Nesmith Reads New Novel

Ok this may seem odd since I love the Monkees and I love to read but this may be an event that I miss. But for those of you that don't want to miss it here is what I just heard from Videoranch.
Michael Nesmith will be reading from his forthcoming novel, The America Gene, this Sunday at 5PM PT, at Ed's October Cafe in Videoranch3D. This is a live event you don't want to miss, so mark your calendar!
The only reason I say why I may miss it is that when the author is famous and I know the author's voice as well as I do Mr. Nesmith's is that when I read the book I usually hear his voice in my head as I read it. Since I want to get the book there isn't much sense in my hearing him read it twice. But I hope you go to the event and enjoy it.Event: Michael Nesmith book reading
Date: Sunday, June 21st
Time: 5PM Pacific
Place: Ed's October Cafe in Videoranch3D
This event is free and open to the public. To download the Videoranch3D software please visit our site videoranch3D.com

Monkees Ad

Here is an ad from TV Guide for the Monkees reruns on Saturday morning. In the lower right corner they also promo for Micky and Davy's new single Oh My My. As you can see the TV show was a bigger hit in 1970 then the music.

Davy Jones on Spongebob

Over at his facebook site Al Bigley had a link to this video. When I saw it I had to share it with you here.

George Harrison's New CD

Yes John has proven it and now George. The Beatles can make and sell cd's and albums from even beyond the grave. Just click here to get it at Amazon.com.

Blog Rating

Created by OnePlusYou - Free Online Dating

Thank to News From ME we have been made aware of What's My Blog Rate site. There they rate your blog in the manner of the movie ratings. Mark says it is silly and he is correct. But I love silly. The one above is for this site and I will post it in the section on the left.

Goodbye to Our Analog Friend

Over at Neato Coolville The Mayor created this video to document the end of an era. Today offical ends the era of analog television.

Jon Voight on Obama

I can't believe this came from Jon Voight but I am glad that he stood up for what he believes.

Monkees on a Chicago TV Guide

I saw this while surfing the net. Not bad art for a local TV Guide.

What Were They Thinking File

From the "What Were They Thinking File" comes the case of Captain Crunch and the woman who cried Crunchberries. Over at Lowering the Bar it is reported that a woman sued the Captain and his company. It seems that his Crunchberries cereal didn't contain any crunchberries. Mainly because crunchberries are not real. They are just colored balls of cereal. Thankfully Judge Morrison England, Jr. showed that he had the brains a Judge should have and dismissed the case.

The Prisoner on AMC

Normally I don't care much for the original series that AMC has been running. But in November they will be showing a remake of the Prisoner. The original series had Patrick McGoohan as number Six. A man who was kidnapped and sent to the mysterious village. Who took him? That was a mystery for much of the series. The last episode attempted to answer it but was kind of psychodelic for the series. Not uncommon for shows in the 1960's but the ending didn't make any sense to me. I can't wait to see how the show goes with Jim Caviezel as number Six and starring Ian McKellen as number Two.

You can find out more at AMCTV.com and even watch full episodes of the original series there. Below is a promo video I first saw on Pop Culture Safari.

Terrorism Still Exist

I never heard this story till recently. Al Queda still exist and still is still taking and killing hostages according to Mirror.co.uk.

25 years ago today

It was 25 years ago today that Bill, Dan, Harold, Rick and company taught me how to laugh at ghost again. It continued a tradition that many comedians have been doing for years. I opened this with saying me as others in the country had a chance to see it the day before as that was the official day it was released.

I remember going with my college buddies Chuck and Mike. We had a hard time deciding between this and Gremlins. Both were released on the same day. Ghostbusters won out and it seems like most of the town was there. Back then the theaters were huge compared to some that they have now. We couldn't find 3 seats together. Lucky for Mike he ran into a bunch of people he knew who had a seat next to them. so he sat with them and Chuck and I found two seats together. It was the funniest film I had seen in a long time.

Years later they made the sequel. It was just ok. Now I hear that a third may come out soon. I just hope it is better then the second. I don't thaink any film can be as good as the first.

Video of the Week: Chocolate Rain by Tay Zonday

My cousins friend yesterday showed me this video. It is the first time I heard this song or heard of this 14 (at the time of this video) year old artist. The kid is good but he sounds much older then he is. Hope you have a good Memorial Day.

Mick and the Stones Sell Rice Krispies

I didn't think the establishment of the 1960's would allow the Rolling Stones to help sell Kellogg's Rice Krispies. Still here is the proof.

Archie #600

Hey comic book fans! Have you seen this press release for Archie #600? This should get peoples attention.

Info at Plastic Man Platitudes

FYI info for Plastic Man fans over atPlastic Man Platitudes. Also if you like any info that you read on my sites and want to you can contribute by clicking the Paypal link below.

