From Wiki- The citizens of Oz are celebrating the recent death of the Wicked Witch of the West. Glinda the Good
arrives and reveals the Wicked Witch's past: her mother had an affair
with a traveling salesman while her father, the governor of Munchkinland, was away. As a product of that affair, Elphaba
was born, with green skin. Her father rejected her at birth, cursing
her to have a troubled childhood ("No One Mourns the Wicked"). When one
citizen asks Glinda if she was the Witch's friend, she begins to
reminisce about their past.
Time sure is relative, isn't it? When one is six years old, six weeks is forever. When one is of an older vintage, six weeks goes by in the blink of an eye. I believe Einstein was even better at summing it up- "Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it
seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems
like a minute. That's relativity."
This year marks seventy years of the Creature from the Black Lagoon. This dawned on my while watching Revenge of the Creature last night on Svengoolie. It is considered one of the new run of Universal sci-fi monster movies, and also the last of the great Universal monsters. The original Xenomorph, from It Came From Outer Space debuted a year before, but never returned for a sequel. Now the name has been been taken by drippy, gross (though iconic) destroyers in scarlet. Be that as it may, the Creature has lasted much longer in popular culture. Three movies, and many, many homages, ripoffs and appearances in other shows, books and movies.
My first concert that I went to was at Fulsom Field in Boulder. I saw the Who on their "final" tour. To this day I have not seen another concert there. The Rainbow Music Hall in south Denver was the second place I ever saw a popular music concert. It was on my birthday in 1983. Yes, I went my parents, the girl I liked and my sister. We saw the rockin' BJ. Thomas. It was quite fun, though my stepfather complained that the music was too loud. He would have been 55 years old then.
Here is a lovely team portrait of the Avengers. It is by the late, great George Perez. It is kind of an amalgam of teams, or perhaps the version he did with Kurt Busiek. I can't remember if the Beast was in that relaunch. I always preferred the Beast in the Avengers, rather than the X-Men. I liked the tie he gave both teams as well. I do think Quicksilver should be in the picture, but it is rather crowded. Some fans wanted the Hulk to be there, but he was hardly an Avenger for most of his published history. I am glad the MCU went to Professor Hulk, since Hulk smash Hulk gets old and boring in a hurry. Where is Triathalon? I thought he was kinda fun. At this point in time, everyone in Marvel has been an Avenger. Including Wolverine and at least half of the Fantastic Four.
