tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post8211809740916699083..comments2024-03-29T08:31:38.748+00:00Comments on Steve Does Comics: June 18th, 1980 - Marvel UK, 40 years ago this week.Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-1816595189705023482020-06-21T14:37:07.233+01:002020-06-21T14:37:07.233+01:00You'd think bogs would be an imaginative vehic...You'd think bogs would be an imaginative vehicle for creating super villains or heroes, no?<br />Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-9400084252691827432020-06-21T05:16:28.951+01:002020-06-21T05:16:28.951+01:00Well, while there seemed to be a ritual element, i...Well, while there seemed to be a ritual element, it didn't come across like there was much reverence involved in those cases at all, which were more about disposing of rulers who were failures or unpopular.<br />An ancient custom possibly worth reviving...<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-52849635000686912022020-06-21T03:55:39.502+01:002020-06-21T03:55:39.502+01:00I checked that link out, Sean, and I stand correct...I checked that link out, Sean, and I stand corrected. If they buried these people with treasure and valuables, there was a reverence to it.<br />Often, however, ceremony is married to convenience, and it's a lot easier to throw Chief Fergus in the bog than digging a big hole, Viking-style, with him and all his treasures. <br />Particularly if you're being harassed by rival tribes or Roman-led mercenaries. <br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-62313275004364143092020-06-21T03:15:00.973+01:002020-06-21T03:15:00.973+01:00People used to kill kings and throw them in a peat...People used to kill kings and throw them in a peat bog M.P., which is pretty cool.<br />http://irisharchaeology.ie/2011/08/irish-bog-bodies-recent-discoveries/<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-66923243928968225082020-06-21T01:17:59.751+01:002020-06-21T01:17:59.751+01:00Maybe they just didn't feel like diggin' a...Maybe they just didn't feel like diggin' a hole, Steve.<br />I think a lotta history can be explained by sheer laziness.<br />Like finally getting around to abolishing slavery, for example.<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-5631125375417818752020-06-20T22:21:42.803+01:002020-06-20T22:21:42.803+01:00Dougie, thanks for the Sharon info and, Sean, than...Dougie, thanks for the Sharon info and, Sean, thanks for the Green Lantern link.<br /><br />MP, yes, peat bogs are celebrated for their ability to preserve the dead. I think they basically turn flesh to leather. Seemingly, our ancestors were in the habit of disposing of their victims in them, for ritual purposes.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-84594595637106228112020-06-20T15:40:32.203+01:002020-06-20T15:40:32.203+01:00Always amusing to read online complaints from the ...Always amusing to read online complaints from the incel snowflake crowd about the political correctness gone mad of modern comics.<br />Although I would say its more particular comic creators that have been "woke" for a long time (in the case of DWW that would be Pat Mills and John Wagner) and fortunately its been the better ones, who have had a strong influence on those who came after.<br /><br />Which reminds me, as a tribute to the late Denny O'Neil the SJW classic Green Lantern #76 is available for free (til I think the 23rd) at -<br />www.comixology.com/Green-Lantern-1960-1986-76/digital-comic/8363<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-7089478920657389302020-06-20T10:17:38.555+01:002020-06-20T10:17:38.555+01:00Sharon was indeed the first PoC companion in Dr. W...Sharon was indeed the first PoC companion in Dr. Who-preceding Martha Jones by almost 30 years. Comics: woke for a very long time, to the horror of the "SJW" mob, hopefully. Last year, Sharon was played on audio by the aptly-named Rhianne Starbuck, in the Big Finish audio version of The Star Beast. I recommend the Comic Strip Adaptations box set very highly.Dougiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965448821892833703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-42516437419461648672020-06-20T02:14:48.932+01:002020-06-20T02:14:48.932+01:00I confess I didn't know about Vera Lynn until ...I confess I didn't know about Vera Lynn until the other day, when National Public Radio did a story about her to honor her passing. Incredible lady and a hero, I think.