I can't find media reports of this yet, but my Uncle Arthur (who once worked with him) has reported on Facebook that Soupy Sales has passed away.

More on this as it becomes available.

ETA: Found CNN's
obit. I should learn to look in the right places.
-- Bob
---------
Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

Peg's mom surprised us with tickets to Paul Anka's concert at the State Theater in New Brunswick tonight.  As it so happens I have a track or two of Anka's in my music collection that I like quite a bit, and I knew that he had a number of early-rock-era hits that were reasonably listenable.  Plus I needed the cheering.  But...
The first hour or so of the concert was Anka basically bouncing around trying to do these jazzy versions of his older songs, and a few other things -- like a really... odd... version of "Mack the Knife" he did as a tribute to Bobby Darrin.  The weirdest moment was the version of Van Halen's "Jump" he did -- I swear it was right off of Richard Cheese's "Lounge Against the Machine" CD.  (I actually caught the last minute of that performance on my cellphone if a demonstration is needed.)
Eventually he settled down, but for the longest time it was like watching someone's little old Jewish grandfather trying hard to be cool at a party thrown by the younger folks.  It was obvious that he was enjoying the hell out of himself, but it just came across a bit... cheesy and/or self-indulgent at times.  There were points where he was clearly improvising new lyrics to various songs on the spot -- like the moment when a cellphone belonging to someone in the front row rang while he was down front singing in their faces; he took the phone and answered it in song, getting in a dig at the caller for interrupting the show while he was at it.  (Yeah, I suppose it could have been staged.)
Anyway, I guess I'm just suffering a little cognitive dissonance between the guy I knew for mellow (and sometimes oddly intense) performances on the radio in the 70s and this hyper 70-something lounge lizard.  There's really nothing really profound here.  Sorry to bother you...
-- Bob
---------
Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

What do the two things in the subject line have in common? Absolutely nothing... unless you're working for either Microsoft or Burger King in Japan.

Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldne ... opper.html]Burger King marks launch of Windows 7 with a SEVEN-patty Whopper

(Spotted over on the In Nomine forum at the SJGames forums, where the poster was sure this is a case of Vapula and Haagenti working together for some reason.)
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

So I'm not trying to sell you artwork. 'cause while I draw, I don't usually charge folks for my drek.
But I know a talented artist who's in need of a little help. She's a recent art school grad, but she doesn't exactly have employment right now.
Thing is, she needs cash. She's currently trying to get paid commissions for artwork and such...because her medical bills are rising. She's got a chronic illness.
Anyway, this livejournal post has some of her recent stuff. Then, of course, there's her DeviantArt gallery, which has her usual prices for character artwork. She also sells custom-made notebooks and journals.
-- Acyl

A link to the build of that
humanform PB we were teaming with in the Hami Raid.
---
"Oh, silver blade, forged in the depths of the beyond. Heed my summons and purge those who stand in my way. Lay
waste."

Stage, film, and television actor Joseph Wiseman passed away Monday at the age of 91.

While he loved his stage roles best, he's best-known for a movie role: the title character in something called Dr. No...

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/film/story/2009/ ... oseph.html]Obituary on CBC.ca
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

http://planetary.org/blog/article/00002173

Has anyone heard of Dragonaut: The Resonance?

I just caught a link that directed me to the Funimation site. I'm... not at all sure, based on the trailer, if I'm all that interested. But the
wikipedia entry makes it sound like it's actually got, y'know, plot -- and is not just an excuse to show off Gainax-boobs.

(Seriously, the official trailer says "Real dragons have -curves-", while showing shower scenes and whatnot. Which, okay, fine, whatever, but is
that -all- it's got going for it?)

Street date in NA is 11/03, looks like. I'm liking what the Wiki says, but the trailer... ugh. I'd rather go off personal reviews, if anyone's
seen it yet.

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonaut

Official site: http://www.funimation.com/dragonaut/

--sofaspud
--"Listening to your kid is the audio equivalent of a Salvador Dali painting, Spud." --OpMegs

Recently, work's been utterly insane. I won't bother you with details, suffice to say that I've made no progress on my projects. Blargh...

However, I did run accross a list of awesome one-liners that I fully intend to have Zeke use over the course of DSKS. Let the snarkage commence!

