TEMPE

We are going to be visiting my music pals again in MARCH. I may title this project RICK GOLDSCHMIDT UNPLUGGED. Check www.ginblossoms.net or their MY SPACE page.

Watching RARE H-B tonight...

I watched THE WORLD OF SECRET SQUIRREL & ATOM ANT and THE WORLD: COLOR IT HAPPY. Two RARE HANNA-BARBERA one hour specials that I have my pal Scott Jeralds to Thank! I have had these specials for a long while BUT haven't watched them in a few years. Love seeing BILL & JOE in animation form and LIVE ACTION. This JOE cel is from the RARE un-aired COLOR IT HAPPY special, which was an ADULT version of THE BANANA SPLITS that has live-action and animated segments, including WOODY ALLEN doing a neat Spy spoof. Cool stuff!

EASTER TV GUIDE mention of the past

http://www.timeandspacetoys.com/ still has some of the RANKIN/BASS HERE COMES PETER COTTONTAIL figures! Click image to enlarge to read.

THUNDERCATS art!

Our friend MARK is trying to locate the artist responsible for one of the THUNDERCATS Promotional pieces. Check www.thundercatsart.com

A panel from THE TALES OF THE WIZARD OF OZ comic book

Another RANKIN/BASS TV GUIDE mention from the past

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PAUL COKER, JR. comic strip

Here is an interesting cartoon strip that PAUL COKER did with Don Edwing in 1971 called HORACE & BUGGY. It was in an article I am reading called PAUL COKER: MAD-MAN FOR ALL SEASONS.

PINOCCHIO/OZ Cd Back on EBAY!

Put this one back up (under seller ANIMAGIC1)...has a sealed copy of the LP on the CD (the first RANKIN/BASS Soundtrack record) and the DEMOS from RETURN TO OZ. RARE stuff!

KNIXIES from RANKIN/BASS!

From TV's THE NEW ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO

Another TV GUIDE mention from Frank DeCaro

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Jeff MacNelly February 16, 1990 meeting...

Here are a few more pics my pal Patrick Owsley took back in 1990 of multiple pulitzer prize winning editorial cartoonist and creator of SHOE...the late Jeff MacNelly. We met him at the ANIMATION PLUS GALLERY in Chicago. He was THE BEST editorial cartoonist to ever live. He looked over a bunch of Editorial cartoons I was doing for THE REPORTER NEWSPAPERS at the time and immediately noticed the Jack Davis influence. He drew the GEORGE BUSH pictured here for me. A very memorable meeting in my life.

RANKIN/BASS TV GUIDE article...when TV GUIDE was read by millions...

Click pictures to enlarge to read. Frank DeCaro wrote this article back in 1999 and when it came out in the magazine, we got over 10,000 hits at www.rankinbass.com in a week! Frank and I became friends over the years and he wrote several more articles about RANKIN/BASS for TV GUIDE (I will post a few more soon) and I appeared on his New York Radio show a few years back. We had mutual friends in ALEX ROSS and I met him at one of Alex's Halloween parties, which Frank wrote a New York Times article about and mentioned me as THE GREEN HORNET. I remember when Frank interviewed JULES BASS...he said, "He must live right around the block from me. I heard an ambulance drive past my building and then I heard it in the background when I was talking to him on the phone."

THE ARTISTS

Here are some pictures of us that PATRICK OWSLEY took back in 1986 or '87 when we were known as THE ARTISTS at J.R. POOGIES' I believe. We were essentially a tribute band of THE POLICE (To get the bookings) and then we played tons of original songs. Keith Porlier played bass guitar and Jim Jilek played drums. I went to college by day and played clubs by night....didn't sleep much.

The GE RANKIN/BASS Elves!

Here is my GE ELVES collection from MEMORY LANE. The RANKIN/BASS commercials were some of the coolest things they ever did and I love grouping these figures together to display.

Working on songs...

We have been working on some NEW songs for recording at URANUS in Tempe, AZ in March. My fiance Josephine wrote the lyrics to one and will be singing in the studio.

THE NBC GENERAL ELECTRIC FANTASY HOUR

The first three RANKIN/BASS TV Specials were on THE GENERAL ELECTRIC FANTASY HOUR: RETURN TO OZ (1964), RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER (1964) and THE BALLAD OF SMOKEY THE BEAR (1966). I love watching these specials as they appeared on the network! This was television at it's best! No reality shows here.

R/B CD #1 the RARE Stuff back up!

Got CD #1 back up on EBAY under seller ANIMAGIC1 with tons of RARE tracks including the KING KONG theme in Stereo, The Theme to THE NEW ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO and lots of RARE demos, etc.

JACK FROST!

COLD in CHICAGO! Got JACK FROST DVDs in!

UNCLE BORIS & THE MONSTERS MATE

From the RANKIN/BASS TREASURY!

Do you remember this one?

