My #Bike #Geek t-shirt of the day - #CX #TwinSix #Cycling - getting my ass handed to me on a regular basis club road racing in prep for #Cyclocross this Fall (Taken with instagram)
12.04.11
via joshsternberg:
There was a time when “Jaws” was more popular than “Star Wars”, believe it or not. It wasn’t along time, but it did happen. When the new space opera overtook the world’s most fearsome killer fish in the theaters, director Steven Spielberg published a congratulatory open letter to his long-time pal George Lucas in the December 2nd, 1977 issue of Variety.
While some might say that these two movies drove film making into the pop culture blockbuster ditch that has plagued so much of modern film since they were released (i.e. frenetic, shallow, metered plot twists v. say an iconic 70s John Cassavetes or Peter Bogdanovich film), these are the films of my youth and I LOVE THEM TO DEATH (along with Rocky, All The Presidents Men, The Sting, The Last Picture Show, etc.).
I saw these films in big movie houses & larger than life. I remember the afternoon I saw Star Wars and the night I saw Jaws like it was yesterday. I saw them with family in both cases. We stood in a blocks long line FOREVER downtown to see Jaws at “The Midland.” We saw the first showing of Star Wars at “The Glenwood Theatre” in suburban KC opening day (a day after it opened in NYC & LA). It was an initial limited release and we lucked out. The matinee was empty! Mom promptly fell asleep.
Jaws scared the holy bejezus out of me. I levitated out of my chair during the scene where the severed head pops out of the boat. Shortly after I saw it the summer of ‘75, I went to Puerto Rico for the Summer. I spent the whole time snorkling with my crazy Uncle Guille & wonderful Aunt Kathy waiting for Jaws to come up and swallow me whole. IT WAS SO MUCH FUN!
And well Star Wars thrilled me to death as I was mad about space and really loved space themed sci-fi. And now I’ve passed Star Wars on to my kids like any good Geek Dad…
Thank you Mr. Spielberg and Mr. Lucas!
Sharks and space. Man, sharks and space.
05.05.11
#TheChosenOne Photo Op #StarWars #DarthVader #TheMoneyShot #Geek #Dork #Elvis #LordVader wouldn’t shake my hand…#MissionAccomplished (Taken with Instagram at Darth Vader Medical Chamber Set)
22.05.11
Yes it was “!!!!!!!” x Infinity
casajules replied to your photo: #TheChosenOne Photo Op #StarWars #DarthVader…
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Of course it was just some big tall guy or girl in a suit, but I still got excited when it was my turn to have my picture taken with Darth Vader like the Star Wars geek boy that I am…#Dork
24.05.11
Silly #Geek T-Shirt of the Day #Interwebs #IRL - my Jr cracked up when he figured out what it meant (Taken with instagram)
28.06.11
#MakerBot Spaceship #Dope #3D #3DPrinting #Geek #Squee (Taken with Instagram at MakerBot Industries HQ)
15.07.11
So this is happening…
Lightsaber Battle
Saturday, September 24th 2011
Washington Square Park
9:00 PM – 11:00 PM
New York, NY
Surprising Jr. with this. Baby Gurl would love it too but she’s lights out by 8pm. Click here to sign up via the FB. They’re even selling lightsabers for five dinero a piece…For realz.
#TeamSith
23.09.11
Jr’s got Layover Blues - “I want a teleportation device NOW!” #Geek #children #ProudPapí (Taken with Instagram at Kansas City International Airport Securtiy)
17.11.11
“Beginning reassembly now.” from “#DarthVader & the Lost Command” ~ afternoon #geek reading… #StarWars #DarkHorse #comics #HadenBlackman #RickLeonardi #DanGreen #WesDzioba #MichaelHeisler #art #dope (Taken with instagram)
04.02.12
“Come Back!” from “#DarthVader & the Lost Command” ~ my favorite page… #Padmé #Anakin #love #geek #Skywalker #LordVader #StarWars #DarkHorse #comics #HadenBlackman #RickLeonardi #DanGreen #WesDzioba #MichaelHeisler #art #dope (Taken with instagram)
04.02.12
