Who Ya Gonna Call?

The real Ghostbusters that's who. Now thanks to Time/Life you can get the complete Saturday Morning cartoon series on DVD. Just click on this icon
to pre-order it from them. On this set you will get over TWELVE HOURS of bonus features, including:

- The original promotional pilot for The Real Ghostbusters, NEVER BEFORE AIRED
- 21 on-camera commentary tracks with producers, voice actors, writers, animators and production personnel
- 5 exclusive documentaries
- 86 episode introductions
- 16-page booklets include episode synopses, trivia and art for every episode!
- Plus scripts, storyboards, image galleries, music & effects audio tracks, and much more!
- Interviews with J. Michael Straczynski (Writer & Story Editor), Maurice LaMarche (Voice of "Egon Spengler"), Laura Summer (Voice of First "Janine Melnitz"), Kath Soucie (Voice of Second "Janine Melnitz") and many others!
Don't delay. Order today.

Video of the Week: Archie Live Series

Thanks to Pop Culture Safari I was directed to the above video at Classic Television Showbiz. Does anyone remember another Archie live series? It was in the 1970's and kind of a variety show but focused mostly on comedy. It was more like Archie's Joke Book on TV. If you know where there is any video on this please tell me and direct me to it. Thanks.

This Day In Music History: Elvis and Jailhouse Rock/Treat Me Nice

On this day in music history, October 21, 1957 , Elvis hit the #1 spot on the billboard charts with his double sided hit "Jailhouse Rock/Treat Me Nice." It was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller who wrote many hits before for Elvis.
Mr. Leiber said "The love songs were a great problem, because I really can't write love songs. But that was the least of it. I certainly would never have written a song line 'Jailhouse Rock,' for example, if somebody hadn't said, Look, there's going to be a big production number in a jail."

That production number became the highlight of his third film Jailhouse Rock. Elvis himself choreographed the scene. It is one of the best remembered scenes from any of Elvis' films. The movie also opened today and became one of his biggest films in his acting career.

1951 Martin and Lewis Ad

I just saw this ad where Martin and Lewis are selling the public on Magnavox and had to share it with my readers here.

Regis Philbin interviews Tommy Boyce

Boyce and Hart were on the Joey Bishop Show where Regis was also his co-star. Here is a small clip of the interview.

Satrday Morning Cartoons: The Flintstones and Nothing But The Tooth

No obscure or rarely seen cartoons today. This part of the Saturday Morning Cartoons features that classic family the Flintstones.

The Man on the Eiffel Tower

I recently heard about a movie called the "Man On The Eiffel Tower." The title alone would have gotten me interested but it was the choice of director that intrigued me. It was directed by Burgess Meredith.
I read somewhere that the first director quit over creative differences. Normally that is a phrase that is used to hide the real reasons but after seeing this movie I believe it. Young Mr. Meredith got the job when his new friend, Charles Laughton, had such faith in him that he suggested that he take over as director.
The story is really about a down and out medical student, played by Franchot Tone, is hired to kill a woman. Mr. Meredith is set up as the killer. The majority of the film is a cat and mouse game between
Mr. Tone and Mr. Laughton. The ending takes place on the Eiffel Tower where Laughton and Meredith corner Mr. Tone and he contemplates suicide in order to escape prison.
There are huge plot holes in the film. The biggest is why Burgess Meredith's character is at the scene of the murder in the first place. Late in the movie it is explained he was there to borrow money but I don't recall anytime that they told how he knew the murder victim.
The film needs a major restoration. It was filmed in color. However, for most of the film it looked almost in black and white. The poster for the film above has more color then the film now does.
This movie was a Hitchcock style film but it failed to do it's "homage" to the director justice. With a major re-write of the script that would fill in the plot holes this film could fair well with a re-make. It has a decent story if told well. I can see George Clooney in the part of Franchot Tone.

Marvel Secret Wars Omnibus

In my opinion this is one of the best team-up mini-series that Marvel has ever produced. It is mostly known for Spider-man getting a new suit that would eventually become half of Venom. However, I like to look at behind the scenes strategy. This series gave a look at both sides and created a great build up for the ending. Some didn't care for it at the time but I loved it. Now you can get the complete mini-series in this omnibus. You can pre-order it at Amazon.com by clicking on the link below.

