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1990 commercial for the Fall premiere of the new cartoon series, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, based of course on the 1989 film of the same name (it even included the actual voices of Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves in the first season). I watched the movie and cartoon over and over when I was a kid, even though it drove my Dad crazy; I had the cereal box toy of their phone booth and the novelization of Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991). Fast forward to 2022, I got to ask Alex Winter a question at a screening of his documentary, The YouTube Effect. And then last year I got to see Alex and Keanu Reeves on Broadway in Waiting for Godot...THREE times. And to top it all off, I even got my Dad to enjoy Bill & Ted: Face the Music (2020). Full circle, dude! ;D And a most excellent adventure indeed. (Oh and this is followed by a bumper for Pee-Wee's Playhouse.)

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From Queen in Comics. John Deacon joins the band and Freddie Mercury comes up with a name. (Art by Samuel Wambre)

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Queen featured in the Japanese manga 8 Beat Gag, Best Selection 1, by Atsuko Shima. Rough translation, Freddie Mercury, "Queen's leader," is 35 years old, and staring at his reflection in the pond. Drummer Roger Taylor throws a rock in the pond and Freddie objects, saying that he was "looking so cool." Roger counters that Queen is not just him, and a fight ensues, in which Freddie says it's cowardly to bring a knife and Roger tells him to then put his teeth away too, lol.

Source: https://x.com/binbinstory/status/1077136014412378112

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I'm proud that these artists made it clear they don't want to support Trump's ego fest. And in fact, nothing is more American than being able to refuse the president's invitation. He is not a king. We are not his subjects. God Bless America. :)

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"In Flanders fields, the poppies blow, between the crosses, row on row..."

Linus: What have we learned, Charlie Brown?....

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In 1969, CBS cancelled The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour for speaking out against the Vietnam War. In 2026, CBS has now cancelled The Late Show with Stephen Colbert for speaking out against Trump. CBS has a long legacy of cowardice.

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I was reading a Collider interview with Tom Hiddleston about Avengers: Doomsday, and suddenly I get this lovely Loki-themed ad notice, lol. Figured I'd save it for posterity. ;D

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Clayface poster from Ebay. I rarely get to jump on bandwagons this early, lol. ;D

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Clip from the new audio book, A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap. Marty DiBergi (Rob Reiner, RIP) interviews the band and discovers lead guitarist Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) has a brother he doesn't talk about. I included some stills to illustrate the story. Book published by Audioworks, Simon & Schuster Audio.

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Scene from the 2025 film Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, sequel to the pioneering mockumentary, This is Spinal Tap (1984) (both directed by Rob Reiner, RIP). The band reunites after many years, and lead guitarist Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) ponders the strange distance that's grown between him and lead singer David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean). Spinal Tap II is now available on DVD and streaming. Released by Castle Rock, decal, and Bleeker Street. Recorded on Dubly, I mean, Dolby. ;D

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Clip from the 1972 film Brother Sun, Sister Moon (aka the origin story of Saint Francis of Assisi), directed by Franco Zeffirelli. Featuring the song of the same name by musician and songwriter Donovan ("Mellow Yellow," "Sunshine Superman"). Here the future Saint Francis rejects the smothering greed of the church for a more humble way of life. Gorgeous movie with an equally gorgeous soundtrack. Happy Birthday, Donovan! And Happy Jubilee Year to St. Francis!

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Happy Mother's Day, all! Be excellent to each other! ;D

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Keith Richards in a May 2026 interview with Guitar World, talking about his musical chemistry with Ronnie Wood, Mick Taylor, Brian Jones, and Ian "Stu" Stewart. (Btw, yes, Brian did start the band; he put the ad in the paper, Stu was the first to respond. Brian had the vision and as Charlie once said, encouraged them to be a band. Heck, even Stu acknowledged Brian as the founder. But I think Keith sees Stu as more of an older mentor, who he met first, and who kept the band together for several crazy decades. So I get why he says Stu started the band. But yes, there's no question that Brian Jones founded The Rolling Stones.

In any case, given out blunt Keith can be, his comments on Brian are high praise indeed. I’m also reminded of an earlier comment by Keith, if there was no conflict, there’d be no Blues music. ;)

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More of Brian Jones in the Japanese manga, The Shiori Experience, about the 27 Club (also featuring Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain).

Brian (watching kids having fun in the pool): Jimi’s "Cry of the Soul." Janis’ "Words of Love." Jim’s "Blood Myth." Kurt's "The Color and Emptiness." Everyone has their own Blues. And me?

Janis: Brian what are you doing? Let’s drink.

Brian: .........OK...

Janis: Didn’t you die in your own swimming pool? How can you stand to be here?

Source: https://mangafire.to/read/shiori-experience-my-plain-self-and-an-odd-old-mann.y4qx/pt-br/chapter-97

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Brian Jones at the Monterey Pop Festival. Photo by Jim Marshall. Previously posted by @bluesrocknrollingstones from catwiki.

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More of Jimi Hendrix and Brian Jones in the Japanese manga The Shiori Experience, about the 27 Club.

Jimi: This is incredible! So this is how you play, Brian?

Brian: A show as insane as this can only be described as chaos, right?

Jimi: Absolutely! Then that’s how I’ll do it!

Brian: Great. I won’t miss it.

Brian: I’ve waited a long time for this moment. Since I left the Stones…I dreamed of the day I would play alongside Jimi and his band. With Jimi, I can shine once again.

Narrator: Only Brian Jones can extract the maximum potential from the greatest guitarist in the world.

Source: https://mangafire.to/read/shiori-experience-my-plain-self-and-an-odd-old-mann.y4qx/pt-br/chapter-94