The 2010 NFL season is almost upon us. Training camps are starting up and soon my dear wife must don the black of a football widow for about 6 months as she mourns my passing -succumbing to the grinds of a 17 week regular season and then the playoffs. I love it.

Don't hold me to any predictions, but I'll take a stab at a few guesses.

1. I doubt the Saints will repeat. Super Bowl repeats are seldom. Too many intangibles stack up against the champs. In their favor, the Saints are not in a very strong division even though the division has a history of the team finishing last the previous year winning the NFC South the next. It won't happen this year. Tampa Bay probably won't climb out of the cellar. Atlanta and Carolina have nice teams but I can't see either overthrowing New Orleans. The Saint's offense, led by Drew Brees has too many weapons and Sean Payton is an outstanding coach. Though their defense has some holes, it is quite capable and opportunistic and their defensive coordinator is one of the best in the league.

2. Green Bay, Minnesota and Dallas should be the other favorites in the NFC. Of the three, Minnesota, though loaded with weapons, is most likely to fall off from last year. Last year they gambled and won by casting their fate on Brett Favre. I could be wrong, but I can't imagine Brett, even if does come back, having the kind of year he had last year. Green Bay looks very good on offense and if their defense picks it up they could very well beat out Minnesota for the NFC North. Every year, everyone declares the NFC East the toughest division in football. I'm not so sure. Dallas certainly should be the team to beat. Donovan McNabb no longer leads the Eagles and will be slinging for the Redskins and New York fell off last year. In a year when the Super Bowl will be played in their stadium, it is tempting to make Dallas the favorite to win it all. I'm not sure Tony Romo can lead them to the championship and I still have doubts about Wade Phillips as a head coach but the Cowboys have talent to spare and may be the team to beat.

3. A number of teams can claim favorite status in the AFC. Our Indianapolis Colts return most of the team that won every game until they took their foot off the gas and coasted into the playoffs then accelerated to the Super Bowl and crashed into a Saints team that put it all together. As usual the Colts didn't go after any big name free agents but they return Anthony Gonzales and hopefully Bob Sanders. Both missed most of last season hampered with injury. Kelvin Hayden should be back healthy. Who needs free agents when you can "add" players to the roster like these. In addition the Colts have been one of the best teams at drafting year in and year out in spite of a low draft position every year. This, of course is due to the genius of Bill Polian. It looks like he did it again this year. The Colts may have gotten the steal of the draft by selecting Defensive End, Jerry Hughes who will remind everyone of Dwight Freeney. This is a position the Colts have been trying to fill for some time and as seen last year and in previous years, when Freeney or Robert Mathis are out of the lineup teams can help out more against the other slowing down our vaunted pass rush which is what ignites the Colts speedy defense. Re-signing Gary Brackett and Antoine Bethea also showed the Colts commitment to their up and coming defense.

Offensively, with the departure of Ryan Lyja, the Colts made some changes on the offensive line, adding some much needed size with hopes to improve a weak running game and provide Peyton Manning better protection. Too bad Howard Mudd retired; he is one of the best offensive line coaches in football and his teaching would have been welcome as the new group will be relied upon. Show me a good offense and I'll show you a good offensive line. Last year's most pleasant surprises were Austin Collie and Pierre Garcon at receiver. Add pro-bowler Reggie Wayne, the return of Anthony Gonzales and, dare I mention, pro-bowler Dallas Clark at tight end and one wonders if Peyton will be able to throw enough passes to keep everybody happy. Maybe Joseph Addai can return to pro-bowl form behind a bigger stronger line and Donald Brown who showed plenty of promise last year can provide a needed punch to the running game, particularly in short yardage situations. Of course 4 time MVP Peyton manning will lead the Colts and as long as he quarterbacks this team the Colts will be a contender.

The AFC South should again be a war. Year in and year out it is one of the toughest divisions in football. Houston, Tennessee and Jacksonville are all capable of making the playoffs. The Colts's records for consecutive 12 win seasons is even more daunting when you consider the division rivals.

