tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-366053532024-03-05T03:55:03.805-08:00John Glenn Taylor's Easily MusedJohn Glenn Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14262311564714604201noreply@blogger.comBlogger476125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605353.post-44544062017269085262019-08-14T13:52:00.000-07:002019-08-14T22:14:36.161-07:00The Last Superman StoryFor many years, I've been of the opinion that <i>Crisis on Infinite Earths</i>, the sprawling mini-series that sought to streamline the DC Universe, was a tragic mistake, a prime example of trying to fix something that is not broken. At the time, of course, I snapped up each issue as soon as it was available, right off the spinner rack at my local drugstore.<br />
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Marv Wolfman's story and George Perez's art were top shelf, but the premise itself was wrongheaded. I was not confused by the proliferation of multiple universes and their inhabitants, and I suspected that even new readers could catch on fairly quickly. I kinda figured the onus was on new readers, if they wanted to be regular DC readers, to do their homework and catch up on what had happened prior to their arrival. Wasn't that part of the fun anyway?<br />
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Eventually, the concept of multiple universes would come back. To be sure, DC has continued to publish great books by talented creators in the last three decades. But to me, some characters have never recouped the prestige of their pre-Crisis versions. Especially Superman.<br />
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To that end, let's have a look at Matt Draper's video essay on what I still consider the last story featuring the Superman I knew and loved so much. Even though it was billed as an imaginary story - aren't they all? - "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow," written by Alan Moore and pencilled by Curt Swan, gave Kal-El an emotionally-charged sendoff that I doubt could be bested.<br />
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Frank Zappa was a prolific composer, and his discography is dense and diverse. If you haven't yet delved into this unique world, Treble contributor Wil Lewellyn has a few suggestions on <a href="https://www.treblezine.com/beginners-guide-frank-zappa/" target="_blank">where to begin your journey</a>. Be careful not to eat the yellow snow!John Glenn Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14262311564714604201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605353.post-64107795690724385912019-08-08T11:54:00.001-07:002019-08-12T22:16:18.973-07:00Alfred Hitchcock In The Bay Area<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Brian Hackney brings us this report on Alfred Hitchcock filming locations, specifically those in the Bay Area. Of special interest is his sit-down with Edna May Wonacott, who was just a young girl when she landed a role in Hitch's 1943 thriller, <i>Shadow of a Doubt</i>.<br />
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Available on Oct. 1, 2019, <b>The House of Hitchcock</b> Blu-ray collection features 15 iconic films from the acclaimed director's illustrious career including <i>Psycho</i>, <i>The Birds</i>, <i>Rear Window</i>, <i>Vertigo</i> and <i>North by Northwest</i>, plus a range of limited edition extras including blueprints of the infamous Psycho house, movie poster art cards for all the films, and a booklet about his work. It's sure to be the best Hitchcock collection ever produced!<br />
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Greetings, aging music lover!<br />
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Congratulations on living a long life, a life filled with joy and sorrow, pain and triumph, and, of course, wonderful music. Yes, Dear Friend, at every step of your journey, you were surrounded by beautiful melodies created by the world's finest musical artists. Their songs touched your heart. They helped you through the rough patches. They made the good times feel even better. </div>
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Even now, as the icy finger of Death gently tap tap taps on your shoulder, you can not help but smile as you gaze lovingly at your vinyl record collection which you have so diligently curated. Each gleaming scratchless platter is as close to perfection as the day it was manufactured, a testament to your love for and dedication to the recorded arts.</div>
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Say, have you stopped to consider what will become of this treasure trove after you have departed this mortal realm? Many people such as yourself have bequeathed their records to a close friend or family member, receiving sincere assurances that said records will be treasured, cared for, and passed down to each succeeding generation. Alas, nothing could be further from the truth. </div>
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The painful reality is, you will scarcely even have begun your eternal slumber before the sweaty and possibly jelly-stained fingers of your son or nephew will begin carelessly rifling through your precious vinyl stockpile. "What's this crap?" he will exclaim. "Who the fuck is Buddy Rich?" </div>
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Your beneficiary, having failed to discern the inestimable cultural value of your collection, will then proceed to recklessly hoist your record crates into the back of his freakishly oversized pickup truck, drop them off orphan-style at the front door of the nearest thrift store and peel away, bobbing his head zombie-like to the rhythm of the latest gangsta rap hit. </div>
