Turkey of the Day # 2: Yabba Dabba Turkey

Today's turkey combines my love of turkey and the Flintstones!
Usually on Thanksgiving, " The Man Called Flintstone " would be on TV.
What a way to spend an afternoon digesting a gut-busting Midwest meal, while watching Fred
deal with spies!

Turkey of the Day: #1

Here is the first ( trumpets please)...TUR (wait...I want that echo effect with the trumpets... test...test...yeah, that's it....)

" TURKEY OF THE DAY ! "
Much like Ralphie Parker's dad in " A Christmas Story ", I am a turkey junkie! I love this time of year because a person can eat as much of this delicious, noble bird, and not be thought of as a freak.
Not like the reaction I get when I express my love of fruitcake.
Everyday I will create a new turkey, so please come on by and see what's gobbling.

Happy Halloween...Part BOO!

Click on the Count to get a Halloween greeting!

MAD MONSTER PARTY!

I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!!
Monsters...done by the same people who did Rudolph...Little Drummer Boy...and the rest of those great holiday classics!
This has been my all time number one Halloween movie since I can remember seeing it.
Just look at the puppetry, it's just so good. The 3-D stuff from Pixar is fine, I love "The Incredibles",
but that medium can't compare to an actual object existing in time and space, in my humble opinion.
As I watch this movie, I notice the little things. Stuff that was moved accidentally by the animator as the frame was shot.
This is just a lot of fun. And it has monster caricatures created by Jack Davis, master cartoonist!
So click on the title card above, and enjoy the movie trailer.
I guarantee that you will want to watch the rest of this movie.
Happy Halloween!

Halloween Fun

Animated monsters...now we're talking. I have included a few celsfrom my collection in this pre-Halloween post.
Above is a character color study of the" Groovie Goolies ". A great cartoon from my childhood.
Produced by Filmation, the same company that did " Archie ". I really loved this cartoon because of all the crazy creatures that were in each show. Although they alos shoe-horned some terrible songs in between bits.
In fact, I remember having the he little PVC toys when I was a kid.
Man I sure wish I still had them.

Here is a cel from one of my top 10 animated movies, " Heavy Metal ".
This is from the chapter called " B-17 " or " Gremlins " depending on what source you use.
One of the creepiest storylines...a pilot trapped in a heavily damaged bomber that's going down.
If that wasn't bad enough, throw in a possessed crew of corpses.
Very spooky.



This polished gentlemen is one of the reasons I love animation. Nelvana is the company that created this character, B.L. ZeBub, from " The Devil and Daniel Mouse ".
I love this short. I seem to remember that it was usually played on the local access channel at 6:30 pm on Fridays during Halloween.
What an odd thing to remember...
Anyhow, this suave fellow tricks a desperate- for- success singer, a mouse, to trade her soul for a year's super stardom.
It's up to her boyfriend, Daniel, to think of a loophole.
This satanic character has it all:
He's funny, charismatic, and positively frightening when he has to be.
He is one of those rare characters that appears to think, like Shere Khan from " The Jungle Book ".

Judge Rules on Addresses for Homeless Voters

Ohio appears to be in a race with Florida as to who can be kookier.
As always, here's the story:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-10-28-homeless-voters_N.htm

Scientists develop Artificial Heart that Beats!

I kid the scientific community.
Here's the story :
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article5026788.ece