I haven't read this one yet but I have read much of Philip K. Dick's (wikipedia) other work and it is always enjoyable. This one is a short story so it should be a quick and fun read. Posted at manybooks.net.
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Sunday, May 31, 2009
The Defenders by Philip K. Dick (ebook)
I haven't read this one yet but I have read much of Philip K. Dick's (wikipedia) other work and it is always enjoyable. This one is a short story so it should be a quick and fun read. Posted at manybooks.net.
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Saturday, May 30, 2009
Stan and Jan Berenstein's Mid-Century Illustrations
Boing Boing has posted a few scans of some vintage Berenstein art (yes, the same people that did the Berenstein Bears books) and I thought that it was worth sharing. To me it is very reminsicent of the layouts in the Richard Scarry books, one of my favorites as a child.
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The Superfriends
I am camping this weekend and didn't have time to prepare a proper post so here are a couple of episodes from the #1 Saturday Morning Cartoon of all time, The Superfriends!
Rokan, Enemy From Space
Legendary Super Power Show - The Bride of Darkseid
Friday, May 29, 2009
Listuniverse's Top Ten Audio Recordings of All Time
What I thought I was going to find when I clicked on this link: The Hindenberg, the Cubs win, Kennedy's 'ask not what you can do for your country'.
What I found: Jim Jones last 30 minutes of life in Guyana as he ordered everyone to drink the cyanide laced kool-aid (I can't believe this sicko actually recorded this event!), the first recorded pope, a vintage Russian excorcism and more.
Highly recommended. I am just about to start listening to Jim Jones and I have to say I have quite a bit of trepidation about doing so!
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Jim Jones/Jonestown/Guyana - Streaming Audio
First Recording On a Phonograph - Streaming Audio
The Sargasso of Space by Edmond Hamilton
In case you haven't been to manybooks.net lately, they release quite a few titles every week and are now releasing lots of classic short stories from the golden age of science fiction (the 1900's-1950's) for your reading pleasure.
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Barbie and Ken Comics (Dell Four Color)
The Crosseyed Cyclops has posted four issues of the Dell Four Color BARBIE AND KEN series. I never knew that these existed - not my cup of tea but it is interesting to see all of these old tie-ins to products in addition to the many cartoon, movie, and tv tie-ins that Dell released.
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Thursday, May 28, 2009
Mad Magazine Coverpop
Move your mouse around the screen to get a cover popup from the selected issue. Clicking on this coverpop gives you more information for each issue. Did you happen to notice how these covers were arranged?
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Various Star Trek Comics
The Crosseyed Cyclops has posted a rather large collection of assorted Star Trek comics from all eras.
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Plastic Man DVD Announced
The 1979 Plastic man series will be released on September 1! Yay! List price is 44.98. Boo! I would guess that this is not a real price and was a high estimate by Amazon.
Pre-order PLASTIC MAN at Amazon.com
Plastic Man - 1x16 - Plastic Mummy Meets Disco Mummy
Skillet and Leroy - the Okra Eaters
WFMU posted this a while back and I wanted to share it but nearly forgot. WARNING: NOT SAFE FOR WORK OR KIDS. Very adult oriented and it will probably offend you.
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Astronomy Picture of the Day
If you read your blogs via some form of RSS reader you have to subscribe to the Astronomy Picture of the Day! This photo shows the Space Shuttle and the Hubble telescope as they pass in between the Earth and the Sun. Cool!
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Play Doom/Heretic/Hexen In Your Browser
How about a Flash based Doom/Hexen/Heretic combination that you can play for FREE from your browser? Yes, it's cool, even if all that you get to play are the demo versions.
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Comics Post - Four Color #1265 - The Real McCoys
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(The blog is scaling back to one original comics post per day for the next while due to other commitments.)
