The Geekly with a Twist: March 29th-April 4th
Hey all… a bit late in the day I realize, but here’s your Geekly. Onward with the history!
First and foremost, we here at SciFi4Me.com wanted to acknowledge the passing of Richard Griffiths. This delightful actor passed away yesterday (Thursday) at the age of 65 due to complications from heart surgery. Many of our audience will know him best as Uncle Vernon Dursley, but his acting career goes much further back and is highly decorated. May his family have the aid they need in such tragic times and may his soul rest in peace.
March 29th, 1955: Another Harry Potter actor, the man behind Mad-Eye Moody, Brendan Gleeson is born in Dublin.
March 29th, 1955: The ever-lovely Marina Sirtis (that is, Deanna Troi from Star Trek: The Next Generation) is born in London.
March 29th, 1958: Top Cow CEO and comic book artist Marc Silvestri is born in Palm Beach, Florida.
March 29th, 1968: Lucy Lawless, the Warrior Princess and Cylon, is born in Auckland, New Zealand.
March 30th, 1950: Robbie Coltrane, the lovable half-giant Hagrid from the Harry Potter movies, is born in Rutherglen, a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland.
March 31st, 1971: The young Obi Wan Kenobi, Ewan McGregor is born in Perth, Scotland.
April 1st, 1926: The man with the claim of ” the longest-running Dalek operator,” John Scott Martin is born in Liverpool.
April 3rd, 1926: The first member of NASA Corps to fly into space, the ill-fated Gus Grissom is born in Mitchell, Indiana.
April 3rd, 1973: Known primarily to fans of the genre for his role as Lee Adama on Battlestar Galactica, Jamie Bamber is born in London, England.
April 3rd, 1982: S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Maria Hill (and reporter Robin Scherbatsky), Cobie Smulders is born in Vancouver, B.C.
April 4th, 1960: Hugo Weaving (known for his roles in The Matrix as well as The Lord of the Rings and Captain America, among others) is born in Ibadan, Nigeria.
For more awesome history, be sure to check out:
And, of course, we must Twist the week! In honor of all of the Harry Potter actors we’re celebrating the lives of this week, why not try an Albus Dumbledore?
- 1 part vodka
- 1 splash of limoncello
- a few pinches of powdered sugar
Rim a cocktail glass using lemon juice and powdered sugar. Mix vodka and limoncello in a shaker with ice and strain into the prepared cocktail glass. Garnish with a lemon candy or lemon wedge!
Lastly, to Garnish your week, I’m going to point you in the same direction both today and next Friday:
April 6th and 7th is Planet Comicon right here in Kansas City. We’re looking forward to a bigger, better, and brighter convention here, folks, and I doubt you’ll be disappointed. This year marks SciFi4Me’s fourth anniversary, and we’ll be pulling all the stops at our booth at our home convention. You need to come to this show!
Anyways, until next week, be sure to watch for more convention coverage and, of course, your latest news, reviews, recaps, and more. Geek on!
