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Monthly Archives: January 2007

Ok Go | The Astronaut Farmer Doubleheader

Celebrity doubleheader today. On the Drexel University campus, Music Industry program professor and Y-Rock’s Jim McGuinn hosted a talk with Ok Go frontman Damian Kulash.

Kulash showed himself to be much more than just a pretty, skinny-boy frontman. He’s informed about the business, articulate and easily engaging — rare qualities for a cat who just wants [...]

My Sundance ‘07 Pics

I selected about 39 pictures from this year’s listings. Here I edited my choices to three documentary features and five fiction features which interest me the most.

How The Ethnics Love the Cognac (of My Director)

Friends Betsy and Roberto, after returning from a recent trip to Cognac, France, helped me to a fine regional import, then spoke on how racists the French tour guide seemed with his portrayal of African Americans as being very fond of the cognac. I explained to Betsy and Roberto that the French aren’t racist, only [...]

“Zoo,” Kinda felt bad for the horse

While studying over my Sundance Festival ‘07 catalog I came across a gem — the documentary called Zoo, which premieres on Saturday, January 20 and is bound be a big hit!

(Zoo, dir. Robinson Devor, rel. 2007)
“In the pre-dawn hours of July 2, 2005, a dying man was dropped off at a rural emergency room in [...]

In Praise of Fen Branklin

(X by Fen Branklin)
In mid-July 2006 my buddies Scott and Paul turned me on to www.flickr.com and I’ve been enjoying it ever since. The site is an outstanding image resource. For example, soon after discovering the site, a friend requested some recent pictures of the Philadelphia area since he hadn’t visited for a few years. [...]

More Milton Bradley Vintage Fun

That game shelf of mine is fracken* thrilling me! Check out what I found tucked behind my New Newlywed Game.

Another L & M yard sale survivor. You can get your own vintage set of this card game for $1.99 on eBay! I think the ding bat game piece will make it well worth the purchase [...]

Clean Office Leads to Vintage Milton Bradley

Once I got started cleaning my office, I knew I’d have to start making decisions about cleaning out my office. Just to give you an idea of the difficulty I face in cleaning out my office I give you: Happiness, the board game.

This vintage Milton Bradley board game circa ‘72 once belonged to my dear [...]

Retails for $6,999.00 (+ S&H)

“Charlie” A man doll from realdoll.com. “Charlie” is a realistic love doll, featuring an articulated skeleton which allows for anatomically correct positioning. He’s composed of an exclusive blend of the most advanced silicone rubbers, providing an ultra-flesh like feel. Each “Charlie” is custom made to order to customer’s specifications.
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New Year * Must Clean Office

Christ, it does look bad. No need to call the authorities — I’ll have this straight in no time.