Me... I gotta go with Curly. Yeah, I know, that may sound "frontrunner" and all, but he just had that certain something that stole the whole show. Maybe it was that squeaky voice and Bronx accent. Maybe it was that child mentality in a bouncer's body.
Don't get me wrong, I LIKE Shemp... I just like Curly better.
There was only ONE Joe, and his last name was Dorita! He had a couple of laughs...
The sad thing is, Besser got to accept the Stooge's star on the Walk of Fame since he was the only one left alive at the time... And he didn't even LIKE working with them!
A sad thing. Isabel Sanford, best known for playing Louise "Weezie" Jefferson on TV's long-running show The Jeffersons, has passed away at the age of 86. Here's the story at Yahoo News (http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040712/ap_en_ce/obit_sanford).
If I Had $250,000 -- I'd buy these comics at eBay:
The nicest book in the collection is a restored Superman 1 CGC graded 7.5 VF-. This one book alone has an unrestored guide value of $110,000 in this grade, and a restored guide value of just under $30,000!
There is also a restored Batman 1 CGC 8.0 VF with a guide value of roughly $15,000 which is included if the Buy It Now price is used.
There are also a small number of other Golden age comics in the collection including a Wonder Woman 1 (NM guide value: $34,000), a Human Torch 1 (NM guide value: $44,000), a few early issues of Action Comics going back to issue #9, early issues of Marvel Mystery comics going back to issue 17, an All Star 6 a Green Lantern 3 and a handful of other early Golden age comics.
The best part of this collection though, is probably the silver age comics. In fact, I asked some of the dealers I know, and none of them have as many Silver age comics in their inventory as there are in this collection! There are WAY too many Silver age comics to list, but there are multiple copies of just about every silver age marvel and DC key issue including:
2 Copies of Amazing Fantasy 15 (both low grade unfortunately) 3 copies of Amazing Spider-man 1 5 copies of Uncanny X-men 1 3 copies each of Hulk 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (except there are 4 copies of issue 2 and only 2 copies of issue 6) Fantastic Four 1 2 copies of Fantastic Four 5 (1st Doctor Doom) 5 copies of Fantastic Four 48 (1st Galactus and Silver Surfer) 3 copies of Tales of Suspense 39 (1st Iron Man) 2 copies of Journey Into Mystery 83 (1st Thor) Showcase 4 (1st Silver age comic, first Silver age Flash) Daredevil 1 Avengers 1 2 copies of Avengers 4 (1st Silver age Captain America) Justice League of America 1 Action Comics 252 (1st Supergirl) multiple copies of Iron Man 1 and Captain America 100.
More importantly though, this collection contains almost every Silver age marvel comic ever published!! This collection contains FULL RUNS (from issue 1 to the end with no missing issues) of Amazing Spider-man, Uncanny X-men, Fantastic Four, Incredible Hulk, Avengers, Daredevil, Captain America, Thor, and Iron Man!
Yeah, that would make for a good couple of weeks' reading :-D
Can't help it -- this is old-guy-think, I know, but... with two-fifty large I would put a hunk away; buy a small house and a decent car; help my mom, dad, and sister; get the damnedest Alienware laptop you ever did see... and buy inexpensive reprints of your entire list, so I could read them again and again. ;)
Maybe it's just because I'm remembering the Dave Berg thing in MAD MAGAZINE about the kid who's got an amazing and well-catalogued collection, that he knows the current value of down to the penny... and when praised because he'll have a substantial amount of money later in life, bursts out, "ARE YOU KIDDING!? I WOULDN'T SELL ANY OF THESE FOR ANYTHING IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD!!!!"
not as old as you think. with that kind of money i'd be able to get married, help my parents buy a house (i'm the only child), get a decent enough laptop that the geekness of me shall be appeased, and be able to finish my undergrad and grad work with little reliance on student loans. or maybe i'm just an odd 22-year-old for thinking responsibly about money.
The other thing is that I was working in a comic store, 1982-84, at the real peak of Comics As Collectibles. And it made me nuts. I'd been thinking of investing myself, and as I watched kids ignoring all the superb books that came out at that time (Alan Moore's Swamp Thing, Matt Wagner's Mage, ElfQuest, early Cerebus, and a gaggle of other excellent titles) in favor of things like Secret Wars II, I realized quickly that the market was getting flooded, and that there was gonna be a huge drop-off. Which, of course, has happened.
