Saturday Morning Cartoons: Elevator Man of the Super 6

Time for a Saturday morning cartoon. Here is Elevator Man from a TV show in 1966 that I had forgotten about.

Paul Grill Master

I saw this photo over at the Beatle Photo Blog and at first I laughed. It seemed like at joke to have Paul McCartney barbecuing in the backyard. I thought someone had photoshopped his head onto someone else. The farther I read it told how he was making veggie burgers. So it wasn't quite as funny but I still have to smile at this picture.

Ephemera and Mail It To Team--Up

Here is a link to the post I did at Ephemera today. I hope you like it and also visit Mail It To Team-Up for a new contest that I have started there.

You Tube Video of the Week: Chad and Jeremy A Summer Song

Here is a video of Chad and Jeremy from an interview a couple of years ago and then they sing my favorite Chad and Jeremy song.


Also, remember to read my posting on Ephemera tomorrow.

This Day In Music History: Elvis and (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear

Somehow word got out to his fans that Elvis collected Teddy Bears. He didn't but fans from all over the world sent him Teddy Bears for his collection. He didn't have one before the rumor started but he did now.
Songwriters Kal Mann and Bernie Lowe got wind of the rumor. They had to write a new song for the new movie that starred Elvis and Lizabeth Scott called "Loving You" and wrote (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear. Elvis recorded the song in March of 1957. It was released only a few short weeks later in 1957 before the movie. The movie had Elvis playing a rock and roll star and there were many scenes with Elvis in concert singing. Two of the concert goers in one scene were his parents Vernon and Gladys Presley. After his Mother died in August of 1958 Elvis would never watch that scene again.
The song became a #1 hit on the Billboard charts on this day in music history July 8, 1957. The next day, July 9th, the film was released. The song was a great advertisement for the film.
What happened to Elvis' Teddy Bear collection? The day after Christmas in 1957 Elvis donated it to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.

Ephemera posting

I was recently asked by Marty of Ephemera a blog site for collector's to write an article to be posted on the site. I did it about comic books of course. You were expecting political science textbooks perhaps? Anyway the post is to be on the site on July 10th this week. Click on the link above and read it later this week.

DC Filmation Superheroes

In the 1960's Filmation was the first company to produce the DC Superheroes for Saturday morning TV. Here for the first time kids got to see the Atom, Hawkman,Flash etc of the Justice League of America and the Teen Titans. Now you can get them on DVD. The episodes included in this set are Episodes:Disc 1 The Atom Cartoons Invasion Of The Beetle-Men (1967)The Plant Master (1967)The House Of Doom (1967)The Flash Cartoons The Chemo-Creature (1967)Take a Giant Step (1967)To Catch a Blue Bolt (1967)Green Lantern Cartoons Evil is as Evil Does (1967)The Vanishing World (1967) Sirena Empress of Evil (1967)Disc 2 Hawkman Cartoons Peril from Pluto (1967)A Visit To Venus (1967)The Twenty Third Dimension (1967)Justice League Of America Cartoons Between Two Armies (1967)Target Earth (1967)Bad Day on Black Mountain (1967)Teen Titans Cartoons The Monster Machine (1967)The Space Beast Round-Up (1967)Operation: Rescue (1967)
If you wish to purchase this DVD set please click on the link above.

Time/Life Soft Rock

Ok yesterday was the album covers of Boston now we look at the flip side from hard rock (well maybe Boston was Medium Rock) to soft rock.
Here as some links to videos of songs that I liked growing up. Here is Rupert Holmes with "Him."

This one is Reo Speedwagon with "Take It On The Run."

Here is a video that I never saw till recently of Albert Hammond and is hit "It Never Rains In Southern California."


There songs are hard to find but Time/Life has all of these and more on cd. Sorry not the videos. You can get the collection if you click on the link below.

Boston Album Covers

I was in a music department yesterday and Boston's Greatest Hits caught my eye. I was never a big fan of their music but I did like a couple of their songs. The album art was always eye catching. The style, even if it was release in the 90's like their greatest hits, always screamed 1970's to me. Here are the albums I am most familiar with.