Monday, May 25, 2009
Soundtrack Of Your Life (Or At Least During the Time That You Are Reading This Post)
Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil - Wild In the Streets (1968) - posted at stigma rest room
A rather silly movie in which the kids take over America. It is saved, a little, by the trippy soundtrack which you can now listen to whenever you want (without watching the movie). Link
Various Artists - Dogs In Space (1987) - posted at Urban Aspirines
Long out of print (the record label folded and Michael Hutchence, the lead singer of INXS at the time, died) but there are a few good songs here including Gang of Four. Link
Various Artists - James Bond - 13 Original Themes - posted at Blog Eclectic Music
When I was a kid I was really into the Bond themes - stuff like Sheena Easton, Paul McCartney, etc. Now I more enjoy the scores than the pop tunes that accompanied them but there are still some good songs here including Tom Jones and Louis Armstrong. Link
Various Artists - Beyond the Valley of the Dolls - posted at earl's psychedelic garden
A very nice collection of artists (Strawberry Alarm Clock and Stu Phillips) to this Russ Meyer classic (co-written by Roger Ebert!). Link
Comics Post - Four Color #1252 - Andy Griffith
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I only have a few more days worth of Dell's Four Color series to post and by next week we will be moving into a new series...
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Star Wars Souvenir Program
The Crosseyed Cyclops has posted this cool Star Wars program that is, I think, from the original release in 1977. Enjoy.
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Saturday, May 23, 2009
Bantha Tracks - The Official Publication of the Star Wars Fan Club
Ok. It's geek test time at Cool-Mo-Dee. Are you ready?
#1. What is Bantha Tracks?
#2. When did you first hear of Bantha Tracks?
#3. Did you receive Bantha Tracks in the mail?
If you were a Star Wars geek in the early 80's you know what Bantha Tracks was! It was the official 'publication' of the Star Wars Fan Club and originally it started out more like a pamphlet that came out four times a year. In fact, I would have to say that I was a bit dissapointed when I received my first issue (#1!) in that it was much smaller than I had imagined and it was mostly an advertising vehicle.
Anyway, Crosseyed Cyclops has posted the entire run so go get them and tell me what you think!
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Top Ten Saturday Morning Cartoons of All Time
I have completed my season by season review of Saturday Morning Cartoon history (from the 1960's to the mid 1980's) so now it's time for me to pick my top ten Saturday morning cartoons of all time. The biggest question that I had to ask myself when picking these cartoons was if I should apply how I feel about them as an adult or should I rely on my childhood memories. The childhood memories won out because I actually probably couldn't pick ten good ones as an adult if I based my decision solely on artistic merit and compelling storylines. So the rules for my list are as follow:
1. It must have aired during my tv watching childhood (approximately 1972-1983)
2. It must have been primarily a Saturday morning cartoon. The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show counts - I know, it's somewhat of a cheat but it ran far longer on Saturday morning than the cartoons that it contained ever ran. Shazam does not because it is not a cartoon.
3. And finally - My brothers don't get a vote! Back in 'the day' we almost always fought over what we got to watch on our ONE TELEVISION on the ONE DAY OF THE WEEK in which we could watch cartoons. I didn't always get to watch what I wanted but now, after thirty plus years, I can watch/pick whatever I want to watch/pick Mark & Brian!
So with that being said, here we go:
#10 - Richie Rich/Devlin/Speed Buggy/Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch
I couldn't decide which one to leave off the list so I opted for somewhat of a 'cheat' and included them all.
#9 - Plastic Man
This one didn't have a very long run on Saturday morning tv but I loved the humor that was mixed in with the superhero goodness.
#8 - Fat Albert
This is another one that I am not sure I would have watched if it wasn't for the fact that it was the only cartoon that was on this late in the morning! The show did grow on me and as I got older I could more easily appreciate the show as a whole. I did find it annoying that Bill Cosby did most of the voices though! I love that opening Filmation roll too!
#7 - The Flintstones Comedy Hour
I loved the Flintstone, probably related to the incessant reruns being shown on afternoon UHF tv and I loved watching the teenaged adventures of Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm and the rest of the Bedrock characters (including Schmoo and, I am not sure how he fit in Bedrock, Captain Caveman).
#6 - Scooby Doo (and Scrappy)
I know that Scrappy is perhaps the most reviled character in Saturday morning history but I loved him. So there! I include all iterations of this show in my selection for the number six spot, including the original Scooby Doo run which seemed to air for twenty or more years on Saturday morning tv.
#5 - The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour
I am going to speak a little cartoon blasphemy here so be prepared! I don't remember if I actually liked watching this show or if I just watched it a lot because it was the only show that was on but I do remember enjoying most of the characters. My selection of this cartoon includes all iterations from the 1970's to the 1980's.
