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		<title>Scott Pilgrim vs. The Internet</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scott Pilgrim vs. The Animation
Paul Robertson&#8217;s sprite animations for Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game.
iPhone/iPad Punch Out like game promotion for the movie.
Scott Pilgrim&#8217;s Finest Gaming Moments of All Time &#8211; Comics Feature at IGN
Scott Pilgrim Avatar Creator!
The Buzz Log &#8211; Meet the Women Behind &#8220;Scott Pilgrim&#8221; &#8211; Yahoo! Buzz.
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<p><a href="http://probertson.livejournal.com/33796.html" target="_blank">Paul Robertson&#8217;s sprite animations</a> for Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game.</p>
<p><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pilgrims-punch-out/id380736800?mt=8" target="_blank">iPhone/iPad Punch Out like game promotion for the movie</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://comics.ign.com/articles/111/1111794p1.html" target="_blank">Scott Pilgrim&#8217;s Finest Gaming Moments of All Time &#8211; Comics Feature at IGN</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.scottpilgrimthemovie.com/avatarCreator/" target="_blank">Scott Pilgrim Avatar Creator!</a></p>
<p><a href="http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/93922">The Buzz Log &#8211; Meet the Women Behind &#8220;Scott Pilgrim&#8221; &#8211; Yahoo! Buzz</a>.</p>
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		<title>Ron English&#8217;s Marketing Jesus</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 03:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Macaw from Central Park Zoo</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>When it comes to lovin&#8217;, she steals the show</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Any person who doesn&#8217;t  appreciate the sexiness and awesomeness that is TNA Knockout Rosie Lotta  Love is no friend of mine.
The major difference between the song  her name is inspired by and her is, she&#8217;s very pretty.

and here she is in  action against another large woman which really shows off how [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Any person who doesn&#8217;t  appreciate the sexiness and awesomeness that is TNA Knockout Rosie Lotta  Love is no friend of mine.</p>
<p>The major difference between the song  her name is inspired by and her is, she&#8217;s very pretty.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2620/3734533644_2af93511e4.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>and here she is <a id="link_29" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8bYcigo5Uw" target="_blank">in  action against another large woman</a> which really shows off how pretty  Mary-Kate (her real name) is. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;">TNA has <a id="link_15" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4vgswfS2yc" target="_blank">uploaded  her &#8220;debut&#8221; match</a> and follow-up angle and interview.</p>
<p>She  wears that Teddy really well and even makes that slut make-up look good.   Yay for the big woman!</span></p>
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		<title>Book Expo America Haul x Mini-Reviews</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:49:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This includes ARCs,  Uncorrected Proofs, Promos, Special items and full versions of books.
The Enemy by Charlie Higson U.S. edition: A new  twist on a zombie plague.
The  Thunder and The Sunshine by Gary Hart: A full on memoir of the  senator&#8217;s career and personal life and the political climate he lived  [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;">This includes ARCs,  Uncorrected Proofs, Promos, Special items and full versions of books.</p>
<p><a id="link_2" href="http://www.the-enemy.co.uk/site/teHome.php5" target="_blank">The Enemy by Charlie Higson</a> U.S. edition: A new  twist on a zombie plague.</p>
<p><a id="link_3" href="http://www.cbsd.com/inventory.aspx?id=1680406" target="_blank">The  Thunder and The Sunshine by Gary Hart</a>: A full on memoir of the  senator&#8217;s career and personal life and the political climate he lived  in.</p>