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Soon, your prized possessions will be unceremoniously dumped on the floor underneath three shelves that contain hardcover books no one will buy for even a quarter, like Jimmie Walker's autobiography, <i>Dyn-O-Mite!</i> or any Jackie Collins novel after <i>Hollywood Wives</i>. They will swiftly be procured by an eagle-eyed entrepeneur who talks like a sophisticated music aficionado, but is really only interested in the crinkly tones produced by shuffling big stacks of cash. </div>
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Through his Ebay store, he will sell your cherished records for exorbitant prices and then send them, one by one, to every corner of the globe. Your ghost self will watch helplessly as your Basie goes to Boise, and your Miles goes to Milan. You will then spend the rest of eternity wandering about aimless and confused, trying but endlessly failing to remember the tune of one goddamn song.</div>
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1. Make sure you are dying. Some common signs of dying are difficulty breathing, constant chest pains, and profuse bleeding. To help along the process, avoid all doctors.</div>
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8. (Optional) After your vinyl records have all dried, why not take a permanent marker and write your name on some of the record labels? If you are feeling creative, you can write other things as well, like "Kilroy was here" or "Eat shit, Ebay Man!" </div>
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As for the music, don't worry. Rest assured that The Afterlife has one hell of a band. When you get there, say "Hi" to Satchmo for me.</div>
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John Glenn Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14262311564714604201noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605353.post-23922674447834891532015-11-19T06:32:00.000-08:002015-11-19T06:32:09.761-08:00Heinz Edelmann: Before and After "Yellow Submarine"Heinz Edelmann (1934-2009) is best remembered for his role as Art Director for the 1968 animated film <i>Yellow</i> <i>Submarine</i>. Here is a gallery of illustrations he did for various other projects.<br />
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<br />John Glenn Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14262311564714604201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605353.post-50714628343293367402015-09-01T17:55:00.000-07:002015-09-01T17:55:03.420-07:00Doug Wildey's Haunted Tank Story!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today's comic share is a treat for <i>Jonny Quest</i> fans, a war story written by Bob Kanigher and drawn by <i>Quest</i> co-creator Doug Wildey! "The Armored Ark" was published in <i>G.I. Combat</i> #153 (April-May 1972, DC). As you might guess from the the title, the story addresses the subject of animals in war zones, and it shows how soldiers can display great compassion, even in the midst of battle.<br />
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<br />John Glenn Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14262311564714604201noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605353.post-64343696385327114882015-08-31T13:24:00.000-07:002015-08-31T13:32:20.501-07:00Goon With the Wind or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the GoonsIf you are a Monty Python fan, you owe it to yourself to watch this documentary on the Goons, who were very influential in the development of the brand of absurd conceptual humor that the Pythons popularized. In fact, John Cleese and Michael Palin are two of the interviewees featured in this special retrospective.<br />
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The Goon Show can perhaps best be described as an audio version of a surreal comic strip, featuring recurring characters (some with recurring catchprases) and innovative sound effects and music. It was broadcast weekly on British radio from 1951 to 1960, and primarily featured the comedic talents of Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, and Harry Secombe. I have been trying to cultivate a greater appreciation of the Goons for a while, and I found this doc most helpful in that regard. </div>
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John Glenn Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14262311564714604201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605353.post-29979510295307343102015-05-21T06:28:00.000-07:002015-05-21T06:56:02.226-07:00What's Next For You, Dave? Here's My Idea...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Dear Dave,<br />
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First of all, please forgive me for not addressing you as "Mr. Letterman." I know that we were always only "tv friends," as you so eloquently put it in your final episode, but to me and millions of others, you will always be just "Dave." You are truly a man of the people!<br />
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Dave, I believe in my heart that I have inside of me exactly one Great American Novel. The basis for this literary masterpiece will be the glorious coming-of-age summer I spent in the little resort town of White Lake, North Carolina in 1980, when I was a mere lad of eight. So many memories flood my mind when I think of that magic summer. Almost drowning in the crystal clear waters, barfing up cotton candy when I was flung off the Tilt-A-Whirl, accidently stepping barefoot on hot cigarettes tossed by careless campers. It was the best summer of my life.<br />
