Louuuuuuuu
Had a fun weekend. Went to San Diego Friday night to join up with Ted and Larry in visiting our friend Michael and going to ComiCon International. This was by far the longest distance I've ever driven by myself. The drive wasn't bad at all. Got to cruising down the 5 through the dark evening.
Saturday morning, we all went to Hillcrest (think West Hollywood, but a bit more down-to-earth...well, at least during the day) for some brunch and afterwards we made our way to ComiCon. This was the first time I'd been there. Now, I had been to a couple of comic book conventions before in L.A., but this one dwarfed them all. It reminded me of NATPE for the comic book crowd. There were supposedly celebrities bustling around. We did see the tall creepy mail room guy from "Just Shoot Me" (I think he was also on "Mr. Show"). And Lou Ferrigno was there signing autographs. Lou looks like he's still in good shape. The thing that I just find funny out about all these muscle guys is how tiny their legs are. When we were having brunch at the deli, there was another buff guy who was all big and chiseled about the waist, but when you looked down at his legs, there were these relatively itty-bitty things.
Michael and I only hung around ComiCon for about an hour or so. I can appreciate the comic book movies and the fandemonium aspect, but I can only take so much. Plus, once I saw somebody dressed up as The Greatest American Hero getting a picture with someone dressed up as Superman, I knew it was time to go. Still, not everybody looked like comic book guy from "The Simpsons." There were amazingly some cuties interpersed amongst the mix. And Ted and Larry later called me up to tell me that they saw Ben Affleck and Arnold Schwarzenegger there.
After we left ComiCon, Michael and I hung out at his place to delve into the box of game show tapes I brought with me. I keep forgetting how most people haven't seen the shows I have in my collection since they originally aired. It was cool that I was able to bring most of the stuff Michael was asking for...stuff which he hadn't seen since he was a kid. After almost a whole afternoon of being game show geeks, we headed out to dinner with Ted and Larry when they returned. Ted and Larry headed back home that night.
Today, we slept in and had lunch over at Seaport Village and watched a couple more game shows. I hit the road around 4-ish and hit some major traffic bumps along the way. It was bad...There'd be stetches where I would zip along at 80 but in between them there were pockets of traffic where cars were barely moving. I mean, there were times when I was stopped on the highway. Got back home around 7:30-ish...just in time to get together for a little viewing of Sex and City and...THE ANNA NICOLE SHOW.
Why does the ANNA NICOLE SHOW get all caps? Because it's that bad of a show...BUT, it's one of those bad shows which I'll keep on watching. I could not pull my eyes away from it. The best part was when Anna Nicole got stuck under the table while playing with her dog. Ted put it accurately when he said it reminded him of when Winnie the Pooh would get his butt stuck in the honey tree. And the stuff that comes out of her mouth! It's amazing...She makes Ozzy Osbourne sound like George Plimpton. She sounds like a three-year-old girl in the body of a drag queen. It's as if "On the good ship, lollipop"-era Shirley Temple and Divine had a child. Geez, it's frightening...Still, I couldn't help but feel dirty after watching the show. It won't keep me from not watching though! ANNA NICOLE SHOW, I crown thee as my new "guilty pleasure!"
Had a fun weekend. Went to San Diego Friday night to join up with Ted and Larry in visiting our friend Michael and going to ComiCon International. This was by far the longest distance I've ever driven by myself. The drive wasn't bad at all. Got to cruising down the 5 through the dark evening.
Saturday morning, we all went to Hillcrest (think West Hollywood, but a bit more down-to-earth...well, at least during the day) for some brunch and afterwards we made our way to ComiCon. This was the first time I'd been there. Now, I had been to a couple of comic book conventions before in L.A., but this one dwarfed them all. It reminded me of NATPE for the comic book crowd. There were supposedly celebrities bustling around. We did see the tall creepy mail room guy from "Just Shoot Me" (I think he was also on "Mr. Show"). And Lou Ferrigno was there signing autographs. Lou looks like he's still in good shape. The thing that I just find funny out about all these muscle guys is how tiny their legs are. When we were having brunch at the deli, there was another buff guy who was all big and chiseled about the waist, but when you looked down at his legs, there were these relatively itty-bitty things.
Michael and I only hung around ComiCon for about an hour or so. I can appreciate the comic book movies and the fandemonium aspect, but I can only take so much. Plus, once I saw somebody dressed up as The Greatest American Hero getting a picture with someone dressed up as Superman, I knew it was time to go. Still, not everybody looked like comic book guy from "The Simpsons." There were amazingly some cuties interpersed amongst the mix. And Ted and Larry later called me up to tell me that they saw Ben Affleck and Arnold Schwarzenegger there.
After we left ComiCon, Michael and I hung out at his place to delve into the box of game show tapes I brought with me. I keep forgetting how most people haven't seen the shows I have in my collection since they originally aired. It was cool that I was able to bring most of the stuff Michael was asking for...stuff which he hadn't seen since he was a kid. After almost a whole afternoon of being game show geeks, we headed out to dinner with Ted and Larry when they returned. Ted and Larry headed back home that night.
Today, we slept in and had lunch over at Seaport Village and watched a couple more game shows. I hit the road around 4-ish and hit some major traffic bumps along the way. It was bad...There'd be stetches where I would zip along at 80 but in between them there were pockets of traffic where cars were barely moving. I mean, there were times when I was stopped on the highway. Got back home around 7:30-ish...just in time to get together for a little viewing of Sex and City and...THE ANNA NICOLE SHOW.
Why does the ANNA NICOLE SHOW get all caps? Because it's that bad of a show...BUT, it's one of those bad shows which I'll keep on watching. I could not pull my eyes away from it. The best part was when Anna Nicole got stuck under the table while playing with her dog. Ted put it accurately when he said it reminded him of when Winnie the Pooh would get his butt stuck in the honey tree. And the stuff that comes out of her mouth! It's amazing...She makes Ozzy Osbourne sound like George Plimpton. She sounds like a three-year-old girl in the body of a drag queen. It's as if "On the good ship, lollipop"-era Shirley Temple and Divine had a child. Geez, it's frightening...Still, I couldn't help but feel dirty after watching the show. It won't keep me from not watching though! ANNA NICOLE SHOW, I crown thee as my new "guilty pleasure!"
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