Cravenomena

Apologies are in order -- in a general way, to the readers of this blog for having failed to update it in recent months; and, more specifically, to Joey Myers.  Joey called Craven a couple weeks ago after having stumbled across Cravenomena.  In addition to saying some nice things about the blog, Joey wanted to direct Craven's attention to his Flickr account, where he has literally dozens of amazing photos documenting a childhood (and adulthood) obviously misspent in the best way. Do yourself ... Read More

Well... as Burns said, "The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft agley," and boy, Craven's schemes for this site gang as aft agley as schemes can gang. Thanks to presidential elections, unemployment and emotional ennui, Craven has been uh, less than diligent in keeping things going here. But thanks to some new developments, I am hoping to get the proverbial ball rolling again... starting with an upcoming post regarding the competition which existed between hot rod designers Ed "Big Daddy" ... Read More

It's been a bit more than a week since I've updated the blog, which owes to Craven's increased activity as a volunteer for the Obama campaign here in the Grand Valley. This work has been a very interesting experience, and I actually would like to blog about it some, but I think my thoughts on the matter will be more appropriate after the election. Anyway, know that I intend to keep this blog updated on a more regular basis than ... Read More

Craven is in the process of adding some new posts to Cravenomena during the next week -- including his dinosaur attack and the first entries on the making of SHOCK! SHOCK! SHOCK! -- but there probably won't be much activity this weekend, since he is out canvassing for Barack Obama. I did want to draw your attention to an interesting conversation in which Craven's "The Stooge That Almost Was" (which discusses the fact that Mantan Moreland was considered as Shemp Howard's replacement in ... Read More

As you may have noticed, Craven continues to tweak Cravenomena. The changes are mostly cosmetic -- for instance, I've restyled the contents page thumbnails and gussied up the headlines. I also implemented gravatar support; if you have a gravatar, it will now appear at the top of your comments. If you don't have a gravatar, you can get one easily enough at Gravatar's homepage. Just have an image and an email address handy. (If you don't even ... Read More

It's Monday, which is Craven's official "Update the Gorilla Gallery" day, so you'll notice a new addition to the gallery -- that's it over there on the right. I'll actually be adding more gorilla covers to the gallery before next Monday, just to get it a little "burlier." More importantly, I have improved the gallery by incorporating Airtight Interactive's lovely Tiltviewer application. If you haven't checked out the Gorilla Gallery in a few days, please check it out -- it's fun ... Read More

Well, it's been up a bit more than a week, and Craven is reasonably satisfied with the new blog. The great director Jack Hill stopped by a few days ago to comment on "The Stooge That Almost Was," which was a very nice surprise. Thanks to Mr. Hill and everyone else who has commented so far. In an effort to spread his unique sickness, Craven has added a new feature to Cravenomena called "The Gorilla Gallery." You will find a ... Read More

You are witnessing the first glimmer of Cravenomena, a sporadic and idiosyncratic exploration of the nuts and bolts of popular culture... with an emphasis on the nuts. This is the creative home of Craven Lovelace, connoisseur of the strange, the fantastic and the charming. Within these pages you can expect essays, rants and reviews about various cultural phenomena like movies, music, television and toys. This will also be where Craven discusses his various literary, film, radio and animation projects. Some of the material in ... Read More