Wherever we go, every one knows it’s me and my arrow
Some time back, in the early stages of our recurring celebration of Batman covers, I posted the following: Turns out that the cover is a fully accurate depiction of the story within: I know this thanks to the ongoing efforts … Continue reading Wherever we go, every one knows it’s me and my arrow
Who’s gonna love you when the mountain gets steep?
This is where I got back to today. Continue reading Who’s gonna love you when the mountain gets steep?
One for Friday: Fire Town, “Carry the Torch”
I think most music fans want to have songs, albums, artists that they can think of as theirs. We can connect with music so deeply that we almost want to find a pathway to a relationship that feels a little reciprocal. This instinct, this desire leads to favorite artists, well-worn albums, cries of “that’s my song,” when a certain tune starts emanating from the radio or jukebox. We’re all people in the audience, watching Tom Frank sing “I’m Easy,” convinced it’s a personal message. That’s the extreme. There are levels to this, and one of the simplest (and safest) is … Continue reading One for Friday: Fire Town, “Carry the Torch”
I want the strong “M,” erase it and back to The Madison
It may be telling that upon returning to Madison for the first extended visit in several years, the very first place I went was a movie theater. To be thorough and accurate, it was the Sundance Cinema, which opened two years ago. I’ve been very curious about this particular venue for a few reasons, led by the fact that it’s been gestating for an awfully long time. We included a news story about plans for a small chain of Sundance movie theaters back on the old radio movie review show, meaning there was open discussion of this at least sixteen … Continue reading I want the strong “M,” erase it and back to The Madison
They seem to think I should step into the old man’s shoes
Made it to Madison on my journey, which naturally included a stop at Jack’s Shoes. This inevitably led to the purchase of new Chucks, because clearly I don’t have enough. (Posted simultaneously to “Jelly-Town!”) Continue reading They seem to think I should step into the old man’s shoes
Throw up your hands and raise your voice
A quick travel thought: I wonder if I’m the only one who passes by certain road signs and feels compelled to announce “It’s more of a SHELbyville idea.” I haven’t decided if it’s more or less awkward when I’m alone in the car. Onward. (Posted simultaneous to “Jelly-Town!”) Continue reading Throw up your hands and raise your voice
And they make their deals and drive their wheels down sugar-coated streets
This is what I’m doing today. Well, probably not all of it, but there are many miles ahead today. (Posted simultaneously to “Jelly-Town!”) Continue reading And they make their deals and drive their wheels down sugar-coated streets
But they don’t know there can be no show
It doesn’t seem that long since Sam Raimi directed a horror movie, but it has been, going back to Evil Dead 2 in 1987 (that film’s follow-up, Army of Darkness, is a lot of things–comedy, action film, warped gladiator movie–but … Continue reading But they don’t know there can be no show
One for Friday: Dead Milkmen, “Living in Wisconsin”
My first three decades, I was a Wisconsinite. I was born in Madison, went to college in Stevens Point. On my thirty-first birthday, we climbed in to a big moving van and departed for a completely different part of the country. Since then, I’ve lived in Florida for six years and North Carolina for two. Through it all, America’s Dairyland still feels like home. For a long time–and still now, I suppose–I was especially attuned to any mention of Wisconsin in the pop culture. It’s the natural convergence of state pride and pop culture obsession. This included to a special … Continue reading One for Friday: Dead Milkmen, “Living in Wisconsin”
Raise the walls and shout its flaws, a carpenter should rest
Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball and a new book conspicuously timed to coincide with Father’s Day, was on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night. During the interview, he shared the advice his father once gave him, calling it the Lewis family motto: “Do as little as possible, and that unnwillingly, for it is better to receive a slight reprimand than to perform an arduous task.” I think I may have just found my new family motto. (Posted simultaneously to “Jelly-Town!”) Continue reading Raise the walls and shout its flaws, a carpenter should rest