Elsewhere in the AFC, the Ravens, the Jets and San Diego appear to be getting the most attention but I wouldn't count out New England. Last year was a transition year for their defense and Brady was coming off injury. Baltimore looks pretty good. They always have a great defense though it is beginning to age and now their offense has caught up to the defense. San Diego will have little competition in the AFC west and if they can prevent getting off to a poor start they could have a banner year. I hate to say it, but Philip Rivers (don't like his cocky attitude) has made the Chargers one of the better passing teams in the league. Everyone's darling the J.E.T.S Jets- Jets- Jets will be an interesting team to watch. Last year everyone drooled over their defense until Peyton carved them up in the playoffs. They have the best shut down corner in the league and they strengthened the corner position in the off season. I'm not sure about the offense. Mark Sanchez proved to be a capable quarterback but he isn't great. The running game is good behind a really good offensive line. We'll see. At least with Rex Ryan coaching we can be assured of some pretty good quotes.

Just read the Cincinnati Bengals signed Terrel Owens to a contract. WHAT ARE THEY THINKING? Last year, the Bengals finally cleaned up their image and swept away the trouble makers and lawbreakers from the ranks. Owens isn't a lawbreaker but he may be the NFL's greatest troublemaker. Controversy surrounds him and the consequences for having him on your team aren't worth the talent he brings. He is also aging and not the player he once was. Ownes' only flirtation with bringing a ring to his team was his first year with Philadelphia, when they lost in the SuperBowl. Owens was terrific and played an inspiring game on a bad leg, but the next year he was poison and he has been poison everywhere he has gone.

5. As a nurse who has been working in the brain injury field for over 17 years, I am glad to see the NFL making progress in concussion awareness. Posters will now hang in locker rooms with tough language warning players of the danger of concussion and the steps to take when experiencing symptoms. These precautions can literally save lives and help players live better lives after retirement.

6. I guess I'm going to have to break down and upgrade my cable TV service in order to get High-Def for football season. The past couple of years, Comcast hadn't upgraded to an all digital system and I ran the cable directly into my TV. The cable acted like an antenna and I was able to get the local High Def signal over the air. With Comcast's change now I'm forced to use one of their cable boxes which forces their signal through channel 3. The over the air signal isn't strong for my TV to pick up where I live. I tried purchasing an antenna and A-B switch but the antenna wasn't strong enough. I would probably have to spend quite a bit on a sufficient antenna and I really would rather not clutter up my entertainment center with any more equipment and wires anyway. I'm spoiled. Watching Football in standard def just doesn't cut it anymore. On the bright side, when I upgrade I think I'll automatically get the NFL network. At least I won't pursue Satellite and Direct TV. (The lay out of trees in our yard would probably hamper the signal.) The temptation with direct TV to purchase the NFL Sunday ticket might be to hard to resist.

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!

Famous Monsters

I'm not much of a convention goer. I went to a few Doctor Who conventions back in the mid to late 80s and excluding this year I went to Inconjunction, here in Indianapolis, the past couple of years and presented panels. Inconjunction is a fan produced convention put on by a local science fiction club called The Circle of Janus. The guests are primarily literary guests from the science fiction and fantasy community. My first Inconjunction was back in the 80s when I was promoting our Doctor Who Fan Club, The Whoosier Network, and getting signatures on a petition to show the local PBS station the popularity of Doctor Who. The Whoosier Network has maintained a strong presence at the convention since.

My attendance has been sporadic at best. Panels I presented in 2008 and 2009 were all concerned with horror. "The Evolution of Universal Monsters", "Cheesiest Monsters From A -Z", "An Introduction to The British Horror Film", "Universal and Hammer: An Analytical Comparison" and "The Concept of Horror in the Doctor Who Universe" were the topics I presented using Power Point.

The convention I enjoyed going to most took place in Butler Pennsylvania a few years ago. Monster Bash is an annual event celebrating classic horror movies. In 2003, I took my son Jason and we had a fabulous time. We met Julie Adams and Ben Chapman from The Creature From the Black Lagoon and Kevin McCarthy who discussed his work on Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Sarah Karloff shared tales of her father and Don Reese, a comedian with a horror slant, was terrific, and Jason was selected to be made up by former Univeresal make-up artist and CSI contributor John Goodman.

