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James Sime

I live in highly excited state of overstimulation

About Me

I am the proprietor of ISOTOPE - THE COMIC BOOK LOUNGE, a swank, hip comic store for sexy comic nerds in the heart of San Francisco. I own a hell of a lot of funky suits and beautiful shoes which I'm seen in perpetually, have been known to get obsessive about everything that catches my interest for even the most fleeting of moments, play synth in a space rock band you've never seen, like my steak rare and my cocktail glass full please, know a thing or two about "doing what you love" every day of the week, and am friends with all sorts of low-rent celebrity weirdos who don't even know they're famous yet.It's an interesting life.My funnybook shop is known for lots of crazy events and for redefining how comics are sold. Go fool around on my store's website:www.isotopecomics.com

My Interests

My current interests are focused on:Comics and graphic novels. Making things that didn't exist before. Interesting permutations in space rock. Tiki bars, dives, and anywhere with pleather seating. Biker flicks of the 60's and 70's. Italian suits and matching footwear. Space chicks of the bubble helmet and jet pack variety. Magnetic personalities and the people who wear them. Live and rowdy punk shows. Dining out in swanky restaurants. Vintage monophonic synthesizers. Nightlife adventures in San Francisco. Excuses to go bowling or mini-golfing. Pressing vinyl records. Lots of silly costumes and funny voices. Strange and unique happenings. Creating television. Backroom drama in any industry but my own. Crazy neo-celebrities and has-been superstars. Slack, slack, and even more slack. Learning lots and lots of new skills.

I'd like to meet:

1. Strange and wildly interesting folks who have similar interests.
2. Outrageously beautiful mutants with funny hair.
3. Anyone who has a voice like Jennifer Tilly.
4. Bargain basement superstars on their way up or on their way down.
5. People who'd like to spend their hard-earned money in my funnybook shop.

Music:

My musical obsessions include, but are not limited to:Plasmatics, Blondie, Gwar, Elvis, Motorhead, Throw Rag, Devo, Zombina & the Skelletones, Blackouts, Dollyrots, Merle Haggard, Kraftwerk, Freddie Fender, Peter & the Test Tube Babies, Chrome, Kiss, Couch Flambeau, Quarkspace, The Units, Bloodstar, Cookie Mongoloid, Don Williams, Sleep, Von LMO, Street Dogs, Charlie Pride, The Cars, Dave Brockie Experience, Cockney Rejects, Spectremen, William DeVaughan, We Are Wolves, Space Surfers, Danzig, Joan Jett, Mozart Rottweiler with Sinister Undertones, Phil Gnarly & the Tough Guys, Saint Vitus, Richard Cheese, Husker Du, The Other, Jack Shit, 35007, Ronnie Milsap, Toy Dolls, mc chris, Behold! The Living Corpse, Avengers, Real McKenzies, Killdozer, Hi-C, Crucifucks, Hawkwind...and PINE-am

Movies:

I've been thinking about these movies recently:Electra Glide in Blue, Videodrome, Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Metropolis, Wild One, The Blue Dahlia, Chrome & Hot Leather, Space Thing, Wild Angels, Sin City,

Books:

Last year I read mostly non-fiction books about people with strange jobs, outlaw biker gangs, Andy Warhol's Factory, unproven business theories, true crime in the world of black metal, and odd roadside attractions. This year I plan on reading books about quack science, Semiotics and Communication Theory, a biography on Liberace, and medical nightmares of the 20th century.And lots and lots of comics.

My Blog

The Great MySpace Purge of 2008

Ladies and gentlemen, I have decided to make myspace fun again.It was inspired about a month ago when I finally worked up the nerve to log back into the evil, evil myspace that had made me so unhappy ...
Posted by James Sime on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 09:15:00 PST

Eno @ Yerba Buena Center For The Arts

The Ever-Changing Sound & Imagescapesof Brian Eno's 77 Million PaintingsIt's things just like this I moved to San Francisco for in the first place, so if you're out at the Yerba Buena Center tonight y...
Posted by James Sime on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 06:51:00 PST

Isotope Approves Of This Fashion Statement

Bumperboy & Bumperpup Shirt by Debbie Huey. Sequential art accessories by Little Lit. Foodstains by Crepe House. Smile by Isotope....
Posted by James Sime on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 05:23:00 PST

Paul Pope's THB @ San Diego!

Paul Pope's Return Trip to Planet MarsTHB Is Back @ San Diego Comic ConI'm sure it's pretty clear from looking at this year's Eisner nominations (particularly if you know I was one of the judges) that...
Posted by James Sime on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 05:22:00 PST

Cloud Nine

You'll all have to forgive me for the huge smile on my face today... tonight I'm going to see Debbie Harry play on the True Colors Tour.Apparently for her first non-Blondie tour in a decade she's play...
Posted by James Sime on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 05:21:00 PST

Spider-Man Flick - What Might Have Been

Cameron's Aborted Spider-Man Movie ScriptNow Illustrated in Glorious Neal Adams StyleIn 1992 director James Cameron was poised to bring the big budget blockbuster Spider-Man to the silver screen. But ...
Posted by James Sime on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 05:20:00 PST

This Week The Isotope Staff is Reading...

Josh Richardson - Cultural AttachéThe Boys #8X-Men #200Walking Dead #38Jared Guenther - EnforcerConan: Hall of the Dead TPBLone Ranger TPBThe Goon Noir TPBKirsten Baldock - Special Projects Dir...
Posted by James Sime on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 05:15:00 PST

This Week The Isotope Staff is Reading...

Josh Richardson - Cultural AttachéThe Boys #8X-Men #200Walking Dead #38Jared Guenther - EnforcerConan: Hall of the Dead TPBLone Ranger TPBThe Goon Noir TPBKirsten Baldock - Special Projects DirectorTh...
Posted by James Sime on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 05:17:00 PST

Happening Today @ Isotope

The Isotope proudly hosts the assembled Brian K. Vaughan Caballeros for an afternoon of good cheer and company. Starting fresh and early at 11am!For your caballero event attending convenience, here's ...
Posted by James Sime on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:34:00 PST

Happy Pride Weekend, San Francisco

Pride weekend hits San Francisco! If you're here in the city you are going to want to see Pansy Division play and check out some of the many happenings. And for your listening pleasure, our amigo DJ B...
Posted by James Sime on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 01:48:00 PST