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A SOUND INVESTMENT

by Tom on September 19, 2011 at 12:00 am
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Jonathan Taylor Thomas, eBay, The Lion King, Hollywood, rerelease

In all truth, Cami would probably be the LAST person to become irate at the news that the re-release of The Lion King topped the box office after 17 years. But it was funnier to suggest that Tom had a gigantic Jonathan Taylor Thomas collection.

I guess I'm not totally surprised that a re-release of The Lion King would perform as well as it did. This is September, after all. We're all coming down from the post-summer blockbuster season. Although, I would have thought that if any movie had a chance this weekend, it would have been Drive. Maybe it's my Ryan Gosling man-crush talking, but that movie looks cooler than cool. I would have loved to seen it this weekend if I weren't completely wiped out from some kind of late-summer cold/flu thing that left me incapacitated. It's a good thing I didn't see Contagion last week or I would have felt a little paranoid!

Not much else for me to talk about this week. But, hey, since I haven't pimped the Theater Hopper store in a while, how about this: take a look at this shirt I designed a while back called "The Movie Was Better." I found out last week that the nerd-mavins over at ThinkGeek have a shirt of their own called "The Book Was Better."

Now, maybe I'm biased, but I think my shirt is better. If you're reading this, I'm willing to bet you feel the same way. So let's make a pact. Buy my shirt and prove 'em wrong. Let's face it: the design is better and it costs less money. It's a win-win!

Plus, c'mon... ThinkGeek is producing light-up Iron Man shirts. They're not hurting for money. Help the little guy for once, won't you?

That's all I got, folks. Have a great week!

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THE OTHER STUFF

by Tom on July 2, 2007 at 12:00 am
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A few things I forgot to mention in the first post:

  1. A few people were congratulating me last Friday for reaching my 700th comic. Actually, that was a typo because I accidentally counted Wendesday's "Boo hoo! My computer is FUBAR!" messages as an comic. I've made the correct and TODAY'S comic is my 700th - which is mind-numbing to think about.

    I think the last time I celebrated the number of comics I posted was 400 or probably 500. But anymore, I think I'm just into celebrating anniversaries. You'll hear from me again about it on August 5.

  2. Don't forget to call in and listen to The Triple Feature talkcast tonight at 9:00 PM CST over at Talkshoe. I pretty much plan on giving the floor to Joe to talk about Live Free or Die Hard because it sounds like he had a blast at that movie and I want him to tell us all about it.

    We'll probably be talking about Transformers, too - if you're interested. Join in and talk to us live!

  3. It's kind of a long story about how it came into my possession, but I'm auctioning off an 8GB iPhone on eBay and the auction ends around 10:00 PM tonight. So if you're interested or know someone that might be interested, bid away!

For the love of God, PLEASE bid. The longer this thing stays in my house, the more I want to love it in unnatural ways.

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iPHONE!

by Tom on June 29, 2007 at 12:00 am
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There's a lot of talk about the new Apple iPhone being released today.

Guess what? I GOT ONE!

It was totally by accident. Cami, Henry and I were wandering through the mall today and our AT&T store had a sign out front that said "Only 14 iPhones left!" I didn't think much of it because I knew it was too expensive for me to purchase, so we kept walking.

Later, we came home and I got online. I was reading articles about iPhones for sale on eBay with price tags over $1,000!

So I sat at home wringing my hands and debating about whether or not to go back to the store and grab one. I even consulted my LiveJournal friends. With their encouragement, I raced back to the store and bought one. I'm glad I did. I spoke to the manager and he said their location was the only one in Iowa, Minnesota or Nebraska to have any iPhones left in stock.

So, of course, our new iPhone is now on eBay. It's a three day auction that I started for $650. We'll ship overnight anywhere in the world, so if you're interested, bid away! If you have friends who might be interested, let them know, too!

Cami and I are planning to take any profits from the sale and put them toward Henry's college savings fund. It might not sound very exciting, but we're trying to be creative. So it's all going toward a good cause. Good for Henry, anyway. 18 years from now.

THANKS!

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ANOTHER FAVOR TO ASK

by Tom on April 16, 2007 at 12:00 am
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Hey, guys. I have another quick favor to ask. I know I ask for a lot of stuff from you guys, but this one is more personal.

Cami has been at home with Henry for the last 8 weeks and she's having a really hard time imagining going back to work. I mean, she *has* to go back to work. There's no getting around it. But she's dreaming of a day where she can work from home and take care of Henry full time.

She's taking a run at starting her own eBay business. We've been reading up on it and we're taking the initial steps into making this work. Right now, she has a handful of items up for auction. Nothing fancy. Just stuff we're getting rid of. But if you could take the time to look over her auctions and maybe considering bidding on something, it would go a long way to boosting her confidence. Cami's never done the eBay thing before. If nothing else, I want to do what I can to ensure she has a nice experience.

A list of her auctions can be found here.

Even if there's nothing listed you want, please consider forwarding the link on to others who might find something they like. Cami will be posting new auctions throughout the week, so keep an eye on things.

Thanks again for your help! We appreciate it!

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SITE BUSINESS

by Tom on July 12, 2004 at 12:00 am
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You're going to want to visit our new advertiser O'Deer Comics. They've advertised with us before. The only difference between now and the last time I mentioned them in this space is that their comic has only gotten better. Funnier and more detail in the drawings. Check it out.

Also, you only have a few hours left to bid on the hand-made Theater Hopper dolls that Cami put together. You'll kick yourself in the morning if you let these one-of-a-kind creations go to someone else.

Lastly, I haven't heard back from Amazing Spider-Man artist Mike Deodato. I tried sending him an e-mail, but I'm not sure if he received it. You might recall the reason why I wanted to get in touch with him if you read last Wednesday's blog.

If anyone knows of a way to contact him directly, please let me know!

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THE WEB SLINGER

by Tom on June 25, 2004 at 12:00 am
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...and SPEAKING of Spider-Man!

You might have noticed that there is a new ad to the right of the comic today letting you know that you can now BID for original Theater Hopper artwork on eBay!

To celebrate the release of Spider Man 2 in theaters, I have decided to draw the Theater Hopper cast as characters from the movie! Tom as Spider Man, Cami as Mary Jane Watson and Jared as "Mister Busyhands" himself, Dr. Octopus!

Bidding starts at .01 cent - one thin copper penny! The auction will last until next Friday, July 1st!

I'm selling the art partly to raise some more money for Wizard World Chicago. I don't think I've mentioned it here, but I've reserved a hotel room and a booth. I'm sharing the booth with Mitch Clem from Nothing Nice to Say and Barrett's Lament, Zach Miller from No Pants Tuesday and the omnipresent Neil G from Dayfree Press, Robot Stories, The End Chronicles and Limited Space. The convention runs from August 13th to the 15th - Come out and meet us!

Anyway, I'm raising money for that, but I'm also trying to improve our seller rating over at eBay. We're trying to auction off some other stuff lying around the house and people aren't buying yet because we don't have a high seller rating.

If you're interested in Betty Boop stuff, Cami is selling off a lot of her collection, so check that out. I'll probably put up some of my junk there in the next couple of days.

/end whoring

Anyway, thanks!

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