<p><a id="link_4" href="http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470574712.html" target="_blank">An Actor and A Gentleman by Louis Gossett Jr. and  Phyllis Karas</a> : A memoir of the legendary performer</p>
<p>Fruitcake-Heirloom  Recipes and Memories of Truman Capote and Cousin Sook by <a id="link_5" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Rudisill" target="_blank">Marie  Rudisill</a> (with a new foreword): The &#8220;Fruitcake Lady&#8221; of Jay Leno&#8217;s  Tonight Show well known book.</p>
<p>The Ellis Island Experience by <a id="link_6" href="http://www.ginjerclarkebooks.com/" target="_blank">Ginjer  Clarke</a> with illustrations by <a id="link_7" href="http://www.diegojourdan.net/" target="_blank">Diego Jourdan</a>:  Half chapther, half comic book, this IDW production details the the  title&#8217;s experience in an easy format for kids, but still fun for adults</p>
<p><a id="link_8" href="http://www.weinsteinbooks.com/catalog/book/the_mad_ones" target="_blank">The Mad Ones by Tom Folsom</a>: Details the tale of  infamous Crazy Joe Gallo and the Gallo Brothers, Kid Blast and Gary.   Download Bob Dylan&#8217;s &#8220;Joey&#8221; if you haven&#8217;t heard it.</p>
<p>The Report  by <a id="link_9" href="http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/jessica_francis_kane/" target="_blank">Jessica Francis Kane</a>:  Based on a report of civilian  tragedy in the UK near the end of WWII, the journalist and novelist  reimagines history and looks through it with new eyes.</p>
<p>Flip Book  Preview of <span style="text-decoration: underline;">They Live by Jonathan Lethem</span> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;">DeathWish by  Christopher Sorrentino</span>:  Sean Howe came up with the idea of top  writers writing mini dissections of various films.  These are the first  in the series called Deep Focus from Soft Skull Press.</p>
<p>Innocent  by <a id="link_10" href="http://www.scottturow.com/" target="_blank">Scott  Turow</a> and audiobook dowload of <a id="link_11" href="http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1151106164.1274929806@@@@&amp;BV_EngineID=cccgadekhljfejgcefecekjdffidfkk.0&amp;productID=BK_HACH_000416&amp;redirectFlag=" target="_blank">Presumed Innocent read by Edward Herrmann</a>: The 20  year awaited sequel and mp3 of the first book performed by the classic  actor of Lost Boys, Practice, Oz and Gilmore Girls fame.</p>
<p>The Saga  of Larten Crepsley by <a id="link_12" href="http://www.darrenshan.com/" target="_blank">Darren Shan</a>: The prequel to Cirque Du Freak.</p>
<p>Episode  1-Quetzalcoatl CD of <a id="link_13" href="http://talesofdavyjones.com/" target="_blank">Tales of Davy Jones</a>:   A very well done and entertaining fantasy audio tale, go to the  website and get a free preview, top notch indie production.</p>
<p><a id="link_14" href="http://boardwalkempire.com/" target="_blank">Boardwalk  Empire by Nelson Johnson</a>: The book that inspired Martin Scorsese&#8217;s  upcoming HBO show.</p>
<p><a id="link_15" href="http://www.rickspringfield.com/" target="_blank">Rick Springfield</a> collection promotion CD for upcoming memoir Late, Late Night.  (yes it  has Jessie&#8217;s Girl, but also a ton of other songs and a video for his new  song &#8220;Victoria&#8217;s Secret&#8221;</p>
<p>Information about Geronimo Silton.   Mostly I was interested in the cartoon which you can see here:</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;">The Man With The Getaway  Face-A prelude to the Outfit, adapted by Darwyn Cooke:  This comic comes  out in July as a special promo for those not already on board with <a id="link_16" href="http://www.idwpublishing.com/previews/parker/" target="_blank">Darwyn Cooke&#8217;s Parker</a> series.  It&#8217;s an amazing  little (actually big as its oversized) kick starter.</p>
<p>Top 100  Horror Movies by Gary Gerani: Exactly what it sounds like, a detailed  listing of in the author&#8217;s opinion of the 100 top horror flicks.  It has  an intro from Roger Corman.  The writer also co-wrote the movie  Pumpkinhead, so he does know what makes horror good and bad.</p>
