tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-112571032024-03-23T13:50:29.360-04:00the Word from on HighAll Culture Is "Pop Culture"!!Ray "!!" Tomczakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414983266540609266noreply@blogger.comBlogger472125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11257103.post-46020724950118950852017-07-30T09:20:00.002-04:002017-07-30T09:20:55.125-04:00100 Books I Have Actually Read
The Lord of the Flies
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
The Covenant of the Crown
The Andromeda Strain
The Theory of Poker
The Graduate
The Federalist Papers
Blind Ambition
The Ten Cent Plague
Seal of Approval
Supergods
The Selling of the President
The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings
The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine Flake Streamline Baby
Starfarers
The Stand
The Shining
Pet Semetary
Ray "!!" Tomczakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414983266540609266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11257103.post-52506609265360029552009-01-31T10:30:00.003-05:002009-01-31T10:42:44.125-05:00Prez's Half-Brother Arrested in KenyaIt's getting to be a tradition with Democratic presidents: The embarrassing brother--who is usually an addict of some sort. Jimmy Carter had the hard drinking Billy, Bill Clinton had cocaine addled Roger, and now Barack Obama has George. According to a report CNN.com, the president's half-brother currently sits in a Nairobi jail on charges of marijuana possession and resisting arrest.Between Ray "!!" Tomczakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414983266540609266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11257103.post-37124730939310822312009-01-04T10:46:00.003-05:002009-01-04T11:03:30.638-05:00The Leaders We DeserveApparently, the Senate majority leader is an idiot.Harry Reid was on Meet The Press this morning making an ass of himself by displaying for the entire nation to hear his utter lack of command of the English language as he contended repeatedly that his objections to the appointment of Roland Burris to the fill Barack Obama's seat is not to Burris himself but results from the controversy Ray "!!" Tomczakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414983266540609266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11257103.post-958226311142189972007-09-25T15:23:00.000-04:002007-09-25T15:55:59.607-04:00A Series of Unconnected Thoughts About The New TV SeasonI might just check out the premiere of Reaper tonight on the CW. The premise doesn't appeal to me at all, but some of the talent involved does. Frankly, I think the casting of Ray Wise (Twin Peaks' Leland Palmer) as Satan is simply inspired. Plus, tonight's debut episode is directed by none other than Kevin Smith. I might take a look at Bionic Woman tomorrow night as well...though I strongly Ray "!!" Tomczakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414983266540609266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11257103.post-45980342437549235372007-09-21T15:21:00.000-04:002007-09-21T15:47:59.460-04:00New Seasons of Legion and Batman Begin Tomorrow!I swear that I have not been looking forward this much to a new season of Saturday morning cartoons since I was a kid. Tomorrow brings the season premieres of The Batman and Legion of Super-Heroes on Kids' WB.Legion cemented its place as one of the best super-hero cartoons ever with its season ending two part adaptation of the Legion's classic battle to stop the Sun-Eater. Every comics fans even Ray "!!" Tomczakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414983266540609266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11257103.post-557594378801208942007-08-25T10:37:00.000-04:002007-08-25T10:51:30.492-04:00Gallery HopSo, next weekend, I, and the group of cartoonist of which I am a part known as Sunday Comix, will be having a gallery show at the Gallery Upstairs over the Surly Girl Saloon in the Short North. It's for one night only, but that night is the night of the monthly Gallery Hop, September 1st, so we should get a few people coming in, and I might even dupe some gullible fool into buying one of my Ray "!!" Tomczakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414983266540609266noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11257103.post-12249523091569035292007-08-13T15:42:00.000-04:002007-08-13T15:52:56.805-04:00GOP Has New "Frontrunner"Even though he laughed off the idea when it was suggested by Chris Wallace (or maybe he was just laughing at Wallace, who is utterly ridiculous) on Fox News Sunday yesterday morning, former Massachussetts governor Mitt Romney, after coming out on top in the first actual, if totally meaningless, vote of the 2008 Presidential election season, the Iowa Non-binding Straw Poll on Saturday, could Ray "!!" Tomczakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414983266540609266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11257103.post-55893261217707056692007-08-04T14:47:00.000-04:002007-08-04T14:57:52.662-04:00Tribute to Tom SnyderThe great Tom Snyder, one of the great voices, styles and personalities in the history of talk shows, died last Sunday at the age of 71. Here he is interviewing three members of the cast of the 1950's classic "The Adventures of Superman": Jack Larson (Jimmy Olsen); Bob Shane (Inspector Henderson); and the lovely Noel Neill (the one, true Lois Lane), as well as Gary Grossman, author of the book Ray "!!" Tomczakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414983266540609266noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11257103.post-88786827975991499922007-06-12T18:11:00.000-04:002007-06-12T18:18:25.808-04:00Today's Top Story...Well Not Quite, but I Care About ItFrom today's Columbus Dispatch:Strickland, Dann seek near-total ban on wagering gamesGovernor also says he'd veto instant-racing bill Frankly, this does not bode well for my dream of one day opening a poker room in the South Campus Gateway.Ray "!!" Tomczakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414983266540609266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11257103.post-20829714651500149292007-06-12T15:56:00.000-04:002007-06-12T16:11:43.236-04:00Preview of CBS Fall ScheduleSo, I was just looking at CBS' fall schedule and I must say I am not impressed. True, they did have the good sense to cancel The Class, but they have renewed Rules of Engagement, which I haven't seen, but hear is even worse. True, I probably shouldn't take other reviewers' words for it, but the truth is that I like very little that's on network TV anyway, so I probably wouldn't like this. Ray "!!" Tomczakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414983266540609266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11257103.post-44926585194830909522007-06-07T15:37:00.000-04:002007-06-07T15:47:24.780-04:00AAAAARGH! It's "Pirate Master"The second episode of the new "reality" series Pirate Master airs tonight on CBS.If I were speaking to you now, you would be correct in noting a certain lack of enthusiasm in my tone. I've been turning in early every night this week and see no need to quit tonight.Originality in "reality" TV these days is about as rare as honesty in a politician or mental stability in a cartoonist. Just about Ray "!!" Tomczakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414983266540609266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11257103.post-11199578573332686192007-06-06T15:40:00.000-04:002007-06-06T15:52:35.200-04:00The Question of Sanjaya's "Friend"We know turn our attention once again to the "Sanjaya Installation" video that popped up on YouTube a couple of weeks ago and which I embedded here last Wednesday. We leave aside the question of the true identity of Sanjaya Malakar/Bill Vendall/John Galt/Whoever and consider instead the gender identity of the person in behind Sanjaya/Vendall. Ok, I thought upon first seeing this video, and I Ray "!!" Tomczakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414983266540609266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11257103.post-63822617439326009242007-06-05T16:45:00.000-04:002007-06-05T17:00:24.775-04:00Re-Living My Childhood via YouTubeVideo "Week" continues, because, quite frankly, I just don't feel like writing anything. If I did feel like writing anything, it would be rant about how I hate horses, which would certainly not endear me to my niece Tamara, (They're stupid, ugly, smelly beasts and if I never see another damned one it'll be too soon...) and really has nothing to do with anything, especially not why I took a monthRay "!!" Tomczakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414983266540609266noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11257103.post-88670058862221108842007-06-02T15:22:00.000-04:002007-06-02T15:32:31.505-04:00In Memory of "The Big Banana": Charles Nelson ReillyCharles Nelson Reilly died last week at age 76 and in the wake of his passing there have been fond remembrances of his years as a regular on Match Game, his role as the real estate agent on The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (which, to be frank, he was the only reason to watch), and even his over the top portrayal of Hoo Doo on Lidsville, but overlooked has been one of his most memorable and bizarre roles Ray "!!" Tomczakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414983266540609266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11257103.post-71890108683456934352007-06-01T16:11:00.001-04:002007-06-01T16:14:02.036-04:00Now For the Educational Portion of our Program...Video Week continues with my personal favorite of all the "Multiplication Rock" segments:Ray "!!" Tomczakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414983266540609266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11257103.post-67814046536901792442007-05-31T17:31:00.000-04:002007-05-31T17:35:34.548-04:00Video Week ContinuesYes, it's, as you've seen, Video Week at The Word From On High, mainly because, after a month off, I want to get back into updating the blog, but I still don't really feel like writing anything nor do I really have anything important to say, so I'll just raid You Tube for a couple of more days until some inspiration strikes me or America's Got Talent debuts on NBC.So..today's video is one of my Ray "!!" Tomczakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414983266540609266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11257103.post-41935608670809148382007-05-30T20:07:00.000-04:002007-05-30T20:13:36.891-04:00Who is Sanjaya, Anyway?So, first this vid shows up, claiming Sanjaya was merely a hoax