Archie's Something Else!

I may not like the new direction that Archie comics is taking but I still have a soft spot in my heart for the old Archie series. Here is one of the Christian comic books that Archie comics gave the ok on for Al Hartley to produce back in the 1970's. If they were any bigger they would qualify as graphic novels. Read and enjoy Archie's Something Else. Hopefully it will give you something to think about.

Costello Tries to sing "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean"

"Who's on first?" is the best routine that Abbott and Costello ever did. But this on in my own humble opinion ranks right up there. Here they are from the movie "The Naughty Nineties", where Lou misinterpretes Bud's stage directions with hilarious results.

Del Shannon sings She by Boyce and Hart

I saw the above record for sale on e-bay. I never new that Del Shannon release a version of this song. I found a version of his on youtube. Normally when I am more familer with the song by somone else, in this case the Monkees, I don't like other versions that I hear. Well I have to say that Del's version is just a little bit better. Too bad his talet was always some how over shadowed. He was a huge talent. Now here is the video from youtube. Enjoy!

Arnold in a Japan Commercial

Here is the once future Governor of California in a crazy Japanese commercial.

Korean Cockroach Commercial

I have no idea what he is singing but here is a commercial for some Korean cockroach repelant. You may not uncerstand the language but it is fun watching him dance to the music. Look at him go.

Bible Tales for Young Folks

In 1953 Atlas Comics, which later became Marvel Comics and published characters like Spider-man, The Hulk, The Fantastic Four, etc., published a book called Bible Stories for Young People. Here is their version of Christ and His coming back from the dead.

Sick Spoof

I saw this on e-bay and was wondering if nyone here ever saw this book before? I haven't. ANyone know where I can get a cheap readable copy or for free on line?

Red X

I don't know if anyone can still see it but over on the right I had a comic picture of Micky Dolenz saying part of the mighty Phillips family of blogs. Now all I see is a red x. Any one know why that is and how I can get it back to the picture?

Rest in Peace Robert Culp

No matter if you remember him from Trackdown, I Spy, The Greatest American Hero or his number of TV guest spots on shows ranging from The Outer Limits to Everbody Loves Raymond, Robert Culp has been a fixture on everyones TV for over 50 years. He recently passed away at the age of 79 when he had a accident at his home. It is hard to imagine TV without Robert Culp. Of all of his roles perhaps his most iconic is that of FBI agent Bill Maxwell from The Greatest American Hero. At the time he was doing that show there were rumors that he would play another iconic role in Dallas. He would take over the part of J.R. Ewing as contract negotiations with Larry Hagman were stalled. Culp said there was no truth to the rumors and if it was offered to him he would have turned it down cause he wouldn't leave the part of Bill Maxwell. If another story I heard is true Robert Culp left his mark in another way. I Spy co-starred Bill Cosby. Everyone knows that Cosby's part broke TV's color barrier. What you may not know is that it almost didn't happen. At least not with Cosby. After seeing Cosby's acting the producer, Sheldon Leonard told Culp Cosby had to go cause he couldn't act. Culp told Leonard to wait and he would try to teach him how to act. It worked and he kept the part on the show. Since then Cosby has become another actor who it would be hard to think of TV without. Culp did guest spots on the Cosby show and joined Cosby for an I Spy reunion movie and in 1972 he directed himself and Cosby as two private eyes in the movie Higgy and Boggs. It isn't hard to believe when i heard the news today state that Bill Cosby said Robert Culp was like a brother to him.
Here is an ash can version of a comic book based on the show The Greatest American Hero.

Casting Vocal

I am trying to get back into broadcasting again. I recently created a deom tape for voice overs. Some of them I have posted on Casting Vocal a blog I created. I will post more in the future. For now you can click on Casting Vocal to listen to the first three. If you or anyone you know needs my services please contact me.

Land of the Giants

Heroes

Here is Henry Winkler's best movie. He has had some good ones but to me this is his best.

Why do you think they call it dope?

Monkees commercial

Groucho Marx and the Monkees and I'm A Believer

Watch Groucho Marx - I'm a Believer (Monkees) in Comedy View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com
I can't believe this has been around since 2007 and I haven't seen it till now. I dare anyone to watch this and not laugh.

