A lot of commotion outside in the dark last night -- you'd think the wild animals were quieter after the full moon, but NO! It clouded up in the evening yesterday, but if it rained, it was up north, beyond Whitefish.

DANCE at the Hole In The Wall: Theater X-Net

Starring: Ida Rubinstein Belle Epoch Russian/Parisian beauty.
Read more about Ida in Sisters of Salome by Toni Bentley

Visit: Michael's Montana Web Archive
Theater, Art, Flash Gordon, Funky Music and MORE!
NEW! Spitfires of the Spaceways
Watch Dale Arden rescue Flash Gordon for a change!

Charity Alert: Keep that resolution in Summertime too! Click on The Hunger Site every day.

In The Community: The Hockaday Museum of Art presents Arts In The Park this weekend. I made a copy of the Hockaday's Winold Reiss DVD for a Great Northern Railway scholar named Scott Tanner.

Media Watch: (From the USPS press release) The United States Postal Service announced today that DC Comics Super Heroes will be one of the many American icons that will be highlighted on 2006 Commemorative postage stamps. This is the first stamp pane (20 stamps) honoring comic book super heroes to be issued by the Postal Service.
Half of the stamps on the DC Comics Super Heroes pane show portraits of characters; the others show covers of individual comic books devoted to their exploits.
Upper Half: Batman Art by Jim Lee & Scott Williams; Wonder Woman Art by Ross Andru & Mike Esposito Wonder Woman has been an iconic inspiration for countless women since her debut in All Star Comics #8 in December 1941. The most recognizable female character in comics, created by William Moulton Marston, remains a figure of strength, beauty and courage; Plastic Man Art by Dick Giordano; Superman Art by Curt Swan & Sheldon Moldoff Ever since his debut in the pages of Action Comics #1 (June 1938), the Superman character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster has been an icon; Green Lantern Art by Neal Adams The Flash Art by Carmine Infantino & Murphy Anderson; Aquaman Art by Jim Aparo; Hawkman Art by Murphy Anderson; Supergirl Art by Curt Swan & Stan Kaye; Green Arrow Art by Jack Kirby & Mike Royer Green Arrow made his debut in More Fun Comics #73 (November 1941). Since then, the Emerald Archer's most notable escapades were in stories drawn by legendary comics creator Jack Kirby in Adventure Comics #250-256 and World's Finest Comics #96-99 spanning 1958-1959.


Lower Half: Plastic Man #4 Summer 1946 Art by Jack Cole -- Plastic Man ... debuted in August 1941; Batman #1 Spring 1940 Art by Bob Kane -- Batman made his debut in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939; The Brave And The Bold #36 June/July 1961 Art by Joe Kubert -- Hawkman returned in 1960, a reincarnated hero from the earlier "Golden Age" of comics. (Editor's note: The Golden Age of Comics took place from the late 1930s to the early 1950s); Green Lantern #4 Jan./Feb. 1961 Art by Gil Kane & Joe Giella; The Flash #111 Feb./Mar. 1960 Art by Carmine Infantino & Joe Giella (The first of DC's "Silver Age" superhero reincarnations); Wonder Woman #22 (2nd series) Nov. 1988 Art by George Pérez; Aquaman #5 Oct. 1989 Art by Curt Swan & Al Vey (A very durable second-banana hero); The Daring New Adventures of Supergirl #1 Nov. 1982 Art by Rich Buckler & Dick Giordano (Introduced about 1959); Superman #11 July/Aug. 1941 Art by Fred Ray Green Arrow #15 Sept. 2002 Art by Matt Wagner (An imitation Batman, who also spanned the Golden and Silver Ages.)