Video of the Week:Sammy Davis Jr. and GE

Anyone remember when cassette audio recorders were the newest entertainment invention and the stars endorsed them? If you are like me and you do remember or even if you don't here is Sammy Davis Jr. selling one for GE. It is the video of the week.

Devlin 1974

After seeing this post on Pop Culture in the Pumpkin Patch I was going to make Devlin the next show on my Saturday Morning Cartoons segment this Saturday. However, I wasn't able to find any episodes on You Tube. I did find the 1974 opening so here it is to share with you.

Tune in to see this Saturday to see what episode will be on the Saturday Morning Cartoons. At the moment even I don't know.

This Day In Music History: The Everly Brothers and Wake Up Little Susie

I am proud to say that on this day in music history, October 14, 1957, two men from my home state of Kentucky, the Everly Brothers had the #1 hit in the country on the Billboard Charts with Wake Up Little Susie. Their beautiful harmonies inspired and influenced a generation of singers like the Beach Boys, Simon and Garfunkel and even the Beatles.
The boys, Don and Phil, actually come from a show business family. Their Dad, Ike Everly, was part of the first singing Everly Brothers act with his two brothers. When they lived in Iowa Don and Phil had their own early morning radio show on KMA before they went to school. Don even had his own Saturday morning show called "The Little Donnie Show." Later, when the family moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, live radio was on the way out. So the family act left show business. Dad got a job in construction and Mom became a beautician.
However, Don wrote a song called "Thou Shalt Not Steal" and sold it to Kitty Wells. Later he and Phil made a demo tape. At the end of the session they told the studio owner they were broke and couldn't pay for the tape. When they left the studio they saw that their car had been towed. They had to go back in and ask the studio owner if they could borrow money to get their car out of impound.
The took their tape to many record companies but most of them turned them down. Columbia Records did like it and signed them to record four songs. One of them was "The Sun Keeps Shining" and it was released as their first single. It didn't sell as well as Columbia hoped.
A friend of their Dad's, Chet Atkins, introduced them to publisher Wesley Rose. He signed them to a contract. When Columbia didn't renew them Mr. Rose got Archie Bleyer to hear their demo tape. Mr. Bleyer had heard it before and turned them down. This time he was looking for a new country group for his Cadence label. After hearing the tape again he knew the Everly Brothers was the group to sign.
He had a song that was written by Felice Bryant and Boudleaux Bryant but everyone turned it down. He offered Don and Phil $64 each to record it. So they recorded "Bye Bye Love." They went on tour in the South. When they came back the song had reached #2 on the national charts. The next song they recorded was "Wake Up Little Susie." Many stations banned the song from their airwaves. Why? The times were more tame in broadcasting back then. It was thought that the lyrics were "suggesting" that Susie and her date had slept together. The song went to the top of the charts anyway and became the first #1 single for the soon to be legends in music.

If you click on the title above it will take you to the Everly Brothers Fan Club-The Beehive.

The Phewgitive

I recently came across this MAD magazine send up of the old 1960's series the Fugitive. I loved it and wanted to share it with my readers for a special occasion. However, I couldn't find one. I thought perhaps It would soon be the anniversary of the first episode. I looked and found I missed it by a few weeks. That happened on September 17, 1963. I already knew I was too late for the last episode where he caught the one armed man. It aired on August 29,1967. Perhaps one of the stars was born today. No such luck David Janssen was born March 27,1931 and Barry Morse was born June 10, 1918. Even series creator Roy Huggins was born July 18, 1914. Finally I thought I would just share it to be nice and have some fun. I hope you have fun reading The Phewgitive.

