Happiness on the Anacostia

The Nats won last night at Cincinnati (again), plunging the Reds into sole possession of last place in the NL - where they haven't been since 1937. Bizarrely, Washington now leads the NL in offense, although that'll disappear the minute they get home. (Capitol Punishment)

Happiness on the Anacostia

The Nats won last night at Cincinnati (again), plunging the Reds into sole possession of last place in the NL - where they haven't been since 1937. Bizarrely, Washington now leads the NL in offense, although that'll disappear the minute they get home. (Capitol Punishment)

It was thirty years ago today

Murdoc notes the anniversary of a king-hell awesome movie. I personally thought the Hildebrand poster was cooler, but to each their own. Agreed, the movie had some far-reaching effects on society. Building on the foundations that Star Trek had laid, Star Wars made it okay for people to be SF fans - before that, being caught reading SF was a surefire way to find yourself on the outside of the "cool kids" group. This was fine with me, back in the day, but a lot of nice people who didn't want to be lone wolves and/or outcasts steered away from the genre, and George Lucas' movie changed all that. I've lost count of how many times I saw the movie; seems I went to the Uptown in DC* at least 3-4 times a month, usually with a stop at Ireland's Four Provinces** down the block. I also remember going to see it at the U of M in College Park with digex, sitting in the back row and cheering loudly for the Empire. Some things never change. ^__^

*It has its own Wikipedia page. Huh.
*They changed the name! Those gomers!

EDIT: Originally intended to be posted Friday afternoon, but because LJ clients, posting and edit pages no longer seem to work at EBN...

It was thirty years ago today

Murdoc notes the anniversary of a king-hell awesome movie. I personally thought the Hildebrand poster was cooler, but to each their own. Agreed, the movie had some far-reaching effects on society. Building on the foundations that Star Trek had laid, Star Wars made it okay for people to be SF fans - before that, being caught reading SF was a surefire way to find yourself on the outside of the "cool kids" group. This was fine with me, back in the day, but a lot of nice people who didn't want to be lone wolves and/or outcasts steered away from the genre, and George Lucas' movie changed all that. I've lost count of how many times I saw the movie; seems I went to the Uptown in DC* at least 3-4 times a month, usually with a stop at Ireland's Four Provinces** down the block. I also remember going to see it at the U of M in College Park with digex, sitting in the back row and cheering loudly for the Empire. Some things never change. ^__^

*It has its own Wikipedia page. Huh.
*They changed the name! Those gomers!

EDIT: Originally intended to be posted Friday afternoon, but because LJ clients, posting and edit pages no longer seem to work at EBN...