perpetrated by an art student named Bill Vendall:Now, another video surfaces, claiming that Bill Vendall is the hoax and Sanjaya is really real.So, just who is real? Sanjaya? Bill Vendall? Me? God, I'm so confused!!Ray "!!" Tomczakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414983266540609266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11257103.post-37136417973696209232007-05-29T19:37:00.000-04:002007-05-29T19:40:15.472-04:00From The Onion--70% of All Praise SarcasticTo the reporters at Onion News Network who bring us this story, I can only say, "Ooooo! Good job!"Report: 70 Percent Of All Praise SarcasticRay "!!" Tomczakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414983266540609266noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11257103.post-75183130967980537402007-04-30T17:20:00.000-04:002007-04-30T17:34:49.084-04:00Impotent...er...IMPORTANT Announcement!!!On the second day of this year's Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo (its friends call it SPACE), I led a panel on the subject of on-line comics with Ryan Holgerson, Andrea "Sam" McEnaney, and Jared Koon. Even though I organized and moderated the shindig, I'm pretty much a newbie to the whole world of on-line comics, and actually had the least to contribute. I manged to learn quite a bit Ray "!!" Tomczakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414983266540609266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11257103.post-75974719184900086282007-04-24T20:27:00.000-04:002007-04-24T20:30:17.168-04:00I Got Nothin'I'll have to finish up the SPACE report tomorrow, my friends. I have spent most of this day grappling with emotional issues and e-mail, an even as I input this entry, I am missing American Idol. So, I shall have to quickly upload this blather and run across the street to my box-like apartment to catch the rest of the show. Talk to you tomorrw..Ray "!!" Tomczakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414983266540609266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11257103.post-37311639306136668422007-04-23T18:55:00.000-04:002007-04-23T19:19:52.132-04:00SPACE Wrap-Up: Day OneThe Eagle has landed! The Ray has returned! And there was much rejoicing!Greetings, denizens of cyber-space-land, I bring you glad tidings from SPACE (the Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo) to which I boldly went this past weekend, armed only with a couple of hundred copies of Wasted Potential: Fit 2 Print, the mini-comic collecting the Wasted Potential and Pop Darts comic strips that ran Ray "!!" Tomczakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414983266540609266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11257103.post-78731961525846463642007-04-20T10:20:00.000-04:002007-04-20T10:32:30.211-04:00SPACE Is This Weekend!!! HUZZAH!!!The 8th Annual Small Press and Alternative Comics Expo, held once again at the spacious Aladdin Shrine Center in the Small Press Comics Capitol of the Known Universe, Columbus, Ohio, begins in less than 24 short hours. The show expands to TWO (2) big days this year, so there's plenty of chance for you to get out there and see what all the buzz on the street has been about. When you show up, be Ray "!!" Tomczakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414983266540609266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11257103.post-33700156223209351562007-04-20T09:51:00.000-04:002007-04-20T10:12:48.607-04:00Idol Gossip: Ding Dong! Hairboy's Gone!Couldn't post yesterday. The time that I wasn't busy preparing for this weekend's SPACE show was spent in gleeful jumping up and down for joy after Wednesday's American Idol results show!As our 38th president famously said upon stumbling, literally and metaphorically, into the Oval Office: "Our long national nightmare is over."Yes, my faith in the judgment of the American people has been, at Ray "!!" Tomczakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414983266540609266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11257103.post-25666662218916078672007-04-18T20:04:00.000-04:002007-04-18T20:12:04.241-04:00Idol Should "Give Back" To V Tech VictimsLast night, Ryan Seacrest, the Cowell and a couple of the American Idol hopefuls expressed sympathy and solidarity for the victims of Monday's Virginia Tech massacre. I think they should do more and put some money where their mouths are. Idol's producers should take just a small portion of the cash they are raising with next week's "Idol Gives Back" event and set up a relief fund for the victims Ray "!!" Tomczakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414983266540609266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11257103.post-88015734668052410582007-04-18T19:54:00.000-04:002007-04-18T20:12:48.233-04:00Idol Speculation: Lakisha Will Exit Tonight.With little over an hour, as I type this, until tonight's American Idol results show, I thought I'd offer some predictions.Safe this week:Phil--this was his best performance yet. If he can keep this up, he might challenge Blake for a spot in the top 3.Blake--another fine performance, and great job of finding a country song suited to his style.Jordin--an amazing performance. Simon is right: if sheRay "!!" Tomczakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04414983266540609266noreply@blogger.com0