I look forward to telling these stories with fellow survivors around meager fires that burn in the dark, secret tunnels where we live to escape detection by the murder gangs.

That's a life lesson that he's learned now, and will be able to use for a lifetime as a Cleveland fan.

Calling it now: Eddie's headline will be "It doesn't get Eddie Vedder than this!"

I saw the Cure this summer, and they were great.

Weird thing is, I have no memory of the 97 WS. I'd just moved out on my own that year, and wasn't watching any sports at all. Maybe I had some awareness of it at the time….or maybe me forgetting is more a defense mechanism.

I'm convinced my general aversion to sports is a direct result of watching my dad cheer on hapless Cleveland teams for decades. At some point, I must have thought to myself, "why put myself through THAT?" But on occasion, I can get drawn into a good game, and there I was last night, living in/near Chicago, but…

I'm from NE Ohio, but have lived in Chicago for the past 16 years. Surprised myself by rooting for the Indians, so it's not the outcome I was looking for, but damn if it wasn't an absolutely amazing series. I just hope this gets remembered as something more than yet another Cleveland-vs.-greatness type of sports…

Yep. "Its Bono! Quick, make up some shit to hate him about!"

"Stupid"?

Bona? Bonette?

2009? I could have sworn they hadn't done anything since 1997.

I did! Though, for now, I'm trying to kind of just keep pace with what I'm reading in the omnibus. So I'll read a few issues, then read whatever the next relevant blurb is. I kind of just want to read faster, but I also want to see the material it talks about.

Wonder if it's an age thing. Back in 1990 or so, he was the next best thing to sliced bread. But I can see if younger/older folks might not be enamored with him.

Yeah, Lee is great with the big iconic covers and splash images, but doesn't really get into much nuance with facial expressions, etc. What can I say, though, I grew up with Lee on the X-Men, so he's someone I instantly pick out.

That's Jim Lee's cover art? Very impressive. I'm mostly in the "I liked him better when he did X-Men" camp, but that's a spectacular image.

Still reading through Uncanny X-Men Omnibus vol. 1—up to the Proteus story, which is about where I feel Claremont starts reading like Claremont. Or at least like the later stuff that I grew up with.

218! It wasn't my first issue, but it was the beginning of me buying X-Men continuously for a number of years, up until they de-aged storm. Great issue. Great story!

Oh man, Dusk especially. Why the hell won't Matt Johnson bring The The back?

I got to stay at the Stanley Hotel this summer, made famous as the original inspiration for Stephen King's The Shining. Though nothing supernatural or horrific has ever been reported there, they've cashed in on the notoriety, and have Kubrick's The Shining playing continuously on the in-room cable system. Wake up,…

Well, in 1916, music was only disseminated via live performances or the purchase of sheet music. Technology has enabled us to better keep, share, and remember songs. The modern music industry (such as it is) probably didn't really start to exist until maybe the 40's or 50's.