OK folks, cards on the table. I believe we live in an empty universe which cares not whether we live or die. But you know what? That whole routine is just no fun at parties, and staying so heavy is no way to get through this life. Ya gotta gather ye rosebuds while ye may, and so here’s my collection of rosebuds. Things that make me happy that I’m alive and make me consider that maybe—just maybe—I might be wrong about this whole “existence is meaningless” thing. (Even though I know I’m not.) http://twitter.com/b_solhttp://facebook.com/bsolomonhttp://myspace.com/brianrsolomon AIM: wwebriTumblr (3.0; @bsol)http://bsol.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/eb79ad175bf364a86aff8e495f10f6dd/tumblr_mn7p8o8wcJ1qakv9no1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Mel Brooks…</p>http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/51082389132http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/51082389132Wed, 22 May 2013 14:12:24 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9b0d708bec5205a34e22731a252b6ac3/tumblr_mmc7ldZb9y1qakv9no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>George Jessel…</strong></p>http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/49702675707http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/49702675707Sun, 05 May 2013 14:05:37 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/64fffd705db44f8d08cd78d12f858ca4/tumblr_mm2qlq9xJ61qakv9no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The real Star Trek…</p>http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/49261510519http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/49261510519Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:20:14 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e8b09a7d6e7591f28dafae34b9873a2f/tumblr_mlf16hAnHr1qakv9no1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Giovanni Jones…</p>http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/48218622512http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/48218622512Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:06:17 -0400“I really don’t think Marvel and DC are helping things by having gritty, R-rated versions of their superheroes in their main comics – what they sell as the “real” versions – while simultaneously selling those exact same characters in kids’ comics and plastering them all over lunchboxes and animated cartoons… Casual readership by kids, or by parents for their kids, is effectively impossible the way things are currently structured. And I think the waters are muddied too far now to claw that ground back. I think it’s insane that DC have spent 70 years making Superman as big as Mickey Mouse, and branding him to be understood by parents as being pretty much as kid-friendly as Mickey Mouse, only to piss that brand away in a decade. Nothing wrong with doing mature content in comics – in fact, it should be encouraged as often as possible – but doing it with characters who are on your kids’ lunchboxes is kind of moronic. Take a lesson from Watchmen and come up with new characters for that stuff. And then go back to Superman and Batman and put the same kind of love and effort and craft and intelligence you’ve been putting into all those rape scenes and body mutilations into something kids can read, and adults can also be proud to read because of all the love and effort and craft and intelligence you’ve put into it, and make those the “real” versions.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2011/04/quote-of-the-day-ii-roger-langridge-on-r-rated-superheroes/">Roger Langridge</a> (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://deantrippe.tumblr.com/">deantrippe</a>)</em>http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/42677544671http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/42677544671Sat, 09 Feb 2013 12:49:44 -0500<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_m0yN3j7fLU?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Guys and Dolls…</strong></p>http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/42247793395http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/42247793395Sun, 03 Feb 2013 22:29:49 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0f29ee881eccd0d4bf70e20fbcf16a63/tumblr_mgfcrmo59Y1qakv9no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Lumpy Space Princess…</strong></p>http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/40189687679http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/40189687679Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:28:34 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8c4eee92882c5a8dbf87ca378bd94c42/tumblr_mgdkp2nFLV1qakv9no1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Neal Adams…</strong></p>http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/40112701870http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/40112701870Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:24:38 -0500<p>Me? I don’t know what you’re talkin about! As you were…</p>http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/39575440970http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/39575440970Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:28:24 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/adf0af60616747b5d1db2cc156f4a3b4/tumblr_mg15t1pF8R1qakv9no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/39533444778http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/39533444778Wed, 02 Jan 2013 22:31:49 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0372adbd0f78d6713182a223080da7f9/tumblr_mez8q45l071qakv9no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>The Fab Four…</strong></p>http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/37836826458http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/37836826458Thu, 13 Dec 2012 11:06:04 -0500<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/G9mxbG_tODM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Shooby Taylor…</strong></p>http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/37346182702http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/37346182702Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:33:28 -0500<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5V4zYe23QLg?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>Jackie Mason…</strong></p>http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/36815528859http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/36815528859Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:08:52 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdqzqde44x1qakv9no1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Hemingway…</strong></p>http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/36076189159http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/36076189159Mon, 19 Nov 2012 13:37:24 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mde7n7nmNQ1qakv9no1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Aaliyah…</strong></p>http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/35584540725http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/35584540725Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:59:31 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md8i86tapB1qakv9no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Carlin…</strong></p>http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/35349214313http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/35349214313Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:02:30 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcrq15JYCD1qlwb72o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Man-Thing…</p>http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/35207855276http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/35207855276Wed, 07 Nov 2012 12:13:10 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md15t8kl7V1qakv9no1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Lemonheads…</strong></p>http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/35070381097http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/35070381097Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:51:08 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mctgf7yee81qakv9no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>The first responders…</strong></p>http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/34764127457http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/34764127457Thu, 01 Nov 2012 11:59:31 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcb5ttURwy1qakv9no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Veronica Lake…</strong></p>http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/34109530819http://bsol.tumblr.com/post/34109530819Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:53:52 -0400