Michael D Hamersky On Comics Mentions The Upcoming...       2013 Leo Carrillo Film Festival!

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3885 -    I called the City of Carlsbad, Leo Carrillo Ranch, for info on the upcoming 2013 Leo Carrillo Film Festival.   I did this because the current status of the web page is incomplete, as seen here.

In previous years, I have blogged about the Leo Carrillo Film Festival, as well as just walking the Leo Carrillo Ranch, as seen here.

The reason I called, is that the TGIF Concerts in the Park, also being sponsored by the City of Carlsbad, California, usually overlaps the schedule for the Leo Carrillo Film Festival.

This year it again overlaps! 

The TGIF Concerts in the Park run every Friday Night from June 28th thru August 23rd. Here is the link to that concerts schedule.

Please Note:  I have blogged about the TGIF Concert in the Park series for the past several years, as seen here.  You don't have to make a reservation to get in, and it is free to attend.  Tina and I will be attending several of these concerts, and will probably blog about them here in this Blog of mine.

As for the info on the upcoming 2013 Leo Carrillo Film Festival, here's what I was told:

The 'Dinner and a Movie' presentation is on Friday Night, August 16th.  There is a cost to this, as it is the fund raiser for the rest of the five films that will be presented this 2013 Season.

There will be a night, near the end of the season, that will honor Huell Howser, who once broadcasted from Leo Carrillo Ranch. Huell passed away in January of this year.

Probably the last night of the season, or near the end of the season, will be a special 'Cisco Kid' Night.  Leo Carrillo was 'Pancho' in the TV series.  The years we have been attending, there has been an episode shown each night before the film is shown.   So I'm looking forward to this special night!

Again, the above is not set in stone at this time.  When the schedule is printed, I'll be sure to post a copy at my Facebook Fan Page.

I just wanted to tip you all off to this upcoming 2013 Season, as once again the Leo Carrillo Ranch folks are setting a limit of only 150 attendees.  You have to 'reserve' each night and be on their list to get in to the Ranch to view the Film Festival.

Again, the link to the web site for additional info is shown here.

I hope to see some of you at the 2013 Leo Carrillo Film Festival!  For those of you that can't make it... Well, I'll be blogging on those nights for sure!

Oh, and for those of you that don't know the comic book connection with Leo Carrillo... Here's the link to the 40 Cisco Kid comic books that were published from January of 1951 to October/December of 1958!

~ Michael

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,885 total posts in number!   I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!   Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item(s) that was mentioned here today...!  If I have it, you'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly differently, sorry about that!  The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.  Note:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to:  Make It So Marketing Inc., PO Box 130653, Carlsbad, CA 92013

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page!

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In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!

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Michael D Hamersky On Comics Presents His Take On The One Woman Fantasy Art Show By...    Barbara Marker, Artist On Saturday, April 13th At The Tierrasanta Public Library in San Diego, California!

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3832 -   I've mentioned at my Facebook Fan Page that I would be attending the One Woman Fantasy Art Show by Barbara Marker Artist on Saturday, April 13th.

Here are just a few pictures from this event.  The event page was at Barbara's Facebook Fan Page.

I'm posting several of the other pics at my special photo album at Facebook.

At the top left of this blog post is Barbara, standing in front of several of the comic books that she colored for Eclipse, Pacific, & Blackthorne Comics, when she worked in the comics industry.

At the top right are just a couple of pics of Barbara with several of the attendees that came during this two hour event.

I've already posted the link to Barbara's Facebook Fan Page.  If you'd like to have her at your convention, or commission her to illustrate for you, feel free to contact her.

I found that her four latest pieces she has drawn to be very well done.  There were approximately two dozen illustrations shown at this event.  I'm kind of partial to her fantasy artwork, although she does illustrate animals, super-heroes, and other genres.  Barbara was in Artists Alley at the recent 2013 WonderCon in Anaheim, California.

My thanks to Barbara Marker for such a nice reception.  In case you missed it, and are or will be in the Greater San Diego Area between now and May 30th, be sure to check the event page so you can check the address / location and drive to go see her artwork up close!

~ Michael 

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,832 total posts in number!   I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!   Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item(s) that was mentioned here today...!  If I have it, you'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly differently, sorry about that!  The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.  Note:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to:  Make It So Marketing Inc., PO Box 130653, Carlsbad, CA 92013

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page!

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In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!

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Michael D Hamersky On Comics Presents My Take On...        the Gladys Knight Concert At Buffalo Bill's In Primm, Nevada - March 23rd of 2013

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3818 -    Today's blog is just a quick mention of the great concert we saw in Primm, Nevada this past weekend!

Primm used to be called 'State Line' until 1996.  For a history of Primm, be sure to check out this Wikipedia entry.

Primm has three hotels / casinos:  Primm Valley Resort, Buffalo Bill's, and Whiskey Pete's.  All three are owned by Primm Valley Casino Resorts. Plus there is a large outlet mall, 'Fashion Outlets of Las Vegas', located adjacent to Primm Valley Resort.

We stayed a couple of nights at Buffalo Bill's in Primm, and saw the Gladys Knight concert on Saturday night, due to a free promo from my players card used last December and this past February!

Buffalo Bill's is also home of the Star of the Desert Arena, a 6500 seat arena designed for concerts.

