Here’s a Philip K. Dick bibliography I tried to order copies of for Lame Excuse Books when it came out back in 2012, but the publisher didn’t want to deal wholesale. (Dick, Philip K.) Wintz, Henry and David Hyde. Precious Artifacts: A Philip K. Dick Bibliography: United States of America and United Kingdom Editions 1955-2012.… Continue reading Library Addition: Limited Hardback of Precious Artifacts PKD Bibliography
Month: December 2015
Library Addition: Henry Kuttner’s Murder of a Wife
Picked up a not-particularly-common Henry Kuttner hardback: Kuttner, Henry. Murder of a Wife. Garland, 1983. First hardback edition (originally a PBO by Permabooks in 1958), a Fine- copy with slight bend at head and heel, sans dust jacket, as issued. Number 26 of Garland’s 50 Classics of Crime Fiction: 1950—1975 series. I’m not sure what… Continue reading Library Addition: Henry Kuttner’s Murder of a Wife
This Might Get Your Goat
I blame Dwight. Evidently there’s a Swedish charity that’s trying to raise goat awareness or some damn thing, and to do so they’ve released a Christmas album. Sung by goats. And by “sung,” I mean “torturing you ears.” Yes, it’s Jingle Cats with goats. If you’re in dire need of finding a way to make… Continue reading This Might Get Your Goat
Shoegazer Sunday: Ultraviolet’s “Strawberry Echoes”
Ultraviolet is an Austin duo. Here’s “Strawberry Echoes” off their first EP.
“A Great Artistic Endeavor”
What’s a great artistic endeavor? Why that would be The Star Wars Holiday Special! Or at least the artistic challenge of same, in the eyes of one of the writers, namely the difficulty on writing for wookies to seal-honk inscrutably to each other for 20 minutes. Also: Suspicions confirmed! All right, so at this point,… Continue reading “A Great Artistic Endeavor”
Dreams of a Rarebit Fiend
Via Dwight comes word of this year’s additions to the National Film Registry. In addition to a bunch of “Hey, that wasn’t in there already?” selections The Shawshank Redemption, Ghostbusters, etc.), there is the usual list of obscure early films, one of which is “Dreams of a Rarebit Fiend,” based on the Winsor McCay comic… Continue reading Dreams of a Rarebit Fiend
Library Addition: Signed First of Paul Williams’ PKD Bio
Found this at a Half Price Books in Houston over Thanksgiving: (Dick, Philip K.) Williams, Paul. Only Apparently Real: The World of Philip K. Dick. Arbor House, 1986. First edition trade paperback original, a Near Fine+ copy with some non-breaking indentations on the cover, as the book were used underneath a piece of paper someone… Continue reading Library Addition: Signed First of Paul Williams’ PKD Bio
Shoegazer Sunday: The Secret Machines’ “Nowhere Again”
Honestly, this is more of a mainstream rock track than shoegaze. The connection here is that the Secret Machines was the main band the late Benjamin Curtis was in before School of Seven Bells.
Bring Back MST3K Biggest Video Kickstarter Ever
The final fundraising tally was $5,764,229, plus $600,000 in “add-ons.” Bring Back MST3K “became the most successful crowdfunded video project of all time, surpassing the Veronica Mars movie, which previously held the title with $5.7 million.” Joel Hodgson and his team did a masterful job generating momentum over the course of the kickstarter (Felicia Day!… Continue reading Bring Back MST3K Biggest Video Kickstarter Ever
MST3K Kickstarter Hits $5.5 Million/12 Episodes
It looks like I need not have worried. The Bring Back Mystery Science Theater 3000 Kickstarter has shattered the $5.5 million/12 episode barrier with less than an hour to go. The numbers keep flipping, but it was $5,697,311 when I checked just now. Add on the $425,000 add on funds, and it looks like they’ll… Continue reading MST3K Kickstarter Hits $5.5 Million/12 Episodes