tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568334561722760329.post7831306701559995290..comments2024-03-04T04:08:39.755-08:00Comments on The Fies Files: Tres Tapas, Por FavorBrian Fieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16347700145666751363noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568334561722760329.post-22102888354844069932010-03-26T10:50:49.184-07:002010-03-26T10:50:49.184-07:00Mike P., I don't want to bash the San Diego Co...Mike P., I don't want to bash the San Diego ComicCon, partly because it's been very good to me and partly because it just seems wrong-headed. As Mark Evanier often says, whatever you want your comics convention to be, you can find it there and simply ignore the rest. And I certainly have no standing as an old-timer lamenting the lost days of buying Jack Kirby art for $10 a page <i>from Kirby himself</i> in the ballroom of a dingy hotel; the first one I attended was 2006 when it was already a monster, though not <i>quite</i> the monster it's become since. It is what it is.<br /><br />Unfortunately, part of "what it is" these days is expensive for me to get to, difficult to get into, and nearly impossible to find a hotel room within 30 miles of. Fact is, I could pull some strings and solve some of those problems a bit easier than an average fan, but even the string-pulling is a chore (and very against my nature). I'm just thinking I can drive down to San Francisco for a day and find 90% of "my" convention there at a fraction of the hassle and cost. We'll see how that works. <br /><br />Sligo Mike, I assume you're talking about Wicked? Didn't know it was a book, I'll bet it's interesting. Thanks for the info.Brian Fieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347700145666751363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568334561722760329.post-63430265352209929422010-03-26T09:42:14.492-07:002010-03-26T09:42:14.492-07:00one little thing to add here -- if you haven't...one little thing to add here -- if you haven't read the book, i highly recommend it; it's an amazingly intricate, nuanced, well-crafted world. i had no idea before i picked it up, and i was blown away with it's scope.sligohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790839337334176733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568334561722760329.post-32823981499248276382010-03-26T03:48:07.875-07:002010-03-26T03:48:07.875-07:00WonderCon sounds interesting. I've got the imp...WonderCon sounds interesting. I've got the impression that ComicCon is something like the Grateful Dead concerts -- terrific if you got there before the rush, not so terrific once it became important for people to be there. There's a small festival in Maine this spring that I'll probably go to, though these things really highlight the difference between comic strips and comic books -- being more involved in the former than the latter, it doesn't take me very long to have been at one of these things.Mike Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00168145822905152686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568334561722760329.post-87185398151523723602010-03-25T23:14:14.261-07:002010-03-25T23:14:14.261-07:00We ate at the Market Street Grill in the Hotel Whi...We ate at the Market Street Grill in the Hotel Whitcomb across the street from the Orpheum. A little upscale, befitting an anniversary dinner, and I think we were all happy with our meals. I had salmon. Desserts were an apple tart, a lemon creme brule, and four spoons. No complaints.<br /><br />Sherwood, I don't know the Max's you're referring to, but I'm very familiar with another Max's in Marin that I think is run by the same people. I recall generous portions and tempting baked goods.Brian Fieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347700145666751363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568334561722760329.post-78293763670436891732010-03-25T21:02:23.423-07:002010-03-25T21:02:23.423-07:00I'm not Brian, and I certainly am not Karen, b...I'm not Brian, and I certainly am not Karen, but I'll butt in on the "where did you eat" thing, anyway:<br /><br />Diane and I have been going to SF Broadway productions at the Curran, Orpheum, and Golden Gate theaters for as long as we've been married. In the old days, when cash was more abundant than it is now, we'd stay at the St. Francis hotel for the night of the show ("the Saint Frank," as Diane calls it -- her family is old, old, old San Francisco). <i>The</i> place to gulp down food before curtain time -- especially at the Curran, just up the street -- was <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sherwoodh/2786390444/" rel="nofollow">Max's</a>.<br /><br />Now that we don't stay the night in the City anymore, driving up and back in the same day/night from Boulder Creek for the shows, we don't frequent Max's any more.<br /><br />That's got its pluses and its minuses. Max's food is heavy-duty, industrial-grade, Ford-pickup-truck-style diner food, from the on-site made bread to the saurkraut on the pastrami to the... well, I could go on, but you get the picture. And it's wonderful, in a suicidal sort of way. It's a heart attack on Geary, but you'll go to wherever it delivers you -- to the show or to your reward -- happy.<br /><br />So I hope Brian and Karen had a go at Max's. If they did, they evidently survived.Sherwood Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575868746160608731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568334561722760329.post-80235829366466220842010-03-25T18:10:54.187-07:002010-03-25T18:10:54.187-07:00I remember the photog saying "act like you...I remember the photog saying "act like you're whispering in her ear" ... if I'm not mistaken you said, "Well THAT's kinda stupid". I just remember cracking UP!!<br /><br />Glad you had a nice night out in SF. I am also curious about where you ate, what you ordered, what WAS your dessert?!?<br />xo,<br />BrendaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568334561722760329.post-39181223131949615952010-03-25T15:02:15.857-07:002010-03-25T15:02:15.857-07:00The Orpheum rocks. Where did you eat?The Orpheum rocks. Where did you eat?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568334561722760329.post-76967742585804256392010-03-25T14:23:28.323-07:002010-03-25T14:23:28.323-07:00Jim: Nah, we call that the "stop nibbling on ...Jim: Nah, we call that the "stop nibbling on my earlobe, ya perv" shot.<br /><br />Sherwood: Cool, I heard Matt working yesterday! Actually, one small thing I really enjoyed was taking a peek into the orchestra pit at intermission. It's a whole 'nother world down there, man. And thanks to you and your ancestors for all the swirlies.Brian Fieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347700145666751363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568334561722760329.post-47312339460035801522010-03-25T12:27:12.458-07:002010-03-25T12:27:12.458-07:00There are Harrington connections in two of these i...There are Harrington connections in two of these items:<br /><br />1) Matt Vanderende, the percussionist for <i>Wicked</i> was the drummer in my son Doug's thrash metal band <i>Defiance</i>. Matt was also the drummer in the two SF productions of <i>Wicked</i> that Diane and I saw, the pre-Broadway get-the-kinks-out run in SF and the initial tour after the show had become a hit. (We agree with you about the Orpheum, by the way.)<br /><br />2) "Using a flush toilet."<br /> On behalf of all Harringtons, you're welcome.Sherwood Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575868746160608731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1568334561722760329.post-50384591848446273002010-03-25T09:44:19.545-07:002010-03-25T09:44:19.545-07:00Brian, a very sweet picture but I must know: do yo...Brian, a very sweet picture but I must know: do you guys refer to this as your "Heimlich pose?" :)Jim O'Kanehttp://www.TVDads.comnoreply@blogger.com