tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post7260740265594983483..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Here comes summer!By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-55251841134057093712014-05-28T05:56:26.291-07:002014-05-28T05:56:26.291-07:00I feel like we didn't get a spring this year. ...I feel like we didn't get a spring this year. It went from being extremely cold to being extremely hot. To make matters worse, I work at an art center that's in a century-old former meat-packing factory and we had thieves steal $20K of copper wiring from our A/C system. The humidity's up already here in KY and it's not even June, and it's bordering on 90. I now consider shorts to be business casual.<br /><br />After seeing X-Men, it's finally got me wanting to read comic books. Sure, I've seen all the movies and even saw a couple in the theater, but never really read the comics. SUPERMAN '78 is probably my favorite movie of all time, but I've read very few Superman comics. There always seemed to be something very wrong about that, I felt. Now, I'm trying to change it.<br /><br />Dan Ballhttp://thedanballbrand.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-76642833174673215962014-05-27T17:17:56.988-07:002014-05-27T17:17:56.988-07:00I will, respectfully, of course, disagree with you...I will, respectfully, of course, disagree with you on Spider-Man. The character has ALWAYS been one of tragedy and teenage angst. How many times has he quit because the cost of being Spider-Man was too high? How many issues ended with Peter saying, "And I can't enjoy this moment, because I carry the burden of being...Spider-Man!"<br /><br />Spider-Man is powered by guilt, and Stan Lee poured ALL of the melodrama of romance comics into the book, even hiring away DC's top romance artist (John Romita) to hammer it home.<br /><br />No one wants a happy Spidey, a skinny Norm or an unembarrassed Fraiser. Coryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037855799774656106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2324317733282490442014-05-27T14:12:15.399-07:002014-05-27T14:12:15.399-07:00I agree with you about Wipeout. But I thought Most...I agree with you about Wipeout. But I thought Most Extreme Elimination Challenge (Takeshi's Castle), the show they've attempted to copy, was outstanding! I think that Japanese game shows are just too weird to be recreated in our country. But it's that weirdness that makes them such great shows to make fun of. And that's what MXC was so good at. The 2 or 3 guys who re-did the voices into English were really funny and the reason MXC was a show you couldn't help but laugh out loud at. I wish those guys would find more Japanese game shows and put together a fresh new batch.Nixonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44547970983875237802014-05-27T11:03:06.918-07:002014-05-27T11:03:06.918-07:00and High Holy Days are late this year, which means...and High Holy Days are late this year, which means the hottest part of the summer should be over before Yom Kippur... Oh Lord we pray!<br /><br />(did you ever notice Jewish holidays are early or late, but never on time?)SharoneRosenhttp://www.sharonerosen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-91800475318621093202014-05-27T10:53:53.079-07:002014-05-27T10:53:53.079-07:00Hi Ken,
Thanks for writing about my favorite time...Hi Ken,<br /><br />Thanks for writing about my favorite time of year; it's just before fall, and it's called summer.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Tim Mc CarverVictor Velasconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60000261015371048262014-05-27T09:50:14.144-07:002014-05-27T09:50:14.144-07:00The deal with Pinkberry is that the experience exc...The deal with Pinkberry is that the experience exceeds the product. You have your very own yogurt concierge to guide you through the adventure of choosing your flavor and then administering the exact perfect toppings. Your guide lovingly places a teaspoon of toasted almonds next to a teaspoonful of mango bits and then asks you what other topping your please you. An $8 cup of yogurt has made you feel as special as Derek Jeter at Donald Trumps private island.blinkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284135060900752329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-70929264382644496782014-05-27T08:41:16.376-07:002014-05-27T08:41:16.376-07:00@Chris: To an even bigger extent, commercials are ...@Chris: To an even bigger extent, commercials are the new radio. The app Shazam can tell what songs will eventually be hits months before they make the top ten. It can identify songs by "audio fingerprinting" and ads are often where songs now get their first exposure.<br /><br />Radio stations these days add perhaps 2 songs per week to the playlist and keep them on for six months. Can you imagine a TV station where there's only 6 minutes of original content per week?RockGolfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-83723950305099051322014-05-27T06:33:42.915-07:002014-05-27T06:33:42.915-07:00Friday question: do you think the increasing numbe...Friday question: do you think the increasing number of original tv shows could be the new radio?<br /><br />Every song on YouTube has hundreds of comments saying: <br /><br />"The Americans brought me here" <br /><br />"Entourage brought me here" <br /><br />"Thumbs up if you're here because of Mad Men."Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-8032779563003804022014-05-27T06:16:13.889-07:002014-05-27T06:16:13.889-07:00After 8 months of ice storms, sub-zero temperature...After 8 months of ice storms, sub-zero temperatures and lake effect snow storms measured by the foot.....I am luxuriating today in the beautiful tingle of the sunburn I acquired yesterday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com