Saturday Morning Cartoons: Superman 1988

Let's Meet At The Love Shack Again! Video of the week: The B-52's

I have never been a big fan of the B-52's. They were part of the 80's new wave move and I didn't get into that type of music back then. I did like their song "Love Shack." That was almost 20 years ago. Now members of that band are in their 50's and 60's. They are still preforming today and in this video the energy they still attack the song with should make bands whose members are in their 20's envious of their energy and talent. It almost makes me wish I was into that kind of music back then. Now here are...THE B-52'S!!!!

Praying Doll

Anyone remember this doll? I saw the ads for it years ago and forgot about it till I saw it on the internet.

I can't believe this

I try not to get political on my sites but sometimes I can't help myself. A friend recently sent me this video. This currently effects people in California and Massachusetts but it will soon do so for all over the country and you should be aware of this no matter where you live.

Nuts...The Final Frontier

I have been a fan of Star Trek for most of my life. From the original series to the soon to be released movie to way too many pieces of fan merchandise to cartoons and conventions I have been there or bought some of it. I thought I had seen it all until I saw this.

Yes it's the Captain Kirk nutcracker! It is to come out soon and you can get it at William Shatner.com. What's next? A phaser that shoots out dessert toppings?

Satrday Morning Cartoons: Superboy and The Revolt of Robotville

It's Saturday and time for the Saturday morning Cartoons with Superboy.

Own the Rights to the Theme Song of the Monkees

Chris, a person who made a comment on Let's Rap With Cap!, has his own blog site called Pop Culture in the Pumpkin Patch. While I was looking there I found this little gem. Here is what Chris had to say..."I heard an interesting pitch on talk radio today. It was from a music memorabilia vendor about a new venture where fans will have the opportunity to bid on shared rights for some of the most popular (and not so popular) songs. The first auction includes: The Monkees "Theme song", Garth Brook's "Friends In Low Places" and even "The Theme From Days of Our Lives". Evidently, the winning bidder will share in the royalties from a song. Each time a song is legally downloaded, placed in a commercial or remade for a new movie, the co-owner will receive a percentage of the earnings. Sounds like most of the auctions will be out of the average Joe's range, but it would be cool to make a buck every time the Monkees walk down the street. Take a look at what's available at http://www.songvest.com/index.php.
If I had the money I would place a bid. The auction starts in a few days on October 4th.
The above photo is from Cloud 9XBlue Monkees Photo Gallery.

This Day In Music History: Jimmie Rodgers and Honeycomb

Jimmie Rodgers credits his Mother, a piano teacher, for giving him a love for music. However, his career in show business started when he was a solider station in Seoul, Korea. He bought a used guitar and learned to play it. He starting winning talent contest while he was in the Air Force. When he came back to the states he was hired to play at Nashville's Unique Club. At that club Jimmie heard another musician preform "Honeycomb." Jimmie re-arranged the song to fit his style on the song that would become the #1 hit on the charts on this day in music history on September 30,1957.
Sometime later, while he was preforming at the Fort Cafe in Vancouver, Washington, the singer Chuck Miller saw Jimmie preform. He told Jimmie he should fly to New York and audition for the TV show Aathur Godfrey's Talent Scouts and for Roulette Records. Miller was so impressed he even paid Jimmie's air fare. Jimmie won on the TV show and played "Honeycomb" as his audition for Roulette Records.
Not long after he got him Jimmie got a telegram asking him to come back to New York to sign a contract with Roulette Records. After he signed with them Jimmie had a string of hits for the label. He was given his own TV variety show in 1959. Later he starred in the movie "The LIttle Shepherd of Kingdom Come."
In 1967 he left Roulette for A&M. He was also cast in a new movie. Jimmie only released one album for his new label and never got to be in the movie.
IN December of 1967 Jimmie was pulled over by an off duty police officer. Two uniform police officers came to assist. A few hours later Jimmie's musical conductor, Ed Samuels, found him unconscious in his car. He had to have three operations on his brain and a steel plate was put in his skull. He sued the city for $11 million dollars.
It took a long time for him to recover but Jimmie returned to show business in 1969 when he preformed at a concert at L.A.'s Cocoanut Grove.

Saturday Morning Cartoons: Loopy De Loop Catch Meow

It Saturday morning and time for the Saturday morning cartoons. Here is Loopy DeLoop in Catch Meow!