#4 - The Smurfs
I think that our local drug store had a big box of Smurfs long before this show aired but I don't remember buying any until after I saw the show, at which point I bought probably a hundred different figures. This show aired shortly before I entered high school but I do remember watching it longer than any other Saturday morning cartoon.
#3 - Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
Another superhero cartoon featuring more than one hero. I was a huge spider-man fan when this was announced and this one came out as the quality of the Superfriends was waning so it was an easy transition for me.
#2 - Scooby's All Star Laffalympics
I loved this one because it was a chance to see all of my favorite Hanna-Barbera characters all in one show, and it was a spoof of one of my favorite prime-time specials from the era - CELEBRITY NETWORK BATTLE OF THE STARS.
#1. The Superfriends
This show was THE EVENT during most of our childhood years and we never missed it, no matter how silly it may seem today. I mean, really, how can you make a superhero show that includes no violence?
Did I miss your favorite? The following cartoons received consideration but just couldn't make the cut (for one reason or another):
Space Stars - Star Trek - Godzilla - The Jackson 5ive/The Brady Kids - The New Adventures of Gilligan - Josie and the Pussycats - Drac Pack - Hong Kong Phooey - The Great Grape Ape - Dynomutt - Harlem Globetrotters - Tarzan - New Adventures of Batman - Muppet Babies - Pee Wee's Playhouse - Spider-Man (1967)
Friday, May 22, 2009
More FLINTSTONES color Sunday Comic Strips
Patrick Owsley has posted more FLINTSTONES Sunday strips for everyone to enjoy. Does anyone know if any of these ever made it into some kind of compilation and/or book? I would love to get a copy.
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
The Atomic Brain (free streaming B-Movie at Retrovision)
This site is new to me and they have lots of 'B' horror movies available for your viewing 'pleasure.' No streaming links are provided though, sorry!
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Superhost's 20th Anniversary Special (from 1989)
One of my favorite memories from my childhood was growing up in Northern Ohio and watching our local 'celebrities' as they did their 'night-jobs' as horror hosts. Our area had a rich history (Ghoulardi, The Ghoul, Hoolihan and Big Chuck, Big Chuck and Little John, Superhost) in this genre and I feel lucky to have been able to be there as it happened.
Here is the 20th anniversary special (from 1989) as aired on WUAB-TV 43 (thanks to some kind soul at youtube and to the wonderful Horror Host Graveyard for alerting me to the availability of the video).
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
The Secret Cavern of Read Along Treasures
I think that I may have highlighted this site before but if so it has been a couple of years and I have lots of new readers since then.
If you grew up in the 70's or early 80's you are sure to remember these read along/Power records things. The idea is that there is actual audio from your favorite tv show or movie on a record that you can play at home - - and usually these things also came with a read-a-long book illustrated with either photographs or artwork similar to that found in most children's books. It may sound kind of silly to today's kids but remember that this was the pre-VCR/DVD days in which the actual experience of watching anything that you want to watch again without being at the mercy of your local tv programmers was nearly unimaginable. The Secret Cavern of Read Along Treasures has probably over a hundred of these releases available for your downloading pleasure representing almost every genre - movies, tv, comic books, cartoons, sports heroes, etc.
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Monday, May 18, 2009
The Man Called Flintstone - End Title Cards
This interesting set of end title cards was posted at 'Adventures of J.E. Daniels' blog. He also posted the opening titles but I didn't find them nearly as interesting as these but check it out for yourself.
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Music Monday's 60's Pop Extravaganza
Various Artists - Beatlemania
posted at FullUndie
How about a nice collection of Motown artists doing Beatles covers? Well, I love Beatles covers so I guess I am posting it anyway.
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Various Artists - CDBABY's 60's Pop PodcastI have not yet listened to this one (I just found it while searching for material for this post) but it looks like a good show based on their playlist. The show seems to feature fairly obscure artists and it isn't all bubblegum.
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The Aerovons - resurrection (1969)
posted at Freefall
Late 60's pop with a heavy Beatles influence.
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Various Artists - More Rare Bubblegum
posted at Stigma Rest Room
Lots of great rare 60's pop. Don't forget to grab all three volumes (and the password).
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