This here is Neil Peart’s 1974 Slingerland drum kit circa 1974ish. It is called (or is a) Chromey. Here is what I know about Neil Peart without Googling: he plays the drums for Rush. Rush…
Date Archives 2011
A list about Fables
It’s hard to talk about the first twelve volumes of the Fables series for two reasons. First, it’s fraught with spoilers. To mention what happens in, say, volume 6 might spoil the shit out of…
Reasons I will never be on The Price is Right
I refuse to lose my shit over a dinette set. I could never be the asshole who bids $1501. Or $1. I spend an inordinate amount of time wanting to punch every contestant right in…
The Village Green Preservation Society can fuck itself
I did not sleep well last night and I blame The Kinks. Or maybe it’s writing group’s fault because a few weeks ago we spent a lot of time telling Young Jem about the brilliance…
So glad they didn’t live happily ever after
For most of the summer and fall, I was pretty sure Scott Pilgrim had wrecked me for good. I had picked up and abandoned a ton of graphic novels. None of them had the right…
All my resolutions have been thwarted by a cheese grater
On New Year’s Eve as Sister #2 was discussing her goals for 2011 she said she wanted to create a writing schedule and stick to it. “I just want to write again,” I said. She…