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Do you ever find yourself daydreaming in random places what you would do in that moment if the zombie apocalypse finally happened, and if so, where would you want to be when it started? Where in the world do you think would be the most exciting/interesting place to battle it out in said apocalypse?
Most definitely. I would like to be on a well stocked island off the Carolina coast. That way I could move North or South if one of the big cities figured things out, but I'd be able to clear out a living space separated by water if I had to and could sail East from there as a last resort. My thinking kinda mirrors Michonne's...If I had to be somewhere to battle it out, the most interesting place would be a military base. Pre-built fortifications, long lasting rations, armories, and stocked supplies. Preferably one in a flat land area.
If you could punch/bodyslam/slap in the back of head any one person in your real life, who would it be? What about which celebrity? Which fictional character?
Well I'm generally a pacifist, but in real life I would say the bully at work. I hate bullies more than anything. For celebrity, either Ann Coulter or Jerry Sandusky. For fictional character, I always thought Desire from Sandman needed to be slapped hard. Nadine and Harold from The Stand are also good candidates although there's some redemption for them in the end.
If you could be a fictional character for a week, who would it be?
Other than Nina Simone, I've never listened to much jazz. How should I go about fixing that?
Oh my - this is a good one. I mean two of my kids' middle names are Davis and Cole(trane), so I'm happy to talk about jazz.
First of all, Nina Simone is brilliant and beautiful. I would start with the classics and work backwards. That's what I did. I think what most people don't realize is that there are as many styles of jazz as there are of rock. This means you may gravitate to one type of jazz more than another. I love the bebop and modal and free stuff, but can't get into any of the smooth jazz or post 70s stuff. Free jazz - like Coltrane's A Love Supreme - can be wonderful, but I don't recommend starting there. I always start with Miles Davis. He incorporated stuff from the 20s and 30s, messed with chords and modality and created different stuff throughout the 50s and 60s. Also, some folks don't like the sound of certain instruments - I don't like stuff that relies too heavily on the vibraphone or electric organ (even though I think Lionel Hampton was a genius).
So...start with Kind of Blue by Miles. Then spiral away from there. Try piano-dominated stuff by Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans, or Oscar Peterson. Try sax stuff like Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon, or Sonny Rollins. Even bass-heavy stuff like Charles Mingus. If you want specific albums to start with for each of those, I'd be happy to chat with you about it. But then once you listened to all that - then try Coltrane's A Love Supreme. If you think it's bizzare, difficult, genius, and incredible all at the same time - you're a jazz fan.
I apologize as I think this answer is all over the place and maybe not exactly what you were looking for - but a vein opened up and just started pouring. So seriously - PM me if you want to chat more about it - would love to.
Thanks dude. I've never heard of Charles Mingus, but with a name that awesome he has to be good. Checking him out now.
Fantastic! I'd recommend Mingus Ah Um to start. Totally accessible with one of the best funeral dirges of all time - Goodbye Pork Pie Hat. I really feel the saying farewell to an old friend in this song.
Robert Griffin III and Stephen Strasburg are both hanging off the side of a cliff as you walk by. Both are slipping very quickly, and you only have time to save one. Who do you choose to save?
Ouch. This was a tough one. I think I'd save RGIII. Nervous about Strasburg's longevity and I think the Redskins need RGIII to be successful down the road, whereas I think the Nationals have built such a great farm system that they'd still be pretty good without Stras.
Ok, so I wikipedia'd Hob Gadling- great username. How into comics are you? Favorite series? Have you ever read Watchmen? What do you think of it? How do you feel about Hollywood's bastardization of almost every classic superhero franchise?
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Thanks. One of my favorite all-time characters in any type of literature. And yes, comic books and graphic novels are literature.
How into comics are you?
Well, I worked at a comic book store for a year, just to get the employee discount. THEN, I opened up my own comic book (and baseball card) store and ran it with a friend for almost 2 years. So I used to live and breathe them. The superhero ones were alright, but once they started combining real writing, lettering, and storytelling with different types of art, I was addicted. Now? Not so much. I soured on them for a long time after I had to sell my store, but have recently begun re-appreciating them when I take my boys to the local comic shop.
Favorite series?
Hands down it's The Sandman. One of the most beautiful, intriguing, thought-provoking pieces of literature in any form. I've probably reread them 15 times over the years. I was also a huge fan of Hellblazer, Shade, Love and Rockets, a lot of the alternative comics of the mid to late 80s into the early 90s, all the Alan Moore Swamp Thing issues, the Peter David Incredible Hulk run, the Dark Horse stuff, and Cerebus.
Have you ever read Watchmen? What do you think of it?
I left out the Watchmen in my list above because I get to talk about it here. Oh yes, I've read it many, many times. I think it's brilliant frankly. It's weird, I was always an Alan Moore fan, but not big into Dave Gibbons until I read this. The amount of subtle things in both the words and the art is incredible and makes it worth multiple readings. The movie could not even come close to capturing it all.
How do you feel about Hollywood's bastardization of almost every classic superhero franchise?
I left out my strong feelings about the Watchmen movie because I get to talk about it here. Actually - I get it - people want to see movies about superheroes, and it's really hard to continue to get people excited about these movies if you stuck with a character's comic storyline, with their mythos, their full origin story, etc. With comics, you could slow down for an episode and present some backstory or side thing that becomes important later on, 'cause you can pick up the action a month later. You don't have that luxury in the movies.
That being said, there are some really, really good superhero movies. They're still not quite the comic books themselves. I mean, if Frank Miller himself can't capture HIS OWN comic book work with the Sin City movies, let alone any of his Batman stories, then it's not going to be easy for anyone, even Christopher Nolan.
