MOVING

We (Ricki & I) are on the move. The new place is empty, the painters are in there preparing the walls & ceilings and the next thing for us to do is decide on a color scheme. Some of the furniture from the old house (next door- by the way) is going into our new digs, the rest is being shipped from our storage unit. By January we will be moved in, nothing will be in the right place but we will be moved in!


Whats the worst thing about moving? The physical moving, the deciding where everything is to go, the dread of "What if it does not fit", or maybe the WORST "Why on earth did we decide to do this". By the time the last question is asked IT'S TOO DAMN LATE! So we have put in as much thought about the impending move as we possibly can - until the NEXT thing comes up. If it was not raining like cats & dogs today I would have included a picture of the, soon to be, new R & R house. 


Because it is almost winter here on the East End, and the village closes down until February - we will have plenty to keep us busy and enough to do to interfere with the usual Winter thoughts of "how are  we going to last with out going mad" or worse "staying sane". Please think about us as you get on with your lives and drop us an e-mail, a post on this blog, or a phone call (mobile of course!).


Until next time......

Today's quote -

Now that the comic geeks have left town or at least gone home to their comic stuffed cramp apartments that they share with other like minded geeks. The west side piers can once again resume their normal tasks.
Lets look at an earlier version of a comic geek -
Gustave Verbeek published a series of upside down cartoons in The Sunday New York Herald, in the beginning of the 1900's. The first part of the cartoon is read normally, then you can turn it upside down and the story continues ! You will see that he was absolutely brilliant in this genre.
This upside down stuff prompts me to tell a short tale from my Dad's life. When he went to work (in London) via the tube  to go to the city, he used to read the
He so disliked people reading over his shoulder that he taught himself to read upside down. So now he was probably considered a little excentric - well wait. He then taught himself to write upside down too & he used to sit on the train doing the Telegraph crossword upside down as much for his own, as others, ammusement. This goes to show the family tradition of (maybe) extreme exentricities....

More tomorrow

New York Comic Convention

Today's Quote - Well, the comic book and me, just us, we caught the bus. - Bob Dylan

The Big Apple Comic con is in town today through Sunday

Live appearances by Adam West, Julie Newmar, Linda Hamilton and monkee Mickey Dolenz. Why Mickey Dolenz? He made an appearance in a Rob Zombie movie - guess that's enough!

I haven't been to one of these things in years - I can no longer fit into my star trooper outfit. Just Kidding!

By far my favorite comic character is (the Original 1966) Silver Surfer. I have all 18 issues in pristine condition - each issue sealed in ziplock's. Maybe a little compulsive, but in order to keep their worth, about $1200, its only a precaution. My philosophy is that any item is really only worth what somebody else is prepared to pay for it!

More tomorrow on Comics & comic Culture - a shout out for
Forbiden Planet 840 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
(212) 473-1576

All things comic available...

<--- A great combination Comic book characters & tattoos.
now there is an idea for a future blog.

each day of comic con I will be discussing the art form of comics

enjoy - see you tomorrow