Category: The Unsung

O’Daniel. His bathrobe, his belief. He resides in a hovel, as he must, for ostentation is not the way. Nothis way, naturally, for he is a man of God. That goes without saying

He begins every year exactly the same way, and likely has for decades. No one quite remembers when he first showed up, but he’s taken on all comers and outlasted them all.

The local eccentric, all moustache and lambchops, waiting desperately for someone to give a shit. At last, somebody does. The local sheriff, in fact

Second only to Jesus, Abraham Lincoln has had more books published about him than any other historical figure.

Before the Deer Hunter Oscar, there was Duane. Predating Fatboy Slim, the Tarantino flirtation, and More Cowbell – long before his signature style gave birth to an icon.

Here we are again, all aboard the Robert Ryan Express: a one-way ticket to lands now long extinct, much to the displeasure of anyone inclined to take without asking

For the man who would eventually create two of the most iconic characters in screen history (three, if one is inclined to include Cobra, which I am), it was a most inauspicious beginning. Subway Thug #1.

When we first encounter Chubby, he’s being shoved to the floor. He’ll spend half the game on the ground, of course, but he never fails to get up.