Kevin McCarthy with Pod

In the midst of Monsters

The lovely Julie Adams and the Creature (the late
Ben Chapman)

Jason and I admiring the actual King Kong Aperature

Jason turned into the Monster


Last week Jason and I jumped at the chance to attend the Famous Monsters Convention held at the Wyndham Hotel here in Indy. This was a celebration of the return of Famous Monsters of Film Land Magazine. Philip Kim the new owner of the publication is committed to fulfilling the vision of the late great Forry Ackerman who spearheaded the magazine during its glory years.

As a "Monster Kid" of the 60s I have always been fascinated with the Horror/ Monster genre, and Famous Monsters along with Aurora Monster Models and watching Nightmare Theatre with Sammy Terry (a film tribute was honored Sammy at the convention and his son was collecting signatures to petition the Indiana State Museum to have a permanent exhibit of Sammy) was a staple of my childhood and has continued with me my entire life.

Below Sammy is Judith O'Dea from the original Night of the Living Dead- "They're coming to get you Barbara." After viewing a beautiful print of NOTLD projected on a theatre sized screen, we were treated to the majority of the cast discussing their involvement in the film and its history.

Jason found himself distracted from many of the events going on at the convention. There were quite a few beautiful woman at the convention particularly during the first day when a Beauty contest was held.

One particular beauty who wasn't in the contest but a guest was Cerina Vincent. Many would remember her as the foreign exchange student who walked around school naked in the film "Not Another Teen Movie". The movie did nothing to display her acting talent but did exhibit her physical attributes. Cerina's work in horror films since then has been where she has carved out a nice little niche. I believe she is one of the top actresses in horror today. She may be best known for her scene in Cabin Fever where the skin on her leg begins sluffing off as she is shaving her legs in the bath tub. She was excellent in the film but she has also had prominent roles in Intermedio, Sasquatch Mountain, Seven Mummies, Return to House on Haunted Hill and what I believe is her best work in which she had the lead role It Waits. Hers was the only autograph I got at the convention and she was kind enough to have her picture taken with me. She like everyone else we spoke with was very personable and appreciative of the fans.

Another guest I enjoyed speaking with briefly was Terrance Zdunich, Graverobber from Repo The Genetic Opera. He is the driving force behind this horror film rock opera which has become a cult hit and is becoming a hit at midnight showings much like its predecessor The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Terrance is a composer, artist and writer and lent these considerable talents to the making of the film. Anthony Stewart Head also stars in the film as the Repo Man. Friday night I attended the midnight showing of the film in the theatre and the place was packed. Many were in costume and a large contingent interacted with the film. It was fun.

It was our intention to see the Lost Boys panel but because it was held in the hotel bar Jason wasn't allowed. We turned our attention to a movie being screened called Downstream which we both enjoyed. The story, written by Famous Monster's Philip Kim, is a quite enjoyable post-apocalyptic flick well worth seeing. It will be available on DVD this fall.

On Saturday we attended a Return of the Living Dead panel and a panel honoring Famous Monsters and Forry Ackerman. The biggest hoot of the convention took place Saturday afternoon/ early evening when Charles Band who is the creative force behind Full Moon pictures and has been responsible for producing and or directing the Puppet Master, Trancers and Subspecies series of films. He has also been very involved with many of the films of Stuart Gordon like Re-Animator and From Beyond. His Road Show tours the country and for the convention he presented a scaled down version of the show. He told a variety of behind the scenes tales of hilarity and then topped it off by selecting members of the audience who volunteered to be players in a short skit. The selection process alone was incridibly funny. This show probably should have taken part in the bar (The bar wouldn't have been large enough to hold the vast number of people attending) as it it was truly intended for mature audiences and I noticed there were some kids watching. I think this was unfortunate and should have been avoided.

It appeared Sunday's attendance was a little more reduced and the Mick Garris panel I attended surprisingly had only a handful of people show up. For those unfamiliar with Mick's work, he is the man who got most of the famous directors associated with horror together for the Masters Of Horror series originally presented on ShowTime. He also has been responsible for the direction on many of the better presentations of Stephen King's work like The Stand and the mini series of The Shining and Desperation. Because there were only about 6 of us show up, he sat down at a table with all of us and we had a very enjoyable conversation for a little over an hour. He discussed his current interviews he is doing with famous horror personalities called Post Mortem on Fear Net. He talked about subjects technical in nature and told amusing stories about his early work in films. He was happy to answer our questions and expressed his appreciation of being able to sit down with some fans and talk with them rather than standing at a lecturn speaking to a crowd. It was a special way to wind down my convention experience as Mick is an extremely personal guy as well as engaging. I look forward to his next film when he brings us King's Bag of Bones.

