tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352199332024-03-18T20:48:54.779-07:00Way Too Damn Lazy To Write A BlogMusings On 20th Century Pop Culture by Psychotronic PaulPaul F. Etcheverryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16039423552957022688noreply@blogger.comBlogger1330125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35219933.post-4952922445962364042024-03-14T10:23:00.000-07:002024-03-14T15:27:48.416-07:00Congratulations To The Silent Comedy Watch Party on Episode #100!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR44X9EGm1pUmWs9FZ-u1a4KGbzdzHL3_NltSJFlZvgY8BGRNud4cgZCoG9AKXkl17fQ3YodfopQlV3hWb4Cc1od8AAunGHmhQKv9ztNgHIND8mgwf9n8XWiqT6InVdRjhlWDc8GCKXHVk9kixsI4_8cXOym0fM2hxJBJC1pn5ulD8r-nf7jYPRA/s1600/silent-comedy-watch-party-100th-episode-alice-howell-al-st-john.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR44X9EGm1pUmWs9FZ-u1a4KGbzdzHL3_NltSJFlZvgY8BGRNud4cgZCoG9AKXkl17fQ3YodfopQlV3hWb4Cc1od8AAunGHmhQKv9ztNgHIND8mgwf9n8XWiqT6InVdRjhlWDc8GCKXHVk9kixsI4_8cXOym0fM2hxJBJC1pn5ulD8r-nf7jYPRA/s1600/silent-comedy-watch-party-100th-episode-alice-howell-al-st-john.png"/></a></div><br /><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"><b>One of the key things, in addition to our pets, that got this household through many months of lockdown in 2020-2021 was watching The Silent Comedy Watch Party, presented with wit and panache by intrepid film historians, authors and curators Ben Model and Steve Massa on Sundays.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguFJt46Fyy3YVKHfQXt_qgPVyEXgJI-8gE0vmvvlyjR2cPzhPTR26-gc59QdqT4sd7qo4CtYYYEoRb35BAkZ-1RNwDy6uGdG6pKuHziWLnXhgZJRUzL8FXj8cab-HfKQGGGfvbAA/s1600/keep-calm-and-watch-comedy.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguFJt46Fyy3YVKHfQXt_qgPVyEXgJI-8gE0vmvvlyjR2cPzhPTR26-gc59QdqT4sd7qo4CtYYYEoRb35BAkZ-1RNwDy6uGdG6pKuHziWLnXhgZJRUzL8FXj8cab-HfKQGGGfvbAA/s1600/keep-calm-and-watch-comedy.jpg" data-original-width="520" data-original-height="645" /></a><br /><br />On this Sunday, St. Patrick's Day, the series will return to YouTube for its 4th anniversary extravaganza and episode #100 - HOORAY!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtub1qvnNcwAhirOpRjKcuRjcTKDWMftqe8JrDkG_HbaXha1LQlcUWwePj3dSbjnqLryiAL-X9w6EvHx06pBdhnkIl-ZjTKLDVh_MKhLyQS9BXT0PErMCvo7uap9uI6lH6j0igbALpIMA2viY0qOHeR1qQskW5L3SP9kQDw-XdUFfsav06XSD7Ow/s1600/silent-comedy-watch-party-100.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="325" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtub1qvnNcwAhirOpRjKcuRjcTKDWMftqe8JrDkG_HbaXha1LQlcUWwePj3dSbjnqLryiAL-X9w6EvHx06pBdhnkIl-ZjTKLDVh_MKhLyQS9BXT0PErMCvo7uap9uI6lH6j0igbALpIMA2viY0qOHeR1qQskW5L3SP9kQDw-XdUFfsav06XSD7Ow/s1600/silent-comedy-watch-party-100.png"/></a></div><br />One of the many things I love about the series is that, unlike 99% of silent era comedy programs, The Silent Comedy Watch Party does not limit the focus strictly to The Big 3, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUOIS6V8LRNYu3f7lq1Zn_f7WO2O1aCZGFkZAYXf9GdUfM_lsieJqrC1b3eEGeOVygWe5162zKeZuQJxsn3eJmcGA6lHEPBThWLs9RaswNuXjqrwlBLJA4y_faz9R_eUKLgt94/s1600/10009292_10100237132586592_4110795524488314792_n.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUOIS6V8LRNYu3f7lq1Zn_f7WO2O1aCZGFkZAYXf9GdUfM_lsieJqrC1b3eEGeOVygWe5162zKeZuQJxsn3eJmcGA6lHEPBThWLs9RaswNuXjqrwlBLJA4y_faz9R_eUKLgt94/s1600/10009292_10100237132586592_4110795524488314792_n.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiESjhjrOY9nSa7Om5l11j9I5w6dLazlleO4EtD3msEhZSHdqOZ1FPMdqI8k0HS2ERvuXeJPFk1T4AzIRq3IJ7uphTU_Ccrb5qzwDpfUUkUZ5nZFlKIYoxgthQN5vrkSfPl2zkIrA/s0/mini-poster-harold-lloyd-hot-water.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiESjhjrOY9nSa7Om5l11j9I5w6dLazlleO4EtD3msEhZSHdqOZ1FPMdqI8k0HS2ERvuXeJPFk1T4AzIRq3IJ7uphTU_Ccrb5qzwDpfUUkUZ5nZFlKIYoxgthQN5vrkSfPl2zkIrA/s0/mini-poster-harold-lloyd-hot-water.png"/></a></div><br /><br />While we at Way Too Damn Lazy To Write A Blog love those guys, unquestionably the other silent movie laughmakers, lesser known but often hilarious, richly deserve kudos, bravos and huzzahs for their contributions to film humor.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo2cz-hkMXaEy_VrC3XvVIrKTrupaIovI57oAevNcVjOR0mAM8w8uZFZjTMMoACjtgmBNUEIaP8nkxfCC5Wis8KKCs-Y5ofxkmLYsr99Vk8aNk4mVM8SWCSXGsXkMCjAEN5SsB84sBUcRMt0O4Cn_EbAwQ_DNkoDDaqwBj7hEf5sp7W5KPq09fNQ/s1600/ad-charley-chase-1926.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo2cz-hkMXaEy_VrC3XvVIrKTrupaIovI57oAevNcVjOR0mAM8w8uZFZjTMMoACjtgmBNUEIaP8nkxfCC5Wis8KKCs-Y5ofxkmLYsr99Vk8aNk4mVM8SWCSXGsXkMCjAEN5SsB84sBUcRMt0O4Cn_EbAwQ_DNkoDDaqwBj7hEf5sp7W5KPq09fNQ/s1600/ad-charley-chase-1926.png"/></a></div><br />It's noteworthy that acrobatic Al St. John, the ever-persnickety Johnny Arthur and wacky redhead of silents Alice Howell - all very funny performers - are featured in Silent Comedy Watch Party episode #100.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeynBjLRuzyU5yFlOEOLRyPA1A2uN9Fu5WC1d-8R96Bq82DmR_pLUpGvUCGQ_XJ86Fp06ETPHl6O9ZLtrFoMJ59cjvJFc8G77uqK4JgE64kmxKEbcEg6xZA2__CMZuOheqFZlW1A/s1600/the-alice-howell-collection_front-cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeynBjLRuzyU5yFlOEOLRyPA1A2uN9Fu5WC1d-8R96Bq82DmR_pLUpGvUCGQ_XJ86Fp06ETPHl6O9ZLtrFoMJ59cjvJFc8G77uqK4JgE64kmxKEbcEg6xZA2__CMZuOheqFZlW1A/s1600/the-alice-howell-collection_front-cover.jpg" data-original-width="516" data-original-height="700" /></a><br /><br />The following graphic for Silent Comedy Watch Party episode 50 shows just a few of the amazing comics featured in the series.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiid8RoyOG0fjuHprcQ3RQIOitRBn0Mc9uY3iv_GGPAm792RnFD4lbDnSqqybgNtGPU_L4d1sQMrekhyphenhyphenyuODsmSQCihXeXSV8EKvizhsT2KtPeDkKWOpfha2wMfkRzbIvizFPH7fQ/s0/the-silent-comedy-watch-party-episode-50.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiid8RoyOG0fjuHprcQ3RQIOitRBn0Mc9uY3iv_GGPAm792RnFD4lbDnSqqybgNtGPU_L4d1sQMrekhyphenhyphenyuODsmSQCihXeXSV8EKvizhsT2KtPeDkKWOpfha2wMfkRzbIvizFPH7fQ/s0/the-silent-comedy-watch-party-episode-50.png"/></a></div><br />The dyed-in-the-wool silent comedy aficionados at Way Too Damn Lazy To Write A Blog extend big time thanks to The Silent Comedy Watch Party for repeatedly delivering big laughs during 2020, a difficult time (even for those fortunate enough to not lose family members and friends to coronavirus) and continuing to do so with good-natured enthusiasm in only slightly less bat guano crazy 2024.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMjMXvg1L0ISSZ1M99A3ULPYrO2HDKaCMAYbP9SnAVpJsR2DMY4DGUd3SfeAFXtdvAW3FFhx0eCsZuvEdNPEIM4iKUh-sIFv-ww-a8Htki5U2oUVJ30KPFjrMbv7EpGEQ79RS9A/s1600/the-silent-comedy-watch-party-logo.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMjMXvg1L0ISSZ1M99A3ULPYrO2HDKaCMAYbP9SnAVpJsR2DMY4DGUd3SfeAFXtdvAW3FFhx0eCsZuvEdNPEIM4iKUh-sIFv-ww-a8Htki5U2oUVJ30KPFjrMbv7EpGEQ79RS9A/s1600/the-silent-comedy-watch-party-logo.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: orange; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 105%;"><b><i>Silent Comedy Watch Party logo by Marlene Weisman</i></b>Paul F. Etcheverryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16039423552957022688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35219933.post-57185637319299161452024-03-08T12:28:00.000-08:002024-03-11T16:30:00.630-07:00More Classic Comedy And Animation Screenings in March and April<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_e1BAUHEF1KC7z5TmcVoNRar2IzylnWazeI1-U3e5VS0dUZgmw2tIoP8oLVHHIBtSFBkJd_dRtdDylmeZKBSVNSzcU-WBBCRMAoineGjRr2XZzV3trqbXZTW0g-i4yj-ROOfCImkHvat3dKjm1Ffx8f056zbFXR5FW3gGPHjSEjjFfLld0Ip1eA/s1600/that-slapstick-show-3-9-2024.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_e1BAUHEF1KC7z5TmcVoNRar2IzylnWazeI1-U3e5VS0dUZgmw2tIoP8oLVHHIBtSFBkJd_dRtdDylmeZKBSVNSzcU-WBBCRMAoineGjRr2XZzV3trqbXZTW0g-i4yj-ROOfCImkHvat3dKjm1Ffx8f056zbFXR5FW3gGPHjSEjjFfLld0Ip1eA/s1600/that-slapstick-show-3-9-2024.png" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"><b>There is a treasure trove of vintage comedy and animation screenings going on right now in New York City, with very cool shows across the country from The Empire State in Orinda, California from my friends from the Psychotronix Film Festival happening on April 6.<br /><br />Tomorrow night, classic comedy expert Nelson Hughes celebrates the tenth anniversary of his series That Slapstick Show with TEN hilarious Pre-Code 2-reelers, some featuring the poet laureate of "the slow burn," character actor/comedian/director Edgar Livingston Kennedy, at <a href ="https://qedastoria.com">QED Astoria</a> in Queens.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKJCYO2dH37hPsp_-j8BsmSDC9aky6GKZIguMsGerxu7pdmYZpofndo2DKI-cEpt6cadQM-iw6KOjj3MxCqyRYZjq1L_nOK-M0zuc5ve8HzIck8ndm4nrdlvbqEpQdclFUJIe4CsM0hN2P1e3DGC2_lP0s2nnSPExH81FIZK1iHifzsB2O_f2PA/s1600/edgar-kennedy-behind-the-eight-ball.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="424.8" data-original-width="525.6" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKJCYO2dH37hPsp_-j8BsmSDC9aky6GKZIguMsGerxu7pdmYZpofndo2DKI-cEpt6cadQM-iw6KOjj3MxCqyRYZjq1L_nOK-M0zuc5ve8HzIck8ndm4nrdlvbqEpQdclFUJIe4CsM0hN2P1e3DGC2_lP0s2nnSPExH81FIZK1iHifzsB2O_f2PA/s1600/edgar-kennedy-behind-the-eight-ball.png"/></a></div><br /><br />Prints are courtesy of the Library of Congress! Tickets are available for <i>That Slapstick Show: Pre-Code Comedies</i> <a href ="https://qedastoria.com/products/that-slapstick-show">here</a>. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Classic comedy films begin at 7:00.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-OIEzlDlpKnACZGxoCsi7HhoanxL-NU2HwdFMBey7XS2CRhO4A9-pALRuH8_ry9D6gFnE_uy-5nixIg5_JjqpJdYxj-0u9-Y3OvctEL9ZArhJP1tQERoarbHKRGLDgdTQWzYt/s1600/pairoftights_lc.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-OIEzlDlpKnACZGxoCsi7HhoanxL-NU2HwdFMBey7XS2CRhO4A9-pALRuH8_ry9D6gFnE_uy-5nixIg5_JjqpJdYxj-0u9-Y3OvctEL9ZArhJP1tQERoarbHKRGLDgdTQWzYt/s400/pairoftights_lc.jpg" width="420" /></a><br /><br />If you happen to be the most intrepid and physically hardy of film buffs, reside in NYC and have the time free, you could attend the two matinee shows of sheer animated splendor from the <a href =“https://www.moma.org/calendar/film/5671”>Max Fleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions Of Max Fleischer</a> retrospective at MoMA and then head for <a href ="https://qedastoria.com">QED Astoria</a> for big laughs courtesy of Edgar Kennedy and his world-class comedian pals!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiazixRVU9XImCe_kb_GDscI4ewZw7PEoOFId5eslkkiKc67b-enWO1JTqZOYsOjTtUNTJevgRvxJ-V_tvej7_d2JeP8ZGPKacD1KBpyk69rX7Q6HvXLKuRBDaf1p9FhIntLrjtnnPtcYpldCg_fkICs3H2DykAOnHNsFYQAeE7FlNmSQd_9esSKg/s1600/leave-em-laughing-stan-babe-kennedy.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="820" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiazixRVU9XImCe_kb_GDscI4ewZw7PEoOFId5eslkkiKc67b-enWO1JTqZOYsOjTtUNTJevgRvxJ-V_tvej7_d2JeP8ZGPKacD1KBpyk69rX7Q6HvXLKuRBDaf1p9FhIntLrjtnnPtcYpldCg_fkICs3H2DykAOnHNsFYQAeE7FlNmSQd_9esSKg/s1600/leave-em-laughing-stan-babe-kennedy.png"/></a></div><br />Say hello to intrepid curators Thad Komorowoski and Nelson Hughes if you have a chance - and dig those excellent Hal Roach comedies and Fleischer cartoons!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmjFvgosAMUmm0SkwEUQl42EcD0uZbr86OvbuzrNsEQKntCdNGVljS3Bw6aARlYutkwuNkBhsR1ApI9JaApZ1CrxvJZNhWtBDV1mBPzmUww6aH7I3lv9A30mY9ITvGT875bP8nzs4uo_TqeCsbELWk1VYNLgAaJ79bVeizYJqh1gtRiCeD-Ga0lw/s1600/frame-grab-popeye-meets-sindbad-the-sailor.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmjFvgosAMUmm0SkwEUQl42EcD0uZbr86OvbuzrNsEQKntCdNGVljS3Bw6aARlYutkwuNkBhsR1ApI9JaApZ1CrxvJZNhWtBDV1mBPzmUww6aH7I3lv9A30mY9ITvGT875bP8nzs4uo_TqeCsbELWk1VYNLgAaJ79bVeizYJqh1gtRiCeD-Ga0lw/s1600/frame-grab-popeye-meets-sindbad-the-sailor.png"/></a></div><br /><br />Cartoons by Fleischer Studios are, peg boards down, the all-time favorites of the gang at Way Too Damn Lazy To Write A Blog.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx3B0p6qfCD3Gg8BI8UerJdW-k-4xi7PtcdSfmLQJodqNc1zxrKKhUorD7yuUSU1LCN6h8n3sULw7_dK66ZcJ7c6uJHLuirbrN7e7aqQbmcOeE6bAYzbaR-4YwUM_zPrBUVfh6ryiEHYvMOsq7QnbFvsePEWzwj9Nvpd5K0M_O78DgIkB_Y7Q/s1600/kokos-earth-control.main.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="226" data-original-width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx3B0p6qfCD3Gg8BI8UerJdW-k-4xi7PtcdSfmLQJodqNc1zxrKKhUorD7yuUSU1LCN6h8n3sULw7_dK66ZcJ7c6uJHLuirbrN7e7aqQbmcOeE6bAYzbaR-4YwUM_zPrBUVfh6ryiEHYvMOsq7QnbFvsePEWzwj9Nvpd5K0M_O78DgIkB_Y7Q/s1600/kokos-earth-control.main.jpg"/></a></div><br /><br />When it comes to classic cartoon goodness, Uncle Max <i>delivers</i>!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo650TOya8thULiCFiTH7rPEgyFDdeuPDG6Ln0fsTlcSgB-YgUxPr5flCPlmZ6Ec4NS5INiPHOaTSmW5dWq3-Ogc5_bYiXKwXBA0tJOatErJ3tQ-j0YMcn72hHp4aTsXu19OLDCNr5C70vhIA_kMd9ie_dXk_rG6V2jmmr0lQhLsARnQEz-V8-kQ/s1600/uncle-max-fleischer-ko-ko.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo650TOya8thULiCFiTH7rPEgyFDdeuPDG6Ln0fsTlcSgB-YgUxPr5flCPlmZ6Ec4NS5INiPHOaTSmW5dWq3-Ogc5_bYiXKwXBA0tJOatErJ3tQ-j0YMcn72hHp4aTsXu19OLDCNr5C70vhIA_kMd9ie_dXk_rG6V2jmmr0lQhLsARnQEz-V8-kQ/s1600/uncle-max-fleischer-ko-ko.jpeg"/></a></div><br /><br />MoMA's <a href="https://www.moma.org/calendar/film/5671">The Art and Inventions of Max Fleischer</a> retrospective extends to March 14.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF430Japj7Mq-jF01ue3qxeSNxKmxiV5o14xBS0eDFFs6n7U4SNCdqx4Ll5bvugR35nJ95BgfeFizTzgJ3YjIre3fa5OWaQs0TSiJSJBjaNCO_kJvUkwGDEaZ_GHsKPGTGB6YvIQ/s1600/main-title-card-a-ko-ko-song-cartune.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF430Japj7Mq-jF01ue3qxeSNxKmxiV5o14xBS0eDFFs6n7U4SNCdqx4Ll5bvugR35nJ95BgfeFizTzgJ3YjIre3fa5OWaQs0TSiJSJBjaNCO_kJvUkwGDEaZ_GHsKPGTGB6YvIQ/s1600/main-title-card-a-ko-ko-song-cartune.jpg" data-original-width="385" data-original-height="275" /></a><br /><br />Saturday, April 6 the Psychotronix Film Festival crew, led by Sci Fi Bob Ekman, Scott Moon and Robert Emmett from KFJC, shall rock the house with an evening of big screen fun at the Orinda Theatre.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj47ZjFRWJ91ryKs8019x7LjoZkI-id7N6w4ks0F0etyyng0eUj1I3kX1F-2B0m9WdVfYdceznIilkDRrxpHHr5uxZMQUeSb9q2u1XND5jx1UadGptII-kZTV2ps59QbN97mNlogsihVLnSpWFoklBvoqeImpTimgseUBcvGPJQAqvqF1bFL6O6kw/s1600/scott-moon-psychotronix-logo1.png" style="display: block; 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The 2024 edition of <a href ="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jQbQ5-Eslxs?autoplay=1">Cinequest</a> extends through St. Patrick's Day.Paul F. Etcheverryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16039423552957022688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35219933.post-171204010597431732024-03-04T09:05:00.000-08:002024-03-06T13:26:53.483-08:00March 7-14: Fleischer Cartoons ROCK New York City's Museum Of Modern Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia16zbT4LgmYB04pwst1PZ0eAOESVD8FMIyBAfbVoejNcK9jWMalR7PSPC6afLall85xMAjgTp6_u137oeMR0lTLiM6ryFztqbSeLg3p4g6e032W7vShqXY2wZpO8TkxA662Xl-A/s0/print-ad-out-of-the-inkwell.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="535" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia16zbT4LgmYB04pwst1PZ0eAOESVD8FMIyBAfbVoejNcK9jWMalR7PSPC6afLall85xMAjgTp6_u137oeMR0lTLiM6ryFztqbSeLg3p4g6e032W7vShqXY2wZpO8TkxA662Xl-A/s0/print-ad-out-of-the-inkwell.png"/></a></div><br /><br />
<span style="color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"><b>This blog has posted about the amazing and ever-inventive animation of <a href ="https://www.fleischerstudios.com">Fleischer Studios</a> numerous times over the 1,328 posts thus far.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjocPWplVJCJGsKvx_fhc6a2Fbn2l4kBFVJMsQugsad9oUWQW1pUkcqCyeKfGe7XiqVdQW0ut_3hoxznbEcxfCqBqmCeG8dDQHejk8vgZwjSHk2RfKbalJglurbOqiM7-b7WFwVspiTNi9e87zn1LZp9r8jNLad0VYmU6DRNdwMq84oPjHKRg8aUg/s1600/main-title-fleischer-superman.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjocPWplVJCJGsKvx_fhc6a2Fbn2l4kBFVJMsQugsad9oUWQW1pUkcqCyeKfGe7XiqVdQW0ut_3hoxznbEcxfCqBqmCeG8dDQHejk8vgZwjSHk2RfKbalJglurbOqiM7-b7WFwVspiTNi9e87zn1LZp9r8jNLad0VYmU6DRNdwMq84oPjHKRg8aUg/s1600/main-title-fleischer-superman.png"/></a></div><br />The inspired work of <a href =“https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleischer_Studios”>Fleischer Studios</a> remains, over a century after its first films for J.R. Bray were distributed to movie theaters, revered among animators, filmmakers and classic movie aficionados.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglaVonedKWjcVwXofX0Qj1_7vNvO3aMLjnJrOQth_bkv6vqdmcW-FldB7zUw_lgWn2bKxKxEbxOhvmu118CItaSTz81J06gnxfcKVByRnEeAl7n9UUFTzfSpquf4nQthI0wEir1g/s0/frame-grab-out-of-the-inkwell.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglaVonedKWjcVwXofX0Qj1_7vNvO3aMLjnJrOQth_bkv6vqdmcW-FldB7zUw_lgWn2bKxKxEbxOhvmu118CItaSTz81J06gnxfcKVByRnEeAl7n9UUFTzfSpquf4nQthI0wEir1g/s0/frame-grab-out-of-the-inkwell.png"/></a></div><br /><br />The studio that created Ko-ko, The Inkwell Imps and Betty Boop and successfully brought Popeye and Superman from the comics to the silver screen unquestionably are the favorite cartoon producers of this blogmeister and the KFJC Psychotronix Film Festival.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMzcudOHN3Hjstr18coHoGogGqZGTnm-QStjpHxDnV2Cm18hvLfwAEFXVeP03CH4k2DqzJdMFCthRpTU_avm0b0BFl_4E4fM3ShKxgmudy8aZKL4JuyR_n4X8DnJ0-voQ6HZfQzhHZay4uO0s47PJzuq5lOkDAvIN6hvEboslhrJTbdaCt-ZUmQ/s1600/opening-title-adolph-zukor-presents-popeye584.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMzcudOHN3Hjstr18coHoGogGqZGTnm-QStjpHxDnV2Cm18hvLfwAEFXVeP03CH4k2DqzJdMFCthRpTU_avm0b0BFl_4E4fM3ShKxgmudy8aZKL4JuyR_n4X8DnJ0-voQ6HZfQzhHZay4uO0s47PJzuq5lOkDAvIN6hvEboslhrJTbdaCt-ZUmQ/s1600/opening-title-adolph-zukor-presents-popeye584.png"/></a></div><br />We're thrilled to hear that at NYC's MoMA, <a href =“https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleischer_Studios”>Fleischer Studios</a> will at long last get their long overdue due.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWaOQDgjs3cHUJIwPh4u-62Qz8OZvu_iLYZ2mjvq5S9sKWXRZ0N-PIhDtBI-xw-j-_622hNCEHVjSlwIC8WgIzduJ9KYk3-PjhHrCXCT93oi2Pak02EbDO6ozIBU2-gRWUmcpW3qlgYGL7P4AH9WWd7Ys_ji-71NILiE-XXqmC6ijs4b-FroGesA/s1600/koko-betty-boop-bimbo-1932.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1077" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWaOQDgjs3cHUJIwPh4u-62Qz8OZvu_iLYZ2mjvq5S9sKWXRZ0N-PIhDtBI-xw-j-_622hNCEHVjSlwIC8WgIzduJ9KYk3-PjhHrCXCT93oi2Pak02EbDO6ozIBU2-gRWUmcpW3qlgYGL7P4AH9WWd7Ys_ji-71NILiE-XXqmC6ijs4b-FroGesA/s1600/koko-betty-boop-bimbo-1932.png"/></a></div><br /><br />The title of the retrospective, <a href =“https://www.moma.org/calendar/film/5671”>Max Fleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions Of Max Fleischer</a>, is parallel to Ray Pointer's excellent tome covering the filmmaking career, art and technological innovations of <a href ="https://www.lambiek.net/artists/f/fleischer_max.htm">Max Fleischer</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6rkuwUxiMal90qq6HEz3ImHGjyiQiXLWKf5cRd0i88rYV2Ub6Hz_3xuPv9JXnM19XNSw_A9y__VB11H8I1GLCGUudSCCGd_qoPwR1MfOGnq4MbU1PfPu3-o9BJUuiMVeHviM7NEcuDOmK2rLURzALJowIQKsTBFCfwCp0Hz6OO_rpSEXKYQs/s1600/front-cover-the-art-and-inventions-of-max-fleischer-ray-pointer.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6rkuwUxiMal90qq6HEz3ImHGjyiQiXLWKf5cRd0i88rYV2Ub6Hz_3xuPv9JXnM19XNSw_A9y__VB11H8I1GLCGUudSCCGd_qoPwR1MfOGnq4MbU1PfPu3-o9BJUuiMVeHviM7NEcuDOmK2rLURzALJowIQKsTBFCfwCp0Hz6OO_rpSEXKYQs/s1600/front-cover-the-art-and-inventions-of-max-fleischer-ray-pointer.png"/></a></div><br /><br />
Have we at Way Too Damn Lazy To Write A Blog done multiple binge-watches of Kokos, Inkwell Imps and <a href =“https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDfMC_hPvCxHCtnJltNkAkD3FdQ75WCiy”>Talkartoons</a>? Yes.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghocsb1QtVdGdFjqzyZ532EjH_rL_gtuGTKKtjkepmZWYZ-Ea_5vVA8A8wPdCzkrFDQ3dOl32CJnLmb2j0eAxfijMrxOFAFDmVEMYUFJ-mK37jE6KXKONx7OpNkaAcfedE1j6cFe9ZiGYSdt2La3p2TEPjkiFJgE0Y9VH7rwgPtPct1VMIrlxSvA/s1600/any_rags.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghocsb1QtVdGdFjqzyZ532EjH_rL_gtuGTKKtjkepmZWYZ-Ea_5vVA8A8wPdCzkrFDQ3dOl32CJnLmb2j0eAxfijMrxOFAFDmVEMYUFJ-mK37jE6KXKONx7OpNkaAcfedE1j6cFe9ZiGYSdt2La3p2TEPjkiFJgE0Y9VH7rwgPtPct1VMIrlxSvA/s1600/any_rags.jpg"/></a></div><br /><br />The lineup for <a href =“https://www.moma.org/calendar/film/5671”>Max Fleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions Of Max Fleischer</a> is as follows:<br /><br />Thursday, March 7, 7:00 p.m.<br />
Greatest Hits — with Q&A<br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0136320">Ko-Ko’s Earth Control (1928)</a><br />
<a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bimbo%27s_Initiation">Bimbo's Initiation (1931)</a><br />
<a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow-White_(1933_film)">Snow-White (1933)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023947/">Dinah (1933)</a> – Screen Song (restored from UCLA and ASIFA-Hollywood’s preservation neg)<br />
<a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Boop_and_Grampy">Betty Boop And Grampy (1935)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028119/">Popeye The Sailor Meets Sindbad The Sailor (1936)</a>
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Silent Program 1 — with piano accompaniment from Ben Model<br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0011063/">The Clown's Little Brother (1920)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0011018/">Boxing Kangaroo (1920)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015294/">The Runaway (1924)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0014763/">The Cartoon Factory (1924)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0136329/">Ko-Ko’s Kane (1927)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0016835">Fadeaway (1926)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0136302">Ko-Ko Plays Pool (1927)</a><br /><br />
<br />Friday, March 8, 7:00 p.m.<br />
The Pre-Codes<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5b9UPMdX5vJoJS0yAQO7AZoqOThNXu26sO6UA57dnZGcO2o7tRWqDAQglDUkPxcgCaX__fryakd66XWJ5QiZ1TlcYSuan23T9vGwrevC2wqB8r-Nz5ok3FDI6pH-qMUPryVZ__wduquUUC18uplilTq4pYTXVNiRAz6MI0rClf3jzNXDq4uztow/s1600/chess-nuts-1932-thumb-280x204.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="204" data-original-width="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5b9UPMdX5vJoJS0yAQO7AZoqOThNXu26sO6UA57dnZGcO2o7tRWqDAQglDUkPxcgCaX__fryakd66XWJ5QiZ1TlcYSuan23T9vGwrevC2wqB8r-Nz5ok3FDI6pH-qMUPryVZ__wduquUUC18uplilTq4pYTXVNiRAz6MI0rClf3jzNXDq4uztow/s1600/chess-nuts-1932-thumb-280x204.jpeg"/></a></div>
<a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnacle_Bill_(1930_film)">Barnacle Bill (1930)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021584/">Ace Of Spades (1931)</a><br />
<a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minding_the_Baby">Minding The Baby (1931)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021996">In My Merry Oldsmobile (1931)</a><br />
<a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess-Nuts">Chess-Nuts (1932)</a><br />
<a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mask-A-Raid">Mask-A-Raid (1931)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0136301">Ko-Ko Lamps Aladdin (1928)</a><br />
(repeats Monday March 11, 4:30 p.m.)
