RANDOM PIC OF THE WEEK Remember, when monitoring temperatures...F is for Fahrenheit. But... This past week The Bob Baker Marionette Theater Tweeted out a video of two alien-looking bead puppets dancing to a song called "Coo Coo Ru" by the Manhattan Transfer, a song [...]
RANDOM PIC OF THE WEEK One of the slides in my collection is this terrific shot of Michael Keaton being made-up as Beetlejuice! I LOVE this shot! While listening to AM oldies overnight, as I worked away on cataloging my negatives, an old favorite [...]
RANDOM PIC OF THE WEEK While sorting through my old slides this one came up. Back to that time when our radio station got a group of people to show up to the Sioux Falls airport to welcome Cheap Trick back to town for [...]
RANDOM PIC OF THE WEEK And on the subject of Tim Burton movies, this looks REALLY fun! Halloween and Christmas together...hmmm...what a great idea! I've always been enchanted by Danny Elfman's movie scores, but I'm particularly in love with his soundtrack for "Edward Scissorhands." I've [...]
RANDOM PIC OF THE WEEK Boy what I wouldn't give for a fresh bag of these old snack treats from the 70's! YUM! I referenced this scene in the movie "Edward Scissorhands" in relation to my "kids book for adults" project I've been working [...]
RANDOM PIC OF THE WEEK This made me laugh hard. The cardboard cutouts of people at ball games is probably the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen. And I've seen a LOT of ridiculous things! Though I considered the first season theme to "Space [...]
RANDOM PIC OF THE WEEK A fan in Ireland named Daniel Fee gifted me with this amazing drawing of some of my animated characters! I LOVE IT! Thanks Daniel! Not sure why, maybe because I'm in a dancin' mood, but I've been humming Peter Brown's [...]
RANDOM PIC OF THE WEEK After doing an interview with an artist named Rachel Berman, about animation, comedy and related stuff, I mentioned that if you do a certain kind of comedy that some would find offensive, it could ruin your career. But if you [...]
RANDOM PIC OF THE WEEK Locked down, then not locked down. Locked down again, because the first one didn't work. It made me think of this. This past week I heard some bumper music on "Coast to Coast AM" that really brought back some [...]
RANDOM PIC OF THE WEEK Boy do I miss these! Anyone remember Banana Flips? Sponge cake wrapped around banana-flavored cream filling like a taco? My folks loved the Mamas and the Papas when I was growing up, and it really brought back memories to [...]