Al Bigley

Al Bigley wrote me a very nice e-mail some time ago and I wanted to post a link to his site as a kind return. Since then things have been very busy here and they may even get busier in the near future. As a result I haven't been able to make daily post on all my sites as I want to. So since there is a small break in the action here is my link to Big Glee! The Albert Bryan Bigley Archives! I hope it isn't too late Al!
As you can tell by the above image Al has recently posted about one of my favorite mags of the 1970's...Pizzazz!

Star Trek Related Album Covers

Sid and Marty Krofft's Pufnstuf and Land of the Lost

The movie version of H.R. Pufnstuf and the complete series of Land of the Lost are both coming out on DVD this month. You can order H.R. Pufnstuf if you click here and you can click here to oeder the Land of the Lost TV series.

The ABC's of me

A friend tagged me with this on facebook but I couldn't get it to work on there. I copied and pasted it and it always cut off at M. So I am posting it here and linking to it.
A - Age: 47
B - Bed size: Queen
C - Chore you hate: mow the lawn
D - Dog: None
E - Essential start your day item: caffeine
F - Favorite color(s): blue
G - Gold or Silver: Gold
H - Height: 6'2"
I - Instruments you play: I play a little of each of the piano, guitar, trombone, tuba
J - Job title: Husband Collection Agent
K - Kids: none
L - Living arrangements: ranch and live there with my wife
M - Mom's name: Margaret
N - Nicknames: Rick
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: No
P - Pet Peeve(s): dishonesty and disloyalty
Q - Quote from a movie: Too many to name here but one is
Sundance Kid (Robert Redford): "I can't swim."
Butch Cassidy (Paul Newman): "Why, you crazy, the fall'll probably kill ya!" from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
R - Right or left handed: right
S - Siblings: none
T - Time you wake up: Between 5 and 7.
U - Underwear: of course
V - Vegetable you dislike: lima beans
W - Workout style: none
X - X-rays you've had: Dental
Y - Yesterday's best moment: computer went down at work. I got paid to watch someone else work and it was called training.
Z - Zoo favorite: None you see one zoo you've seen them all.

Batman:The Brave and the Bold Pushed Back

I just heard from James that the return of Batman: The Brave and the Bold was pushed back at the last minute. So instead of returning tonight it will return on May 8th. You may have seen the clip below before. If not here is the first look at the Huntress from the May 8th episode "Night of the Huntress." Feature episodes will feature Booster Gold, Bat Mite, Red Tornado and Robin.

SuperFriends the Lost Episodes

I saw at Superman Homepage and here that on August 11th the SuperFriends Lost episodes will be for sale.
During the 1982-1983 season, ABC continued to run a half-hour long show entitled The Best of the Superfriends. This show consisted of reruns of shows from the previous nine seasons. These episodes were mostly half-hour long episodes (not shorts) featuring the core group of five Superfriends. By the time the 1983-1984 season rolled around, older Superfriends series were well into sydication, and could be viewed on weekday afternoons. Therefore in its ultimate stupidity, ABC decided to drop the Superfriends from the 1983-1984 Saturday morning television line-up. However, during this time Hanna-Barbera continued to produce new episodes of the Superfriends. In fact, 24 of these so-called "Lost Episodes" were animated but not aired in the United States that season. Three of these episodes were aired when the Superfriends returned to Saturday morning ABC television the following year. The remainder of the episodes finally aired in syndication years later as part of the Superman/Batman Adventures.

They are available for pre-order on July 7th.

Rest in Peace Bea Arthur

I just heard that Bea Arthur, known to TV fans for her hit shows Maude and Golden Girls, passed away. Most remember her from Golden Girls and tend to forget her series Maude that ran from 1972 to 1978. Here is a video of the opening credits. Womens lib in the 70's was a hot topic and as you can tell by the credits the comedy tackled that issue head on.

The Opening Credits for Maude - watch more funny videos

Now here is a video of a show called Family Guy. I don't watch the show but this part that I once saw was funny.

Dolenz Jones Boyce and Hart Video

I just saw a rare video of Dolenz, Jones, Boyce and Hart at Booksteve's Library. Go there and take a look and join in on their campy fun.

Frank Miller's The Spirit

For years I hoped they would make a movie or TV series out of The Spirit. Finally comic book writer and artist Frank Miller made it one of his projects when he became a movie director. I thought this will be great. When I read his comic books I always thought they looked more like movies in the film noir vein. When it came to theaters I thought I would see it but I kept reading mixed reviews. So I held off. Recently I got it from the library. When I saw it I was underwelmed and thankful that I got it for free from the library.