<br /><br /><br />Saturday, March 9, 1:00 p.m.<br />
Matinee Program 1<br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024947">Can You Take It? (1934)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028819/">Educated Fish (1937)</a><br />
<a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_in_Blunderland">Betty In Blunderland (1934)</a><br />
<a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Boop%27s_Bizzy_Bee">Betty Boop’s Bizzy Bee (1932)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025665">Poor Cinderella (1934)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0136330/">Ko-Ko's Kink (1928)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029956/">Buzzy Boop At The Concert (1938)</a> (courtesy of UCLA and ASIFA-Hollywood)<br /><br />Saturday, March 9, 4:00 p.m.<br />
Spooky! Surreal!<br />
<a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing_You_Sinners!">Swing You Sinners! (1930)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023800">Betty Boop’s Hallowe'en Party (1933)</a><br />
<a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Hot_Mamma">Red Hot Mama (1934)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0136326/">Ko-Ko's Hot Dog (1928)</a><br />
<a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bimbo%27s_Initiation">Bimbo's Initiation (1931)</a><br />
<a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Boop,_M.D.">Betty Boop, M.D. (1932)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027453">The Cobweb Hotel (1936)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030198">Goonland (1938)</a><br />
(repeats Wednesday, March 13, 4:00 p.m.)
<br /><br />Saturday, March 9, 7:00 p.m.<br />
Betty’s Beginnings<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnM1YtJhBX_oPvAPEokFHDXeB0D1smNV-z9KMZFwNzmf_Zorma300EF9rTmVv0RKFsFemx9UZvixwxq9xzs8AVSvb_LnatOfyPawcGS8FZTR2KB1XgqYUvyRWeG57HF8mK7g2zRsmcvwXgeUZzp1ZD2nYLVPwgerFvOOaVDQKjSbrTc8n5izMoAw/s1600/betty-boop-trade-ad-300.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnM1YtJhBX_oPvAPEokFHDXeB0D1smNV-z9KMZFwNzmf_Zorma300EF9rTmVv0RKFsFemx9UZvixwxq9xzs8AVSvb_LnatOfyPawcGS8FZTR2KB1XgqYUvyRWeG57HF8mK7g2zRsmcvwXgeUZzp1ZD2nYLVPwgerFvOOaVDQKjSbrTc8n5izMoAw/s1600/betty-boop-trade-ad-300.jpg"/></a></div>
<a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dizzy_Dishes">Dizzy Dishes (1930)</a><br />
<a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnacle_Bill_(1930_film)">Barnacle Bill (1930)</a><br />
<a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mysterious_Mose">Mysterious Mose (1930)</a><br />
<a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bum_Bandit">The Bum Bandit (1931)</a><br />
<a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silly_Scandals">Silly Scandals (1931)</a><br />
<a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bimbo%27s_Express">Bimbo’s Express (1931)</a><br />
<a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mask-A-Raid">Mask-A-Raid (1931)</a><br />
(repeats Tuesday, March 12, 4:00 p.m.)<br /><br />
<br />Sunday, March 10, 1:00 p.m.<br />
Matinee Program 2<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_f298sq64oZs8ZbK_KX-fdstkVJFXCrY8mir2KiPty9mY_xhvRch5wsNOWuJdExF1BA2UvXdK-FmY9YAoZgiZCv93mWOOQIs_a9yQRtQBWim6LmM0gaD0RB89PodsG2shDHwlg/s1600/somewhere-in-dreamland-main.png" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_f298sq64oZs8ZbK_KX-fdstkVJFXCrY8mir2KiPty9mY_xhvRch5wsNOWuJdExF1BA2UvXdK-FmY9YAoZgiZCv93mWOOQIs_a9yQRtQBWim6LmM0gaD0RB89PodsG2shDHwlg/s1600/somewhere-in-dreamland-main.png" /></a><br /><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028277">Somewhere In Dreamland (1936)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028110">Play Safe (1936)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027448/">A Clean Shaven Man (1936)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031936">Small Fry (1939)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033888">The Mechanical Monsters (1941)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023799">Betty Boop's Crazy Inventions (1933)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024355">Mother Goose Land (1933)</a><br /><br /><br />Sunday, March 10, 1:00 p.m.<br />
Silent Program 2 — with piano accompaniment from Ben Model<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9197mGwY6i7VBmgGZzpchNzoUNpaP5_ykvqG6Q3XiZnVj4G2TUUKsdhVrNZdAhq7j0ppDL7f_dhelnohfg68qHxkBJCAitzWjUxAGsl0A1CwceLVwWpHG0edA3fpOxotNiqmAiQ/s0/opening-title-koko-its-the-cats.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9197mGwY6i7VBmgGZzpchNzoUNpaP5_ykvqG6Q3XiZnVj4G2TUUKsdhVrNZdAhq7j0ppDL7f_dhelnohfg68qHxkBJCAitzWjUxAGsl0A1CwceLVwWpHG0edA3fpOxotNiqmAiQ/s0/opening-title-koko-its-the-cats.png"/></a></div>
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013281/">Jumping Beans (1922)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0014385/">The Puzzle (1923)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0136308">Ko-Ko The Knight (1927)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0136333/">Ko-Ko’s Kozy Korner (1928)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017003">It’s The Cats (1926)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0136293/">Ko-Ko Beats Time (1929)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0136433/">Noise Annoys Ko-Ko (1929)</a><br />
<br /><br />Monday, March 11, 7:30 p.m.<br />
Color Classics<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIoZsjDLXOPCzSkPH2GEynI-QY_T_egiEzTQZLIcoG4HFm8iOCQwXIx6cm71www9SZGpGfe6kAX_VgDa6moEBnpY_zUOi3VJYE9Koh_IrXep3kP6WpeDsqlgHjfk3rFpu81EdrlSK3-l7gcR_pe76Z5Z9Wn3B7scqjOMY4Fto9JwpQ2aZEOXhHjw/s1600/poster-6-max-fleischer-color-classics.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIoZsjDLXOPCzSkPH2GEynI-QY_T_egiEzTQZLIcoG4HFm8iOCQwXIx6cm71www9SZGpGfe6kAX_VgDa6moEBnpY_zUOi3VJYE9Koh_IrXep3kP6WpeDsqlgHjfk3rFpu81EdrlSK3-l7gcR_pe76Z5Z9Wn3B7scqjOMY4Fto9JwpQ2aZEOXhHjw/s1600/poster-6-max-fleischer-color-classics.png"/></a></div><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027453">The Cobweb Hotel (1936)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029415">Popeye The Sailor Meets Ali Baba & The Forty Thieves (1937)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034466/">The Arctic Giant (1942)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025665">Poor Cinderella (1934)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028110">Play Safe (1936)</a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcjLnCN9DUy1TtJTfnmWWjBtyIZaGLwhp_3nnp6rPnujXru-HTFDYPYNe10RZeX4JLrJrE0cnBy5rOnZUvhNEkbP1qMv2LmCz0DwFHvKc5yeMDq9ZJI17H5J9gZFC8e_YeAV06eSGjJVgfuWTSjuCeleHENoqM93Uc-iDhyPQ8TcSS7BemcSjZsQ/s1600/playsafe2.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcjLnCN9DUy1TtJTfnmWWjBtyIZaGLwhp_3nnp6rPnujXru-HTFDYPYNe10RZeX4JLrJrE0cnBy5rOnZUvhNEkbP1qMv2LmCz0DwFHvKc5yeMDq9ZJI17H5J9gZFC8e_YeAV06eSGjJVgfuWTSjuCeleHENoqM93Uc-iDhyPQ8TcSS7BemcSjZsQ/s1600/playsafe2.png"/></a></div><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026569/">The Kids In The Shoe (1935)<br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031936">Small Fry (1939)</a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFiofsBkSIb-xh5Y_M6-5NKYbO1cNSEufKhiXTwtrnaRysMNEOhzBUGKN0wfYCCziwiybuKxgRoxqJTn-ccyTSXOT3NnIr35TNkELHuKk06AV4lgPjU9rS1eWYcx6vqxodL-ZnodqXQWEIfsppk5N2lAfEqPXe6qCJWkUR5yrCHZZ5RZVYkXQByg/s1600/frame-grab-1-small-fry-fleischer-color-classic.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFiofsBkSIb-xh5Y_M6-5NKYbO1cNSEufKhiXTwtrnaRysMNEOhzBUGKN0wfYCCziwiybuKxgRoxqJTn-ccyTSXOT3NnIr35TNkELHuKk06AV4lgPjU9rS1eWYcx6vqxodL-ZnodqXQWEIfsppk5N2lAfEqPXe6qCJWkUR5yrCHZZ5RZVYkXQByg/s1600/frame-grab-1-small-fry-fleischer-color-classic.jpg"/></a></div>
(repeats Thursday, March 14, 4:00 p.m.)
<br /><br /><br />Tuesday, March 12, 7:00 p.m.<br />
New York Stories<br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027045">Stop That Noise (1935)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022631/">Any Rags? (1932)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023803/">Betty Boop’s Penthouse (1933)</a><br />
<a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnie_the_Moocher_(film)">Minnie The Moocher (1932)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0136433/">Noise Annoys Ko-Ko (1929)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025071">A Dream Walking (1934)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017039">Ko-ko At The Circus (1926)</a><br />
(repeats Thursday, March 14, 7:00 p.m.)
<br /><br />
Wednesday, March 13, 7:00 p.m.<br />
The Musicals<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin15GO6l7n5FnM8Cxib1cLnJ77jayREkD4f049wgycBUxY50mzu1DQ_ck1tyiqbBaBZCEzQs-4BCP4icdTBfDQaeQA-vVZUbTvh7cXM6zUqgEx15JMs1UJbhnAFlgkX6R-_iJS4aKFtRiRTWJ2mbphNzHypXbOwcbMuuypYVmfRn6C-nCOBJgZ7A/s1600/opening-credits-popular-melodies-fleixcher-screen-song.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin15GO6l7n5FnM8Cxib1cLnJ77jayREkD4f049wgycBUxY50mzu1DQ_ck1tyiqbBaBZCEzQs-4BCP4icdTBfDQaeQA-vVZUbTvh7cXM6zUqgEx15JMs1UJbhnAFlgkX6R-_iJS4aKFtRiRTWJ2mbphNzHypXbOwcbMuuypYVmfRn6C-nCOBJgZ7A/s1600/opening-credits-popular-melodies-fleixcher-screen-song.png"/></a></div><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024463">Popular Melodies (1933)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027401">Brotherly Love (1936)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024765">When Yuba Plays The Rhumba On The Tuba (1933)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024404/">The Old Man Of The Mountain (1933)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023597/">Time On My Hands (1932)</a><br />
<a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026601">A Language All My Own (1935)</a><br />
<a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honest_Love_and_True">Honest Love And True (1938)</a> (courtesy of Lobster Films)
<br /><br />Max Fleischer's granddaughter Jane Fleischer Reid has been working with historian, author and film restoration expert Thad Komorowoski and the best of the best cartoonologists and restoration experts - on making this tribute a reality.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFIWleS6Yoxm5m6o1-SVu-t1Oo7VEuTDGi6pWvAdqPx7ToGD-hVRiKqKEmVpxKeeo0m-Q73mBNULsDcUzkuWpSBFylgO3g84EGJjoRkn4vN4e27fevadLo6FquqrMGMdnlw9oyotjMcjQyBQmLMzc3h-KRCl0sCkT6ucC8E-i5GUm-Phxadkrq7w/s1600/print-ad-fleischer-color-classics.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="495" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFIWleS6Yoxm5m6o1-SVu-t1Oo7VEuTDGi6pWvAdqPx7ToGD-hVRiKqKEmVpxKeeo0m-Q73mBNULsDcUzkuWpSBFylgO3g84EGJjoRkn4vN4e27fevadLo6FquqrMGMdnlw9oyotjMcjQyBQmLMzc3h-KRCl0sCkT6ucC8E-i5GUm-Phxadkrq7w/s1600/print-ad-fleischer-color-classics.png"/></a></div><br />Thad covered this epic animation retrospective in his February 28 post on Cartoon Research, <a href ="https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/fleischer-cartoons-at-the-museum-of-modern-art/">Fleischer Cartoons at The Museum Of Modern Art</a>. Thad writes:<br /><i>It’s been a wonderful privilege and pleasure to be part of the Fabulous Fleischer Cartoons Restored initiative for the past few years. Spearheaded by Jane Fleischer Reid (Max’s granddaughter) and in cooperation with Paramount and many international archives, this is the little restoration project that could.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyoneMCw62CgAvFuDXJ9DE3odQAvxKIdr1lS4-hZTCZnnmJ13z_v0JHh41Y1J0SY6Aie3xOk_thPNMz7V0C661XtuOeY-1J8uBeniUYDWmy1_KJOpVoNCaFO_KItCBoNeu835/s1600/paramountpictures_1933.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyoneMCw62CgAvFuDXJ9DE3odQAvxKIdr1lS4-hZTCZnnmJ13z_v0JHh41Y1J0SY6Aie3xOk_thPNMz7V0C661XtuOeY-1J8uBeniUYDWmy1_KJOpVoNCaFO_KItCBoNeu835/s1600/paramountpictures_1933.png"></a><br /><br />It’s shown what’s possible with the right people in the right jobs, at the right time in history. Not just me, but Steve Stanchfield and his team at Thunderbean Animation, Fleischer licensee Mauricio Alvarado, Sam Davis, Ciara Waggoner, Devon Baxter, Jack Rizzo, Ray Faiola, Ben Model, Mark Kausler, Bruce Lawton, Paul Mular, Ray Pointer and Brandon Adams have all been pitching in and hard at work bringing these classics back to glory never thought possible.<br /><br /><iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/now_youre_talking_1927" width="582.40" height="436.80" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><br />The ingenious filmmaking of Max, Dave, and Lou Fleischer, Dick Huemer, Doc Crandall, Grim Natwick, Willard Bowsky, Dave Tendlar, Seymour Kneitel, Shamus Culhane, Myron Waldman, and so many others has been neglected for so long, and it’s so befitting their work is being shared and celebrated right where it was created. </i><br /><br />This isn't the first time a Fleischer retrospective has hit New York City, where these cartoons were produced - Tommy Stathes of Cartoons On Film has done several NY animation programs featuring Ko-Ko, The Inkwell Imps, Bimbo and Betty Boop - but the first this writer can think of that is a multi-day extravaganza showcasing 35mm archival prints of these superlative animated cartoons.<br /><br />The disturbingly detail-oriented here at Way Too Damn Lazy To Write A Blog have added hyperlinks to each of the titles that will be shown in MoMA's <a href =“https://www.moma.org/calendar/film/5671”>week-long retrospective</a>. <br /><br />Strongly <i>and</i> emphatically suggest reading <a href ="https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/fleischer-cartoons-at-the-museum-of-modern-art/">Thad's Cartoon Research piece</a> first and then peruse the above lists - giving thanks to the many super-talented artists who brought these outstanding animated cartoons to life - the aforementioned Bowsky, Tendlar, Crandall, Huemer, Natwick, Culhane, Kneitel and Waldman plus Ted Sears, Berny Wolf, Al Eugster, Nick Tafuri, George Germanetti, Orestes Calpini, <a href ="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0878734">Jim Tyer</a>, Rudy Zamora and many more.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFYiubStX9PPsrR3QLLnamxu8oxWGDd7inAjsT49Akh3zGHSCIFmkcawnf78wdIWQv6MwKl1NHGgtYeW2r0qFWLzR8I63o2k342gwF5EoxxGcV9Ijl-pDXXMS5gQxxqD6bklzUdDugapwwTZ356SJoiKXqNMhkk-FtLQXCcF98rVKaqRRwDihgQ/s1600/ko-ko-the-clown.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1164" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFYiubStX9PPsrR3QLLnamxu8oxWGDd7inAjsT49Akh3zGHSCIFmkcawnf78wdIWQv6MwKl1NHGgtYeW2r0qFWLzR8I63o2k342gwF5EoxxGcV9Ijl-pDXXMS5gQxxqD6bklzUdDugapwwTZ356SJoiKXqNMhkk-FtLQXCcF98rVKaqRRwDihgQ/s1600/ko-ko-the-clown.png"/></a></div><br /><br />If you reside close to NYC or travel there for business or to see family, by all means check these shows out. Advance tickets for <a href =“https://www.moma.org/calendar/film/5671”>Max Fleischer Cartoons: The Art & Inventions Of Max Fleischer</a> can be purchased on the <a href =“https://www.moma.org">MoMA</a> website.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyy61DLDrf7Kj_kyYepRYMf1SplsdMXOdNyTGjj2D063clJL-UDIlCJAO-RU3iiGCYKs2F4HBksW22Wd4R2nmkATA-jM4txyv7dI9bT0Fr0prkxNS8Ris2aiDiiTwgBwQ57fx-PVZrN4K1k0xW93h-mH_99e0BuLyct6aKe1kkhunyIr5EGaXeHA/s1600/fleischer-paramount-inkwell-endtitle.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyy61DLDrf7Kj_kyYepRYMf1SplsdMXOdNyTGjj2D063clJL-UDIlCJAO-RU3iiGCYKs2F4HBksW22Wd4R2nmkATA-jM4txyv7dI9bT0Fr0prkxNS8Ris2aiDiiTwgBwQ57fx-PVZrN4K1k0xW93h-mH_99e0BuLyct6aKe1kkhunyIr5EGaXeHA/s1600/fleischer-paramount-inkwell-endtitle.png"/></a></div><br />If you don't and can't be there, buy this Blu-ray.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJfie78TESxqfbDjF9wOFW1D-zjHb2fn3Gy4FvlnRUg2o1alqkW8TjBvmhxSvT_xzJ_ykpdS3v-lzyL75hTQ3jyKCGDA1yUVGtzexpDfcEp_w0YHlrpqljiHFSCYkjo4GPwZICdhJXVEEMRZL4ej43jAkJIELaGPn6pSKvVCfNWN3ojZImoQ/s1600/front-cover-fleischer-rarities-blu-ray.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJfie78TESxqfbDjF9wOFW1D-zjHb2fn3Gy4FvlnRUg2o1alqkW8TjBvmhxSvT_xzJ_ykpdS3v-lzyL75hTQ3jyKCGDA1yUVGtzexpDfcEp_w0YHlrpqljiHFSCYkjo4GPwZICdhJXVEEMRZL4ej43jAkJIELaGPn6pSKvVCfNWN3ojZImoQ/s1600/front-cover-fleischer-rarities-blu-ray.png"/></a></div><br />There are excellent books about the studio that created Koko and Betty Boop, beginning with one by Max Fleischer's son <a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Fleischer">Richard</a>. We are big fans of Richard Fleischer's feature films, <a href =“https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20,000_Leagues_Under_the_Sea_(1954_film)”>20,000 Leagues Under The Sea</a> and <a href =“https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044954”>The Narrow Margin</a> especially, and got a big kick out of this book.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCyxWlPI8rDMH0NsQAU_19ir9SrWAvPemenM9gEHEQi6SRqNZCa7nmZIeTZqh9a6lTQ4vadqNCFylyS7Eb3_4-PymutpL-ZNT3z5wfbrHHhePXZWbwG2zDdyHMI04we-GtcUXhgBB0bX5YTK1nU8fbSE9MDSyb1VzZaVvBtR_oiC3OJvsaolk/s1600/front-cover-out-of-the-inkwell-richard-fleischer.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="908" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCyxWlPI8rDMH0NsQAU_19ir9SrWAvPemenM9gEHEQi6SRqNZCa7nmZIeTZqh9a6lTQ4vadqNCFylyS7Eb3_4-PymutpL-ZNT3z5wfbrHHhePXZWbwG2zDdyHMI04we-GtcUXhgBB0bX5YTK1nU8fbSE9MDSyb1VzZaVvBtR_oiC3OJvsaolk/s1600/front-cover-out-of-the-inkwell-richard-fleischer.png"/></a></div><br /><br />The guy who writes this blog is a Talkartoon lovin' film collector/programmer/DIY curator slipped a few 35mm Fleischer cartoons into his three Pre-Code Follies shows at the <a href ="www.nilesfilmmuseum.org">Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum</a> and spent much of his 4+ decades of schlepping 16mm projectors and reels around to various San Francisco Bay Area venues presenting the highly imaginative work of 1920's and 1930's New York animators.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9LFXJJ56EmSLyux5rRFQs54f6KK-9Jt3v9IILFQDGglTecC0dJqW66-snCB9fw0GJHcIh9F6QpwQ_b4hxT0z1200fkQAIPpVHj4tHq6DrAIt3bVJUnJYf15NHy0C2ol6op4z/s1600/koko-bb-bimbo_cel-Richard_Fleischer.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9LFXJJ56EmSLyux5rRFQs54f6KK-9Jt3v9IILFQDGglTecC0dJqW66-snCB9fw0GJHcIh9F6QpwQ_b4hxT0z1200fkQAIPpVHj4tHq6DrAIt3bVJUnJYf15NHy0C2ol6op4z/s1600/koko-bb-bimbo_cel-Richard_Fleischer.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Until Thursday, this animation aficionado shall spend some quality time with <a href =“https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDfMC_hPvCxEM7AFr-umRLnFrMws7TyUu”>Out Of The Inkwell</a>, starring the one, the only Koko the Clown.</span></b><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Aa9ucylaH9s" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe frameborder="0" width="582.4" height="327.6" src="https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/xx1d71" allowfullscreen allow="autoplay"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe frameborder="0" width="582.4" height="327.6" src="https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/xx1cfq" allowfullscreen allow="autoplay"></iframe>Paul F. Etcheverryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16039423552957022688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35219933.post-46798715096699757772024-03-01T10:52:00.000-08:002024-03-11T16:37:13.307-07:00This Blog Misses Standup Philosopher Richard Lewis<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaXGsN1LZ24Ba9N5F-q2EBgV7IkxGUuD6MqR-mu5CyFThF0UX48WSLzpTTZgIkTfzBN00EsbwUzhq8RqMnDR6fry7adtwfuAfOc7kDSO8dO5wbCubZrQBkNY9xKm2jp4eru0goxGaZdQMh7pPZY_G1XqoOqfmqt-J_rq8LBSzyLSX3M6CWdYLHcA/s1600/richard-lewis1-584x840.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaXGsN1LZ24Ba9N5F-q2EBgV7IkxGUuD6MqR-mu5CyFThF0UX48WSLzpTTZgIkTfzBN00EsbwUzhq8RqMnDR6fry7adtwfuAfOc7kDSO8dO5wbCubZrQBkNY9xKm2jp4eru0goxGaZdQMh7pPZY_G1XqoOqfmqt-J_rq8LBSzyLSX3M6CWdYLHcA/s1600/richard-lewis1-584x840.png"/></a></div><br /><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"><b>March 2024 is not rabbit season or duck season, but, continuing a pattern which was painfully evident throughout 2022, open season on those who, like Bugs, Daffy and Chuck Jones, made us laugh out loud. The latest is the brilliant <a href ="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/28/arts/television/richard-lewis-from-hell.html">Richard Lewis</a>.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3s8kIPmKkCg?si=Z-ruJldivdgyN2Ih" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><a href =“https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0507659”>Richard Lewis</a> was, bar none, the fastest standup philosopher in the East - the fastest in the West was the late great Robin Williams - and an excellent actor to boot.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/X1Ch5WO8aK0?si=hhd3T1K5fLH_tQsW" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Used to love seeing him on Letterman and Carson back in the day!<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cvZvooeI7eQ?si=1df_Y6s0YixzQORG" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hKqCf2ADRyA?si=sYR7wEQno3gT382U" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TLRm6bNAzn8?si=Suzjoo9SfxUezCz5" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/k06VgZJrK1g?si=9g0Ofw1RSZciZ7Mk" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />The late night host I REALLY REALLY wanted to see as the host of The Tonight Show was Craig Ferguson. He didn't get that gig, unfortunately, but did have Richard as a guest on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_g_gX0qQYvQ?si=YD3aPv0nHqkSvjNk" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WIGMpBeQRK0?si=qecK2zqvD0kG7Vgi" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Richard also appeared on Conan O' Brien's late night show, which is also much missed.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tHWKBgJdjcI?si=R6PORJJtZ1R9MgI4" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nyKRfWfz_Zw?si=4-4vWLxsM1UABwwb" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />All the Richard Lewis <a href ="https://www.amazon.com/Richard-Lewis-Concerts-Vintage-Years/dp/B000A59Q0K/ref=pd_sbs_d_sccl_2_1/134-4056731-1980045?pd_rd_w=wqS1y&content-id=amzn1.sym.89676150-e513-422e-84a9-9c8b85f32b61&pf_rd_p=89676150-e513-422e-84a9-9c8b85f32b61&pf_rd_r=10H6M4V26ZBDRWANQ82W&pd_rd_wg=SoS2c&pd_rd_r=9c2face2-86d0-41f9-a006-3a30158a0179&pd_rd_i=B000A59Q0K&psc=1">standup comedy specials</a> are worth seeking out on DVD or Blu-ray.<br /> <br /><div style="position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;"> <iframe style="width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px;overflow:hidden" frameborder="0" type="text/html" src="https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x753dbc" width="100%" height="100%" allowfullscreen title="Dailymotion Video Player" > </iframe> </div><br /> <br />There have been podcasts by several who were friends of Richard Lewis, since his passing on Wednesday, with the most eloquent tribute thus far posted by Keith Olbermann.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gyBSSWpKfV8?si=WcESTJhN6MavirsK" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Paul F. Etcheverryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16039423552957022688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35219933.post-14324065943078222462024-02-24T08:12:00.000-08:002024-02-24T10:48:08.689-08:00Thinking About The World's Fairs<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiIylDyfcVEi_8eA1NiYngU0I03ar65PbgPQq_J537rl9bg2y72_LCCPKbHfGic5TxpX1oBVQYMFMZUSBTHQ295AfGe5yOAc5CqE2cXDVxDaWdd9KfIgRc3V0A_M4Bn0b-F7gr2nMB1nXt5pm8tCuZ5C5o9DmpOpxg41fKb9zXet03wImMgRgT9w/s1600/space-needle-seattle-1962.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="947" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiIylDyfcVEi_8eA1NiYngU0I03ar65PbgPQq_J537rl9bg2y72_LCCPKbHfGic5TxpX1oBVQYMFMZUSBTHQ295AfGe5yOAc5CqE2cXDVxDaWdd9KfIgRc3V0A_M4Bn0b-F7gr2nMB1nXt5pm8tCuZ5C5o9DmpOpxg41fKb9zXet03wImMgRgT9w/s1600/space-needle-seattle-1962.jpeg"/></a></div><br /><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"><b>Thinking of phenomenons no longer seen in 2024, the world’s fair and/or exposition, beginning in 1791 and <a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_world%27s_fairs">extremely popular</a> internationally through the 19th century and first half of the 20th century, is seldom found in 21st century United States of America. The World's Fairs were incredible, massive global events spotlighting new technologies, and the <a href ="https://www.holycowcanvas.com/products/1939-nyc-world-fair-posters">posters</a> promoting them are frequently astonishing.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivzTkFRANfgnWJOB7EnZ2Gv1mLcjBfwuiCwbTzmlalSQzWB1qavu0iYOM8dGI-aoVsHVwueXDktVUWO4ssaa9uArgwXnM2lcNKViJRKdGSyE_vakO3D54d0_qEeDXmzIwCIyH1a19ti6KkiWlvbrDGb6RCziZ_4oW1aIb7-UyHTtb2rbKhcJqug/s1600/poster-new-york-worlds-fair-1939.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivzTkFRANfgnWJOB7EnZ2Gv1mLcjBfwuiCwbTzmlalSQzWB1qavu0iYOM8dGI-aoVsHVwueXDktVUWO4ssaa9uArgwXnM2lcNKViJRKdGSyE_vakO3D54d0_qEeDXmzIwCIyH1a19ti6KkiWlvbrDGb6RCziZ_4oW1aIb7-UyHTtb2rbKhcJqug/s1600/poster-new-york-worlds-fair-1939.png"/></a></div><br /><br />The <a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_world%27s_fairs">list of expos</a>, those chronicles of technological progress, remains quite impressive. While the fledgling United States was embroiled in civil war and reconstruction, epic expos rocked the world from Canada to New Zealand. Grant Wong's article <a href =“https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-rise-and-fall-of-worlds-fairs-180979946/“>The Rise & Fall Of World’s Fairs</a> from the outstanding <a href =“https://www.smithsonianmag.com">Smithsonian Magazine</a> and several favorite animated films piqued my interest in this topic. The pixillated <a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031794/">Pete-Roleum and His Cousins</a> was produced by stop-motion master Charley Bowers and acclaimed feature film director <a href ="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0521334/">Joseph Losey</a> for the Standard Oil exhibit at the 1939 New York World's Fair.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qMVuMO_QFUM?si=byrWiY8MJGd5JO3i" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Then there are two all-time favorite cartoons, one from Fleischer, the other from Charles Mintz Studio. Fleischer Studios made some terrific cartoons as part of its Max Fleischer Color Classics series - and <i>All's Fair At The Fair</i> is one of the very best. This features the Fleischer Studio's keen interest in futurism, robots and gadgetry - and turns put to be a rather charming and sweet cartoon.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zdwpvxuIYSQ?si=sOjNePzJXty8mv-m" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Among this animation buff's three or four favorite Scrappy cartoons, all from that 1931-1933 peak period in the series: The World's Affair (1933). Love the very funny futuristic gags and caricatures!<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uU7N0Dpc9DA?si=lJh3En91Cl_918RR" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />The World's Fair that Mintz Studio animators Dick Huemer, Art Davis and Sid Marcus referred to - and had a great time in the process - was the 1933-1934 in Chicago, that toddlin' town.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dyP9_6Ryvz8?si=3W2MUzhPYWqCo6AW" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />The <a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_of_Progress">A Century of Progress International Exposition</a> was indeed epic. Big thanks and bigger gratitude to the intrepid stock footage archivists at <a href ="https://archive.org/details/PeriscopeFilm">PeriscopeFilm</a> for the following!<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YTqNPjQvOC0?si=TmtrPdO2Xd5Am7rZ" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />The earliest footage this blogger has found is from 1915.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8Di2G8SiffQ?si=kOlidJwP4zlfz699" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Fatty and Mabel at the 1915 San Francisco World's Fair is a very enjoyable film. The two Keystone Comedies stars were at that time Hollywood royality and only equalled or exceeded by Charlie Chaplin. Their playfulness, chemistry, charisma and charm is on display here in this reel.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/P1mchCgIq_Y?si=zY7gVsJAYv8K4mgE" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />While the World's Fairs are mostly a thing of the deep past, there is luckily amazing historic footage from the expos up on YouTube. The Martens family has generously posted home movies from the 1939 New York World's Fair, shot in glorious Kodachrome. Nice work, Gustave Martens!<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bG0YiDPUJ94?si=XCchKIXPnu8Xyjs6" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />We thank those who brought their Brownie movie cameras to these epic events. Here, from beautiful Brussels, again in lovely Kodachrome and glorious 8mm - World's Fair, Expo 58.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TNQ6TsTofwI?si=_TRkMZvyLHZAEH0-" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />From the lifetimes of the "okay, boomer" crew such as this correspondent, the three World's Fairs actually remembered are the 1962 Seattle extravaganza, known for the epic space needle. . .<br />