Okay - cool comic book story (is that an oxymoron?). When I had my store, it was in Potomac, MD near where a lot of wealthy people live. One day, who comes in to buy comic books for her son's 5th birthday party? Lynda Carter.
Yeah - that's right, I sold comic books to Wonder Woman.
which lyrics do you find stuck in your head most often?
Generally Bob Dylan lyrics. It's like the Seinfeld of lyrics - everything reminds me of a Dylan lyric. If someone mentions something being vandalized *boom* it's all "the pump don't work 'cause the vandals took the handle," if someone talks about how bad weatherpersons are at weather predicting *boom* it's "you don't need a weatherman to know which the way blows."
So I guess if I had to pick an actual song, it would be Subterranean Homesick Blues.
Wow - those are pretty much my two favorite flavors, BUT, I prefer Old Bay on fries, fish, burgers, things on the grill. I prefer c0ck sauce in soups, eggs (especially eggs!), tacos/burritos, rice, etc. They both have a hallowed space in our kitchen.
I was really upset with how they handled the ending. In the graphic novel, Ozymandias is shown reflecting upon his decisions and unsure it they were "right". I felt they tried to glaze over this in the movie, and depicted the genocide of millions of people as the only choice, let alone the "right" one.
But yeah, reading Watchmen completely changed my opinion on comics/graphic novels/manga/etc. as a medium
Edit: I guess I should probably ask a question while I'm at it.
Are you still a private business owner? Would you recommend it for others? If not, what do you like about being an employee rather than employer?
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I was really upset with how they handled the ending. In the graphic novel, Ozymandias is shown reflecting upon his decisions and unsure it they were "right". I felt they tried to glaze over this in the movie, and depicted the genocide of millions of people as the only choice, let alone the "right" one.
But yeah, reading Watchmen completely changed my opinion on comics/graphic novels/manga/etc. as a medium
First of all, I completely agree with your assessment of the movie vs the graphic novel.
Are you still a private business owner? Would you recommend it for others? If not, what do you like about being an employee rather than employer?
I am not. Once I sold my share of the comic/card store, I drove across country, settled in New Orleans, bartended on Bourbon Street for a while and realized that was a much easier life than owning my own business. Even when you own a business doing what you love or selling what you love, it's work. And to make it succeed, I lived and breathed the store, I worried about the fact that I was making no money and didn't see a business plan where I was going to ever make money.
Don't get me wrong, there are real pros and cons - but the myth of owning your own business is that you're your own boss. You still have to answer to the tax men, the landlord, the customers, the warehouse, the distributors, etc. As an employee, I answer to my boss, but the corporation worries about those other things to a large degree. I have employees that I worry about and I mentally still take work home with me, but I have time with my kids and my wife - I don't see how I could have done that owning my own business.
Now, having said all that, I truly admire people who own their own business - and I support those businesses as much as possible (Small Business Saturday is 11/24!). My wife and I talk about when the kids are grown, moving back to Costa Rica and opening our own bar there. We almost bought a bar we went to on our honeymoon when we saw it for sale last year, but realized it was too irresponsible at this point in our lives. But in another 15 years, that's a real option for us. And you'll all be invited.
What is the first thing you eat on your plate at Thanksgiving? ...and the last thing? Do you do any of the Thanksgiving prep or cooking?
First thing is always a piece of turkey in gravy. Last thing is a spoonful of mashed potatoes with gravy and the last bit of turkey, cranberry sauce and stuffing all in one final, glorious bite.
So we usually go to my mom's for Thanksgiving and have an open house at our house on Christmas day. For Thanksgiving, I have a special pumpkin pie recipe that I make and take to mom's. For Christmas day, we sorta split it up, depending on what we're making that year. I always bake two pies and some appetizers and the protein (salmon and ham last year). Mar does most of the sides, appetizers, and other desserts. We love making food together.
This year since we'll be in California for Christmas, we're doing "The Day After Thanksgiving Open House With Absolutely No Traditional Thanksgiving Food" We haven't even put together the menu yet, oops.
I actually don't know. From what I've heard it seems to be a pretty good show and somewhat faithful to the comic, but I've never seen it. It takes a lot for me to get into a new show these days, even one that's comic based. Although if it involves the apocalypse (Walking Dead, Revolution), I'm on board.
What's your fantasy job, lack of skills not withstanding?
I would love to produce music. Sit back and see the talents of musicians and singers and lyricists and try to get them to gel with a certain sound or feel and put it all together and hear it on a record. That would be cool.
Post by Dave Maynar on Nov 16, 2012 13:22:28 GMT -5
Speaking of Revolution, what is the bigger problem with the show: the uneven nature of the plot structure, the tendency toward saccharin bouts of emotion or the lead actress's belief that every expression involves making big eyes?
Speaking of Revolution, what is the bigger problem with the show: the uneven nature of the plot structure, the tendency toward saccharin bouts of emotion or the lead actress's belief that every expression involves making big eyes?
But it's filmed in my town, that's a good thing for us. Hope it's on forever.
Speaking of Revolution, what is the bigger problem with the show: the uneven nature of the plot structure, the tendency toward saccharin bouts of emotion or the lead actress's belief that every expression involves making big eyes?
Good question and excellent analysis. The show suffers from all of those problems. I think the last one is the biggest problem though. It's like they wanted her to be Katniss Everdeen but wrote her terrible lines. So now she comes off with these big eyes and inconsistent emotional reactions. I will say, they're releasing enough information and mystery each week to just barely keep me coming back.
