Tag Archives: Spider-Man

A Day In The Life. (Or At Least A Piece Of One.)

Posted on 2019/07/04 by The Hook

On a typically atypical Wednesday morning I made my way to the hotel’s mid-tower and knocked on one of the press-board doors that separate the inmates from those of us that try to run this particular asylum, not having any … Continue reading →

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100 Reasons To Not Kill Yourself: #75.

Posted on 2019/02/11 by The Hook

When I was a kid trying to survive my childhood in St. Catharines, Ontario, we didn’t have many customs or traditions that were fit to be discussed outside of family court. With one quasi-exception. My parents, like most barely-middle-class folks … Continue reading →

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Niagara Falls Comic Con 2017 In Pictures.

Posted on 2017/06/03 by The Hook

Albeit a few grainy shots. Fair warning: the following shots are overflowing with enthusiasm – but little else. Having just entered the modern age of tech by purchasing my first-ever cellphone two months ago, I am far from the Parker … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day Through The Hook’s Eyes.

Posted on 2015/02/12 by The Hook

So they tell me something called “Valentine’s Day” is around the corner. Personally, I’ve always assumed this “holiday” was an urban legend like the female orgasm or a period in human history without the deliciously horrific taint of the Kardashians. … Continue reading →

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The Hook Finally Returns.

Posted on 2014/10/04 by The Hook

I’m back in uniform… but up until now, I haven’t really felt like I’ve truly returned to the typical, run-of-the-mill, everyday, atypical, out-of-the-ordinary life that I live between the hotel’s walls. Did that sentence make you dizzy? Good. That’s merely … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Signs Your Vacation Date is Dead on Arrival.

Posted on 2013/01/24 by The Hook

Over the course of my fifteen years as a bellman, I’ve seen hundreds of couples that are traveling together for the first time. Some of these trips go well. Some do not.   The first five are “guy-centric”: 1) Your … Continue reading →

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Ten Terrible Things About Spider-Man #700.

Posted on 2012/12/29 by The Hook

FOR THE UNINITIATED: (In other words, the non-nerds who are scratching their heads raw right now) the 700th and final issue of Marvel Comics’ Amazing Spider-Man unveiled the outcome of the body-switching storyline revealed last month in issue #698: (btw, … Continue reading →

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