More RIP: Jeff Smith, aka the Frugal Gourmet. I son't know if he did what he was accused of, but he did wonders for my confidence in the kitchen! Hope he's serving deity-level viands simply and cheaply to those who can't believe he brought it in under budget.
got hold of a friend's copy of karaoke revolution for PS2. one of the first songs we unlocked was "one week." i was challeneged to sing it, and sang it perfectly...using the words from "five years" because i know them better than i know the original lyrics. all KR rates you on is pitch, and you even get an octave above and below the recording. just thought i'd share the geekiness that is me.
Bwahahahahaha! That's great. On a similar front, Anne is playing Dance Dance Revolution a lot, and says it's excellent exercise as well as a lot of fun.
DDR is great exercise. i believe one fellow made the news for dropping 50 pounds in a month or so by playing for one hour a day. geeks must have a rep for being lazy couch potatos...they're making video games to make us exercise, gameboy games that send us outinto the *gasp!* sunlight...never mind interactive online games, when most of us buy video games so we don't *have* to interact with people...
I've joined Curves Gym recently, and am trying to assemble a playlist of up-beat filk to which to get up and move. Jill at the Gym said she would put on any song mix CD that ran 120+ beats to the minute... hehehe. Five Years would probably work without too much technological alteration. Any other suggestions?
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A Question for the Ages...
Date: 2004-07-12 09:05 am (UTC)Who do you like better, and why?
Me... I gotta go with Curly. Yeah, I know, that may sound "frontrunner" and all, but he just had that certain something that stole the whole show. Maybe it was that squeaky voice and Bronx accent. Maybe it was that child mentality in a bouncer's body.
Don't get me wrong, I LIKE Shemp... I just like Curly better.
Re: A Question for the Ages...
Date: 2004-07-12 09:19 am (UTC)But Joe Besser made Shemp look like Jim Carrey.
Re: A Question for the Ages...
Date: 2004-07-12 10:27 am (UTC)There was only ONE Joe, and his last name was Dorita! He had a couple of laughs...
The sad thing is, Besser got to accept the Stooge's star on the Walk of Fame since he was the only one left alive at the time... And he didn't even LIKE working with them!
Movin' On Up... To A Deluxe Apartment In The Sky
Date: 2004-07-12 11:05 am (UTC)Go ahead, admit it. You dug that theme song.
Re: Movin' On Up... To A Deluxe Apartment In The Sky
Date: 2004-07-12 01:02 pm (UTC)Re: Movin' On Up... To A Deluxe Apartment In The Sky
Date: 2004-07-12 03:58 pm (UTC)/me draws a swiggly "reverse these phrases" line between the posts...
Re: Movin' On Up... To A Deluxe Apartment In The Sky
Date: 2004-07-13 09:22 am (UTC)Just to get up that hill...
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Date: 2004-07-12 05:00 pm (UTC)Yeah, that would make for a good couple of weeks' reading :-D
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Date: 2004-07-12 06:24 pm (UTC)Maybe it's just because I'm remembering the Dave Berg thing in MAD MAGAZINE about the kid who's got an amazing and well-catalogued collection, that he knows the current value of down to the penny... and when praised because he'll have a substantial amount of money later in life, bursts out, "ARE YOU KIDDING!? I WOULDN'T SELL ANY OF THESE FOR ANYTHING IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD!!!!"
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Date: 2004-07-12 09:06 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-07-13 03:11 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-07-12 05:03 pm (UTC)for general amusement
Date: 2004-07-12 09:08 pm (UTC)Re: for general amusement
Date: 2004-07-13 03:07 am (UTC)Re: for general amusement
Date: 2004-07-13 06:45 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-07-13 08:42 am (UTC)Filks as Exercise music
Date: 2004-07-13 09:31 am (UTC)Operation Desert Storm
Ho! For the Death of Time
PQR
More?
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Date: 2004-07-13 09:36 am (UTC)On the other hand, Operation Desert Storm is a good addition. I may laugh but at least laughing is good exercise that you can do in public.
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Date: 2004-07-13 12:26 pm (UTC)Add Sheep Marketing Ploy and Death Sheep 8 to the list, BTW.
Re: Filks as Exercise music
Date: 2004-07-13 11:53 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-07-13 11:07 am (UTC)