This Day In Music History: Buddy Holly and the Crickets and That'll Be The Day

On this day in music history, Sept. 23, 1957, one of the most influential artist in the history of Rock and Roll had the #1 hit in the country on the Billboard charts. It was Buddy Holly and the Crickets with "That'll Be the Day." Buddy Holly's music left an impression on every musician from the Beatles to John Denver to Elvis Costello.
The song was recorded on July 22, 1956. Decca executives didn't have much faith in the song. As a result the song wasn't released on Decca. A few months later Buddy's contract with Decca expired. IN Feb. of 1957 Buddy went to Norman Petty who produced the song "Party Doll" by Buddy Knox. They recorded a demo of "That'll Be the Day" and sent it to other record companies. Almost all of them passed on it. However, Brunswick Records, which was a subsidiary of Decca, signed Buddy Holly to a contract.
The song was still owed by Decca as "That'll Be the Day" by Buddy Holly. So Brunswick kept Buddy's name off the label and release it as by The Crickets.
In the fall of 1958 Buddy and Norman Petty parted ways and the Crickets stayed with Petty. Holly recruited other musicians to become the new Crickets. Among them was future country music star Waylon Jennings. A few months later in February of 1959 Buddy Holly, along with the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens died in a plane crash while trying to get to their next date on a winter tour.

Video of the Week: Freakies Cereal Commercial

For some reason I have cereal on my mind. I don't know why as I have not eaten cereal in years. Anyway today here is the 1973 commercial for Freakies cereal. Six years later when I had a part-time job in the summer working at a werehouse I and others who worked there remembered this commercial. There were several managers there but the one who was over them all was Mr. Moss. As you will or have already seen in the commercial the leader of the Freakies is Boss Moss. That became Mr. Moss' nickname but I don't think anyone called him that when he was around. Anyway this is the video of the week.

Forgotten Cereals

I just saw these on the net. See if you remember any of them. The only one that looks familiar to me is King Vitamin and Baron Von Redberry.

Satrday Morning Cartoons: The Jackson 5

It's Saturday morning and time for the Saturday morning cartoons. Actually it is late Saturday afternoon and I was so busy today I didn't have time to post the videos till now. Hope you enjoy the shows. Here is Part one...


This is part two.


This is the third and last part.

New Archies Christmas CD

Thanks to a reader of one of my sites I have been alerted to this new CD by Ron Dante and the Archies. It is a new Christmas CD that you can pre-order at Amazon.com. Just click on the link below.

Dinky the Elf...coming soon to bookstores and libraries near you.

Also, at Morning Sun Publishing on that very same page as Fires in the night is my first book Dinky The Elf. As you can see it is coming soon. It should be out in October. I can't wait for it to come out. Please give this a shout out on any of your sites that you wish. Maybe you will see me and my book at your local bookstore.

Fires In the Night by David Eames

This is the latest book from my publisher Morning Sun Publications. It is a spiritual book about God and how to pray to him. According to the back of the book it says...It is the middle of the night. The house is quiet. And yet you are wide awake. Worries, hopes, thoughts about yesterday or tomorrow have pushed sleep away. Or perhaps you are simply a light sleeper and some sound has triggered your internal alarm clock once again. What do you do now? How do you spend those midnight hours? In this simple small spiritual book, Reverend David Eames gives you the tools to turn your sleeplessness into times of seeking and loving God - the One who never sleeps, the One who is always listening. 40 nights of prayer. 40 nights with God. Fires in the night. Takes this book and use it. It will change your life forever. And you will begin to thank God for every waking moment....... Fires in the Night is a small 5" x7 " comb-bound paperback book, designed to lay flat for repeated readings.
You can get a copy if you click on Morning Sun Publishing.

Saturday Morning Cartoons: The Pink Panther

Time for the Saturday Morning cartoons with the Pink Panther.