<p><a id="link_17" href="http://markbattypublisher.com/books/vending-machines/" target="_blank">Vending Machines Coined Consumerism by Christopher D.  Salyers</a>:  A history and collection of vending machines from around  the world and their culture.  Chris makes great books.</p>
<p><a id="link_18" href="http://herzwords.wordpress.com/the_last_block_in_harlem/" target="_blank">The Last Block in Harlem by Christopher Herz</a> : It&#8217;s  hard to explain this one without just detailing the plot, but its a very  New York kind of story and the author&#8217;s tale of publication is amazing.</p>
<p><a id="link_19" href="http://www.spawn.com/comics/series.aspx?series_id=44" target="_blank">HAUNT</a> by Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley, Greg Capullo  and Todd McFarlane: TPB of the first five issues of the new  Horror/Superhero book from Image.</p>
<p><a id="link_20" href="http://www.mattmcelligott.com/monsters/index.php" target="_blank">Even  Monsters Need Haircuts</a> by Matthew McElligott: A charming picture  book for kids&#8230; the art is just so fantastic though that I&#8217;m keeping  this for myself for now.</p>
<p>Interrupting Chicken by <a id="link_21" href="http://www.davidezra.com/" target="_blank">David Ezra Stein</a>:  I  went to college with David and worked on a couple of things with him.   This new children&#8217;s book is an adorable tale of father trying to read  his child a bedtime story with much difficulty.  They just happen to be  chickens.  The best part of the book are the various styles David uses  to illustrate.</p>
<p><a id="link_22" href="http://www.eharlequin.com/storeitem.html;jsessionid=1C88534A62AA6AE626BD34C5ABFD6260?iid=20075&amp;cid=" target="_blank">Debbie Macomber&#8217;s Cedar Cove Cookbook</a>:  I grabbed  this for my mom as she&#8217;s a fan of the series&#8230; but I think I&#8217;ll enjoy  it as well purely from a cookbook standpoint.   It&#8217;s got lots of  fictional details from her books, but the recipes are full on real  downhown stuff. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><strong>Countdown to Lockdown</strong> by <a id="link_49" href="http://www.myspace.com/officialmickfoley" target="_blank">Mick Foley</a>:  I&#8217;ve just finished with Cactus Jack&#8217;s  latest memoir detailing his last years in the WWE through his debut in  TNA and the night he fought Sting at Lockdown 2009 in a steel cage match  for the world title.  While the wrestling sections are wonderful, fully  detailing his mindset of not continuing with the WWE for a final time  to the thought process that lead to things <a id="link_50" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=711fSCv7GTk" target="_blank">like  this&#8230;</a>, yet those aren&#8217;t the best parts.  The best sections are the  truly sincere tales of his visits from charity and child sponsorship,  and his true admiration for Tori Amos, they&#8217;re heartwarming and show the  sensitive, real man behind the Hardcore Legend.</p>
<p><a id="link_51" href="http://thechancerchronicles.com/invisible.html" target="_blank"><strong>My  Invisible World</strong> by Morasha R. Winokur</a>: Written by the eleven  year old twin sister of disabled young man with a an invisible  disability, she shares her experiences of adoption, understanding her  brother and helping raise and train their work dog, Chancer.  It&#8217;s a  remarkable tale and I look forward to exploring it more.</p>
<p><a id="link_52" href="http://www.acircleofsouls.com/" target="_blank"><strong>A  Circle of Souls</strong> by Preetham Grandhi</a>: This thriller was  recommended to me by the publisher&#8217;s rep based on what I&#8217;ve described to  enjoy.  It has plenty of elements that I like based on the subject  matter and description, murder, deception, politics, suspence,  psychology.  I don&#8217;t know much more than that but I&#8217;m totally going to  read this.</p>
<p><a id="link_53" href="http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Bad-Marie-Marcy-Dermansky/?isbn=9780061914713" target="_blank"><strong>Bad Marie</strong> by Marcy Dermansky</a>:  Picked this  galley up on a whim.  The plot seems quite weird, not sure how much this  up my alley, but I actually want to be proven wrong.  The description  details that a bad girl becomes a nanny and takes advantage of her  childhood friend, stealing the husband, kidnapping the kid and running  off to Paris.  Could be amazing, I really don&#8217;t know.</p>