I almost didn't go to the convention having trouble justifying the expense and I did spend to much money not only on the tickets but also on merchandise. I found a couple of movies I have been looking for to add to my collection as well as a number of magazines. I could have spent alot more though. The only regret was not purchasing a back issue of Famous Monsters of Film Land. I have a small collection of early back issues but the issue I'd like to have the most is FM#30. It featured a column on The Powers of Dracula and I can remember having this issue as a kid and thoroughly digesting Dracula's powers. I found a copy in pretty good condition for $60, but I had already spent too much.

Jason and I both had a great time and I hope Phil Kim will bring it back to Indy some time in the future.

To Be At Peace

Ask my wife, my boys or most anyone I work with and they will tell you I'm a "Control Freak". I'm the type who will drive all day and all night rather than relinquish the wheel to another. Delegation has always been my weakest management skill. One could logically wonder how a control freak like myself could turn life's most important decisions over to an invisible God.

One word answer- PEACE

Interestingly, part of being a control freak is an attempt to be at peace. It is difficult for me to be at peace when others are in control. It makes me anxious, frustrated and impatient.

Not so with God. His sovereignty brings me peace. Why so?

I was 7 and a half years old when Spider-man made his first appearance in 1962. Little did I know how much of an impact the comic book would make on me when I was struggling with the decision to fork out 2 more cents for a comic book. The cover sold me but the story helped shape me. "With great power comes great responsibility" were words to live by.

To this day I take responsibility very seriously- almost to a fault. The linkage between my since of responsibility and needing control doesn't escape me.

One thing Peter Parker's since of responsibility has never brought him is Peace. The poor hero is a portrait of angst. If he isn't worrying about how to pay the bills or keeping his Aunt May from heart failure, not to mention how to defeat the Green Goblin, he's struggling with how to keep his love life alive.

As a child, my fascination with monsters and horror movies may have contributed to my irrational fears. But I enjoyed the scares I received from Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster and the Wolfman. I could see those monsters. What frightened me the most were intangible monsters and chief among those was DEATH. I rememember preparing myself for any night time invaders who might come into my room at night with the purpose to finish my life by burying a blade into my chest as I slept. I still have the hardback astronomy book I would place between my chest and my pajama top to prevent a knife from reaching my heart.

At night I would often lay awake feeling my heart beat in my chest wondering what death would be like and what happened afterwards.

I had been taught about Heaven and Hell in Sunday School, but I hadn't been able to apply the concept to myself. I didn't know if death would bring eternal sleep, firey pits or Heaven's delights. The unknown made me anxious. I figured the best thing to do was to try and keep it at bay. Live right. Don't smoke. Take precautions. I figured I would try and control Death. That astronomy book was a tool of my control.

Don't get me wrong, I didn't spend a whole lot of time obsessing over what would happen to me when I died.

I grew up so very average. Average in looks- Average in scholastics- Average in sports etc.

Average was OK. It beat being sub-par, but it left me with all the insecurities most teens have.

For the most part I did the responsible thing when I had to make a decision or faced temptation. Unfortunately, I underachieved. I didn't have any goals and was just happy to get by.

I started to get cocky after high school and began testing my boundaries more. Pleasure became my pursuit. When I started college, I found I could no longer just get by. I promptly dropped out

I found myself working as a Maytag repairman. It was kind of a lonely job as the old commercial claimed, but I was intent on making up for it in my off hours. Responsibility hadn't failed me, but I began failing my responsibilities. I thought I was taking control of my life.

When I turned 21 years old, a series of events, beginning with an aneurysm in my father's brain, began influencing the path I was on. The old fear of death reared its ugly head once again. I feared for my Dad. I could not control what was happening and felt helpless. My father not only survived surgery but he also was instrumental in introducing me to the pretty nurse he was fond of who would eventually become my wife. His experience also led him to a decision to rededicate himself to a decision he had made as a boy. He gave credit for his recovery to God. He began going to church again and living his life by faith. I took notice but I wasn't interested. I was glad Dad was improving but now my interests were with nurse Judy.