This Day In Music History: Paul Anka and Diana

For years I had heard that Paul Anka wrote this song about his love for his babysitter. That is incorrect. He wrote it about the crush he had on his little brother and sister's babysitter. She was 3 years older then him and turned him down. He poured his feelings out in a poem and then set it to music.
This however was not the Canadian natives first song. In school he read a book called Prestor John by John Buchan. In the book was a town named Blau Wildebeeste Fontaine. He wrote a song about the town and named the song after it. Paul was a fan of the group the Cadets and noticed that their label was in nearby Culver City. He took his song to them and played it for them. They liked it and signed Paul to a record it and release it with the Cadets singing in the background. At the age of 14 Paul Anka released his first song. The song didn't sell well and he returned home to Ottawa.
The next summer he entered and won a contest sponsored by Campbell's Soup. The contest required you to send in the soup wrappers from their cans. Paul scoured every garbage can he found for soup wrappers. He even took a job at a supermarket to be close to soup cans that were thrown away. The prize that he won was a train trip to Manhattan.
WIth $100 from his Father Paul went to Manhattan. The first person he went to see was Don Costa at ABC-Paramount Records. He showed Mr. Costa his songs. He was so impressed with the song Diana that he told Paul to have his parents come to New York to sign contracts.
ABC-Paramount released the song and on this day in music history, September 9th 1957, Diana was #1 on the Billboard charts for 1 week. England liked the song even more then America. In England the song was #1 for 9 weeks in a row.
If you like picture sleeves like the one above you can see more at the The Picture Sleeve and Album Art Museum.

Campbells Soup Ad Answers

Millie blog header contest

Well I reported earlier that the contest would end on Sept. 9th. the day is almost here. So far there have been no entries. If you still want to win either the Iron Man on DVD or on the Essential Defenders Vol. #4 just e-mail me the header and you win. Unless more then one enters at the last minute.
The specifics are that the header will have to be around 752 pixels wide and 215 pixels high. I am just guessing at the size right now but if you are the winner and there is a problem with the size I will let you know.

Campbells Soup Ad

Here is a Campbell Soup ad and it has some puzzles that are always fun to solve. Come back tomorrow for the answers. Then come back the next day to see what Campbell's soup has to do with Paul Anka.

Saturday Morning Cartoons: The Beatles in Good Day Sunshine

It's Saturday morning and time for the Saturday morning cartoons. Today is the Beatles in Good Day Sunshine.

In A World Where...There Is No Don LaFontaine

When I was studying broadcasting Don LaFontaine had the job that most of the guys wanted. He also had the voice that we all wanted. Today he died at the age of 68. For most of his career people only knew his voice. In recent years his face and name were becoming known to movie and TV audiences. I think that had he lived even greater fame was on the horizon. Still he left a wonderful broadcast and entertainment legacy as much as Mel Blank, Orson Welles, Paul Frees or Thurl Ravenscroft.
The person who is hired to do voice overs for the movies better not use his signature phrase "In a world..." Movie audiences will be too sad to hear it. He once said that he used the phrase as it was the beginning of the sentence that described the setting of the movie in one sentence. In another interview he said that his voice has been that way since it changed in school. He hated his voice till he and his friends realized he could call up the school and say he was their Father to get them all out of classes.
Rest in Peace Don LaFontaine.

New Captain America Blog

Well today I start a new blog. I have always been a fan of many Marvel heroes. From the big guns of Spider-Man, Captain America and Iron Man to the lesser knowns of 3-D Man, Hawkeye and Werewolf by Night. Today being Labor Day I start one dedicated to Captain America.

Gaspar Saladino

Have you ever wondered who it is that designed these ads for the comic books? Well today at Dial B For Blog Robby Reed is doing 24 hours of special postings that brings one of those unsung heroes to light. Every 2 hours Robby will be putting up a new post

Yes this Labor Day you can read about Gaspar Saladino. Sadly it also gives us a look at the last issue of Dial B For Blog.

