually, I tricked him by leading him into a room that he then searched, we ran around for a while, split up, and I took the kids back to that one room. There was a secret room/passageway. I rejoined the others, who may have been finally cornered by the villain. I was tired of running away, so I held my ground as shadowy bad guy approached. I threw down the money and said "here, have it - just don't hurt anyone. And I woke up.
Now that I think about it, I think I need to make sure my bills are paid... :/
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Neil Gaiman is clearly one of the most awesome people on the planet. Just sayin'.
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