Judy and I had been dating for just a few months when we decided to get married. My Mom and Dad were thrilled and everything seemed great and I felt I was in control. Then my mother died. I don't think I've ever felt so helpless. I remember Judy calling me at work and telling me I needed to get to the hospital. Mom had been in the hospital for about a week with heart problems and I could tell from the call things had turned for the worse. I tried bargaining with God as I drove to the hospital. I dropped by the church I attended when I was a child and dropped all the money I was carrying off in the church mailbox thinking it might help coerce God into letting my mother live. It didn't work. I couldn't control God. I couldn't control death.

At my mother's funeral the pastor spoke of how he had visited my mom prior to her death and how he felt confident with her place in heaven. He stated she had said she was trusting in Jesus Christ for her salvation from the penalty of her sins. He gave testimony to the scriptures as I heard the familiar John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, taht He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life." But he also mapped out verses from the book of Romans that at the time I only noted superficially but in time would have greater significance. His message brought me comfort but not personal peace.

Time slipped by and Judy and I were married. The old since of responsibility loomed large and I was busily doing my best to be a responsible married man.

In January of 1977, about 6 months after Judy and I had wed, I was browsing a book store trying to find a book on reincarnation. I had seen the movie "The Reincarnation of Peter Proud" on TV the night before and it had sparked my interst in the subject. The occult section bumped up against the religion section and the book "The Late Great Planet Earth" caught my eye. My thoughts went back a few weeks to an interview I had seen with the author. At the time I had been impressed by Hal Lindsey's command of Bible prophecy and his relating it to the world we live in. I opted to pick up "The Late Great Planet Earth " instead.

As I began to read through the book, I couldn't help but feel the scriptures he quoted had the ring of truth. I compared Hal Lindsey's accounts and references with my own bible and the truth was inescapable. I discovered I wasn't in control. There was nothing I could do to earn a place in heaven. Ephesians 2:8-9 says"For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast." Pastor Paul's message from Roman's was now clear. Even though "all have sinned and come short of the glory of God" Rom 3:23 and "the wages of sin is death" Rom 23a "the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." Sitting at my desk at work I let go of the responsibility for working toward peace with God and followed God's direction and prayed in accordance with Romans 10:9-10 "if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses resulting in salvation."

For the first time, I understood Jesus took on the responsibility for my sins when he bore them on the cross. I didn't have to be responsible for a task I couldn't control and I was at peace.

Romans 5:1 says" Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ."

This peace is further strengthened when I read "For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor andgels, nor prioncipalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord" Romans 8:38-39

Thirty-Three years ago, God sovereignly directed my steps toward Jesus Christ. I still find myself trying to control most things and taking responsibility for most things and I still find when I turn things over to God they work out for the better. I'm most at peace when everything is under control and knowing the creator of all things who is just and merciful, who knows all things and who is all powerful, eternal and Holy is the sovereign Lord of everything I can't help but be at peace.

The Origin of Indiana-Man

Twenty-two years ago Sterling "Chuck" Jones and I were playing around with my newly purchased camcorder. Hard pressed for a subject to amuse our interest, I went back to my room changed clothes and revealed myself dressed in an Indiana University sweatshirt and sweatpants with a towel draped over my shoulders to fashion a cape. Announcing my entrance as Indiana-Man, the legend was born. Chuck hurriedly cut out a dominoe mask from red felt and then made one for himself, and introduced himself as "Sparky", the Indiana-Lad.
We ventured into the back yard and began videotaping ourselves acting out imagined scenarios for the camera.

Of course such silliness wasn't satisfactory so we contacted my good friend Maurice Broaddus and his friend Darrel and invited them to partake in our first Indiana-Man adventure.
When night fell we searched for a suitable location and found it in a small cemetery on 52nd street between Georgetown and Lafayette Road. The cemetery was illuminated by a security lamp and we needed to do most of our video taping fairly close to the lamp as the camcorder's lux meter was insufficient in low light.
Stephen Kendall did the honors of video taping our ad-libbed antics in the graveyard.
The loose plot of our story concerned Indian-Man and Sparky searching out a vampire in the cemetery and being repelled by the vampire's hired hands. Maurice took on the role of "The Black Muslim", soon to be Indiana-Man's arch foe. Political correctness wasn't a consideration. Darrel chose the moniker of "The White Bishop".
Silly fight scenes with incredibly ridiculous dialogue like "How dare you, Black Muslim? How diabolical, protecting the bloodsucker", dominated the play. In reviewing the video tape the funniest part could be when a car drove by the cemetery and everyone dove to the ground not to be seen by the passerby. Stephen laid the camcorder on its side when he laid down for cover. The video shows the tilted scene at ground level with the audio of our group announcing the car and the declaration to hide.
Indiana-Man proved to be such fun, we soon planned another adventure this time with a little but not too much planning.