Beach Boys Holland

What would a 4th of July weekend be if we didn't hear from or at least discuss the Beach Boys. Over at Forgotten Hits Kent talks about the group from the years 1973-176 and what I consider their dumbest move yet. When they moved to Holland. At least they got a good song out of it.

Best of Smothers Brothers Season 3

Time/Life is releasing the best of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour on August 1, 2008. These were hand picked by Tom and Dick and you get free shipping. Click on the link above to get this groundbreaking landmark TV series. The series showcased comedians like George Carlin, Bob Newhart, Steve Martin and David Steinberg. It also featured many rock and roll stars of the day like The Doors Donovan and Ike and Tina Turner.

Get Smart and get the series that inspired the movie

Originally Time/Life released the entire series of Get Smart to the viewing public and that was the only way you get it. Slowly they are starting to release them season by season. Season one was made available first and may soon but out at stores. You can get it now from Time/Life if you click on this icon

Season Two is now available through Time/Life. It has 2 hours of bonus material. It also has the three part season ending episode of "A Man Called Smart" and the hilarious episode called "Cut Back At CONTROL" as well as the James Bond parody "Bronzefinger."
You can get Season Two only if you click here to go to Time/Life.

Dial B does the Hawk and the Dove

Here is a shout out for Dial B For Blog. Robby is giving us a look at my favorite 60's superhero duo the Hawk and the Dove. Robby taught me a couple of things I didn't know. Did you know the reason Steve Ditko left DC was because... Maybe you should go to his site and read about it.

When I was searching for a DC Comic book character to start the site that eventually became Plastic Man Platitudes, high on my list were the Hawk and the Dove. They came in second only because Plastic Man had been around longer and I thought I could find more on him then I could the Hawk and the Dove. I believe I was right but I still wish I had started a Hawk and the Dove site.

Bic Bannana with Charles Nelson Reilly

Recently I recalled some chiquita banana commercials that had a giant banana from the early 70's and when it was peeled the inside had a celebrity like Mickey Rooney ore Milton Bearle. I searched you tube for it but didn't find them. I did however find this one.

Brave and the Bold letterhead

Here is a Brave and the Bold header from Rob Kelly and his Aquaman site. According to him, and he is right, it helps out the sites of many comic book fans. You can go here to read about it.

The Switchblade Comb

I saw this ad today in an old comic book and it reminded me of a Christmas gift I once got from a cousin. I had not even noticed this ad in my comic books at the time so this was a great surprise to me. I had thought it was clever that someone invented a comb that could pop out of the handle at the touch of a button.
Now I have to admit to a nervous habit I have. When I am nervous or thinking I tap to the tune of music. Maybe it is playing on the radio at the moment or maybe it is a song I am thinking of at the time. I have done this with mostly pens and pencils and at times a comb and nothing ever broke. So I wasn't thinking when I started doing it with this comb while it was ejected out. When I looked down I notice that half of the teeth of the comb were missing. Here it was Christmas day and I had already broken my gift. I still used what was left of it and even after the rest broke off I kept old toothless around as I still like it. Maybe one day I will see a switchblade comb for sale and get it again as I still think it is kind of neat.

I Am At It Again

Well I am at it again. I have created a new blog for the Marvel character Millie the Model at this site.

Monkeemen Will Come To The Rescue This Friday

This Friday Dial B For Blog will be posting their article on the Monkeemen. As always it should be a fun read.
The above picture came when they reunited in 1997 and cut a new CD and toured England. I remember that sometimes on the show The Monkees went into a phone booth and changed into their hero guises. I prefer to think of this photo before their change and that the Monkeemen were coming to the rescue of their fans 30 years later.

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"The Pledge of Allegiance" by Red Skelton

On this site I had posted a link to a site that recently a person commented on and it brought it back to my memory. The site I linked to is still up & I believe that as the 4th of July approaches and the current state of the world others still need to hear it.
Just found this site. The late Red Skelton talked on his TV show about the respect that he had for a teacher he had and how he taught them the Pledge of Allegiance. It is a beautiful word for word definition of the pledge and we should all hear it. You can go to this link by clicking here. or click on the title above. You can read it and hear it on that site.