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Rik Mayall, who has died suddenly aged 56, was a phenomenal and outrageous performer, a leading light of the alternative
comedy circuit that emerged from the Comedy Store in the 1980s, and a not inconsiderable comic actor, playing in Beckett and Simon Gray on the West End stage and in Gogol at the National Theatre. Part of his success lay in the timing. His crude persona Rick in the breakthrough television series The Young Ones (1982-84), written with Ben Elton and Lise Mayer, was a gimlet-eyed, nose-picking lunatic who nonetheless carried a terrible plausibility as a prissy radical student of the day.
Long gone were the serious political protests and scabrous, intelligent revues of the 60s student generation; here, student life was parodied as grotty and anarchic, with Mayall surrounded by Ade Edmondson as Vyvyan, a crypto-Nazi, Nigel Planer as Neil, a cartoon, out-of-date hippie in a haze and Christopher Ryan as Mike, a miniature smoothie; a bunch of total prats, in fact. Mayall even lived this role off-stage, telling an interviewer (half-seriously, no doubt) that he threw his satchel in the Severn on the day he heard he had got a place at Manchester University and resolved never to read a book again.
Television, and its audiences, was just ready for this sort of onslaught and Mayall and Edmondson — the two met at Manchester and remained longterm writing and performing partners __ scored a major popular success, too, with Filthy Rich and Catflap (1987), written by Elton, alongside Planer; and again in Bottom (1991-95), which ran for three series but also became a fixture of the touring circuit in the live show version — via redwolf.newsvine.com
In May of 2009, the Twitter account of Frank Furter posted three tweets. That was all.
So, come up to the lab,
— Frank Furter (@DrFNFurter) 8 May 2009
and see what’s on the slab!
— Frank Furter (@DrFNFurter) 8 May 2009
I see you shiver with antici …
— Frank Furter (@DrFNFurter) 8 May 2009
That was all, that is, for five years until another tweet appeared this month.
… pation.
— Frank Furter (@DrFNFurter) 8 May 2014
Five years. Five years that account has lain dormant, in order to complete a joke about the famous pause in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Good job, Dr Frank-N-Furter — via Neatorama
A rare collection of first edition comic books featuring inconic heroes Superman, Batman and Flash are to be auctioned in the US.
Kentucky insurance executive John Wise decided it was time to sell the collection he’s been accumulating over three decades, revisiting a childhood pastime that he picked up again in the 1980s after he became established in his career.
I think it’s a good timing for the market, and good timing for me at age 62,
” said Wise. It’s not like I’m not going to take them with me.
The comic books sold for as little as 10 cents when they were published, many in the late 1930s and 1940s.
He is auctioning about 175 comics individually, and online bidders have already committed about a half-million dollars to the auction, which ends Tuesday — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Bernard Doc
Neeson, singer-songwriter for veteran Australian rock band The Angels, has died aged 67.
Neeson, who had been suffering from a brain tumour, died in his sleep this morning.
It is with deep sadness and regret that the family of Angels singer/songwriter Bernard
a statement from his family said — via redwolf.newsvine.comDoc
Neeson — loving father, family member and friend to so many – announce he has passed away in his sleep at 7.15am,
Owl Turd Comix by Shenanigansen — via Wil Wheaton
Feline Groovy T Shirt — via Ace Records
Faith in your spouse is a crucial element in a lasting, loving relationship. But when the doom of an entire kingdom rests on a single death defying act of ultimate heroism, having lots of practice definitely helps too. With their display of top form and precision I can only guess Princess Cadence and Shining Armour must have belonged to a cheer-leading team in their younger days. Either that or they participate in possibly the strangest version of Caber Toss.
Both figures and stand are carved out of Philippine mahogany while the gears and Cadence’s tiara are made of narra hardwood. They’re hand painted in enamel and with a protective flat lacquer top coat. The pair stand at 10″ from Shining Armour’s hoof to the tip of Cadence’s horn while the entire piece measures 13″ high, 7 1/2″ long and 3 1/2″ wide. It took 148 1/2 hours to complete — via Youtube
An attempt to make my abundance of empty bottles into something slightly more useful. This is the result of a rainy night in Trieste, Italy. Took about 4 or 5 hours altogether and all bottles were recycled after the performance — via Youtube
Take On Me by a-ha v Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Green Day — via Soundcloud
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The first ever fully automatic wolverine claws that deploy and retract automatically. These beautiful 12″ stainless steel claws fire out at the touch of a button and bring me as close as anyone has to feeling like they have adamantium claws — via Youtube
Constantine coming to NBC Fridays this US fall — via Youtube
It’s 2150.
There are all sorts of Aliens living throughout space. Johnny is a Space Delivery Man who travels to different planets to deliver packages. Johnny is lazy and his only desire is to sleep in his autopilot spaceship. When the spaceship arrives at the destination, all he has to do is simply deliver the box. However, it never goes as planned. Johnny encounters strange and bizarre planets and always seems to cause trouble on his delivery route.
Will he be able to finish his mission without trouble?
How to Build a Time Machine – Teaser from Jay Cheel on Vimeo
How to Build a Time Machine is the story of two men, both inspired by HG Wells’ The Time Machine
, who have set out on a quest to build their own time machines.
When Rob Niosi decided to build a full scale replica of the time machine prop from George Pal’s adaptation of HG Wells’ novella The Time Machine
, he had no idea what he was getting himself into. The three month project is now in its eleventh year, and he’s not sure it will ever end. His perfectionist attitude and obsessive nature — cultivated by years of detail oriented, time consuming work as a stop-motion animator — has elevated his machine from prop replica to a true work of art. His goal? To capture the impression he had as a kid when he first laid eyes on the beautiful machine.
When Ronald Mallett was a young boy, his Father died unexpectedly of a heart attack. This event turned his world upside down. He became ostracised from his friends and family and found solace in science fiction. It was HG Wells’ The Time Machine that inspired Ron to pursue a career in physics. His goal? To build a time machine so he could go back and save his father — via Warren Ellis
Beware the tomes in the forbidden West Wing, lest you start down an adventure into madness — via Neatorama
This is what I have to put up with when I’m practicing — via Youtube
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