Fantastic Voyage: The Cartoon Series

Watch Fantastic Voyage E01 in Animation View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com
Wow! I just saw this and couldn't believe this was on the internet. I haven't seen this since I was a kid.

Burger Chef and Jeff commercial

Here is one commercial that I remember from another favorite fast food resteraunt that is no longer with us. Buger Chef! I had some ties to the local one. My Grandad worked there part time when he retired. When I was in high school a friend, inronically named Jeff, also worked there but I don't think the two of them worked together. I remember some people asking him where he worked and when he told them they would say something like "Oh i get it. Burger Chef and Jeff." Like he took the job as a joke. He never liked it when people made those jokes. I don't blame him. I did love their commercials. I have always been a fan of animated commercials. Wish they would do more of them now.

Red Barn Spot

Like most people I was raised on fast food. Some of my favorites are now gone but thanks to Youtube we still have their commercials. Here is one that I miss. Red Baarn.

It's a Dan's World

Rmember when MTV did documentaries called "Behind the Music"? Well Dan, of It's a Dan's World has brought it into the comic blog world. He has been running a series called DC 75: Behind the Fan Sites. Recently he interviewed me about Plastic Man Platitudes. Dan has a fun world so go take a look.

Rest in Peace Jim Harmon

I just heard that Jim Harmon, the writer/editor of the "It's That Time Again" series of short stories dealing with characters from old time radio, has passed away. Mr. Harmon was the first person to buy a story of mine and published it in that series. He exchanged some e-mails with me and he seemed like a very kind man. I even learned a few literary devices from him. His last e-mail was to congratulate me on on the release of my book "Dinky the Elf" but how he may not be able to get a copy. Now I wish I had sent him a copy. Mr. Harmon was a huge fan of OTR, movies, comic books and more. He tried to encourge all writers and he will be missed.

Beware the Griswolds are on vacation again.

The Griswolds are on Vacation again. This time it is to visit their, finally, grown up son Rusty and his kids. You can see the short film at Homeaway.com. Personally I would rather take my chances with a cheap motel then rent my home out to strangers. But that's me.

I just saw this for sale on E-bay. a 1959 high school year book that the bids had going for over $45 whe I last looked. Why? Because if you look closely it is teh year book that has Mike "wool hat" Nesmith in it. A 1959 year book that will probably sell for over $50 just because it has a future Monkee in it. Wonder what onw with a Beatle in it would go for?

The Monkees Where Are They Now 1982

Here is a video from a TV show in 1982 hosted by Dick Van Pattan. If you hadn't seen the video Elephant Parts by then this clip may have you thinking Mike had gone nuts.

They're doing it again

Rhino did it before with Headquarters and Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. and they are doing it again. But the specials are very limited. Here is what they had to say.

Monkees' fans have been waiting for this one, and at long last - it's here, and only here! We're proud to present an exclusive 3-CD boxed set of THE BIRDS, THE BEES, & THE MONKEES. This much-anticipated release finally blows the doors off the vault, offering an unprecedented perspective on this wildly diverse album.

This Rhino Handmade exclusive includes mono and stereo mixes of the original album on
individual discs, each expanded with rare and unreleased tracks. The third disc collects
more than two dozen unreleased tracks culled from the album's sprawling sessions. SPECIAL BONUS: The first 1000 orders will get a free 7" vinyl with acoustic versions of "St. Matthew" and "Lady's Baby."

Be one of the first 500 to order the Birds, the Bees and THE MONKEES and you'll also get a FREE vintage Monkees Poster from our vault. All you pay is the postage and we'll send you one of three designs picked randomly and shipped separately.

Davy Jones on the new Scooby Doo Movies

I was looking to see if there was a full episode of when Davy Jones appeared on Scooby Doo. All I could find was this clip of him singning on the show and he makes reference to the Monkees on it.