<br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/k_33Y-sP2so?si=_Tvs_Fz_PUfESdwp" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QK6ldbnuLXE?si=_PMH5N7NuaDEBuPr" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Followed by the 1964-1965 World's Fair in New York.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wc8wez5ylbg?si=D3OTpATJxEpWQIAk" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />The collaboration between urban planner Robert Moses and Walt Disney dominated the NY World's Fair.<br /><br />
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FTRKG_ovjsA?si=YO1seQqzEaTNBbsO" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />An important sub-topic is the infuence of World's Fairs in general on Walt Disney, Disneyland and Disney World. The "it's a big big beautiful tomorrow" exhibit from Disneyland has a strong World's Fair vibe about it.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4J0hXb1Jrbg?si=JyNzVk_b_2kLXWHj" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Loved seeing such Disney TV programs as the following as a youngster. My response: dinosaurs - COOL! Walt was a surprisingly good on-camera host.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NOMHbrGkzUg?si=6nFtd0xwwvSIYPmN" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />
And last but not least, there was EXPO 67 in excellent Montreal, Canada.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DEly-bm5eU0?si=a_38RZyWRz-XLOk8" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/P40N4hnHpsE?si=ZFznfBtjfX3h5-B7" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />As usual, we're a bit tongue-tied for an ending here. Long before the advent of the internet, <a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_world%27s_fairs">expos</a> were few and far between in America, with the 1950's being the last decade of heydey in the United States. Haven't seen one in the U.S. since 1984, the year the Apple computer emerged from Silicon Valley garages. For more, watch the following superb documentaries!<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/U_l6dVP0lFI?si=w9TZsTRJXTXx9znm" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/f6HuBYiQEeM?si=z8iWeTCLjJC-8C3E" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Paul F. Etcheverryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16039423552957022688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35219933.post-66513375039967117502024-02-15T18:10:00.000-08:002024-03-04T13:48:29.673-08:00Born On This Day: Saturday Night Live's Chris Farley<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIBe7PHJqrcSFk8Jp2bvj4Suc1AfY3TilZjsEOVnb9vZqEM0VEhZfoFdZXSOhg5hNbLD4WNegSRczCHbY6OxMV2kCDbOB-nuQtiZWQEDkBOLE2ytmw7T47B-bzNSM2Z6qlGr_o2AiZhq-spf9JI2lNONtcWMOnkxckum_fKWOcWwEvAM8xwV9Pw/s1600/front-cover-best-of-chris-farley-dvd.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="573" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIBe7PHJqrcSFk8Jp2bvj4Suc1AfY3TilZjsEOVnb9vZqEM0VEhZfoFdZXSOhg5hNbLD4WNegSRczCHbY6OxMV2kCDbOB-nuQtiZWQEDkBOLE2ytmw7T47B-bzNSM2Z6qlGr_o2AiZhq-spf9JI2lNONtcWMOnkxckum_fKWOcWwEvAM8xwV9Pw/s1600/front-cover-best-of-chris-farley-dvd.png"/></a></div><br /><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"><b>Powerhouse comedian Chris Farley (February 15, 1964 - December 18, 1997) of Saturday Night Live and Second City Chicago fame has been gone a long time but still makes this writer laugh out loud.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3mWjdpUI4jpxsfPzG6zh0N_XitMnyza4nNmDA-ml-mTsH2GAGQOT56AGrrT4ewF9Cvl8oixfkxrmkRFDL57vbgPfApFcS_q_yKQdwZBFMJBLr9HO0jl29UiFVg5J7Z2m-Z3OjSZJcCg37abnabGuDhAoDhIOz5c9SXLs3mTSEpqCPElsdk7-lg/s1600/Chris-Farley-New-Yorker-584x896.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="896" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3mWjdpUI4jpxsfPzG6zh0N_XitMnyza4nNmDA-ml-mTsH2GAGQOT56AGrrT4ewF9Cvl8oixfkxrmkRFDL57vbgPfApFcS_q_yKQdwZBFMJBLr9HO0jl29UiFVg5J7Z2m-Z3OjSZJcCg37abnabGuDhAoDhIOz5c9SXLs3mTSEpqCPElsdk7-lg/s1600/Chris-Farley-New-Yorker-584x896.jpeg"/></a></div><br /><br />Especially noteworthy: the Schiller Visions decaf coffee crystals sketch. . . No decaf for Chris!<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VdQKVDUBu2g?si=XJd2srQle83nyIr6" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />With apologies to Tony Robbins, Matt Foley is by far my favorite motivational speaker!<br /><br /> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv2VIEY9-A8?si=1Tf6N_wtICLHvDL0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />A key assist on the following sketch, featuring Chris' proudly and defiantly unkempt "Bennett Brauer" character, goes to fellow comic and stalwart SNL cast member Kevin Nealon.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AdkkTV3pIa0?si=oAIIS9_pbh5xEIQG" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Particularly enjoyed the sketches in which Chris co-starred with Phil Hartman, arguably one of the greatest comic character actors ever in the Saturday Night Live cast.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PVepAXy7dpQ?si=n1u4O4oRSer6U8sD" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />The larger-than-life comedian's appearances on late night talk shows, especially those of David Letterman and Conan O'Brien, are frequently memorable.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/G3SCtmpYMVE?si=7UQYUDIpZhhAN9by" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_EFlukG1r8A?si=XT3VLPnmZz5CjncP" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gFNz6dMJX9Q?si=LJqS01Akql00pduf" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BtXod8s45SI?si=EEETK1sBkd3188wt" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Of his movies, Tommy Boy would be the one in which Chris transitions from pure Roscoe Arbuckle style slapstick to character actor in the same film. In addition to Farley's signature physical comedy, there is a vulnerability and likability.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9btKFrFhq28?si=vmObrZ_KD8gOwX5C" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />He works quite well, especially in Tommy Boy, with SNL co-star and friend David Spade.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vb3_zRVHMZA?si=El52izMvNUdvPA4R" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Adam Sandler paid tribute to his friend with this song.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/25IOsvWPQGQ?si=IvIQugyQ42QpXrXf" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /> Had Chris survived "comedians' disease" - which has been seen from silent movie comedians Lloyd Hamilton, Jimmie Adams, Charley Chase and bis brother, director/comic <a href =“https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0663613”>James Parrott</a> to hard-partying standup comics too numerous to recount to Saturday Night Live's John Belushi - a second career excelling in character parts, a la John Candy, may well have been on the horizon.Paul F. Etcheverryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16039423552957022688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35219933.post-21252137110513968692024-02-10T14:03:00.000-08:002024-02-10T18:14:26.532-08:00It's Gene Vincent Weekend at Way Too Damn Lazy To Write A Blog<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfezssgUH26lwBrIoBfQtTzITCT_2S8M8yU58iQqDRtSgoIQ6_9G26Dse5W09-ZeevvOpkgBHM1fX2ucn3Wz8unf2mOZk7CDW8p2TdZfk1g2u-ju2q4CGl16aDT1-bqxUpnOwu9CdUFBHL1xPTCQRigMfEut90FrLZDKJ53EO2jfIzsKeLJuZD_Q/s1600/gene-vincent-capitol-recording-star-1957.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfezssgUH26lwBrIoBfQtTzITCT_2S8M8yU58iQqDRtSgoIQ6_9G26Dse5W09-ZeevvOpkgBHM1fX2ucn3Wz8unf2mOZk7CDW8p2TdZfk1g2u-ju2q4CGl16aDT1-bqxUpnOwu9CdUFBHL1xPTCQRigMfEut90FrLZDKJ53EO2jfIzsKeLJuZD_Q/s1600/gene-vincent-capitol-recording-star-1957.png"/></a></div><br /><br /><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"><b>Today's post (the second music-themed one of 2024) shall delve into classic 1950's style rock n' roll and rockabilly. One of the very best early rockers was <a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Vincent">Gene Vincent</a> (February 11, 1935 - October 12, 1971).<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8mkeNlJhEeI?si=D9fvvjrmFDBYZcAr" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />My personal favorite Gene Vincent clip is that of he and his excellent band performing in Brussels in 1963. TRUST ME, to get the opportunity to rock out like this, literally lying down on the stage while soloing at high intensity on those Fender axes, is every guitarist's dream come true.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Jpzs-N2LWrU?si=dMCYUPXBrJCz4QRY" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />More importantly, the preceding clip also illustrates that, due to severe injuries he suffered in motorcycle and automobile accidents, Gene pushed through difficulties and an extraordinary amount of physical pain <i>all the time</i>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Qgrv6HmSD4DtVz-ifnoxuk2WBsjXV-s6DCKl4wBggkvsQ_I55torP3OWGxYds3iVsAWkCyJ5ic3xc-tujxIwCgosfjMCl7sgJHC8akZB8Duu8-vi4lsOyj7n_1RMszW0hf01ntCbqQ1FWAFjjgf6faeBM48o9b_bIbnTHO5boPrz7YQpFiBJgA/s1600/gene_vincent_plays_gretsch.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Qgrv6HmSD4DtVz-ifnoxuk2WBsjXV-s6DCKl4wBggkvsQ_I55torP3OWGxYds3iVsAWkCyJ5ic3xc-tujxIwCgosfjMCl7sgJHC8akZB8Duu8-vi4lsOyj7n_1RMszW0hf01ntCbqQ1FWAFjjgf6faeBM48o9b_bIbnTHO5boPrz7YQpFiBJgA/s1600/gene_vincent_plays_gretsch.jpeg"/></a></div><br /><br />
Paul McCartney, who crossed paths with him often during the Beatles' early days, remembers Gene.<br /><br /> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hKeM8WUZ72s?si=qrV9H6Lx4qAUlkWu" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NRFlzarYu4E?si=yDdALQgyhCoD5z-0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Gene's band The Blue Caps were among the great early rock groups and featured guitarist Cliff Gallop.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eQzGkF5hUMw?si=2ZPfCXurQ5XSanJv" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Gene and The Blue Caps followed Elvis Presley in appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ezpRXPn_UxU?si=Jkx8iLAsH1yUnGDi" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />The Stray Cats paid tribute to Gene and Eddie "Summertime Blues" Cochran with the following excellent tune, GENE & EDDIE.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CrDNVjSBGno?si=3mTxhk-OcpCLZLr4" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Not surprisingly, the Stray Cats' rendition of Gene's biggest hit, Be Bop A Lula, is not too shabby!<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_8sQCbvjcOo?si=flATkMQqs2uEjSBU" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />The tune that Gene and Eddie did together, WHITE LIGHTNING, remains one of the blazing early rock classics.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/f2mANpwuuBs?si=Cs2bbXOSULoK68em" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Gene and Eddie often performed together.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-NGU5juCq_w?si=qh4su6wcfSeJML_G" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Now let's hear the original, which appeared in Frank Tashlin's brilliant, prescient and often satiric 1956 movie The Girl Can't Help It.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FN3VLv3ZSF0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />John Waters, an enthusiastic fan of The Girl Can't Help It, agrees and clearly enjoys both the rock n' roll and the gnarly quality of Gene and he Blue Caps. <br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-n3vyvEPgOw?si=uSMtir0Spos75rML" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Turns out both Gene and Eddie were in The Girl Can't Help It. Eddie's performance of 20 Flight Rock inspired rockers in movie theaters around the world.<br /><br /> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/f8Vfin7mqdw?si=t0HAE84Oo_1bM9rQ" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Fortunately, some good documentaries were produced covering the life and career of Gene Vincent.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/c21H9RwFonY?si=NBst4PxBDT1cCIe4" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />
The last Gene Vincent performance I have seen is his set from the 1969 Isle of Wight festival. While early rock n'roll and rockability had long since given way in popularity by then to psychedelia and prog rock, who cares - Gene still sounds great.
<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pLOY8lboZaI?si=BG3XPRUeDLc74zEt" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />This Isle of Wight performance is also seen in the following documentary, Gene Vincent: The Rock N' Roll Singer.<br /><br /> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B4gp6X-f6Cg?si=pdbbhbG757urnBd7" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br />
<br /><br />Rockabilly fans, go for that double dose of Stray Cats, Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran, Carl Perkins, Sun Records era Elvis and early Beatles with gusto. Football fans, enjoy the 58th Super Bowl.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sCw9q-UB9N0?si=QSv6Oc8nfaRl8w6F" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Pleased to see that my hometown team, the San Francisco 49ers, shall be in the game. I'm hoping for an exciting, high scoring and touchdown-filled contest that goes into overtime! Many outstanding players - tight ends George Kittle and Travis Kelce, running back Christian McCaffrey, wide receivers Rashee Rice, Deebo Samuels and Brandon Aiyuk and, last but not least, top-notch quarterbacks Patrick "MVP" Mahomes and the unassuming but remarkably effective Brock "underestimate me at your peril" Purdy - will rock the gridiron in Vegas.
Paul F. Etcheverryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16039423552957022688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35219933.post-28845714999677703462024-02-04T07:59:00.000-08:002024-02-04T13:41:18.861-08:00Remembering Ace Voice Artist Janet Waldo<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2GmjRrZvTSZKy9uFL5meGlFJlQHvklMRlANP-dZXaxHPNFyT2CMqyOgdJZKfUAXooPJv562MfjTP0TDYWs7nvRqq-8CjbPt-u00E-g0vcAZe58EcmfEYVi2S5MJMOH3lUe2LFJopOgnHfwgmqMjDBlqNp_iZt8FCFXQQEzuUp-xQR4oQXnWx5g/s1600/janet-waldo-and-characters1.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2GmjRrZvTSZKy9uFL5meGlFJlQHvklMRlANP-dZXaxHPNFyT2CMqyOgdJZKfUAXooPJv562MfjTP0TDYWs7nvRqq-8CjbPt-u00E-g0vcAZe58EcmfEYVi2S5MJMOH3lUe2LFJopOgnHfwgmqMjDBlqNp_iZt8FCFXQQEzuUp-xQR4oQXnWx5g/s1600/janet-waldo-and-characters1.jpeg"/></a></div><br /><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"><b>Today we respectfully tip the Max Linder top hat to one of the all-time greats from the cartoon voice world, the super-talented character actress <a href ="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0907228/">Janet Waldo</a> (a.k.a. Janet Waldo Lee), born on this day in 1919.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0NDxiDuYXMU?si=WKaZ0N8QV2GbSvDz" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />The cornucopia of clips presented here barely scratch the surface regarding her 5+ decade career in radio, television and as, along with June Foray and Martha Wentworth, one of the top female voice artists in animated cartoons.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TroGZUq26uM?si=5sZaqx8L93bCz4L3" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qi5UufXc_hc?si=A5Q3T8oAgc_iaX8Z" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />While diehard animation fans know all about Janet Waldo's many roles in cartoons, especially those of Hanna-Barbera Productions, what is less known is that she also had a prolific career as an on-camera character actress in television and guest starred, as she had on radio, in numerous programs.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-IqMyhr-_mQ?si=3Ysz1bLl3s1ckq5q" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Lucille Ball was definitely a <a href =“https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0907228”>Janet Waldo</a> fan and cast her in both I Love Lucy and The Lucy Show.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gr2LIev65bU?si=0dW704sMWifSSXPS" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g_uj2rTiTIM?si=ySWJd0MAKVjHTgCw" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qtSM9ezqB2s?si=nvmsVdjYHOXqEZhX" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Fortunately, Janet lived to be 97 and did lots of interviews over the decades.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EItX_X1z6v0?si=Dukl3eE2EhV1NtMR" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pcUcTA3NXCw?si=1cfgU83rspnKLIAn" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YI0l4mFkWxM?si=vwXkcRYv7bzRNoT6" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DXMvhF-NSI8?si=xPDymTdG0CT83vWU" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/A1nRBH2qBCE?si=driTcHRmofeWDoT8" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/m31YgwyAHaA?si=mstjaaudI7_G9VCt" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />In closing, to get an idea of how diverse Janet Waldo's acting career was, by all means check out the history she left to the <a href ="https://library.osu.edu/finding-aids/ead/TRI/SPEC.TRI.0030.xml">Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections</a>.Paul F. Etcheverryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16039423552957022688noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35219933.post-65320745395608373662024-01-27T07:40:00.000-08:002024-03-11T16:15:37.621-07:00Stop-Motion Saturday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4sjruVi_GFJI8JlnNPJi9irkb5AvY9NBeVxkx2psgTTV-f66NXa5wzfDN5-6Ox1kV3wpZJyMfT-Mw2-wseuJaf-Kjf8wa3xTKslKT_QEiXDi0da10sIgz3MOUbwqvqRPBOeBV/s1600/starewicz_dvd.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4sjruVi_GFJI8JlnNPJi9irkb5AvY9NBeVxkx2psgTTV-f66NXa5wzfDN5-6Ox1kV3wpZJyMfT-Mw2-wseuJaf-Kjf8wa3xTKslKT_QEiXDi0da10sIgz3MOUbwqvqRPBOeBV/s1600/starewicz_dvd.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"><b>Today, the spotlight's on "pixillated" content, since last weekend's post plugged Cartoon Carnival, which is presenting a stop-motion show, <a href ="https://www.roxycinemanewyork.com/screenings/peculiar-puppets-vol-iv/">Peculiar Puppets vol. IV</a> at NYC's <a href ="https://www.roxycinemanewyork.com">Roxy Cinema</a> tomorrow afternoon at 3:00 p.m. EST.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfR8AWXplJiMfkKVnh5Ddmk4JQAPjBA_o79yli78cS2lraalDyFeOn5Hznmh-yz8fSrGDbEb5jr4jaO4O2Iq8xwp6gUVFOuPBWJzO1D7YmBdSXjrHKsLcFwPUxVB2_ZWBNzowdwTEoZOesiAo4w5tvLsEBtlSVWLBWEdqoQqOfl9dggG6HT6a6pQ/s1600/king-kong1-willis-o-brien-1933.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="517" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfR8AWXplJiMfkKVnh5Ddmk4JQAPjBA_o79yli78cS2lraalDyFeOn5Hznmh-yz8fSrGDbEb5jr4jaO4O2Iq8xwp6gUVFOuPBWJzO1D7YmBdSXjrHKsLcFwPUxVB2_ZWBNzowdwTEoZOesiAo4w5tvLsEBtlSVWLBWEdqoQqOfl9dggG6HT6a6pQ/s1600/king-kong1-willis-o-brien-1933.png"/></a></div><br />Kicking a very animated <i>Stop-Motion Saturday</i> off: a documentary about the incredible <a href ="https://oaklandlibrary.org/blogs/post/willis-obrien-oaklands-own-animation-pioneer/">Willis O' Brien</a> (1886-1962), the prehistoric world-creating genius behind The Lost World, King Kong and Mighty Joe Young - and the animation genius who inspired Bob Clampett to make cartoons.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6TBNfe2XOBI?si=-hnjCIw3zpMt02x_" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Follow that by delving deeply into a <a href ="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrb11FfceBvKmqGvAkay0HfTE_CRLU8cg">Willis O' Brien playlist</a> and then watching this piece on the great artist <a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willis_H._O%27Brien">O'Brien</a> mentored, Ray Harryhausen.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/U9kmjW73-v4?si=km5BHxGudfnLVjQS" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Can never see too many interviews with <a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Harryhausen">Ray Harryhausen</a>.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/z2M2e3wrpKA?si=FdaBrOUPyneoe8nD" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />LOVED seeing The 7th Voyage of Sinbad and Jason & The Argonauts on the big screen!<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hjIYZFwO3ow?si=E0jBdmZmEaeaJr2P" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />The new Blu-ray set of Harryhausen classics is a keeper.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjolJbyOyzhbkiEoO66IWVUVzoMf-d1cAVidEIPLLeIm8AEz1CBQ622UIJ7h9ZxDEGUGvKmimqCc6ssYty3aa8EiQb3y46m5I7voszbotpOPi_9-D6rdorl1dB0BoIGRTmnW4wsAf00NErfbQBsBOY0YTloxp7VnGkvKrxaBeaEp0m9MZ1z_Fjw/s1600/blu-ray_ray-harryhausen-collection.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="737" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjolJbyOyzhbkiEoO66IWVUVzoMf-d1cAVidEIPLLeIm8AEz1CBQ622UIJ7h9ZxDEGUGvKmimqCc6ssYty3aa8EiQb3y46m5I7voszbotpOPi_9-D6rdorl1dB0BoIGRTmnW4wsAf00NErfbQBsBOY0YTloxp7VnGkvKrxaBeaEp0m9MZ1z_Fjw/s1600/blu-ray_ray-harryhausen-collection.png"/></a></div><br /><br />