<br />I didn't believe Charlie when he mentioned the World Bog Snorkelling Championship, I thought it rather a phantom of his fevered brain. But I googled it and apparently it's a thing.<br />I would be hesitant to engage in such activity for a myriad of reasons, not the least of which is that I would be running the risk of accidentally putting my foot through the ribcage of some corpse that's been perfectly preserved in the peat for two thousand years.<br />From what I understand, they've found guys in that stuff from a bygone era that were so intact they could figure out what their last meal was.<br />I'm not gonna get in there. I have a lifelong aversion to corpses. The fact that at some point I'm gonna BE one bothers me late at night.<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-26844889484429277482020-06-19T17:50:01.564+01:002020-06-19T17:50:01.564+01:00When it comes to Vera Lynn, it is strange how it c...When it comes to Vera Lynn, it is strange how it can be a shock when someone who's a hundred and three dies but I think it's like when Stan Lee went; some people always feel like they're a permanent fixture.<br /><br />Colin, all I can say is Luke and Leia are royalty. Royalty have strange ways...<br /><br />Charlie, I have no idea whether the bog-snorkelling championship will go ahead. I like to think breathing through a snorkel is the best defence there is against disease but, then again, I'm not a scientist.<br /><br />KD, personally, I love Don's version of <i>Crying</i>. I'm off to listen to it on YouTube, right now.<br /><br />And, also, to Pink Floyd's <i>Vera</i>. It is remarkable that, 40 years ago, I sat there listening to them singing, "Vera, Vera, what has become of you?" and thinking, "That's a point. What ever did happen to Vera Lynn?" and, then, 29 years later, she was at Number One on the album chart. What an unpredictable thing fate is.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-20639774801562808512020-06-19T14:58:56.271+01:002020-06-19T14:58:56.271+01:00Charlie, Crackerjack was a kids' TV show - one...Charlie, Crackerjack was a kids' TV show - one of the presenters was called Don McClean.<br /><br />Never mind Ricky Valance - we are all in floods of tears following the death of World War II songbird and national treasure Vera Lynn. Colin Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564469551279026689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-84171178746150523452020-06-19T13:50:23.701+01:002020-06-19T13:50:23.701+01:00Admittedly, we are especially fond of Steve's ...Admittedly, we are especially fond of Steve's reporting on UK sports like Snookers and Conkers.<br /><br />Steve - The World Bog Snorkelling Championship, first held in 1985, takes place every August Bank Holiday in the dense Waen Rhydd peat bog, near Llanwrtyd Wells in mid Wales. I am wondering if this will be cancelled due to Covid?<br /><br />If not, do you know if they will pay special tribute to famous Welsh personality Ricky Valance who just passed? Maybe a tribute band or something? I'm thinking it'd be worth making a trip from Chicago for this! Any info would be helpful especially on bus fares.Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-18352997050462513662020-06-19T13:45:16.073+01:002020-06-19T13:45:16.073+01:00I have it on good word that Sir Paul does indeed r...I have it on good word that Sir Paul does indeed read SDC and he is actually not perturbed his birthday was not mentioned yesterday.Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-41310043346982305772020-06-19T13:43:57.728+01:002020-06-19T13:43:57.728+01:00Charlie says, "wait a second...!" You g...Charlie says, "wait a second...!" You guys are saying that Don Maclean of American Pie was in a group called Cracker Jack?<br /><br />It's bad enough Charlie never even heard Don sung Cryin and now he was in a group Charlie never heard of either. <br /><br />Which is strange b/c Cracker Jack was a big-time snack for kids our age, back in the 1960s and earlier. (Caramel popcorn with peanuts and a prize all jammed into a little cardboard box. Charlie's recall is that it was famously introduced at the Columbian Exposition in 1892 in Chicago... 400 years after Columbus sailed to America and 100 years before they started throwing his statues into the sea LOL.)Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-80396746250284776142020-06-19T13:24:30.164+01:002020-06-19T13:24:30.164+01:00Luke and Leia seem to be kissing rather passionate...Luke and Leia seem to be kissing rather passionately on the cover of Star The Empire Strikes Back Wars Weekly which, in hindsight, is rather embarrassing. Colin Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564469551279026689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-55517220299942347572020-06-19T12:03:17.001+01:002020-06-19T12:03:17.001+01:00No worries DW - its an easy mistake to make after ...No worries DW - its an easy mistake to make after the Crackerjack Don Maclean had a hit with American Pie.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-29501695774554548362020-06-19T03:16:23.011+01:002020-06-19T03:16:23.011+01:00I remember that version of Crying and, at the time...I remember that version of Crying and, at the time, mistakenly thought it was by Don Maclean from Crackerjack. I can laugh about it now...<br /><br />DWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-72725172480606729212020-06-19T02:32:41.610+01:002020-06-19T02:32:41.610+01:00Another great line from Mad Max--"I'm a r...Another great line from Mad Max--"I'm a rocker! I'm an roller! I'm an out-of-controller!"<br />Let's all have a moment of silence for the Night Rider.<br />I'm pretty sure that was a line from an ACDC song.<br />It may be somewhere in Australia's constitution.<br />Along with "Don't touch anything that might be alive."<br /><br />M.PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-41455257448329918862020-06-19T01:08:37.150+01:002020-06-19T01:08:37.150+01:00Hokey Smokes, Snuff-winkle!!!
I appreciate the th...Hokey Smokes, Snuff-winkle!!!<br /><br />I appreciate the thoughts from the last post, unfounded or not.<br /><br />As I told Charlie, I would never off myself. It would make folks I don't like happy. Lol.<br /><br />To paraphrase the Goose in the original Mad Max movie:<br /><br />"I'm big as life, and twice as ugly!!"Killdumpsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-39986814901968084392020-06-19T00:52:58.854+01:002020-06-19T00:52:58.854+01:00The Don McLean remake was more insufferable than R...The Don McLean remake was more insufferable than Roy's original.<br /><br />Horrible song.Killdumpsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-37393746572304715592020-06-19T00:25:40.754+01:002020-06-19T00:25:40.754+01:00Charlie, it is indeed a cover of the old Roy Orbis...Charlie, it is indeed a cover of the old Roy Orbison song.<br /><br />Sean, thanks for the Sharon Davies info and the comics link.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-16975777177457404332020-06-18T23:12:49.291+01:002020-06-18T23:12:49.291+01:00SDC - Is that Crying by Mclean the remake of Orbis...SDC - Is that Crying by Mclean the remake of Orbison's version? It's not an original?<br /><br />Happy Birthday to Sir Paul, just in case he's reading SDC today! Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-37520967832888433222020-06-18T22:39:08.412+01:002020-06-18T22:39:08.412+01:00As I recall Steve, in Doctor Who Weekly Sharon Dav...As I recall Steve, in Doctor Who Weekly Sharon Davies was the companion in the lead comic strip drawn by Dave Gibbons; she's actually been around for a while at this point, since at least the start of the Star Beast storyline.<br />I'm no expert on the history of Dr Who, but surely she was the first recurring black character? Long before the tv show...<br /><br />Btw, a lot of those comixology freebies dangermash mentioned are also available to read for nothing at<br />www.marvel.com/comics/discover/1737/read-these-free-comics<br />I just mention it because they've also included a couple of other series, including "Truth: Red White & Black", which is pretty good.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-27810562001091948212020-06-18T22:16:35.305+01:002020-06-18T22:16:35.305+01:00Thanks, Dangermash. :)Thanks, Dangermash. :)Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-91234327578609434552020-06-18T21:42:47.100+01:002020-06-18T21:42:47.100+01:00While I remember, I thought I'd point out that...While I remember, I thought I'd point out that ComiXology has a new set of free comics available. Including Panther's Rage from the mid 70s.dangermash aka The Artistic Actuaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15669793446608643884noreply@blogger.com