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Captain’s bLog 172020.7 : Disneyland’s 65th Anniversary by Captain Jack!

Captain’s bLog 172020.7 : Disneyland’s 65th Anniversary by Captain Jack!

Captain Jack, guest blogger for the fandombar.com Community bLog …Adrift at sea, once again. No sign of land nor a sweet westerly kiss as we search for a treasure far beyond value… As entertaining as it may be to write this “Captain’s BLog” via the voice of our beloved Captain Jack, the result would not honor the magnitude of the day…this day, the 17th day of July in the year 2020: Disneyland’s 65th anniversary! Buckle in, stow your belongings beneath your seats, no flash photography and Please Remain Seated, Permanezca Sentados Por Favor! Rest assured that this journey will not delve into...

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Captain’s bLog 042020.7 : Happy Independence Day with Captain America!

Captain’s bLog 042020.7 : Happy Independence Day with Captain America!

Dan Glitch, guest blogger for the fandombar.com Community bLog “Who will indeed lead the call for America? Who'll rise or fall, give his all, for America? Who's here to prove that we can? The Star Spangled Man with a plan!”   Captain America was created in 1941 by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby to be the fictional answer to the very real threat of fascism spreading through the world during WW2. Superheroes were popular during the war and Cap was the most successful character for Timely Comics (now known as Marvel Comics), with issues even being sent overseas to American...

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Captain’s bLog 202020.6 : Looking at The Empire Strikes Back 40 Years Later

Captain’s bLog 202020.6 : Looking at The Empire Strikes Back 40 Years Later

Jack Stuart, guest blogger for the fandombar.com Community bLog After the Rebels including Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia Organa, General Jan Dodonna, Han Solo, Chewbacca, R2-D2, C-3PO, Wedge Antilles, Biggs Darklighter, and Jek Porkins won a massive victory against the cruel, tyrannical forces of the Empire with the destruction of the ultimate weapon in the universe, the Death Star, you may have thought that the intrepid band of do-gooders had it made… But you would be wrong. Even though the Death Star had been destroyed and it seemed like the good guys had won, the Empire’s control over the galaxy had...

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Captain’s bLog 082020.6 : How Ghostbusters Remains a Cultural Phenomenon

Captain’s bLog 082020.6 : How Ghostbusters Remains a Cultural Phenomenon

Mal Reynolds, guest blogger for the fandombar.com Community bLog On June 8th, 1984, a film was released that would forever change the face of modern day cinema and change the way comedies were made. This is a look at how even after 36 years, Ghostbusters still remains a cultural phenomenon. Ghostbusters was the brainchild of SNL alumni Dan Aykroyd and comedy film legend Harold Ramis. The film Ghostbusters was a deeply personal idea for Dan, having a background in paranormal investigation as well as family who were deeply rooted in occult mythology, this was a film that Dan has always considered his magnum...

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Captain's bLog 252020.5 : Towel Day and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy!

Captain's bLog 252020.5 : Towel Day and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy!

Sally Marsh, guest blogger for the fandombar.com Community bLog  Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun. Orbiting this at a distance of roughly ninety-two million miles is an utterly insignificant little blue green planet who will be celebrating Towel Day on May 25th, as they do every year. Towel Day, as many Hoopy Froods know is a tribute to my favorite cult British comic, radio dramatist, amateur musician, tech geek, environmentalist, futurist, radical atheist, author, Douglas Adams. I describe him as such because he...

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