Like director and dyed-in-the-wool animation buff <a href ="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhOOoqzB8jA">Joe Dante</a>, we're big fans of George Pal.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uOs2RcYysjU?si=Fdd6POIpVdC4Xkmz" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />The stop-motion fans at Way Too Damn Lazy To Write A Blog are especially fond of the <a href ="https://puppetoon.net/">George Pal Puppetoons</a>.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0I8p0CYWIxo?si=K8i9GV4Rnz0VQi5B" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3pbEgoyzKVA" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Love the 1930's Puppetoons produced in Holland (often as advertising films promoting Philips high fidelity audio products), followed by the series made in America for Paramount Pictures in the 1940's.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/moJf1BvbrtE?si=EFDBu4e2n4UZvZKE" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />The George Pal Puppetoons have been restored, thankfully.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFDZ27w33tDS-otdwoyP2FXBFW6DJK36RHm8w8qAFGrIsahVyYveCX7zTN1zNK2k9x8iArrIhmjYUcaCAD_8U9sEBw4VlX2_tjQ65P487A8Dv9ZK3PTeWWVAwVRlyx0YCX8yv/s1600/georgepalpuppetoon_main.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFDZ27w33tDS-otdwoyP2FXBFW6DJK36RHm8w8qAFGrIsahVyYveCX7zTN1zNK2k9x8iArrIhmjYUcaCAD_8U9sEBw4VlX2_tjQ65P487A8Dv9ZK3PTeWWVAwVRlyx0YCX8yv/s1600/georgepalpuppetoon_main.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The <a href ="https://puppetoon.net/">Puppetoon</a> Blu-rays get our highest recommendation.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YCwypmpWmSk?si=ZJzRh7VfUYxDsGk7" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Of the restored <a href ="https://puppetoon.net/">Puppetoons</a>, especially like volume #3.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xPTT7brvL3U?si=aJBOUl3lZIrGia2d" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />There's very cool stop-motion animation on YouTube.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IpO1sUcSW3A?si=amZSkc2ii5nOATuI" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />In particular, the <a href ="https://dutch-vintage-animation.org/en">Dutch Vintage Animation</a> YouTube channel is quite a treasure trove, including a bunch of classic films by the brilliant Joop Geesink.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/99mebkwLFb4?si=D0kVaUjwhT04cora" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cKYIwcCFG9c?si=FWVsuP29NVt0qPKc" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/c7gZO5gVOuo?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_usT__6dxm0" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JS5Etfs3_MM" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/U_mApyIduSA" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GkrVJfg_vR4" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rmQl_6e9rJc?si=IJ-D0Vs6LRAMiNnl" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g7rTVJ9EZhc?si=qLHxq_8e_tNXoiXy" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />How can one follow such blazing stop-motion genius? By watching more blazing stop-motion genius by delving deeply into the incredible work of entymologist turned filmmaker Wladislaw Starewicz (1882-1965).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzMtgMybLO38JZ5IxHahLN6GwglI7v2N2qd0PnZmYUK7-px5x8q4gxr_Wx9LNv6DINRguunAuxFZKEST4xGbou9T-eIVHV9xvaC4i32XPW6tVHrBK5VXorseVZtMU7BwgquE4lAIqXFP8p5i2CnjmN16GvikqsSXCRAWDGeJNDNhqC0WyrqGSYw/s1600/wladislaw-starewicz-1.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="405" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzMtgMybLO38JZ5IxHahLN6GwglI7v2N2qd0PnZmYUK7-px5x8q4gxr_Wx9LNv6DINRguunAuxFZKEST4xGbou9T-eIVHV9xvaC4i32XPW6tVHrBK5VXorseVZtMU7BwgquE4lAIqXFP8p5i2CnjmN16GvikqsSXCRAWDGeJNDNhqC0WyrqGSYw/s1600/wladislaw-starewicz-1.png"/></a></div><br />Hope to see such outstanding Wladislaw Starewicz films as The Magical Clock released on Blu-ray in the United States.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72Rp1dG5E-3dyppv3JRUgyC_7YXmj58QguBDl1QTXRvb1UJZDeyBo8JH6e-jYfCqreDhiTMv6_pTzMoJDhxc081QV37N49mJjdvog3lTBN_PyJx7eJTTaNm6HuhP_VG3FWOvr/s1600/the_magical_clock.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72Rp1dG5E-3dyppv3JRUgyC_7YXmj58QguBDl1QTXRvb1UJZDeyBo8JH6e-jYfCqreDhiTMv6_pTzMoJDhxc081QV37N49mJjdvog3lTBN_PyJx7eJTTaNm6HuhP_VG3FWOvr/s1600/the_magical_clock.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The Starewicz family and Doriane Films have made a few of these terrific films available in Europe.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gcznvlBTQFk?si=aFzH_PC1MNRM9iDS" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Could the great-grandchildren of Wladislaw and grandchildren of Irina Vladislavovna Starewicz please, <i>pretty please</i>, travel to the U.S. and remind us dumb American classic movie buffs of the stop-motion animator's greatness and present a retrospective on <a href ="www.tcm.com">Turner Classic Movies</a> while you're at it?<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/80CKTOjjZFQ?si=pfRsb4CfyJQmDME0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Wladislaw a.k.a. Ladislaw Starewicz, Ladislas Starevitch, Ladislaw Starevitch and Ladislaw Starewitch created astonishing cinematic works, first in Russia, then for decades in Paris.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7Fay-TsMX78" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Wladislaw and Irina Vladislavovna Starewicz produced exceptional stop-motion films from 1912 through the end of the 1950's.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RkClkIxZLdI?si=t0h-9EnpRgXp6nFb" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />When someone innocently asks this blogger, Paul F. Etcheverry (A.K.A. Psychotronic Paul), "what's your favorite film?" one response that always gets the conversational ball rolling is, "that love triangle tale in which all the characters are dead insects - LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT!"<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/__5B3PGoBoI?si=UsrhTblvgey8z9Jw" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />We dig the 1922 Wladislaw and Irina Vladislavovna Starewicz gem FROGLAND the most!<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3AJ2YuyxpMY?si=xZD6-1LvJmRTPAG_" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />The Starewicz masterpiece The Mascot packs more startling and surreal imagery into its 33 minute length than can be found in 140+ minute feature films.<br /><br /><iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/The_Mascot_Complete" width="582.40" height="436.80" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />How do we finish a stop-motion Saturday? With the ridiculously talented filmmaker, animator, director, special effects innovator and movie comedian Charley Bowers.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-Of_IkR2u9w?si=znPTCKKdfoUQB9Qv" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rS_K5WOjgCY?si=qV9-Icc2ry9zh_a0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Known to the French (very enthusiastic fans of his films) as "Bricolo," Mr. Bowers began his cinematic career in the teens as producer for the Barré-Bowers Studio (<a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutt_and_Jeff_animated_filmography">Mutt & Jeff</a> cartoons), a decade before he starred in the <i>Bowers Novelty Comedies</i>, a series that blended stop-motion animation with live-action slapstick.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxT3XMVqyXIIMQkMtnPxl5Bq54owXRJD485k9mADkt9HWX_kZ5W0nug3B1Ot8bu5tS9ZLKhl74Z47g2KIlH_nj_7nlFXD7fH1eUwFSJg9cnU5wUuIz93atqITJ9UQKW-_q_zGi1Q/s1600/poster-charley-bowers-many-a-slip.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxT3XMVqyXIIMQkMtnPxl5Bq54owXRJD485k9mADkt9HWX_kZ5W0nug3B1Ot8bu5tS9ZLKhl74Z47g2KIlH_nj_7nlFXD7fH1eUwFSJg9cnU5wUuIz93atqITJ9UQKW-_q_zGi1Q/s1600/poster-charley-bowers-many-a-slip.jpg" data-original-width="487" data-original-height="785" /></a><br /><br />Charley Bowers remains our favorite eccentric inventor in the history of motion pictures! Within that eccentric inventor persona, Bowers merges Buster Keaton's understated style with elements of the equally unconventional and imaginative silent movie comedian Harry Langdon.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/d9WwKxTr4T4?si=_qaqRVNewCJr-aIv" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pBRxcED3Sc8" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YKV___W6Rf0?controls=0" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KmL-GvsbrTU" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gQaOxrp5Obs?si=q-vjpyBa8SxWqEvm" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jCnNQb2pBC8?si=TzghdMueSQioks8w" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cUfdK-P7EZ0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />After Bowers' starring 2-reeler series for FBO and <a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_Pictures">Educational Pictures</a> (a.k.a. "The Spice Of The Program") ended in 1928, he did make a successful transition into talkies and continued producing highly original (and way-out) stop-motion animation showcases.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bAPRRgpsdr0?si=ZDs1I5Db_-aZR_3s" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9z-0SAOcFEI" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8uJqq1AdEww?si=B_DXb_83CZuBpPCl" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>
<br /><br />The last stop-motion films by Charley Bowers and frequent collaborator Harold Muller were produced in the late 1930's and early 1940's.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1J_jjVXfE7Y" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />One, <a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033263">Wild Oysters</a>, appeared as part of the otherwise undistinguished <i>Animated Antics</i> series released by Paramount Pictures in 1940-1941. Am hard pressed to think of another cartoon that features crustaceans not only as main characters, but as bad guys!<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fLLqgxyiI6Y" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />For more on Charley Bowers, read the following pieces by two of the <i>best of the best</i> film historians and authors: filmmaker John Canemaker's <a href ="http://animatedeye.johncanemaker.com/blog/charley-bowers-a-genuine-animated-character">superb tribute</a> (posted on his <a href ="http://animatedeye.johncanemaker.com/blog/">blog</a>) and Imogen Smith's <a href ="http://brightlightsfilm.com/68/68charleybowers.php#.UszPRWRDsU8">outstanding article</a> in <a href ="http://brightlightsfilm.com">Bright Lights Film Journal</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4jhDjDQ6LcrlahZ-4rDkV8F_-MydVOm25AzO1N9htAeWN8XrNfwrCXByNS8qxKvFsp5_X3G0x8VKvBxsmgl9LPnXiYeGTjD-FICK3_g92DA6IVpVnZjFU_QHSriHs1uKdPPRZxsDHWN05MP8PcR14TSHK1yi4AUrWCEwpuggp2Vzaq-GjqMHDYw/s1600/charley-bowers-1.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="191" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4jhDjDQ6LcrlahZ-4rDkV8F_-MydVOm25AzO1N9htAeWN8XrNfwrCXByNS8qxKvFsp5_X3G0x8VKvBxsmgl9LPnXiYeGTjD-FICK3_g92DA6IVpVnZjFU_QHSriHs1uKdPPRZxsDHWN05MP8PcR14TSHK1yi4AUrWCEwpuggp2Vzaq-GjqMHDYw/s1600/charley-bowers-1.png"/></a></div><br />It's likely that the usual suspects at Way Too Damn Lazy To Write A Blog are finished - at least for the moment - overworking all the superlatives available in the English language when discussing such filmmaking innovators as Willis O'Brien, Ray Harryhausen, George Pal, Joop Geesink, Wladislaw & Irina Vladislavovna Starewicz and Charley Bowers. <br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/C0pdwVW5p-I?si=ED0eV4_L2zXiJYZU" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Now we'll watch that Charley Bowers Blu-Ray. . .</span></b><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik9NK3FPYq3vETLh06cCLitxHISguI7lQUy0aLW4JtBRuqE3-DwDDHpmsHVRB0u2eBFgiR-_GdiH3AyE3m5G48ZaF51RnKZGLiIUXHuTLZflYP24fIceD8oQq7OyxKhsdfs0YP/s1600/bowers_thereitis1-sh.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik9NK3FPYq3vETLh06cCLitxHISguI7lQUy0aLW4JtBRuqE3-DwDDHpmsHVRB0u2eBFgiR-_GdiH3AyE3m5G48ZaF51RnKZGLiIUXHuTLZflYP24fIceD8oQq7OyxKhsdfs0YP/s400/bowers_thereitis1-sh.jpg"></a>Paul F. Etcheverryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16039423552957022688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35219933.post-47492140905560807172024-01-20T07:12:00.000-08:002024-01-23T05:22:53.247-08:00Tomorrow: Brooklyn Cartoon Carnival and Squirrel Appreciation Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVoqxVRRL2fHqy3wUeVVMaXyRyi-KZ5L6eTq2gOp1iI5H8QTrf-CHHtyp4hJs83Ke5zQD0l3vhpczPPcbkXSgPg5mJ5XPIVt9iS4k6W_fZ4gjySQyIHmZCsvwT4C6_ByFIH9TIbVXhhkSncrYnb0EH0w-vkZNJEqtVEyC_qBQ3pSVwDVsi2v4B4g/s1600/tommy-stathes-cartoon-carnival-tom-and-jerry.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="308" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVoqxVRRL2fHqy3wUeVVMaXyRyi-KZ5L6eTq2gOp1iI5H8QTrf-CHHtyp4hJs83Ke5zQD0l3vhpczPPcbkXSgPg5mJ5XPIVt9iS4k6W_fZ4gjySQyIHmZCsvwT4C6_ByFIH9TIbVXhhkSncrYnb0EH0w-vkZNJEqtVEyC_qBQ3pSVwDVsi2v4B4g/s1600/tommy-stathes-cartoon-carnival-tom-and-jerry.png"/></a></div><br /><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"><b>On Sunday at 5:00 p.m. in beautiful <a href ="https://www.rubulad.net/">Bushwick</a>, weather willing, there will be a new installment in the Cartoon Carnival series, presented by Tommy José Stathes (the guy behind the projector here).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOlNMUbUc6W4fJ5-aGBoNiTmO5r8HfpbQHTiuOj4vEOcDGnOa2zPH2C_0C1GguD7mLbjt_eF5z_wR51ARdoXNWmJXLOZOc3pp2lo4h7nh-PmvHJdi80hpP5nzVpTiB8-lNxD-74xuEo5j4f5y0tIQ33TQEMQCqhEtUCT9ZSFV-6IVxVqdwo2HOew/s1600/Tommy-Jose-at-projector-600.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOlNMUbUc6W4fJ5-aGBoNiTmO5r8HfpbQHTiuOj4vEOcDGnOa2zPH2C_0C1GguD7mLbjt_eF5z_wR51ARdoXNWmJXLOZOc3pp2lo4h7nh-PmvHJdi80hpP5nzVpTiB8-lNxD-74xuEo5j4f5y0tIQ33TQEMQCqhEtUCT9ZSFV-6IVxVqdwo2HOew/s1600/Tommy-Jose-at-projector-600.jpg"/></a></div><br />Sunday's extravaganza, <a href ="https://withfriends.co/event/17348453/16mm_cartoon_carnival_110_public_domain">16mm Cartoon Carnival #110: Public Domain</a> will be an extra long show, featuring more than two hours of film material.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ht_GOFovgwc?si=EcH6_nHVb557uUAc" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />The Cartoon Carnival is returning to Bugs Bunny's stomping grounds, <a href ="https://www.rubulad.net/">Brooklyn</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBwNlrJt2-LOv8nne29qDMRDZ2EC5Y8Gqt8AP4oGFtRtEHL4xypDL7o_GmurxQncA-xKhoMZwI7IPpuPlehclod-M6ox8PQP32NKHPeM75yeqgIONHWz1Z7cXvEJ3ypJuoVBs3Kg/s1600/keep-calm-and-watch-cartoons_bugs-bunny.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBwNlrJt2-LOv8nne29qDMRDZ2EC5Y8Gqt8AP4oGFtRtEHL4xypDL7o_GmurxQncA-xKhoMZwI7IPpuPlehclod-M6ox8PQP32NKHPeM75yeqgIONHWz1Z7cXvEJ3ypJuoVBs3Kg/s1600/keep-calm-and-watch-cartoons_bugs-bunny.jpg" data-original-width="488" data-original-height="490" /></a> <br /><br />Tommy's press release elaborates: <i>For this special return installment, the theme centers around something prevalent in the news, lately: the public domain, copyrights inevitably lapsing, and the liberation of Walt's early 'Steamboat Willie' version of Mickey!<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCMzW1aOo1m8F917RHLWFm0H2V_U83nqBohhNqTd_DZF7C3mJZmOs-yM_djVHnfLEr-FVJMaamJnYOdF7mzgj7CCmSZgCGXZEqNKuG5Car74EKYxfp4NZ5UrcIve31_Si4il2TdPHZslu9Reym7zK6CjjaElVz15sXb7eUx0eDvqQXkzyx7-8/s1600/main-title-steamboat-willie.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCMzW1aOo1m8F917RHLWFm0H2V_U83nqBohhNqTd_DZF7C3mJZmOs-yM_djVHnfLEr-FVJMaamJnYOdF7mzgj7CCmSZgCGXZEqNKuG5Car74EKYxfp4NZ5UrcIve31_Si4il2TdPHZslu9Reym7zK6CjjaElVz15sXb7eUx0eDvqQXkzyx7-8/s1600/main-title-steamboat-willie.png"/></a></div><br />In addition to showcasing that beloved and notorious mouse film, we'll have fun with a whole slew of other classic early & Golden Age cartoons, featuring noteworthy characters, that have enjoyed public domain status for the past few years (or even decades).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9IeJH2wTehgcvOJ4o12Y1un33N6aDYiehsury3nGOQCQ8TqMPco3hDz5QxkYhr4-Q7Nn3kKtg9z7Gb2NaJLv8Y1qBYdQZxgXmN9_J-sn0bZ1MZPfckXW2PgbP1f476_ldxhQYqP0ZdUY05CsMxZKavgzaRXPUZCW-46bamtbMd7zmJYwdIjM/s990/title-piano-tooners-tom-and-jerry.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="990" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9IeJH2wTehgcvOJ4o12Y1un33N6aDYiehsury3nGOQCQ8TqMPco3hDz5QxkYhr4-Q7Nn3kKtg9z7Gb2NaJLv8Y1qBYdQZxgXmN9_J-sn0bZ1MZPfckXW2PgbP1f476_ldxhQYqP0ZdUY05CsMxZKavgzaRXPUZCW-46bamtbMd7zmJYwdIjM/s400/title-piano-tooners-tom-and-jerry.jpg"/></a></div><br />Come and enjoy the likes of Koko the Clown, the original Tom & Jerry (the humans, not the cat & mouse!), Porky Pig, Bugs Bunny, Popeye, Betty Boop, Felix the Cat, Molly Moo Cow, Little Lulu, and others. </i><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyB_6XaVO3KLhq95mQayhttWUxKz1Rmdaq-3jVGzMFA2BdL5LC8KSp3_nXd-iMtOizEKfsd8gBbee2Ck9gSPSL0OLeN9o6blzHGCTUHt0s7B-qpei5dJjjLGBoz9jZd6C4KG3oig/s1600/poster_felix-calms-his-conscience.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyB_6XaVO3KLhq95mQayhttWUxKz1Rmdaq-3jVGzMFA2BdL5LC8KSp3_nXd-iMtOizEKfsd8gBbee2Ck9gSPSL0OLeN9o6blzHGCTUHt0s7B-qpei5dJjjLGBoz9jZd6C4KG3oig/s1600/poster_felix-calms-his-conscience.jpg" data-original-width="384" data-original-height="587" /></a><br /><br />
The cartoon fun commences at 5:00 p.m. Space is very limited.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjALMfWZzVMl2Rpg1YbOEGpd9NKOW54RiqV9zV07mMOCdDh8spg7D3b0_YQ9qrgZTvKZNVZ8tyiEko1gT1FR0A__h4kAUcV0nn8NPyI4Sj-VPHlCta0ozRUK8eELi-fw93CA3b4HzcCUt04e5rRAgtdfmiE5YchdZ1oEzD5J33-qdH50pXoOjFFMw/s1600/tommy-stathes-cartoon-carnival-6-2021.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="307" data-original-width="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjALMfWZzVMl2Rpg1YbOEGpd9NKOW54RiqV9zV07mMOCdDh8spg7D3b0_YQ9qrgZTvKZNVZ8tyiEko1gT1FR0A__h4kAUcV0nn8NPyI4Sj-VPHlCta0ozRUK8eELi-fw93CA3b4HzcCUt04e5rRAgtdfmiE5YchdZ1oEzD5J33-qdH50pXoOjFFMw/s1600/tommy-stathes-cartoon-carnival-6-2021.png"/></a></div><br /><br />For more info & advance tickets, go to cartoonsonfilm.info. There will be a followup stop-motion animation <a href ="https://www.roxycinemanewyork.com/screenings/peculiar-puppets-vol-iv/">Cartoon Carnival matinee</a> at the Roxy Cinema on 2 Avenue of the Americas on Sunday January 28 at 3:00 pm.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRNs4bB4eSxnq63_my3ocpuJVbNHZX4TcXSI_MBwBOkmhNdee3gebfbtNpz0OXWWakqeAO5ZxSw7Gmve0RQWZP9iGtz6gfMIo-nSu6e-Z56tMPGsyH2XT1rDUbxaQDSxYzhtVsFKW73Wj8M0FEIMrS-0Yvu93uhnPKffEQ1vGs2RM1dv9hRN8iRw/s1600/squirrel-appreciation-day.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="509" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRNs4bB4eSxnq63_my3ocpuJVbNHZX4TcXSI_MBwBOkmhNdee3gebfbtNpz0OXWWakqeAO5ZxSw7Gmve0RQWZP9iGtz6gfMIo-nSu6e-Z56tMPGsyH2XT1rDUbxaQDSxYzhtVsFKW73Wj8M0FEIMrS-0Yvu93uhnPKffEQ1vGs2RM1dv9hRN8iRw/s1600/squirrel-appreciation-day.png"/></a></div><br /><br />Am I guilty of getting my mind off unending terrible current events news over the past eight years by watching videos of squirrels eating nuts? Yes - guilty as charged.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1XsUjY5Z8fk?si=brAY4b780UryW5eU" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />It turns out there actually is a Squirrel Appreciation Day, which precedes Groundhog Day and in 2024 falls this Sunday (January 21). Am now pondering asking Madame Blogmeister to award me a nut gift bag along the lines of what these squirrels are perusing in the following video.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1At_e_yQJNc?si=xm3ka_v8nzEVi5A9" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Is the following fake or real? I don't care - it's entertaining and the model airplane is very cool.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IANwb_qT1gg?si=JQLRDL1f1dIK5y-V" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />
<br />After writing a blog post about <a href ="https://psychotronicpaul.blogspot.com/2024/01/sleuths-in-cartoons.html">sleuths in cartoons</a> on January 12, gave a thought to 1960's cartoon star and sendup of the 007/Secret Agent (Patrick MacGoohan version)/Man From U.N.C.L.E. spy craze Secret Squirrel (in the series produced by Hanna-Barbera, not the 1993 version by Genndy Tartakovsky of Dexter's Laboratory fame).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy92LrclWw7Pj9WakmHZ95gCADYbckICrNllr3oKbCeGHThbZEyRws9Y4vq1W-1BduVK7c5s8fkP2Dmmm20XBAS65XP2aHP1LNlUkXI7tFQNhlRh6cvEEpzxAIHQEVOLn2TjCvRmooD93XT4FzEXIFljmhz0Gi3BW4_xO4BqxfXlzaceyMgEdmXw/s1600/secret-squirrel1.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy92LrclWw7Pj9WakmHZ95gCADYbckICrNllr3oKbCeGHThbZEyRws9Y4vq1W-1BduVK7c5s8fkP2Dmmm20XBAS65XP2aHP1LNlUkXI7tFQNhlRh6cvEEpzxAIHQEVOLn2TjCvRmooD93XT4FzEXIFljmhz0Gi3BW4_xO4BqxfXlzaceyMgEdmXw/s1600/secret-squirrel1.png"/></a></div><br /><br />My favorite aspect of the series is the terrific voice acting by Mel Blanc and Paul Frees as Secret Squirrel and Morocco Mole.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5dP7KX1qgyU?si=Jage3WJM8rD0aQnT" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rmLf7_LmP6I?si=gvwdcTvLlkHoSia9" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Secret Squirrel was among a slew of mid-1960's Saturday morning shows - Magilla Gorilla, Peter Potamus, Adam Ant - that were quite literally pitched at my generation. All these decades later, these series leave me cold, especially in comparison to Jonny Quest and the more satiric competition from Jay Ward Productions and Pantomine Pictures (Roger Ramjet). On the other hand, I find Hanna-Barbera's Yogi Bear, The Flintstones and The Jetsons very enjoyable.<br /><br />Couldn't finish a post Squirrel Appreciation Day post without a reference to Tex Avery's nose-thumbing anti-hero anti-cartoon Screwy Squirrel. Wally Maher plays the ultra zany protagonist who always has a head cold.<br /><br /><div style="position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;"> <iframe style="width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px;overflow:hidden" frameborder="0" type="text/html" src="https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x8qkha7" width="100%" height="100%" allowfullscreen title="Dailymotion Video Player" > </iframe> </div><br /><br />Screwy is a deliberately obnoxious cartoon character, sticking his tongue out at the camera while breaking the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh walls a la Bertolt Brecht - and strictly a vehicle for unrelenting gags.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRNBYJklXAYJ4_iMFxHVMcf0RemftY9vNTpAbfqY681GmwnmmN4_2fY4PuTzjTfqzA6h-GL8TUX4aJB9zTUbJRLO66-6PQ_XYpO2_zoIvb5fGAFyzV1qZQ9UYpAboSiQZNiiA-ol9bGQL2DohEvSOklcU9pSezny_UaLaC1M73YKoV8ZXcl9-xlQ/s1600/title-screwy-squirrel.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRNBYJklXAYJ4_iMFxHVMcf0RemftY9vNTpAbfqY681GmwnmmN4_2fY4PuTzjTfqzA6h-GL8TUX4aJB9zTUbJRLO66-6PQ_XYpO2_zoIvb5fGAFyzV1qZQ9UYpAboSiQZNiiA-ol9bGQL2DohEvSOklcU9pSezny_UaLaC1M73YKoV8ZXcl9-xlQ/s1600/title-screwy-squirrel.png"/></a></div><br />First saw Screwy Squirrel on TV in the silliest cartoons ever made at a tender age, as a kindergartener, and loved the sniffling wiseguy - don't ask me why.<br /><br /><div style="position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;"> <iframe style="width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px;overflow:hidden" frameborder="0" type="text/html" src="https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x3bwvmg" width="100%" height="100%" allowfullscreen title="Dailymotion Video Player" > </iframe> </div><br /><br />Would have written to Tex if I knew how in 1961!<br /><br /><div style="position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;"> <iframe style="width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px;overflow:hidden" frameborder="0" type="text/html" src="https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x8qlg2v" width="100%" height="100%" allowfullscreen title="Dailymotion Video Player" > </iframe> </div><br /><br />Find the least funny of the Screwy Squirrel cartoons, Big Heel Watha, actually pretty hilarious. Has this writer been known to ROFL at <i>dubbed</i> versions of Screwy Squirrel cartoons? Yes.<br /><br /><div style="position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;"> <iframe style="width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px;overflow:hidden" frameborder="0" type="text/html" src="https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x8ql3rb" width="100%" height="100%" allowfullscreen title="Dailymotion Video Player" > </iframe> </div><br /><br />Tex Avery provides several voices, including that of the dumb dog.<br /><br /><div style="position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;"> <iframe style="width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px;overflow:hidden" frameborder="0" type="text/html" src="https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x8raigq" width="100%" height="100%" allowfullscreen title="Dailymotion Video Player" > </iframe> </div><br /><br />It's not the first time a cartoon studio took this formula and cast it with an aggressively obnoxious protagonist - there's the irritating mouse star of the Lou Lilly Columbia Fable <a href ="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHBGOz0DLQ0">Kitty Gets The Bird</a>, as well as the pre-A Wild Hare loudmouthed version of Bugs Bunny (in Ben Hardaway & Cal Dalton's Porky's Hare Hunt and Hare-Um Scare-Um).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSA-17lGsxxU3l61_fohutROdj4Bcbj4Yq5s-zo3BnVMxs1QSzPiBBb-LGinUYxwcQl4SFHeNpjvsaADXStMtzSXdjd-iRkpbZmQ9vKuv48YbRKqMHRrKGK5EzaEqKkpbtZ-HCpHWLtmsunyuH3MNyzySIIHJFO_-23JsGw1CebJ3R3F8iMpog0w/s1600/title-card-hare-um-scare-um.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSA-17lGsxxU3l61_fohutROdj4Bcbj4Yq5s-zo3BnVMxs1QSzPiBBb-LGinUYxwcQl4SFHeNpjvsaADXStMtzSXdjd-iRkpbZmQ9vKuv48YbRKqMHRrKGK5EzaEqKkpbtZ-HCpHWLtmsunyuH3MNyzySIIHJFO_-23JsGw1CebJ3R3F8iMpog0w/s1600/title-card-hare-um-scare-um.png"/></a></div><br /><br />Now, if it is not possible to travel to these classic movie events (either the Cartoon Carnival at <a href ="https://www.rubulad.net/">Rubulad</a> in Bushwick, NY or the epic <a href ="http://noircity.com">Noir City</a> festival at the <a href ="https://www.renaissancerialto.com/">Grand Lake Theatre</a> in Oakland, CA) - perhaps, as we are, you're snowed in - take heart, yesterday was Dolly Parton's birthday, her 78th - so break out some <a href ="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwBNBcFAFso">tunes</a> and listen to her numerous excellent records, alternating with cool stop-motion animation made by <a href ="https://dutch-vintage-animation.org/en/12-tribute-site/44-joop-geesinks-dollywood-tribute-site">Joop Geesink's Dollywood</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAA4ML_LAeTGXxPqQHX0u0B-8ClgeyR5FgaPqsB2DlBCV5edhvji-FdZ3Da24tfwyJ-QtbazmmqjUx0ZqdsWkMLTQpnNcGES0iTMxfzb9KRAfOQYvnbleVMlLhcXgAUTQk4gu-/s1600/jgsdollywood2.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAA4ML_LAeTGXxPqQHX0u0B-8ClgeyR5FgaPqsB2DlBCV5edhvji-FdZ3Da24tfwyJ-QtbazmmqjUx0ZqdsWkMLTQpnNcGES0iTMxfzb9KRAfOQYvnbleVMlLhcXgAUTQk4gu-/s1600/jgsdollywood2.jpg" /></a>Paul F. Etcheverryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16039423552957022688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35219933.post-82701453338917359922024-01-18T12:19:00.000-08:002024-01-22T09:53:42.746-08:00January 2024 Means Cool Events in the San Francisco Bay Area<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_xt49Bokly7_1QtM9Edq877jbwaVxyneEuFlLGO5v9Yaq6Kye_3CeAZFJFuV39K_pjXYDvRso6nclLB4zPYqK3nSOBRGs3WvYzGEbXsi58bjGHlIIrrKPnACjJuSfxkJje0Pz35sBgeykbe0hAFGkJIi7bMH17piTZQvC2S-c5MUbQ6JVT1C6g/s1600/poster-noir-city21.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD_xt49Bokly7_1QtM9Edq877jbwaVxyneEuFlLGO5v9Yaq6Kye_3CeAZFJFuV39K_pjXYDvRso6nclLB4zPYqK3nSOBRGs3WvYzGEbXsi58bjGHlIIrrKPnACjJuSfxkJje0Pz35sBgeykbe0hAFGkJIi7bMH17piTZQvC2S-c5MUbQ6JVT1C6g/s1600/poster-noir-city21.png"/></a></div><br /><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"><b>In my old stomping grounds, the San Francisco Bay Area, there are events galore, including the 2024 edition of the <a href ="http://noircity.com">Noir City</a> film festival at Oakland's Grand Lake Theatre.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwN_AZOmH5BsfBoAK3L_MykTbMoUO1AN1S9B150eWDfnekKGNWnS6nbAUgsMY4KMgAXmmblZx7pCheQimw973vrhNleStV26Q7LnQhCq-PzoOp5KR1w30Dhc0IgMXFWzHWpmlbtmvZWvGlt5VwtTgrOb5eq7TUveyxG-6UdywRBqMuppE4wFpEw/s1600/grand-lake-theatre1.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuwN_AZOmH5BsfBoAK3L_MykTbMoUO1AN1S9B150eWDfnekKGNWnS6nbAUgsMY4KMgAXmmblZx7pCheQimw973vrhNleStV26Q7LnQhCq-PzoOp5KR1w30Dhc0IgMXFWzHWpmlbtmvZWvGlt5VwtTgrOb5eq7TUveyxG-6UdywRBqMuppE4wFpEw/s1600/grand-lake-theatre1.jpg"/></a></div><br />If you happen to reside in Northern California (or have generous family members or friends with available guest rooms there), by all means check these events out.