Today in Wilkes-Barre, I was reading a magazine that had an interview with Tim Thomerson. The interview didn’t mention it, but Tim Thomerson played Gene/Jean in Quark. Douglas Fowley also appeared in Quark, as Dr. O.B. Mudd in the pilot episode. Douglas Fowley was Kim Fowley’s father. Kim Fowley recorded (among other things) the 45 seen in the picture above with Ebb. (“Bubble Gum,” which it doesn’t sound like!) I got the 45 at a record show last year. In Wilkes-Barre.

(And there’s another record show there tomorrow!)

A new month is here, and so is the end of Round 2 for Rumormonger Idol! Vote for V3 today and see Contestant 6 bring the round to a somewhat unexpected conclusion – and the sprite rumormongers have a few thoughts on it. (Do you?)

Thanks for voting!

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The next two Rumormonger Idol contestants are up! Vote for V3 today to see Contestant Four and Contestant Five!

What do you think of them?

Round 2 of Rumormonger Idol starts today! Vote for Station V3 today at buzzComix and TopWebcomics to see Contestant Two and Contestant Three.

Did they do better than they did in Round 1? Worse? No change? What do you think?

I saw a bit of the other Idol show (you know, the one on TV where people attempt to sing) the other day – generally, it seems like whenever one of the contestants attempts a song I actually like, the results are not good. And unfortunately, that was certainly the case on Monday when Roy “Treat Her Right” Head’s son attempted The Moody Blues’ “Nights in White Satin.” (I could also mention how many people seem to think the song is called “Knights in White Satin,” but that’s a different subject.) I didn’t expect it to come close to the original (and it didn’t) – but it could at least have been in tune! (Though it was still one of the high points of what I saw… Hopefully he’ll stick around and improve. Maybe get a chance to sing “Treat Her Right.”)

Maybe they should try a Psychedelic theme night this year. The results might at least be entertaining!

Getting back to Rumormonger Idol, in today’s first bonus strip, the judges attempt to explain why Contestant 2 made it through to Round 2 and Contestant 1 got kicked off, and in the second, the sprite rumormonger with a hat also has some thoughts on the elimination. Thanks for voting!