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§ November 4th, 2024 § Filed under pal plugging, podcast, question time § 5 Comments

So here’s another podcast on which you can hear the dulcet tones of my melodious voice:

The “Shame” in the title “Cinema Shame” refers to the show’s conceit, in which one of the folks on the show watches and talks about a film they really should’ve seen by now.

In this case, I am the one who is shamed, and the film in question?

Yes, that’s right, after years of me half-bragging “what is this ‘blade runner’ you speak of,” I finally sat down and watched a version of Blade Runner specifically for this episode. In fact, when one of the hosts, Allan, first approached me about this, the film I immediately suggested was this one, and Allan replied “yeah, that was the one I was going to ask you to do!”

So here it is, in all its one-hour and so glory, for you to enjoy! After doing this and of course the two shows for Vintage Video, I of course am now a Podcast Show Guest Expert, and look forward to doing even more of these, maybe even one specifically about comic books, someday.

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Let’s do at least one question from a reader today, and this time it’s Andrew who asks

“Where is Groot currently?”

Andrew is of course referring to my giant Groot cardboard standee, which used to live in the front window of my store where the occasional group of tourists would stand before it and take pictures of themselves.

Well, I retired Cardboard Groot from that position a while back, replacing him with a Mandalorian standee. But Groot is not gone, instead having been moved to a position behind the main counter at my store, standing guard over the old sign from my previous place of employment:

And what does Cardboard Groot say about all this? “I am Groot” is his only comment, which I presume translates as “eh, it’s a living.”

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Just a reminder to all my fellow U.S. citizens (not that you need a reminder, you’ve probably been getting a dozen emails/texts a day about it) to go out and vote Tuesday, if you haven’t already via early voting. And on a completely unrelated note, a whole bunch of your favorite comic book artists and writers put these informative comics together which may be of some interest.

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Almost forgot: this Tuesday is not only U.S. Election Day, it’s also the 10th anniversary of the opening of my store. Almost as if…I planned it that way. (SPOILER: I didn’t.) Anyway, you can read what I had to say about my first day of business way back when I had exactly 100% fewer Funko Pops in my shop. Honestly, I can’t believe how barren my shop looks in those old pics. Oh, to have all that open space again….