Mark Squirek
- Location
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Birthday
- July 25
- Bio
- When I was 13 I leaned so far over the edge of the Grand Canyon that my father had to grab me by belt to pull me back up. Than we hopped right back into the camper and drove non-stop to Yuma, Az. Once there, the family hunkered down in an air-conditioned hotel room and watched a B&W TV while Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon. Everything since than has been even more fun. I am not kidding. This has been a pretty good life so far. Sure, there's been occasional misery and heartbreak, but considering the alternative, it's been ok.
MY RECENT POSTS
- David Barton and the World of
History
May 24, 2011 12:47AM - Celebrate Valentine’s Day
with Some Great Comic Covers
February 13, 2011 12:53PM - Our National Altamont is Just
A Shot Away
September 15, 2009 01:06PM - My EXTREME CAR WASH
February 18, 2009 10:43AM - Bob Newhart Bootleg Tapes
January 07, 2009 10:16AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “What so many of us
non-banking civilians fail to
grasp is
that none of what
happe…”
March 18, 2009 03:49PM - “And now... The J. Geils
Band!”
October 02, 2008 11:45AM - “This is just like my
High School Prom. Everyone
paid
attention to my date and
I w…”
October 02, 2008 11:44AM - “Attention, I have just
returned from the Hogwarts
School
where I have learned
how…”
October 02, 2008 11:43AM - “I've been to the desert
on a horse with no name. It
felt good
to get out of the
r…”
October 02, 2008 11:33AM
Mark Squirek's Links
David Barton and the World of History
Recently cited by a spokesman for Presidential Candidate Newt Gingrich as “one of the most knowledgeable teachers on American History”, David Barton’s work as a historian has been openly referenced by Michelle Bachman, Glen Beck, Mike Huckabee and others. At the other end of the pol… Read full post »
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Some Great Comic Covers
This appeared in an edited form on another, much, much smaller site. A couple of people suggested that I place it in this venue as well so that others outside of the comic hobby can see the art on some of the covers. Thank you.
Valentine’s Day means something… Read full post »
Our National Altamont is Just A Shot Away
As concerts go, it was to be the Rolling Stones moment in the sun. The crowning achievement to their 1969 tour. A free concert for 250,00 (and ultimately more by estimate) as a thank you to America and the newly found ideals of peace love and togetherness of newly media-anointed Woodstock… Read full post »
My EXTREME CAR WASH
According to the thermometer that was conveniently placed in my dash by a thoughtful dash-designer at Toyota, the temperature outside is 35 degrees. Borderline freezing, but just enough that I may be able to sneak an automated car wash in before going to work. The question is where? And with a/… Read full post »
Last week I watched the excellent life history of and tribute to Bob Newhart . This episode of the PBS series American Masters was one of the more entertaining repeats of the holiday.
The only thing I enjoyed more during the recently passed festive season was when WGN in Chicago broa… Read full post »
Nixon, Kerouac and the Redemption of Gregg Allman
Denial is one of the strongest characteristics of our shared existence. We see it every day we live. From the insanity that plays out daily on the news to the smallest corners of our own lives, we live with denial, we cultivate denial, we deny denial while often being responsible for… Read full post »
Gore Vidal’s play The Best Man was and is a rarity. It addresses the inner workings of the political arena in a way that few other professional theatrical pieces have ever even attempted. The 1964 cinematic remake of the original 1961 stage production is one of… Read full post »
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