It's April 30th, and you know what that means!
It's Al "Grandpa Munster" Lewis's birthday! He was born on this day in 1923! I never got to meet the guy, but I did find this autographed picture at a con a few years back.
What's happened to me since we last spoke? Well, I'm still around, still trying to get the good health numbers up, and the bad numbers down. It's honestly refreshing to not feel constant heartburn, or thinking my heart was ready to explode at any given moment despite my vitals feeling normal.
I think I've been starting to get the hang over this "finally eating healthier" thing. What I need to do is start exercising on a regular basis, but if you know me any way, you'd know that's probably not gonna happen.
I clean up well, don't I? Don't get used to this getup, it was for a wedding. And not just any wedding, my first one outside of the family, and even THEN I was only ten years old.
I had a great time! Good food, good people, even good dancing.
Did I mention the party favors were burgers from All American?! For those not in the know, it's a fast food stand on Long Island that loads of people swear by, myself included. I had no idea this was even an option, this certainly set a high bar for weddings this point forward.
In case you were wondering just how long my friends had their wedding pushed back, DJ (who passed in 2019) was supposed to be the best man. But he was certainly there in spirit, I think wherever he is, he was watching us all having a good time.
But before I bum myself out again, I'm proud to announce that the DJ Schiulaz Memorial Scholarship, which I helped start, has reached its $25,000 goal! We had five years to raise that money, and we pulled it off in less than ten months! It's amazing news all around.
What sucks is that the school immediately raised the goal to $30,000, I really wanted to see that 100%. But if you'd like to contribute to meet this new goal, just go to this link: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/DJSchiulaz10MemorialScholarship
There's lots more I want to talk about, like the sudden losses of Gilbert Gottfried and Neal Adams, but it's late and I'm tired, so I'll just post some mementos in my collection:
I never got to meet the great Gilbert Gottfried, but I did listen to his podcast for the past eight years, and that's more or less the next best thing. You feel like you got to know the guy, which might explain why this celebrity death hit me pretty harder than usual. The Amazing Colossal Podcast was one of five I regularly listen to, and I'm pretty sad that it'll never be the same again.
I'd ask why he had to leave us, but I know what he would've said: because Chico needed the money.
I snagged this pic off of eBay. I don't know if this is a genuine Gilbert, but the guy who listed it swore it was, so that's what I'm going with.
I never got a picture with Neal Adams, but I did sneak this picture OF him back in 2017. Being a legendary comic artist, he was a NYCC staple and a few years ago I finally mustered up the courage to go up to his booth. He's got a reputation for being pretty grumpy, but if you're aware of what he went through in his career, he had a very justifiable reason to be one.
He was more than happy to sign this print of the infamous "Speedy is a junkie" cover for me. I think he was glad that I wasn't one of those weirdos that only went up to him to sign a stack of comics. No, I'm just a shy nerd that gets intimidated easily. Knowing that he'll never do so again, I probably should have gotten him to sign ONE, but I like having these prints.
That'll do it for this month. See you in May!
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