Archives for March 2006
The Alabamian Tree Leprechaun
Courtesy of Alex Boese’s Museum of Hoaxes I had my attention drawn to the following story…and what a story it is. Residents of the Crichton area of Mobile, Alabama (a ‘black neighbourhood’ in case you’re wondering) have recently reported sightings… continue reading »
Archaeologists of our own lives
Apologies for my low word output over the last week but a) I was recharging the batteries after the taxing (but enjoyable) editing job I did on the David Sque interview, and, b) Our PC decided to shuffle off its… continue reading »
Broken Glass
Just alerting fústarers, on behalf of my friend Ms. Ann Blake, of a forthcoming production from the talented people at Impact Theatre. Impact Theatre Company are proud to present the Irish Premiere of Arthur Miller’s ‘Broken Glass’. Brooklyn, 1938: Sylvia… continue reading »
David Sque Interview Pt. 2 – Here come the number-crunchers…
Here it is comic fans – the second (and final) part of the latest fustar.info interview, with the the hot-seat being occupied by the charming and gregarious David Sque. Many thanks again to David for agreeing to do this and… continue reading »
David Sque Interview Pt. 1 – The “Whizz, Bang, Pop” Stuff…
My recent post about Roy of the Rovers (and the indelible mark certain stories, from that comic, left on me) set me off on one of my infrequent internet trawls to see what hard information I could dredge up about… continue reading »
Me and the Meedja
While the Irish Blog Awards dealt my half-hearted desire for anonymity a near-fatal blow, it seems I’m about to be terminally outed as the blogging fool that I am. This week’s Limerick Leader will (apparently) carry an interview with yours… continue reading »
Ramshackle Cot, the Garden Plot and Acres Twenty-Three
A quick email exchange with Simon McGarr, the other night (on the topic of audio transcription), quickly turned to matters comic/cartoon related with Simon asking the intriguing (and very valid) question, “What, in the name of all that is illustrated,… continue reading »
The Day That’s In It
Neither I nor my sweet girl managed to make it out to see the procession of scouts/girlguides/community groups that is the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Limerick (despite the…em…’thrilling’ promise of it going in the opposite direction this year). My… continue reading »