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIn4zrfdEAViYa91E-iOiAstROGsI9ldpXO5dT8wvcUtc_rzVQcvDrLKko9S6CVlkSpwJVL9-79k89Jyps5TPlKJ23KnmKzztJVxTEOFoeFVj_Mkqwv5rnmh0oTQoTRaXRf7N0MJWU3Jp3pS1kD-FxgyNCW7KzN1Zb1XQ5Qcma45dUvNVjfTjG2Q/s1600/noir-city-21-program.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIn4zrfdEAViYa91E-iOiAstROGsI9ldpXO5dT8wvcUtc_rzVQcvDrLKko9S6CVlkSpwJVL9-79k89Jyps5TPlKJ23KnmKzztJVxTEOFoeFVj_Mkqwv5rnmh0oTQoTRaXRf7N0MJWU3Jp3pS1kD-FxgyNCW7KzN1Zb1XQ5Qcma45dUvNVjfTjG2Q/s1600/noir-city-21-program.png"/></a></div><br />Have had the pleasure of seeing many <a href ="http://noircity.com">Noir City</a> festivals, which always present an amazing and varied classic movie extravaganza. Also attended a very funny performance of <i><a href ="https://www.youtube.com/@thekidsinthehallkith">The Kids In The Hall</a></i> comedy troupe at SF Sketchfest a few years ago.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs-B93oEl30AH-nGUx-Drim8-SAzy9zcFeJp_J0QRqQSChN6ke6Np3auNw3vw3Oze9abETT0RxFSQyWmSejzQoJRZlyBKKHgyG6pjy0rQajZykkoZyBgNgz7gk85PgGB7MEYDkcjycYfIPqmDRSMEuirdUAGWg3iuRbCG_PYgzcxWuln8RSRy_6Q/s1600/sf-sketchfest-2024.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="629" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs-B93oEl30AH-nGUx-Drim8-SAzy9zcFeJp_J0QRqQSChN6ke6Np3auNw3vw3Oze9abETT0RxFSQyWmSejzQoJRZlyBKKHgyG6pjy0rQajZykkoZyBgNgz7gk85PgGB7MEYDkcjycYfIPqmDRSMEuirdUAGWg3iuRbCG_PYgzcxWuln8RSRy_6Q/s1600/sf-sketchfest-2024.png"/></a></div><br /><a href ="https://sfsketchfest.com">SF Sketchfest</a> starts tonight and extends through February 4. A bunch of my favorite comics, including Eric Idle and Weird Al Yankovic, will be performing in the <a href ="https://sfsketchfest.com/2024-lineup">2024 lineup</a> of the San Francisco Comedy Festival.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6DcxVpcI5FDlrNkGSJ0qcPHQsC9nNhd4wC3s9q6uJqRJyxaVwXVp4moPORAkFwGp_TaTjA42gfZdFduAmL_iby_Mz4eFtb3RG5DkQe1eZUcD-fcNXa6LkDowz62kKvTVAH7LzAC53nw-ebpSFGXwyLZQvVjZ1EgX3571voyZW-eIe6B12C0DNQ/s1600/sf-sketchfest-2.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="204" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR6DcxVpcI5FDlrNkGSJ0qcPHQsC9nNhd4wC3s9q6uJqRJyxaVwXVp4moPORAkFwGp_TaTjA42gfZdFduAmL_iby_Mz4eFtb3RG5DkQe1eZUcD-fcNXa6LkDowz62kKvTVAH7LzAC53nw-ebpSFGXwyLZQvVjZ1EgX3571voyZW-eIe6B12C0DNQ/s1600/sf-sketchfest-2.png"/></a></div><br /><br /> <a href ="http://noircity.com">Noir City 21</a> at Oakland's Grand Lake Theater kicks off tomorrow night and Stephanie Miller's <a href ="https://sexyliberal.com/tour/"><i>Sexy Liberal</i></a> comedy show, featuring John Fugelsang, Hal Sparks and Frangela, will rock San Francisco's Herbst Theater at <a href ="https://www.google.com/maps/place/401+Van+Ness+Ave,+San+Francisco,+CA+94102/@37.7795432,-122.4236943,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x80858099b3aec1db:0xf0dbdca2b256d0e4!8m2!3d37.779539!4d-122.421114!16s%2Fg%2F11bw3x2ppk?entry=ttu">401 Van Ness Avenue</a> this Saturday at 8:00 p.m.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BGhxWHzxfzQb-0Wzp58HCNxvxHHuQaI6xjPdMI1QQvHHlWNPNH3heCGLkYgYJ51219zVebdt5lhnIpqG-eC7rlJor0mgIM4yvKFpUSuRrdSrxyAKTePEn0xY2dJyLyHkc-gWL-6xeuSWTW1y3_HLNFQZ8kwshCCt81sHTI5UP2fPRD23eKdGHQ/s1600/title-the-stephanie-miller-show.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="205" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3BGhxWHzxfzQb-0Wzp58HCNxvxHHuQaI6xjPdMI1QQvHHlWNPNH3heCGLkYgYJ51219zVebdt5lhnIpqG-eC7rlJor0mgIM4yvKFpUSuRrdSrxyAKTePEn0xY2dJyLyHkc-gWL-6xeuSWTW1y3_HLNFQZ8kwshCCt81sHTI5UP2fPRD23eKdGHQ/s1600/title-the-stephanie-miller-show.png"/></a></div>Paul F. Etcheverryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16039423552957022688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35219933.post-27874379225512697982024-01-12T10:41:00.000-08:002024-02-02T09:02:05.865-08:00Sleuths In Cartoons<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDtDULCsmJNm9qpjzISzM59EOXD6izKd_qIHK6t6YgS5zUo-fBIoOhQldJF99IPU1SgkoccW-WvO9cjiBhbUev8d9YCrnuz-zExxK71ks64PINa-Mwts0A9NtU4KCsd2txWdfKOC2hI3BXUmyW8YHcJVldHyqB98_FLu9NcuK8_4hZ2C8jZW4Ug/s1600/great-piggy-bank-robbery-sherlock.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDtDULCsmJNm9qpjzISzM59EOXD6izKd_qIHK6t6YgS5zUo-fBIoOhQldJF99IPU1SgkoccW-WvO9cjiBhbUev8d9YCrnuz-zExxK71ks64PINa-Mwts0A9NtU4KCsd2txWdfKOC2hI3BXUmyW8YHcJVldHyqB98_FLu9NcuK8_4hZ2C8jZW4Ug/s1600/great-piggy-bank-robbery-sherlock.png"/></a></div><br /><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"><b>Today's cornucopia of WAY TOO MANY CLIPS, inspired by viewing Jack Kinney's excellent noir-toon <a href ="https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2dznnm">Duck Pimples</a> and that "sleuth in training" tested by a Richard Haydn type in the <i>way out</i> Columbia Phantasy cartoon <a href ="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiGKgbWIQTs">The Vitamin G-Man</a> yet again, involves detectives in animation. That means the gang at Way Too Damn Lazy To Write A Blog has been. . . Watching The Detectives.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/snPDoXl9ZPs?si=PGoZxKrM9Hmt_tsS" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Chuck Jones' <a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049131/">Deduce, You Say (1956)</a> strikes me as the best Sherlock Holmes spoof among the hundreds in cartoondom. The usual suspects - Ken Harris, Abe Levitow, Ben Washam, Michael Maltese, Maurice Noble, Mel Blanc and June Foray among others - shine brightly as usual. Did not find a complete version of this online, but the three minutes of Daffy Duck as an utterly inept Sherlock here conveys the Bleeker Street flavor - and the likelihood that Chuck Jones was an A. Conan Doyle fan.<br /><br /><div style="position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;"> <iframe style="width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px;overflow:hidden" frameborder="0" type="text/html" src="https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x8pg24p" width="100%" height="100%" allowfullscreen title="Dailymotion Video Player" > </iframe> </div><br /><br />
We now segue to 1960, plunging into the TV-toon era with the following. . . <a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286382/">Q.T. Hush</a>, produced by Animation Associates. Have had a soft spot for this series since it ran on TV way back when.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii6XGlwRVhosdsZk0Ww9EKs3pK-WVjSF8QtxWR54xHC9vq74LdmRwpL-9XUc5-YLVzNtW_OM4Rr2jWizdt7v_PZxHrV_ODF4UQEVMcWfCliOffPH5-oaI1IXUb8KKrHhz-Jm_5sr5TSBpD6Qdi5ZDie9K_-PJ-QmgOS7aNm2HJasskbnrbUFA6VA/s1600/titles-qt-hush.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii6XGlwRVhosdsZk0Ww9EKs3pK-WVjSF8QtxWR54xHC9vq74LdmRwpL-9XUc5-YLVzNtW_OM4Rr2jWizdt7v_PZxHrV_ODF4UQEVMcWfCliOffPH5-oaI1IXUb8KKrHhz-Jm_5sr5TSBpD6Qdi5ZDie9K_-PJ-QmgOS7aNm2HJasskbnrbUFA6VA/s1600/titles-qt-hush.png"/></a></div><br /><br />This, along with the 1949-1950 version of Crusader Rabbit by <a href ="https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/the-hare-raising-tales-of-crusader-rabbit">Alex Anderson</a> and Gene Deitch's <a href ="https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/a-workprint-of-sweet-tooth-sam-1957/">Tom Terrific</a> are among my favorite animated cliffhangers and I love the opening theme that reminds me of Hammond B-3 ace Jimmy Smith. Find the character designs frequently very clever. Here's one of the "capers."<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/y4xULPe_G3A?si=ZFE1wnuSnoPxat1o" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />
From 20+ years later, there was Inspector Gadget, a TV series with a heckuva theme song and a good premise. Go go gadget femur!<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rZBhkwRF1FI?si=z_jEKD77ihZ0Ef0D" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />
The satiric stop-motion of <a href =“https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_Chicken”>Robot Chicken</a> took on Inspector Gadget with its usual cutting edge.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VXBrhUjqVNo?si=jyx7SXeTmpGXO6iA" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /> Those of us of a certain age, much older than the Inspector Gadget and Robot Chicken audiences, just think of GET SMART and The Bill Dana Show!<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AJ6gdRfBW6c?si=wLX7PM7gDjHuEk5q" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/I-jtYPHftfY?si=7kbNt0NC86OIDxAc" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />On to the topic of terrible theatrical cartoons produced between 1930-1960, here's Buddy a.k.a. Mr. Excitement in Buddy the Detective.<br /><br /><div style="position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;"> <iframe style="width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px;overflow:hidden" frameborder="0" type="text/html" src="https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x21tuj" width="100%" height="100%" allowfullscreen title="Dailymotion Video Player" > </iframe> </div><br /><br />There are two viewpoints here. . . One is that there is absolutely no reason whatsoever to ever watch any Warner Brothers cartoon from the period that commenced when Leon Schlesinger established an in-house animation studio in 1933 (beginning with the infamous - and infamously unfunny - Buddy's Day Out) and ending with the 1935 arrival, not a moment too soon, of Fred "Tex" Avery.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyKAwRIaKZa5bgvTujosUD96O3PAtYPzG2DVhs5eB-Age5UuoyUKEzUzhZDSybpGi9EqUFW3SRoo69Lga9joWHOtuLOJvKIMzXBBut3g-6yeSvTKEcmT2d-Xot9eLU7uiKlskdtA/s1600/main-title-buddys-day-out.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyKAwRIaKZa5bgvTujosUD96O3PAtYPzG2DVhs5eB-Age5UuoyUKEzUzhZDSybpGi9EqUFW3SRoo69Lga9joWHOtuLOJvKIMzXBBut3g-6yeSvTKEcmT2d-Xot9eLU7uiKlskdtA/s1600/main-title-buddys-day-out.jpg" data-original-width="254" data-original-height="193" /></a><br /><br />There's something to this; many 1933-1935 Warners cartoons are indeed, unlike the features starring Jimmy Cagney, Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwyck, etc. pretty lousy.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_GDaMGy669xaBF2LFnhYkUu8fej1HubI3BRJCD_BzSYGqFC6dPg4DGG_5-J8Y8n4BJmbxHXPGD75ImqhppHnf8k2xgbe-k6mQpE1MB-2pwl8Gmh5HKiIIBIKnmUJKadzj3gW9_Yrzt_TRw0WWerk2pq-MaFRjacYmYfVMWqOLqS4nccQSKJ-5pQ/s1600/poster-looney-tunes-1933-buddy.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="867" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_GDaMGy669xaBF2LFnhYkUu8fej1HubI3BRJCD_BzSYGqFC6dPg4DGG_5-J8Y8n4BJmbxHXPGD75ImqhppHnf8k2xgbe-k6mQpE1MB-2pwl8Gmh5HKiIIBIKnmUJKadzj3gW9_Yrzt_TRw0WWerk2pq-MaFRjacYmYfVMWqOLqS4nccQSKJ-5pQ/s1600/poster-looney-tunes-1933-buddy.png"/></a></div><br /><br />Among the turkeys: arguably the single worst cartoon ever released by Warner Brothers, the Merrie Melodie GOIN' TO HEAVEN ON A MULE, made in 1934. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskKEFsdjh2ckAIjSFmkuM3aVdvLz4iVSoAGqzo6oHYmfC7nE1S-F-95FegdviXrnStYKhppLDLdSVq4MP0Kd3XZGaQMK91eCBQwktGWmxTEN_0hU9atHt-6AUjQVlTtaLlAUbgA/s1600/print-ad-leon-schlesinger-wb-cartoons-1934.jpeg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskKEFsdjh2ckAIjSFmkuM3aVdvLz4iVSoAGqzo6oHYmfC7nE1S-F-95FegdviXrnStYKhppLDLdSVq4MP0Kd3XZGaQMK91eCBQwktGWmxTEN_0hU9atHt-6AUjQVlTtaLlAUbgA/s1600/print-ad-leon-schlesinger-wb-cartoons-1934.jpeg" data-original-width="510" data-original-height="399" /></a><br /><br />The other viewpoint is that most of these are not all <i>that</i> bad and both entertaining and enjoyable when viewed through the right lens, provided the point of comparison is not Pinocchio, Fantasia, the Fleischer Supermans and the best of the best from 1940's Warner Brothers and MGM.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_CB8X_pY8z1LRetxJYdA1AOw0F_23FIW-J3WFSNkn1-2dqJcPbbGEBFQmgHbeqI41AmZCgbFh1T1AioWHFFyn41AYNSi5flxE_4xzSy1PNBfNOv1aBXCYdXStj3CkG-WwnqWcA/s1600/35lt.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_CB8X_pY8z1LRetxJYdA1AOw0F_23FIW-J3WFSNkn1-2dqJcPbbGEBFQmgHbeqI41AmZCgbFh1T1AioWHFFyn41AYNSi5flxE_4xzSy1PNBfNOv1aBXCYdXStj3CkG-WwnqWcA/s1600/35lt.jpg" data-original-width="400" data-original-height="300" /></a><br /><br />
Infinitely less terrible - actually quite good - is the following 1954 opus from Famous Studios, Private Eye Popeye. It's an international adventure framework, quite entertaining and indicates what the crew at Famous could have done with the right storyline. Formidable voice talents Jack Mercer, Mae Questel and Jackson Beck are in top form. Beck plays a jewel thief and does his usual excellent job. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYmeLodGZRksWD1D23dpION9dqznvJwwt7qCLg-MwL0ZQGU5ysefWgNxJ1tfh-rHLps9WG3hw3LgxLnEddlnr2BE77wofNTXgCwiEtyG_P0mp2NvhN97ZeBsUfjEihq0sb8lfvo7FcQCN54_i6sqGDHmqK3zkNbCNp-cQdctM-MXyKsao_o1HqA/s1600/MercerQuestelBeck47.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="711" data-original-width="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYmeLodGZRksWD1D23dpION9dqznvJwwt7qCLg-MwL0ZQGU5ysefWgNxJ1tfh-rHLps9WG3hw3LgxLnEddlnr2BE77wofNTXgCwiEtyG_P0mp2NvhN97ZeBsUfjEihq0sb8lfvo7FcQCN54_i6sqGDHmqK3zkNbCNp-cQdctM-MXyKsao_o1HqA/s1600/MercerQuestelBeck47.jpeg"/></a></div><br />Famous Studios could still succeed when avoiding formula, which is the case with Popeye cartoons from late in the run such as this one and Insect To Injury (1956). There’s no Bluto, eliminating the tired Popeye vs. Bluto over Olive scenario, which Famous Studios beat like the horse in the 1935 Fleischer misfire <i><a href =“https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5uq0mp”>Be Kind To 'Aminals’</a></i>. Screen credits note Famous/Fleischer veterans Seymour Kneitel, Tom Johnson and Frank Endres.<br /><br />
<div style="position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;"> <iframe style="width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px;overflow:hidden" frameborder="0" type="text/html" src="https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x8pju9e" width="100%" height="100%" allowfullscreen title="Dailymotion Video Player" > </iframe> </div><br /><br />Screen Gems, of course, contributed a unique and uniquely strange Sherlock Holmes sendup, <i><a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Case_of_the_Screaming_Bishop">The Case Of The Screaming Bishop</a></i>, to the mix. Along with <a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049131/">Deduce, You Say</a>, this is by far the most British of the sleuthing lot and both the stellar voice work and original gag mind of John McLeish are evident throughout.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVkha6EpYj5Oa0N5rhHrA1_1pDE_ZBpZxRzpfH11dpGVfi-Wl7Rnx15Dir4AXy5wyOyNjwnQaYvLyqJjsOaByPCeDuT_2JTvEEVCGD9rtTsDZYMpg-PJiMvM6MRrSFtKtWG9QwLs9R2qZUASTk8UjW3EAo5oiqY8iXxhrHOc5jl_QvHAYswD9N6Q/s1600/frame-grab1-case-of-the-screaming-bishop.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="300.96" data-original-width="403.56" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVkha6EpYj5Oa0N5rhHrA1_1pDE_ZBpZxRzpfH11dpGVfi-Wl7Rnx15Dir4AXy5wyOyNjwnQaYvLyqJjsOaByPCeDuT_2JTvEEVCGD9rtTsDZYMpg-PJiMvM6MRrSFtKtWG9QwLs9R2qZUASTk8UjW3EAo5oiqY8iXxhrHOc5jl_QvHAYswD9N6Q/s1600/frame-grab1-case-of-the-screaming-bishop.png"/></a></div><br /><br />The running gag about "the best bones of all go to symphony hall" refers to a radio commercial - "the best bones of all go to Carnegie Hall" - from Your Hit Parade.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ARnXiG_Abtc?si=YR8OnZhR6tt3GGUi" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Tex Avery made a cartoon for MGM featuring a detective based on character actor Fred Kelsey. It is more in the whodunit school than the gumshoe school and, as is Tex' custom, loaded with gags, many extremely funny.<br /><br />
<div style="position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;"> <iframe style="width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px;overflow:hidden" frameborder="0" type="text/html" src="https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x8qh2jy" width="100%" height="100%" allowfullscreen title="Dailymotion Video Player" > </iframe> </div><br /><br />Never to be undone, Bob Clampett at Warner Brothers created the masterpiece THE GREAT PIGGY BANK ROBBERY, starring Daffy Duck as "Duck Twacy." Is this the greatest of all WB toons? It's certainly way up there on the short list. Clampett's crew clearly had a field day bringing to life Chester Gould style bad guys. Rod Scribner's super-rubbery animation alone is worth the price of admission.<br /><br /><div style="position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;"> <iframe style="width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px;overflow:hidden" frameborder="0" type="text/html" src="https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x5z3uw4" width="100%" height="100%" allowfullscreen title="Dailymotion Video Player" > </iframe> </div><br /><br />In closing, noting that there were at least 500 sleuthing cartoons that could have been included, again, here's Watching The Detectives.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oTZYJDBbiIY?si=SpP126r_pxCnHoVt" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Paul F. Etcheverryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16039423552957022688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35219933.post-77532036320342590142024-01-07T11:40:00.000-08:002024-02-22T18:33:20.836-08:00First Music Post of 2024: Al Bowlly! Red Allen!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir5be7ymL-FgFfEtMWz4QzpRsl4qo8pMnPlVwX88C0WhacHO-UtM3UPiwSTuAA2475Qx3m4gbqmnpVq4B3NWp5LZTkIJ4lJEz7Ybso-XyBc7tNj3nt6bHaiXLkpV7yqa_SBxCh0hXKX_BiAcO3YFeajOiTdUaKlQYCfdFUj6pBve40QPUQZIR1WA/s1600/front-cover-they-called-him-al.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir5be7ymL-FgFfEtMWz4QzpRsl4qo8pMnPlVwX88C0WhacHO-UtM3UPiwSTuAA2475Qx3m4gbqmnpVq4B3NWp5LZTkIJ4lJEz7Ybso-XyBc7tNj3nt6bHaiXLkpV7yqa_SBxCh0hXKX_BiAcO3YFeajOiTdUaKlQYCfdFUj6pBve40QPUQZIR1WA/s1600/front-cover-they-called-him-al.png"/></a></div><br /><br /><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"><b>The first music post for 2024 spotlights Great Britain's finest crooner and a New Orleans trumpet great, both born on the 7th of January. The former, the king of British dance bands, was arguably the biggest star of English popular music through the 1930's and into the 1940's. The latter: the essence of New Orleans jazz and blues.<br /><br /> Who was <a "https://www.albowlly.club/biography.html">Al Bowlly</a>, prominently featured vocalist in the Fred Elizalde, Ray Noble, Roy Fox and Lew Stone orchestras? Take a listen.<br /><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cr4ncMR5EVQ?si=sR-Yu-GWtBUkBGph" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><br /><br />And another. . . <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rRF5D68e44Q?si=dEkBpQzDSWI5wCH-" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><br /><br />Indeed, he's very, very good and also a heckuva rhythm guitarist. Admittedly, as a devotee of the later 1950's male vocalist style exemplified by Chet Baker, Mel Torme, Nat King Cole, and, of course, the Capitol Records Sinatra, I did not know that much about Al Bowlly or, for that matter, the astonishing early records of Bing Crosby. Both Bowlly and Bing were already quite advanced in their concept and approach to singing when they began recording in the late 1920's.<br /><br />Good places to start amassing knowledge about the British big band luminary are his <a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Bowlly">Wikipedia entry</a>, the <a href ="https://www.albowlly.club/biography.html">Al Bowlly biography</a> page, all writings about him by Ray Pallett - and the following BBC Four documentary. Then start delving into the 1200+ songs he recorded!<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tXnvFRN9MXo?si=BLTvIsnMhVv_ROpW" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />The fabulous Learn the Legends: Musical Performers of the Early 20th Century by the University of Wisconsin at Madison elaborates. . .<i><br /><br />Al Bowlly, one of the most popular singers in Britain in the 1930’s, had quite the diverse background. His father was Greek, his mother was Lebanese, he was born in Mozambique, and he was raised in South Africa. His career started with dance bands in the 1920’s that toured Africa and Asia. He made his first recording in Berlin in 1927, singing Irving Berlin’s “Blue Skies.” Bowlly then relocated to London and sang with Fred Elizalde’s orchestra. Bowlly’s song “If I Had You” became one of the first recordings by an English jazz band to find popularity with American audiences.<br /><br />
He found some success performing in New York and again in London, but he died during the bombing of London in World War II. His last recording, “When That Man is Dead and Gone,” an anti-Hitler song, was made two weeks before his death.</i><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WJYCh8Sqzsw?si=0apX17DxyrSvtRfK" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /> It could be said that the guys who developed the art of crooning and set the stage for Sinatra were not "Crosby, Columbo & Vallee" but "Crosby, Columbo and Bowlly!"<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiawN94JRgGkawD2XqKdcyRteu_iBZG_7zTfnjUY6XLx3xJLNTNj3Lqt2Tq6Jn2kXrh1JyzphztAwIB5bf-b5I1fyYAoNQGqBRYfrCnPNRAHHm5vTG8VgpZd4adX6B4IdFi1FaWbYYRqiwIj1qACzT6RNJ76lEzeX9WSj652-cBxa8Addri0oiWcg/s1600/al-bowlly-on-radio.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiawN94JRgGkawD2XqKdcyRteu_iBZG_7zTfnjUY6XLx3xJLNTNj3Lqt2Tq6Jn2kXrh1JyzphztAwIB5bf-b5I1fyYAoNQGqBRYfrCnPNRAHHm5vTG8VgpZd4adX6B4IdFi1FaWbYYRqiwIj1qACzT6RNJ76lEzeX9WSj652-cBxa8Addri0oiWcg/s1600/al-bowlly-on-radio.png"/></a></div>
<br />Born on January 7, 1908 in the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans was the great trumpeter and vocalist Henry "Red" Allen.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglS361Eto5GEARFYmazD-t8MkDwVSYFx9kkqsvBN-5yWrTg1Jh0iFWL6WZO4PJ1XYMr0Qi9ERNLddS5fJxNi3k4SurnTj7Gxgf4Baas8Ru6M8UxqlJP_CfBRUzM7ehbc5Vshr_Z7hNQuTihc1dCNcRFk8cImIWX4LHGPAcgg2rxy36oqcdCg8/s1600/front-cover-red-ride-ride-in-hifi.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglS361Eto5GEARFYmazD-t8MkDwVSYFx9kkqsvBN-5yWrTg1Jh0iFWL6WZO4PJ1XYMr0Qi9ERNLddS5fJxNi3k4SurnTj7Gxgf4Baas8Ru6M8UxqlJP_CfBRUzM7ehbc5Vshr_Z7hNQuTihc1dCNcRFk8cImIWX4LHGPAcgg2rxy36oqcdCg8/s1600/front-cover-red-ride-ride-in-hifi.jpg" /></a></div><br /> Have thought of this master musician recently, as my favorite post of 2023, along with the Johnny Mercer tribute, was the one on singing brass players. Very few musicians not named Louis Armstrong could both solo on the trumpet and sing with the brilliance of Henry Red Allen.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-6meXuVBP1U?si=1iKQtvatcETxTR80" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vfWJDVvTueo?si=OIXlBkquJDAvX58i" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WFkXBvL9odI?si=4g9zt-fTdNj2OU8W" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WU2fHcmkPxI?si=zPtBXjC8DF2FdhmX" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />One snapshot of his illustrious and prolific career as bandleader and sideman is the following <a href ="https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/mastertalent/detail/103481/Allen_Henry">discography">Henry "Red" Allen discography</a>.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/txAsRzr3WTs?si=S84zRe2AUjj3ulfq" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />One favorite recording is Ride Red Ride a.k.a. Man On A String.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZMSOW8XOj3s?si=UFaIs2KUaW0F46Vs" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />In closing, just in case the excerpts from The Sound of Jazz CBS 1957 were insufficient to whet the musical appetite, here is the CBS special in its entirety. Not a bad way to celebrate musical birthdays.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/K1Ok2Gjf1T4?si=5sLvHFp6PZrnwnRW" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Paul F. Etcheverryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16039423552957022688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35219933.post-59808482242882970622024-01-01T10:35:00.000-08:002024-03-18T20:37:56.489-07:00Ringing In 2024: Cartoons & Old School Impressionists!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxX6ZdG1VSnXM9f97B4u7XXufkF-cHbcybELBWO81RpgJt0pu3-SVC-UNz0AjtxQ_Y2GPnhvwasVo2yLU36M3W0ddkiDB42InLcUVDNyfOFosh3qtv8wOlh_FNlhT_FEsLPeRi5tx8QKe1EwcRy93QDo2e9lhFF45qVDytfWbXutG7D8_W85DsQ/s1600/poster-donald-duck-duck-pimples.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxX6ZdG1VSnXM9f97B4u7XXufkF-cHbcybELBWO81RpgJt0pu3-SVC-UNz0AjtxQ_Y2GPnhvwasVo2yLU36M3W0ddkiDB42InLcUVDNyfOFosh3qtv8wOlh_FNlhT_FEsLPeRi5tx8QKe1EwcRy93QDo2e9lhFF45qVDytfWbXutG7D8_W85DsQ/s1600/poster-donald-duck-duck-pimples.png"/></a></div><span style="color: yellow; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 105%;"><b><i>Copyright Walt Disney Productions</i><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEbXrBs51Yb2rRzuCUvz4htCUPAx25qBGD6JKsatm7mVtamwkvmee6NTNv_yXdzmYgA6TamXyXa8iP4h2zvEjfDtSSTXQFHOdU8lwuc70n_gpsyHQyRi_wZqWuKDxOZdKsnWN/s1600/happynewyear_spikejones_single.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEbXrBs51Yb2rRzuCUvz4htCUPAx25qBGD6JKsatm7mVtamwkvmee6NTNv_yXdzmYgA6TamXyXa8iP4h2zvEjfDtSSTXQFHOdU8lwuc70n_gpsyHQyRi_wZqWuKDxOZdKsnWN/s1600/happynewyear_spikejones_single.jpg" /></a><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3_4BrQeTFKo?si=bF4gShwuAdcSEb9J" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"><b>Cannot overstate how thrilled and delighted this blogger is to be still here, reasonably awake, drawing breath and guzzling coffee on January 1, 2024!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwqogn4ypTwIy_WDawGNipYmxQsOd6ag2R1bXgv-z01WvLNUdSVDW98HKef4Gsg7DlQt_K_Pqfd0IYWnAyYI65AOrUUO62RqYKWKoQH6_nVBBoOpUgAoQ1QUsHIX3s1d_PUFGhlINkl6dWmh2kmKQv5zvibBUTwKU0d7nCdPhIXsa1x4UU7KbauQ/s1600/george-and-gracie-sappy-new-year.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwqogn4ypTwIy_WDawGNipYmxQsOd6ag2R1bXgv-z01WvLNUdSVDW98HKef4Gsg7DlQt_K_Pqfd0IYWnAyYI65AOrUUO62RqYKWKoQH6_nVBBoOpUgAoQ1QUsHIX3s1d_PUFGhlINkl6dWmh2kmKQv5zvibBUTwKU0d7nCdPhIXsa1x4UU7KbauQ/s1600/george-and-gracie-sappy-new-year.jpg"/></a></div><br /><br />Of course, ringing in the new year means a few generous slugs of More Coffee, my favorite brand!<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NtiWEWvPDJk?si=lEvILRgzkDh2dfH7" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>
