The Fred and Jeff Show: Past shows
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I wanna thank Charlie Harris for inviting me to the radio show to talk about my small importance in the local comic scene. Fred and Jeff were really awesome and funny dudes, check them out every Thursday from 6-7 pm. It was a honor to be placed in the same line up as Eric Schock & Taylor Garrity of Evil Robo Productions, Ernest Romero (artist of Breed and GSS!), and Mike Olivares the director of the Tucson Comic-Con who were also on the segment.
This week will prove to be a busy with the Phoenix Comicon, because I'm the social media manager for the convention. The con is this weekend from the 27th - 30th. It's only $30 for all four days and on Sunday Stan Lee will be signing autographs and taking pictures (*expect to pay for that by the way). There are going to be a bunch of awesome comic book creators attending like Ben Glendening, Tony Parker, Philip Tan, John Chihak, Peter Gross, Sterling Gates, and many more.
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Good night my hog underbelly eaters,
H
- Location:United States, Arizona, Tucson
- Mood:
tired
There is going to be a contest where the winner will get a character of their choice drawn on spot while the show is on by Eric and Taylor.
I love comics....
Listen to it tomorrow live on: http://www.tucsonsjolt.com/
- Location:United States, Arizona, Tucson
- Mood:
grateful
Check out this article for more info about Frank and his work:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/11/arts/a
My heart goes out the lives lost and critically injured in the tornadoes in OK.
Cheers,
H
- Location:United States, Arizona, Tucson
- Mood:
anxious
I know that everyone and their mother (Happy Mother's Day, by the way) is reviewing this movie but what the hell:
RDJ is truly Iron Man and it's an enjoyable experience to watch him bring the character to life. We all know he's an incredible actor and he can act his way out of a paper bag. No one could do "Tony Stark" the kind of hot justice that only RDJ can. Jon Favreau (director) gives him self more lines instead of "yes sir' and "no sir". If I were directing Iron Man I would be Iron Man, so I don't blame him. Favreau putting himself in a fight scene is not what bothers me, it's the fact that I have to watch Iron Man fight his suit for the second time. Other then his alcoholism, we have watch Iron Man battle his old/modified Iron Man tech for two straight motion pictures.
Marvel has the chance to expose Iron Man's rogue gallery like The Mandarin, and Madame Masque or another villain and they don't take it. When I say Marvel I mean Marvel, it's their studio, right? Let's face it, Iron Man doesn't have a Batman rogue gallery. Who ever is putting the money on this movie or Marvel should be thinking, "This is our chance to make a captivating character and expose Iron Man's well told stories. Don't f**k it up."
When I was watching the movie I thought "The Wrestler" was in it, "did the price of tights go up?" Mickey Rourke played a good Russian with a bondage fetish, but I never seen Whiplash in more then Iron Man issue at a time. Is Whiplash a worthy adversary in a 100+ minute film? I never look at this guy and said, "WOW, that Whiplash fellow is a certified bad ass." Again, don't get me wrong Mickey is a great actor and convincing character.
Sam L. Jackson should have had more screen time, and take more direction from the story line with the upcoming Avenger movie. The S.H.I.E.L.D. story line was poorly finagled in through out this movie and the oil painting SHIELD agent is fu*king pointless. Sam Jackson doesn't yell in this movie which makes me lead to believe that it was a Fury clone. Scarlett Johansson doesn't have a Russian accent, which was disappointing but she plays a really good red head a leather jump suit. I enjoyed her work more in The Spirit, then again I liked it despite the general consensus.
My love for the poorly directed Spirit flick discredits everything I'm saying.
I think Cheadle was a whole lot better then Howard. Rhodey hasn't become interesting to me until Pak started writing "War Machine" last year. Jim Hammer played by Sam Rockwell was really fu*king funny. His dry humor had me laughing, the whole segment where Hammer is showing Rhodey all the guns was comedy gold.
While standing in line to get my ticket and I saw Kick Ass, The Losers, and Iron Man 2 posters and I smiled. To quote Matt Fraction in a interview with Maxium , "Comics aren't going anywhere, they're going everywhere."
