Tommy Page (1970 – 2017)
Tommy Page’s songs in the late 80s and early 90s basically filled my cassettes through my teenage years. I remember listening to ‘<a href=”https://youtu.be/AlGvRwalchQ” target=”_blank”>A shoulder cry on</a>’ on my Walkman while out cycling with my friends on rental bikes at East Coast...
Bill Paxton (1955 – 2017)
A few days ago, Bill Paxton passed away due to complications from surgery. For me, his most memorable role was always as Private Hudson in Aliens. So much so that I still quote his character in my daily life. With the news of his death I realized just how many movies I’ve enjoyed that he …...
My boy’s kit : Hasegawa 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I
And he’s done! I just guided verbally but helped out a bit when he got stuck. The approach was to quickly finish the kit and not get bogged down by the nitty gritty details so fixing seamlines was kept to a minimum. No weathering either. This was painted with both airbrush and by hand for …...
Starting a new kit with my kid
A few weeks ago, my boy asked if he could start building some aircraft kits. Now that term break is here, we decided to crack open the Hasegawa 1/72 Spitfire Mk.I kit which looks to be a quick and easy kit to finish quickly. Previously he tried a Zaku Warrior kit but it didn’t keep …...
Muhammad Ali (1942-2016)
So great he even beat Superman. Good night sir....
And don’t call me Shirley!
Leslie Nielsen has died and the world is less funny somehow. I of course, know him as Lt. Frank Drebin from the Naked Gun series. Years later, I realized he was also in Airplane! where as Dr. Rumack he uttered his most famous line: Rumack: Can you fly this plane, and land it? Ted Striker: …...
Irvin Kerschner (1923-2010)
OK… first Leslie Nielsen and now Irvin Kerschner. Now many don’t know him, but he was the director of arguably the best of the 6 Star Wars episodes, namely Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. He also happened to direct a guilty pleasure of mine, Robocop 2. Yes, the one with the psycho …...
