Category Archives: tributes

Happy 30th Anniversary, Blue Thunder!

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

“This ship is equipped with a forward-mounted, twenty-millimeter electric cannon. Its six barrels are capable of firing four thousand rounds of ammunition per minute. And that, gentlemen, is one hell of a shit-storm in anybody’s language!” Frank Murphy, helicopter pilot for … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Lee Majors!

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

Lee Majors, the Six Million Dollar Man himself, celebrates his 74th birthday today! Having seen him just a couple of weeks ago during his recent guest stint on TNT’s Dallas, I have to say that he still looks pretty spry, by golly. I … Continue reading →

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Happy 75th Anniversary, Superman.

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

“As a distant planet was destroyed by old age, a scientist placed his infant son within a hastily devised space-ship, launching it toward Earth! When the vehicle landed on Earth, a passing motorist, discovering the sleeping babe within, turned the … Continue reading →

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Happy 60th Anniversary, Casino Royale!

Posted on April 13, 2013 by

Wait, what? That’s right! Today marks the 60th anniversary of the initial publication of Casino Royale, the very first James Bond novel by Ian Fleming, in 1953. As most folks know, the novel was only moderately successful, and nothing more … Continue reading →

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Happy First Contact Day!

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

We’re only 50 years from this most excellent of events, y’all. Still, we look to the future with hope and excitement. After all, we know that this monumental meeting between humanity and intelligent beings from a world beyond our own … Continue reading →

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Happy 45th Anniversary, 2001: A Space Odyssey!

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

“Eighteen months ago, the first evidence of intelligent life off the Earth was discovered. It was buried forty feet below the lunar surface, near the crater Tycho. Except for a single, very powerful radio emission aimed at Jupiter, the four … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Leonard Nimoy!

Posted on March 26, 2013 by

Like his brother from another mother, William Shatner, did last Friday, Mr. Nimoy turns 82 years old today, and he’s still running like the Energizer Bunny mainlining Monster Energy. May you live long and continue to kick it all kinds … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, William Shatner!

Posted on March 22, 2013 by

That’s right, kids! Today marks the 82nd birthday of the one and only William Shatner, aka OG Captain Kirk. 82, and still kickin’ it all kinds of old-school. I get tired just watching the man work. Here’s to many more … Continue reading →

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Here’s to you, Mom, on your birthday!

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

I originally wrote this for my mother’s birthday a few years ago, and realized the following year that I’d used up all of the coolest anecdotes and funniest little bits the first time around. So, I decided to make this … Continue reading →

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Happy 40th Birthday to The Six Million Dollar Man!

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

That’s right! Forty years ago today, television audiences got their first look at Steve Austin: a man barely alive, and got to watch as he was made better, stronger, and faster for the tidy sum of six million dollars. Based … Continue reading →

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