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One week, my older brother Herbie and I had to stay cooped up in our rented trailer with calamine lotion plastered to our faces. We were the unfortunate victims of a staph infection caused by a rusty shower head. This was the week you came into my life for the first time. My impressionable mind absorbed every minute of your groundbreaking morning show, and although the clumps of dried lotion made laughing uncomfortable, if not impossible, for that one hour every day, my desire to continually scratch my face subsided considerably.<br />
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I have been a loyal fan since then (well, at least until you left NBC), and I feel I owe you a great debt. If you and your writers had not "borrowed" so many ideas from legendary entertainers like Ernie Kovacs, Steve Allen, and your mentor, Johnny Carson (who also "borrowed" quite a bit from Ernie Kovacs and Steve Allen) my sense of humor would be woefully underdeveloped today. Why, I might even think Ricky Gervais was funny. The very thought makes me shudder.<br />
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I think I know you pretty well, Dave. It is a lovely and noble thought, having more quality time with your enchanting wife Regina and your chain-smoking boy Harry, but if I know you, not being involved in a significant way in the "business of show" would be a surefire death sentence. I can picture you now, sadly barreling down the ol' ski slope for the umpteenth time, teardrops turning to ice on your cheeks, hoping that a tree will just pop up out of nowhere to put you out of your misery. It can't end that way!<br />
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There's a better way forward, Dave. I now humbly submit to you the greatest idea ever presented in the history of mankind. Drumroll, please. You, David Letterman, must start your own television network, Network Pants.<br />
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Network Pants. Let it roll around in your head for a minute. I'll wait.<br />
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Ok, let's get down to brass tacks, whatever that means. What is Network Pants all about? It's about humor, a certain kind of humor. It's smart. It's stupid. It's subversive. It's irreverent. It's "too hip for the room." Network Pants is about you. It's about your influences. It's about folks who have been influenced by you. It's about all the amazing shows that were cancelled before their time because the average American didn't "get it." It's television for enlightened viewers who have been, for too long, disenfranchised, yearning for an awesome network to come and fill the great vacuum that exists between C-Span and Nickelodeon.<br />
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I know mere words cannot do this idea justice. I have taken the liberty of writing up a fantasy schedule. No extra charge.<br />
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11:30P The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson <br />
12:30A Late Night With David Letterman<br />
1:30A Kids In The Hall<br />
2:00A Mr. Show With Bob and David<br />
2:30A It's Garry Shandling's Show<br />
3:00A Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman<br />
3:30A Fernwood 2-Night<br />
4:00A Ernie Kovacs<br />
4:30A Bob and Ray<br />
5:00A Candid Camera<br />
5:30A You Bet Your Life<br />
6:00A Clutch Cargo and His Pals ( a morning kid's block featuring Clutch, Gumby, and Gary Coleman cartoons, live-hosted by A Guy In A Bear Suit)<br />
8:00A Pee-Wee's Playhouse<br />
8:30A Ren and Stimpy<br />
9:00A Hollywood Squares ( the good ones, with Paul Lynde)<br />
9:30A Match Game (the good ones, with Gary Burghoff)<br />
10:00A The Gong Show<br />
10:30A Let's Make A Deal (Monty Hall episodes)<br />
11:00A Super Dave (the other Dave)<br />
11:30A Saturday Night Live<br />
1:00P Green Acres<br />
1:30P The Monkees<br />
2:00P Mork and Mindy<br />
2:30P WKRP in Cincinatti<br />
3:00P Police Squad<br />
3:30P Night Court<br />
4:00P Laugh-In<br />
5:00P TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes<br />
6:00P Onion Nightly News <br />
6:30P Funny or Die Presents<br />
7:00P SCTV<br />
7:30P The Muppet Show<br />
8:00P Mystery Science Theater 3000<br />
10:00P Three Stooges<br />
10:30P Monty Python's Flying Circus<br />
11.00P Benny Hill<br />
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That's just for starters, Dave. Imagine weekends on Network Pants. <i>Battle Of The Network Stars</i> marathons. Great movies like <i>Airplane!</i>, <i>UHF,</i> and <i>Kung Pow: Enter The Fist</i>. Other movies, like <i>Cabin Boy. </i>An Andy Kaufman Tribute Weekend. Stupid Pet Trick Weekend. The possibilities are endless.<br />
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But, Dave, that's not all. You'd be the chief, the kingpin, the top banana. You could interrupt your network's programming at any time you desired, from the comfort of any of your dozens of palatial homes. Work up a funny monologue about grocery shopping? Press a button, you're on. Just want to rant about ISIS for a few minutes? Push a button, you're on. You could even stay in your pajamas!<br />
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I am aware that the end of <i>The Late Show</i> is putting a lot of talented people out of work. Network Pants is the solution. They can do most of the busy work involved in operating a television network, and you can mostly relax as the ad revenue pours in, and trust me, it will. In fact, I'm sure you will have to beat advertisers back with a stick. Or a canned ham. Your choice.<br />
