Black Dog: Behind the Scenes
Here’s a post from behind the scenes of the production of the film Black Dog, starring Patrick Swayze and featuring rock legend Meatloaf as a villain. A lot happened on …
Black Dog: Behind the Scenes Read MoreEPCOTbox
I love boxes of all sorts, particularly wooden ones. Back in the 1980s I made my first “themed” wooden box. It was peculiarly awful, yet lovable in its own weird …
EPCOTbox Read MoreJeff Garlin Loves Doughnuts!
This is a photo of actor Jeff Garlin holding a box of doughnuts, standing next to Leo Murphy, the Propmaster from Robocop 3 (shot here in Atlanta back in 1991). …
Jeff Garlin Loves Doughnuts! Read MoreSpinning, Flopping, Bucking & Sucking
Yes, the title of this post sounds exciting and dirty, but it is in fact a very accurate description of some special effect chairs that were built over at Scenario …
Spinning, Flopping, Bucking & Sucking Read MoreThe Lemondrop Kid
My friends Fiona and Geoffrey often meet up with their family and friends for a weekend brunch at the James Joyce in Avondale Estates. This weekend everyone gathered around in …
The Lemondrop Kid Read MoreThe Price of Nostalgia
Last weekend I got a call from someone who was working on a film project that required a slight tip of the hat to that most iconic space operas of …
The Price of Nostalgia Read MoreChipper Jones’ 400th Career Homerun
Thanks to my friends Chele and Kevin “Captain Danger” Snow, I was witness to Chipper Jones’ 400th career homerun this past Thursday night at Turner Field, near downtown Atlanta. The …
Chipper Jones’ 400th Career Homerun Read MoreIE7 Phantom Floated Image Bug
I discovered a rendering problem of my website while viewing it on Internet Explorer 7 (IE7): floated images were leaving big chunky “holes” in otherwise normal blocks of paragraphs. Fortunately, …
IE7 Phantom Floated Image Bug Read MoreUsing WordPress Categories
I’m helping some friends from the film industry set up a free blog on WordPress.com and have discovered stumbling blocks within the WordPress interface that flumoxes non-technical users. In today’s …
Using WordPress Categories Read MoreMy Cardboard Man Purse
If you read through my blog you’ll see that I have a creative affection for that most malleable of forestry products: cardboard. From cardboard stormtroopers to cardboard panties, I continue …
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