Soar Like A Hawk
Today!!! I finally witnessed one of the last great American superheroes…I saw Tony Hawk live. And it was spectacular; sweeter than Mountain Dew if that’s possible.
To see a man soar, defying gravity and all that threatens to keep us down. I hope the kids who were watching took notice…they’ll be starting school soon and it’s back to colouring in the lines…whatever that’s all about.
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Evel Knievel Dreams
In 2011 a long awaited (well long awaited for me…) Evel Knievel bio arrived in book stores. Yes! Evel: The High-Flying Life of Evel Knievel: American Showman, Daredevil, and Legend by Leigh Montville.
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Birth Year Readings II
Friday September 28, 2012 was my birthday.
Not a particular milestone, another notch on the belt of time. Though one year ago I started Birth Year Readings…from birthday to birthday I was curious to see how much I read. I did not include all the various articles, blogs I tend to chew on, rather focusing on my three primary food groups: comics books (monthlys and one shots), books (like with no picture…novels to non-fiction) and comic book trades (collections anywhere from 4 issues to 10 or more).
And it turned out to be a crazy experiment.
From September 28, 2011 to September 27, 2012 I read:
486 comic books (monthlys and one shots)
35 books (non-fiction mostly)
99 comic book trades (dagnabbit, had I known I was so close I’d have pushed for 1 more)
Nuty nuts that is. Still let’s do it all over again and see how much I complete by Friday September 27, 2013.
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