4 07, 2016

Travel Missteps: The 4th of July Parade

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In 2014 we were determined to have a perfect view of the Coronado's Independence Day Parade. The year before we woke up too late, and had to stand at a corner, craning to see.  So my father had gotten up early, and staked out premo places outside of our hotel so we could see the parade in comfort. We had picked up beach chairs the day before, had a cooler of food, blankets, and ample sunscreen. We were prepared! And it was a perfect spot! We watched as floats and military bands went by. But after about half an hour, we

7 05, 2016

Free Comic Book Day!

By |May 7th, 2016|Categories: Activities, Geek, Local|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Today is Free Comic Book Day! The first Saturday in May many local comic book shops throw a party for Free Comic Book Day where you can get a few popular comic books today! My local shop, Time Warp Comics in Boulder does it up big! They usually have many of the Colorado Movie Cars on site, tons of people in costumes, and many more freebies. But don't forget to check out Time Warp for any of your geeky or comic needs outside of Free Comic Book Day. Their staff have always been very helpful and fun to talk to!

6 05, 2016

Tales of Suspense #39 – First Appearance of Iron Man

By |May 6th, 2016|Categories: Geek, Pop Culture|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

Tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day. So for today's Photo Friday I wanted to share a piece of comic history. This is Tales of Suspense #39. It is the first appearance of Iron Man. And its worth a good amount of money. So how did I come by it to take a photo? My parents were going through some of my dad's old comic books. They were going to donate or throw them out, but then remembered I was into comics so they asked me to come over and look at them. As I went through poorly maintained super man