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Conrad Veidt was seriously the embodiment of that line from Sunset Boulevard: "We didn't need dialogue. We had faces." ;D (Video from Eerie Tales, 1919)

1990 commercial for the Fall premiere of the new cartoon series, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, based of course on the 1989 film of the same name (it even included the actual voices of Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves in the first season). I watched the movie and cartoon over and over when I was a kid, even though it drove my Dad crazy; I had the cereal box toy of their phone booth and the novelization of Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991). Fast forward to 2022, I got to ask Alex Winter a question at a screening of his documentary, The YouTube Effect. And then last year I got to see Alex and Keanu Reeves on Broadway in Waiting for Godot...THREE times. And to top it all off, I even got my Dad to enjoy Bill & Ted: Face the Music (2020). Full circle, dude! ;D And a most excellent adventure indeed. (Oh and this is followed by a bumper for Pee-Wee's Playhouse.)

From Queen in Comics. John Deacon joins the band and Freddie Mercury comes up with a name. (Art by Samuel Wambre)

Source: https://x.com/binbinstory/status/1077136014412378112

I'm proud that these artists made it clear they don't want to support Trump's ego fest. And in fact, nothing is more American than being able to refuse the president's invitation. He is not a king. We are not his subjects. God Bless America. :)

Linus: What have we learned, Charlie Brown?....

In 1969, CBS cancelled The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour for speaking out against the Vietnam War. In 2026, CBS has now cancelled The Late Show with Stephen Colbert for speaking out against Trump. CBS has a long legacy of cowardice.

I was reading a Collider interview with Tom Hiddleston about Avengers: Doomsday, and suddenly I get this lovely Loki-themed ad notice, lol. Figured I'd save it for posterity. ;D

Clayface poster from Ebay. I rarely get to jump on bandwagons this early, lol. ;D

Clip from the new audio book, A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap. Marty DiBergi (Rob Reiner, RIP) interviews the band and discovers lead guitarist Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) has a brother he doesn't talk about. I included some stills to illustrate the story. Book published by Audioworks, Simon & Schuster Audio.

Scene from the 2025 film Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, sequel to the pioneering mockumentary, This is Spinal Tap (1984) (both directed by Rob Reiner, RIP). The band reunites after many years, and lead guitarist Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) ponders the strange distance that's grown between him and lead singer David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean). Spinal Tap II is now available on DVD and streaming. Released by Castle Rock, decal, and Bleeker Street. Recorded on Dubly, I mean, Dolby. ;D

Clip from the 1972 film Brother Sun, Sister Moon (aka the origin story of Saint Francis of Assisi), directed by Franco Zeffirelli. Featuring the song of the same name by musician and songwriter Donovan ("Mellow Yellow," "Sunshine Superman"). Here the future Saint Francis rejects the smothering greed of the church for a more humble way of life. Gorgeous movie with an equally gorgeous soundtrack. Happy Birthday, Donovan! And Happy Jubilee Year to St. Francis!

Happy Mother's Day, all! Be excellent to each other! ;D

In any case, given out blunt Keith can be, his comments on Brian are high praise indeed. I’m also reminded of an earlier comment by Keith, if there was no conflict, there’d be no Blues music. ;)

Source: https://mangafire.to/read/shiori-experience-my-plain-self-and-an-odd-old-mann.y4qx/pt-br/chapter-97

Brian Jones at the Monterey Pop Festival. Photo by Jim Marshall. Previously posted by @bluesrocknrollingstones from catwiki.