At least I have chicken.
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thehefnerWorking at the comic shop on the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday before Christmas is not for the weak. Especially when every third customer says, "Hey, I'm shopping for someone who's a huge comic fan but I don't know anything about comics. What would be something good for them?" "Ok, well, uh, do you know what they don't have?" *wide eyed doggie stare*
It's also vaguely disconcerting at moments like this, when I have a customer in the store who looks like a short, slightly nerdier Udo Kier. This is even worse than that customer who looks like the Cigarette Smoking Man from X-FILES.
One girl came in looking for a book for her 10-year-old brother, only to take notice of the latest ACTION PHILOSOPHERS collection. She'd never picked up a comic book in her life before and was completely taken with the series. I live for moments like that.
I've also been playing the new Meat Loaf album in the store non-stop (well, actually, I occasionally play my Oingo Boingo mix or Danny Elfman's "Serenada Schizophrana" to spice things up). It's surprisingly excellent. "Blind As A Bat" might be my current favorite song; it's easily one of Meat's best songs ever, made all the more amazing by the fact that it's not a Jim Steinman song.
There are several of Jim's songs here, including a couple which were intended for his BATMAN musical with Tim Burton. They're fine Meat Loaf songs, but holy god, thank Eddie's Teddy that the musical never happened. The thought of "Livin' La Vida Joker" being a reality... *shudder* But seriously, when I hear a song like "In The Land of the Pig, The Butcher is King," I have to wonder where the hell that could have ANY place in a BATMAN MUSICAL.
Also, Meat's version of "It's All Coming Back To Me Now"? Yeah, totally beats the crap outta Celine Dion's. Which wasn't all that hard to do, but still.
Ok, that's enough distraction for now. In my quiet moments at the shop, I've actually been inspired to write a short Christmas fanfic. God, what's happened to me?! Fanfic! I'm appalled at myself, I really am. I hope to have it posted here by tomorrow or Christmas.
It's also vaguely disconcerting at moments like this, when I have a customer in the store who looks like a short, slightly nerdier Udo Kier. This is even worse than that customer who looks like the Cigarette Smoking Man from X-FILES.
One girl came in looking for a book for her 10-year-old brother, only to take notice of the latest ACTION PHILOSOPHERS collection. She'd never picked up a comic book in her life before and was completely taken with the series. I live for moments like that.
I've also been playing the new Meat Loaf album in the store non-stop (well, actually, I occasionally play my Oingo Boingo mix or Danny Elfman's "Serenada Schizophrana" to spice things up). It's surprisingly excellent. "Blind As A Bat" might be my current favorite song; it's easily one of Meat's best songs ever, made all the more amazing by the fact that it's not a Jim Steinman song.
There are several of Jim's songs here, including a couple which were intended for his BATMAN musical with Tim Burton. They're fine Meat Loaf songs, but holy god, thank Eddie's Teddy that the musical never happened. The thought of "Livin' La Vida Joker" being a reality... *shudder* But seriously, when I hear a song like "In The Land of the Pig, The Butcher is King," I have to wonder where the hell that could have ANY place in a BATMAN MUSICAL.
Also, Meat's version of "It's All Coming Back To Me Now"? Yeah, totally beats the crap outta Celine Dion's. Which wasn't all that hard to do, but still.
Ok, that's enough distraction for now. In my quiet moments at the shop, I've actually been inspired to write a short Christmas fanfic. God, what's happened to me?! Fanfic! I'm appalled at myself, I really am. I hope to have it posted here by tomorrow or Christmas.
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Date: 2006-12-24 05:58 pm (UTC)