Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Loyd's BONUS video clip--- # 23!!--- 'Make a NOTE, so we don't forget'!
If your'e like the Loydster--- forgetful and absent-minded, that is--- it helps to write things down, to remind yourself later! Moe, Larry, Curly and yes-- even Shemp--- show us how to do it RIGHT!!!---
Friday, August 30, 2019
Happy birthday, Jack! (a couple of days LATE!)
Wednesday of this past week, the 28th of August, Jack 'King' Kirby--- were he still with us--- would've celebrated his 102nd B-day! Generally acknowledged as pretty much the co-creator of MOST of the Marvel comics universe--- Mr. Kirby, and his unique style of telling an action-packed-story-in-pictures--- has ALWAYS had a special place in the 'ol Loydster's heart!
Was his art perfect? The obvious answer is-- Not so much! But NOBODY could give the comics page as much LIFE as Jack did!
Between the likewise legendary Gil Kane and Mr. Kirby, some of the most dynamic, action-packed covers in ALL of comics were produced for Marvel back in the 70s! That's my personal favorite time in Marvel comics history!--- because I was EXACTLY the right age to enjoy that sort of thing! I still have some of those comics! the ones I bought, just for the REALLY COOL 'Kirby covers'! Like, say for example----
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| One of my ALL TIME favorite (Kirby-penciled) Iron Man covers / images! 'INVINCIBLE' indeed! |
During his lifetime, he really didn't get the FULL recognition and credit he deserved. It's nice to see a lot of that being straightened out, with Mr. Kirby finally being recognized as the comics LEGEND he's ALWAYS been, to all of us HARD-CORE GEEK-A-ZOIDS, anyway!
So---- Happy 102nd birthday-- to the one and ONLY, 'King of comics' himself, Mr. Jack kirby! A true master of the art of storytelling!
Saturday, August 10, 2019
Loyd's BONUS video-clip--- # 22!!-- A very COOL 'suit' gets a 'make-over'!!--
One of my ALL-TIME favorite movie costumes (for OBVIOUS reasons, if you know me--- and if you've followed along with me here on the 'ol blog-a-wog-a-wing-ding, you do!), gets the 'extreme make-over' treatment!!!----
Monday, August 5, 2019
Loyd's BONUS video-clip-- # 21!!--- I would do this!!! (IF I had the skills!!)
I am ABSOLUTELY an amateur 'Bat-fanatic', compared to THIS GUY!! The COOLEST thing about his 'project'? It's completely STREET LEGAL!!! So, you can hop in it, cruise down to 7-11, and buy a soda-pop & candy bar!!---
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Loyd's BONUS AUDIO goodies!!--- # 4-- Four faves from S.R.V.!!--
Sooner or later, this here blog-a-wog-a-wang-dang-doodle being about STUFF that I DIG in the EXTREME (among all sorts of other odds and ends!)--- there simply HAD to be a post about the LEGENDARY Stevie Ray Vaughan!
Watch this space for a more extensive post, about this amazing and (yes, I know I say it a LOT here about the music-makers I'm all GEEKY about--- but once AGAIN, the word FITS!) gifted guitarist / singer---and his effect on the Loydster. He was only 35 when he left us, as they say-- ALL TOO SOON. But--- he left us with some of the GREATEST, most ROCKIN' blues ever recorded!
In no particular kind of order, here are 4 of my favorite tunes from the Texas guitar-slinger! The live version of 'Pride and Joy' (recorded at Carnegie Hall on Stevie's birthday, 1984), is my personal favorite version of that song! I just DIG the COOL horn section!!!---
TRULY music to get the feet tappin' and the head boppin'! As I was saying, look for a post about Stevie and his music (AND it's effect on me, over the years!) in the not-too-distant future!
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
(STILL!) Tinkering on stuff in the 'Secret Sanctum'!!
The seemingly on-going 'other hobby' I have, the tinkering with / adjusting / fine-tuning of stuff within my little 'man-cave', continues! This time though, the adjustment made, was pretty much something that NEEDED to be done--- to prevent BOTH: a disaster from taking place, and my family seeing dear 'ol dad / hubby, cry like a bullied school-girl!
Our little tale starts with THIS display shelf / case! (Hopefully, you-- My faithful readers of this here blog, will recall it from pics in earlier posts!)----
Originally, the case shown above -- was a neat-o-nifty item! I found this thing at a 'going-out-of-business' sale, when an old jewelry store here in Bristow was calling it quits. That was nearly 20 years ago!
It's served well over the years, so what eventually happened with it, is NOT something I can moan or complain about! It's kept most of the dust and crud off a good chunk of my 'Batman / Superman' figures, for quite a span of time!
But, time--- is what REALLY took it's toll on the 'ol display case! Taking it apart for a couple of major moves, opening and closing it ---- countless times!--- for shuffling / rearranging stuff. This eventually led to the wearing out of the hardware that holds the whole shebang together!
