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March 26-27 2021: Anaheim’s Wonder Con hosts FREE Online Sci Fi & Fantasy Movie Convention

March 13, 2021

UPDATE: 03/11/2021: Programming Schedule is now available! For the 2nd year running (just like sister convention Comic Con in San Diego), Los Angeles-adjacent Wonder Con will be *free* and virtual to all living rooms around the world. It’s still not safe to gather in large groups, but we can still have geeky fun. Programming schedule […]

Once more, with freeness: San Diego Comic Con 2021 hosts 2nd Free Online Convention due to Covid

March 10, 2021

Greetings, fellow geeks and con-lovers! I wrote up the salient points about the 2021 San Diego International Comic Con for you, in an easy to read format (especially if you’re all DR:TL about the press release I posted underneath). DEETS: San Diego 2021 [email protected] Like last year, it’s free to virtually attend (No LINES!) Like […]

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Comic Con 2020 is Cancelled

April 22, 2020

For the first time in 51 years, world premier event San Diego Comic Con is cancelled, due to the Viral Apocalypse. Last year I attended the 50th anniversary of the SD Comic Con, and things were in high swing. Just like it was when I attended the year before, and the year before that. I’m […]

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – Live, in Concert

November 2, 2018

I love attending movie showings at venues that set a live orchestra to movie soundtracks. I’ve attended a few of the Harry Potter ones, most recently Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (one of the best Harry Potter films. IMO). On August 5th of 2018, I got to enjoy the San Diego Symphony Orchestra […]

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Movie Theater Review – AMC Fashion Valley in San Diego

September 25, 2018

I love AMC theaters, although I’ll grant you some are much better than others. I will go on a limb and say this: almost any AMC is a better movie experience than non-AMC blockbuster cinemas within their price bracket. [pullquote]In San Diego, the AMC Fashion Valley isn’t the best AMC in town (that award goes […]

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Hip Indie Theater Review in Tijuana, Mexico – Cine Tonala

September 25, 2018

I sit here with delightful empanada pastries, and a nice menu in this three level establishment in downtown’s Cine Tonala — right on the ‘infamous’ Av. Revolucion in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. It’s a sneeze to walk across the main San Diego border, then a longish walk, cheap van-taxi, or short UBER ride from there, […]

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Concert Review – The Movie Music of John Williams

September 10, 2018

I’m not a huge fan of live music, but I AM a movie lover. The best, most iconic movies are usually supported by an amazing soundtrack. Think of some of the top films of our time…now imagine them without a stirring score. Imagine the 1977 Star Wars without The Imperial March, or Luke Skywalker’s Theme. […]

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Top Gun 2: Maverick — Tom Cruise Spotted Filming in San Diego

September 8, 2018

Not only has a street in Miramar — the naval base area in San Diego — been re-named “Top Gun Street” (I’ve seen it myself and hope to get you a photo soon), but sightings are being reported all over the city with Tom Cruise himself popping up. He’s been seen riding a motorcycle on […]

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Star Wars A New Hope – Symphony & Movie

August 25, 2018

This week I was treated to an outdoor, live symphony in San Diego (at the Embarcadero Marina Park South, August 18, 2018) playing to a large screen-film showing of Star Wars: A New Hope. To say it was spellbinding would be an understatement. I haven’t seen A New Hope (just called Star Wars, back in […]

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Arthur Dent Costume for Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

July 31, 2018

I wore this Arthur Dent costume for the 2018 San Diego Comic Con on Saturday (along with an Ask Me About RunPee pin, of course), and tucked my old ratty copy of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy in my robe pocket (the DVD will work too. Or just your Smart Phone, which is basically the real […]

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