El Placebo comes to us all from my good friend, Aaron Ledger, or as I know him, Pyle.
Pyle’s one of my wrestling buddies, who watches pay per views with me at Buffalo Wild Wings. During Summerslam last week, Pyle came up with the idea of El Palcebo and we spent the night riffing on ideas about him, as well as the ridiculous disclaimer.
So, for all of our sakes, please view El Placebo responsibly!
This strip was written by my wife, M’jit Raindancer-Stahl. I’m very pleased and honored that she supports me in everything I do, even when she isn’t a wrestling fan, but is kind enough to show support for my activities to offer this strip.
I’ve seen plenty of other guys whose significant others have been far less supportive and it makes me feel so lucky to be her partner and proud husband.
Please let me know what you think of this strip so that maybe she might write more! I know I could always use the help!
If you’re not in the know, a viral video went around a while ago about Guy “Bear” Vasquez witnessing a double rainbow while on a camping trip. He got very emotional and the video he posted became a viral hit.
Here’s the video link: Crazy Double Rainbow Guy- ORIGINAL
In the background of the first panel are some Twitter pals and comics pals.
MrsIronShiek is first and her sister, riotgrrrrrrrrl. Next to them is AS_Guy.
Hidden in the back is Colonel Winchester from the great webcomic Mystery Solved by Zack Kruse and Big Jim Miller! On the other side, my pal, Nuggie99 who graciously supports and follows a lot of things I do, NewMutant, another of my brothers from another mother, as well as theVoice123. NewMutant does great production work for Feedback. TheVoice123 hosts a few podcasts, one of which is No Apologies.
Check these folks out! I enjoy them all and I think you will too!
I recently watched a film that I really enjoyed. It’s a Film Noir piece from 1950 called ‘Night and the City’.
It has to do with a shady hustler in London who bumps into & befriends a well-respected wrestler, played by Stanislaus Zybysko, father of Larry ‘The Living Legend’ Zybysko, who dislikes the current state of pro-wrestling going on in that day. The hustler wrangles some cash together to buy into the promotion business and sets up his own show with the old time fave.
Things fall apart quickly for the hustler from there.
The film was remade in 1992 by Robert DeNiro, but that version centered around boxing. I prefer this version. Can’t imagine why! 
It’s probably the first Noir film I’ve ever seen, but it was really entertaining and is available off of Netflix from their instant streaming service.
Now go eat your Effin dinner!!
I want to share with you some information about InterventionCon 2010. It’s going on September 10th through the 12th, with workshops for WordPress and ComicPress, more info can be found at http://interventioncon.com/
The thing most important to me is that Philip M. Hofer (Frumph) will be there to hold these workshops. Philip is one of the developers of ComicPress and is an incredibly giving and helpful man. Anyone in webcomics using ComicPress should follow him on Twitter. (http://twitter.com/Frumph)
If you have any questions, you can ask him and he will answer for you as best as he can. He even does chats through his website, http://www.frumph.net/, and as long as he can talk you through fixing your problems, he does so for free. This is an amazing act of generosity on his part and this site would still be in deep troubles if it weren’t for his help.
Here are some examples of what you’ll be able to experience at InterventionCon 2010:
Beginners Workshops:
a.. Creating your website, understanding hosting and CMS’s (Content management systems)
b.. Setting up, Understanding & Configuration of your website with WordPress & Comicpress
c.. Understanding how WordPress and Comicpress works.
d.. Basic CSS understanding.
This is always great for those that are not beginners that would like a refresher on the basics.
Intermediate Workshops include:
a.. ComicPress/WordPress Options, Child Themes and getting the most out of your site. (there is *a lot* to this)
b.. Designing your site with CSS, understanding of the basic CSS concepts is necessary.
Advanced Workshops:
a.. Advanced CSS design,
b.. Child theme programming tricks,
c.. Getting the most from your site, ways to increase hits and readers.
d.. Advanced topics that are only available at this workshop.
Follow through to find out more if you’re interested. You won’t regret it.
I admit having a past fondness for the big guy wrestlers. It started with Hogan, transitioned to Ultimate Warrior, leaped to Kane and I even held a fondness for Goldberg in there for a minute or two. But, I will admit, their matches were never blistering hot examples of the best wrestling ever. I still enjoyed them, thanks to my own overdeveloped sense of need for power fantasies.
Damn that low-down dirty cheater! What will happen to the earth now??
Stay tuned to find out!
I had to get in the Vuvuzela joke before the whole thing becomes lame. Or has it already? Crap!
Just a small note: the audience behind the announcers has my takes on some friends and family. From left to right: Ryan Claytor of http://www.elephanteater.com, some hack who thinks he’s an artist or something, his wife, Jason Howard of Astounding Wolf-Man from Image Comics, friend and big fan, Brian J. Schaaf and the author’s brother stuck behind Jimmy Mittendorf’s hand. Incidentally, my brother is holding a sign that says “These Seats Suck!” Oh well. Better luck next time!