Trouble with family court in Kenton County in Kentucky

If anyone has ever had any troubles with the Family Court in Kenton County in Kentucky please sign this petition. I have started this as I know of a family that is having problems with the system. He is a teenager and the boy has tried to maintain a relationship with his Dad but he has constantly abused him physically. His Dad's new wife does the same thing. When his Dad and he were fighting she took the boys glasses and told him to "beat the shit out of him." When he has returned to his Mom he would have bruises on his arms, back and legs. His Dad once had the police called on him at an amusement park for being abusive to him and his Mom had to come and get him. One time his Dad kicked him between the legs with steel toed boots. When he saw his Mom she had to take him to the hospital and he had some internal bleeding. He doesn't want to be with his Dad but he goes as the court orders him and he doesn't want to cause any more trouble for him or his Mom.
In court the Dad lies about him and his Mom. Even though the Mom's lawyer proves they aren't true the court sides with the Dad. The Mom is a good Mom. The Dad tries to make her look like she isn't. He also tries to make it look like there is something wrong with his son. There is nothing wrong with him. He is a good boy. I want him to grow up to be a good man but with this all going on that will be hard. He tried to tell all of this to the court but they just seemed to ignore him.
Also, the GAL didn't do through interviews. The GAL is to represent the children but the information isn't correct. The Judge can't check out the information the GAL gives him. So he believes whatever they tell him.
This is not an environment for anyone to live in. If you have had troubles with the Family Court system in Kenton County Kentucky please sign the petition at iPetitions online. Reform is needed in family court.

This Day In Music History: Debbie Reynolds and Tammy

I can't believe I almost forgot this #1 song. I had been looking forward to posting it but kept putting it off. Only today did I remember it. Thankfully the song was #1 for 3 weeks. It was from August 26, 1957 to September 8, 1957 and returned for another week on September 16, 1957.
The song of course I am talking about is "Tammy" by Debbie Reynolds. It was the #1 song in the country on this day in music history.
The song broke a long run of male domination for the #1 spot on the Billboard charts. Gogi Grant was the last woman to have a #1 song on that chart. That was in July of 1956.
The song was helped to the top of the pops with it being the title track to the movie "Tammy and the Bachelor." It starred Debbie and Leslie Nielsen. Debbie sang the song in the movie and it was nominated for an Oscar. She sang it on the Academy Awards on March 26, 1958.
Debbie sang the song only accompanied by a piano. Not satisfied with that they added more before putting it into the film and added a Henry Mancini arrangement. Coral Records didn't have much faith in the song but released it anyway. When the song hit #1 it helped to boost the movie and a film franchise was born.
Debbie has had a professional and personal life that has been fodder for the tabloids ever since. In 1966 she became the first and so far only #1 artist to play the life of another #1 artist. She had the title role in the movie "The Singing Nun." It was about the life of Sister Luc-Gabrielle who had the #1 hit "Dominique" on December 7, 1963.

Saturday Morning Cartoons: Wally Gator

I can't believe I almost forgot this. It may not be morning now but here is today's Saturday Morning Cartoon Starring Wally Gator.

Monkees Podcast

Here is a link to some remixes of Monkees songs that a fan has done. They are pretty good so you may want to subscribe them.

A Double Celebration

We are having a double celebration today as it is my birthday and the first anniversary of my site Mail It To Team Up. Come on in and have a good time. Luke of El Jacone's Comic Book Bunker and Being Carter Hall is taking the coats and hats. Passing out the soft drinks is Brian of Comics in Crisis. Taking care of the tunes is Kent of Forgotten Hits. Talking to Kent is Sleepy Jean of Love Is Only Sleeping. "Hey Jean! Make sure Kent plays some Monkees songs." Taking care of the grill is Robby Reed of Dial B For Blog and right now he is talking to Adama of Dispatches From The Arrowcave and Paul of Comicbook World. Rob is making like Aquaman out back in the pool. (When did I get a pool?) In the theater room Marty of the Ephemera site is watching some old movies. (I didn't know I had a theater room!) Out by the barn John of Pop Culture Safari is riding horses with David of Superman Fan.Net, Protos of Superhero CD and Jon of Random Acts of Geekery. "Wait a minute now! I know I don't have a barn or horses! Whose house is this anyway and how for the love of AOL did we all get here?" Well here comes my wife with the cake. I suggest we all eat it quickly and get out of here before the owners show up. Please don't break anything before we leave.