<p><strong>The  Brave</strong> by <a id="link_54" href="http://www.nicholasevans.com/" target="_blank">Nicholas Evans</a>: This is the new book from the guy  who wrote the obscenely popular and lauded The Horse Whisperer.  I never  read that, but my mom did and loved it, so I grabbed this galley as  they were giving them out like surplus in promotion.  This new one  seemed to involve some cowboy murder in the 50&#8217;s tying into a murder  investigation that the young man in the 50&#8217;s son is the suspect for.</p>
<p><strong>Great  House</strong> by Nicole Krauss: I can&#8217;t seem to find a good site for  Nicole, be it personal or publisher.  Anyways, I grabbed this galley for  my mom as well.  The desciption definitely is intriguing.  With the  basis of desks and the history of different desks she weaves the stories  of three different lives in a form of short story and full length prose  combined.</p>
<p><a id="link_55" href="http://gomutants.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Go, Mutants!</strong> by Larry Doyle</a>:  The writer of  &#8220;I Love You, Beth Cooper&#8221; follows up with something even more insane and  crazy.  In an alternate universe where all those B-Movie monsters were  real, they also had kids.  Now those kids are at an age where it&#8217;s time  to go to Highschool.  Enter J!m, son of the alien who almost destroyed  Earth, Johnny the Radioactive Biker Ape and Jelly, a gelatinous mass.   This is is the second of three books I was really excited to get my  hands on early, read, devour and then pimp the hell out of.  I haven&#8217;t  read it yet, but by god&#8230; I will and I plan to love the hell out of it.</p>
<p><strong><a id="link_56" href="http://us.macmillan.com/pariah" target="_blank">Pariah</a></strong> by <a id="link_57" href="http://bobfingerman.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bob Fingerman</a>: Here&#8217;s book three that I was really  excited about.  I&#8217;m not sure how many times I&#8217;ll talk about how much I  loved Bob&#8217;s barely seen BOTTOMFEEDER.  Maybe a hundred thousand times.   This book is zombies, which he has tackled before in comics very well.  A  great story he came up with got re-adapted for Dark Horse&#8217;s Zombie  World.  I hate zombies, but in the right hands I love them.  In Bob&#8217;s  hands I expect not to just love them, but lust them.  Okay wait, that  makes no sense.  Anyways, one of the nice surprises for the book is that  it has some spot illios.  Bob is an amazing artist on top of his  writing, so it only adds to the awesomeness.</p>
<p><strong>Talking to Girls  about Duran Duran</strong> by <a href="http:///" target="_blank">Rob Sheffield</a>:  The second book from the writer of &#8220;Love is a Mix Tape&#8221; and one of  Rolling Stone&#8217;s contributing editors follows much of the same style as  his first.  Each chapter is based on upon associating memory by song.   Mixtape was about his love and loss of his wife, Talking seems to be  more about the young man who became to become a respected music writer.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.vordak.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Vordak the  Incomprehensible- How to Grow Up and Rule the World</strong></a>: This crazy  little comedy book was written by <a href="http://scottseegert.homestead.com/" target="_blank">Scott Seegert</a> and has cartoony illustrations by an artist named John Martin  throughout.  I&#8217;m not sure how to explain this one.  It&#8217;s half fake  autobop/fake guidebook/all comic book parody.  It&#8217;s different for sure.</p>
<p><a href="http://paizo.com/store/paizo/planetStories" target="_blank"><strong>PLANET  Stories</strong></a><strong>-STEPPE</strong> by Piers Anthony: Planet Stories reprints  many stories that first appeared in magazines like Analog, Science  Fiction &amp; Fantasy, etc., etc.  They also reprinted and published an  unseen Gary Gygax story.Steppe was expanded and published as a 200 plus  page novel, but this is the original shorter version.  It&#8217;s a cool  project and I&#8217;d love to get more of their stuff.</p>