TWICE in the past month or two, I've dropped into the 'Crime-fighting headquarters / hide-out', and found the ENTIRE case LEANING--- dangerously close to falling over! After all, it IS simply 5 glass panels, held together by simple, L-shaped brackets--that tighten down with PLASTIC screws! (except the front panel, which uses 'hinges', screwed onto the glass the same way, so the case can be opened / closed)--- Those screws HAD to wear out sooner or later!
So--- this past week, the decision was made--- TOUGH as it was--- to retire the old case, once and for all, and replace it with something. Something that was BOTH practical, AND even MORE important--- FREE! (Hey, I'm not exactly a wealthy GEEK-A-ZOID!) My lovely, ever-so-patient spouse came up with the answer!
'Loyd', the woman-of-the-house said to me--- AGAIN, ever-so-patiently--- 'why don't you just utilize that old book case I snagged at that yard sale a year or two back? It's just sitting out in one of the barns, collecting dust!' That caused the little ten-watt light bulb to pop on in my brain! Why that's a GREAT IDEA! Of course it is!! It came from my wife!
With a little tinkering, I managed to move the shelves around, so the larger stuff in my little collection would fit. THIS is what it looked like this past Friday night, after I also added some scrap pieces of wood to it here and there, to strengthen the whole thing up, and enable me to mount glass to it's front!---
AND--- as of late Saturday afternoon, THIS is the state it was in. I painted it white on the inside, to make it MUCH easier to see all the items within (most of the other shelves / cases in my little hide-out were done this way---- in this most recent version of my little hide-out, that is!)---
As of yesterday afternoon, THIS is the end-result! I took my time, over the last few days--- placing EVERY figure from the old case (like it was MEANT to be--- they ALL fit perfectly!) into this one! AND--- part of the old case continues,after it's many years of faithful service, as part of this 'new' model--- the front glass is actually two panels from the old case!---
Pretty much a 'win-win' resolution, I think! A potential DISASTER was avoided, and all the 'Bats / Supes' figures are STILL protected from the dust / webs / funk, up in the 'ol man-cave! I'm one happy, all-the-way-shameless classic-pop-culture-GEEK-FREAK!
Our little tale starts with THIS display shelf / case! (Hopefully, you-- My faithful readers of this here blog, will recall it from pics in earlier posts!)----
Originally, the case shown above -- was a neat-o-nifty item! I found this thing at a 'going-out-of-business' sale, when an old jewelry store here in Bristow was calling it quits. That was nearly 20 years ago!
It's served well over the years, so what eventually happened with it, is NOT something I can moan or complain about! It's kept most of the dust and crud off a good chunk of my 'Batman / Superman' figures, for quite a span of time!
But, time--- is what REALLY took it's toll on the 'ol display case! Taking it apart for a couple of major moves, opening and closing it ---- countless times!--- for shuffling / rearranging stuff. This eventually led to the wearing out of the hardware that holds the whole shebang together!
TWICE in the past month or two, I've dropped into the 'Crime-fighting headquarters / hide-out', and found the ENTIRE case LEANING--- dangerously close to falling over! After all, it IS simply 5 glass panels, held together by simple, L-shaped brackets--that tighten down with PLASTIC screws! (except the front panel, which uses 'hinges', screwed onto the glass the same way, so the case can be opened / closed)--- Those screws HAD to wear out sooner or later!
So--- this past week, the decision was made--- TOUGH as it was--- to retire the old case, once and for all, and replace it with something. Something that was BOTH practical, AND even MORE important--- FREE! (Hey, I'm not exactly a wealthy GEEK-A-ZOID!) My lovely, ever-so-patient spouse came up with the answer!
'Loyd', the woman-of-the-house said to me--- AGAIN, ever-so-patiently--- 'why don't you just utilize that old book case I snagged at that yard sale a year or two back? It's just sitting out in one of the barns, collecting dust!' That caused the little ten-watt light bulb to pop on in my brain! Why that's a GREAT IDEA! Of course it is!! It came from my wife!
With a little tinkering, I managed to move the shelves around, so the larger stuff in my little collection would fit. THIS is what it looked like this past Friday night, after I also added some scrap pieces of wood to it here and there, to strengthen the whole thing up, and enable me to mount glass to it's front!---
AND--- as of late Saturday afternoon, THIS is the state it was in. I painted it white on the inside, to make it MUCH easier to see all the items within (most of the other shelves / cases in my little hide-out were done this way---- in this most recent version of my little hide-out, that is!)---
As of yesterday afternoon, THIS is the end-result! I took my time, over the last few days--- placing EVERY figure from the old case (like it was MEANT to be--- they ALL fit perfectly!) into this one! AND--- part of the old case continues,after it's many years of faithful service, as part of this 'new' model--- the front glass is actually two panels from the old case!---
Pretty much a 'win-win' resolution, I think! A potential DISASTER was avoided, and all the 'Bats / Supes' figures are STILL protected from the dust / webs / funk, up in the 'ol man-cave! I'm one happy, all-the-way-shameless classic-pop-culture-GEEK-FREAK!
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