So, anyone that's faced Utena in the arena will tell you she's tough. And she really is, though a lot of that is regen's inherent ability to piss
people off by healing through their damage. She has almost no damage mitigation, but regen pretty much IS her mitigation. And so I decided to see if I could
make that....moreso.

Ludicrous doesn't begin to describe what I was able to do.

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.601

http://www.cohplanner.com/


Click this DataLink to open the build!

Edge Sabre : Level 50 Technology Scrapper

Primary Power Set: Broad Sword

Secondary Power Set: Regeneration

Power Pool: Leaping

Power Pool: Fitness

Power Pool: Fighting

Power Pool: Speed

Ancillary Pool: Body Mastery

Hero Profile:

Level 1: Hack

• (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage
  
• (3) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance
  
• (7) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge
  
• (13) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  
• (13) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff
  
• (15) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance/Recharge
  

• (A) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
  
• (3) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance
  
• (15) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Recharge
  

• (A) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
  
• (5) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Recharge
  
• (17) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (17) Numina's Convalescence - Endurance/Recharge
  

• (A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod
  
• (5) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge
  
• (7) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy
  

• (A) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage
  
• (9) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance
  
• (9) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Recharge
  
• (11) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Recharge
  
• (11) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff
  
• (19) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance
  
• (21) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Recharge
  
• (21) Luck of the Gambler - Endurance/Recharge
  
• (23) Luck of the Gambler - Defense/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (23) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  
• (25) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  

• (A) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
  
• (25) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Recharge
  
• (27) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (29) Numina's Convalescence - Endurance/Recharge
  

• (A) Defense Buff IO
  

• (A) Jumping IO
  

• (A) Run Speed IO
  

• (A) Miracle - Heal
  
• (19) Numina's Convalescence - +Regeneration/+Recovery
  
• (31) Healing IO
  
• (31) Miracle - Heal/Endurance
  

• (A) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod
  
• (27) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Recharge
  
• (33) Efficacy Adaptor - EndMod/Accuracy
  
• (33) Performance Shifter - Chance for +End
  

• (A) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
  
• (29) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance
  
• (31) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Recharge
  
• (34) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
  

• (A) Resist Damage IO
  
• (36) Impervious Skin - Status Resistance
  

• (A) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage
  
• (33) Crushing Impact - Damage/Endurance
  
• (37) Crushing Impact - Damage/Recharge
  
• (37) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Recharge
  
• (37) Crushing Impact - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  
• (39) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff
  

• (A) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff
  
• (34) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Recharge
  
• (34) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (39) Adjusted Targeting - Endurance/Recharge
  
• (39) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Endurance
  
• (40) Adjusted Targeting - Recharge
  

• (A) Numina's Convalescence - Endurance/Recharge
  
• (36) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Recharge
  
• (40) Numina's Convalescence - Heal
  
• (42) Numina's Convalescence - Heal/Endurance/Recharge
  

• (A) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage
  
• (36) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance
  
• (42) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Recharge
  
• (42) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  
• (43) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Recharge
  
• (43) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff
  

• (A) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage
  
• (40) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Endurance
  
• (43) Scirocco's Dervish - Damage/Recharge
  
• (45) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Recharge
  
• (45) Scirocco's Dervish - Accuracy/Damage/Endurance
  
• (46) Achilles' Heel - Chance for Res Debuff
  

• (A) Luck of the Gambler - Defense
  
• (45) Luck of the Gambler - Recharge Speed
  

• (A) Accuracy IO
  

• (A) Titanium Coating - Resistance
  
• (46) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Endurance
  
• (46) Titanium Coating - Resistance/Recharge
  
• (48) Titanium Coating - Endurance
  

• (A) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Endurance
  
• (48) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Recharge
  
• (48) Adjusted Targeting - To Hit Buff/Endurance/Recharge
  
• (50) Gaussian's Synchronized Fire-Control - To Hit Buff/Endurance
  

• (A) Recharge Reduction IO
  
• (50) Recharge Reduction IO
  
• (50) Recharge Reduction IO
  

• (A) Empty
  

• (A) Endurance Reduction IO
  

• (A) Empty