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1. about 2 hours ago on Crankshaft

   Anyone else out there assume Ed was going to show up at the court with a baseball bat and a jar of Vlasic?

2. about 12 hours ago on Crankshaft

   At last, the baseball and bowling skills that Ed has honed over his 95-plus years of existence are put to good use.

3. 1 day ago on Crankshaft

   Don’t knock it. It beats back at the Komix Korner or St. Spires.

4. 1 day ago on Crankshaft

   What about cornhole? Go fish?

5. 1 day ago on Crankshaft

   The Gene Autry serial that’s usually referenced here is “The Phantom Empire.”

6. 2 days ago on Crankshaft

   Actually, this film’s hero—“Rocket Man” Jeff King, predates fellow serial flyer Commando Cody by two years and rocker Commander Cody by almost 20.

7. 2 days ago on Crankshaft

   VHS or Beta?

8. 2 days ago on Crankshaft

   Just yell up to Hannah and/or Max in the projection booth, Ed, and they’ll stop the projector for you. It’s not as though you’re inconveniencing other audience members; I’m confident you, Pmm, and Jff are the only ones in the theatre.

   So, we’re back at the Valentine, are we? Let’s see: a 2025 movie theatre trying to attract customers in a small Ohio town with the 1951 feature version of Republic’s 1949 serial “King of the Rocket Men,” chosen for maximum senior citizen fanboy identification? Check. Authentic “Lost Planet Airmen” one-sheet lovingly traced from Wikipedia art? Check. Jff, Pmm, and Ed are sitting there, presumably comped by Max and Hannah? Check. Jff’s in his Blue Bombers shirt, Pmm has a tub of popcorn, and Ed’s notoriously weak plumbing is a distraction? Check. A humorous punchline? Well, nobody’s perfect.

9. 3 days ago on Crankshaft

   Have you ever been on Boston’s Storrow Drive at Rush Hour? Clearly not just anyone can drive a car!

10. 3 days ago on Crankshaft

    Based on his suggestions in these interminable “BDS” arcs, one gets the feeling that Rocky’s been kicked down the road a few times.