Do you like celebrity gossip? Do like humor? Do like celebrity gossip and humor morphed into something we, in the industry, call “Celebssipumor”?

If you answered “yes”, “yes” and “uh… okay, sure”, then you need to check out our good friend Ned Ehrbar and his metro column The Word. Ned and I have known each other since our tumultuous days at the dreaded United Media. He has been my editor, my friend and my drinking buddy. And hey, do you guys like TOBY, Robot Satan ? Ya do? Well, you can thank Ned for that. He’s the one that pushed me to come up the idea and he’s pretty much the reason it exists and runs in metro.

So read Ned, laugh with Ned. And if you see Ned on the streets of NYC, tell him the Fake Rockstar and wife miss him.

I have very few friends in the cartoon strip world. A big surprise to a lot of you, I know. Anyway, one of those few friends is Lincoln Peirce. We met when we figured out we both lived in the same town and both worked with United Media. We started to have a regular meeting over breakfast at swanky joint called the “Bayou Kitchen”, and even though I’ve since left the broken arms of United, Lincoln and I keep in touch.

Among Lincoln’s continuing projects, he has been breaking his back to get United to put out a book of his very funny comic, Big Nate. For whatever reason, United never made it happen… Until now.

Folks, I give you I Smell a Pop Quiz!: a Big Nate book. If you’re a fan of Lincoln’s work, or if you’re simply looking for an introduction to a great strip, this book is a must have for your collection.

Go. Buy it. Be happy.

… And you’ll make a great talent in the comics community happy. (Lincoln Peirce… Not me… But I’ll be happy, as well)

Cheer!

FRS

For Immediate Release - 5/26/2008 -

Fake Rockstar Studios, Portland, ME - The cast of the highly successful, always nutty and poorly drawn comic strip, Barkeater Lake, took a much needed day of rest and relaxation this past Sunday, the 25th of May. According to those closest to creator and self-proclaimed super-genius, Corey Pandolph, the day off had been scheduled months ago. “When we agreed to get back on a daily schedule, one of the concessions was that we give everyone at least one day off every couple months. We’re not happy about it, but the compromise is worth it if we can stay daily.” a rep for the maniacal author said.

“I took a nap and then hit the beach…” proclaimed Banks, the lovable dog character and “gag” of the strip. Delores Tanzini, played by the veteran actress Jennifer Connelly, was seen enjoying ice cream with her family near her home in Brooklyn, NY. “Spending long days as a two dimensional character with two dots for eyes can be taxing.” she said. “It may be my hardest role yet… So yeah, the day off is much appreciated.”

The rest of the cast were unavailable for comment, however sources say they mostly spent time with their families and/or at their favorite pubs and gambling establishments.

The day off did not go unnoticed by the strip’s adoring public, resulting in the comic’s blog and email inbox being clogged with accusasations of laziness and apathy on the part of the parent company. “We take the mental and physical health of our actors, writers and producers very seriously.” A spokesperson for Fake Rockstar, LLC stated. “These folks break their backs daily to put out the best strip they can. I don’t think it’s too much to ask for a day off every couple of months… Especially with this a Holiday weekend.

When asked about the notion of the troop making up the missed day, the cast appeared disinterested . “It seems unlikely…” said Banks. “Anything that we try and throw together would seem forced and poorly executed. Those are the times mistakes are made…Misspellings, ink spills… Freudian slips… I’d rather move forward and forget about the past.”

Barkeater Lake can be seen daily at www.barkeaterlake.com and on Universal Press Syndictes’ web portal, GoComics.com. The strip is represented, produced and written by Fake Rockstar, LLC conglomocorp. Info on this and other FRS, LLC productions can be viewed at their hub, www.fakerockstar.com.

Hey kids,

So I took some time to finally update the majority of the pages of Fake Rockstar.com…

First, you’ll notice the “Quick links” sidebar to the right: Some nice links for your favorite Fake Rockstar Ridicularity, and the list will grow as I find time to add more. Second, the comics page has been updated with current links and samples of each comic… Enjoy. Also, the writing page has a couple links to FRS writings over the last year or so.

