Friday, July 23, 2004
Web-slinger wobbles
Marvel Comics' "Spider-Man 2" was finally knocked out of first place at the box office by Will Smith's "I, Robot."
But cry no tears for Marvel. "Spider-Man 2" still managed $24 million in its third week, for more than $300 million overall ... so far. The "Spider-Man" movies, combined with the comics-related "Blade," "X-Men," "Daredevil, "Punisher," "Hulk" and "Men In Black" films, have made record profits for Marvel -- $152 million in 2003 -- an astounding turnaround for a company that declared bankruptcy in the late '90s.
Rock 'n' roll shows
Upcoming rock shows at area skate parks:
USoul crys, Red Sun, Saturday, 7 p.m., $5; Section 8, Hubbard.
UCrossface, dead winter and Gates Called Beautiful, Sunday, 7 p.m., $5; Section 8, Hubbard.
UTest Pilot, Berlin Project, 12 Summers Old, Wednesday, 6 p.m., $5, Gravity House, Austintown.
Home-schoolers fun
Home-schooled pupils, mark your calendars. Geauga Lake's fifth annual Home School Day is Aug. 13. Home-schoolers and their families are invited to a day of fun and education at the Aurora, Ohio, amusement park. Actress Lisa Welchel will be the guest speaker. Tickets are $16.50 and can be ordered from Geaugalake.com.
A cool Web site
Fireworks. Cookouts. Vacations. There are a lot of things we associate with the month of July. How about ice cream? After all, July is national ice cream month.
According a national survey, 90 percent of American households consume the cold treat. To find out the scoop on the delicious delight, check out these Web sites:
UInternational Dairy Foods Association: Ice Cream (http://www.idfa.org/facts/icecream.cfm) -- What better place to go to find out about ice cream than the dairy experts? The IDFA's ice cream section provides a good overview on the frozen treat. The IDFA's ice cream section provides a good overview on the frozen treat. It features statistics on ice cream production and consumption as well as a brief history of the dessert, even tips on handling and storing ice cream at home.
UMakeIceCream.com: Ice Cream Recipes (http://www.makeicecream.com/sendicecream/recformakice.html) -- Why settle for store-bought ice cream when you can make your own? MakeIceCream.com, a Web site that specializes in selling ice cream makers, also features several ice cream recipes. Flavors range from traditional ones like vanilla, chocolate and strawberry to the exotic such as licorice, rose and green tea. If you don't have an ice cream maker, there are a couple of recipes in the kid section that show you how to make the dessert with coffee cans or a large plastic bag.
Quote/Unquote
k"People say, 'Are you Jessica's sister?' And I'm like, 'Yeah, I am! And she's MY sister.'" -- Singer Ashlee Simpson, on how she copes with her sister's success, in People magazine.
h"I was always called 'the shy one.' I got much more confident as I realized that acting was what I really wanted to do." -- Actress Mischa Barton, in m magazine.
U "My mission at the Mobil station was to become the best squeegee in the land -- it's part of the full service. I have long arms, and I thought, I'm going to show them art in motion: one full swipe, corner to corner. I never let a single drop remain." Musician John Mayer, on his early years when he worked as a gas station attendant, in InStyle magazine.