Pre-order the Hulk

Well it is finally here. I didn't get to see this at the movies and now I see that it is ready for pre-order at Amazon.com. I am going to order it and you can too if you click on the link below.

Contest Change

Due to some unexpected circumstances I must change the date that the Millie the Model blog head contest will end. I must conclude it on Sept. 9th. Everything else is the same. I am sorry for the change but this means you must get your entries in sooner then I am sure that you intended. Please accept my apologies for this sudden change.

Free On Line Superman Game

Here is a fun free on line game to play.

Superman Metropolis Defender .

Play more games on Miniclip-Games.net

Dinky the elf hopefully soon to be at a bookstore near you

So far everything looks like it is a go for my book Dinky the Elf. Above is the cover art that some friends at my church did for the book. Hopefully it will be coming out soon and in your local bookstores. I hope to continue writing children's books and maybe more adult ones like political thrillers, mystery, suspense, science fiction. For now I have to make sure that Dinky the Elf is a success. I will let you know more as my publisher tells me. Also I may be in the market for a new publisher as the one I am with is a small one person operation and this looks like it will be their last book due to health reasons. So if you are a publisher looking for a new writer then look no further then me.

New Jan and Dean CD The Complete Liberty Singles

When surf songs promoting life on the beach became big hits on the charts it spawned many new groups. Groups like the Atlantics, the Surfaris, the Beach Boys, the Tornadoes, Jan and Dean, the Ventures, etc. While the Beach Boys were the ones to shoot to super stardom, a close second in the surf music category goes to Jan and Dean. Many say that their fame was only because of their friendship with the Beach Boys. However, the two of them together make up one Brian Wilson. I am glad that the Beach Boys were a family band but I think Brian could have been a hit as a solo artist. Jan Berry was musical genisus and the high falsettos of Brian's could only be equaled by Dean Torrance. Here is what the makers of this CD have to say about their new Jan and Dean CD.
A big part of our job here at Collectors' Choice Music is to survey the pop music landscape (or in this case, seascape) for artists whose collections don't really do them justice, and we think there's a strong case to be made that Jan & Dean are at the head of the line. Sure, their classic Liberty recordings have been anthologized, but never comprehensively, and almost always in re-mixed stereo, NOT in their original mono. Well, not this time. We've gone back to the original mono single tapes of EVERY one of Jan & Dean's Liberty singles, both their A and B-sides, then checked and checked again to make sure they were the RIGHT tapes, to bring you the ORIGINAL MONO SINGLE VERSIONS of these songs, exactly as they were released and exactly as they sounded when they climbed the charts and blared out of your Woody's car radio. The package includes extensive liner notes by Ed Osborne and David Beard featuring interviews with those close to the action, like engineer/producer Bones Howe, Jan Berry friend/co-writer Don Altfeld and Dean Torrence himself, plus photos of Jan and Dean and shots of some of the single's label and jacket art.
Below is a listing of the songs on the CD

1. A Sunday Kind Of Love

2. Poor Little Puppet

3. Tennessee

4. Your Heart Has Changed Its Mind

5. My Favorite Dream

6. Who Put The Bomp

7. Frosty The Snowman

8. She's Still Talking Baby Talk

9. Linda

10. When I Learn How To Cry

11. Surf City

12. She's My Summer Girl

13. Honolulu Lulu

14. Someday (You'll Go Walking By)

15. Drag City

16. Schlock Rod (Part 1)

17. Dead Man's Curve

18. The New Girl In School

19. The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena)

20. My Mighty G.T.O.

21. Ride The Wild Surf

22. The Anaheim, Azusa And Cucamonga Sewing Circle, Book Review And Timing Association

23. Sidewalk Surfin'

24. When It's Over

25. (Here They Come) From All Over The World

26. Freeway Flyer

27. You Really Know How To Hurt A Guy

28. It's As Easy As 1, 2, 3

29. It's A Shame To Say Goodbye

30. The Submarine Races

31. I Found A Girl

32. A Beginning From An End

33. Folk City

34. Norwegian Wood

35. Batman

36. Bucket 'T'

37. Popsicle

38. Fiddle Around

39. Surfer's Dream

40. School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes The Bell)

41. The Universal Coward

42. Can't Wait To Love You

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Night Gallery Season 2 On DVD

