I can’t stress strongly enough how much reading has been a part of my life. I can’t remember how old I was when I learned to read, but I do remember during my childhood how much I read. I read[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Yes, I confess, for many, many years I collected many, many things. Along the way I’m sure I was obsessive at times but at least I was never obsessive as “The Collector”* – The Comic Book Guy from “The Simpsons”.
Here are a couple of the type of illustrations that are featured in this book. Many of them. like these, are by Sidney Paget.
Here are just 14 of the TV Guide Fall Preview issues that I found. It’s pretty fun paging through these old issues to see the shows that premiered and went on to be classics while others vanished with quick cancellation.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the book he gave us: And here’s what he signed in my copy:
I’ve been writing and drawing these comics for well over a decade, and I try real hard not to repeat myself. I try not to repeat a comic. Well, as I was thinking about the day I spent with Charles[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I realize that shopping malls weren’t made for people like me. When I lived in Audubon and the few times I’d go to nearby King of Prussia Mall (mostly because they had an Apple Store) the majority of the shops[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Looking over this comic, I suppose it’s a bit of a selfish one. I know all the reasons, all the why’s and wherefores for the closing of bookstores in the 21st Century. I know those days are gone and are[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’d be surprised if anyone reading this comic has ever seen “I, Claudius” let alone had heard of it. It’s one of those excellent TV series from decades ago that has been long forgotten. (On a side note it pisses[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I would never get along with a “downsize” type of person. I’m sure there are many people who would read this and wonder why anyone would own books, let alone display them on book shelves. These are the same type[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…