Thursday, November 01, 2007

HALLOWEEN PARTY pics Batch #3


Alex & TJ Ross

Tom & Jackie Sigel
































Contest winners ALEX ROSS & RON MURPHY








Den (Nicholson) & Marge Riordan









Zhanna & Steve Wolfman
































































Maddy was a winner in the costume contest! I could have never put this party together without the help of my wonderful girlfriend Jo! She had enough food for four parties and she put up with my party ignorance and my absence during the long band sessions.















THE STARVING ARTISTS November 10th

Just a reminder that THE STARVING ARTISTS will be performing live at the Schaumburg, IL BORDERS BOOKS & MUSIC (Directly across from WOODFIELD MALL on Golf Rd.) Saturday November 10th at 6pm. We will be signing CDs and I will have THE MAKING OF THE RANKIN/BASS HOLIDAY CLASSIC: RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER to sign too! Come out and say hello!

Here are a few early PAUL COKER, JR. spot illustrations


Courtesy of RON MURPHY

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

ROBERT GOULET dies at age 73


Robert Goulet passed away today at age 73. He sung the RANKIN/BASS Theme song to their feature film THE DAYDREAMER (1966). He also made a recent appearance in my friend Mike Alred's film a few years back. Mr. Goulet will be missed.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

A classic PAUL COKER, JR. cartoon


Courtesy of Ron Murphy

HALLOWEEN PARTY pics batch #2


Chris Sigel on the sitar





The Goldschmidt family








Valentina on her PETE WENTZ FENDER Bass





Davey P. and Tom Sigel





Monday, October 29, 2007

SPECIAL EDITION DVD at TARGET

I saw the SPECIAL EDITION DVD of THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS at TARGET the other night for $14.99. That appears to be the cheapest price around. I was really happy with the way the RANKIN/BASS Documentary turned out and I hope ABC FAMILY choses to air it this season!

NESTLE does RANKIN/BASS Chocolates again in 2007


GIN BLOSSOMS had a HALLOWEEN PARTY in Elgin, IL


...and we were there!

Jack Davis...

Keep the FANG MAIL coming! Jack did this art back in the day.

Cool vintage HALLOWEEN POST ad!


MOUSE ON THE MAYFLOWER archive DVD in!



Just had an archive DVD-R made up that contains the early 1970's broadcast of RANKIN/BASS' MOUSE ON THE MAYFLOWER with McDonaldland commercials off the master tape! VERY cool! The DVD also contains two RAREly seen FESTIVAL OF FAMILY CLASSICS: JACK O' LANTERN & THE CHRISTMAS TREE (Re-mastered) + My appearance on CBS MORNING NEWS 2006 and the classic Christmas shorts THE THREE LITTLE DWARVES, SUZY SNOWFLAKE & FROSTY THE SNOWMAN. E-mail: Rickgoldsc@aol.com

HALLOWEEN PARTY pictures! batch #1

We had our HALLOWEEN PARTY Oct. 27th. My costume was that of Detective Ken Hutchinson and my beautiful girlfriend was Dave Starsky. ALEX ROSS won the Halloween Costume contest and RON MURPHY came in 2nd place. MADELINE SIGEL was third place and CRYSTAL GOLDSCHIMT was in 4th.






TOM MARGARITES played the electric sitar.


RON & JEAN MURPHY










THE GOLDSCHMIDTS