The Lunchbox

by Art Andrews on December 24, 2011

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It is Christmas time, and although I have never celebrated Christmas (which is a whole other story), I am often mesmerized by the wonder children express at the magic of Santa Claus.  Because I have always known Santa was not real, his mythology has never had any sway over me, but it does remind me [...]

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Jim Beam – Devil’s Cut 90 Proof Bourbon Review

by Art Andrews on August 27, 2011

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I am no bourbon aficionado but I do prefer a good bourbon to just about an other drink and I have always favored Jim Beam’s selections with the long gone Jacob’s Well being my all-time favorite. Over the years, as my tastes have refined, I have found that I really enjoy the single barrel offerings [...]

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This is a detailed explanation of the modification necessary to create Royce’s shemagh from Predators. Start with a Rothco  Shemagh Tactical Desert Scarf (Product #: 8537) in Tan.  Right away, let me say that Rothco also makes a Lightweight version of this shemagh, product #4537.  The lightweight version is NOT the correct version.  This shemagh can be found all [...]

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Empire Avenue

by Art Andrews on July 28, 2011

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{EAV_BLOG_VER:30958cc93f7df9ff}   This will probably seem silly but I am a member of Empire Avenue, a site devoted to helping you see your footprint in social media.  To verify this blog, I am making this post. If you are interested in Empire Avenue, please click the link below: http://empireavenue.com/?t=6dsnto82

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As much of a fan as I am of costumes and props, I am not much of a prop maker or costume maker.  I am far too picky and I simply don’t have the talent to create costumes to the level I find acceptable, nor do I have the time/patience to develop the skill (remind [...]

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For over a decade I have owned and operated a small but very successful vBulletin based forum called The Dented Helmet which focuses on helping Star Wars fans build their own Boba Fett Costume. In Nov of 2009 I was offered the opportunity to take the reigns of the site that spawned the Dented Helmet [...]

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Relaunching… again…

July 14, 2011

This is the third or fourth time I have started over with a blog.  It is a tough thing for me because I am spread thin already and am not sure if I have anything worthy to say that can’t be condensed to a tweet or a post on facebook, but I am going to [...]

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