I AM... someone or other

IRON MAN.

I'm gonna withhold further comments until more people see it, and until I see it at least once more. But for right now, I'm simply gonna say this:

Hell. Yes. Just might be up there with BATMAN BEGINS, SPIDER-MAN 2 and X2. One of the best superhero films ever.

With a 95% positive review rating on rottentomatoes.com, I feel confident recommending it to most anybody here. You don't need to be a geek; it's Robert Downey Jr, what more do you need?

Also: stick around after the credits. Take it from me, I cannot stress this enough. Stay after the credits.

In short. IRON MAN. Go. Go now.



As a bonus, they also had the new trailer for THE DARK KNIGHT. I'd already seen this bootlegged earlier this week, and you know what? I was still on the edge of my seat, jaw open, stunned. When the trailer hits the internet this Sunday, I will be watching it about five times in a row. Harvey's line at the end, that alone... tear my heart out, man.

Orlando Heads-Up!

If you know any folks around the Orlando area, be sure to remind them to bring all their friends to see THE HEFNER MONOLOGUES at the Orlando Fringe Festival!

I'll be performing in the RED Venue on the following dates/times:

5/15 THU 8:00PM
5/17 SAT 8:10PM
5/19 MON 6:20PM
5/24 SAT 8:10PM

Mom and I will be leaving for Orlando in exactly one week, road-tripping our way down and perhaps taking our time on the way back up to stop at neat sights and places according to whatever sounds neat according to http://www.roadtripusa.com/.

I've also just received my dates/time for Boulder Fringe in August. So, same dealie, if you know folks in the Boulder, CO area, by all means, pimp me, pimp me hard!

I'm actually thinking of driving out to Boulder (after I finish DC CapFringe, naturally), dropping my car off, and flying to Las Vegas for the weekend just before the Fringe Festival. For two reasons: 1.) C'mon, it's Johnny Go, pallies. And 2.) So I can attend The Official STAR TREK convention solely so I can track down and meet the son of my namesake, John de Lancie.

This summer shall truly be an eventful one, that much is certain.

Behold! Teenage John Hefner!

So apparently there's a meme going where you draw yourself as a teenager, as I learned from the great and powerful little_dinosaur, who in turn strongly urged me to waste precious time (that should be spent on the new script) drawing one of my own.

So here it is, uninked, pencil-smudged, and scrawled with my terrible, terrible handwriting. If any part is unclear, let me know and I'll translate my chickenscratch.

( Behold, if you dare... John Hefner, circa 1999 )

I hope you're pleased, Sam.