I got a really bad cold that hit me harder today. I need to drink some BUMBLE hot chocolate. PLEASE be patient with your orders...I did go to the post office this am and will try to be prompt.
Monday, January 07, 2008
Sunday, January 06, 2008
THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR
Here is another PAUL COKER, JR. painting/model sheet from my RANKIN/BASS Project THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR with ANDY WILLIAMS and THE OSMONDS. I was just watching complete episodes of THE ANDY WILLIAMS SHOW from TIME-LIFE and what an amazing talent Andy is! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND those DVD sets!From my RANKIN/BASS collection
Another cool item is the MATTEL talking hand puppet of KING KONG & BOBBY BOND from 1966. One of the few RANKIN/BASS shows that actually had some toy items released before my book THE ENCHANTED WORLD OF RANKIN/BASS came out in 1997.JULES BASS with the cast of RETURN TO OZ (1963)
JULES BASS plays the piano as SUSAN "Dorothy" CONWAY sits on the piano. I got in touch with Susan a few years back and she was very happy to read my first book and think back on her RETURN TO OZ days. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND the DVD release of the very first RANKIN/BASS TV Special.THE LIFE & ADVENTURES OF SANTA CLAUS
THE LIFE & ADVENTURES OF SANTA CLAUS Collector's DVD has been very popular. Glad to help out. Maybe this will make an official release happen...
Bernard Cowan
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Bernard 'Bunny' Cowan played a huge role in the recording of the Canadian voice actors for the early RANKIN/BASS Productions including RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER! We hope that his archives, courtesy of his son Elliot, will be part of a RANKIN/BASS DVD box set this year! It is all up to CLASSIC MEDIA & SONY WONDER.
In a series of RANKIN/BASS collection pics...
Here is another one. A COLLEGEVILLE COSTUMES costume of PINOCCHIO from RANKIN/BASS' TV series THE NEW ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO. My plans are to do the third printing of THE ENCHANTED WORLD OF RANKIN/BASS: A PORTFOLIO like Jerry Beck's HANNA-BARBERA TREASURY book. It would be nice to flip through and pull out some cool RANKIN/BASS collectibles.Friday, January 04, 2008
...and FROSTY too!
Cold these days in Chicago! Still getting lots of orders and packing them all right now and every day! I do have more RUDOLPH 1964 DVDs now with extras. You do not have to buy as part of the collector's package either. Expecting NEW ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO and TALES OF THE WIZARD OF OZ soon too. Have a GREAT weekend!Thursday, January 03, 2008
THE WACKY WORLD OF MOTHER GOOSE (1966)
I still have a few of these wonderful RANKIN/BASS Soundtrack CDs available. The fine folks at PERCEPTO put this out and it sounds Amazing! A GREAT soundtrack to a somewhat forgotten RANKIN/BASS feature film.Wednesday, January 02, 2008
All the best....
I heard from ARTHUR RANKIN, JR. yesterday and he wanted to wish all a very happy and prosperous 2008!