Is anyone else getting a message that their comments need to be approved? I'm trying to post a link about the recent Spider-Man storyline and keep getting this message.
I think that is a glitch that happens sometimes. No setting have been changed, or there is a chance that just trying again later it will work. Or, could you please PM me the link and I will try it. Thanks.
Saw a tweet that said Captain America actor Robert Redford to retire. Ummm.....
I think @DAR knows his audience and as comic geeks, Redford's last big role was in Winter Soldier.
True, Winter Soldier was Redford's most recent comics-related work. But I think we're not giving the hip young kids of today enough credit. Let's not forget he was also in Barefoot in the Park with Barbarella herself!
All joking aside, though, while I certainly understand that it can be annoying to see artists we love only remembered for more recent or popular works, I do also understand @bralinator 's point that not every person who saw Winter Soldier is immediately going to hit IMDb and seek out complete filmographies of everyone involved.
With so many new movies, comics, albums, etc. coming out every year it is increasingly difficult to spotlight that which has come before. I think sometimes it's easy for us to forget how much time has passed since we were growing up. If I were a kid today I would feel overwhelmed.
Swung by a neighborhood Walgreens to pick up some pictures and saw some new MiniMates on the shelves. I grabbed a Spyder Knight and Man-Thing. I haven't told my wife yet, because it just seemed awkward,"Hey, honey! Look at my mini Man-Thing!"
This is the link to the Justice League Dark Trailer.
While I am pleased to see Justice League Dark getting some love from the studio (it was in my opinion one of the most underrated gems of The New 52) I'm a little annoyed to see Batman front and center on the DVD cover and appearing so heavily in the trailer. This isn't The Outsiders.
Don't get me wrong. I understand it from a marketing point of view. It's still disappointing, though, especially knowing that J.M. DeMatteis is attached to the project. His run on JLD toward the end was pretty solid and he told some fantastic stories without including any members of the "Justice League proper".
As I said, though, I understand that audiences need a bridge and Batman can serve as that bridge. I guess I can still hope that perhaps audiences will be intrigued enough by what they see to check out more Constantine, Zatanna, Deadman, and Swamp Thing stories and perhaps even discover some of the members/affiliates absent from the trailer such as Black Orchid, Madame Xanadu , and The Phantom Stranger.
@mwhitt80 Should take notice....Atlanta United FC just unveiled their Kit for the inaugural campaign.
Better brush up on the lyrics to "Who ate all the Pies".
I ignore soccer stuff; sorry soccer people I just don't care. I'm sure it's a fun game, but no thanks.
I actively disliked hockey while it was in Atlanta. I wanted the NHL to fail because the Thrashers were a stupid team, owned by the same stupid group as the Hawks, that drained resources away from the team that I cared about. Once they left I started to watch a little puck. No clue what is going on, but I think it's at least interesting. I hope the NHL gets its tv situation in the USA worked out so I can have the option to watch more games and does well.
So the importance of this lesson: I don't and won't care about the soccer team until it screws with the Falcons (which it won't because the NFL is Blank's private money press).
And this article is why you never trust a government projection of revenue (or savings). It's also why public funds should not be used to support the building (renovation) of stadiums. So Congratulations Atlanta!
And this article is why you never trust a government projection of revenue (or savings). It's also why public funds should not be used to support the building (renovation) of stadiums. So Congratulations Atlanta!
A minor league baseball stadium that will not be paid off until 2038!! - assuming that there are no additional renovations needed in the next 22 years.
I love that the city is talking about using 40 million to build a DLeague arena and just agreed to renovate Phillips Arena (Hawks home) for 192.5 million.
Now assuming the new arena goes through, the only US city that should be allowed to bid on the Olympics is Atlanta. We have an airport and hotels to accommodate the added influx; there are plenty of stadiums and arenas (university and professional). Just saying that if you want to do the common sense route...
I actively disliked hockey while it was in Atlanta. I wanted the NHL to fail because the Thrashers were a stupid team, owned by the same stupid group as the Hawks, that drained resources away from the team that I cared about. Once they left I started to watch a little puck. No clue what is going on, but I think it's at least interesting. I hope the NHL gets its tv situation in the USA worked out so I can have the option to watch more games and does well.
So the importance of this lesson: I don't and won't care about the soccer team until it screws with the Falcons (which it won't because the NFL is Blank's private money press).
Hockey is my favorite sport, but you're right, the Thrashers were not a very good organization, though injuries played a part in that as well. They never drafted very well, and their best homegrown player had a car accident and was never the same player afterwards. They were competitive for a season or two, but never had the depth needed to be a threat to win the Cup.
The Thrashers made me want to hate the NHL. After they moved back to Winnipeg I started casually watching hockey. It's not a bad sport; I feel like it's much more interesting than soccer.
I love that the city is talking about using 40 million to build a DLeague arena and just agreed to renovate Phillips Arena (Hawks home) for 192.5 million.
Now assuming the new arena goes through, the only US city that should be allowed to bid on the Olympics is Atlanta. We have an airport and hotels to accommodate the added influx; there are plenty of stadiums and arenas (university and professional). Just saying that if you want to do the common sense route...
On behalf of New York City, I heartily support Atlanta being the only US city to bid on the Olympics.
(But, to be honest, I know very little about it. . . I just selfishly support any city that is not NYC bidding on the Olympics.)
The Thrashers made me want to hate the NHL. After they moved back to Winnipeg I started casually watching hockey. It's not a bad sport; I feel like it's much more interesting than soccer.
