Tag Archives: The Thing

Button, Button, Who’s Got the Button?

Posted on June 24, 2025 by Joe

It’s always the way — I was looking for something else, and I find a lost treasure! I recently uncovered my stash of movie buttons from the 1980s. They used to hand these out at science fiction conventions and sneak … Continue reading →

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Peekers and Other True Facts

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Joe

My brother Brian took this picture in the Summer of 1982 of the marquee on the side of what was the GCC Deptford Mall movie theater. He always meant to send it in to National Lampoon magazine which had a … Continue reading →

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Desert Island Cinema – The Thing

Posted on June 5, 2022 by Joe

Another movie that I couldn’t live without is Howard Hawks’ 1951 production of The Thing or more specifically The Thing From Another World. It’s based on the short story “Who Goes There?” by John W. Campbell, Jr. The bare bones … Continue reading →

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Yancy Street Blues

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Rather than toss out old laser prints in work, I keep a stack of them in front of my keyboard as a scratch pad. Usually I scribble out numbers, notes and nonsense, but occasionally I get carried away doodling with … Continue reading →

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