The Stinger Makes a Splash
Wednesday, October 21st, 2015
Despite the fact that I never really thought that the wrestler Steve Borden, better known as Sting, really has that dynamic of a personality, there was always something enigmatic and appealing about him. The fact that he was so infrequently portrayed as a heel would seem to make him even less interesting, but that was never the case. Even in his early days when he featured a more upbeat Ultimate Warrior-type make up, he still had appeal as a member of The Four Horsemen and frequent partner to Lex Luger. Maybe it was that he reminded me of my Uncle Bob… Read the rest of this entry »
As the landscape of autograph collecting and celebrity photo ops continue to change in the worst way possible, I find myself acclimating to the ever-increasing prices, adapting to changes in my ways of thinking, and in short admittedly more tolerant of shelling out more money and getting less in return. Or we could just say that maybe I have Star Wars fever in this particular case, as I, like many, anticipate the new Star Wars film coming at the end of the year. Case in point: paying Matthew Wood $30 for an autograph, which included a ‘free’ photo op. 
Actor Sean Whalen has kept pretty busy over the last 25 years, starting with his debut appearance in an episode of the TV series Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Most notably, he identified with the character of Roach in Wes Craven’s The People Under the Stairs. I’m not sure if that’s a good or bad thing, but thankfully Mr. Whalen wasn’t necessarily typecast as a young friendly cannibal. When he appeared at the Knoxville Fanboy Expo on June 6, 2015, I didn’t originally have him on my list to get, but Carolyn recognized him from his “Roach” roll right away, so I went ahead and picked him up… and I’m glad I did.