It had a neat live-action open at KING'S ISLAND.

HANNA-BARBERA collecting

My son Josh and I have been doing quite a bit of HANNA-BARBERA collecting these days. We just picked up a RARE BREEZLY & SNEEZLY IDEAL doll set! Josh wants to put together a book about H-B collecting. Like father like son.

Another SUNDAY practice on a rainy day in Chicago!

JACK DAVIS ad

Patrick Owsley sends this cool JACK DAVIS UNIROYAL ad from 1968. Jack designed many of the RANKIN/BASS Shows and is a friend. I have quite a DAVIS collection. Click image to enlarge.

Watch Out For That Tree!

The classic JAY WARD cartoon series GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE came out yesterday at the right price $14.99. It has all the TOM SLICK & SUPER CHICKEN cartoons on it too. Nice packaging! Wish they would have restored the series though...it is not re-mastered. My friend JUNE FORAY did plenty of voices for this series and it is GREAT to watch!

DAVID SHELDON sends ST. VALENTINE'S DAY surprises!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! http://www.dksheldon.com/

THE POLICE are coming 'round again!

Andy, Sting and Stewart are sweeping through NORTH AMERICA again with ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS!

HAPPY ST. VALENTINE'S DAY!

Do you remember the TEACHER Valentine in every box?

Hiroshi Tabata works on THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY (1968)

....from THE RANKIN/BASS TREASURY! Book #3 in the RANKIN/BASS line by myself.

RARE RANKIN/BASS

This special definitely falls under the RARE RANKIN/BASS file in the archives! It is also a fun special to watch! FLIP WILSON, THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS, GROUCHO MARX, JACK BENNY, GEORGE BURNS, PHYLLIS DILLER, etc. AMAZING talent rounded up by ARTHUR RANKIN and JULES BASS for their HIGHEST RATED TV special. Bruce Stark designed the show.

DONNA BUNNY with BONNIE BONNET

http://www.timeandspacetoys.com/ has the HERE COMES PETER COTTONTAIL figures...including BONNIE BONNET and DONNA BUNNY with Heart Accesory for VALENTINE'S DAY! High Quality figures from a RANKIN/BASS classic!

Custom figures

This is a custom set of resin figures of the FROSTY family from a RANKIN/BASS fan! They are based on the way they appeared in RUDOLPH & FROSTY'S CHRISTMAS IN JULY (1979).

ST. VALENTINE'S DAY is coming!

Here is a cool hand painted VALENTINE'S DAY Thank You card I got from my friend BOB DUBE that he painted in 2002. HERE COMES PETER COTTONTAIL has a nice Valentine's Day section.

Review of THE ENCHANTED WORLD OF DANNY KAYE from Romeo Muller's scrapbook

Click to emlarge for reading purposes.

TV GUIDE clipping

Here is a cool clipping courtesy of my pal RON MURPHY!

Collector's CD

Posted the Collector's CD of HERE COMES PETER COTTONTAIL on EBAY under ANIMAGIC1...before you know it, it will be here! I am saying that with several inches of snow on the ground in Chicago and below zero weather. Enjoy!

FUNKOVISION

I have been working with BRIAN MARIOTTI on his GREAT MAD MONSTER PARTY line at www.funko.com and here are a few of the NEW FUNKOVISION items I REALLY like! It's all coming back to you!

TODD KAUFFMAN

How can you re-make something that was GREAT to begin with? Ask my friend TODD KAUFFMAN (Click the 2nd link on the right). I would much rather see a very cool, stylistic take on something like H.R. PUFNSTUF or any classic cartoon (re: RANKIN/BASS, etc.) than seeing a LIVE ACTION remake of a cartoon.

HANNA-BARBERA Art!

No one does the classic HANNA-BARBERA art quite like my friend PATRICK OWSLEY! Check his blog by clicking on the link at the right!

SUNDAY Band Practice

Dennis is THE handy man around here! He customized a lighting fixture for my daughter's room and installed it, just before we started tearing into NIRVANA.

Practicing up for another show at BORDERS BOOKS & MUSIC in Schaumburg, IL...

MAIL CALL!

Sending out lots of mail still! E-mail: Rickgoldsc@aol.com if you would like to order anything. I even had to send out several duplicate packages due to the post office new service: PRIORITY DISAPPEARING MAIL (Delivery non-confirmation). Apparently the post office has hired several employees/magicians to make packages disappear into thin air. Oh well...

GROUND HOG DAY!

Another pic from the RANKIN/BASS TREASURY book of ARTHUR RANKIN, JR. working on MAD MONSTER PARTY (1967). Notice the unused JACK DAVIS poster on his drawing table! Not sure if PARDON ME PETE saw his shadow or not BUT I have had enough winter in CHICAGO! We got about 8 inches of snow Friday am.

Another cool image with H-B BANANA SPLITS in it!