Blog Update: 6/2/10

Jun.2/10 Vlog Ep.4 'Nerding Out' from Gord Locke on Vimeo.


I blog about my return into the world of comics. Which btw I know Ill get FAQ'ed 

how were you in the "industry" ? 
My brother use to own a comic shop between 93-96 Comic Creations on 41st and KNight. I was part of it of course. Well , being retailers we helped distribute comics and graphic novels therefore we were "part" of the "industry".

Why did you quit? 
like all my old hobbies caz I was in my early 20s and girls and booze was more important.


Did you try to get back into it at all?
Yes , 2004 , right before the release of Revenge Of The Sith I went to go buy General Grievous' comics but they were sold out so I didnt bother after that. 

What did you collect before? 
Marvel mainly but I wasnt even that dedicated. I was more into value collecting , I would buy comics in hope it goes up in value rather than just reading and enjoying a good comic book.

Did you read anything at all during your hiatus? 
Very little , but I did get into watching Justice League and Teen Titan cartoons. Absolutely loved them. I had a general knowledge of all the Super Hero movies.

What are you reading now?
read my blog and you'll see my pull list and such week to week. Right now Im catching up on a lot of back issues and titles for some graphic novels like Walking Dead , Runaways , Y The Last Man, ...etc I have a lifetime of material to catch up with. 

general comments:
    After a 15 year hiatus , I was thinking about getting back into comics caz I was caught up in the Avengers hype. so I wanted to read The Avengers. Well , it turns out the Avengers were relaunching 4 new series and a mini series right that week. I took that as a sign.. the week Secret Avengers #1 was released , Avengers #1 the week before.. I didnt think twice , I was at the comic book store the very next day to get me some comics and get back into this wicked shit.

I really miss the nerdyness of a comic store , its so awesome.

Religion Rant: Church "admits" "guilt".

Church admits guilt in sex scandals

"is born from the sins within the church, and not from a campaign by outsiders."

Do you mean like when you fucktards lay judgment and punishment against those whom are outside of your church?!!??! fucking gutless morons. You fucking assholes persecute and crucify all those "outside" of your church and when we want justice onto your pedophile , psycho asses you cry for in house justice. Fuck You. Keep up with brain washing you fascist pigs.

The church and their minions of bible tumpers are the creepiest , dumbest , and most annoying people on earth.

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UPDATE

Church punishes 15 yr for getting raped by biblethumper.

Do i really need to express my thoughts on this?

Fuck you Christianity.

Vlog updated: may 20/10

May 20/10 Vlog ep. 3 from Gord Locke on Vimeo.

I vlog about Law and Order , Degrassi again , and give a shout out to my niece and to my buddy Bobby for his new business venture. Which btw check out , if you're interested in some astro turf , fake grass for your lawn or a putting green or whatever.. check out www.Adventuredisplay.com

Degrassi disappointed street

back in 2001 Degrassi aired a 1 hour reunion episode to launch Degrassi The Next Gen. I never saw it or maybe I did and forced myself to forget caz I had zero knowledge this existed , so almost a decade later I finally watched a show I craved to see.

Im starting to believe I actually did see it and then sniffed glue to blank my head only to forget the reasons why I wanted to erase it ,but now its back. I HATED IT!!!!!!!

First off , they changed the goddamn timeline. The older class was Grad 92 , they were coinciding with me to a tee.. they were in grade 8 in '88 , grade 9 in '89.. , Lucy was running for school prez for the following season which meant senior year which was aired /91.. and finally , School's out aired in 92!! now in this stupid reunion show , its the class of 90.. WTF!?!!?!? they also made a major change , Caitlyn is born 1972 in the reunion show which meant she grad'ed with the older class! she was in the younger class and graduated early!!!! they messed up the time line completely which totally ruined the thought that this was me and my friends in school. Goddamn it.

Secondly , they actually bring a bunch of people back but they're all standing in the background! they gave Allison more lines than everybody else!!! I understand there were scenes shot but they cut it all out so they can get their precious Joey and Caitlyn story.. whipdee doo. Im here to find out if Alexa and Simon are still married? is Stephanie Kaye all slutty now? did Vuola blossom into a hot piece of ass.. goddamn you , Degrassi.

Thirdly furthering on issue #2, the gave more lines to Allison than the Yickster!!!!! goddamn you.

I cannot convoy my disdain for this reunion episode more , I am thouroughly disturbed. I demand a reboot and redo of this.. 20 years is coming up for me in real life and for the Degrassi crew. Do it right please. None of this bullshit grad 90.. youre Grad 92 assholes.

video blog update: 4/29/10 Canucks/Blackhawks

April 29/10 Vlog episode 2 from Gord Locke on Vimeo.

Run time: 5:48 min. I break down the Canucks blackhawks series. I did an opening reviewing my new webcam but the total blog was very long , I want to aim to keep my blogs to 5-6 minutes.. 10 minutes max.

My new video blog

So I'll be blogging here and on Vimeo from now on. I enjoy working with video stuff so I dont mind the extra effort into doing it. Im just a complete noob being on camera broadcasting myself on the net , Im not a public speaker so there's a lot I have to work on with my speech and dialogue. Hopefully I can start to tolerate myself.

Gordy's Video Blog from Gord Locke on Vimeo.

This was shot with my old Micro Webcam I bought in 2003 for 10 bucks along with one of those cheap labtec mics. This was hard to look at so I went out and picked up a new webcam which I will discuss in my next video blog.

Movie Review: Tod Browning's Freaks

I finally watched this 1933 classic I've been aching to see for years. This movie is so profound and lingering it superseded my expectations which I tried to keep nil. My curiosity for the eccentric oddities known as "circus freaks" was met in this film. It sounds rude of me to say that but its the truth and its our nature to be inquisite about "freaks".

Entirely casted with real life "oddities" , they came through with a brilliant performances despite not being actors. Their individual stories are a mix of tragedy to fondness to disturbed , just like "regular" people.

The plot is simplistic and yet so effective. A shallow gold digging primadonna acrobat named Cleopatra conspires with Hercules the strong man of the show to get the manager to marry her and then kill him to inherit all his money. The characters are mesmorizing and bizarre yet so compelling because they are real. You buy into them from the moment you see them.

Its not very long being a 1933 film but its a lovely film. Great example of less is more/better , resulted in a well made movie with a good story differenciated by the cast. I can see why this has the cult following it has caz I am part of this cult now.