On Ulysses and Marky Mark, Among Others
After our last couple of postings and the comments we received, we are unsure whether we have a butler, a sidekick, a nemesis, or some combination of the three. Perhaps this is not the best place for us to inform you, Sujan, that we are your father? (Or was it 'daddy'? Damn those kids and their confounded slang!)
Our lovely girlfriend and ourself are about to leave the Gotham Batcave for a couple of days in Connecticut, where we will celebrate her uncle's birthday. Hence, we shall leave you, Dear Friends, with a few links with which to amuse and edify yourselves.)
The graphic novel has become a popular form, the result of a generation of comic book readers growing into artistic maturity. It was only a matter of time before this form was applied to a few of the pre-graphic classics--much as truly prescient critics, upon encountering The Sugarhill Gang and Grandmaster Flash, could see hints of Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch reworking Lou Reed's classic "Walk on the Wild Side." (However, not even the most visionary and apocalyptic critic could have predicted Lou's audience numbing, filibustering use of "The Raven" as a live performance piece.
Thus, we have come to our featured link. It may not be new to you--as the site says, it was featured on ABC's World News Tonight in 1998. But, in the spirit of The Seven Year Itch, we re-introduce it to you, just days after Pinto (famous documentarian of shopping carts) introduced it to us. Here, Dear Readers, is
The knee pads are a nice touch, Marky
posted by Damon Agnos @ 11:43 AM
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combination of the three? that's ridiculous. unless...
-'Butler-Nemesis': A Novel And Most Engaging Proposition-
Brooding wearily in his Bat-Cave, Damon is approached by his butler Sujan, armed with the rather shocking announcement that the portentous Bat-Signal has been searching the Gotham skies. Discomfited, Damon springs into action, zooming into the city via his Bat-Mobile post-haste!
Nary a moment has passed since this most abrupt departure, but lo!--Sujan changes into the costume of--could it be?--a Super-Villain! Off he goes in his Butler-Mobile to commit some nefarious act of unspeakable criminality, only to be thwarted in his scheme by the aforementioned Damon. Nevertheless escaping with his person, Sujan manages to return to the Bat-Cave with barely enough time to have tea and a sinister, knowing smirk prepared for the other's return.
- Sujan
Count me as one of the suckers who's actually seen Lou Reed perform his "Raven." Oh, how the mighty have fallen. I used to put Lou in the category of "performers I'd paid to watch take a dump." But, alas, no more. "Raven" was too much. Compounding the misery was the fact that I saw it performed at an outdoor festival. Get a clue, Lou.
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