Posted by Kevin at adsl-64-167-89-22.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net on June 26, 2002 at 04:01:54:
...just not wearing the hooded sweatshirt.
Honestly, while I've still got a ways to go with the weight loss, I
thought I looked much better on the show tonight than I have in
previous appearances. I'm down twenty five pounds from the first
time I was a guest (back in August, for "Jay and Silent Bob").
Perhaps white isn't my color, but say what you will - I'm feeling good
enough to crawl out of the mu-mu. And in two month's time? Maybe
I'll go topless.
Alright, I'll never go topless. I'm just saying.
For those who'll kvetch about the fact that we didn't talk about the
comic enough/at all, what can I say? We ran out of time. There were
seven bits we were lined up to do, and we got to two, because I can't
tell a short fucking story (my bad).
But the way I look at it: the job of any guest (in my opinion) is to be as
entertaining as possible. That'll likely sell a comic book (or a movie,
or a TV show, etc.) much better than me droning on about how
Spidey met the Black Cat to an audience full of people who couldn't
give a shit less. And I know I'm kinda biased, but I thought I killed on
the show tonight. I think that's a better commercial for the book then
me attempting to explain the plot of "The Evil That Men Do."
Good Lord, why am I trying to explain myself. We'll let the numbers
tell the story. Let's just wait and see how well the book sells.
Fact of the matter is, Jay waving the comic around three times (once
before I came out, once at the end of my segment, and once more at
the very end of the show) is a better endorsement than me pleading
the case for comics 'til I'm blue in the face, over the course of a seven
minute segment.
Baby steps, man. And a comic book on display in front of six million
people is a humongous baby step.
If it makes anyone feel any better, during the break, Jay lamented that
we didn't get to talk about the comic, and said we'll go more in-depth
next time I come back on as a panel guest in October/November, to
promote the OTHER Marvel book I'm going to be doing, which is...
Like I'm gonna spill the beans this early. Read all about it in Wizard
next month (or Movie Poop Shoot).
275 and feeling alive (albeit still severely overweight).