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Well, that's my pitch. Network Pants is a sure thing and I can't wait to see it pop up on my cable grid, assuming I ever get cable back. It will be an honor knowing I had some small part in Network Pants' creation, however insignificant, although I wouldn't turn down a small "imagineering" fee. I'm barely hanging on here, Dave. Both my front tires are bald and my kids are tired of playing Super NES games.<br />
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If you need any further guidance, call me. Seriously. Or humorously. Your choice.<br />
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I have gum.<br />
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Your Biggest Fan,<br />
John "Silverman" Taylor<br />
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It's horrible to learn that Stan Freberg has passed away. If you do not know who Stan Freberg was, I kinda feel sorry for you. You have, up to this point, missed something great and rare, the chance to commune with brilliance and laugh at the same time. On the other hand, I'm also envious, because you have the incredible opportunity to discover and fall in love with his work.<br />
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I no longer have this opportunity. I became aware of Stan Freberg as a teen-ager, around 1988, and it became a personal mission to experience as much of his genius as possible. I have many heroes and role models, and Stan is right up there at the top.<br />
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How brilliant was he? George S. Kaufman once said "Satire is what closes on Saturday night," meaning that the topical nature of satire almost guarantees diminishing returns as time goes by. I find a lot of the old episodes of Saturday Night Live unwatchable for this very reason. Jimmy Carter jokes, anyone? How about that Leona Helmsley? Who? Exactly.<br />
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Stan Freberg pulled off the rare feat of making satire that stands the test of time. He did this by skewering bad ideas that just won't go away. He trashed greed and commercialism. He slayed censorship. He eviscerated war. In this way, he created the most timeless body of satirical work ever produced. One hundred years from now, someone will hear "Elderly Man River" and understand, maybe for the first time, why censorship is rotten. More importantly, that person will laugh while understanding why censorship is rotten.<br />
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Stan hated rock'n' roll and parodied it with a vengeance. I love rock'n'roll, and Elvis Presley was one of my first heroes, but the first time I heard Stan's total destruction of "Heartbreak Hotel," I clearly remember the uncontrollable laughter, the tears streaming down my face, the breathless insanity of the moment. Too much echo!<br />
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What I really want to say about Stan Freberg is that he came into my life at just the right time. Through his comedy, He helped me understand the power of individuality at a time when I was supposed to be mastering the art of conforming. He showed me the possibility for the coexistence of intelligence and silliness. He also showed me, in his subversive way, how the real world functions, dysfunction and all. Most importantly, he made me laugh when life made me want to cry. He was one of a kind, and he will be missed.<br />
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John Glenn Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14262311564714604201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605353.post-41699637595888422692014-10-02T11:47:00.003-07:002014-10-02T11:54:50.444-07:00The Mammy Two Shoes Imbroglio<div>
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The news is out that Amazon Prime Instant Video subscribers who watch Tom and Jerry cartoons will first be greeted by a warning that these cartoons are "racially prejudiced." This has many classic animation fans up in arms. "The PC police have gone wild!" they'll say. "There's nothing racist about these cartoons."</div>
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As far as these fans are concerned, that is absolutely true. Classic animation fans watch classic animation to laugh and be entertained. They watch them to study and celebrate the history and process of animation, sometimes going frame by frame to see how a particular gag is executed. They are well informed about the people that were involved in the creation process: the directors, writers, voice actors, background designers, et al.</div>
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Moreover, they do not view a character like Mammy Two Shoes as being particularly racist. They see her as a funny character, ready to give "Thomas" his just desserts if he steps out of line, which he often does. They even feel genuine affection for her, so much so that they are willing to defend her against her detractors.</div>
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There is nothing wrong with that. They are coming from a pure and honest place.</div>
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However, the history is in on Mammy Two Shoes. The mammy archetype is deeply offensive to many Americans, and they are also not wrong to be offended. Nor is it wrong to warn people in advance that what they are about to watch contains an archetype they might find offensive.</div>
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If you have a hard time understanding why Mammy Two Shoes is offensive, then this Authentic History Center <a href="http://www.authentichistory.com/diversity/african/1-mammy/">article</a> should help you to understand, but be warned that it does contain advertisements and other ephemera that are deeply offensive. There are also articles on the same site that address other racial stereotypes.</div>
