Legion #4 slated for January 19th.

Posted on December 30, 2004

88mph Studios has sent word that the fourth and final issue of Ghostbusters: Legion will hit the stands at your
favorite comic shop this January 19th. If you haven’t asked to have one put aside, now might be a good time to
get that sorted out.

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Sweet Baby Jesus…

Posted on December 20, 2004

…was born on December 25th. They have proof and everything.

Actually, that was a blasphemous exclamation. It’s 9:30 AM, and I’ve already had a Grande Mocha, a client meeting, and a art team mini-meeting. Sweet Baby Jesus indeed.

Well, it’s Christmas, and I’m not feeling it. Things are busy, so until I’m actually sitting in front of the tree, sipping tea and eating sugar cookies, whilst reading Nero Wolfe (if this sounds very particular, it’s because it is in fact my plan for the few days around Christmas), I don’t think the holidays will sink in. I also blame the lack of snow in Vancouver (which is fine - it is Vancouver, and the lead-up to snow is rain, and they ain’t fixed me roof yet) and that Christmas decorations went on sale at Canadian Tire the week before Halloween.

The. Week. Before. Halloween.

I have however dug out my Christmas music, which is helping some. And for you, I’d like to share a few favorites. (click to download, if you haven’t already figured that out.)


Holiday on Skis
The 12 Days
of Christmas

Deck the Halls
Wonderful
Christmastime

Winter Weather
Little Saint Nick

Holiday On Skis - Creating an instrumental song that evokes winter and Christmas is tough, so this one ranks high in my books. The fact that the song suggests sleigh rides without the use of jingle bells is awesome.

12 Days of Christmas - You’re not allowed to live in Canada if you don’t know the Bob and Doug version of this holiday classic. “Six packs of two-fours” always needs to be explained to non-Canadians.

Deck the Halls - An instrumental and highly synthesized version of the classic. There’s something slightly sinister about the song as the “fa la la la la” portion takes on a darker tone. Mostly my love of this song is because it used to play on my brother’s Omnibot, only adding to the feeling of a robot apocalypse for the holiday season. “DO. I. SOUND. LIKE. A. MUSICAL. ROBOT?”

Wonderful Christmastime - Toren hates this song. I love this song. Partially it’s because I have a soft spot for Wings. Partially because it’s a cheery counterpart to Lennon’s more demanding So This Is Christmas. And partially because it’s one of the few new Christmas Classics. Every year, a lot of old standards get covered. Every years a lot of crappy new songs get produced. Few remain, as Bing Crosby remains the King of Xmas. But Paul managed to slippy a catchy little number into the early 80s and I dig it the most of all the xmas tunes. And the b-side to this single was “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reggae”, so count your blessings and shut up.

Winter Weather - I know Katherine is married to Jim, but her voice is amazing. You can’t help but love it.

Little Saint Nick - Novelty songs rarely last, and let’s be honest, a surfin’ xmas tune is a little schticky. There were a handful actually, and while catchy, well, 60s surf culture doesn’t extend much into the 21st century. However if you have to listen to some surf xmas, you might as well listen to the Beach Boys. A corny song about a hot rod named after The Jolly Old Elf is elevated with their harmonic chorus of “Run run reindeer”

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