Tomorrow in #Toronto:
This is as real as the rain
when @samrobertsband.bsky.social show up to @masseyhall.bsky.social as part of the 5 Nights 5 Cities #PantsWorthy celebrations of Chemical City's 20th.
For this #FlashbackFriday; I asked #SamRoberts about his relationship with History.
It's the 6th anniversary of #Kobe's death.
In Showboat: The Life of Kobe Bryant, NBA biographer Roland Lazenby explores how Kobe became the Black Mamba: obsession, the mythology & the personal cost of relentless greatness.
Here's that @mysummerlair.bsky.social episode:
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Happy National Science Fiction Day!
People will put stock in psychic predictions but reject the crystal ball prophesy of the best sci-fi.
For the diverse richness of sci-fi we often fail to properly market hope.
Sci-fi is the fuel your imagination needs to change the future: Hate The Fate.
If Santa was good to you...well: that's disappointing.
The coolest people are often on the naughty list. I'm literally hanging out with the wrong people. Sigh.
Guess that's what New Year's Resolutions are for...make more friends with the naughty list crew. #MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays
The @millsandhunte.bsky.social virtual yule log is all warmth, glow, and smooth jazz — exactly the ideal cozy background comfort Christmas Eve was built for
Highly recommended if you just want to exhale. And get rid of your pants. #MerryChristmas
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This excerpt of my interview on the @mysummerlair.bsky.social podcast captures a big reason why I love being a photographer. Thanks to Sammy for this! 😊
#CouchWorthy: March 2025 TV Highlights:
Andrew Schulz (Life) & Bill Burr (Drop Dead Years) comedy specials.
Daredevil was Reborn; so was Russo Bros. working on The Electric State.
Seth Rogen released The Studio.
More best of March 2025 #SetTheVCR. #CertifiedMSL
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Some delicious December TV offerings that do not involve a horny yet single interior decorator or other Hallmark movie junk.
Latest My Pal Sammy offers and suggests and recommend the following for December 2025:
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Remember in Stand By Me there’s a scene in the local junkyard. Through the fence the owner mocks Teddy, played by Corey Feldman: “Loony, loony, loony!”
Well today: Corey Feldman vs the World is out on PVOD through platforms such as @AppleTV.
Sadly, is Corey still a Lost Boy?
Did you watch #StrangerThings5?
Holly Wheeler is played by Nell Fisher. IMDb says she was born on Nov 2, 2011 in London. Wee Lass; Big Talent.
See her in Bookworm and you’ll see. Based on her freshtastic Bookworm performance Demogorgons should be nervous.
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For #TalkyTuesday writer @benjamin.percy informs me who is scarier: Wolverine or @stephenking?
I mean they both have large yet fictional body counts, right?
We all gotta go sometime...so would you want to be taken out by Wolverine or by Stephen King? Hmmm. 🎧 ⬇️
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Last night’s #TrackerCBS had a famous cameo. Remember the Essex Corp orphanage in #Deadpool 2?
That infamous Insane Asylum has been in numerous movies/TV shows shot in B.C.
I heard the following creepy Scooby-Doo ghost story featuring...#RyanReynolds?!
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Spooky Season offers not just horror movies; but also horror comics.
That genre is 🔥 thanks to creators like Jeff Lemire.
Jeff visited #MSL to talk X-Men (mutants!), hometown 👻 (scary!) & the 10k-hour grind (frightening!) (or rather 10k Ink Stains).
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“#JamesBondDay is a day of gratitude and a celebration of imagination: how bright sparks can ignite a fiery passion.
And ah…of course to recognize sexy ladies named Octopussy.”
A quote from a Bond-reflection I wrote for #JamesBond's 60th; still fits.
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The latest #MyPalSammy includes TV Terror recommendations from @paramountplus.com' Peak Screaming collection to #FearFest on @amcplus.com to Terror on #Tubi. Lots of Happy Horror!
Let the warm #FearPee flow in this #Substack newsletter: #SetheVCR for October.
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If your Hobby is to Pickup dope TV Recommendations like an American Prince this week's #SetTheVCR is funner than a Clown in a Cornfield. Check out this week's #couchworthy finds ⬇️
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🎤 “If you don't take risks the good stuff's not gonna happen either.” ~ @jefflemire171.bsky.social
Thrilled to welcome #JeffLemire to #MSL to discuss his storytelling memoir 10,000 Ink Stains, published by
@darkhorse.com.
Jeff & Dark Horse are at #SDCC2025:
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For Jaws’ 50th Anniversary filmmaker Laurent Bouzereau directed Jaws @ 50 a documentary/retrospective.
I had a #MSL conversation with Laurent about Jaws, creativity, filmmaking, Hollywood &...the unusual way he came to see #Jaws.
The latest My Pal Sammy:
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August 2001—first time visiting London.
I had a profound concert experience.
As the last note rang out & the house lights came up, the moment felt as symbolic as a movie ending.
For #FathersDay this is how I got...Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of.
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✊ Protest. Politics. Power.
The #Vietnam War lit a fire that still burns.
On this #MemorialDay filmmaker Caroline Marsden visits #MSL to discuss The War That Changed America. #EarJoy 🎧
#VietnamTheWar is streaming on Apple TV+. #SetTheVCR
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Uncle Phil!
May 9, 1994: Papa's Got a Brand New Excuse. Season 4 Episode 24 of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
You can hear "Hilary" crying in the background.
In Will Smith's excellent memoir Will (highly recommended) he writes this about this pivotal scene & its impact.
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A #MayTheFourth Confession:
At the risk of losing my nerd street cred I admittedly have a hard time differentiating between gas and...a disturbance in the Force. #MyShame #HonestPost
Happy #StarWars Day.
Crossed paths with a young lady on her mobile. As she walked past all I caught was: "Oh I know! So many people in my department have been bitten."
Appears the Zombie Apocalypse has commenced.
Do What Ya Need To Do.
Big Night on TVO: The #OntarioPlace doc is broadcast at 9 pm (though you can stream #YourTomorrow & other
@tvodocs.bsky.social on YouTube.)
I spoke to the director; you can hear (and read) that
@mysummerlair.bsky.social conversation with #AliWeinstein here:
mypalsammy.substack.com/p/whats-an-o...
On the subway platform the silence was suddenly & randomly shattered by a Jerry Garcia lookin homeless guy yelling out: "Rock 'N Roll!"
He then proceeded to shred the living hell outta an air guitar.
Though we're both on the same subway platform we are clearly not travelling in the same direction.
TV is infinitely better when I watch with my hand down my pants. Honestly.
The same way you instinctively grip the car door when your driver takes a sharp turn, when suspense heats up like Jiffy Pop...good gravy, the hand goes down.
Eating #TacoBell is like swallowing a ticking time bomb...you’re not sure how much time you have left; if you can start something significant at work or just wait for the inevitable.
This time no hero is cutting the red wire at 0:01. Boom!
Have I got TV Recommendations for Bookworms who like to watch TV In Order. Of course no matter how I build a TV Guide Piece by Piece it’s the Super Bowl which overshadows all #SetTheVCR suggestions. Check out this week's #couchworthy finds ⬇️!
How it all started... 🏈
On January 15, 1967 Green Bay Packers defeated Kansas City Chiefs 35 to 10 in Super Bowl I.
A pivotal game that would spark American interest in Roman Numerals outside of Rocky movies.
Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans will air on Fox on February 9, 2025.
Happy #SciFi Day!
And bonus fun?
If you're struggling to remember your work passwords after a chill #Christmas Break? Never no worries.
Here's 5 #SetTheVCR recommendations for January 2025:
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