<p><strong>Goop Soup</strong> by <a href="http://www.davidlubar.com/" target="_blank">David Lubar</a> : This is the third Nathan Abercrombie, Accidental Zombie book.  I&#8217;m  not familiar with this series, but the cover by <a href="http://www.adammccauley.com/" target="_blank">Adam McCauley</a> called to me.  Being a children&#8217;s series I expect it to be very easy to  leap into and catch up.  I still hate zombies, but if they&#8217;re funny,  that always helps.  (the only zombie film I like is Return of the Living  Dead, O&#8217;Bannon&#8217;s humor riff with full frontal nudity!)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-047063149X.html" target="_blank"><strong>How Did I Get Here?</strong> by Tony Hawk</a>:  This is  only a sampler of the 272 page book by the pro skater, but with a career  over 25 years old at only 43, I&#8217;m sure the man has some great stories  and advice.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thefishknowthesecret.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Flotsam</strong> by David Wiesner</a>: This might just be  one of the most gorgeous picture books I&#8217;ve ever seen.  Told completely  in images Wiesner draws amazing scenes of sealife while telling a simple  tale of discovery.  This is an amazing book.</p>
<p><strong>Alex and the  Ironic Gentleman &amp; Timothy and the Dragon&#8217;s Gate</strong> by <a href="http://www.adriennekress.com/" target="_blank">Adrienne Kress</a>:   This looks/reads like an excellent series of exciting kids, ships,  dragons, pirates and more.  Lots of the kind of stuff that add up to  amazement.  The author also happens to be a smoking hot sexy.  It&#8217;s a  good thing she pursues an acting career as well, cause she&#8217;s too pretty  to not be on camera or stage.  Yes, I&#8217;m serious.  I mean, I&#8217;m betting  her book series is awesome, it&#8217;s published by Weinstein of all  publishers, but she&#8217;s really attractive.</p>
<p><strong>The Devil&#8217;s Rooming  House</strong> by <a href="http://www.mwilliamphelps.com/" target="_blank">M.  William Phelps</a>: A heavily researched account of early 1900&#8217;s serial  killer Amy Archer-Gilligan.  Phelps is one of the foremost crime  experts so I&#8217;ll find it fascinating to read the facts behind this brutal  point in history.  I&#8217;ve found books that explore these people who find  murder as a first resort than a last one fascinating.  I don&#8217;t  understand how they go there and purely from understanding the human  psyche as a writer, actor and severely amateur anthropologist it  continues to be something I try to know more about.</p>
<p><strong>Rex Riders</strong> by J.P. Carlson, illustrations by J. Calafiore: I can&#8217;t seem to find a  website on this at all.  I know it&#8217;s available for Amazon and Barnes  &amp; Nobles.  J. Calafiore drew some amazing stuff for this cowboys  ride dinosaurs tale.  There&#8217;s way more to it then simply dinosaurs and  cowboys and great art, but to me that&#8217;s enough of a sell.  Once I&#8217;ve  read it I&#8217;ll have way more to say I&#8217;m sure.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.dreadcrew.com/" target="_blank">The Dread Crew</a></strong><a href="http://www.dreadcrew.com/" target="_blank"> by Kate Inglis,  illustrations by Sydney Smith</a>: The art attracted me to this right  away, Smith is amazing&#8230; but I love anything pirates and I love that  pirates are something that can still be alive in this time of zombies  and sexy vampires and whatever else is going on.  This is by some  Canadians and as Canada offers some of my favorite TV, maybe they&#8217;ll  offer up some of my favorite writings too.  They offer up some of my  favorite comix people already.</span></p>
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		<title>Book Expo America 2010 Report</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:46:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Reid Harris Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Day 1
Trying to remember the day in full order with ALL its happenings would  be impossible, but I&#8217;ll mention that the first thing I did was go to see  Louis Gossett Jr. and procure his memoir, An Actor and A Gentleman,  and a photo.

