From the deep reaches of the inner mind, to the lighthearted musings of a friendly conversation, to investing and crypto ramblings, to reflections on pop culture phenomenona: assorted subjects and scattered connections.
7 Jun 2021 1 minute read 1 comment RocketEnthusiast
Bones. Calcium carbonate and calcium phosphate. Some of my favorite skeletons include that of Aaron Kelly from Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, the "Partytime" Skeleton from the 1985 film Return of the Living Dead, and of course Smitty Werbenjägerm...
6 Jun 2021 2 minute read 1 comment RocketEnthusiast
On June 6, 1970, former Pink Floyd frontman Syd Barrett played his first (and what would prove to be his last) concert as a solo artist. Today marks the 51st anniversary of that strange, yet intriguing performance. Barrett, accompanied on stage by Pi...
6 Jun 2021 1 minute read 1 comment RocketEnthusiast
Earlier today, President Nayib Bukele announced his intentions to make Bitcoin legal tender in El Salvador. If passed, this move would make the cryptocurrency an official currency. President Bukele is clearly very bullish on BTC and is touting its ut...
5 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast
Last month, it was announced that filming for a pilot episode of The Spook Who Sat by the Door would begin in Baltimore, Maryland. Based upon the 1969 novel by American writer Samuel Greenlee, the production is being led by Academy Award winner Lee D...
3 Jun 2021 1 minute read 3 comments RocketEnthusiast
As most states have lifted coronavirus restrictions, the United States is getting back to "business as usual." However, this post is not intended to divulge my opinion on masks, the origin of COVID-19, or a pro/anti stance on vaccines. No, I want to...
1 Jun 2021 1 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast
Just this morning, AMC (NYSE: AMC) disclosed that Mudrick Capital had agreed to purchase $230.5 million worth of new shares last week. The 8.5 million shares were bought at price of approximately $27.12 per share. As this news broke, Wall Street Bets...
1 Jun 2021 2 minute read 2 comments RocketEnthusiast
Before I took a deep dive into the music of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, the frontman was only known to me as "the guy who sings that Free Fallin' song." I would hear that tune and host of other radio hits including "American Girl" and "I Won't B...
30 May 2021 1 minute read 0 comments RocketEnthusiast
In my previous post, I shared a few thoughts on the Topps merger with Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corp. II (more specifically the digitization of trading cards) and promised to deliver the goods in a subsequent post. Here it is, I've dug up a sealed...
27 May 2021 2 minute read 1 comment RocketEnthusiast
On April 6, 2021 Topps Co Inc. announced its intentions to become a publicly traded company via a reverse merger with a special purpose acquisition company led by Mudrick Capital. The deal places a $1.3 billion valuation on Topps, an iconic sports ca...
25 May 2021 2 minute read 3 comments RocketEnthusiast
Despite a mainstream career of only four years, Jimi Hendrix dazzled fans and fellow musicians alike: from his signature right-handed strats re-strung and played upside down to the iconic "wah wah" pedal sound effect he made famous, some of Hendrix's...
