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Nothing lasts forever, even cold November Rain

I'd like to give a huge shout out to two very underutilized and underappreciated individuals of the world. There were many people who crossed my mind when I considered "underappreciated." The butler from The Fresh Prince. John Irving. Joe Randa. Myself. William McKinley. But I finally decided on the two individuals who would most benefit from being mentioned on my blog.
Ladies and gentlemen, I'm talking about none other than Hawkman and Count Chocula.


Hawkman
When people think about the Justice League, Carter Hall, aka "the winged wonder," is oftentimes forgotten. I could ramble on for a while about his history and continuity in DC comics, but I'll spare you. Rather, I'll just say that he has wings, carries a mace and has a hairy chest that just screams "VIRILE." Many children grow up wanting to be Superman or Batman or Wonder Woman or (god forbid) Iron Man. Hawkman never gets any respect. When was the last time you were really afraid of a bat? A hawk, on the other hand, is a predator. Long story short, Hawkman could beat down Bruce Wayne in a fight.

Count Chocula
Yeah, the old Count doesn't get enough street cred. Sure, he's a blood sucking vampire (or as I like to refer to them, Democrats). But he's a blood sucking vampire who cares about the children. The starving children of the world. He cares so much that he's willing to give them a new breakfast cereal full of chocolately goodness...which is still part of your balanced breakfast. Were giant supplies of Count Chocula dropped over poor areas of Africa, the Count would be in charge of Live-Aid instead of Bono. Hell, Count Chocula would be the frontman for U2.

Also, del Taco on tuesday nights is truly the happiest place on earth. Long Live Del Scorcho!

Day 4, and I'm one day closer to my hunger strike. David, to paraphrase Puffy - update or die.

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