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Qui-Gon Jim

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About Me

What about me? Well, let's do this The Wheel of Fortune way:By day, I'm a degreed engineer / project manager at a huge electronics / software company. In my spare time I do freelance writing about comic books and other things. I have no children except a furry one who barks a lot, and my mother's sitting in the audience. Hi Mom!
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And I'm on Twitter !
Also check out my monthly Comics Buyer's Guide feature Obligatory Fight Scene that I co-headline with John Petty. No web presence there, sorry; you'll have to buy the magazine.
Life's good times and good people:
And here are some old concert photos I took back during the '80s:
And speaking of concert pics, I took these when Trans-Siberian Orchestra's tour brought them to The Palace of Auburn Hills:
And speaking of TSO, here they are performing Old City Bar at their last stop at The Palace of Auburn Hills. I recorded this from the 2nd row:
And speaking of Christmas, here's a video featuring the greatest movie Tim Burton ever made set to the greatest song Duran Duran ever made:
And speaking of great movies, here's a great video of Fiona Apple covering an awesome Beatles song from the soundtrack of the incredible movie Pleasantville:

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Just about anyone who wants to share interests, personal or professional, who's not a sleaze, con-artist, gold-digger, crook, or alien being looking to take control of my mind and infiltrate society.
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The Superhero Personality Quiz speaks thusly about me:
You are Superman.

Superman 75%
Spider-Man 65%
Green Lantern 60%
Supergirl 59%
The Flash 45%
Wonder Woman 44%
Batman 40%
Iron Man 40%
Robin 37%
Hulk 35%
Catwoman 35% You are mild-mannered, good,
strong and you love to help others.
Click here to take the Superhero Personality Quiz

My Blog

Ramblings About Comics and Stuff #132: How I Stopped Collecting Comics

Last week, as youll remember, I shared with you all the somewhat odd but thrilling journey that I took on the path to becoming a full-fledged comic book collector. This culminated in the summer of 19...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:47:00 GMT

Ramblings About Comics and Stuff #131: How I Started Collecting Comics

If memory still serves, and I like to believe it does, it was stated in CBG years ago and many times over that comic book collectors are largely, first and foremost, readers. There are exceptions, of ...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:48:00 GMT

Featured in CBG #1656

In this month's issue of Comics Buyer's #1656, it's my turn to reveal my Top Ten favorite comics of all time! It was a lot of fun thinking back to some of those old issues! Please visit your loca...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:42:00 GMT

Ramblings About Comics and Stuff #130: The Day I Grew Up

May 21, 1984. Just ten days shy of my 21st birthday.    Why did it take me so long to finally grow up, you ask? Why, thank you for asking. I will tell you.    It might seem odd, but that date has alwa...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:00:00 GMT

Ramblings About Comics and Stuff #129: Stuff on the Small Screen

Last week, as youll remember, I put my two euros in about some recent movies. And as promised then, heres a round-up of my favorite TV series. Well, a couple of them arent my favorites any more, as...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:21:00 GMT

Ramblings About Comics and Stuff #128: Stuff on the Big Screen

So Ive been writing this column for almost four years, and I have yet to do a round-up about recent movies that might be of interest to comic fans. Maybe thats because this column is supposed to be ...
Posted by on Tue, 26 May 2009 16:14:00 GMT

I'm Leaving MySpace

The time has come . . .Effective July 1, 2009, I will no longer be maintaining my account on MySpace. While I will not be deleting my page, I will not be updating or posting any new content after that...
Posted by on Wed, 20 May 2009 08:09:00 GMT

Ramblings About Comics and Stuff #127.3: Motor City Comic Con 2009 Update - Day 3

Sunday, May 17 - Day 3 The final day of the show was, as usual, much slower than the previous day. From a purely visual standpoint, attendance nonethless appeared to to be on par with Sundays from pre...
Posted by on Sun, 17 May 2009 13:32:00 GMT

Ramblings About Comics and Stuff #127.2: Motor City Comic Con 2009 Update - Day 2

Saturday, May 16 - Day 2 Well, that's much more like it. Arriving early in the afternoon on the con's second day, crowds were not only much larger than the day prior, but certainly appeared to be the ...
Posted by on Sat, 16 May 2009 23:48:00 GMT

Ramblings About Comics and Stuff #127.1: Motor City Comic Con Update - Day 1

Friday, May 15 - Day 1 The sick economy made its presence known on opening day of the Motor City Comic Con at the Rock Financial Showplace in Novi, MI. Arriving at the con late in the afternoon with s...
Posted by on Fri, 15 May 2009 22:56:00 GMT