Starting from a few gigs on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, she got her own series, Xena: Warrior Princess. From there, she did a cameo in Spider-Man, then became a Cylon on the new Battlestar Galactica, and even showed off her golden voice on Celebrity Duets. Now Lucy Lawless will perform live in concert this January. [...]
Written on November 25, 2006 | Posted in
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I just learned about one of the weirdest festivals I’ve ever heard of – Frozen Dead Guy Days. Held each year in Nederland, Colo., it "celebrates" the cryonic storage of Grandpa Bredo. I kid you not. Bredo Morstoel [pronounced "Bread-dough More-stul"] , a Director of Parks and Recreation in Baerum County, Norway for over 30 [...]
Written on November 25, 2006 | Posted in
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Genre Travel Across the US, Part OneCaves and Caverns, Section Three: New Mexico, Arizona and MoreContinued from Wednesday (NOTE: There are so many caves and caverns across the U.S., I broke this section of “Genre Travel Across the US, Part One” into four posts, each one focusing on a single state – except for this [...]
Written on November 24, 2006 | Posted in
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Genre Travel Across the US, Part OneCaves and Caverns, Section Three: TexasContinued from MondayCaves, Caverns and Bats, Oh My! (Section Three) (NOTE: There are so many caves and caverns across the U.S., I’m breaking this section of "Genre Travel Across the US, Part One" into several posts, each one focusing on a single state.) Natural [...]
Written on November 22, 2006 | Posted in
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Genre Travel Across the US, Part OneCaves and Caverns, Section Two: ArkansasContinued from Yesterday (NOTE: There are so many caves and caverns across the U.S., I’m breaking this section of "Genre Travel Across the US, Part One" into several posts, each one focusing on a single state.) Onyx CaveNo WebsiteAccording to the flier, Onyx Cave [...]
Written on November 20, 2006 | Posted in
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Genre Travel Across the US, Part OneWe took Interstate 40 most of the way across the U.S. and I made my husband stop at every State Welcome Center along the way so I could look for fliers about attractions that genre travelers would like. I found quite a few – including some I didn’t expect. [...]
Written on November 18, 2006 | Posted in
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I told you I’d be back. On my drive across the U.S. to my new home in sunny California (it’s good to be back!), I found quite a bit of interesting things for the genre traveler, and I’ll be sharing them over the next few days. In the mean time, here are somethings happening in [...]
Written on November 14, 2006 | Posted in
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