The news about Steve Irwin -- killed yesterday from a stingray sting -- is a real shock. Poor guy. The whole thing is a horror story. The stingray got him right in the chest, which sounds almost as scary to me as getting a foot bitten off by a shark, albeit with far worse consequences in this case. Totally loved his work, so this sucks. You've gotta wonder how the many kiddy fans of "The Crocodile Hunter" are going to view the ocean now that this has happened. Let's hope there's no tacky Jaws ripoff about a killer stingray next summer.
Congrats to Zack Parsons of Something Awful, who I used to talk to a nightly basis years ago when we were both screwy insomniacs, on the upcoming release of his first book, My Tank Is Fight! He is super talented and I am super proud of him.
For those of you who remember that I write articles too, I thank you. Here's a new one, about the 1991 Horror Hall of Fame III, which was an entry in a sporadically broadcast tribute show to horror movies and killer characters. Hosted by Robert Englund and featuring a live "Monster Mash" performance starring Beetlejuice, it was a pretty neat/cheesy/stupid/fun event that reminds us of the kind of stuff that could sneak on television back then. Article includes many videos and many words.
Posted by Matt on 09/04/2006. E-mail me!
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My dream liscensed character fighting game matchup is Matt from X-Entertainment Vs. Mystie from Crown Combo. Barbed Wire Deathmatch.
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Wow. Except I could see Matt and I, instead of using barbed wire, attempting to force feed each other expired food products until we get sick and die. He already once threatened to make me eat old salad dressing. ;.;