Prepare for the unexpected as Season Two of Night Gallery comes to DVD! This 5-disc DVD set contains 61 stories, created and hosted by the master of mystery: The Twilight Zone’s Rod Serling. With guest performances by Hollywood legends that reads like a roster of Who’s Who in Hollywood, you’ll be sure to see sights to amaze. Featuring audio commentaries, behind-the-scenes featurettes, and a gallery presentation of the paintings from the series, this collector’s set is the classic anthology of timeless, spine-tingling entertainment you don’t dare to miss!

My Ephemera Guest Post

A few weeks ago Marty of Ephemera asked me to do a guest post. For those of you who didn't get to read it here is what I wrote.
Recently, I was honored when Marty asked me to write this guest post for his site. I asked him when he would need it, and what he wanted me to write about. He gave me the deadline and said the subject was up to me. I love the freedom of choosing what I want but freedom at times is a double-edged sword. There was so much to write about that I didn't know where to start. I mean, I have so many things that I have collected over the years. I have Baseball cards, books, music (mostly about the Monkees), comic books, photographs, etc.

Finally, I decided on comic books.

One reason I decided on them is that I have four, yes, I said four, sites dedicated to comic books. Marty and some readers here are more familiar with my pop culture site called On My Mind. However, I also have Comic Book Letterheads Museum, Mail It To Team Up, Millie the Model and Plastic Man Platitudes. So, as you can see, I am deeply in to comic books.

Now, what should I write about them?

I had recently purchased and was reading an old copy of Marvel Team-up. It was issue #4, and normally, I would see it going for $10 to $20, but I was able to get it for $1. Sure, the cover was torn but even in this condition I thought it would be worth a little more the $1. Since it was bagged when I bought it, and I didn't notice something when I bought it that soon came to my attention when I opened it at home. The cover was no longer attached to the book. Not only was the book not worth $10 it probably wasn't even worth the $1 I paid for it. Yet, I was still happy to have it, not as much as I was before but still happy, and I enjoyed reading it. This got me to thinking. Why do we still happily collect anything even if we know it is worthless? I am applying my thinking to comic books but it can apply to anything you collect.

I started collecting comic books before I could even read them. My Dad sold comic books in the local Mom and Pop shops in my area. He and my Mom would let me look at the pictures and hoped that it would spark me to want to learn what the characters in the books were saying. It worked too well, I fear, as it sparked a life long hobby.

To say that I have kept collecting by purchasing back issues for nostalgia is keeping it simple. That is only part of it. The other part is for history. To buy a book means that I have a part of history. If I could afford to buy a copy of Action Comics from the 1940's that was coverless and read to death but in still readable condition that someone was selling for an affordable price, I would feel lucky as I had a part of publishing history from the 1940's. Sure, it may never be worth a lot, but I have something that has been part of something larger then I am. Who knows where this book has been? It could have been book that a GI read during the war. It could have been a book that a family member once owned.

My Dad thought he had saved Superman #1 to give to me, till he found out his Mom threw out his collection when he left home. Remember comic books were just ephemera that could be thrown away without a second thought. There was even a back issue that I bought that had a mark on the bottom of the front page. I recognized it as one that my cousin would put to brand his books. It turns out he gave it away when he was younger, and it made it back full circle into the family. Actually, it made it full circle. I gave it back to him when I was done with it.

Another thing I find interesting about buying cheap back issues is when I find the name of person written in them. Unlike what happened with my cousin, they are usually names of people I have never met. Some times if they have filled out a coupon in the book but never used it then I will have their old address. It lets you know how far this book has traveled just to be in my hands so I can read it, too.

So, yes, I do collect comics of fun, nostalgia, and possible profits in the future, if I may need the money. But that is just a small part of the picture. It is also a way to see how this art form has touched the lives of so many people over the decades.