CHEEKY |
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03/08/2015
Cyber Kid & Co. Still
Alive And Kickin'!!! |
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Alex Behind the Plate (August 2013) |
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Hey gang! Wow, has it been 18 months
since the last Darth M update? Good grief, this is becoming
too much of a habit! One of the downsides of social media
of course is, while I’m updating my Facebook page, I find
I’m neglecting this website! That said, like a trusty old
car, there’s nothing like settling back in behind the
wheel… So here we go – 18 months of updates! (Oh, and for
sake of not boring the utmost crap out of you, this will be
more photos, less text and hopefully a lot of smiles - Well,
except for the sad bits – we had some of those too :o(
So, ALL THE WAY back in May of 2013 the kids made
their way back to the Dallas Comic-Con! In attendance w/ fellow cos-players
Stef and Rachel – Little Dude and the girls made quite the buzz.
Enjoying all the con has to offer and the new (and old) friends the kids
met, all kinds of fun was had -
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Little Dude w/ Stef and Rachel |
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Michael (SUperman) and
Jess (Supergirl) |
Jess and Michaela |
Super Mike's Daughter
Michaela |
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Alex and Brent Spiner |
Portal/Star Trek
crossover w/ Lauren |
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Jess as Supergirl |
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Moving into Spring 2013, of course that means
Baseball season and softball season! The Little dude was
once again excited about his Texas
Rangers and even got a couple more
autographs to build his baseball collection!?
That mentioned, it should
be noted the autograohs that were achieved! It was a
huge day for the Cyber Kid, Alex & Co. as they both got a
unique opportunity to meet Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez of the
Texas Rangers (and get pics and autographs.) Not ONLY that,
the boys waited in the extreme Texas heat and were fortunate
enough to meet Derek Jeter and both get a ball signed!
A glorious week to say the least! Enjoy these pics of
the various coolness -
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Jess Scores a Home-Run Ball! |
Alex's Autograph
collection grew seriously in 2013! |
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Ivan "Pudge"
Rodriguez |
Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez |
Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez |
Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez |
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Engel
Beltre |
Ross
Wolf |
David
Murphy |
David
Murphy |
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Waiting
for Jeter |
Derek
Signing |
1 of 2
artifacts we got! |
Adam
Warren |
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Of course it
wouldn't be Spring without Our own Superstars playing some ball -
Under the guidance of Darth M, both Jess & Alex continue to excel in
baseball & softball for the Spring 2013!...
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Monkey
Takes a Massive Cut! |
Bunny
Sends One Down The Line! |
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Unfortunately, we had a sad bit of events in Sept of
2013 when our beloved Wookie-Dog Chewbacca came down w/ an
aggressive Mast-Cell Tumor infestation.
Inoperable and merely only able to
symptomatically treat Chewie, she succumbed to the disease
after a valiant battle that lasted for a month or so.
One of our best puppies,
we miss her everyday :o( … |
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Rolling into October and happier days, the DCC Fan
Days Expo rolled into town and of course that brought a
smile to everyone’s faces. Especially since Dave “The Cyber
Kid” was able to hook up with the legendary artist Simon
“F***in” Bisley. Both Alex and Dave got to meet the man as
well as Valiant artist Cary Nord (well known for his Conan
art!) Little dude got to visit w/ his buddy Amber and Dave
got to have drinks w/ an icon! All in all a successful DCC
Fan-Days Expo! |
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Little Dude & Simon
F***in' Bisley! |
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Bisley does a Batman
for Darth M |
Bisley says you're #1! |
Alex & Amber |
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Cary Nord shows Alex
his Conan Best! |
Darth M & Little Dude
at the Con! |
Darth M and Biz enjoy
a BEvERage! |
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Of
course FALL Baseball ended w/ A CHAMPIONSHIP
season for Alex & company! A nailbiter to the very end, the
boys pulled out a victory in the last inning! Of course
Little dude got to celebrate at his favorite (or maybe it’s
Daddy’s?) eatery and hanging w/ his
biggest fans. Enjoy these FALL 2013 Baseball Pics
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Little Champ! |
Celebrating w/ Little
Dude |
Pitching in the Fall
Season! |
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Little Dude & Breanne |
Little Dude w/ Fans! |
Kriss & Little Dude |
Reward for a Game Well
Played! |
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Of course the loss of Chewie didn’t go unnoticed
around the FUBARHQ for long as the sound of doggie pitter-patter was
lacking in the household. Sure, Scouty-Roo was still around but the
old boy just didn’t make the “Noise” we were accustomed too, so this
happened!... Meet the two newest additions to our family Maverick &
Grace! (Australian Shepherds)
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The First Meet & Greet
w/ Maverick & Grace |
The kiddos w/ Maverick
& Grace |
Dawn & Grace |
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2014!
