As I have stated multiple times, I have been a Whovian for a long time. I was a Whovian long, long, long before it was cool to be one! We have seen many iterations of Doctors in the past 55 years. Old ones, young ones, English ones, Scottish ones, Scots…
I became a Doctor Who fan back in the early 70s. When I first started watching, Tom Baker was the current Doctor. Since then there has been many more doctors cycled through. I have engaged many Whovians over the years. Opinions vary with the various personalities. There is no wrong…
It has been a long time since Thunder Con 2017, and even longer since my last post. Such is life 🙁 The principle draw for the event was Robert Picardo, of Wonder Years / Star Trek Voyager / Stargate fame. I would be lying if I said I was a…
I had the distinct pleasure of being in the beautiful and historic old city of Quebec, just in time to attend their Comic Con! Of course I expected to see the usual Star Wars characters, Doctor Who(s), and miscellaneous comic book (anti)-heroes. It would appear the among the participants that…
What defines a nerd? Is it a state of being? Being socially awkward? A fan with unwavering loyalty? All of the above, and more? Absolutely! Popular culture has embraced many genres that used to be relegated to B rate TV and cinema. Entire channels worldwide have been established to deliver…
While doing some genealogy through the winter of 2016, I found some names in the archives that would be 3rd cousins to me, Gary & Craig Barwell. By good fortune, they too, have Abthorpe blood flowing through their veins 🙂 Their names would hit my Facebook feed over the years,…