<br /><br />We shall start today's "OMG we made it through another year - yippee ki-yo ki-yay" post and kick off the new year with some classic cartoons! Here's a favorite of mine that I generally must explain to folks under a certain advanced age. It's a spoof of the very popular <i><a href ="https://www.oldtimeradiodownloads.com/quiz/information-please">Information Please</a></i> radio program (check 'em out on <a href ="https://archive.org/details/information_please_202104">archive.org</a>), which aired on NBC from 1938 to 1951, and features a caricature of the brilliant pianist, composer, recording artist, author, raconteur and supporting player in MGM musicals, Oscar Levant.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wePBkW6WMM8?si=P_qmXfq4No7yquJn" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />To this aficionado of Incredibly Strange Cartoons, The Herring Murder Mystery presents the answer to the question of whether the Screen Gems studio, between the constant churning of personnel and general upheaval, presented anything remotely resembling an original style? YES - it's in <i>this cartoon</i>!<br /><br /> <div style="position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;"> <iframe style="width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px;overflow:hidden" frameborder="0" type="text/html" src="https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x7x0ji9" width="100%" height="100%" allowfullscreen title="Dailymotion Video Player" > </iframe> </div><br /><br />As close to a noir-toon as they ever got at Disney's, this classic turned up a few months ago in Charles Gardner's splendid <a href ="https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/category/animation-trails">Animation Trails</a> series on <a href ="https://cartoonresearch.com">Cartoon Research</a>. Noted in the <a href ="http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt7580397m">Guide to the Virgil Partch Cartoons and Artwork</a>, this Donald Duck opus features an imaginative story by reknowned comics artist <a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil_Partch">Virgil "VIP" Partch</a> and Dick Shaw. Jack Kinney, who helmed some of the greatest cartoons and sequences ("Pink Elephants") ever made by Walt Disney Productions, directed Duck Pimples with his usual panache.<br /><br /><div style="position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;"> <iframe style="width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px;overflow:hidden" frameborder="0" type="text/html" src="https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x2dznnm" width="100%" height="100%" allowfullscreen title="Dailymotion Video Player" > </iframe> </div><br /><br />Arguably the closest thing to a "cartoon noir" would be Frank Tashlin's brilliant 1937 Looney Tune THE CASE OF THE STUTTERING PIG.<br /><br /><div style="position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;"> <iframe style="width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px;overflow:hidden" frameborder="0" type="text/html" src="https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x207442" width="100%" height="100%" allowfullscreen title="Dailymotion Video Player" > </iframe> </div><br /><br />Many attempted to make "noir-toons" but didn't quite pull it off. Back to the surreal sensibility of Screen Gems, THE VITAMIN G MAN, directed by Paul Sommer & John Hubley (yes, THAT John Hubley), is too way-out and incoherent even for the most dyed-in-the-wool animation buffs, with the exception of this writer, who is fine with utter incoherence and extreme suspension of disbelief in an animated cartoon.<br /><br/><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XiGKgbWIQTs?si=0oXnFDOaD63hlvdj" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />
Continuing today's post, a topic near and dear to us at Way Too Damn Lazy To Write A Blog is impressionists, both old school and new school. This is due to the passings at the tail end of 2023 of Tommy Smothers and Shecky Greene, two outstanding comedians who were not known as impressionists but could do amazing impressions. Tommy's impersonation of Johnny Carson is the best!<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oghxf-HS6go?si=a-gHdGNk0VyPZS89" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Those who saw Shecky at his peak considered him the epitome of the post WW2 era standup comedian, a master of songs, dialects, improvisation, showbiz stories and, of course, Hollywood and recording star impressions, all delivered with linguistic prowess. Alas, we have not been able to find complete sets of Shecky in his 1950's and 1960's heydey as King Of The Vegas Lounges. A contemporary of Johnny Carson, Jerry Lewis, Don Rickles and Jack Carter, he did appear semi-regularly on The Hollywood Palace, The Dean Martin Show and The Match Game.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/M26r75foVcM?si=ZcFpRxbXAOOTdIpl" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />The closest thing to a Shecky standup set - unfortunately, his December 16, 1977 episode of the HBO series <a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Location_%28TV_series%29">On Location</a> is M.I.A. - would be his extended appearance on the <a href ="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlSquqmpDpU">The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson</a> on November 7, 1975. No doubt Shecky had Johnny ROFL through rehearsal and after the show!<br /><br />Two impressionists the gang here never tires of are Sammy Davis, Jr. and Bobby Darin, two all-time showbiz greats.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pWREE0JNtaI" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_nQfL2s0Zx8?si=2BrpCW6f-kOH4Z-U" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Love Bobby Darin's impressions of Hollywood stars, especially Jimmy Stewart, Clark Gable and W.C. Fields.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/F4ryqrbvTvA" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Almost as ubiquitous on TV as The Smothers Brothers in the 1960's was impressionist and <a href ="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYSEQTnhF02r3gp1JCdpMy-PGJAMRKDmu">cartoon voice ace</a> John Byner.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hzE97Bov1kk?si=bJLV5LAmJSiQ2XJO" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qJWrW4bxnXs?si=UgM3OhGOjG_OkqQh" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KSUZ7pUMWew" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Here he is on Late Night with David Letterman. <br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fJNOahjAhWA" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Last but not least in today's New Year's post will be the multi-talented impressionist Keith Scott.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Yx4OLhVIbYM?si=5ehLPckeeYXC4DAQ" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />He is also quite the historian and expert on all things voice-over.<br /><br /><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/120440413?h=4790d05aea" width="582.40" height="327.60" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />In closing, shall note that Keith penned Way Too Damn Lazy To Write A Blog's favorite cinema-related book of 2023.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTTz30qgADB3RpHSNQg2af7EAiF1j9M7cNrjJ9CHotpueMPuLuXfOIwSZ8qRi1nIglgstpxVBi8U8ZuoLXt7rxeT-2QyK4xbMjCatfMr8Mp2tyESUzKe0N-HRBeCPtO9azte0jt9_t126KGnFVfud2URy4MQIDSknH68UNKG5ERpBKlwnVRaM/s1600/front-cover-cartoon-voices-1930-1970-keith-scott.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="861" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTTz30qgADB3RpHSNQg2af7EAiF1j9M7cNrjJ9CHotpueMPuLuXfOIwSZ8qRi1nIglgstpxVBi8U8ZuoLXt7rxeT-2QyK4xbMjCatfMr8Mp2tyESUzKe0N-HRBeCPtO9azte0jt9_t126KGnFVfud2URy4MQIDSknH68UNKG5ERpBKlwnVRaM/s1600/front-cover-cartoon-voices-1930-1970-keith-scott.png"/></a></div>Paul F. Etcheverryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16039423552957022688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35219933.post-47031277171880632002023-12-24T10:57:00.000-08:002024-01-31T10:03:43.467-08:00Merry Christmas 2023 from Way Too Damn Lazy To Write A Blog<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhts3asFsIbB_jPvOU6RET4k6JqS4vpjaBAcoIGiXyACQVp74vIPG_jcpqYUlRmeTOQ7OlUkUL26mJs0KlH3ej-5GL_DPQSA5gP2rpET9GND50g6XaTdfyZpv1I7d-_m_hpmiZq2g/s1600/charlie-brown-christmas-tree.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhts3asFsIbB_jPvOU6RET4k6JqS4vpjaBAcoIGiXyACQVp74vIPG_jcpqYUlRmeTOQ7OlUkUL26mJs0KlH3ej-5GL_DPQSA5gP2rpET9GND50g6XaTdfyZpv1I7d-_m_hpmiZq2g/s1600/charlie-brown-christmas-tree.png" /></a><br /><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"><b><br />We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! But first, a commercial. . .<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WHtgIslP5Ss" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Then, some quality time spent with Shaun the Sheep!<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QXwmJfKRnBE?si=mMUwsF0PHD7fGNiT" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />And, inevitably as snow in the U.S. Northeast, here are a few renditions of this blogger's favorite Christmas tunes, starting with the great Alex Chilton of Big Star and The Box Tops a.k.a. The King Of Covers. Alex' ability to play jazz chords on a rock guitar and commit himself 100% to whatever song he's playing still impresses the living daylights out of me.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/h25joXISiEs" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />If it's a rockin' Christmas you want, then it's time for an extended sleighride with The Brian Setzer Orchestra.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bDQMyJQ-4xU?si=g55ENAmjXVt1AOL9" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Best Blue Christmas? Lowell Fulson! Tough to top "Lonesome Christmas," just one of many masterpieces by the guitarist and vocalist.<br/><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PbZLgyYxz-o?si=VyqRcB6uj8qRae8S" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FuRDBXlE1Tg" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />This shall be our last post for 2023. See ya in 2024!Paul F. Etcheverryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16039423552957022688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35219933.post-63414482057945332412023-12-16T06:35:00.000-08:002024-01-31T10:11:31.362-08:00Celebrating The Holidays With TV Funhouse<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9-jsJmPH1t95K_QuyuDb5KeLvlsM4GO1DcC2rUOAqqnu1umy7MzOsPRX5LdVV-ER1o3enEz7W6xBAIBKtmEmhIG0vsCXFrFY4XSMygY8peeFir5E-BN7D6SYlOxwKkptNj9T6E_mZOvgg9pNDGQ21NQ0-E7Wl_ZFeNWABdKQp_d7r8S__93-vQ/s1600/snl-tv-funhouse-1.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT9-jsJmPH1t95K_QuyuDb5KeLvlsM4GO1DcC2rUOAqqnu1umy7MzOsPRX5LdVV-ER1o3enEz7W6xBAIBKtmEmhIG0vsCXFrFY4XSMygY8peeFir5E-BN7D6SYlOxwKkptNj9T6E_mZOvgg9pNDGQ21NQ0-E7Wl_ZFeNWABdKQp_d7r8S__93-vQ/s1600/snl-tv-funhouse-1.png"/></a></div><br /><br /><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"><b>Some of the most cutting and brutal satire this writer has seen in the past quarter century can be found in Robert Smigel's <a href ="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS_gQd8UB-hIQ2Pj1gmzjMJOcVtUtq4u_">TV Funhouse</a> series, which provided provocative laughs to the Saturday Night Live mix in 1996-2008.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4OKZu0-HOXazHhzn0177Tj-7bNJe1JWJXuM_0DrGz7OPNrQlFamCah9BdyySyp24WXK6ypCdYI5utR2a8NHCfW16hSDeop0ioHiZSWm_dkLDRwHVwsinipCm4fn2cf0mne_bc2y4uA9gepIC58IIPNUiO_plVzEnA3yypNyiFNyiOU-9yEbIA0w/s1600/end-title-a-robert-smigel-filmed-program.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="321" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4OKZu0-HOXazHhzn0177Tj-7bNJe1JWJXuM_0DrGz7OPNrQlFamCah9BdyySyp24WXK6ypCdYI5utR2a8NHCfW16hSDeop0ioHiZSWm_dkLDRwHVwsinipCm4fn2cf0mne_bc2y4uA9gepIC58IIPNUiO_plVzEnA3yypNyiFNyiOU-9yEbIA0w/s1600/end-title-a-robert-smigel-filmed-program.png"/></a></div><br /><br />Since the holidays are just about upon us, it is worth noting that there were a slew of Christmas offerings by <a href ="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS_gQd8UB-hIQ2Pj1gmzjMJOcVtUtq4u_">TV Funhouse</a>. While I love A Charlie Brown Christmas, the following cynical take on Peanuts definitely has its share of guilty laughs.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/R_Ejc3N9JKU?si=lIs2kdzyT9ZL6RGy" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />The Globetrotters' First Christmas is an outstanding spoof of early 1970's animation, specifically the extra cheesy cheesiness of Filmmation, represented by such TV series as Fat Albert & The Cosby Kids. Did anyone who helped make this sendup of 1970's TV cartoons work at Hanna-Barbera or Filmation?<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/25UlxqX-zg8?si=H_H_UfJx1qMbQtOk" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Rankin-Bass gets both a skewering and a homage in <i>The Narrator That Ruined Christmas</i>.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UihZm6T2T5g" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; ecrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Many of us who celebrate Hanukkahchristmas or Christmashannukah relate to the following. Love the inspired vocalizing by the great Darlene Love - the not so secret musical weapon of <a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Spector">Phil Spector</a> - in this TV Funhouse, which makes me want to go out to a Cantonese, Hunan or Sichuan (a.k.a. Szechwan) restaurant on Christmas and/or Christmas Eve. Stylistically, this reminds me just a tad of Art Clokey and Aardman Animations. . . after all, there is a <a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15857304/">Shaun The Sheep Christmas</a>.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BGzO1ghRKp4" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />One can't have too much stuff that is questionable taste - no make that bad taste - during the holidays, so we shall finish today's post with an episode of the TV Funhouse spinoff series. Is it both funny and in incredibly bad taste? Yes.<br /> <br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dD1CoTIpEoE?si=a0PCL0Ah26tBopvi" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Paul F. Etcheverryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16039423552957022688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35219933.post-47516366012307605552023-12-05T11:53:00.000-08:002024-01-31T09:38:38.893-08:00This Saturday: Christmas Psychotronix in Orinda!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwMnS1jVlmCZyzzPsr-owknchPV1AOHQgwwO8RgGVmocQmiM_Tsw9Udfljov86XiPx8aGs2Y5vMMnffyjV_U8ZdXqiNG2x7xL5C0_mK4KJSivgmKtT7grFcaNHuK-0Wg0f4JYusquqkiZMZ8mh6Pru0_s6wJacP_qgwHRso6b85RfkXCiZJBFk6g/s1600/psychotronix-xmas-film-fest-2023-orinda.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="334" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwMnS1jVlmCZyzzPsr-owknchPV1AOHQgwwO8RgGVmocQmiM_Tsw9Udfljov86XiPx8aGs2Y5vMMnffyjV_U8ZdXqiNG2x7xL5C0_mK4KJSivgmKtT7grFcaNHuK-0Wg0f4JYusquqkiZMZ8mh6Pru0_s6wJacP_qgwHRso6b85RfkXCiZJBFk6g/s1600/psychotronix-xmas-film-fest-2023-orinda.png"/></a></div><br /><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"><b>YES, Virginia (Mayo), there is a Christmas Psychotronix.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Yk0ns_WyDak?si=iotq91WQTyre0Uxf" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>.<br /><br />It's in Orinda this Saturday.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG0JJngDF0dFj4sFN91FCWbQq2-ytIPzKIFKnONwAR3oKs220kKkn2M4k8DIqGOCEE1dWaRkc84954qOjp_UVwOcgqcjHCeAFRXvjd5ILc9e9hHOejE8_Hr_1XQ4RjIAw2-jwjk2B9Ki0Lf6hCnV6NL4iti-TiTpM2hVjbaevD-EPuUiwZDbw/s1600/orinda-theatre1.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG0JJngDF0dFj4sFN91FCWbQq2-ytIPzKIFKnONwAR3oKs220kKkn2M4k8DIqGOCEE1dWaRkc84954qOjp_UVwOcgqcjHCeAFRXvjd5ILc9e9hHOejE8_Hr_1XQ4RjIAw2-jwjk2B9Ki0Lf6hCnV6NL4iti-TiTpM2hVjbaevD-EPuUiwZDbw/s1600/orinda-theatre1.jpg"/></a></div> Sci Fi Bob Ekman, Scott Moon, Robert Emmett and Paul F. Etcheverry will be there with Christmas bells on!<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-ZGjVIlPICI?si=YskI9fQ7w6BTtVIK" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />The place: <a href ="https://www.orindamovies.com/">Orinda Theater</a><br />2 Orinda Theatre Square, Orinda, CA 94563<br />The time: 8:00 p.m. PST<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DUnpa9ms1hE?si=li0KoF7ouIkwafEM" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DilIQdEuIoQ?si=Y8Bb4lbEWHWnew0T" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />
Orinda Theater Movieline: (925) 254-9060<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_rjqYRrwLKrnxp00x0LFvtno-nRJwRfiRWPW7w8DYEtPmr3zD1BwPSTqDgtCOmbe8pYUAPpmn_sC9zi6VqzpOQE07yFycvULvKHZkWizrJMD9iWLmZIuhiBdZVCauMXJw6ISpw/s1600/psychotronix_postcard800px.png" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_rjqYRrwLKrnxp00x0LFvtno-nRJwRfiRWPW7w8DYEtPmr3zD1BwPSTqDgtCOmbe8pYUAPpmn_sC9zi6VqzpOQE07yFycvULvKHZkWizrJMD9iWLmZIuhiBdZVCauMXJw6ISpw/s1600/psychotronix_postcard800px.png"></a>Paul F. Etcheverryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16039423552957022688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35219933.post-24439479147610882782023-11-25T12:35:00.000-08:002023-11-25T16:58:40.490-08:00One Week From Today: The 31st Anniversary KFJC Psychotronix Film Festival<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-NPsT3zQsDueP5faCz9_5CFECPc7MUTdIG5fjalBHU2j5u3XQlXzo8VjQOQ-UPhnGrDTxD1dclwAzkAjlmJ-NEN4UpxFmWmnatEdkbAR2i5IjpKENNqlxX5y3WTw_Mt2ED6_hI32Dcfnr5A_b6cr0wGkSo9Tolt5rW8TqF69mYKjjfx6hhZE/s1600/poster-by-scott-moon-the-kfjc-psychotronix-film-festival.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-NPsT3zQsDueP5faCz9_5CFECPc7MUTdIG5fjalBHU2j5u3XQlXzo8VjQOQ-UPhnGrDTxD1dclwAzkAjlmJ-NEN4UpxFmWmnatEdkbAR2i5IjpKENNqlxX5y3WTw_Mt2ED6_hI32Dcfnr5A_b6cr0wGkSo9Tolt5rW8TqF69mYKjjfx6hhZE/s1600/poster-by-scott-moon-the-kfjc-psychotronix-film-festival.png"/></a></div><br /><br /><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"><b>On Saturday December 2 of 2023, the KFJC Psychotronix Film Festival returns to Foothill College's Room 5015 with an indescribable blend of outrageous, hilarious, bizarre and fun forgotten (sometimes justifiably) footage.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_VQjqiotmi-1AaD5jZO7Wc_rS3Cb_nHsi1lMbc_ZbRRQY75z6bsZyFh3gVsmf_rz3dCYBnQwIZggP2CIuYwL5AkCoHyoP1fmS3lXy9L1G148fwaIMde471tL1jOL3HPfCW7EjtbgJvCG583mKepKlBML_9C8a37mXBJoF6NZiTnHAa397vEQMg/s1600/psychotronix-scott-moon-poster.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig_VQjqiotmi-1AaD5jZO7Wc_rS3Cb_nHsi1lMbc_ZbRRQY75z6bsZyFh3gVsmf_rz3dCYBnQwIZggP2CIuYwL5AkCoHyoP1fmS3lXy9L1G148fwaIMde471tL1jOL3HPfCW7EjtbgJvCG583mKepKlBML_9C8a37mXBJoF6NZiTnHAa397vEQMg/s1600/psychotronix-scott-moon-poster.png"/></a></div><br />That means B-movie trailers, 1930's cartoons, vintage movie theatre "snack bar" ads, Scopitones, Soundies and kidvid gone wrong, terribly wrong.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PAjNAkcs1ek?si=gr8nGte1bdRb7lJm" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TAPXki0QBxE?si=EXwkPftIQ0XpT0xx" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/26pQNKEOXjo?si=gxQnu3njGmIxq6o4" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/y8Oshs1fWrY?si=N6kizEP3Htu5VR9r" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pSonLmwN-EY?si=TWb-ll7kYMDYg3JG" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/L9pPFCjRPvM?si=JiBss2vMpxswPz0X" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Personally, I will be more than ready for the "and now for something completely different - and now here's something completely different from what you just watched" philosophy that the KFJC Psychotronix Film Festival is all about. Never, ever know just what reels my co-conspirator archivists Sci Fi Bob Ekman and Scott Moon will bring to the show - and that's the way I like it! The Psychotronix dream team - Robert Emmett of KFJC, Sci Fi Bob, Scott and, presenting the always epic display of one sheets and lobby cards, Gary "The Poster King" Hascall - is back!
<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7TmUmjZFArJhyGJN7IRfnMt-dTtAMy0FjxnLxI3eqNDdIVOu5qnTD_7kcDDMob6E3Ej5Jpw6aBB4wVFxtT88eqfS-ogA2o19kPwAgSgM1KHgET1ey7sQf_pep5wSR5yTikblC/s1600/scifibob_psychotronix_logo2014.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7TmUmjZFArJhyGJN7IRfnMt-dTtAMy0FjxnLxI3eqNDdIVOu5qnTD_7kcDDMob6E3Ej5Jpw6aBB4wVFxtT88eqfS-ogA2o19kPwAgSgM1KHgET1ey7sQf_pep5wSR5yTikblC/s1600/scifibob_psychotronix_logo2014.jpg" /></a><br /><br />
When: Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 7:00 PM<br />
Where: <a href="http://www.foothill.edu/news/locatmapbig.php?zm=17&lat=37.3608755393633&lon=122.130544151695&mLatlon=37.3608755393633,-122.130544151695">Room 5015</a>, Foothill College campus<br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/12345+El+Monte+Rd,+Los+Altos+Hills,+CA+94022/@37.3607739,-122.1268043,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x808fb100e4f86ab7:0xb3cde75a0a3384d">12345 El Monte Road</a>, Los Altos Hills (El Monte exit off 280)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHMGygMINC6DGG3kesKO1L6EZ6RyDwRFhQeRUBctPp8mvgnfRgxSXkemS50SYWpvjHeEYzFS1KB0CGRK7d6N3Drbz3VcsiRsHBVOxRZxw0z_puhXvQM4ck6REQ64R75uddL-8pc-pH1JxR9hMtUbwbRTI_mXSKDf9wbz_RtXf9aM9r_QH8buk0w/s1600/halloween-psychotronix-10-14-2023.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHMGygMINC6DGG3kesKO1L6EZ6RyDwRFhQeRUBctPp8mvgnfRgxSXkemS50SYWpvjHeEYzFS1KB0CGRK7d6N3Drbz3VcsiRsHBVOxRZxw0z_puhXvQM4ck6REQ64R75uddL-8pc-pH1JxR9hMtUbwbRTI_mXSKDf9wbz_RtXf9aM9r_QH8buk0w/s1600/halloween-psychotronix-10-14-2023.png"/></a></div><br />Why: We like cheesy movies.<br />
How Much? $5 Donation Benefits KFJC. <br />
Parking: Lot #5<br />
Public Transit: <a href="http://www.caltrain.com/">Cal Train</a> and <a href="http://www.vta.org/">VTA</a><br />Info:
<a href="http://www.foothill.edu/news/transportation.php">Foothill College Transportation & Parking</a>.<br /><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB29WQ4Hz9NIvquKJcDLtqbIqsHf8w95nNnGWWE15CkEIb4WFEGdsSSr9SAPXKH9EkWj3TmAo2m0XEKt_QrvJE5GzlmfSQZ-c4Qczosx1GWAZOyNApF1DPsoZUFF5WhpXM_M9Hc78t4BIq74M76T9cboVSLtsS_tjgU-dOuIia4qY22yryqT4/s1600/scott-moon-psychotronix-logo1.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB29WQ4Hz9NIvquKJcDLtqbIqsHf8w95nNnGWWE15CkEIb4WFEGdsSSr9SAPXKH9EkWj3TmAo2m0XEKt_QrvJE5GzlmfSQZ-c4Qczosx1GWAZOyNApF1DPsoZUFF5WhpXM_M9Hc78t4BIq74M76T9cboVSLtsS_tjgU-dOuIia4qY22yryqT4/s1600/scott-moon-psychotronix-logo1.png"/></a></div><br />Note: some combination of the fellas who bring you Psychotronix will be on KFJC Monday evening on Thoughtline with Robert Emmett, starting at 6:00 p.m. PST.<br />
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6uowvw_Zzf6VQ-5P5NQzFB-AGjM0S25ZZIjCPZ17Fscjeibps0rwbaGpkQZdFuMG5353p5IkvFIvKU7P5ocFM40zGqkL4TE2k6N_Cr8IYeoNBe2a0UE6u20GKTRuSEIhUrTNgQ/s1600/kfjc-bumper.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6uowvw_Zzf6VQ-5P5NQzFB-AGjM0S25ZZIjCPZ17Fscjeibps0rwbaGpkQZdFuMG5353p5IkvFIvKU7P5ocFM40zGqkL4TE2k6N_Cr8IYeoNBe2a0UE6u20GKTRuSEIhUrTNgQ/s1600/kfjc-bumper.png" /></a>