The Latest Late Night War

It doesn't seem that long ago that there was a late night war over the Tonight Show between Jay Leno and David Lettermen. Back then if someone had said it would happen again in 2010 that wouldn't be hard to believe. But this battle should have been between Conan O'Brian and Jimmy Kimmel. To see that Leno is still in the battle for me is hard to believe. To say that some are seeing Leno as the bad guy in this would have been even harder to believe in the first battle. Remember he seemed like the good guy in the first one.
Leno gave up the Tonight Show to host his own self titled show every night at 10pm. A bold move by him and NBC. A move that either way would make broadcasting history. Saddly it made history in a bad way. But Leno gave up the Tonight Show. Now he seems to want it back and the network wants him back. Conan wasn't told it was a temp job when he got it. If the only thing that has the network and the affiliates mad is that Leno is a bad lead in for the news then just cancel his show. He has done well enough over the years that he will be well off. Conan of course is too but in my opinion he has done nothing wrong. NBC has botched up their late nights now and Conan will just go to some other network and will be more competation for the Tonight Show.

Bee Gees and Monkees on Top of the Pops

Here is a clip from Top of the Pops in England. The Bee Gees are the guest and the Monkees have a promp for their TV show.

Barney Miller: Christmas Story

Lou Grant: Christmas Episode

The Dick Van Dyke Show: Alan Brady Presents

Family Ties Christmas

If you want to see a Christmas episode of Family Ties you can go to CBS site on HULU. Why is Family Ties, an NBC show, on the CBS Hulu site?

Donna Reed Christmas Episode

Welcome Back Kotter: A Sweathog Christmas Special

A Charlie Brown Christmas

A Christmas Carol 1969: Video of the Week

Here is an animated version of A Chrismas Carol that aired on CBS in 1969.

The Monkees In Australia

It's Christmas time and of course that means...it's time for a Monkees interview from Australia. Here is an interview with Peter in a hotel in Sydney.

Header Contest Winner

Well contest was a success. The winner in all of them was David of SupermanFan.Net. You can see them all at Plastic Man Platitudes, On My Mind, Millie the Model, and Mail it to Team-Up.
Here is your official No-prize David.

Dinky the Elf on Amazon

Dinky the Elf is now on sale on Amazon.com. Get yours today.

Contest

A reader of one of my sites is running a contest on their site and ask if I would post a link to it. There is a chance to win $5000 if you are the winner. You can click here to find out more. If you like jewelry this is for you. You may want to pick up a great diamond there as a Christmas gift.

Header Contest

I know this is short notice and can't afford to give much of a prize but I am holding a christmas header contest for most of my sites. They are Plastic Man Platitudes, On My Mind, Millie the Model, and Mail it to Team-Up. The rules are that you must include the characters and any phrases that are already on the current headers. You can ad more characters if you so wish. For example on Millie the model you can add Clicker and Chili etc. as long as Millie is there too. The header must also look like Christmas.
The specifics are that the size should be 706 pixels wide and 215 pixels high. AllI can say right now is that I will give you the coveted No-Prize as I pick up where Stan "the Man" Lee left off. Also if you have a site I will give a link to it. Any entries will be post on the sites but the deadline is short so I will understand if there is little or no involvememt. It must be entered by 12/11/09. That way they can be up for a while to all enjoy. Good luck and Merry Christmas.
Oh also you don't have to enter for each site. However I am hoping to get some for On My Mind and Millie the Model. Email me any entires that you have.

The Beach Boys Christmas Day

Here is one of my favorite Christmas songs. Christmas Day by the Beach Boys. A rare song where Alan sings lead.

Be Connected and Win the Jackpot!

I have just advertise my book Dinky the Elf for free on mooah.com and you can place an ad for free too.Be Connected and Win the Jackpot!

Dinky the Elf

I have a new publisher for my children's book Dinky the Elf. You can see how Dinky helps Santa and all the children of the work if you >click here.

The Archies Greatest Hits

Happy Thanksgiving everybody. If you start your on line Christmas shopping today then get this CD for the Archies fan in your family. I already have an Archies greatest hits CD but I just saw the cover to this one and loved it. I wanted to show it here. Looks like they actually played a concert doesn't it.

Marvel Party

Marvel is having a party all month of December ending with their version of a New Years Eve party on Dec. 30th. You can click here to find out.