Indiana-Man and the Indiana Handsaw Massacre took place mostly at Eagle Creek Park. We actually developed a simple story- A young man (Stephen) and his girlfriend (Darrel with nerf balls placed strategically in his shirt to give him a well developed appearance) go off for a picnic in the park. They stumble upon a deserted cabin in the woods where the young man is slaughtered by a "frightening" figure with a handsaw. My wife's chili was used for the gore effect. Indiana-Man and Sparky just happen to be at the park enjoying a picnic also. They soon stumble upon the body of the young man and must rescue the girl from the clutches of the fiend who turns out to be the Black Muslim in disguise. Again the dialogue was mostly ad-libbed and

Indiana-Man stories quickly took on the form of a parody of the old Batman TV show.It was amazing how many people in the park became onlookers entertained by our exploits. Onlookers at future locations became the norm.

Next up was Indiana-Man and the Swamp Cult. A woman is kidnapped at the main branch of the Indianapolis Public Library and Indiana-Man pursues the assailants. With some help from Sparky, Indiana-Man stumbles upon a cult in the swamp near Eagle Creek Park where worshipers are trying to make the girl a human sacrifice to the swamp-god "Swamp-Allah" who is in fact- The Black Muslim. I remembers attaching various sorts of foliage to Maurice in preparation for his role as "Swamp Allah / The Black Muslim". My wife, Judy was none to happy with tree branches decorating our kitchen as we dutifully applied vines and leaves to his makeup.

The final Indiana-Man adventure was a team up with Rick Lee's character Video-Man, in Indiana-Man meets Video-Man in Bloodlust of the Vampire. A vampire stalks the streets of Mooresville Indiana and the Comissioner (played by Ken Daum) summons the help of Indiana-Man and Video-Man to unravel the mystery. Julie Lee (then Julie Kyle) played the female vampire who is confronted by the dynamic duo while she is shopping.

During the taping of this story a Moorseville police officer drove up to the strip mall we were shooting in. Not sure of what we should do, we approached the vehicle. I'm dressed in Indiana-Man garb with towel cape and dominoe mask and Rick in his goofy costume and Julie in this strange looking black dress. With no better thought in mind I addressed the policeman in true Indiana-Man fashion, staying in character, "Greetings officer, my colleague and I are here fighting crime." I can't remember the policeman's reply but he didn't seem to mind and we resumed the videotaping.

An Indiana-Man event I wasn't privy to was a a surprise arranged by Stephen, Chuck and Maurice on the day of the Batman Returns premier. Chuck had been away at college and Stephen and I were going to set out in front of the theatre early in the day in order to be the first in line. Stephen insisted on bringing the Video Camera and my Indiana-Man suit. As we were sitting out in front of the theatre a car drove up and Maurice came forth silently and shrouded by a hooded robe. He said nothing and presented me with a sheet of paper with esoteric sayings and clues written on it and then he departed. Stephen began making only one statement "I Must Tape Indiana-Man." I finally caught on and began following the clues, bouncing me around locations in the vicinity, which eventually led me back to behind the theatre where Chuck as Sparky was tied to a tree being tortured by the Black Muslim. Astonished to see Chuck I resisted the urge to welcome him but I stayed in character and fought the Black Muslim freeing Sparky. A wonderful surprise concocted by a great group of friends.

The only other Indiana-man video is actually a spin off where I video taped my three year old son, Jason ,as Indiana-Boy in pursuit of a bank robber named Rombat played by my five year old son, Kyle.

My friends and I not only made Indiana-Man adventures but we also made many a horror film. We mostly used old horror comics as story boards and went from there. We even had horror hosts like the crypt keeper introduce the stories. We were making Tales From The Crypt long before HBO aired the series.