I haven't watched football regularly since the early ’90s, and I haven’t watched the NFL since the ’80s. I prefer the flow and speed of hockey. I enjoy soccer and watch it fairly often, maybe once a week or every other week—usually the Bundesliga or Euro Champions where the flow of the game is generally a little tighter and more high-paced. An average NFL game lasts well over three hours during most of which nothing is happening, while an average NHL game lasts about two hours and twenty minutes. And when I watch soccer, it's usually on GolTV, where there are no commercials during the match. I'm done in well under two hours.
I love that the city is talking about using 40 million to build a DLeague arena and just agreed to renovate Phillips Arena (Hawks home) for 192.5 million.
Now assuming the new arena goes through, the only US city that should be allowed to bid on the Olympics is Atlanta. We have an airport and hotels to accommodate the added influx; there are plenty of stadiums and arenas (university and professional). Just saying that if you want to do the common sense route...
On behalf of New York City, I heartily support Atlanta being the only US city to bid on the Olympics.
(But, to be honest, I know very little about it. . . I just selfishly support any city that is not NYC bidding on the Olympics.)
Truthfully I Do not support atlanta as an Olympic city, but the American committee always wants to make a us city throw out a bid. There are only two cities that would not have to lay out absurd amounts of money for new Olympic stadiums, la and Atlanta (the wisdom of the village elders is already doing that for billionaires). So why not just nominate one of the two cities Everytime.
Well today for the first time in my adult life I paid for someone to come clean my house. The last few months have just been too much for us and housekeeping just wasn't up to our normal. I'll be honest it was weird, but I appreciated Ms. Phyllis's help so much.
Well today for the first time in my adult life I paid for someone to come clean my house. The last few months have just been too much for us and housekeeping just wasn't up to our normal. I'll be honest it was weird, but I appreciated Ms. Phyllis's help so much.
We did that at one point when both the wife and I were working jobs that kept us busy into the wee ungodlies and frankly when we were home we wanted to enjoy being home, not spend it doing more work.
Well today for the first time in my adult life I paid for someone to come clean my house. The last few months have just been too much for us and housekeeping just wasn't up to our normal. I'll be honest it was weird, but I appreciated Ms. Phyllis's help so much.
We did that at one point when both the wife and I were working jobs that kept us busy into the wee ungodlies and frankly when we were home we wanted to enjoy being home, not spend it doing more work.
I'm not sure I can afford to do it monthly, but it was nice. She did a great job, and it took a ton of stress off my wife
Have a happy Thanksgiving everyone. I'm about to leave work then head to Walmart for some fishing supplies (Shocking I know). Wake up tomorrow morning, help my wife, goto my parents try to catch a catfish or 2 with my nephew. Then if I am lucky spend black Friday in the gulf of Mexico trying to catch a snapper or 2 before the season ends.
So if all goes according to plan I'll be out of here for a few days and have a crazy story about giant fishes
Have a happy Thanksgiving everyone. I'm about to leave work then head to Walmart for some fishing supplies (Shocking I know). Wake up tomorrow morning, help my wife, goto my parents try to catch a catfish or 2 with my nephew. Then if I am lucky spend black Friday in the gulf of Mexico trying to catch a snapper or 2 before the season ends.
So if all goes according to plan I'll be out of here for a few days and have a crazy story about giant fishes
Happy Thanksgiving, and good luck! If you don't end up with a crazy fish story, just make one up for us.
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All joking aside, though, while I certainly understand that it can be annoying to see artists we love only remembered for more recent or popular works, I do also understand @bralinator 's point that not every person who saw Winter Soldier is immediately going to hit IMDb and seek out complete filmographies of everyone involved.
With so many new movies, comics, albums, etc. coming out every year it is increasingly difficult to spotlight that which has come before. I think sometimes it's easy for us to forget how much time has passed since we were growing up. If I were a kid today I would feel overwhelmed.
btw, i'm stealing the monkey rim-shot.
This is the link to the Justice League Dark Trailer.
Better brush up on the lyrics to "Who ate all the Pies".
Don't get me wrong. I understand it from a marketing point of view. It's still disappointing, though, especially knowing that J.M. DeMatteis is attached to the project. His run on JLD toward the end was pretty solid and he told some fantastic stories without including any members of the "Justice League proper".
As I said, though, I understand that audiences need a bridge and Batman can serve as that bridge. I guess I can still hope that perhaps audiences will be intrigued enough by what they see to check out more Constantine, Zatanna, Deadman, and Swamp Thing stories and perhaps even discover some of the members/affiliates absent from the trailer such as Black Orchid, Madame Xanadu , and The Phantom Stranger.
I actively disliked hockey while it was in Atlanta. I wanted the NHL to fail because the Thrashers were a stupid team, owned by the same stupid group as the Hawks, that drained resources away from the team that I cared about. Once they left I started to watch a little puck. No clue what is going on, but I think it's at least interesting. I hope the NHL gets its tv situation in the USA worked out so I can have the option to watch more games and does well.
So the importance of this lesson: I don't and won't care about the soccer team until it screws with the Falcons (which it won't because the NFL is Blank's private money press).
So Congratulations Atlanta!
Now assuming the new arena goes through, the only US city that should be allowed to bid on the Olympics is Atlanta. We have an airport and hotels to accommodate the added influx; there are plenty of stadiums and arenas (university and professional). Just saying that if you want to do the common sense route...
The Thrashers made me want to hate the NHL. After they moved back to Winnipeg I started casually watching hockey. It's not a bad sport; I feel like it's much more interesting than soccer.
(But, to be honest, I know very little about it. . . I just selfishly support any city that is not NYC bidding on the Olympics.)
So if all goes according to plan I'll be out of here for a few days and have a crazy story about giant fishes