Comic Books and other things

Bruce and I went down to Connecticut Saturday because his cousin owns a comic book store in New London and Saturday was 'free comic book' day. The place was packed, and there were actors dressed in Star Wars characters walking around. There was also a few comic book artists in attendance. I picked up a few free Archie comic books and a few others. (They gave out bags for your loot).

Downstairs, they had bins and bins of comic books that they were selling for .10 apiece. Tons of comics I never heard of as well as partial series. I did pick up a few Green Lanterns for my reading pleasure and some others, but I could'nt find any Dark Shadows. It was quite crowded which spoiled it a little for me as I could have easily spent the day there.

One of the artists in attendance was Shawnti Therrien who is the author of 'I'M IMMORTAL' a new comic book about Vampires which were banned as comic book themes from the 50's till around 1970. She signed my copies for me and she puts out two or three issues a year. So, if she becomes popular, I have my autographed copies!

So we decided to hit Mohegan Sun casino just up the road, with the intentions of 'coming back later'. I had nver been to Mohegan Sun before and I like it better than Foxwoods. They have many more video poker machines. No Deluxe, but they do have Double Double.

I was down about $100 and was ready to call it a day, but I hit 4 Aces and the Kicker for $500. We had lunch at a BBQ place first and I said if I hit, I'd get a tee shirt. I got 'The Best Butt in Town' a nice Pig Behind shirt. Another was "I Ate Like A Pig at Bubba's'. Next time.

We went to the buffet, and I figured after that, I'd see if my luck was still with me. Bruce played Roulette. After that, I found a machine, I had 3 Aces and before Bruce walked away, I said wait to see what I get - I got the fourth Ace for $200.

Oh, and by the way - The immortal Chubby Checker was giving a free concert in the casino when we were there. Caught "The Twist" and "Let's Twist Again". He's gotta be older than Mick Jagger, but you'd never know it. Sounded great.

We never made it back to the comic book store.

Here are today's links: Sarge's Comic Books.
Immotal Gothic Angel (index).

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While reading about Seeds and Planting, I found out that Tea (Camilla Senesis) needs to be 'scarified', that is, the seed needs to be cracked for mosisture to get in in order to start germination. So I dug up the ones I planted and cracked them. (The seeds are like Pecans). I tried growing them in Vegas and all this time I thought the reason why they didn't sprout was due to the heat. Live and learn from your mistakes. So far, there have been no sprouts from any planting (still a little early for most).

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The numbers for April

CO, FL, LA, NV (Minden), NY, NC, PA, RI, TX, and WI, with multiples from New York and Texas.

CA - Fremont, Sacramento and Sunnyvale

Canada: Alberta

Foreign: France, Sweden and Taiwan.

Welcome all. Enjoy.