Here’s my annual video holiday greeting for family and friends. It features my imitation of Jimmy Stewart doing a scene from “Pulp Fiction.” In the world I inhabit, that concept makes perfect sense.
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Jimmy Stewart does Pulp Fiction. Happy Holidays Everyone!
Posted: December 24, 2012 in Movies, Performers, VideosTags: It's a Wonderful Life, James Stewart, Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino
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Happy Halloween!
Posted: October 31, 2012 in Halloween, VideosTags: April O'Neil, Halloween, Michelangelo, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
I really wanted to do more with the Halloween season for this blog, but I just didn’t get the chance. I’ve been busy with volunteering for a political campaign, and some other (mostly good) stuff has been going on in my personal life. Finally, Hurricane Sandy pretty much put the kibosh on a lot of last-minute festivities. (Made it through OK. No worries here. Others weren’t so lucky, so please make a donation to the Red Cross for them.)
Still, since I love Halloween so much, I’d like to post something about it. So here’s a video from Halloween 2009, when I hosted a party at my apartment. One of the best Halloweens ever. My friends Pat and Molly came dressed as a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle and April O’Neil. We made this video in the street outside. I’m the thug. And yes, those are a pair of foam rubber practice nunchukus that Pat hits me with. No people or animals were harmed in the making of this video. Enjoy.
Author Scott Pruden does a reading
Posted: October 1, 2012 in Books, Personalities, Science fiction, VideosTags: Codorus Press, Immaculate Deception, Scott Pruden
You know what sucks about hearing writer Scott Pruden read a chapter from his novel in progress? Knowing you’ll have to wait for the rest of it. Oh well. From this sneak preview, it sounds like it will be worth the wait. In the meantime — if you haven’t yet — check out his science fiction novel “Immaculate Deception.” It’s REALLY good. Enjoy.
Alright! This weekend, my plan is to hit Horrorfind weekend in Pa. and shoot a video. I did that on a whim a year ago. And I had such a good time, I got the idea of starting this blog so I could do more stuff like that. So stay tuned. In the meantime, here’s a look back at the moment that started it all. Just think … someday you can tell your grandkids that you were here to witness this.
I interview a bunch of horror writers
Posted: July 22, 2012 in Books, Interviews, Special guest stars, VideosTags: "Horrible Saturday" "York Emporium" "Jack Nemo" "Robert Ford" "Kelli Owen"
Here I am at “Horrible Saturday” — an annual event at the York Emporium in York, Pa., that showcases horror authors. I talk to Robert Ford, Jack Nemo, Kelli Owen, Mary SanGiovanni and Chet Williamson. By the way, the event itself was great. I’m a horror fan myself, so it was nice being around a bunch of people who share my enthusiasm for the topic. Sure, there are lots of horror conventions. But this was different from a lot of them in that it was first and foremost a literary event. For me, the high point was hearing Chet Williamson read one of his short stories. He’s an excellent writer and a lot of fun to talk to. Come to think of it, that description fits all of the writers in this video. Take a look.
Video — In search of the mysterious Scott Pruden
Posted: July 11, 2012 in Books, VideosTags: Codorus Press, Gaithersburg Book Festival, Hunter S. Thompson, Immaculate Deception, Scott Pruden, Thomas Pynchon
I go to the Gaithersburg Book Festival in search of enigmatic and reclusive science fiction author Scott Pruden. Weirdness ensues.
Me doing a magician/strongman act
Posted: July 7, 2012 in VideosTags: Great Labor Arts Exchange, Labor Heritage Foundation, magic, magician, strongman
Yikes! Just realized it’s been a while since I posted. I was sick for the last week, which kind of took me out of commission. Before that, I was busy rehearsing for a magician/strongman act I did at the Great Labor Arts Exchange in Maryland on June 24.
The GLAE is a national conference devoted to using the arts for activism in general, and for union organizing in particular. I went to it a couple of years ago when I was involved in a labor dispute at the newspaper where I was working at the time, and I thought I’d give it another shot. It ain’t exactly headlining in Vegas, but what the hell. I had a good time. Here’s a video of my act, if you’re interested.
New video! Me at a book festival!
Posted: May 30, 2012 in Books, Uncategorized, VideosTags: 50 Shades of Grey, books, Codorus Press, Gaithersburg Book Festival, Mike Argento, Scott Pruden. Wayne Lockwood, Twilight, Video
I explore the trend of sparkly, sexy vampires in American literature. And get my ass kicked.
Argento book signing — and a video!
Posted: March 7, 2012 in Books, VideosTags: Codorus Press, Don't Be Cruel, Mike Argento
If you’re in the York, Pa., vicinity this weekend, Mike Argento will be making a couple of appearances to promote his book, “Don’t be Cruel.” As I’ve mentioned here before — if you find Carl Hiaasen a bit too dry and academic, this is the book for you. I lifted the following from Argento’s Facebook page:
“Book stuff this weekend: Saturday, I’ll be at Bookland on South Queen Street in York signing and whatnot. The store is at 2114 S. Queen and I’ll be there from 11 to 2. (Bookland has about the best magazine selection in town. So there’s that.) And on Sunday, from 10 to 1, I’ll be at the Spring Pennsylvania Music Expo at the Continental Inn at 2285 Lincoln Highway East in Lancaster. If you need to pick up a copy of Shatner signing Metallica covers, this is the place to be…”
And since he mentioned Shatner …