Gladys Knight, (who has a Wikipedia entry also), played starting after 8:30 PM.  The show was supposed to start at 8PM... But there was a steady stream of people coming into the arena as late at 8:15 PM.  The band didn't get set up until 8:25 PM....

Here are my thoughts on her concert...

Although the concert started late... Gladys endeared herself to audience right away!  She talked between songs, and was very into the 6500 attending the show.

Her voice was beautiful and the backup singers were pretty darn good also!  The musicians were playing modern style of music, although Glady's music goes back to 1966!

I enjoyed the songs I knew her for, and was entertained by her newer songs that I hadn't heard before.

One thing was missing though... No Pips!  

Well, no Pips until three quarters of the way through the show!  Then we were introduced to the #1 Pip himself, her brother!  

You see, the Pips retired in 1988.... Yeah that long ago!   But darn!  Her brother did a fantastic part of the show, and was really good!   His name is Merald "Bubba" Knight.   He really added a lot to the show in my estimation.  And Tina really enjoyed seeing him also! 

Oh, the original Pips were comprised of her brother Merald "Bubba" Knight and her cousins Edward Patten and William Guest.  Bubba was the only one there on Saturday night.

All in all, we had a pretty good time at this show, and it was worth the drive!

Here's the link to my photo album of pics we took on our way to Primm, during our stay, and the road back to Carlsbad.  We left from Carlsbad, going up the I-15 all the way.  With stops in Barstow and Baker.   We stayed at Primm the whole trip once we arrived there.

Oh, and our stay at Buffalo Bill's was pretty darn good!  Besides a little gambling, we took in the Outlet Mall nearby, and the attractions at all three casinos / hotels.

The Facebook Fan Page for Primm Valley Casino Resorts is this link.

The reason I'm mentioning this event we took in this past Saturday night, is because there are actually music related comic books!  Seriously!  Here is the link to just a few of the comic books that I have listed for sale at this time.

Again, my thanks to Primm Valley Casino Resorts for the promotional trip and concert!  And to Gladys Knight for a really fine concert!  

~ Michael

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,818 total posts in number!   I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!   Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item(s) that was mentioned here today...!  If I have it, you'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly differently, sorry about that!  The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.  Note:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to:  Make It So Marketing Inc., PO Box 130653, Carlsbad, CA 92013

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page!

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In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!

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Michael D Hamersky On Comics Mentions That...    Will Eisner Week Runs March 1st thru March 10th of 2013!

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3802 -    Today's blog is on what I found at Facebook, while checking on my own Fan Pages...

At the 'Will Eisner Official Site' Fan Page, it mentioned that March 1st is the start of Will Eisner Week!

Here is what was shown there and at the WillEisner.com web site:

Will Eisner Week 2013
Will Eisner Week this year takes place in March and celebrates Sequential Art, Free Speech, and the Legacy of Will Eisner. 
The Theme is READ A GRAPHIC NOVEL.

2013 Events to be Held in the Following Cities:
 
Arkadelphia, AR at Henderson State University
Boston at Tufts University in Medford
Los Angeles The Cartoon Art Professional Society at the Animation Guild in Burbank
Minneapolis at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design
New York City at the Society of Illustrators
New York City at the New School / Parsons
Pittsburgh at the Toonseum
Portland, OR at the Art Institute of Portland
Portland, OR at Comics Underground
San Francisco at the Cartoon Art Museum
Savannah at the Savannah College of Art & Design
Seattle at the Emerald City ComicCon
White River Junction, VT at the Center for Cartoon Studies

Which appears that this Will Eisner Week will be held nationwide!

For more info on the cities named above, see this link!

For those of you that don't know that much about Will Eisner, I invite you to read his Wikipedia entry.

Here is the link to the Grand Comics Database that shows his credits in the comics industry.

This is the link to the graphic novels I currently have for sale online.

So, check out the links above and the cities listed above to see if you can also celebrate the Will Eisner Week for 2013!  

~ Michael

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,802 total posts in number!   I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!   Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item(s) that was mentioned here today...!  If I have it, you'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly differently, sorry about that!  The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.  Note:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to:  Make It So Marketing Inc., PO Box 130653, Carlsbad, CA 92013

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page!

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In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!

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Michael D Hamersky On Comics...   Wishes All of You... A Happy New Year!

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3765 -   Well... We stayed up last night to watch both FOX & CNN ring in the New Year!

We also celebrated with champagne and limoncello drinks, and I feel none the worse for wear this morning!

Starting to watch the Rose Parade, kind of sad we don't get the KTLA channel 5 program here in San Diego any more... It's the only parade airing that doesn't break away to commercials...

I'll also be back to listing comics & other items in my online comic book shop during the parade / the day, as eBay has a promotional listing going on right now that ends tomorrow.

The above photo is a picture of Tina and myself at the Wynn Hotel / Casino in Las Vegas that we visited during Christmas Week.

We both want to wish all of you a 'Happy New Year'!

Hope your 2013 will be the year you want it to be!

~ Michael

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,765 total posts in number!   I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!   Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item(s) that was mentioned here today...!  If I have it, you'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com, including the book 'Gotham City 14 Miles' that I am shown holding to the left. I'm 1 of 14 essayists in that book! !     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly differently, sorry about that!  The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.  Note:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to:  Make It So Marketing Inc., PO Box 130653, Carlsbad, CA 92013

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page!

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In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!

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