Monday, December 27, 2021

Forbidden Planet - 1956

This movie was well-received by the public AND the critics AND even made money. Everyone wins. Link in comments.

Monday, December 13, 2021

Firestone Presents

Firestone released the first of its “Your Favorite Christmas” series in 1962 and the last one in 1968. If you got your car serviced by Firestone - during the holidays - they would gift you with a brand new self-promoting Christmas record. Enclosed please find all seven records extant. Link in comments.

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Monday, December 6, 2021

The Avengers - The Hour That Never Was

It was always nice seeing Diana Rigg in different outfits don't you think? Link in comments.

Friday, December 3, 2021

William Shatner - The Six Million Dollar Man

Nobody goes off-the-chain like Bill goes off the chain. Poor Lee Majors. Link in comments.

Monday, November 29, 2021

The Avengers - The House That Jack Built

Some think this was one of the best Avengers episodes. Could be.

Sunday, November 28, 2021

The Hellstrom Chronicle - 1972

A visual feast of a documentary about insects. A Professor Hellstrom narrates and pleads his case. There is a twist at the end. Link in comments. This is reposted so you won't miss your chance to see this thing.

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Dune - Alternative Edition Redux - 2012

This was gifted to Archive.Org by someone who remains anonymous - an inside job perhaps. The Archive.Org link is dead but you can still get it right here. Link in comments.

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Creepier Yet

These new and improved Magical Fairy Decorations - and myself - would again like to be the first to wish you and yours the happiest of all possible holiday seasons with no more weirdness or creepyness than is absolutely neccessary.

Monday, November 22, 2021

Happy Holidays

The Magical Drummer Boy Fairy Decoration informs me that he is too old for this and wants to retire. You're fired.

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Sting - The Bride

After appearing in DUNE, Gordon Sumner( Sting ) went on to do the movie THE BRIDE. This excerpt has a special moment at the 2 minute mark. Link in comments.

Sunday, October 10, 2021

The Endless Summer - 1966

Bruce Brown made four of these surf films which did stir up interest in Surfing. This was the first one. Link in comments.

Flute, Guitar, And Harp Of The Andies

If you don't love the clothes you'll love the music. Link in comments.

Sunday, September 26, 2021

ZARDOZ - 1974

After making DELIVERANCE John Boorman brought us this Sci-Fi film starring Sean Connery. The movie resists easy analysis which is to say we could argue about it for hours. Link in comments.

Saturday, September 18, 2021

Logan's Run - 1976


Roger Ebert gave this three stars and Gene Siskel gave it zero. I think it's worth watching. Link in comments.

Monday, September 6, 2021

A Touch Of Brimstone

Enclosed please find the best episode in the television series THE AVENGERS. Link in comments.

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

ELIMINATORS - 1986

Denise Crosby - the granddaughter of Bing - did this Science Fiction film. After that she did Star Trek The Next Generation. Link in comments.

Thursday, July 15, 2021

Forbidden Planet - 1956

Leslie Nielsen co-stars and plays it straight. Anne Francis sports one of the world's first miniskirts. Enjoy it and the movie in glorious CinemaScope. Link in comments.

Wednesday, July 7, 2021

The 7 Faces of Dr. Lao - 1964

A mysterious circus comes to a western town and so on. Link in comments.

Friday, June 25, 2021

Mystery Men - 1999

I love this thing. If it lacks flow blame it on journeyman director Kinka Usher. Link in comments. This movie lost 35 Million dollars.

Friday, June 18, 2021

The Apple - 1980

The Golan-Globus business plan was to buy cheap scripts and make them into cheap films. There was a big demand for product in the early eighties and Golan-Globus delivered THE APPLE, DEATHWISH, LIFEFORCE, and lots more. Link in comments.

Saturday, June 5, 2021

Blue Oyster Cult - Club Ninja - 1985

This album received mixed reviews. I found 4 of the tracks to be very enjoyable. Link in comments.

Thursday, June 3, 2021

Radio Now Live - Firesign Theatre - 2001

Here is the one I missed. It was recorded live on a West Coast tour in 1999. The material is mostly taken from Firesign's previous albums. If you are a completist you must have this. Link in comments.

Sunday, April 4, 2021

Michael Caine - My Generation - 2017

A documentary about the 60's with Michael Caine as our host. Link in comments.

Monday, March 29, 2021

Judson Fountain - The Old Woman Of Haunted House

Judson was heard on the Incorrect Music show on WFMU as hosted by Irwin Chusid. Judson self-published a number of recordings. Link in comments.

Thursday, March 18, 2021

Where The Action Is - Pilot Episode

Lip-synching by Jan and Dean, Chad and Jeremy, Dick and Deedee, Bobby Rydell, and lots more.

Sunday, March 7, 2021

David Ossman Interview - 2016

Dave Ossman discusses all things Firesign. It turns out SONY has the rights to a lot of FST material and so can choose to reissue it or just sit on it. So it goes. Link in comments.

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Incorrect Music - 2000

Music expert, author, and WFMU DJ Irwin Chusid sifted a lot of music to find what he describes as Incorrect or Outsider Music. He wrote a great book about this which you may be able to find. He also did a WFMU show called Incorrect Music with the clever and quick Michelle Boule' for some years. The show has ended and Irwin is retired. But. There still a way you can download a giant bunch of these shows and you will find that way in the comments.

Sunday, February 21, 2021

Firesign Theatre - Boom Dot Bust - 1999 - Updated!

A reviewer said: "Boom Dot Bust" is wonderful--and totally unexpected. After waiting 20 years for a new creation ("The Three Faces of Al" was good, but Nick Danger was not new) I felt let down by "Give Me Imortality..." which was funny but pretty shallow. I was thinking "you can't catch lightning in a bottle twice" when "BDB" arrived. It was like finding a Firesign record from 1975 that I hadn't heard before. It has everything I love about Firesign: layer-upon-layer of delightful word-play, satire, and verbal slapstick. Just like "Bozos" you can listen over and over, with repeated pleasures-of-discovery. The 4 or 5 have recaptured their old magic. My wife and kids don't understand any of it, though I've tried and tried to explain my "Uh Clem" license plate. If you enjoyed any classic Firesign, you'll enjoy Boom Dot Bust". Link in comments.

Monday, February 15, 2021

Mera Dil

Here is my favorite Bollywood music video. Link in comments. By the way - it has been decided that this blog contains SENSITIVE CONTENT! Did one of you park a swear-word somewhere?

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Firesign Theatre - Alternative Rose Parade - Video

On 1/1/2000 the Firesign Theatre rang in the new millennium by broadcasting from the Pacifica radio studios and giving us The Alternative Rose Parade. Listeners were encouraged to tune in the actual Rose Parade television broadcast - with no sound - and listen to the Firesign radio commentary instead. Enjoy. The Firesign voice-over begins at the 2:18 minute mark. Link in comments.

Thursday, January 7, 2021

The Van Halen Story - The Early Years

2003. The promotional material calls this an amazing documentary about the formative years of the best rock and roll band ever. Link in comments.