The movie is in color but in most scenes you can hardly tell. Miller can't seem to make up his mind if he is filming the story in present day or the 1940's. I would have prefered the 1940's. The endless beatings he takes are in there and that is mostly what the movie is about. The Octopus injected him with a chemical when he died that made him immortal. It was a test by the Octopus to see if it worked. Then Octopus would use it on him. Speaking of the Octopus, only Samuel L. Jackson and Scarlett Johansson as Silken Floss seem to be enjoying their parts in the movie. Also I did enjoy some of the comic book referances. Young Denny Colt reading an EC horro comic book was good. I liked seeing one of the delivery trucks named Ditko's but why not name them Eisner's deliveries. The Spirit in this movie was shocaced as a Ladies Man. I never had that impression of him. Ellen was always his lady. He was just so good looking that other women seemed to always fall at his feet. In the movie he was always coming on to them. Even in front of Ellen. In short I think Mr. Miller's vision of the Spirit could have been better.

1970's Commercial for McDonalds's

Remember in the 70's when some commercials nearly gave you a Broadway Revue? Well here is one from McDonalds with some future famous charactor actors.

Saturday Morning Cartoons: Afternoon Editon: Shazzan

The Brave and the Bold Comes Back May 1st

If you are missing Batman:The Brave and the Bold as much as I am you won't have to wait much longer. I have just been told that it will be returning on May 1st. Here are a couple of up coming clips from the new episodes.

Cardboard Gods

Even if you didn't like Baseball you probably collected Baseball cards. Well I just found the site Cardboard Gods. It takes you on a nostalgic trip via baseball cards from the 1950's to the 1990's. take a look at Cardboard Gods.

KFC Commercial

Here is a KFC Commercial where the Colonel himself nearly tells you how to make your own taste like KFC chicken.

Goofy 1970's Commercials

Steve Carlisle album

Steve Carlisle sang the opening theme song to WKRP in Cincinnati. I saw that on e-bay someone is selling the album he recorded it on. The auction has only 15 hours left so click here if you want to place a bid.

Happy Easter Christ the Lord is Risen!

Saturday Morning Cartoons: Afternoon Editon: The Barkleys

Micky on the Radio

I just got this from Brad of The Monkees Home Page and monkees-alert@yahoogroups.com

Micky Dolenz will be the special guest of Mark Simone on the April 11th,
2009 Saturday Night Oldies Radio program. The show airs from 6pm to 10pm EST. It can be heard in the NYC area on 770 AM. The station has a wide listening range so you may be able to hear it in surrounding states, some as far as Florida.

The program streams live on the WABC-AM website.

The above photo of Micky I saw when I was reading The Calgary Sun.

The Beatles Box of Vision

Want a clever way to store your Beatles CD's and enjoy the art of their albums? Then you may be interested in the Beatles Box of Vision.

Animated Batman with Adam West

Here is a Batman video with an all star cast from the DAVE School. The cast includes Adam West and Dick Van Dyke.

Video of the week:The Beatles Live?

Here is a video with clips from various concerts showing us what might have been if they really got together to preform "Free As A Bird" live.

Satrday Morning Cartoons: Young Sampson

It's been a while since I did one of these and I am sorry for that. Today we have a cartoon that I loved to watch as a child. I wish it was on DVD so I can still watch it. For now we will all have to be content with this episode of Young Sampson.

Chloe May Come to the Comics

Fans of Smallville rejoice. Chloe Sullivan may come to the comic books. I read about it at Comic World News.com. Not much more news then that but go to the site and look as it is an interesting place.

Six Things About Me

Well I have finally been tagged. It is something I have looked forward to and dreaded at the same time. I was correct in dreading it. I have been tagged by Booksteve. Now here are....

The Rules
1) Link to the person who tagged you.
2) Post the rules on your blog.
3) Write six random things about yourself.
4) Tag six people at the end of your post and link to them.
5) Let each person know they’ve been tagged and leave a comment on their blog.
6) Let the tagger know when your entry is up.

Now six random things about me that you may not know.
1. I wrote a carpet commercial that was actually produced. It's the one where someone is giving a party and sees someone spill something. They dive to catch the spill so that it doesn't hurt their new carpet. I hired a young lady to storyboard it then I took it to McSwain Carpets to try and get a job in their advertising department. The man didn't hire me but photocopied the storyboard to keep me in mind if a position opened. Less then a year later I saw the commercial on TV and was never paid or given credit. To this day I still see different variations of it on TV.

2. My wife and I met after a month of e-mailing each other through Christian web site.

3. I created and had a book published called Dinky the Elf. That isn't news to readers of this site but what might be is that my cousin josn found an action figure this Christmas that looked a lot like the character and gave it to me for Christmas. So now I have an unofficial dancing (yes it dances when wound up) action figure of my creation.