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<p>Trying to remember the day in full order with ALL its happenings would  be impossible, but I&#8217;ll mention that the first thing I did was go to see  Louis Gossett Jr. and procure his memoir, <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a id="link_7" href="http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470574712.html" target="_blank">An Actor and A Gentleman</a></span></strong>,  and a photo.<br />
<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3371/4643727446_1b7755747c_m.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>I took a quick detour and decided I&#8217;d go and get a few  things in between, so I got myself former Senator Gary Hart&#8217;s new book, <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a id="link_8" href="http://www.cbsd.com/inventory.aspx?id=1680406" target="_blank">The Thunder and the Sunshine</a></span></strong> and a few other  items along the way like Debbie Macomber&#8217;s cook book, a BLAD for  Matthew Reinhart&#8217;s DC Superheroes book, etc.</p>
<p>Next up was Rick  Springfield.  Rick has a book called <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a id="link_9" href="http://www.latelateatnight.com/" target="_blank">LATE, LATE NIGHT</a></span></strong> coming out in October.  They didn&#8217;t have Galleys, but they had a  special CD with some of his biggest hits and I got a fab pic.<br />
<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3354/4643113333_57c5383c68_m.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>I followed that up with seeing my old college friend  David Ezra Stein, meeting Charlie Higson, running around like mad,  seeing Adri and the crew at Mark Batty, getting stuff, talking to Eric  Shanower and then Ron Marz, running around more, saying hello to Martha  Cooper, bumping into Bob Fingerman, seeing other friends and  acquaintainces, through circumstance getting to meet Martin Kove after  missing his performance, meeting L.A. Banks and then talking to Todd  McFarlane and then a bunch of just walking the floor till closing to see  what I could discover that would blow me away.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Day 2</strong></span></p>
<p>First up was Larry Doyle, who let me  know that the script for &#8220;Go, Mutants!&#8221; was now in draft 2.  I&#8217;m looking  forward to reading the book, but the premise alone really makes me hope  the movie happens.  I grabbed a couple of unplanned things, but then  rushed across the hall to wait in line for Tony Hawk.</p>
<p>That line  was really long and intense, but I had nice conversations while waiting  and I got a free Tony Hawk lid out of it and this shot.<br />
<img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4647273303_0b5a9845c4.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>After Tony Hawk I actually ended up having a lot of  time to kill till Mick Foley so I walked around a lot and got some  really cool items actually (haul list coming soon).  It was fun just  walking around seeing and exploring.  I didn&#8217;t take photos though&#8230;  book expos are pretty boring.</p>
<p>Right before Mick Foley I saw a  drawing of a kid cowboy on a dinosaur that really caught my eye.  Turns  of the drawing was by J. Calafiore, one of the comic artists I happen to  like a lot.  I ended up talking to him and the writer, J.P. Carlson of  the book that the image was for a bunch.  It&#8217;s called Rex Riders.</p>
<p>Then  I was smart to run over at 2 PM for the 2:30 signing of Foley cause  right after I got on line it got huge!   It was good seeing Mick again  for the 4th time.  He&#8217;s as awesome as ever and I&#8217;m already on page 90 of  the book.<br />
<img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/4647888178_09d0bfb71f.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>I had more time to kill after Foley and getting my last  main book of the day PARIAH by Bob Fingerman.  So I went and grabbed  myself a GLEE shirt, spoke to Keith R.A. DeCandido for a bit, got  disappointed to find out Garth Ennis didn&#8217;t make it to the show, got  more books and headed over.</p>
<p>Afterwards I had enough, it was  time to reorganize and head downtown to Deitch for the Beyond The Street  book signing.  In my reorganizing I somehow left a bag at Jacob Javits,  none of my books were in it, but my glasses were.  Luckily Javits have  the bag!</p>
<p>The signing was a spirited affair with many of the  artists featured in the book there, so tons of signatures.  The main  surprises of the night were Mr. Brainwash AKA Thierry Guetta with an  appearance despite not being in the book and Morgan Spurlock who happens  to be a big streetart lover and a friend of Ron English&#8217;s.<br />
<img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/4648128976_61f898ace4.jpg" alt="" /></p>
<p>Soon I was beat and could take no more and rain was  coming.  With 22 books including the 12 inch tall, 5 pound Beyond The  Street I headed home.</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 14:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Reid Harris Cooper</dc:creator>
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On Friday, May 21st I got myself a preview of the Welling Court Mural Project.  Welling Court is a  physical block in Astoria, Queens&#8230; the actual mural project  encompasses sections of the wall covering Welling, 30th and Main.
