JLI was a great book. Also, kudos for capturing the highway crossings that were a normal part of Southern life - US Highway 64 E in Plymouth, NC, in the case of the road I traversed to get from my dad's car dealership to the video rental place that carried a great selection of wrestling stuff and was "big on JRPGs" in the early 90s long before I could even identify that genre ("this here Earthbound game...").
I appreciated stuff like the work of Giffen/DeMatteis (simply carried on a spinning rack on a monthly basis) or the store's middle-aged proprietor telling me to watch a wrestling tape or play Dragon Warrior 3 far more than I have anything I've discovered via Google search, on Twitter, etc.
For sure. We definitely relied on the expertise of others, especially when we were discovering something new, in a way no one does with the democratization of opinion.
The original version of this story claimed Doctor Doom loves Liberia instead of Latveria.
Thanks to Thor Jensen for pointing this out. Screw you rev.com for this transcription error.
I am beyond mortified and, now, also really concerned about a Doombot showing up at my door.
JLI was a great book. Also, kudos for capturing the highway crossings that were a normal part of Southern life - US Highway 64 E in Plymouth, NC, in the case of the road I traversed to get from my dad's car dealership to the video rental place that carried a great selection of wrestling stuff and was "big on JRPGs" in the early 90s long before I could even identify that genre ("this here Earthbound game...").
I sometimes think about how different our lives were in really fundamental ways. The invention of the smart phone changed everything.
I appreciated stuff like the work of Giffen/DeMatteis (simply carried on a spinning rack on a monthly basis) or the store's middle-aged proprietor telling me to watch a wrestling tape or play Dragon Warrior 3 far more than I have anything I've discovered via Google search, on Twitter, etc.
For sure. We definitely relied on the expertise of others, especially when we were discovering something new, in a way no one does with the democratization of opinion.