2009?!!

To think, twenty years ago I’d have been sitting around my room with Tim right now, thousands of sheets of paper spread all over, yanking staples, collating, stapling… Still doing the ‘Times. Just with a LOT less effort. And with almost zero cost. Bonus!

Cover Lovin’

Needed something back fast, so I went with THE fastest color artist on the web, Mr. David Enciso. The guy who had this one emailed back to me less than an hour after I placed the order. He’s speedy. Decided to get his take on APEX’s silvery seductress (creator Randy would really hate me using that phrase…), Mercury. Please note that Randy came up with that character YEARS before Marvel made essentially the same character (with the same name) for one of their new X-teams. I think most Browncoats out there would take a look at this cover and enjoy the double-meaning by using the word “Shiny!”.

‘Times Founder Tim Watts Marries at Super-Speed

Mr. and Mrs. Barry Allen...I mean Tim Watts

Seriously, this is how it went down. I was out sick on a Monday. I got a call from Tim, who was at the office. He asked me if I could take Friday off. This is because he’d just gotten a call from his fiancée, Stacy, who asked him, “You know, instead of all this planning and waiting, you want to just get married on Friday?”

And that’s how it happened, at a county clerk’s office (that looks a lot like a DMV office) at the corner of Madison and Hazel. I—the only one who decided to wear a tie, as it turns out—pulled up and parked, and there the nicely-yet-casually-dressed Tim and Stacy waited. Joining us were Tim’s parents, Tim’s brother and his family, and Stacy’s mother and sister. That was it. We went inside. And Tim took a number. Yes, actually had to take a number. He was #72. And then they took care of the final paperwork, and I, as the witness, had to go up and fill out and sign some things. And then the rest of us had a brief wait while Tim and Stacy were led into the back for some final things. Then we were called in. The room used was a little chapel-type room, with a few rows of chairs. We sat, the bride and groom joined us, and then a judge came in. The ceremony was performed (took about five minutes), the rings were exchanged, the pronouncement happened, he kissed the bride, and then we were all off for a nice lunch at the Elephant Bar. The single most stress-free wedding I have ever seen. Excellent choice!

Do you take this geek?

So congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Watts, on starting your new life together, and on starting your 2009 off in the best way possible! We at the ‘Times wish you all the best!

 

Next Issue Deadline

Deadline for the next CTO issue is April 4 , 2009, for inclusion in the April 5, 2009 issue. Just put your stuff on a web page (or in a PDF) and e-mail the link (or the file) to me at:

oconnellmd@aol.com

Spring...come on down! We'll all be waiting. See ya'll after the thaw.

Michael O’Connell
Central Mailer, The Clobberin’ Times Online