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Basically, Mammy Two Shoes is a Rorschach Test for race. If you are deeply offended by the character, it does not mean you are an overly-sensitive troublemaker. If, however, you are not offended by her, it doesn't mean you are a racially-insensitive lout. </div>
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It would be wrong to lock away or burn Tom and Jerry cartoons. It's wrong that Disney will not make available <i>Song Of The South</i>. It's hypocritical to think <i>Song Of The South </i>must be banned, while <i>Gone With The Wind</i> gets the deluxe box set treatment.</div>
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Though they are inherently flawed by racial caricatures, there is simply too much value in these cartoons and films to consign them to the dustbin of history. They should be released with strong disclaimers. They should be released and exist in an atmosphere of tolerance and understanding from those on both sides of the issue.</div>
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John Glenn Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14262311564714604201noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605353.post-49127034204968059082014-10-01T21:55:00.000-07:002014-10-01T21:55:01.751-07:00Michael Kupperman Is Great So Buy All His Comics!<br />
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Do you like humor that is deranged, yet also droll? Do you like comics filled with non-sequiturs? Do you like woodcut drawings? Did you ever wonder what kind of delightful hijinks would transpire if a snake and a piece of bacon got together?<br />
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If you answered yes or no to any of the above questions, you need to check out the work of Michael Kupperman, creator of <i>Tales Designed To Thrizzle</i>.<br />
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When I read Michael's stuff, I somehow feel it was made especially for me, and that doesn't happen very often. Then, when I realize other people obviously enjoy his comics, I feel a little less alone in the universe.<br />
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I just found an old Kupperman strip in an issue of Fantagraphics' <i>Zero</i> <i>Zero</i> (#26). Back then, Michael was operating under the pseudonym "P. Revess."<br />
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I hope it whets your appetite for more, and I hope you buy all of Michael Kupperman's comics, because he is a genius of comics, and geniuses of comics should be supported.<br />
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<br />John Glenn Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14262311564714604201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605353.post-47083133422761867372014-09-27T05:16:00.000-07:002014-09-27T05:16:22.811-07:00And Now A Word From Our Sponsor...Tony, meet Groucho. Groucho, meet Tony.<br />
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<br />John Glenn Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14262311564714604201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605353.post-32311569801779574442014-09-24T15:03:00.000-07:002014-09-24T15:03:08.762-07:00True Fact Comics #2: The World's First Military Sub<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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From <i>Star Spangled Comics</i> #107 (Aug 1950) comes the thrilling true tale of The Turtle, the first submarine used in combat. GCBD lists the penciller as Curt Swan and credits John Fischetti with inks.<br />
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<br />John Glenn Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14262311564714604201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605353.post-30873092955441844422014-09-24T14:14:00.001-07:002014-09-24T14:18:47.984-07:00Addams Family Mysteries<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Recently, Life Magazine presented an <a href="http://life.time.com/culture/addams-family-rare-photos-from-auditions-for-classic-tv-show/#1">article</a> showing various actors and actresses trying out for roles in <i>The Addams Family</i> in 1964. Many people who care about such things have been trying to identify these performers. I collated all the info I could find on this matter and sent an e-mail to Mark Evanier, and he <a href="http://www.newsfromme.com/2014/09/24/name-thing/">posted the bulk of it</a> on his blog, News From ME.<br />
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Comics are like human brains, so little of their potential is utilized. I have learned so much about subjects such as history and science just by reading comics that I could never, for one moment, take seriously the lunkheads that dismiss the medium as throwaway entertainment fit only for children and adults with arrested development. Comics can make learning fun, and that's a very good thing, because learning should be fun. Right?<br />
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Here is a biography of train engineer Casey Jones from <i>Real Fact Comics</i> #19. (March-April 1949). GCBD lists the artist as Howard Sherman, he of Doctor Fate fame.</div>
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<br />John Glenn Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14262311564714604201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605353.post-56979901651094065602014-09-19T22:10:00.000-07:002014-09-19T22:10:53.605-07:00Take An Audio Tour Through A Sixties-Era Amusement Park<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Though I was born in 1973, I state with no hesitation that the sixties is my favorite decade. Although there was a great deal of strife in America during that tumultuous decade, it was also an era alive with possibilities, boundless culural creativity and a desire for genuine positive change.<br />
