Today
I'm honored and delighted to welcome my buddy Jeremy Hawkins to Life
is Good. Jeremy is on an extensive blog tour – he's got 4 new
books now available! These amazing art books are a glimpse into his
mind, images he's created over the years and has put together in a
series called It's Time 12:34, 12;35, 12:36, and 12:37. As he cruises
around the blogosphere, he'll be sharing personal stories –
different ones at each blog he visits – and I was lucky enough to
get the Batman story. Batman is my favorite superhero. So take it
away Jeremy!
So
here I am faced with a dilemma where I get to entertain you on this wonderful
site and with the hopes to keep your attention on the rest of my stops. My thought is to share
a true story… my first encounter with a celebrity.
With this story I will
travel in time, going back the seventies [1974] when bell bottoms
were cool and so was a trip to the Toy’s “r” Us. You remember they would have
characters from your favorite shows and movies come in and put us in awe. Who
could forget the giant giraffe “Geoffrey”… well let’s forget, cause today he is
a cartoon and I say boo. I am off subject I am going to write about the day this
little kid, me… met Batman… yes Batman.
I
am six and I have just learned that the caped crusader was coming to my local
7-11
and he will be signing autographs. At the time I knew nothing of actors
who played people because to me there were only my mom, dad and action figures.
I am six years old and standing in my first line to meet one of my toys in real
life, I could not contain my excitement… but wait this line is really long who
the heck are these people. I wanted to have a little one on one with him, I am
confused who were these other people.
My mother said to me “fans of Batman” and
she didn’t believe this line either, so we stand for what seemed like forever.
From out of nowhere music begins to play, crowd starts to cheer as a caped man
runs up and down this line of people. Greeting all the little crime fighters
with a wave and finger to eye gesture. I am confused giving the 6 year old
“WTF” look to my mother as this guy runs into the store and we wait.
We
start to move, and my father has now joined as we wait, he was there the whole time…
just sitting in the car. My mother assured me that this was the real guy and he
makes appearance all over the world to make sure good kids stay good, so I am
happy again. We move forward and forward again… what seems like hours is
actually hours. I see the card table and Batman. My father hands me a giant
comic book Scarecrow vs. Batman… I am nervous and kid curious until I am at the
edge. A friendly greet from this masked man
and his question “do you want me to sign that”… I said nothing. I was blank. It
was over; I missed my chance for the solid one on one. I read that comic book
for weeks staring at the scribble that read “stay good” Batman, really not
knowing what happened that day.
Years
later I did get the chance to interview Adam West [TV Batman], but you will
have to follow my tour to read how that went.
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Would
you like to be part of "IT'S TIME" TOUR giveaways?
GRAND PRIZE:
- One Set of Books [Signed]
- One T-shirt [Sent by Neatorama]
- One Signed* Cd of CYBORG: DIRECTOR'S CUT [Howlin' Wolf Records]
[*DIRECTOR, COMPOSER, AND EDITOR]
- One sealed Cd of your Choice of one Sealed Cd [La La Records]
EVIL DEAD [2013]
Music by Roque Baños
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: BLOOD & CHROME [2013]
Music by Bear McCreary
GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION [2013]
Music by: Tyler Bates
- and a few more surprises!
FIRST/SECOND PRIZE:
- One Set of Books [Signed]
- One T-shirt [Sent by Neatorama]
- One sealed Cd of your Choice of Remaining Sealed Cd [La La Records]
Now what do you have to do [YOU DON'T NEED TO EVERYTHING, JUST THE ONES YOU CAN OR THE STARRED ONES*]?
All the usual "Like Me" Stuff:
- Befriend Me Here "Being Retro"*
- My Facebook Page "JMH Digital"
- My Twitter "iZombieJMH"
Send me an email: re: IT'S TIME TOUR to
jeremy at jmhdigital dot com
- In the email tell me how you found me and what time is it?*
And Last:
- If you should buy the set or just one, please share your thoughts on "AMAZON"...
For more celebrity stories, be sure to check out all the tour dates/places over at Being Retro. Thanks for being here today, Jeremy!
