PART ONE - Nolan Canova, the man behind Crazedfanboy.com is becoming a Florida Folk Legend of the 21st Century and a Pop Culture Icon. His web site which started over five years ago was originally called Nolan's Newsstand and then became Nolan's Pop Culture Review. When you enter his site, the title on the banner says, Welcome to Crazed Fanboy, A site devoted to the exploration of and commentary on Popular Home of Nolan's Pop Culture ReviewCulture.. Nolan's site is a mix of films, music, television, local, national, and world events, comics, politics, and anything that is pop culture. But it mostly focus on our community here in Tampa Bay. Through out the five years, Nolan has had a public access series, an internet video and radio show, a message board, and has been a great supporter of the local film scene. I first saw PCR on line three years ago and have been hooked ever since. Every Wednesday late afternoon, Nolan post his Pop Culture Review for the week. But Nolan isn't alone. He has columnist through out the country that write for his site. Crazedfanboy.com is the place to go to find out what is happening in the film scene and current events from around the world. You have a cast of characters of different writers with all different views. I believe Crazed Fanboy has a big impact on the community and it should be for the whole world. But most importantly, the site is for the fans, especially the crazed fans. And Nolan Canova is the ultimate Crazed Fan. So, we have to spread the word, and let everyone in the world know about this diamond in the rough.

This August Nolan was going to hold NolanCon, the ultimate convention for crazed fans. But due to financial problems, the event could be put on. So here's a tribute to Nolan and Crazedfanboy.com. We're going to let his site speak for itself with a list of issues that best sum up the site and the past five years. Enjoy.
2000

#1 - Mar. 19-25: The debut of Nolan's Newsstand.

#17 - July 17-23: The Newsstand becomes Pop Culture Review.

#33 - Nov. 6-12: The 2000 Presidential election.

2001

#41 - Jan. 1-7: Remodeled Pop Culture Review.

#50 - Mar. 5-11: Big 50th issue, one year anniversary.

#57 - Apr. 23-29: The Biggest Pop Culture Review of all time!

#77 - Sept. 10-16: America Under Attack - 9/11.

2002

#100 - Feb. 18-24: PCR Centennial.

#104 - Mar. 18-24: PCR 2nd Anniversary/Lost Dr. Paul Bearer Interview.

#114 - May 27-June 2: What a week! The most personal PCR.

#124 - Aug. 5-11: The first Saints and Sinners Film Festival.

#141 - Dec. 2-8: Saints and Sinners II.

2003

#149 - Jan. 27-Feb. 2: Bucs win The Super Bowl.

#150 - Feb. 3-9: Shuttle Disaster.

#151 - Feb. 10-16: PCR Reunion.

#154 - Mar. 3-9: Megacon 2003.

#160 - Apr. 14-20: Art Wars/Ashley Lauren's Hollywood.

#161 - Apr. 21-27: TamBay Film Festival.

#162 - Apr. 28-May 4: Winners of TamBay/Nolan reviews Bleed.

#166 - May 26-June 1: Top Ten Cult Movies of All Time!

#167 - June 2-8: Saints and Sinners III.

#168 - June 9-15: The Darkside to Saints and Sinners.

#170 - June 23-29: Rick Danford responds to critics on Saints and Sinners.

#174 - July 21-27: New Deal for PCR.

#185 - Oct. 6-12: Gov. Arnold/Suicide Band Aftermath.

#194 - Dec. 8-14: The final Saints and Sinners.

#196 - Dec. 22-31: 2003 Year in Review.
2004

#198 - Jan. 5-11: First quasi-death threat.

#199 - Jan. 12-18: To Mars and Beyond/Coffeehouse Film Reviews debuts.

#207 - Mar. 8-14: Megacon 2004.

#208 - Mar. 15-21: Crazed Fanboy Message Board is up!

#211 - Apr. 5-11: Tampa Toy and Comic Con/Florida Filmmaker Incentives.

#212 - Apr. 12-18: Film scene improving/CFR.

#214 - Apr. 26-May 2: Tambay Film Festival/The Punisher.

#217 - May 17-23: Highs and Lows/CFR/The Invasion of ED Tucker.

#221 - June 14-20: President Bush visits/The Lightning/CFR.

#224 - July 5-11: FL Road Trip.

#229 - Aug. 9-15: Hurricane Charley/Nolan's Birthday on Friday the 13th.

#233 - Sept. 6-12: More Hurricanes.

#234 - Sept. 13-19: Nolan in the Tampa Tribune/CFR.

#236 - Sept. 27-Oct. 3: The Overlooked Hurricane.

#238 - Oct. 11-17: The Death of Christopher Reeve.

#239 - Oct. 18-24: Message Board meltdown/The Return of Creature Feature/CFR.

#241 - Nov. 1-7: Bush wins!/Halloween Horror Picture Show.

#244 - Nov. 22-28: Radio Shack shooting in St. Pete.

#247 - Dec. 13-19: The Day The Crazed Fanboy server went down/CFR.

2005

#250 - Jan. 3-9: Crazed Fanboy a trademark.

#251 - Jan. 10-16: Tampa Film Scene set back.

#256 - Feb. 14-20: Big Week/Ray Steckler Interview/CFR/Dr. Paul Bearer Anniversary.

#258 - Feb. 28-Mar. 6: Megacon 2005/The Oscars.

#260 - Mar. 14-20: NolanCon is on!/CFR.

#263 - Apr. 4-10: Death of a Pope.

#265 - Apr. 18-24: New Pope/NolanCon gets a sponsor/CFR/Comic Con.

#269 - May 16-22: Star Wars Episode III/Matthew McConaughey Interview/CFR.

#271 - May 30-June 5: Deep Throat Revealed.

#274 - June 20-26: Land of The Dead/George A. Romero Interveiw/Return of Andy Lalino/Fanboy Micro-Summit.

#275 - June 27-July 3: NolanCon Cancelled.

 

Next month in Part Two, will talk more about the columnist of PCR. And much, much more.
 

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