<br /><br />A week after the Foothill College show, the crew will be back at the Orinda Theatre for a Christmas show. Now where the heck did I put that 16mm print of HOWDY DOODY'S CHRISTMAS?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwMnS1jVlmCZyzzPsr-owknchPV1AOHQgwwO8RgGVmocQmiM_Tsw9Udfljov86XiPx8aGs2Y5vMMnffyjV_U8ZdXqiNG2x7xL5C0_mK4KJSivgmKtT7grFcaNHuK-0Wg0f4JYusquqkiZMZ8mh6Pru0_s6wJacP_qgwHRso6b85RfkXCiZJBFk6g/s1600/psychotronix-xmas-film-fest-2023-orinda.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="334" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwMnS1jVlmCZyzzPsr-owknchPV1AOHQgwwO8RgGVmocQmiM_Tsw9Udfljov86XiPx8aGs2Y5vMMnffyjV_U8ZdXqiNG2x7xL5C0_mK4KJSivgmKtT7grFcaNHuK-0Wg0f4JYusquqkiZMZ8mh6Pru0_s6wJacP_qgwHRso6b85RfkXCiZJBFk6g/s1600/psychotronix-xmas-film-fest-2023-orinda.png"/></a></div><br />31 years have passed since the first Psychotronix Film Festival - and we're amazed, thrilled and delighted to still be doing this. This Blogmeister shall return to his former stomping grounds, the San Francisco Bay Area, for another opportunity to put on, as the great impressionist <a href ="http://classicshowbiz.blogspot.com/2011/06/interview-with-will-jordan-part-one_30.html">Will Jordan</a> would say, "a rilllllllly big shoe" - and be one of Foothill College's visiting professors!</span></b>Paul F. Etcheverryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16039423552957022688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35219933.post-25150438920388568942023-11-22T11:06:00.000-08:002023-12-05T12:17:04.567-08:00Happy Thanksgiving 2023<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjXVRMff-c0Oym7wQgzAU1KbJdlJPKBP5TV_nIcTyDmEy36lk8w9e4eSkn1lbEteA_RSf_m-lEZvWTqJqaVXPcBVsWRm8BrhbmWEQYKPO19VFgE89THjCkA0vs-Gwg5QLOUAUy/s1600/lsmft.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjXVRMff-c0Oym7wQgzAU1KbJdlJPKBP5TV_nIcTyDmEy36lk8w9e4eSkn1lbEteA_RSf_m-lEZvWTqJqaVXPcBVsWRm8BrhbmWEQYKPO19VFgE89THjCkA0vs-Gwg5QLOUAUy/s400/lsmft.jpg" height="719" width="580"></a><br /><br /><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"><b>Well, it's Thanksgiving (and the start of hearing godawful holday season music everywhere) yet again!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwhDWpZhBySVzFf84uKM0dzaMwo9WmMtgphaMiU1Z7HYDwVHmPm3F1QQFOq3zI4-U4M279KnHn3vkfAboUJRatOvKEZF2A7L3equEGTLXaJYTdHyStOtsQalKXp-dVr2Yhwc8/s1600/thanksgiving.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwhDWpZhBySVzFf84uKM0dzaMwo9WmMtgphaMiU1Z7HYDwVHmPm3F1QQFOq3zI4-U4M279KnHn3vkfAboUJRatOvKEZF2A7L3equEGTLXaJYTdHyStOtsQalKXp-dVr2Yhwc8/s320/thanksgiving.jpg"></a><br /><br />Thanksgiving means turkey songs!<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/80AFN1L7_8Q?si=1eSo29bO4G6r6kt4" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Way Too Damn Lazy To Write A Blog posts the same Thanksgiving turkey cartoons every year. Alas, we have no plans to stop that practice anytime soon!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnzO2PDc-8NEBWDCpxoMuSMsTEzxvEWjuTypM95K-4WR_8WYBTr3_3MfWXzo6_qnoYekN199BXsrnI9wGYLbEBjFZDct-5_toChY4N86LViyFL_KbpoeXcvWAaGNmic3p_ZLXwnGuhQRol9u1FmatfvzIMRO649dMb8YFvcUh0rbH5sCo4eU/s1600/title-card-merrie-melodies-in-cinecolor-holiday-for-drumsticks.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnzO2PDc-8NEBWDCpxoMuSMsTEzxvEWjuTypM95K-4WR_8WYBTr3_3MfWXzo6_qnoYekN199BXsrnI9wGYLbEBjFZDct-5_toChY4N86LViyFL_KbpoeXcvWAaGNmic3p_ZLXwnGuhQRol9u1FmatfvzIMRO649dMb8YFvcUh0rbH5sCo4eU/s1600/title-card-merrie-melodies-in-cinecolor-holiday-for-drumsticks.png"/></a></div><br /><br />We'll start, not surprisingly, with an inexplicably odd one from the oddest and most inexplicable of all cartoon studios, Screen Gems. I personally get a big kick out of these cartoons but can certainly imagine the likes of Sid Marcus and Cal Howard pondering "what weird bit can we do to vex audiences now?"<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4IBkZMewcDI" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />There are a bunch of Warner Bros cartoons about Thanksgiving and turkeys. We've posted several repeatedly over the years. As fervent Daffy Duck fans, we note that at least two of the very best Thanksgiving cartoons feature the wacky fowl.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhomTckd_5gsHMr_9P3mJxAhua8kKl0PmzNydCSQJEoMfjN2V6mgKnRzFpiPktBL9s7f1z0rlT2sFDDeYKZkPsnleuckqJy9NjfwbOeKjmYd3tAibMvCxhaN-ztno4mYAdu2XiRVM83RyWvpduY36mKeb7KD6dC1SYcqDb2HznEN3qMxh-S1xo" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="434" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhomTckd_5gsHMr_9P3mJxAhua8kKl0PmzNydCSQJEoMfjN2V6mgKnRzFpiPktBL9s7f1z0rlT2sFDDeYKZkPsnleuckqJy9NjfwbOeKjmYd3tAibMvCxhaN-ztno4mYAdu2XiRVM83RyWvpduY36mKeb7KD6dC1SYcqDb2HznEN3qMxh-S1xo"/></a></div><br /><br />While it's tough to pick one favorite Thanksgiving-themed cartoon, the following ranks high on the list.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCceijS84scC3Y6Dyl9tT_8SmsaBaSuXUmuutakLhVOrfAuZJ9vjto9JkE14kJYa2WzTWMj6Obtme4SvQ2jNemSKer7x2ROH8XEjgUhrG5bSiun0op6Gp7xx4c78cX-LJqlLOXOA/s1600/main-title-holiday-for-drumsticks-daffy.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCceijS84scC3Y6Dyl9tT_8SmsaBaSuXUmuutakLhVOrfAuZJ9vjto9JkE14kJYa2WzTWMj6Obtme4SvQ2jNemSKer7x2ROH8XEjgUhrG5bSiun0op6Gp7xx4c78cX-LJqlLOXOA/s1600/main-title-holiday-for-drumsticks-daffy.jpg" data-original-width="532" data-original-height="351" /></a><br /><br />It's directed by Art Davis and stars a diabolical but not-too-bright Daffy Duck who becomes Tom Turkey's personal trainer, while devouring food in mass quantities.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EouC5V07fHc?si=-QTnjChvBYzIVnNW" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Hugh Harman made a pleasing cartoon for MGM starring an all-turkey ensemble patterned on Borrah Minnevich & His Harmonica Rascals. Seems like I post this one every year!<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TZCHL4DBxqo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Happy Thanksgiving! Keep calm and watch cartoons before and after the courses (and between football games)!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJUM6B5IyN110q7aOuskkA0iLcv1rpo49jqrYJ-6Q7O7b_Myg0R_JnoM8F9-qGkYbMHQSoqskzMRwOpV4oDeqRUcoafEG4-Yu_1jnTxCBoOCPdrfVAt24HtyIfq42olbX110P2Q/s0/main-title-looney-tunes-leon-schlesinger-buckaroo-bugs.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJUM6B5IyN110q7aOuskkA0iLcv1rpo49jqrYJ-6Q7O7b_Myg0R_JnoM8F9-qGkYbMHQSoqskzMRwOpV4oDeqRUcoafEG4-Yu_1jnTxCBoOCPdrfVAt24HtyIfq42olbX110P2Q/s0/main-title-looney-tunes-leon-schlesinger-buckaroo-bugs.png"/></a></div><br /><br />And, along with Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, tomorrow's Turkey Day entertainment shall include <a href ="https://puppetoon.net/">George Pal Puppetoons</a>!<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YCwypmpWmSk?si=ZJzRh7VfUYxDsGk7" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Been watching <a href ="https://puppetoon.net/">Puppetoons</a> volume 1 and eagerly await the latest volume (#3) on Blu-ray.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xPTT7brvL3U?si=aJBOUl3lZIrGia2d" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />It bears repeating - Happy Thanksgiving!</span></b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg15p4D0Xo9m1QH5npeEhA2N2UHocjoX4pTZJjjZPK5yQCS1aIrzIxrn6vr01kgj_Wj2QbqcLn41pbHXhN-6TATjR-NiFH1jhD5BtRFHXfYgZ34CEEtBw9kCjfwNMywxpeRRwGVw/s0/Happy-Thanksgiving-Banner-Clip-Art1.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="314" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg15p4D0Xo9m1QH5npeEhA2N2UHocjoX4pTZJjjZPK5yQCS1aIrzIxrn6vr01kgj_Wj2QbqcLn41pbHXhN-6TATjR-NiFH1jhD5BtRFHXfYgZ34CEEtBw9kCjfwNMywxpeRRwGVw/s0/Happy-Thanksgiving-Banner-Clip-Art1.png"/></a></div>Paul F. Etcheverryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16039423552957022688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35219933.post-73435254317107830122023-11-18T08:08:00.000-08:002023-11-21T06:53:48.130-08:00Remembering Johnny Mercer<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_mkQLsTz38GG8kZaXLpy2DXrM4uAJKAtD6_KKeKEENvfBUsNpVFGKNRPkoTm0q3zPOWVMMY1flSe651VLBUqxtaMtIECpAinu2Eckcygn-rkPYchEHg1lKlUIPHTGnr4y8w5gH1qRy8Y2fxhDS7HefPJyBiJGNOSTo5sQXQgdZ5V4SOU4N7qRmQ/s1600/front-cover-bobby-darin-johnny-mercer.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="569" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_mkQLsTz38GG8kZaXLpy2DXrM4uAJKAtD6_KKeKEENvfBUsNpVFGKNRPkoTm0q3zPOWVMMY1flSe651VLBUqxtaMtIECpAinu2Eckcygn-rkPYchEHg1lKlUIPHTGnr4y8w5gH1qRy8Y2fxhDS7HefPJyBiJGNOSTo5sQXQgdZ5V4SOU4N7qRmQ/s1600/front-cover-bobby-darin-johnny-mercer.png"/></a></div><br /><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"><b>For our monthly musical post, the respectful top hat tip goes to <a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mercer">Johnny Mercer</a>, singer-songwriter and founder of Capitol Records, born on Savannah, Georgia on November 18, 1909. Here, Johnny and Henry Mancini win the Academy Award for Moon River.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Rj0qdw20qlw?si=WtEYcMfWWOQ-bDIE" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />This writer finds the task of paying tribute to Johnny Mercer, founder of the <a href ="https://www.songhall.org/profile/Johnny_Mercer">Songwriters Hall Of Fame</a> and celebrated by the <a href ="https://georgiahistory.com/education-outreach/online-exhibits/featured-historical-figures/johnny-mercer/death-and-legacy">Georgia Historical Society</a>, a bit daunting due to the sheer quantity and breadth of material on him.<br />
<br />Classic movie tunes that feature Johnny Mercer lyrics - 19 were nominated for Academy Awards - in addition to "Moon River" (which was first seen in Breakfast At Tiffany's) include "Hooray for Hollywood" sung by Johnny "Scat" Davis and Frances Langford in HOLLYWOOD HOTEL)<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wKFb6i1smYI?si=DjxkZsfabYyDT7zJ" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />
And the ditty for which Mercer received a second Oscar, "In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening (music by Hoagy Carmichael)," sung by Bing and Jane Wyman in Here Comes The Groom. . .<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/puSgWX4DbZ4?si=4rUw-zjtDzw4rTEP" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />AND "On The Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" (music by Harry Warren), sung by Judy Garland in The Harvey Girls.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_qBBc4lgO9I?si=zmEMNQMBqeX8sZp7" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Johnny Mercer was a poetic lyricist on 1500+ songs in which he collaborated with a slew of top composers - the aforementioned Hoagy Carmichael, Harry Warren and Henry Mancini, as well as Richard Whiting, Harold Arlen, Jerome Kern, Jimmy McHugh, and Jimmy Van Heusen - interpreted by dozens of the greatest vocalists and instrumentalists.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LY_aH8AiqXQ?si=l8W9kXmDiD9i5x9j" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ATAMzve9Doc?si=g-iasimUz3LgpK4y" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NJFj1YCyN6w?si=wmbwSNPsXKpGg6HO" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4XcwRwwtJ4w?si=OCAvZdUvoTbt29Kh" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4YLOwc1OoQs?si=8W-RtaK1kmfI75HC" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Johnny's friend Louis Armstrong introduced his tune Jeepers Creepers in the 1938 Dick Powell musical Going Places. Pops would subsequently hit many Johnny Mercer songs out of the park for the musical grand slam.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/miY323RbWjc?si=LTwZxLpdU_sXBk2X" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />The bourbon-soaked lost love lament ONE FOR MY BABY (AND ONE FOR THE ROAD) was introduced by Fred Astaire in <a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036363">The Sky's The Limit (1943)</a>, but became (along with Earl Brent & Matt Dennis' Angel Eyes) among the signature tunes for Frank Sinatra.<br /><br /> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/m121tmJzcAc?si=kn330mGzRKz3aC_n" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Yes, crooners dig Johnny Mercer's lyrics the most.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YYMoHNiDDZg?si=4SDNxjuSzoYCyD-o" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><a href ="https://www.bobbydarin.net/mercer.html">Two Of A Kind</a>, a meeting of the musical minds between Bobby Darin and Johnny Mercer, with arrangements by Billy May, is one of this music aficionado's favorite albums. They are such a terrific team that I am a bit disappointed to have not found TV show appearances featuring the dynamic duo.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2izXGBmnhgQ?si=Qoss8Razd1G4gYkK" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Today's cornucopia of clips continues with Johnny Mercer, the rare songwriter who was also an incredible performer.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tRPkqpm7xcQ?si=XR4rZfmCx-SB8Sbi" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Johnny and Steverino alternate tunes on <a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Steve_Allen_Show">The Steve Allen Show</a>.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2YFT8MixHSE?si=2i7yLGYw3rNxCyo1" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Pondered posting the outstanding Louis Armstrong, Mel Tormé and Ella Fitzgerald versions of Blues In The Night, but then realized that Johnny's rendition is fantastic.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ysZL00QnKKY?si=VJD_xy-PinXNZ-kd" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />As is Johnny's vocal on Something's Gotta Give.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/C4DVpH_j6Pk?si=v6DPNWTgZq88di6o" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Here's Johnny, singin' with Bing on The Kraft Music Hall.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iMvEaX3u48U?si=mDuEHQpp6GJhoSRN" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />And with Nat King Cole, a master musician who Johnny, as Capitol Records executive, signed as a cornerstone for the label.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/F8cWTBsYMrk?si=CzZHuCtTv_O7adUd" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Singing with Sinatra on The Chairman Of The Board's radio show in 1947.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8qB4Dgs-TEM?si=F_9FULydbNTlSvV5" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Where do we end this tribute to Johnny Mercer? With performances and reflections on the songwriter's legacy by guitarist-vocalist John Pizzarelli, who devoted an <a href ="https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/7920113?ev=rb">album</a> to Johnny Mercer tunes.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YiY5Bd7NMMM?si=WAlkN9YFmOUzleb2" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6WW_Otj2aVc?si=H6AiHENGmFqCSEY3" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Paul F. Etcheverryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16039423552957022688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35219933.post-39905241487939567232023-11-10T11:15:00.049-08:002024-01-13T11:51:36.680-08:00Born On This Day: Carl W. Stalling<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMy35TiKHLW-foueEGDemVhfW8jBOibdl8MBwvbidlEvTKMEAZsUkhv_wlIIEp5EWa_5vJNWvYc3ATwW_HaP3_yXihUNDyXoITd0xqTQhyphenhyphen5XEncS26pQ7JuYAZAVCA33UemXzHqYNnRicQDxWnkfy6XxrT9VyPYaL6V5wRZh9MHEpkfqJQ6Qu7YQ/s1600/Stalling0002.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMy35TiKHLW-foueEGDemVhfW8jBOibdl8MBwvbidlEvTKMEAZsUkhv_wlIIEp5EWa_5vJNWvYc3ATwW_HaP3_yXihUNDyXoITd0xqTQhyphenhyphen5XEncS26pQ7JuYAZAVCA33UemXzHqYNnRicQDxWnkfy6XxrT9VyPYaL6V5wRZh9MHEpkfqJQ6Qu7YQ/s1600/Stalling0002.jpeg"/></a></div><br /><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"><b><br />Who was <i>the man</i>, the Big Kahuna in the field of music for animated cartoons? Well, there were several - Scott Bradley (MGM), Darrell Calker (Walter Lantz Productions/Universal), Leigh Harline at Disney's and the team of Sammy Timberg and Lou Fleischer - but in general, the first name in the "Password" answer is the incomparable Carl W. Stalling (November 10, 1891 - November 29, 1972).<br /><br /><div style="position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;"> <iframe style="width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px;overflow:hidden" frameborder="0" type="text/html" src="https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/xjri6w" width="100%" height="100%" allowfullscreen title="Dailymotion Video Player" > </iframe> </div> <br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SZZcsWcSvbo?si=tTT_z7jG2974E7YO" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/svnfMQKvCmk?si=7b9vQjond9UiPFBr" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/o9iIe10qiwQ?si=bhAk4fCf5YH0efux" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Warner Bros. cartoon-meister elaborates on the greatness of <a href ="https://ahcwyo.org/2018/01/17/carl-stalling-music-animator/">Carl Stalling</a>.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jLw_kce4I1o?si=KHUImLDE-qv4vZjs" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Carl W. Stalling, composer-conductor-arranger extraordinaire with Walt Disney Productions, the Ub Iwerks Studio and Warner Bros. (pre and post Leon Schlesinger), had a way of improving the films' quality wherever he went.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BBgghnQF6E4?si=wh9M4ukeYUrgNrDy" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RtPx4y39Bd0?si=bAQyemt30lTTrg6Z" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />The Skeleton Dance (1929) in particular was innovative and a groundbreaking film by the Disney studio.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vOGhAV-84iI?si=JY49oUnVBgoBnaoV" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><a href ="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_W._Stalling">Carl Stalling</a> contributed many wonderful scores to the cartoons produced by the studio of ace Disney animator and special effects inventor Ub Iwerks in 1930-1935.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cX2WuR0QmLs?si=qjGlSe_QlIhKa8K6" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ihCF4jwz688?si=zSseVd_Wt2xwsbZA" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embedreen></iframe><br /><br />For more amazing Carl Stalling/70N57IEzwMA?si=LguggeqmVZD0Vs3_" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pQMFsrSag5Q?si=fmtg1r3_7p8yHZJW" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Leon Schlesinger hired Carl to succeed Norman Spencer as the Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies music man and the improvement in the cartoons was immediate.<br /><br /><div style="position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;"> <iframe style="width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px;overflow:hidden" frameborder="0" type="text/html" src="https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/xmk0iz" width="100%" height="100%" allowfullscreen title="Dailymotion Video Player" > </iframe> </div><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/h4894mhfBWI?si=JuYoN-ec7bo8Y9Ua" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />It's a tough call as to which individual Looney Tune or Merrie Melodie features my favorite Carl Stalling soundtrack. In addition to PORKY IN WACKYLAND, PORKY PIG'S FEAT directed by Frank Tashlin and THE GREAT PIGGY BANK ROBBERY directed by Bob Clampett immediately come to mind.<br /><br /><div style="position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;"> <iframe style="width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px;overflow:hidden" frameborder="0" type="text/html" src="https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x607fi8" width="100%" height="100%" allowfullscreen title="Dailymotion Video Player" > </iframe> </div><br /><br /><div style="position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;"> <iframe style="width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px;overflow:hidden" frameborder="0" type="text/html" src="https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x5z3uw4" width="100%" height="100%" allowfullscreen title="Dailymotion Video Player" > </iframe> </div><br /><br /><br /><br />For more music and material on Carl Stalling, read Devon Baxter's <a href ="https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/animator-breakdown-porkys-hero-agency-1937">splendid and thorough article</a> about the score and voice work of the classic Bob Clampett Looney Tune cartoon Porky's Hero Agency (1937). Also check out this <a href ="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkPBds92ERbE-8kYfGs9y6xP0V1yUeG7_">Carl Stalling Project volumes 1 and 2 playlist</a>.<br /><br />In addition, note that the new <a href ="https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/flip-the-frog-the-complete-collection-blu-ray-now-shipping/">Flip The Frog Blu-ray</a> from <a href ="https://thunderbeanshop.com/">Thunderbean</a> is officially available. If you don't have it yet, this set is chock full of excellent Carl Stalling scores and animated goodness from the talented likes of Grim Natwick, Berny Wolf, Al Eugster and Shamus Culhane.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9stBiSgK5oDjYftEr74cRlYgA6xqwQilIUlWaHyboPWgB9KWgqzQZySHPKWWxGdZKnT-UtB_wYEaBmcm3_hcafWrH_AHR2x67qYXadLoQ-itmT_OAp5Xp0R6OYIOXslWqY07Eh10C_VYXmMRlvPxFS4wFG1st2amYRMOBOBWm4zp8JS7sMTw/s1600/opening-title-card-flip-the-frog-1933.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9stBiSgK5oDjYftEr74cRlYgA6xqwQilIUlWaHyboPWgB9KWgqzQZySHPKWWxGdZKnT-UtB_wYEaBmcm3_hcafWrH_AHR2x67qYXadLoQ-itmT_OAp5Xp0R6OYIOXslWqY07Eh10C_VYXmMRlvPxFS4wFG1st2amYRMOBOBWm4zp8JS7sMTw/s1600/opening-title-card-flip-the-frog-1933.png"/></a></div>Paul F. Etcheverryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16039423552957022688noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35219933.post-20284906154592116162023-11-06T11:44:00.055-08:002023-11-29T11:57:00.157-08:00Niles Cartoon Show Redux<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrZCz4Mg9VS57ahnYhdwJQ_IXrKzW-8Kol4tLO5UBexqm3P8cag9riXzNP3g__K10A5Hw8sH2rTqDNMbo4fMPtbMsrgJbrd5ptZzkV7KpOJzpWUba1zN8e4Dd1P-auNyEHhfeqA/s0/nesfm-front1.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKrZCz4Mg9VS57ahnYhdwJQ_IXrKzW-8Kol4tLO5UBexqm3P8cag9riXzNP3g__K10A5Hw8sH2rTqDNMbo4fMPtbMsrgJbrd5ptZzkV7KpOJzpWUba1zN8e4Dd1P-auNyEHhfeqA/s0/nesfm-front1.png"/></a></div><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"><b><br />Yesterday's animation matinee at the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum's Edison Theatre was the equivalent of <i>old home week</i> for this writer, curator, schlepper of 16mm projectors and animation buff. Don't remember the last time this blogger has seen so many familiar faces from years and years and years doing film and animation presentations in one place. There's Jerry Beck, doing a Q&A after the cartoon-packed program.</span><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UwvdNsjykso?si=o191Oc8hUEbrUY68" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><span style="color: yellow ; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 105%;"><b><i>Robert Emmett of KFJC's Norman Bates Memorial Soundtrack Show and the KFJC Psychotronix Film Festival and Mike Bonham of the <a href ="https://nilesfilmmuseum.org/">Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum</a></i></span></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3IcsNKOFJ1jgDS-JcWMTLR5VQptUT-cMTBAn6M6Cre7x3Mol1eUKCzVWalfcAZJsJD-TfRlNI4dlElYokAdaQjLW8MCcj_G_Jjm81IM11_dvNlFOC5aYlCUIVPD_y5bloMsBHHPR2dUid1fGR2YYm6HTtiBR2B2d2nTC5sojO0Heuc4g8zFIRw/s1600/niles-museum-robert-emmett-mike-bonham.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3IcsNKOFJ1jgDS-JcWMTLR5VQptUT-cMTBAn6M6Cre7x3Mol1eUKCzVWalfcAZJsJD-TfRlNI4dlElYokAdaQjLW8MCcj_G_Jjm81IM11_dvNlFOC5aYlCUIVPD_y5bloMsBHHPR2dUid1fGR2YYm6HTtiBR2B2d2nTC5sojO0Heuc4g8zFIRw/s1600/niles-museum-robert-emmett-mike-bonham.png"/></a></div><br /><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 105%;"><b><br /><i>Gulliermo Gomez, Kevin Coffey, Steve Segal, Jerry Beck, Paul Mular of the <a href ="https://nilesfilmmuseum.org/">Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum</a> and yours truly</i></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixWsNHcDapwLb3b2hlPVxS-OsAi_FogidUUZ4KegAyxhFuZlbjNJRNEoccR2j-5O2Blpw87cH8iZtK4PVHWxh_PGgZVlR8ermzvlv4zVXON3KqSkMphHxVvfz3IWef0XL2oIaxmsZOQ5TCSU2WJzdQC_ciztmF7yJaWt0qBJbp1lY6iYjwIAxNQ/s1600/niles-museum-11-5-2023-IMG_7949.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixWsNHcDapwLb3b2hlPVxS-OsAi_FogidUUZ4KegAyxhFuZlbjNJRNEoccR2j-5O2Blpw87cH8iZtK4PVHWxh_PGgZVlR8ermzvlv4zVXON3KqSkMphHxVvfz3IWef0XL2oIaxmsZOQ5TCSU2WJzdQC_ciztmF7yJaWt0qBJbp1lY6iYjwIAxNQ/s1600/niles-museum-11-5-2023-IMG_7949.png"/></a></div><br /><br /><span style="color: #fadbd8; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 105%;"><b><i>Jerry Beck, Paul Mular, Psychotronic Paul and Robert Emmett from the KFJC Psychotronix Film Festival</i></span></b>
<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAirxF7awxdShBYhJnAv0DgpV97-pI_bpVGnDyl4XVgj5fbygeEWP4Fa35P5zrG7Jo0hGhihIBlx50iJxfONxqSJY6WEPWRfwM47fGI19qPuH2wEaaZ1n9LeLVp4tTxQ2qi98MrNpZu-z9uH-7SoobKLARZvZEcV86c_1jGL6UKcZ2vfTEW5eNrA/s1600/niles-museum-IMG_7950-11-5-2023-jerry-beck-paul-mular-paul-etch-rob-emmett.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAirxF7awxdShBYhJnAv0DgpV97-pI_bpVGnDyl4XVgj5fbygeEWP4Fa35P5zrG7Jo0hGhihIBlx50iJxfONxqSJY6WEPWRfwM47fGI19qPuH2wEaaZ1n9LeLVp4tTxQ2qi98MrNpZu-z9uH-7SoobKLARZvZEcV86c_1jGL6UKcZ2vfTEW5eNrA/s1600/niles-museum-IMG_7950-11-5-2023-jerry-beck-paul-mular-paul-etch-rob-emmett.png"/></a></div><br /><span style="color:
white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 105%;"><b><br /><i>Kevin Coffey (animator, The Nightmare Before Christmas) and Jerry Beck</i></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qxfTjglC6iJmCd-Dy4UsZjQ1SXDHYvQYmBBcqRLgeqqkhduwkazr9_n17g5KI_25T26T2IxXVcgeWVi5UdVVhVr_ftJxWuWMgBG4Dw3Sk59_wbylKklJU_bIZ4sBanMobroyqMxrybwuTE3gWSNsTH5maH4Y-1tgJOl8KAK_xZzilERLt2cqzw/s1600/Kevin-Coffey-Jerry-Beck-Niles-11-5-2023.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qxfTjglC6iJmCd-Dy4UsZjQ1SXDHYvQYmBBcqRLgeqqkhduwkazr9_n17g5KI_25T26T2IxXVcgeWVi5UdVVhVr_ftJxWuWMgBG4Dw3Sk59_wbylKklJU_bIZ4sBanMobroyqMxrybwuTE3gWSNsTH5maH4Y-1tgJOl8KAK_xZzilERLt2cqzw/s1600/Kevin-Coffey-Jerry-Beck-Niles-11-5-2023.png"/></a></div><br /><br /><span style="color: #fcf3cf; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"><b><br /><br />They were all there: Jerry Beck, Kevin Coffey, Steve Segal, Robert Emmett, champion of George Pal's incredible movie and animation career Arnie Liebovit and Harry McCracken of <a href ="https://www.scrappyland.com/blog/">Scrappyland</a>. Tommy Jose Stathes of Cartoons On Film was there via his video introductions to classic cartoons by Earl Hurd, Walt Disney, Otto Messmer and Fleischer Studios.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGPfcwOlEp83dF4eM-pRZOBApCUG5lQgkIEJNA59wUj1ezg9mtfjEpLxl393_pFof84U8P9XVT4ydYcQcE4SXqTOYEmCjpmSg1_DOD88gHGWCMj328zdtmsEOz9iwut4hE6R5vg14NHOQtdYr0kKbUmhlhzP2lqxzcauXvS-GKOlB0csBljhUghA/s1600/jerry-beck-niles-5-5-2023.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGPfcwOlEp83dF4eM-pRZOBApCUG5lQgkIEJNA59wUj1ezg9mtfjEpLxl393_pFof84U8P9XVT4ydYcQcE4SXqTOYEmCjpmSg1_DOD88gHGWCMj328zdtmsEOz9iwut4hE6R5vg14NHOQtdYr0kKbUmhlhzP2lqxzcauXvS-GKOlB0csBljhUghA/s1600/jerry-beck-niles-5-5-2023.png"/></a></div><br /><br />We tip our top hats worn by <a href ="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0616729">Harry Myers</a> in <a href ="https://chaplinfilmbyfilm.wordpress.com/2019/04/26/city-lights-30-january-1931">City Lights</a> to co-host/curator Tommy Stathes and the aforementioned <a href ="https://nilesfilmmuseum.org/">Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum</a> staff - Mike Bonham, Paul Mular, Dorothy Bradley, Rena Kiehn and <a href ="https://www.amazon.com/stores/David-Kiehn/author/B001K8ZXI0?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true">David Kiehn</a> - for putting on this show!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mJX3iGM8UzN3pk0eOL37rTnlOR-GKOFgXVSMrtyiXwYndlisKJLxjFAnbq7ko1WuXqSvQFWI1CoYiBMwY9f5TgFi_xVI5HAzaSHXMDz4T-shFauP5AFYZFb-3dAv1CodW7pJabXWoYWi1sxUMn6Jikk0YtL3FLXOxGtwDabvaDbFU1aLBCsHcQ/s1600/Niles-Silent-Cartoon-Show-Jerry%20Besk-11-5-2023.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mJX3iGM8UzN3pk0eOL37rTnlOR-GKOFgXVSMrtyiXwYndlisKJLxjFAnbq7ko1WuXqSvQFWI1CoYiBMwY9f5TgFi_xVI5HAzaSHXMDz4T-shFauP5AFYZFb-3dAv1CodW7pJabXWoYWi1sxUMn6Jikk0YtL3FLXOxGtwDabvaDbFU1aLBCsHcQ/s1600/Niles-Silent-Cartoon-Show-Jerry%20Besk-11-5-2023.jpg"/></a></div>Paul F. Etcheverryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16039423552957022688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35219933.post-24179421952631009742023-11-04T08:58:00.011-07:002023-11-06T16:20:58.161-08:00Tomorrow Afternoon at Niles: Silent Era Animation and Jerry Beck<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mJX3iGM8UzN3pk0eOL37rTnlOR-GKOFgXVSMrtyiXwYndlisKJLxjFAnbq7ko1WuXqSvQFWI1CoYiBMwY9f5TgFi_xVI5HAzaSHXMDz4T-shFauP5AFYZFb-3dAv1CodW7pJabXWoYWi1sxUMn6Jikk0YtL3FLXOxGtwDabvaDbFU1aLBCsHcQ/s1600/Niles-Silent-Cartoon-Show-Jerry%20Besk-11-5-2023.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mJX3iGM8UzN3pk0eOL37rTnlOR-GKOFgXVSMrtyiXwYndlisKJLxjFAnbq7ko1WuXqSvQFWI1CoYiBMwY9f5TgFi_xVI5HAzaSHXMDz4T-shFauP5AFYZFb-3dAv1CodW7pJabXWoYWi1sxUMn6Jikk0YtL3FLXOxGtwDabvaDbFU1aLBCsHcQ/s1600/Niles-Silent-Cartoon-Show-Jerry%20Besk-11-5-2023.jpg"/></a></div><br /><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"><b>Tomorrow at 3:00 p.m., the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum presents a classic cartoon matinee.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwitdDu_mYtRGz787vlmfXSdKm-bB-8VDzhsRkqMDPw5Z3927KQBLSDOudMQKl6Ko85M20D7-jt6dFgCdi3Kjl4VJlc8KNrBeIyQcaX22SZFkScQCQ6APT-GA5oa4YhPpR2B4Msg/s1600/frame-grab_felix-the-cat.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwitdDu_mYtRGz787vlmfXSdKm-bB-8VDzhsRkqMDPw5Z3927KQBLSDOudMQKl6Ko85M20D7-jt6dFgCdi3Kjl4VJlc8KNrBeIyQcaX22SZFkScQCQ6APT-GA5oa4YhPpR2B4Msg/s1600/frame-grab_felix-the-cat.jpg" data-original-width="584" data-original-height="446" /></a><br /><br />Author and animation historian <a href ="https://www.thriftbooks.com/a/jerry-beck/223903/?utm_adgroup=&gad_source=5">Jerry Beck</a> hosts this program, curated by Tommy Jose Stathes of Cartoons On Film.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1B5uNHvlvyFv4mvKfiMQDGgGveKFaZlzsClCEB5pFUFSWa3LHxzMEWb0cG0Nn9NlSArC9pCSLobhw4M9ZaGo0IFznEN4yh5exqHNrx_VVl-aQVB7i4AJ18e0iOjRVLmxXEPGPQg/s1600/main-title-card-bobby-bumps-at-the-dentist.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1B5uNHvlvyFv4mvKfiMQDGgGveKFaZlzsClCEB5pFUFSWa3LHxzMEWb0cG0Nn9NlSArC9pCSLobhw4M9ZaGo0IFznEN4yh5exqHNrx_VVl-aQVB7i4AJ18e0iOjRVLmxXEPGPQg/s1600/main-title-card-bobby-bumps-at-the-dentist.jpg" data-original-width="564" data-original-height="404" /></a><br /><br />There will be vintage silent cartoons from Bray, Messmer, Fleischer and Disney.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJi6vXtjhB8h9N57XQJvzEPVh38Q4nhpDN4h6usAhxKDDCeuaof3kMa9uotpoEFoL97SvCgJy7zNLE3TI66y95Nw0-7iqiyaRXfGgdxYFHqKEUY97DVYP_BNEc4uVFQgbEl8nf/s1600/braystudios1-sh_bobby-bump-samusement-park.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJi6vXtjhB8h9N57XQJvzEPVh38Q4nhpDN4h6usAhxKDDCeuaof3kMa9uotpoEFoL97SvCgJy7zNLE3TI66y95Nw0-7iqiyaRXfGgdxYFHqKEUY97DVYP_BNEc4uVFQgbEl8nf/s1600/braystudios1-sh_bobby-bump-samusement-park.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Topping off the program will be a cartoon that was lost for decades but found and restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive: <a href ="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029956/">Buzzy Boop At The Concert</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVY936iIGIemcIRFFNYZs4okKyZej3KUpFiOls8i_AVWPeCkkoVwbatBUSeODv9fhpvkIeB6jjNsp1MG2p7uH8ztEUKiHvhPHOCczlt80-ttMANQsAu6smv8W9up4Jy2smRXflTFHPEs-m3PEFS0U7OsiV6-n4kOfJj4aDcV_HWuu-iQMBIEEtDQ/s1600/main-title-buzzy-boop-at-the-concert.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="332" data-original-width="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVY936iIGIemcIRFFNYZs4okKyZej3KUpFiOls8i_AVWPeCkkoVwbatBUSeODv9fhpvkIeB6jjNsp1MG2p7uH8ztEUKiHvhPHOCczlt80-ttMANQsAu6smv8W9up4Jy2smRXflTFHPEs-m3PEFS0U7OsiV6-n4kOfJj4aDcV_HWuu-iQMBIEEtDQ/s1600/main-title-buzzy-boop-at-the-concert.png"/></a></div><br /><br />For more info, check out the <a href ="https://nilesfilmmuseum.org/?tv=6176182645293056">Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum</a> website.Paul F. Etcheverryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16039423552957022688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35219933.post-899686818336532232023-10-31T09:17:00.006-07:002023-10-31T13:35:32.783-07:00Happy Halloween 2023<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNuNt-2dRZ6N0cDTqjycf641teBVVO_5TH06Mw1_a2J3DtibwLh43HpCo7wDOxQjOj2p_62D4hKo7iV6iXDlNdz1HForJ0If0qVItnPANjWSpnNgRQVcNGWREjxj2wTPY9CPn9J8tw7zDWLPde28dLviI31saAStWFlRlMOO1sjg_XqDKXiNU90w/s1600/david-s-pumpkins1.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNuNt-2dRZ6N0cDTqjycf641teBVVO_5TH06Mw1_a2J3DtibwLh43HpCo7wDOxQjOj2p_62D4hKo7iV6iXDlNdz1HForJ0If0qVItnPANjWSpnNgRQVcNGWREjxj2wTPY9CPn9J8tw7zDWLPde28dLviI31saAStWFlRlMOO1sjg_XqDKXiNU90w/s1600/david-s-pumpkins1.png"/></a></div><br /><span style="color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-
