I was really saddened when I heard of Victor Spinetti's passing. Being the huge Beatles fan I am, I felt like I had lost a friend. Victor was so great in all three Beatles films and made me laugh in each. My favorite would have to be his role as the television producer in A Hard Day's Night. As John would say..."She knitted him". Nice tribute Eddie. Thanks for posting.
One of the greatest movies EVER made. That shower scene had the same effect on women in 1960 as JAWS did with summer beach goers 15 years later....STAY OUT OF THE WATER...LOL. Alfred Hitchcock...what a genius he was. Thanks Eddie. Keep them coming!!
Doesn't matter if the title was wrong Eddie...I knew what you meant : ) Nice article. I always loved SW&7D. In fact, one of my fondest memories as a kid was being on vacation in Ocean City, NJ and my parents taking me to see the film in 1967 at an Ocean City theatre when it was re-released. They knew it was a rare chance to see it. I still remember sitting there in awe of the colors, the dwarfs and of course the evil witch. My favorite Disney cartoon by far! Thanks Eddie...brought back some great memories. Keep them coming!!
Great article Eddie. Leave it to you to write something so cool as failed escape episodes of Gilligan's Island. I used to love that the Professor could make all these cool gadgets and even manage to keep the radio running without batteries yet couldn't fix the hole in The Minnow. Go figure.
When you think about it, the Stooges goofing on Hitler in the 1940's the way they did was pretty ballsy to say the least...especially with Moe being Jewish. I'm sure it went over with Hitler like a lead Zepplin (no rock band pun intended). Great piece Eddie. Your posts are awesome!
Great topic Eddie. I used to love that show. As a young boy entering puberty in the late sixties, early seventies, all I can say is THANK GOD for Barbara Eden, Elizabeth Montgomery, Peggy Lipton, Susan Dey, Maureen McCormick, Dawn Wells, Mary Tyler Moore and of course...Betty Rubble. They got me through many restless nights...LOL. Nice story...keep them coming!
Wow...that is sad. Not only the greatest comedienne of our time but possibly one of the greatest people as well. I live a stones throw from her hometown of Jamestown, NY and have yet to make the trip to see her museum among other things. Maybe it's time. Thanks for the article Eddie. Great topic. We all did love Lucy!
Very cool post Eddie. I did not know a lot of those although some were pretty easy to see who they were based on. An item of interest is Barney being based on Frankie Fontaine. Not only did Fontaine play a loveable drunk but he also had an incredible singing voice. One episode had Homer and some of his friends forming a band called The B-Sharps (story was semi-based on The Beatles)and we learn that Barney also has an incredible singing voice much in the same style as Fontaine. Very cool subject. Thanks a bunch!!
Great article Eddie. Really fascinating album all around besides the cover. Aargyle mentions all the "Paul is Dead" references which we've all heard. I really think, in my opinion anyway, that the scene is most definitely a funeral, per se or gravesight however I believe that The Beatles were saying a fond farewell to the Beatles as they were known the last few years with the moptops and head shaking hair and "bubblegum music" and touring. This was their way of letting their fans know "The Beatles are dead. Now get ready for The "New & Improved" Beatles...the Beatles the way WE want them to be". And when you consider that Sgt. Pepper was indeed the start of a whole new stage in their careers with new haircuts, facial hair, "mod" clothing, etc. and the biggest change being their style of music it all makes sense. Anyway...keep those Beatles posts coming. Thanks!!
Fantastic article Eddie. The Honeymooners was an awesome show. I never knew that about Meadows not being the first Alice. That's why I love your posts...you always teach me something new. Keep em' coming!
Great post Eddie. Wilt was awesome. I believe it was Adam Sandler who used to do his impression of the other guys on Wilt's team that night..."Hey Wilt...pass me the ball man...I'm open" Or the coach of the Knicks at halftime..."OK..who's covering Chamberlain??". Keep em' coming Eddie!!
Great article Eddie. I was so unaware that there were so many women who won Oscars for playing Ladies of the Evening. I can't believe Shirley Jones did. As you wrote...MRS. PARTRIDGE was a hooker!! Marion the Librarian gave new meaning to the Dewey Decimal System. And not one of those Partridge boys was named John either. Go figure. Best performance in my opinion was Charlize Theron in Monster. She is such a beautiful woman and to see the transformation into her character is like WOW! I remember being bummed out that Elisabeth Schue lost to Mira Sorvino. Mira is another one of my favorite actresses but Schue was phenomenal in Leaving Las Vegas. Anyway...keep them coming Eddie. I love your articles!!
Thanks Eddie for that insight into the Monkee's movie HEAD. I was always a Monkees fan and thought a lot of their songs were classics but to be honest I never knew a lot about their movie until now. I was aware they made HEAD but have never seen it and not sure I will. Looks like a VERY BAD attempt at making a similar Magical Mystery Tour. Nice touch by the way with the YouTube clips you added. It helped with seeing actual footage of the film instead of imagining it which in this case wouldn't have been anything like the real thing. Pretty cool knowing Jack Nicholson was in it but back then he needed the work. I'm surprised Peter Fonda didn't have a cameo. That movie was right up his alley. But the one thing that HEAD proved was that no matter how hard they tried, The Monkees would never come close to being as successful as The Beatles were. Let's face it...if The Beatles had made HEAD, all of us Beatles fans would still be praising the movie...and still flabbergasted that it didn't win an Oscar...LOL
Fantastic article Eddie. The pictures are AWESOME! They truly helped with the story so you could actually see how the Beatles hair progressed from Stuart through Ringo. I always believed that the Beatles hairstyle really was a HUGE part of their popularity back in the early 60's when they first started to become recognized. They seemed to defy what was then thought of as the "standard" and showed that change can be good. Even though I was just a mere "tot" back in the early 60's, I so much wanted a Beatles haircut in the worst way. It wasn't until the 70's that my parents opened their minds and eventually gave in to me. I still to this day try and brush it to the Beatles style but since so much of it has disappeared, it's not quite the same look...LOL!! Great article Eddie. Keep em' coming. Whatever else you have on the Fab Four I would most definitely LOVE to read about. You do a great job! Keep up the great work!
Great article Eddie. Keep em' coming. Whatever else you have on the Fab Four I would most definitely LOVE to read about. You do a great job! Keep up the great work!