Of course two new dogs were surely a big hit in the
Zoo, but January and the prospect of a fresh new year was surely
welcome! And nothing rings in the New Year like the DCC Sci-Fi
Expo! With loads of talent (like the always welcome Bill Tucci),
the Kids grabbed their cosplay best and made a weekend of it!
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Amber & Alex |
Alex & Jess measure
up... |
Ben Dunn
personalizes my book |
The infamous Billy
Tucci & Darth M! |
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So, conventions behind us and school year well entrenched as
well move into March, the Kids along w/ Daddy decided they were
going to take advantage this spring break with a trip to the Big
Apple. So, for 3 ½ days and 3 nights, the kids had a whirlwind
adventure in New York! A ride on the Staten Island Ferry (to see
southern Manhattan), Times Square (to see all the lights), Union
Square Park (to play chess), the empire state building, subways, the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Museum of Natural History and
loads of pizza, pretzels and junk food – the trio had a blast (Mummy
on the other hand… stayed home to work :o(
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Jess & Alex in Times
Square |
Alex plays some chess
in Union Square |
The kids stay up
late!?... |
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Near the end of March, the kids and Daddy were able
to hit the 1st Annual TABLE (Tabletop And Board-Gaming
Learning Expo.) The guest of honor was
none other than the legendary game designer Steve Jackson. Jessie
and Daddy had the unique opportunity to play-test
a demo of Steve Jackson’s new upcoming game Loot Letter! (A
Munchkin themed version of the game Love Letter) The kids had loads
of fun playing various board and card games and of course the uber
Geek had a blast getting all of his Steve Jackson games signed!
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Steve Jackson & Alex |
Jess & Steve play LOOT
LETTER |
Steve Jackson & Jess! |
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So of
course we ring in the Spring 2014 w/ more baseball and softball!
Alex got some more autographs and his defending championship team
made it to the Spring Championship for the second straight season
and took 2nd Place!
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Dude Catching! |
Making every effort to
put the bat on the ball! |
Dude w/ his fans -
Julia, Ashley & Bre |
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Jess Holds Runners... |
Jess loses her helmet
hustling to first! |
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So, sadly, in May of 2014 the little
people had to say goodbye to yet another of our buddies. Scouty-Roo,
the old boy finally just got too old. With mobility issues and in
lots of arthritic pain, it was time for the old boy to roam free!
Somewhere in the range of 14-16 (We really never knew how old he
was?) The end of the era was upon us as we said goodbye to the last
of the trio that comprised Keighley, Chewbacca and Scout!
So, back
to better days - In late Spring after baseball, (prior to Fall-Ball)
Alex was able to head down to the Texas Rangers Ballpark and take a
pitching clinic. Alex was in the Rangers bullpen for some one
on one instruction with the Rangers own pitching coach Mike Maddux;
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Maddux talks w/ Alex about
the mechanics |
Alex delivers a few for
analysis. |
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Continuing on in the Spring of 2014, here’s some various highlights
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Leah visits Darth M |
Despite all my rage... |
Alex meets Neftali
Feliz |
Can you say "RED BULL
AIR RACES?" |
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Of course DCC Fan days came and went again in the
Fall of 2014 (October to be exact)
and once again the kiddos made some new friends
(Ireland Reid), saw some old friends
and The Cyber Kid got to visit w/ his buddy Simon
“F***in” Bisley.