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Artifacts from that period seem to contain a particular magic and here's a neat, maybe even groovy, one: sounds from Santa Monica's Pacific Ocean Park, an amusement park that opened in 1958 and closed in 1967.<br />
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Thanks to Domenic Priore for the link. By the way, Domenic and Christopher Merritt wrote a wonderful photo-filled <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1934170526?sa-no-redirect=1&pldnSite=1">book</a> about Pacific Ocean Park which contains a foreword from Brian Wilson.John Glenn Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14262311564714604201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605353.post-87924658145081813972014-09-18T08:25:00.003-07:002014-09-18T13:34:36.644-07:0050th Anniversary Newswatch Linkfest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The sixties was such a fertile time for pop culture, especially after The Beatles landed in America. I think we had all better prepare ourselves for an unprecedented flurry of 50th anniversary celebrations. Why, I wouldn't be surprised if the upcoming onslaught of 50th anniversaries ushered in a full scale sixties revival, although the thought of Sarah Palin wearing go-go boots makes me a little ill.<br />
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Debuting on television exactly five decades ago this week, <i>Voyage To The</i> <i>Bottom Of The Sea</i> is a show I need to stare at more often, especially after reading Joe Torcivia's <a href="http://tiahblog.blogspot.com/2014/09/fifty-year-voyage-happy-50th.html">glowing tribute</a> to the show on his blog, <b>The</b> <b>Issue at Hand</b>. Be patient with me, Joe. I'm still slogging my way through <i>Fireball XL5</i>.</div>
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Over at <b>Yowp</b>, Yowp raps about Hanna-Barbera's <i>Jonny Quest </i>in a <a href="http://yowpyowp.blogspot.com/2014/09/an-11-year-old-turns-50.html">well-researched piece</a> that includes some reviews written about the show when it was all shiny and new, fifty years ago. Is <i>Jonny Quest</i> the best action cartoon series ever made? Name me one better. </div>
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Not to be outdone, Terence Towles Canote at <b>A Shroud of Thoughts</b> offers up an <a href="http://mercurie.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-50th-anniversary-of-bewitched.html">interesting history</a> of <i>Bewitched, </i>still nose-wigglin' it's way into our living rooms after all these years.<i> </i></div>
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I'll leave you with a Donna Loren performance of the theme from <i>Goldfinger</i>, which just turned fifty, from a 1965 telecast of <i>Shindig!</i>, which premiered, yup, you guessed it, this week in 1964.</div>
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<br />John Glenn Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14262311564714604201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605353.post-45381031166502174362014-09-18T04:29:00.000-07:002014-09-18T04:32:55.353-07:00David Harper Nails What's Wrong With Superhero Comics Today<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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John Glenn Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14262311564714604201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605353.post-60367550967175811662014-09-18T02:09:00.001-07:002014-09-18T02:09:26.204-07:00Bette Davis Speaks At The 1969 San Francisco Film FestivalHere is an audio recording of Bette Davis speaking and answering questions at The 1969 San Francisco Film Festival. She seems more relaxed here than in some other interviews I've watched or heard. In particular, her frequent laughter is disarmingly joyful. Holding court in a room full of film buffs, she tactfully addresses her feud with Joan Crawford and laments passing on the role of Scarlett O'Hara in <i>Gone With The Wind</i>, among other interesting topics.<br />
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To celebrate the impending release of <i>Showcase Presents: Captain</i> <i>Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew!</i>, here is a story set on Earth-C, the home of DC Comics' funny animal characters (at least before <i>Crisis On Infinite Earths</i> fouled up the original Multiverse).<br />
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This is a Bo Bunny story from <i>Peter Porkchops</i> #50 (June-July 1957) featuring the work of genius Sheldon Mayer.<br />
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<br />John Glenn Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14262311564714604201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605353.post-18572947133455893572014-09-17T23:10:00.000-07:002014-09-17T23:10:19.399-07:00And Now A Word From Our Sponsor...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />John Glenn Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14262311564714604201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36605353.post-10069047759757006932014-09-17T22:54:00.000-07:002014-09-17T22:56:59.456-07:00When Comics Were Fun #1: Superman Does The Dishes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The Man of Steel shows off his dish drying technique, from Superman #57 (March-April 1949). </div>
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