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Category : Randomness
Neil made a brief comment in his journal regarding the announcement by DC Comics at the San Diego Comic-Con that he will be writing a two-part Batman story.
1) Yes, I am writing a two part Batman story.
2) Yes, Andy Kubert will be drawing it.
3) Yes, it will be two oversized issues.
4) No, I don’t plan to say anything else about it until it’s all written and drawn.
Neil Gaiman’s Journal: After Clarion.
Category : Randomness
It was just a matter of time. These shows pull on viewers’ heart strings, but in reality some of the hard luck cases are in dire straits because of their own poor decisions. Hopefully there are more people prospering after their “second chance” than there are people like the folks in this article.
Thanks AT&T.
I have been an AT&T customer since they swallowed Cingular. My bill gets paid automatically, so no late payments. I have been pretty happy with my service. I have no problem with coverage here in Western Washington, or other places I travel.
Then, the other day when the iPhone 3G was released, I figured I’d give it a shot. See if the store I happened to be near around midday had any left. I went in and found that they had four white 16GB iPhones remaining. I kind of wanted the black, 8Gb one, but went with it anyway. This is when the sales person asks me for my current number. She punched it into the system, then tells me they can’t sell it to me because I’m not eligible for an upgrade until November 2009. I guess the fact that I’m willing to commit to a more expensive service plan for two more years doesn’t make them enough money to allow them to sell me the phone for the subsidized price.
I understand that they want to pull in Apple junkies as new customers and take full advantage of their agreement to sell the iPhone, but to me this was insulting. I was instantly cured of my craving for an iPhone. I like my Sony Ericsson w580i Walkman phone and I may buy an iPod Touch at some point. I’m pretty sure I won’t be renewing my AT&T contract once it is up.
Category : Concerts
Flobots, originally uploaded by corey_bayless.
Went to see the Flobots at El Corazón last Wednesday. They totally rocked. I think they sounded even better in person than they do on their album. The venue wasn’t that great. There is a pole right at the front of the stage, blocking the performers at times. I imagine it is an added distraction to the performers on stage as well as the audience members. It was also hellishly hot in there. I have been to a lot of cramped concert halls, but never have I felt like leaving a show because I was SO uncomfortable. The exhaust fan on the end of the facility by the bar wasn’t making a noticeable difference. There were fans mounted to the ceiling, but rather than having them direct the rising hot air towards the exhaust fan, the were pointed directly towards the floor. This was a moot point though because the fans were not even operating during the show.
Being an ALL AGES show, there were a ton of 15-year old (or younger) kids in the audience. There were a couple kids right up near the front that were either around eight, or they were extremely height-challenged. I know a couple people left because they couldn’t take it. I am surprised no one had to be carried out. So many first time, or near first time, concert goers. They probably weren’t keeping hydrated.
Even with the inclement conditions of El Corazón, the show was fantastic. Doomtree, the second opening act, was a lot of fun and had the crowd jumpin’. Well, most of them. Some deadbeat newbie concert-goers were kind of killing the buzz, but that wasn’t Doomtree’s fault. They sounded good and brought a lot of energy to the show. Like I said before, Flobots sounded phenomenal. They got a little preachy with their politics, but not so much to detract from the show.
Can’t wait to see them again at Bumbershoot. They play on Monday at 6 PM on the Exhibition Hall Stage, same day as Mike Doughty, who will be playing on the Starbucks Stage at 8:45 PM. I’m sure he’ll emphasize his pre-”Busting Up A Starbux” statement about going to Starbucks every single day of his life. In one post from mikedoughty.com, Mike says:
Now, I’m pretty pro-Starbucks (my allegedly anti-Starbucks song is actually about the impotence of rage against pop culture). On tour, I’m there every day getting my fix–I look up the closest locations on the website the moment I check into the hotel in the town I’m playing…
Category : Design
Somebody was one of the first hundred callers to buy a new shipment of makemylogobiggercream.
This site WAS nicely designed. I’m sure whoever designed the original site is seething at the embossed buttons and starbursts that were added.
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