Darth M and the BIZ hooked up
for yet
another round of Art and BEvERageS. This time, the Cyber
Kid got a custom (That means ONE OF A
KIND boys and girls) pencil and Ink piece done by the
legendary artist! |
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Ireland & Alex Cos-Play! |
Alex & BIZ! |
Ireland & Jess |
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The Master at Work... |
Darth M and SImon
F***in' Bisley! |
The (ONE OF A KIND)
finished pencil & Ink! |
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While yes, we had a quick hiatus between baseball seasons,
Alex's team decided to go independent (we were associated w/
some knuckleheads previously), the team was in a re-building
phase and while they didn't finish in the top 2, they did
finish officially 3rd in the league. With new coahces,
new players and new uniforms, the boys did well, all things
considered!... |
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Little dude rips
one... |
Little dude w/ Brianna
& Bre. |
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So,
with Comic-Cons, sports and the like all behind us, we got
to look forward to Thanksgiving!
And what, did we do for Thanksgiving you ask?
Well,
the Cyber Kid
(aka Darth M, aka Mage) loaded up the entire group
(including the Mother-In-Law) and
made our way to Central Florida
for some Sun and Fun! A week long adventure, the kids got
to do the following – Visit w/ Mermaids and see Bachi; Spend
a day in the Magic Kingdom (where Jess and the Cyber Kid met
many of the infamous Disney Princesses!) Spend a couple
days in Daytona Beach, enjoying sun, sand and a BIG turkey
for Thanksgiving; Finally capping the week off with a day at
Universal Studios' Wizarding World
of Harry Potter! Having finished
all 7 Harry Potter audio books during the last 7 months,
the parks served as the icing on the cake as they got to
visit the Hogwarts castle,
Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley as well as ride the Hogwarts
express and various other Harry Potter themed attractions!
Just look at how much fun everyone had -
Don't forget you
can see ALL of these pictures AND more on each of the kids
photo galleries!?... |
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Weeki-Wachee |
Hangin' w/ mermaids |
Clearwater Beach, FL |
Dawn and Darth M on
the beach |
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Uncle Mark & Alex
attack LOTR RISK |
Darth M and & Jess
rock! |
Nossa &
Alex |
Nossa & Jess |
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The Magic Kingdom |
Jess and Elsa |
Anna & Jess |
Darth M & Alex at WDW |
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The kids at Hogwarts |
Chocolate Frogs! |
Brother vs. Sister... |
Sister vs. Brother! |
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Diagon Alley! |
Diagon Alley At Night! |
Aunt Ria (Maria)
cuddles! |
Cousin Billy @ FSU! |
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In late
2013, Darth-M hooked up w/ none other than the infamous "Lou-Man!?"
One of Darth Mater's oldest friends. The two got together for
some food and "people-watching" in New York -
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Lou-Man and Darth-M -
Times Square |
New decor for the
Man-Caves! |
Lou-Man finds something
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So that
pretty much killed the end of 2014, so then we rolled
into 2015. So, the $64,000 dollar question is, what rings in a
new year better than a Comic-Con? That's right, the correct
answer (in Jeopardy speak) is; "What is Nothing Alex?" - That sir,
is the correct answer!
So, the
DCC Sci-Fi Expo was in full swing in February 2015 and here's all
the pics - Of course you can go check out the kids individual albums
AND/OR www.swingermonkey.net to see ALL the pics we got!?...
In the meantime, enjoy these (FYI - these are Darth M pics, scram
kids!?...) -
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Darth-M & Stef |
Darth-M & Rocket |
Amber and Darth-M |
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Well that's officially it for DARTH M specific news,remember, all FUBARHQ content
is over on
www.VIMEO.Com/FUBARHQ where
frankly, they're just a lot more laid back!?
