Guy LeCharles Gonzalez (aka glecharles) (aka loudpoet)

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Livin’ on the edge

Tell me what you think about your sit-u-a-tionComplication - aggravationIs getting to youBack in 1995, I attended AA meetings for 89 days, partly because I thought I had a drinking problem, but mostly to get closer to a girl I was interested in. Approx. 50 days in, I found myself in a bar with her because she had to pick up something from a bartender friend of hers. I hesitated at the door for a second, wondering if I'd be able to handle the temptation, before going in and staring in awe at the elaborate spread of liquor behind the…

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Try Something Different: 5/11/05

Support Independent Comics!Independent comics (and manga) being released tomorrow, 5/11/05, courtesy of ComicList. (NEW: Recommendations in BOLD.) Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores. If your LCBS offers a pre-ordering service, be sure to take advantage of it.What are YOU reading?AC COMICS Americas Greatest Comics #11, $6.95A. D. VISION Tactics Manga Vol 2 TPB, $9.99AIT/PLANETLAR Surviving Grady, $7.95ALIAS ENTERPRISES LLC 10th Muse Vol 1 TPB, $9.99 10th Muse Vol 2 #1, $2.99 10th Muse Vol 2 Photo Cvr Foil Ed #1, $4.99 Deal With The Devil #1 (Of 4), $0.75 Elsinore #1 (Of 9), $0.75 Judo…

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Longest. Week. Ever.

There's a request of my NY-area readers at the end of this, but first, the preamble. "Life, she is a roller coaster; for every thrilling dip, there is an uphill slog." I just made that sagacious little quote up, because it pretty much sums up last week. Long story short, we've squashed the Bloomfield house search - several reasons, among them the lack of full-day kindergarten, which we didn't realize until AFTER our bid was beaten on the one house - and for now, the overall housing search itself. Turns out fate had a Plan D we didn't know about.…

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Buzzscope Reviews: 5/4/05

Holy overload, Batman! That's a lot of comics!Check out this week's reviews as I cover: Amelia Rules #0, Arcana Studios Presents #2, Flight Primer, Ronin Hood of the 47 Samurai, and Superior Showcase #0 from Free Comic Book Day. Plus, Damn Nation #3, Fade From Grace #5, Power Pack #2, and Sea of Red #2 from the usual Wednesday haul.And while you're there, sign up and leave some feedback in the forum. It's one of the more level-headed boards out there and while the usual suspects get the most attention, there's plenty of room to talk about good comics, too.Peace!

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Free Comic Book Day Is Upon Us!

Support Independent Comics!Tomorrow is Free Comic Book Day and to celebrate, I read EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. of the 28 comics that will be available at finer comic book shops around the country, and in other parts of the world! Why would I do such a thing, you ask? So I could write up a comprehensive review of them for Buzzscope, that's why! Check it out here, along with an updated interview with FCBD founder, Joe Field. Good stuff!Comics being released tomorrow, 5/7/05, courtesy of ComicList. To find a participating comics retailer near you, click here.Which ones are you looking forward…

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Two Things

Two quick updates for y'all; one about me, one about the fam.First, the fam:Join the Acentos crew next week as they celebrate the move to their NEW home: The Bruckner Bar & Grill!Tuesday, May 10th @ 7:00pmACENTOSThe Bruckner Bar & Grill, 1 Bruckner Blvd(Corner of 3rd Ave; 6 Train to 138th Street Station)The Uptown's Best Open Mic & featuresMAGDALENA GOMEZ and EMMANUEL ORTIZ...It's going to be a fiesta of the highest order as Acentos continues to expand in its third year of bringing the best poetry to the Bx! More spacious locale, more food, and two features to set it…

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Try Something Different: 5/4/05

Support Independent Comics!Independent comics (and manga) being released tomorrow, 5/4/05, courtesy of ComicList. Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores. If your LCBS offers a pre-ordering service, be sure to take advantage of it.What are you reading?AARDVARK-VANAHEIM/WIN-MILL PRO Following Cerebus #3 (AA), $3.95AC COMICS Best Of The West #50, $6.95 Femforce New Millenium Coll Pack, $24.95 Women Of Mystery Pack, $44.95ACTOR Actor DFE Magdalena Preview Book (AA), $3.00 Actor DFE Transformers War Within Vol 3 #1 Foil Ed, $14.99 Actor DFE Witchblade Red Foil Ed #48, $5.00 Actor Identity Crisis #7 Sgn, $29.99 Actor Superman #204…

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