On Saturday afternoon, Don Perrin and I drove up to Lake Geneva for Gary Gygax’s funeral. The visitation had started at 11 AM, but we left after I got back from Marty’s last indoor soccer game. The funeral wasn’t scheduled until 2 PM, and we got there well before 1:30 PM, so we had time to spare.
Szymon Says
Szymon Kudranski, the artist who created the interiors for my Dracula’s Revenge comics, has a new website filled with his ever-improving artwork. If you like unique, dramatic illustrations, it’s well worth checking out.
Professional Techniques for Video Game Writing
When I decided to start writing for video games a couple years ago, one of the first things I did was join the IGDA. I’d been a member through Human Head when I worked there, but I ponied up on my own after I left. I’m part of the board of directors of the Madison chapter, and I’ve helped out …
Things to Come
A bit of digging through Amazon.com shows that I have three new books and one repackaged book due to hit shelves this year. First up, we have the novelization of the Mutant Chronicles film. This is listed as shipping August 26, but I wouldn’t put too much faith in that until the film’s release date is set. Still, they have …
Gary’s Funeral Arrangements
Here are the details for Gary’s funeral that I’ve been given: The visitation starts on Saturday, March 8 at 11 AM, with the funeral to follow at 2 PM, at: Haase-Derrick-Lockwood Funeral Home 800 Park Drive Lake Geneva, WI 53147 (282) 248-2031 The funeral will follow at 2:00 PM. Word is there will be some kind of gathering afterward, perhaps …
NPR on Gygax
NPR has an excellent interview with my friend Stephen Chenault of Troll Lord Games about Gary Gygax.
Gygax Gone
I’ve just learned that Gary Gygax, one of the creators of Dungeons & Dragons and founders of its original publisher, TSR, died in his sleep Monday night. The guys at Troll Lord Games seem to have first posted about it, and I’ve verified it through my Alliterates pals. I worked as a freelancer for Gary’s New Infinities Productions back when …
Good-Bye, Brett
My pal Rich Dansky ruined my morning by pointing me to the news that Brett Favre is retiring. As a lifelong Packer fan, I recognize this as the official end of the greatest era in the NFL since the Lombardi years. As I told Rich, though, I think this is the right thing for Favre to do. He came back …
Kids and Trouble
My friend Mark Kaufman over at Days of Wonder, explained the Law of Inverse Trouble to me at a convention once. It goes like this: The older a kid gets, the less frequently trouble happens, but the bigger the trouble is. An infant, for example, gets into trouble all the time, but these are mostly easy things to fix. A …
Mutant Fugee
A note on ICv2.com today tipped me off to a connection in the Mutant Chronicles cast I hadn’t picked up on before, that of Captain Michaels. It turns out he was played by Pras Michel of the Fugees, and that Pras also helped produce the film. He gave an excellent performance in the film, in a small but important role, …