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March 2008
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The Space between the Panels By Alan Smithey San Diego, California, 3/1/2008 All right all you cats and kittens out there, here's the scoop. Brian just got back from his home town and the SPACE Con the other day. Word is that the convention went very well even though the Drunken Cat wasn't able to make his annual appearance there. When asked about his trip Brian had this to say, "It was nice to be back in Ohio for a little bit. To see the snow again and have a moment to breath. SPACE Con went as well I could be expected for me. I got to turn on some new readers and see some friends at the other booths. Plus I got to hang out with my buddy Derek. All in all it was a great trip." And there you have it folks. And now that ol' Brian is back in the warmer climate of San Diego again things are beginning to run at full steam for the company that took the sobriety out of comics. That's right, word on the drawing board is that Brian and Dave are beginning pre-production on a new graphic novel, a first for Drunken Cat Comics. As for the details I'll clue you cats in as soon as I dig some more info. So until next month, may the comics be with you. |
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Hello everyone! Lard Man here and in honor of St. Patrick's Day this month I found something special for all you cheifs at home. No it's not beer, it's an "Irish Breakfast!" SUBMITTED BY: Prue Recipe from allrecipes.com
PREP TIME 5 Min
INGREDIENTS
DIRECTIONSLay the bacon slices in a single layer in a large skillet. Fry over medium heat until it begins to get tinged with brown. Fry on both sides. Remove from pan, but save grease. Melt butter in skillet. Crack eggs into pan, being careful not to break yolks. Place tomato slices, mushrooms, and bread in pan. Fry gently, stirring mushrooms and tomatoes occasionally. Keep everything separate. Turn bread over to brown on both sides. When egg whites are set, but yolks are still runny, dish half of everything onto each of 2 warmed plates, and serve immediately. Until next time, bon appetite. Have a great recipe that you want posted email it me at cookingwithlard@drunkencatcomics.com with the subject line "Cooking With Lard" and you could be the next featured recipe of the month!!!
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The 70th Annual Academy Awards. It was a pretty funny show. Not flashy or splashy or really colorful at all. But John Stewart had a lot of decent quips, and there were a few moments where it seemed like Hollywood (and those privy) took a genuine sigh after the Writer's Strike. As far as what we saw in that broadcast... well, I missed the opening, because of my stupid antenna! So all I saw was that Arnold Schwartzenneger drove up in a truck that had the Oscar statues as cargo. And something something governor governor reelection reelection. The broadcast was pretty short. It was more clips montages than anything, which is probably a direct result of the short preparation time due to the strike. They even had montages dedicated to periscopes and binoculars and to waking up after a nightmare. But this allowed for the jokes that actually made it into the show being pretty decent. It wasn't Ellen Degeneris funny... or Steve Martin or Billy Crystal funny, but their comedy always relied a bit more on spectacle. And John relied on relaxed jokes with perfect delivery. And not that trite stuff that pleases the crowd so much. Yep. No crowd pleasing tonight!! Diablo Cody is Hollywood's darling, and the former exotic dancer won for Best Original Screenplay for her first original screenplay. Let' s hope she can rise up above the Orson Welles syndrome. I'm not sure what she meant when she says she worships her fellow writing nominees and learns from them everyday, like she said in her speech. Nancy Oliver, who wrote "Lars and the Real Girl" and. .. uh... "Six Feet Under". Tony Gilroy, who wrote "Michael Clayton" and the Bourne series (which obviously has influenced her writing) and... uh... "The Cutting Edge 2". Brad Bird, the cartoon writer. And Tamara Jenkins... "The Savages" and "Slums of Beverly Hills". I can clearly see why she worships these folks. And what they teach her every day. Why do people say things just because they sound good? Speaking of which, the other star of "Juno", Ellen Page, said something that struck me as odd on the red carpet. It's another one of those things people say because it sounds nice that truly means nothing. When asked how it feels to be nominated for an Oscar, she said it was an incredibly humbling experience. How? There were few surprises. The favorites pretty much won in every category. This wasn't an awesome year for movies... except for the summer blockbusters, of which there were seemingly too many to count. But those flicks don't win awards. Though the Bourne flick won pretty much everything it was nominated for. I want to talk about something in particular, though. I felt jerked around by "No Country For Old Men". I wanted Tommy Lee Jones to check every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse in that area. Instead I got a movie that started off with a lot of promise, only to shatter my hopes. It's like courting a beautiful woman only to find out she's got male parts on your wedding night. It's like eating a glorious meal and having vomit served up for dessert. It's like... Well, it's like real life, really, but if I wanted my movies to be like real life, I'd... The point is I don't want that. I could just sit on my couch and watch people walk around if I wanted real life. "No Country For Old Men" was the undisputed favorite too! How?! HOW!?! HOW!?!?! It was bull!! Okay. Got that out of my system. Ready for next year's broadcast. |
"The more you find out about the world, the more opportunities there are to laugh at it. " - Bill Nye, Interview with Wired.com, April 2005 US TV host and Science Guy
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