Caution: This post is a treasure trove of marshmallowy goodness, just like this awesome VCR hack.
The Holmes Part
I’m researching the history and motivation behind the creation of Professor Moriarty. He’s been showing up every ten chapters in Vanguard, doing his supervillain thing (being one of the first supervillains).
But have you heard of Adam Worth?
This is the original “Napoleon of Crime” that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle may have used as a reference point. Worth had been marked accidentally as killed in action in the Civil War. Having no identity, he floated from regiment to regiment earning sign-up bonuses and then leaving. He then took his earnings to Boston, coordinated a pickpocket ring, and then took the show over seas for bigger heists.
Having exhausted Tchaikovsky for the moment, I’ve been listening extensively to Johnny Cash. I don’t know if that can coexist in the Scion, but we haven’t had a matter/anti-matter baryogenetic explosion yet, so I think we’re cool.
So now, as I’m typing chapter 50 of Vanguard (remember: short, James Patterson-esque chapters), I wish I had Ghost Riders in the Sky or Folsom Prison Blues playing through my head as The Hessian Horseman tears apart Wilbur Gloaming Junior High.
Nope. Oh What A Dream. D’oh. (At least it’s not Ghost Chickens in the Sky.)
The Star Wars Part
Sadly, I’ve actually wanted to see this happen to Donald for a long time:
It’s better than if I wanted to see Minnie in a Slave Leia bikini. Oh, wait. I guess some guy at Disney thinks that’s important. Check out the figurines. The crazy part? Think limited edition Star Wars collectible. Now add a Disney character into the equation:
f(How much you’ll pay) = (Ability to name Ellorrs Madak)Number of Mickey shirts worn this year
The math is staggering.
Semi-related posts:
I’m digging Dr. M:
In his balloon he observed his art
Of course the Horseman had done his part
But to coordinate this play -
elegant, chaos ballet -
It takes an artist of high worth
To inflict his will upon the Earth