serif; font-size: 130%;"><b>What does Halloween mean to the guy who writes this blog? David S. Pumpkins! Don't know why this guy cracks me up, but he does. . . only every time, without fail! Kenan Thompson, Kate McKinnon and Beck Bennett, not surprisingly, shine in supporting roles.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rS00xWnqwvI" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Why post David S. Pumpkins two years in a row on Halloween? Because we MUST - David S. Pumpkins and his two dancin' skeleton assistants, played by SNL writer/performers Mikey Day and Bobby Moynihan, inevitably get this blogmeister at Way Too Damn Lazy To Write A Blog ROFL! "Ah'm David Pumpkins, man! Any questions?"<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vsUmiB30Q8A" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />There was an animated David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special made in 2017. It's not bad, albeit not anywhere near as funny as the previous two sketches. However, you do get the excellent comedienne and SNL stalwart Cecily Strong, along with Tom Hanks, among the voice talents.<br /><br /><iframe src="https://archive.org/embed/saturday-night-live-david-pumpkins-halloween-special-2007" width="582.40" height="436.80" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />On what day can it be considered a good idea to both watch David S. Pumpkins AND post a film in which comedian, actor and prolific cartoon voice artist Billy Bletcher is chased by a giant lobster? Halloween, of course!<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/k_XXLqPkOPQ?si=l8ZVBXsH2IfOwejz" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />It's no surprise to readers of Way Too Damn Lazy To Write A Blog that we're big fans of Halloween cartoons.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFp3osNih097Q4m6t1HuZw-3TSOGBatVvNw8Zgz7kMOWYIrdcU4EbpwzPL79zrRikG1o51xGKexLJsTs81HbWAIuK4RInOq1r5-TT5HCj26_ywxt8YwzRlwkRVSU8AwW-FPJKj6A/s1600/felix-switches-witches1.png" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFp3osNih097Q4m6t1HuZw-3TSOGBatVvNw8Zgz7kMOWYIrdcU4EbpwzPL79zrRikG1o51xGKexLJsTs81HbWAIuK4RInOq1r5-TT5HCj26_ywxt8YwzRlwkRVSU8AwW-FPJKj6A/s1600/felix-switches-witches1.png" /></a><br /><br />Produced in 1942 for MGM by Rudy Ising, the musical cartoon BATS IN THE BELFRY is, while not at all scary, very odd and very enjoyable. Sounds like at least one of the three goofball bats was voiced by the ubiquitous <a href ="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0173416">Pinto Colvig</a>.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/l3cKPzU8MxQ?si=kkmN8W9ftJluEWMO" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Since we've posted numerous Halloween classics from Fleischer Studios, including BOO, BOO THEME SONG, a skeleton and ghost-filled 1933 "follow the bouncing ball" Screen Song, the brilliant 1934 Popeye opus SHIVER MY TIMBERS and the super-surreal Talkartoons SWING YOU SINNERS and MYSTERIOUS MOSE before, let's find a Halloween-themed Popeye never posted before on Way Too Damn Lazy To Write A Blog.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEMpr9ofvp9aZI_WPFIWOHHzGRhY-94puPcsa2fF5NO2nQOoIHY_GgTKv_4d-Ex2p6YjTaG1iLRiJPoqRHq_c4zvQKe_LcS18P4fe4AznsfjSb6d1G3xzEatpN357YLQXhjxyxd81sjXOZvk74RwQyr4biKSSBvw5ewWss4YrrhSXkg1bCVlNwXQ/s1600/frame-grab-1-popeye-ghosks-is-the-bunk.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="404" data-original-width="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEMpr9ofvp9aZI_WPFIWOHHzGRhY-94puPcsa2fF5NO2nQOoIHY_GgTKv_4d-Ex2p6YjTaG1iLRiJPoqRHq_c4zvQKe_LcS18P4fe4AznsfjSb6d1G3xzEatpN357YLQXhjxyxd81sjXOZvk74RwQyr4biKSSBvw5ewWss4YrrhSXkg1bCVlNwXQ/s1600/frame-grab-1-popeye-ghosks-is-the-bunk.png"/></a></div><br /><br />Here's one: Popeye in GHOSKS IS THE BUNK (1939) - enjoy!<br /><br /><div style="position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;"> <iframe style="width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px;overflow:hidden" frameborder="0" type="text/html" src="https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x5utrwu" width="100%" height="100%" allowfullscreen title="Dailymotion Video Player" > </iframe> </div><br /><br />
Is there something else we absolutely MUST do, while watching yet more spooky cartoons - or, as in the case of the following Columbia Color Rhapsody cartoon produced by the Ub Iwerks Studio, not <i>that</i> spooky - to get in the spirit of the holiday - and wishing all a Happy Halloween?<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/F9Kl4JCHYDA?si=YURdIxyVLgY78djf" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Yes - close today's Halloween post with a Count Floyd <i>Monster Chiller Horror Theatre</i> sketch from <a href ="https://www.sctvguide.ca">SCTV</a>.</span></b><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1R3G_beQccA" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Paul F. Etcheverryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16039423552957022688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35219933.post-34101608523849398622023-10-20T08:34:00.082-07:002024-01-19T19:59:23.639-08:00Born 130 Years Ago Today: Comedian Charley Parrott Chase<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzwV61OUZO1le6JbusnKsRcjhwIstroMKxm19hlX9Ps82ZcUIbYrZyqJx4ok1zlDa9o00CvtKLepJFV92Q1kjMVYS7nM_MWEMVKLcUqKv6x4Jb21olA6lRYM-ccqdJQ9Mu1P5t/s1600/cparrott_1935.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzwV61OUZO1le6JbusnKsRcjhwIstroMKxm19hlX9Ps82ZcUIbYrZyqJx4ok1zlDa9o00CvtKLepJFV92Q1kjMVYS7nM_MWEMVKLcUqKv6x4Jb21olA6lRYM-ccqdJQ9Mu1P5t/s640/cparrott_1935.jpg" height="450" width="400"></a><br /><br /><span style="color: white; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"><b><br />When asked the question who is your favorite comedian and who makes you laugh the hardest the answer, in a tie with Laurel & Hardy, is <a href="http://brightlightsfilm.com/68/68charleychase.php">Charley Chase</a> (1893-1940).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYTdyz3SgHVhRGAIckeZ9bUearIeHFiEAJcwW1JRypjJsBG5mheTrOYwJZTiJYCzypISV9E-YPgFK5maRaJwQtIcx4cksklmHD1ejQ0ApLRWjotMU12_siUUUuxJcmFaMve401/s1600/charley1932.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYTdyz3SgHVhRGAIckeZ9bUearIeHFiEAJcwW1JRypjJsBG5mheTrOYwJZTiJYCzypISV9E-YPgFK5maRaJwQtIcx4cksklmHD1ejQ0ApLRWjotMU12_siUUUuxJcmFaMve401/s640/charley1932.jpg"></a><br /><br />Along with L&H and Our Gang, he starred in very funny short subjects series produced in the 1920's and 1930's by Hal Roach Studios.<br /><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFTar-hZ8sXQQ3inOODTurWdHk4GBlleXaVgRyEfAjtWve_J5SURprU_GLGWcUUyL1Nt0dLdoN47Ngemz36tksl-hfw2a8Sd_LvASydIpolRzi0gC3vbuv02TYP3ddn4nbvTfL/s1600/halroach1927.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFTar-hZ8sXQQ3inOODTurWdHk4GBlleXaVgRyEfAjtWve_J5SURprU_GLGWcUUyL1Nt0dLdoN47Ngemz36tksl-hfw2a8Sd_LvASydIpolRzi0gC3vbuv02TYP3ddn4nbvTfL/s400/halroach1927.jpg" height="400" width="307"></a><br /><br />Charley, A.K.A. Charles Parrott, was the brother of director/comedian James Parrott and worked steadily in front of and behind the camera, beginning in 1913-1914, at Christie Comedies, Mack Sennett's Keystone, King Bee, Fox and Hal Roach Studios.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3HAVHdUFH0oKzWP6i36bv-ESKriCwPX6ZdDXjv5KPSNOiE2Sz95Pm4-rC8IJek61STqRHNUHWZkfQAPYKqiXljbEONy4QZEnQPiHk12cg2SENjulTKFn0AvXG4n6QNglmAGlL/s1600/chase_vaudeville1.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3HAVHdUFH0oKzWP6i36bv-ESKriCwPX6ZdDXjv5KPSNOiE2Sz95Pm4-rC8IJek61STqRHNUHWZkfQAPYKqiXljbEONy4QZEnQPiHk12cg2SENjulTKFn0AvXG4n6QNglmAGlL/s400/chase_vaudeville1.jpg" height="400" width="310"></a><br /><br />Charley was a brilliant comedian who could sing, dance, act, write and direct.<br /><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bJqG-vwCBV4tPAKK8isKkhfug4CKWnPlewUKcSPtLg8rAqSpMBp1pn5SGZgcowgbieU51SeDkyGD-BRhT9GGTHbdtbBkYpPpW5m0CAF9fEUWQtMYUgIDDmUSO4syaYeGW5qpEw/s1600/chase_ad_1935.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bJqG-vwCBV4tPAKK8isKkhfug4CKWnPlewUKcSPtLg8rAqSpMBp1pn5SGZgcowgbieU51SeDkyGD-BRhT9GGTHbdtbBkYpPpW5m0CAF9fEUWQtMYUgIDDmUSO4syaYeGW5qpEw/s1600/chase_ad_1935.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0153713/">Charley Chase</a> began directing with Sennett in 1915 and largely stayed behind the camera, piloting Snub Pollard's absurdist 2-reelers and contributing (with Robert MacGowan and Tom McNamara) to originating the Our Gang series, until beginning starring in 1-reelers for Hal Roach in 1924.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LLQ2N8MXmaQ?si=PLGo1cbMwR2MBc4g" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charley_Chase">Charley</a> is best known today for his role as the obnoxious, loudmouthed conventioneer in the 1933 Laurel & Hardy feature SONS OF THE DESERT.<br /><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbudZcD7uHnAlte-edbc7US6KEaah3H-_Hn7gEgnz0W56zeJD4CFlIjRc6VX-fHaIxkk2kELw0uBS0BrSGz1TRO6mK23Q4G0y2MGFwAvcFawlb0crwQpk7gWmk96TaCGZf1aS-1w/s1600-h/sonsofthedesert1.jpg" style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbudZcD7uHnAlte-edbc7US6KEaah3H-_Hn7gEgnz0W56zeJD4CFlIjRc6VX-fHaIxkk2kELw0uBS0BrSGz1TRO6mK23Q4G0y2MGFwAvcFawlb0crwQpk7gWmk96TaCGZf1aS-1w/s320/sonsofthedesert1.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189358983252984818"></a><br /><br />In what unfortunately, with his untimely passing in 1940, ended up being a short career, Chase starred in numerous short subjects, while also directing other comics, from The Three Stooges to Smith & Dale to Lloyd Hamilton to the Hal Roach Studios "female L&H" team of Thelma Todd & Zasu Pitts. He directed comedy short subjects through his late career stint in 1937-1940 at the Columbia Shorts Department.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdxM_2rV85Zkr5cT3smRM2Nfaq8C0ObobMr9e25g6qsvicyl3i18t8fI5pvUCaAy0WpH_PgaGabGYTohOJYlZ79mlG7Pufrkd6SYHlWGwfItUZYSaWZgfW2PWD8n3pgoWz4Xi/s1600/charley_portrait.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdxM_2rV85Zkr5cT3smRM2Nfaq8C0ObobMr9e25g6qsvicyl3i18t8fI5pvUCaAy0WpH_PgaGabGYTohOJYlZ79mlG7Pufrkd6SYHlWGwfItUZYSaWZgfW2PWD8n3pgoWz4Xi/s400/charley_portrait.jpg" height="400" width="307"></a><br /><br />Chase's silents and early talkies produced by Hal Roach Studios crack me up!<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H55skW1nDbU?si=MmuLYYQRgN-Ntjfx" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSludSpL_fLhDvTRzFUNpwknkGVWvPTB2LUJYjVNMfuRYXipTV2dYrhn0NdEJ7sLN3WcFUpSPP37vyInPB48SH5c3DeYzbG7L2sqJ4Xg55s-gpLQV-fLJ4GGK70R4tWyW0yMef3Q/s1600/charley-hal-roach-talkies-dvd-front.png" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSludSpL_fLhDvTRzFUNpwknkGVWvPTB2LUJYjVNMfuRYXipTV2dYrhn0NdEJ7sLN3WcFUpSPP37vyInPB48SH5c3DeYzbG7L2sqJ4Xg55s-gpLQV-fLJ4GGK70R4tWyW0yMef3Q/s1600/charley-hal-roach-talkies-dvd-front.png" /></a><br /><br />The silent comedies Charley starred in, co-directed and wrote with Leo McCarey in the mid-1920's are certainly among the funniest ever made.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJ5_inVA8UtB4gIN4s-yj7LAbIi8kg4NEMUsHiGQbY7RBtpuCEi4yftPJ2S_gDxzlY2c7mfxEasWkBAy1tFs9IcyuaP2OKEiPiI4CNPkZ2-Csm90W1dFK-0ASRXWfiJpRIYEl/s1600/chase1926_ad.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJ5_inVA8UtB4gIN4s-yj7LAbIi8kg4NEMUsHiGQbY7RBtpuCEi4yftPJ2S_gDxzlY2c7mfxEasWkBAy1tFs9IcyuaP2OKEiPiI4CNPkZ2-Csm90W1dFK-0ASRXWfiJpRIYEl/s400/chase1926_ad.jpg" height="400" width="300"></a><br /><br />These are the classic comedy films that, no matter how many times I have seen them, get me ROFL!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8glq0-Fl_zmtRntvr4wpENNootn_tilhT5UEqard-39G8jffvviBVI6Cog8Sk2920B_JdY8Kz_jc1pdoQo8dFpGBgMarAfug04EK6DqH8dfEEU8ZZzSbPIFYofyvGzhIJc46c/s1600/badboy1926.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8glq0-Fl_zmtRntvr4wpENNootn_tilhT5UEqard-39G8jffvviBVI6Cog8Sk2920B_JdY8Kz_jc1pdoQo8dFpGBgMarAfug04EK6DqH8dfEEU8ZZzSbPIFYofyvGzhIJc46c/s400/badboy1926.jpg" height="310" width="400"></a><br /><br />
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<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-BoNNDpYZ78?si=75eZL8Vs-_BY-AvX" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8qcd6wgt16Y?si=pIUJvwkQsxuAA37m" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eBiZc-C6fYI?si=hyrHkM56YybxETuP" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7sZqaBGawtpB_KtU_zWTTbdLtFGRoTSoXsekdaO_WjW9M20tPKiOHU2261zdaNMBXh2gCkCtGal_-ahFoBi8oexaX6miAQ89QzqDEW-Yu2pj2MzVbjGxyxqorOH3MgD4d8xp7/s1600/ad_charley1928.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7sZqaBGawtpB_KtU_zWTTbdLtFGRoTSoXsekdaO_WjW9M20tPKiOHU2261zdaNMBXh2gCkCtGal_-ahFoBi8oexaX6miAQ89QzqDEW-Yu2pj2MzVbjGxyxqorOH3MgD4d8xp7/s400/ad_charley1928.jpg" height="400" width="306">
</a><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/G1gpjWrB7BI?si=hqPx7QGJO33m-_lC" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4yQjtKKdyzM?si=xWlOrnqT8rRlp5q_" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Chase made a smooth transition to talkies and brought his musical talents and songs to the hilarious 2-reelers.<br /><br /><div style="position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;"> <iframe style="width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px;overflow:hidden" frameborder="0" type="text/html" src="https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/xunecn" width="100%" height="100%" allowfullscreen title="Dailymotion Video Player" > </iframe> </div>
<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQk-nQyCie4wWLua_37XCMDUr2QU19pr-Wo3kVh3SoMPcF_l2DWDr6dBy83yrOeqky38XnO3UssGTOwM-9m0jRZPvOILhuu0i8jO3u-b1kVunh1_V0YZMaMzt40WQQe2JLiPb/s1600/fastwork_1sh.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQk-nQyCie4wWLua_37XCMDUr2QU19pr-Wo3kVh3SoMPcF_l2DWDr6dBy83yrOeqky38XnO3UssGTOwM-9m0jRZPvOILhuu0i8jO3u-b1kVunh1_V0YZMaMzt40WQQe2JLiPb/s320/fastwork_1sh.jpg"></a><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ff52AsvsId4?si=0cgLbDe6H9QXGCsz" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />One of my favorites bits is the "asparagus" routine in YOUNG IRONSIDES (1932), featuring a recalcitrant green vegetable and, as Charley's co-star, the winsome <a href ="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0263088">Muriel Evans</a>.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7f08S4ovUA8?si=k1kW0mVgcrIfxLoU" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61tOfuz4FRbybn_PL9XquCxV6dxB09FVQ7ZPwfo7HLP5eOnQpjKXQFIJbd0tevOAyo4YALnC9d1KouNpYZIH3qyThFzi5xTVD6596-XatVJYvBIW2udxOtUAWynZj8VE9X6vj/s1600/youngironsides.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61tOfuz4FRbybn_PL9XquCxV6dxB09FVQ7ZPwfo7HLP5eOnQpjKXQFIJbd0tevOAyo4YALnC9d1KouNpYZIH3qyThFzi5xTVD6596-XatVJYvBIW2udxOtUAWynZj8VE9X6vj/s400/youngironsides.jpg" height="315" width="400"></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheembmt35ds4uZVtCE251UsVz_UptDpcIZ4o1fXk24y55g2SUg3Tfj-yoknBaw5Nk8NJqH2RnDq2rfzSk2_YXhFSDJHfnkSuKnSG-iFQKZ4oV2rXcGGa0uwjWuh4gVr7cC6NTNla1V5qVXX6gKoOzSgIv1iDRNiIsc1xIA9pJiAV_sjuyKMmHLwg/s1600/poster-fates-fathead-1934-charley-chase.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="881" data-original-width="583" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheembmt35ds4uZVtCE251UsVz_UptDpcIZ4o1fXk24y55g2SUg3Tfj-yoknBaw5Nk8NJqH2RnDq2rfzSk2_YXhFSDJHfnkSuKnSG-iFQKZ4oV2rXcGGa0uwjWuh4gVr7cC6NTNla1V5qVXX6gKoOzSgIv1iDRNiIsc1xIA9pJiAV_sjuyKMmHLwg/s1600/poster-fates-fathead-1934-charley-chase.png"/></a></div><br /><br />
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMRIvpzpvtdGEAzw4_HQIQc27oToP2HLsHt_nIl0chwmeeTQ_N7YmjFfrhHjf3FwkFKSNQP-qYk1IOxtgHoR88_OGB_dKNYBwIZiHkSYWn6XiiU51mxgnzokGUG1IHzJ4duP6/s1600/fatesfathead.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMRIvpzpvtdGEAzw4_HQIQc27oToP2HLsHt_nIl0chwmeeTQ_N7YmjFfrhHjf3FwkFKSNQP-qYk1IOxtgHoR88_OGB_dKNYBwIZiHkSYWn6XiiU51mxgnzokGUG1IHzJ4duP6/s400/fatesfathead.jpg" height="319" width="400"></a><br /><br />Collectors of classic movies, way back in the pre-VHS, Beta, DVD and Blu-ray days, much enjoyed the 16mm prints of Charley Chase comedies (silents and talkies) available through Blackhawk Films.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbujyla9C9__MnzNWrAcVxgn5bJBIBNTt1uCBKznBz5QtFTGDQQCLqX31Ih60tJLNczwnL2xQlpcg_LyFO_H88h6lQ0DHkWCOPhE2qBAPTPUz8HTcZLHOjDr4OdpAm2GSPvY4SbQ/s1600/arabiantights_lc.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbujyla9C9__MnzNWrAcVxgn5bJBIBNTt1uCBKznBz5QtFTGDQQCLqX31Ih60tJLNczwnL2xQlpcg_LyFO_H88h6lQ0DHkWCOPhE2qBAPTPUz8HTcZLHOjDr4OdpAm2GSPvY4SbQ/s320/arabiantights_lc.jpg" height="302.4" width="384"></a><br /><br />Ran 'em over and over and over. The following Chase classic, THE HASTY MARRIAGE (1931), co-stars Laurel & Hardy nemesis Jimmie Finlayson and the Gracie Allen-ish comedienne Gay Seabrook.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RTLUEuOQJdI?si=UxvI9NiGK9mbAGLp" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/F0BVXw03MHY?si=68kgfJt0FSgCR1im" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Charley Chase's patented <a href ="https://travsd.wordpress.com/2016/10/20/charley-chase-the-comedy-of-embarrassment/">comedy of embarrassment</a> - a.k.a. "whatever the worst thing I fear can happen to me is about to happen - and worse than imagined" - translates quite well to talkies.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1rUR5bF1TuY9BLHe_ac-wNegyMyJuuQJe4NQCngUjGdDXUCewVfadx4Ea7PxrTQsj6NdDo-zsDmXd7n9dFUsvhsk2bWiLM1e_xPoRxogumf9f8Uq1nt4cRtSDbv_rrf4N80u/s1600/snappysneezer1-sh.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1rUR5bF1TuY9BLHe_ac-wNegyMyJuuQJe4NQCngUjGdDXUCewVfadx4Ea7PxrTQsj6NdDo-zsDmXd7n9dFUsvhsk2bWiLM1e_xPoRxogumf9f8Uq1nt4cRtSDbv_rrf4N80u/s1600/snappysneezer1-sh.jpg"></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfj0F_1bRAJx9H1_Jd-3xOc3ENzPJETxJxDThyphenhyphenOPX6ajt2KMRWdGd7pWav-cQFqDHZduYYqzAD0JG2IztmMbXhKHEwvMTpW0ycrtndplhH3CUcjuKAob4ig4WndG7ItGtI2WP0FA/s1600/charlley-chase-nurse-to-you_1-sh.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfj0F_1bRAJx9H1_Jd-3xOc3ENzPJETxJxDThyphenhyphenOPX6ajt2KMRWdGd7pWav-cQFqDHZduYYqzAD0JG2IztmMbXhKHEwvMTpW0ycrtndplhH3CUcjuKAob4ig4WndG7ItGtI2WP0FA/s400/charlley-chase-nurse-to-you_1-sh.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2IgLl1vib1lcZQhdhB5_ZCFPZ5SHVolA3LwRv7opg1nqOeTL10oMNaLwvICkZSENrxyTbWrm-XDv8VCJnQU1Ll44Oc0naRQf6uC3Fz-kCW16TO5pSlgF9C7hKHadKkO7Yub-S/s1600/anotherwildidea_1sheet.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2IgLl1vib1lcZQhdhB5_ZCFPZ5SHVolA3LwRv7opg1nqOeTL10oMNaLwvICkZSENrxyTbWrm-XDv8VCJnQU1Ll44Oc0naRQf6uC3Fz-kCW16TO5pSlgF9C7hKHadKkO7Yub-S/s400/anotherwildidea_1sheet.jpg" height="400" width="256"></a>
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We thank Blackhawk Films for making these classic 2-reel comedies available on 16mm back in the 1960's and 1970's.<br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RTzWX7URdh4?si=_WagOs3M3Y6WBvCs" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Charley played four roles in the appropriately titled 1934 short subject FOUR PARTS.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3uCifAmLdC6wPpHE6IZ0hnfVhkNIkCVmG94FeAElkOOPczR3QEY_PIsJlVHHEq0FAJQGbNgzyM5pI7OADLWneZ2XkhirgzYzaEPt8Z2gyidlX94SBQS9e_wfEUsYc98PatG0/s1600/fourparts_onesheet.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3uCifAmLdC6wPpHE6IZ0hnfVhkNIkCVmG94FeAElkOOPczR3QEY_PIsJlVHHEq0FAJQGbNgzyM5pI7OADLWneZ2XkhirgzYzaEPt8Z2gyidlX94SBQS9e_wfEUsYc98PatG0/s400/fourparts_onesheet.jpg" height="400" width="265"></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxUEJC2n8hjZaVDFrX64GalbQ5xGdMu0txOYh-WzUZ__JIH4tv4q8_0XEtK3HGmSyDvObI9IiHmZJBifRK9jjRhS-EelIJFIyxO05MJTQu-eecGUjfyBERlKc1IunalAmnABU/s1600/fourparts_still.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxUEJC2n8hjZaVDFrX64GalbQ5xGdMu0txOYh-WzUZ__JIH4tv4q8_0XEtK3HGmSyDvObI9IiHmZJBifRK9jjRhS-EelIJFIyxO05MJTQu-eecGUjfyBERlKc1IunalAmnABU/s400/fourparts_still.jpg"></a><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KUWckIKma3I?si=g2rFtXtn45RG0cMt" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLJui0KDDQClD8ZvnQkvq-pttyi765Dl6U85ceoJY6Ax0CRLXoKJhh8FEV10FouL_ftSB-5aAbTyae-dmo3oUp_Ih0zXkjYIhBcWyXMMofj6_ZHGsnRtSRTco_Q9XgwMUQij3gQ/s1600/194185_3585002794647_300099553_o.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLJui0KDDQClD8ZvnQkvq-pttyi765Dl6U85ceoJY6Ax0CRLXoKJhh8FEV10FouL_ftSB-5aAbTyae-dmo3oUp_Ih0zXkjYIhBcWyXMMofj6_ZHGsnRtSRTco_Q9XgwMUQij3gQ/s400/194185_3585002794647_300099553_o.jpg" height="400" width="316"></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAy458BqG__ex4z8ntbclKYvd9gCWDEjgbBf8r0zl1MSFhybuBhO5e3xqp3YWfjR887UxxsTsNgbxvPOY2opUv37TTNcyF7xWKhGrn2X5y1GkTBOCtBSgNNP8z1bE8Wa1vzv8K/s1600/charles_parrott1920.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAy458BqG__ex4z8ntbclKYvd9gCWDEjgbBf8r0zl1MSFhybuBhO5e3xqp3YWfjR887UxxsTsNgbxvPOY2opUv37TTNcyF7xWKhGrn2X5y1GkTBOCtBSgNNP8z1bE8Wa1vzv8K/s400/charles_parrott1920.jpg"></a><br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4NXR-sqVd78?si=0Pb02TsBKaxNDBqu" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />Every year on October 20, I make sure to thank <a href ="https://thelostlaugh.com/silentclowns/chase/">Charley</a> for the laughs and watch a few of his films.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc4kH46-lfOyF5htrRvjw5lgG5MtVihh4abfKY9G_VuLjAhr_BIr6qFvTqolkwsJ-XvwNswvj3hrGOTBm557G9DGWcA-Kv8jYHRtmzY_hlxIkguhsdDFZQkDylCfOY1Q5q8HCzrw/s1600/halroach_ad.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc4kH46-lfOyF5htrRvjw5lgG5MtVihh4abfKY9G_VuLjAhr_BIr6qFvTqolkwsJ-XvwNswvj3hrGOTBm557G9DGWcA-Kv8jYHRtmzY_hlxIkguhsdDFZQkDylCfOY1Q5q8HCzrw/s400/halroach_ad.jpg" height="400" width="291"></a><br /><br /> I also tip the battered Max Linder top hat to the guy who designed many posters promoting Chase's Hal Roach comedies, the great <a href ="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0386579">Al Hirschfeld</a>.<br /><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVN9pQLDrosN09rhGlPGqMHAqgJ_fDO_9YSyhNg9Cza6fV3485qEBlsrABoOvM_wRbSNrhI042yigCLtM0OQU6deFgJiJccGbrDBzZpwyNBqSAXQrlXy2AJxyEvOB6qWoQzxLd/s1600/chases_ofpimplestreet.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVN9pQLDrosN09rhGlPGqMHAqgJ_fDO_9YSyhNg9Cza6fV3485qEBlsrABoOvM_wRbSNrhI042yigCLtM0OQU6deFgJiJccGbrDBzZpwyNBqSAXQrlXy2AJxyEvOB6qWoQzxLd/s400/chases_ofpimplestreet.jpg" height="400" width="250"></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOyNC470Wt3ic_iockJMQQTUO8WnUWOUAOriWLAT2SoX68lWR3J_6NQRwuQlhSySvmBlfECBLSgMaaKPY9RtRawR_BrS00aFbwh5VeppneWjBtuVTcFZ819GXW7AphwyNEwEMbqyTowf9BSfR3enzNP71ij5GGHEPvIO2tomAh1HUKG4QXHLdNw/s1600/poster-charley-chase-vamp-till-ready-582x932.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="932" data-original-width="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOyNC470Wt3ic_iockJMQQTUO8WnUWOUAOriWLAT2SoX68lWR3J_6NQRwuQlhSySvmBlfECBLSgMaaKPY9RtRawR_BrS00aFbwh5VeppneWjBtuVTcFZ819GXW7AphwyNEwEMbqyTowf9BSfR3enzNP71ij5GGHEPvIO2tomAh1HUKG4QXHLdNw/s1600/poster-charley-chase-vamp-till-ready-582x932.png"/></a></div>Paul F. Etcheverryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16039423552957022688noreply@blogger.com0