I still need to add all the old archives from the old blogger version of Fake Rockstar, as well as building the long awaited, and mighty storefront.

Until then, enjoy the changes and keep coming back. I hope to get back in the groove of regular posts and regular ridicularity very soon.

Cheers!

FRS

Hey Bacon Banditos,

Just a reminder to check Li’l Spencer’s Adventures every Tuesday and Thursday! There’s been some irregular postings of the devil-child the past few weeks, but he’s all up to date and has all his shots… We think.

Three ways to see Spencer’s evil:

Li’l Spencer.com

Drink at Work

The Bollard

Check him out when you can.

Cheers!

FRS Marketing and Micromanagment

Hey folks!

Are you enjoying the recent abundant Ridicularity™ provided by Fake Rockstar conglomocorp? If so, why not tell your friends, enemies and future stalkers? It’s easy!

How easy is it to turn folks on to Fake Rockstar way, you may ask? As luck would have it, there are several methods, utilizing today’s modern interweb:

1. A slap to to the back of the head.
2. Email.
3. Click the “Stumble This” icon and add us to the Stumble Upon database.
4. A second slap to the back of the head.

As always, we here at FRS Conglomocorp appreciate your patronage and hope that you’ll return again to laugh… And laugh… And laugh.

This had been an Official Fake Rockstar, LLC Pontificational Ridicularity™ transmission, legal in 29 of 50 states.

TOBY, Robot Satan found his way into the rural nutiness of Barkeater Lake today. Why? Well, put simply… I can. I’m God and these poorly drawn people, dogs and robots do as I say.

Stay tuned for what happens next. You never know, I just may kill them all and replace them with a duck, lizard and lame online geek references.

In the Sunday 4/20 edition of Wiley Miller’s Non Sequitur, the main character Joe is seen reading a paper called the “Sunday Telegram”, with a headline that reads “Corey Pandolph Found Dead at Gritty’s”.

Needless to say it was a groggy Sunday morning surprise to find that I was dead… At least in comic form. Rest assured, I’m fine and you shouldn’t believe everything you read… Especially in the comics.

FYI, my friend and Maine journalist, Al Diamon, does a nice job of reporting the incident here: Media Mutt

Cheers!

FRS

Baseball! Flowers! Showers! Mud and yards of brown grass that smell like feet!

It’s Spring in Maine, a time when we we climb from our caves… Uh, capes and say hello to Mr. Sunshine. We pull out the short shorts, the flip flops and Adirondack chairs and pretend that we’ve NEVER seen a late April snowstorm.

So, before you exercise your weather delusions, why not enjoy some comedy? Eh?

It’s the Drink at Work Show: Portland! This Wednesday, April 16th @ the Empire Dine and Dance.

“Enter with your shorts and cabana shirt, exit with your parka and Bean boots.”

The Drink at Work Show: Portland!

Hosted by The Soul Proprietor and The Fuge
Featuring comedian Seth Bond Perry and Brian Giles
Music by Eggbot, with Comedy Bingo to follow.

Wednesday, April 16th @ 9pm
at The Empire Dine and Dance
575 Congress St., Portland ME
$3 @ the door

Starting this Sunday, April 6th, new Barkeater Lake strips begin on a daily basis. I’ve spent the last few weeks preparing good cushion of strips, hopefully learning from the mistakes of the past–namely, drawing and posting a strip on the day its due.

We’ll see how it goes.

Also, in the coming weeks, I’ll update the archives, so it goes all the way back to the beginning, as well as building a new Fake Rockstar store front. The new store will include the first and second BL book, as well as the coming CHPMNK book and some cool T-shirts–BL themed and some new designs for a new Fake Rockstar clothing line that the fashion designer wife and I have been working on.

Many other things are in the works that will materialize as we head into the summer months.

There will be more info as it’s available, but we’re all hoping for a big Fake Rockstar year, full of bacon, beer and Ridicularity™!

Cheers!

FRS