From the Management:

Will wonders never cease? After almost 18 years after its publication, I received an question through the email about SOL: The Omniversal Roleplaying System. The inquiry was from Hans Messersmith who is trying to clean up SOL's entry on rpggeek.com.

Thank you, Hans. Its nice to have that old chestnut remembered. It was my first, and brought me many years of enjoyment and tears when I was attempting to develop it from a mish-mosh of rules in a box of index cards to a full-fledged roleplaying game. I've moved on to other projects now, but some part of me would love to dig into those rules again and finally make them "perfect."

For those of you that would like to know more about Hans, you can visit his corner of rpggeek.com. I think I like it mostly because his avatar is Mr. Humphries from the British comedy, "Are You Being Served?" It's still one of my favorite TV programs.

RIP Peoria Theater

A short few months ago, I wrote about the wonders of the Peoria Theater, an "art house" movie theater attached to the side of the Landmark Cinemas. I had fallen in love with the idea of watching odd movies while eating pizza while sitting on a couch and looked forward to repeating the experience again and again.

This was not to be. The Peoria Theater has closed and been absorbed by Landmark. The couches are gone and the concession stand was serving normal movie food on my last visit.

But has the little cineplex truly been swallowed up by the pall of the Mundane that hangs over the Peoria area? Are they to show only mainstream movies like the other theaters in Peoria?

I've seen ads for the Landmark that indicate they are showing independent movies there. And pizza is once again on the menu.

I'm looking forward to my next visit.

: A hilarious comedy "Pre-make" of the classic "Ghost Busters." No, its not a real movie, but how can you go wrong with Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Bob Hope, and Fred MacMurray? | youtube.com

Album: Movie Theaters