So, any and all new FUBARHQ video content will find itself on VIMEO
servers. Anyway,
read the updates below and the send off.. Talk later
UPDATE!!!
CHEEKY'S "continuing" adventures
now contain 9 albums
and 1900+ captioned photos, be sure to check out
his website -
www.SWINGERMONKEY.net
or
www.SWINGERMONKEY.com
A gift from the FUBARHQ, FNC and Dave to you - don't forget to check
out the FUBARchives over at the FUBAR News. It's for all of our dedicated
comrades and fans as a small token of thanks for 25 years! - There's so much content
to download!
Also, as always, check out ALL the new
pictures of ALEX
(Tenth Year Album COMPLETE and Eleventh Year ongoing) and JESSICA
(Seventh Year Album IS complete and her Eighth Year album ongoing) adventures plus all the new pics in the
AVIATION ADVENTURES gallery as well as all the
FUBARHQ news and content -
As
always, there's ALL NEW pics in
Aviation Adventures,
Alex,
Jessica!
Oh and
before I forget -
Still
on FACEBOOK -
www.FACEBOOK.com
ATOMIC PUPPY
is on MySpace Music along with free music downloads at
Last.fm (total listens had topped 62,000 before the site's
re-boot!) -
www.MySpace.com/AtomicPuppyMusic
VIDEO CONTENT UPDATE!!!
ALL FUBARHQ video content
is NOW rockin' on
www.vimeo.com
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As always, you
can still (as if you haven't?) READ/DOWNLOAD
(FOR FREE MIND YOU!?) an early draft of the Prologue/Chapter 1 to Rule
of Thirds and the opening scene of Sky
Hunters by <clicking> one of the links below...
So
anyway, that’s about all that’s been going on
in the Darth M’s world since last time!
Until next time;
"We know you have a choice when it comes to web surfing, thank you for
choosing ME today!" After all I do put the "ME" in AWESOME!?...
;oP
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Dave, The Cyber Kid (BTST) CEO/Founder
FUBARS (est. 1989)
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FUBARS,
FUBAR
News Corporation,
FUBAR
Entertainment,
Atomic
Puppy
SwingerMonkey & Outside the Cube ©
2000-2013
PS - Did you know, 5 years of MAXIM Magazines, 7 years
ago, would've
looked like this on your bookshelf?...
BTST - Been There, Surfed That
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OH, and just in case you still don't have this
memorized (YET)!?...
Since I left you last I was entertaining a
major coffee habit but two years ago I was able
(in about 4 days actually) to go from 5-6 cups a day to one!
While I do still drink 5-6 cups of "coffee" a day only one
of them now actually is caffeinated! So, with this I
felt I needed to update my four cups list! -
There are four cups of coffee consumed in
the morning. Each cup is named/labeled by the
emotional state that it facilitates in the drinker.
The four cups are labeled as follows -
1. :oI - The "Up" Cup (Decaf/Optional
1/2 Caff.); to wake
you... as the smooth aroma entices you and the silky taste
prepares you for -
2. :o) - The "Happy" Cup (The
FULL One w/ Caffeine!); as the neurons
start to fire and the body kicks to life, shifting into
"high" gear, a sense of well-being overcomes...
3. :o[ - The "Angry" Cup;
(Decaf) "well-being" is
cast aside as the desire to choke the living daylights out
of a random stranger for all the problems in the world
ensues... plus you no longer get the rush from the caffeine
so that pretty much bums you out...
4. :o\ - The "Motivation" Cup
(Decaf/Optional 1/2 Caff. cup);
after realizing that violence isn't (necessarily) the answer
and the fact that you've been sitting at the coffee shop for
a few hours, this cup "snaps" you back to the reality that
you actually have "stuff" to do and so, with this refill...
you leave... and either get some stuff done (if you went
with the Caf) or crash on the couch (with the Decaf option!)
There you have it... Now go grab a
cup of mud and indulge a bit... |
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