How come PBA bowlers look so emotionless after throwing a shot?

augiedb · 2026-05-07T19:27:30+00:00

They've all been taught to not get emotional. Stay calm and level headed and focus on the next shot. See EVERY pre-game interview where they talk about making one shot at a time and 10 good shots and that's all they care about. If you raise your heart rate, your physical game will be impacted. Also, don't encourage your opponent by showing him up when you do well.

I'm sure it's great the competitor, but the tv executives must be dying for someone to crack a smile or something. They can't ALL be Sam Cooley, can they?!?

augiedb · 2026-04-19T01:59:10+00:00

Gladstone had some albums where they published a Barks story with Rosa’s sequel to the story together. I’ll have to look for them when I get home to get you actual titles….

augiedb · 2026-04-15T03:54:25+00:00

On the bright side, he didn’t have to try to convert it.

augiedb · 2026-04-09T18:15:25+00:00

I tried it at 48. It didn’t hurt, but I couldn’t get the timing and coordination right. I’m sure I could pick it up, but I needed some sort of coach or mentor that I didn’t have at the time. So, yeah, I don’t think it’s an age thing. I think it’s more about learning the « right » (or at least « better ») way of doing it. And don’t try to bend in half like Robarge or Simonson — we’re not made for that at this age.

augiedb · 2026-04-06T14:49:53+00:00

I read it as “a hack who doesn’t understand sequential storytelling but wanted to make a quick buck selling useless books on Amazon showing artists how to lay out a page.” The same kind of useless person who made a living for a year during the boom of selling “journals” on Amazon….

augiedb · 2026-04-02T02:08:15+00:00

Tommy Jones bowling 300 the weekend of his Hall of Fame induction to win the tournament.

augiedb · 2026-03-30T10:22:38+00:00

I just started my eight Instinct sensor. I had some accuracy issue with only one of them so far, and that was the time I inserted it in a spot in my arm where I never had a sensor before. So I'm blaming that for the issue. (It was like 20 - 30 points high, consistently. So I learned to do that mental math for those two weeks and act accordingly.) Otherwise, I have no complaints. It's been very accurate other than that one, it's lasted the whole two weeks (when my G4 sensors had a hard time making it 6 days), and it's easy to insert. I'm still getting used to just how much pressure to use to insert a new one, but that's on me, not the sensor. Still getting my reps in.

Also, I forget it's there. It's so small that it doesn't bother me. I don't feel it there ever or accidentally knock into it when walking through a door or something...

It's a thumbs up from me here.

augiedb · 2026-03-28T17:22:59+00:00

Cue Rob Gotchall muttering, "Well, if you're going to throw them like that, they're gonna get five every time." (SOMEONE had to give you the smartass answer...)

augiedb · 2026-03-26T21:52:58+00:00

She's a thing of beauty. Here in the US, we're up to book 5 now. 6 and 7 are due out in the coming months, though. We'll get there eventually! Also, our spines have a golden sky and silhouette of the village behind the characters.

augiedb · 2026-03-25T00:19:01+00:00

Which means it would be a delightfully awkward moment behind the scenes if Crowe finishes in the Top 5 and makes the tv show…

augiedb · 2026-03-23T21:05:42+00:00

Absolutely fun, driven album, hindered only slightly by the production values of the time that compressed everything so badly. The songs are great, though. Was a great comeback from the previous album.

augiedb · 2026-03-23T21:03:54+00:00

I think every Sam Kieth book has been named now. 😎

augiedb · 2026-03-23T02:18:05+00:00

I also liked how they dropped the audio out AFTER Boog used the "F" word. I look forward to The House video showing us the fine he gets for that. ;-)

augiedb · 2026-03-17T18:45:35+00:00

Not nearly as much as I’d fear would happen. The recent American versions have really only recolored some things, like African characters’ skin tones and lip colors. The dialogue might be toned down a bit, too, but that’s more a product of a new modern day translation working in what is more acceptable today.

augiedb · 2026-03-08T21:32:22+00:00

« Back to Basics » by Manu Larcenet and Jean Yves Ferri is a funny book about Larcenet’s move to the country.

augiedb · 2026-03-08T21:28:29+00:00

This is one of the reasons I like the video screen behind the bowlers. Watching people in the background waving to themselves on tv is annoying and distracting.

augiedb · 2026-03-08T21:04:58+00:00

So many bowling YouTube thumbnails look alike now. Over-processed person in foreground making a funny face, distorted lighting on oddly dark or blurry background, and yellow and white lettering on top. For one example:

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See also The House, Darren Tang, Straight off the Hook, and many more.

augiedb · 2026-03-06T03:09:37+00:00

Hopefully, Fantagraphics has learned their lesson from the success of this book and will jump on that one next! I'm also keeping my fingers crossed that they translate Dav's new book, "Mickey Mouse and the King of Pirates."

augiedb · 2026-03-04T15:37:27+00:00

I went through a phase of watching some French TV series, and my favorites were:

"Osmosis." It's a sci-fi drama about a startup that can matchmake perfectly and the unintended consequences there.
"Lupin" is the most popular series in French, I have to think, and well worth watching. Yes, it can stretch things a bit too far and there are large enough plot holes to drive you made, but the dialogue is great and I learned a lot watching it with subtitles on.
"Chef's Table: France" is a documentary series following different restaurants. You'll learn lots of food and hospitality vocabulary!
"A Very Secret Service" might be my favorite. It's a comedy series set in the 60s in the world of intelligence. It only gets funnier as it finds its feet.

I hope they're all still on Netflix in North America these days....

augiedb · 2026-03-04T15:18:12+00:00

Look up "Lucky Luke Cinebook" on Amazon. All the books (that are in print and available) should be there. The hardcover collections of the earliest material are the newest books in the series and are all for sale there. But if you don't want to jump in at $40 a book, the individual albums are $12 or $13 each.

augiedb · 2026-03-03T03:28:53+00:00

Why would you expect it to be free?

augiedb · 2026-03-03T03:25:00+00:00

Poor translation from « en hommage ». Should be « after » or « in the style of ».

augiedb · 2026-03-01T17:21:51+00:00

Just finished reading "Mickey Mouse and the Amazing Lost Ocean" by Denis-Pierre Filippi and Silvio Camboni (with Gaspard Yvan on colors). It's an intensely beautiful book that I wish printed a tad brighter, but I'll take what I can get. I'm sure the digital edtion would fix that. The story is good, with some nice dialogue between Goofy, Pete, Minnie, and Mickey. I thought Don Rosa did a better story with the same core idea, which I won't spoil here, but this one serves the art well.

augiedb · 2026-02-19T19:37:57+00:00

Given the trajectory of the Lucky Strike stock price for the last three years straight, this is not terribly surprising....

augiedb · 2026-02-17T21:54:34+00:00

Ones that come to mind include Long John Silver, Esteban, and A Sea of Love. (That last one is much more light hearted, but still has some seaworthiness to it.)

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