I met up with my buddy Matt and was pleased to see Alice out there [...]]]></description>
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<p>On Friday, May 21st I got myself a preview of the Welling Court Mural Project.  Welling Court is a  physical block in Astoria, Queens&#8230; the actual mural project  encompasses sections of the wall covering Welling, 30th and Main.</p>
<p>I met up with my buddy Matt and was pleased to see Alice out there as  well, also Cern was working and Lady Pink, Cycle, Sofia Maldonado,  Celso, Pablo Powers, Cey, Mr. Keijii and a few others were getting their  work done.</p>
<p>The next day Matt picked me up so we could head over to Welling to  finish up and take in the party.  He brought his kids with him which was  a nice and enjoyable surprise and made the day so much better.  Folks  like Tristan Eaton, Michael DeFeo, VENG, and Stormie Mills were out  working along with the crew from yesterday.  Lots of energy and amazing  art was happening.</p>
<p>The whole thing ended up with a huge block party with food and dancing  and music.  By 9 o&#8217;clock I was beat, Matt was beat, the kids were  out&#8230;so it was time to call an end to everything&#8230; but boy was it fun  while it lasted.  For my own memories I wanna send magical love out to  Alison &amp; Garrison and Bogart.  Without them, none of it would be  possible and an amazing amount of love to the entire community of  Welling Court/surrounding area.</p>
<p>To see more photos go <a id="link_56" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhcooper/sets/72157623998499525/" target="_blank">check out the flickr set</a></p>
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		<title>The Losers (movie review)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Reid Harris Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll see your big knife and raise you a classic gun from a Brazilian drug lord
Explosions, a swarmy sadistic and yet wimpy bad guy, cool guys, an okay looking chick (or in some people&#8217;s eyes gorgeous, but to me she&#8217;s just ok) and original artwork from the artist known simply as JOCK equals a movie [...]]]></description>
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<p><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Explosions, a swarmy sadistic and yet wimpy bad guy, cool guys, an okay looking chick (or in some people&#8217;s eyes gorgeous, but to me she&#8217;s just ok) and original artwork from the artist known simply as JOCK equals a movie that is a lot of fun and well conducted and definitely worth a watch.</p>
<p>Screenwriters Peter Berg and James Vanderbilt first came together to make The Rundown and with The Losers they successfully IMHO, albeit with changes, adapted Andy Diggle&#8217;s Vertigo comic in 90 minutes of bombastic action that runs at a steady clip and felt way more than 90 minutes in a good way.</p>
<p>Jeffrey Dean Morgan is the man, but you know that already. The rest of the cast is good enough and believable for pastiche characters. The strongest definitely is Jason Patric though. He&#8217;s a new kind of villain. I&#8217;ve been told his character has much less characterization and personality in the comic, basically nothing but a shadow&#8230; so Berg, Vanderbilt, White and Jason Patric really had some fun in creating something there.</p>
<p>The best bits in the films are the jokes, Jensen&#8217;s T-shirts, topless JDM and one hilarious Patric bit. The best things actually come during the ending credits. They don&#8217;t work without the rest of the film, but they are just so perfectly hilarious.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll be very curious to see what Sylvain White&#8217;s next film will be as I never saw his Stomp The Yard and I also became curious in his previous work before this, so I did tons of google-fu to find a site that had that stuff&#8230; <a id="link_16" href="http://whitefilmlab.com/" target="_blank">that site is this.</a></span></p>
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		<title>MoccaFEST 2010 Portraits</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
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See More At My MoccaFEST 2010 Portraits.
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<p>See More At My <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=223581&amp;id=810154417&amp;l=4b3a849951">MoccaFEST 2010 Portraits</a>.</p>
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		<title>Philadelphia Vacation April 2010 (DAY THREE)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
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