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Remembering James Doohan
We found a photo in the CBG Vault of James Doohan cheerily signing autographs. Our best bet is that it was taken at an Equicon at some point in the 1970s, and we wanted to share it. Related Posts:No Related … See More
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Kudos, crew!
I couldn’t figure out where to post this, so I’ll just do it here and let you move the thread if you wish. Congratulations to Maggie and the CBG crew for launching this new service! The site is thoughtful, well … See More
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A career choice rejected
Few events (aside from fire, earthquakes, and the like) will awake you as quickly as will a bat’s wing brushing your arm. It was about 2:30 a.m. and I’d just turned over in bed, raised my arm over my head, … See More
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On a personal note
As National Public Radio entertained me this morning (Morning Edition is a weekday ritual at The Thompson Manse), it provided a special kick. Son Stephen (introduced to CBGs readers in 1972 with our second Beautiful Balloons column, which was due … See More
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Maggie at San Diego
You can find all of Maggie’s San Diego Notebook entries in the New from CBG category here. Related Posts:No Related Posts
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Looking for DVDs: Roger Ramjet
The idea here is to be specific about what you yearn to have a licensee produce (not a personal hunt for a bootleg) and why, as follows: Looking for DVDs: Title: The Complete Roger Ramjet Originally: A syndicated series of … See More
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Looking for DVDs: George of the Jungle
Starting a new topic, folks: “Looking for …” The idea here is to be specific about what you yearn to have a licensee produce (not a personal hunt for a bootleg) and why, as follows: Looking for DVDs: Title: The … See More
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Near Mint vs. Reading Copy
As many collectors obsess over accumulating CGC 9.8-rated comics, I find myself increasingly enjoying reading comics now relegated to “Fair” or below. When I turn the pages of an often-perused issue of, say, Raggedy Ann + Andy (to come up … See More
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Speaking of Neil Gaiman …
In CBG #1603, I wrote the following: “Remember our CBG #1602 cover blurb that said, ‘Exclusive: Whats Neil Gaimans next Marvel project?’? Remember how we sorta answered it by saying, in effect, that he had one but it was discarded? … See More
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Neil Gaiman MirrorMask News
I’m grabbing this entire post from the wonderful fantasy website that everyone should be visiting anyway, www.neilgaiman.com I have no idea whether the hyperlinks will still work, but, if they don’t, I bet you can figure the addresses out by … See More
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