4. I use to try out for recreations at Old Time Radio Conventions. In one recreation we were all asked to sign a copy of the script. It was then auctioned off. To this day I can't believe that someone paid for my autograph. Also, in the cast were my cousin and his wife. It seemed funny that since there were only 6 people in the cast that half of the cast was family.

5. In the 1990's I worked for Lucent Technologies and one year won an award for best all around sales person.

6. I once acted in a student production that was directd by a friend and put on local cable. For months I was recognized from that 15 minute play on TV. Most of those times it was when I was in the directors neighborhood as they all watched since they knew him.

Now here at the people that I have tagged.
Rob! of Aquaman Shrine

Brian of Comics in Crisis.

Adama of Dispatches From the Arrowcave.

Luke of El Jacone's Comic Bunker.

Craig of Craing Zablo's Zone

and Jon of Random Acts of Geekery.

Major Matt Mason: the Movie

Even if you are one of the few who didn't like the Transformers movie it did do one thing. It got Major Matt Mason back on Hollywood's radar. Thanks to Pop Culture Safari I was directed to Empire On Line. There they tell how Tom Hanks is signed to play the lead role in the action film based on the toy. Finally! I have waited for something like this since 1966.

Davy Jones and Yvonne Craig on Ben Casey

I saw these pictures on e-bay. Don't look for a link as the auction already ended when I saw it. It was for 16mm film of the episode. Davy played a husband who would get high by sniffing glue and then would beat his wife (Yvonne Craig.)

You Crack the Whip

This summer coming to a Wii near you it's Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings. You are Indy. You Crack the whip. You save the day. Here is a preview trailer of what to expect.

Archie Andrews Radio Show

The Mel Blanc Show

The Old Time Radio Convention comes to my area in about a month. I will try to make it but that is not certain. What is certain is that I am going to post an OTR show today. Here is the Mel Blanc Show in an episode called The Birthday Cards.

There Is No Life On Mars

I just read in TV Guide that my favorite new show this season, Life On Mars, has been cancelled. The show is about policeman Sam Tyler who has an accident in 2008 and wakes up in 1973. Now he tries to find out why he is there and how he can get back to 2008. The cancellation is sad to me as the American version is one that I made sure that I was at home to watch or tape and on rare times watch on line. The show itself was very good and it had a great soundtrack. I hope they will release a soundtrack album. It has been a long time since I heard songs by Elton John, Ringo Starr, David Bowie etc. sometimes all on the same episode. My favorite came with episode #12 in the show titled "The Simple Secret of the Note in Us All." In the opening scene they use the song "It Don't Come Easy" by Ringo Starr. Harvey Keitel's character Gene Hunt comes around the corner and that image with the song just seemed so cool. Ringo should be very happy with that video on ABC for his song. If you want to see it or any episode you can click here for the full player on ABC.com

Merchandising?

No I am not really selling these. This all started when I was looing do see if there were any hats with Captain America or Plastic Man on them since I am not a Tee Shirt kind of guy. I have them but I rarely wear them. Anyway I found that there are some with the Captain but none were found for Plas. I went to a site were you can make custom hats. I decided to use them to promote my sites. However, one thing kept me from doing it. The cost. The reason I am not telling the name of the site is because the cost seemed low at the time. But it only covered the hat. By the time they added in other cost it was too much. But the previews of the hats looked good so I am sharing them with you on the sites I did them for.

Rare Uncle Al Footage

Recently two broadcasting legends died who meant a lot to me. Broadcasting was my major in school. I had hoped to make my living with it. While that didn't happen I still take it hard when something like this happens. I can't yet form the words to espress how I feel at the passing of children's show host Uncle Al or broadcaster Paul Harvey. Till I can at least for Uncle Al, this behind the scenes video of Uncle Al will have to do. Look at how happy everyone seems in this home movie from youtube.com. This is how he made all kids feel. The video is silent so nothing is wrong with your computer.

Watchmen Cartoon Series

I just saw this on YouTube.com. It looks like a fan creation and it give us a look at what might have been if the Watchmen had a cartoon series.

Pray for Peter Tork

You may have heard this already but Monkees band/cast memeber and leader of the bnad Shoe Suede Blues Peter Tork has been diagnosed with a rare form of head and neck cancer, Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma. You can read more on his site Petertork.com. Our thoughts and prayers are with you Peter.
To end on a more upbeat note Peter was asked if he would ever play with the Monkees again. He said "Well, never say never."

In God We Trust

Should the motto "In God We Trust" stay on our currency? It is a question that has been asked for years. Now you can have your say if you go here to MSNBC.com and vote in their poll.