(To check out that interview: http://www.maxim.com/gaming/bfg/92719/ma
Check out the flick, I suggest to take the day off from work and go to the early bird showing... that's what I would do.
I would give this 3 1/2 out of 5 fan boy points.
(All Marvel characters and the distinctive likeness(es) thereof are Trademarks & Copyright © 1941-2010 Marvel Characters, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.)
*Marvel, please don't sue me... I have nothing.
- Location:United States, Arizona, Tucson
- Mood:
cold
I heard yesterday in the office a colleague of mine talk about how he inspired his little league time to take a faster pace in their game. He talked about Pete Rose and why they called him "Charlie Hustle" and it inspired me to write this fictional story about Pete Rose.
It's the bottom of the ninth and I have one strike and 2 balls with a man on third. We are down 2 to 5 against the (damn) Yankee's. There are 162 games in baseball, and I'd probably say including practice I ran more then 162.
I think it started in the year 1945 when I was 15 years old in Cincinnati, Ohio and I was sitting in the bench watching my dad play semi-pro football. He was the quarterback and it was the state tournament and he found himself in a position with a 4th down and three yards to go, so close he could almost taste it. I always join my dad in the huddle between plays and looked everyone in the eyes. I can hear the 300 pound lineman gasp for air as if he were stuck under water. He grabbed the armor of his running back next to him by the shoulder pads and said, "we are going to get this 4th, but after this play you hustle it out there. You never stop hustling."
Those days only feel like yesterday, but its 1963 and this bat is feeling heavier every second. I have every intention to smack this ball over the stadium into some unfortunate soul's windshield, but that’s if this guy ever decides to throw this pitch. I can hear the hot dog man shouting in the bleachers, the catcher’s glove rub and squeak, and I can hear the commentator hold his breath.
And he (finally) pitches the ball.
For a split second I can hear the torque in the pitcher's arm; it's the sound of a fighter jet engine’s ignition. You can hear that Rawlings coming screaming towards me. I close my eyes and freeze.
Ball four.
I throw my bat and run to first.
“Even after a walk you still hustle to first base, Charlie." shouts Whitey Ford the Yankee's manager.
I give Ford the thumbs up and respond, "Never stop hustling is what my dad used to say."
Ford shouts "Good eye, Charlie Hustler."
- Location:United States, Arizona, Tucson
- Mood: depressed
I got to work and I open an email from Ernest Romero (Check out his website: members.cox.net/romeart/) with concept art for the Girl Scouts in Space book. I'm very lucky to have Ernest doing the interior art work on this book. Dave Baker is going to draw the cover of the GSS, I can't wait to see what he comes up with. Eric M Esquivel is writing another story, basicly it's if the Girl Scouts was also the Green Lantern Corp. Both Eric & Dave are the creators of Modern Mythology Press and have really helped me, big thanks to them. After this book I'm writing a four issue mini series called "La Carretera Del Diablo" (Thanks Daniel Burgos). It's a story about a group of people that pay "coyote" (Coyote is the name of a person that is paid to bring illegals to the US) and things go horribly wrong.
If you can tomorrow Dave & Eric (Girl Scout Co Author) of Modernmythologypress.com will be doing a Q & A at an Honors English Class at The University of Arizona on Wednesday. It in the Forbes building, in room 206. Pretend you're enrolled.
Another friend Eric Shock, has re-release his first collected Graphic Novel edition of the complete (so far) Bald Avenger is a beauteous thing to behold. Remastered, added color, and it's all in for only $20! Check it out at www.evilrobo.com
I also submitted my introduction for John Chihak's (http://www.antiherobrand.com) new "Fuzzy Face" graphic novel It's Jim Henson made a Texas Chain Saw Massacre acid trip. It's going to be amazing.
- Location:United States, Arizona, Tucson
- Mood:artistic
(Eric Esquivel and I outside of Girl Scout HQ after the meeting. Very studdly suits, indeed.
Photo Credit: Kristi Pallack)
Eric Esquivel and I had a meeting with Kristi Pallock of the Girl Scouts of America about making a Girl Scouts comic book. This is my first comic book story. The interior artist for the book will be Ernest Romero and Dave Baker will be doing the cover art. I can't wait!
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