Tarzan and the Lion Man (#17) - Edgar Rice Burroughs

You've heard it said, "You can't judge a book by its cover".  Well, I can now say that the picture is fairly accurate, but what on earth does that have to do with the title?  This is one of two Tarzan books that I bought new from a bookstore sometime around high school (1984 printing), and I've always wondered about the incongruity.  That's because I never got around to reading it, but boy does it look nice still.  I figured the Lion Man must be this Gorilla-creature with the Don King haircut, thinking that the tawny colored hair was the only thing that could possibly relate to a lion. Having finished it last night, I now know the truth...

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (2025) - Recommended!

 

Not going to say much, other than my wife and I really enjoyed this film today.  Nice romance with Twilight Zone vibes.  Recommended.  (Also beautiful colors and great accompanying music.)  Really, the only caution I'd give is the generous use of the F-word.

Bad Influences

 

Obviously, there's a story behind this...

Tarzan and the City of Gold (#16) - Edgar Rice Burroughs

 

The Tarzan wave continues!  I finished my second book, Tarzan and the City of Gold (#16) two nights ago.  Originally, published serially in 1932, this book comes 10 volumes after the last one I talked about.  For me it's been nearly two weeks, but for ERB (as a writer), a full 15 years has passed.  I have to admit I approached it with some trepidation, really wondering if I would still enjoy Tarzan out of his normal jungle context.  And the first sentence wasn't helping any...

Yesterday's The Poet by todd webb

 

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Highlander (1986) - Discovering a Cult Classic

Admittedly, I'm a little late to the game on this movie, 39 years late.  But it was in my Amazon Prime feed (and actually "free"*).  So I finally got around to watching it last Friday.  From the opening prelude spoken by the legendary Sean Connery (see screen capture below) and the first notes of Queen's "Princes of the Universe" song right after, I knew immediately why this is deemed a cult classic.  And the certainty only continued to grow as more evidence surfaced, surprising and delighting me upon my first watching.

31-24

Sometimes a post begins with an idea, sometimes it begins with a title.  Today, it's the latter.  And to ensure you know my pronunciation intent, I'll spell it out for you: "thirty-one, twenty-four".  No, this isn't the beginning of some girl's measurements.  If you're reading this in real time (today's original posting date), then you probably already have an idea of what I might touch on this morning.  Meet me after the jump break if you're curious to know more.

Jungle Tales of Tarzan (#6) - Edgar Rice Burroughs

Well, I've kept you waiting long enough.  Those who've been faithfully following this latest resuscitation of Comics And... no longer need endure sleepless nights in anxious suspense.  I can now finally reveal the mystery Tarzan novel I hinted at two weeks ago.  

Deepest, darkest African Cannibalistic Tribe drumroll please...  

Jungle Tales of Tarzan

Did anyone guess?  Probably not.  You only had 12 to choose from out of the 24 novels, which you can view in all their Neal Adams and Boris Vallejo cover glory here.

I finished the book just over a week ago and have been eager to write about it ever since.  Let's take a swan dive past a towering tropical waterfall and plunge into its textural depths.

Out of Time Traveling Thru the Night

It's 10:00pm Saturday night, and I'm just about to drive out of the BMI Event Center parking lot in Versailles, Ohio.  ApologetiX had finished their outstanding performance at Immortal Fest II only 45 minutes prior.  Within that short window I was able to speak to most of the band members and get signatures on my copy of the setlist. Instead of heading to a nearby hotel, I'm heading home to Columbia, Maryland over 500 miles away. This year I'm not just avoiding a lodging expense, I've got to get back in time for my 3-month old granddaughter's baptism, scheduled for 10:00am the next day.  The iPhone GPS app says it will take 7.5 hours, and I've got 12 exactly.  Plenty of time, right?