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by Edward Champion

Live Alex Robinson Interview

For those in San Francisco for Alternative Press Expo on April 9, I will be interviewing Alex Robinson, sui generis, in front of a live audience. I’m immensely honored to talk with the man behind Box Office Poison and Tricked. We’ll be talking about how Alex got his start, deconstructing a few panels and getting some audience involvement.

The results will eventually make their way into a podcast. But please feel free to stop by and say hello. Here are the details:

When? Sunday, April 8, 2005, 3:30
Where? The Concourse at 620 7th Street, San Francisco, CA

3:30-4:25 Spotlight on Alex Robinson—His new graphic novel, Tricked, weighs in at “only” 350 pages (compared to the 600+ of the collected Box Office Poison), but none of his readers feel gypped. Alex Robinson’s Tricked was one of the buzz books of 2005. He’ll talk about that book and what’s next with writer Edward Champion of the blog, “Return of the Reluctant” (www.edrants.com).

I’ll also be walking the floor and covering Alternative Press Expo again — this time, in podcast form.

by Edward Champion

Hopefully I Hope Elder Statesmen Will Learn How to Speak English Again

Tim O’Brien: “Watch your modifiers. Do not write this sentence: `Hopefully, the teacher will give me an A.’ The teacher isn’t hoping, you are. Do write: `I hope the teacher gives me an A.’ If you don’t know the proper usage of the word, `hopefully,’ I hopefully recommend you don’t use the word at all. Moreover, if you don’t watch your grammar, I must sternly warn you, you could end up president.” (via Bookninja)

by Edward Champion

Well, We Can Only Hope Axl Ain’t Lyin’

Associated Press: “But it was a bizarre addendum to the statement, totally unrelated to the suit, that drew the wrath of Velvet Revolver lead singer Scott Weiland. Rose recalled a day last October where Slash, whom he hadn’t spoken to in almost a decade, showed up unannounced at his door at 5:30 one morning. Rose claimed that during their conversation Slash tore into his VR bandmates, calling Duff ‘spineless’ and Weiland ‘a fraud,’ among other things. Despite Slash’s hard-partying reputation, Rose insisted his former bandmate did not appear under the influence when he allegedly made these comments during this pre-dawn meeting.”