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1984 Cubs World Series Program Parody

1984 Cubs World Series Program Parody

It was 1984. I was still working as an ad copywriter and Terry Runté and I were writing filler for Fred Graver at National Lampoon — and we were ABSOLUTELY SURE the Cubs were headed to the World Series… So we set about creating “Yet Another Unofficial...
Morton-Jankeled – Part One

Morton-Jankeled – Part One

They looked a bit like Terry and me if we were a married couple — and if my facial hair showed up in sunlight. Rocky boomed in his jovial British accent, “There you are! The Mystery Daters.” We smiled, not sure how to take that…

Morton-Jankeled – Part Two

Morton-Jankeled – Part Two

Whatever we thought Rocky and Annabel had agreed upon the day before was dismissed the following day in search of something new. “This was new yesterday,” Terry observed. “We want the NEW new!” boomed Rocky…

SMB ’93 Screening at Whammy! Analog in LA

SMB ’93 Screening at Whammy! Analog in LA

What a fun foray into Super Mario fandom!… Thanks to Katie Walsh and Jamie Patterson for having me as their guest for a screening of Super Mario Bros. ’93 at Whammy! Analog in Silverlake…

I Am Part of an Epic Podcast on The Projection Booth

I Am Part of an Epic Podcast on The Projection Booth

If you ever wanted a super deep dive on Super Mario Bros., something to listen to while you were, say, driving from Chicago to North Carolina, Mike White has put together a near-definitive doozy, talking with many of those involved.