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I had the good fortune to meet Ray-Anthony Height at MegaCon this year. I was talking with a con buddy who had a table near where Ray was set up and I saw him knock out one cool sketch after another. It didn’t take long before I checked to see if Ray would be interested in doing a Stallone sketch. He was, and created the nice Rocky piece that you see above.
You can see more of Ray-Anthony Height’s art here and here. And if you’re so inclined, tell him I sent ya!
SZoner, Mike Adnuk’s wife, Sue, came across the puzzle above and said, “I’ll bet SZoners would love it.” Mike thought so as well and sent it our way. My guess is they are both right, so here’s a bigger version in case you want to try your hand at it.
Thanks to Mike and Sue for thinking of us.
SZoner, Herve Attia sent me the following last night, just in time for this week’s update!
Dear Craig,
I had the opportunity to visit the Rambo ranch. I always asked myself how the ranch looks like from the inside. It has always been a mystery for the Rambo fans. Not anymore :).
I met Roger, the owner of the ranch. He had a lot to share about the 2 days filming Sly did back in may 2007.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoZSdP_8kXw
Thank You!
-Herve
Herve – Thanks for sharing your talents again! It was really neat to see “behind the scenes”, to hear Roger talk about filming and to see your movie magic!
ShadeStation recently posted a piece saying that U-Boat watches were now available. Posted along with the article was a smaller version of the photo of Sly above.
Dustin Schoof for LeighValley.com posted his list of Favorite On-Screen Tough Guys. The list included: Sly, Bruce Willis, Mr. T, Dolph Lundgren, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Roddy Pipper, Clint Eastwood and Samuel L. Jackson. Here’s what he had to say about Sly:
Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone): “Rocky,” “Rocky II,” “Rocky III,” “Rocky IV,” “Rocky V,” “Rocky Balboa”
Rocky was and still is the perennial people’s champion. With the help of his trainer Mick (Burgess Meredith), former adversary Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) and the obligatory ’80s training montage, the “Italian Stallion” from South Philly beat the odds, brain damage, old age and even communism.Along the way he encountered two of the meanest men to appear on screen: the vicious Clubber Lang (Mr. T) and the cold-blooded Soviet killer, Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren). Yo Adrian, he did it!
You can read the full piece right here.
Richard Pierce, repeatedly watched the trailer for The Expendables and came to the conclusion that…
… beneath its awesomeness lied something deeper – closer to genius… After studying the trailer as closely as I have, I’m convinced there’s no way “The Expendables” could be anything less than the greatest movie ever.
You can read the whole Rebel Yell article right here.
Mark your calendars and set your DVRs, SZoners fans. Sylvester Stallone will make a rare guest appearance on television. Sly is set to show up on The Wizards of Waverly Place in an episode titled “The Good, The Bad and the Alex” which premieres Friday, May 7 @ 8PM ET/PT on the Disney Channel.
Thanks to JustJaredJr for the original link.
On April 13, 2010, Moviefone posted a piece by Sharon Knolle titled Iron Man 2 Inspired by Rocky III? Ms. Knolle’s contention:
When you’re making a sequel to a killer action movie, you can’t help but borrow from some of the great franchises that came before — and we think we know where ‘Iron Man’ got some of its inspiration: One Rocky Balboa.
She then goes on to present a trailer for Rocky III and a trailer for Iron Man 2 and then follows with a summary of the similarities. You can check out the full piece here.
Jon Riggle is back, this time with his take on Sly from Demolition Man having a bit o’ rat. Jon is an illustrator and photographer. He also created the Sci-Fi comic strip Sonic Jack and is available for commissions. You can see more of Jon’s art here and here.
Thanks to Jon and John Beatty for the gift.
On April 9, 2010, The Spoiler posted a piece called 10 Rather Famous Football Supporters [celebrities with ties to soccer]. The article leads with the picture of Sly above. You can read it here if you’d like, but be advised it’s supposed to be humorous. I’ll let you decide if it is.