Monkees Poster

Here is a cool poster of the Monkees from a scene from their TV series. You can buy it at Amazon.com from the link below.

41st Anniversary of the Monkees Movie Head

On this date November 6, 1968 The Monkees movie Head premiered at a private showing to family, friends and industry insider at a Columbia Pictures studio. You can say many things about the picture. Most people that I know don't like the movie. Mainly because the movie lived up to it's claim that if thought you found the meaning to the movie they would just take it back again. If you ever want to know what the young filmakers were producing in the 60's Head is a perfect example.
I recently read a funny story about what happened on the night of the premiere to the film's producer and director, Bob Rafelson and Jack Nicholson. They were putting stickers all over New York to promote the movie. Then Rafelson saw a cop about to arrest a man for selling chestnuts without a license. Rafelson tried to come to the mans rescue. While he was talking to the policeman, who was wearing a white helmet, Nicholson was behind him trying to put a sticker on the helmet. Just as he was about to put it him the policeman turned around and got the sticker on the side of his face. With that the producer and director, of a movie that was to premiere in an hour, were arrested and taken away in squad cars. Rafelson was tempted to call a radio station to let the word out to help promote the film.
Below is the trailer for the movie.

Werewolf of Woodstock

Here is a clip from the campy fun movie from 1975 the Werewolf of Woodstock. It starts with a farmer who is upset that the hippies ruined his farm for their long concert. After all those years he hasn't gotten over it. He is hit by lightning and that somehow turned him into a werewolf. Now take a few minutes to watch this clip. Whis this was available on DVD.

Cool Ghoul Documentary

To celebrate Halloween here is a documentary on the first horror host that I ever saw. Cincinnati's one and only Cool Ghoul.

Video of the Week: The Uncle Al Show

I was looking for video for a special that aired almost every year in the Cincinnati area when I was a kid. It was a special at Halloween that was hosted by kids show host Uncle Al Lewis, his wife Wanda as Captain Windy and the character of Pal the dog from the show. It had them journeying to a haunted house in some spooky woods. Can't seem to find any video on the special. If you do know where I can finde it please let me know. Till then here is some parts of his show that you can listen to here.

Rocket Robin Hood Volume 1

This DVD set is only available in Canada from Amazon.com. Now I loved this cartoon when I was a kid and would love to have it. However, since it is only available in Canada I am not sure that I would be able to play in on my DVD play made here in the USA. So I almost didn't show it. Then I had to remember that not everyone who reads my blogs only live in America. So here it is for those who live in Canada. It is available on November 24th. Pre-order it by clicking here.

Bruce Lee Ad

Here is a rare TV ad with Bruce Lee plugging his new TV series "The Green Hornet."

The Blackest Breakfast

I saw this at the Weekly Crisis and just had to share it with you here.

Man From Atlantis on DVD

Well they have finally decide to release the Man from Atlantis on DVD. Well at least the pilot film. If you click here you will be taken to the WBshop.com. There you can buy it for $19.95. At present it is only available as a MOD (Manufacture on Demand) I heard about this from TVshowsonDVD.com.

The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry

Click here to read about Gavin MacLeod's new movie called the Secrets of Jonathan Sperry. The above picture I saw on Hollywood.com.

New Background

Have a new background for the site. Hope you like it but if not I understand. I had a hard time finding something as the site covers a variety of subjects. Since most of what we talk about here is things from the 60's and 70's I tried to find something related to those decades. No luck there so since we also cover the music of those decades I tried that and came up with this. Not too bad but still doesn't catch the spirit of the blog. I may change it again if I find something that shows the spirit of the blog better then this one.

Christian Knight Comics and Spire Christian Comics

If you were rasied in a Christian family and a were a comic book fan then you may have grown up reading Spire Christian comics. If so then you may be interested in going to Christian Knight Comics. On that site they have some that you can read on line. Another site that has them on line is Carpsplace.com.

Frito Bandito Commercials

Here are a couple of Frito's Corn Chip Commericals with the Frito Bandito. The character was popular with children till the early 1970's when he was dropped for not being politically correct to sell the chips to children. I liked the character and had one of those erasers that one of these commercials tells about.