Josh took a few pictures of me playing around in my NEW studio set up. I recently purchased an ALESIS SR 18 HIGH-DEFINITION DRUM/BASS Machine to write songs and perform with that I love! Sounds like a full...LIVE band in the room. 
Saturday, November 01, 2008
NEW studio set up
Josh took a few pictures of me playing around in my NEW studio set up. I recently purchased an ALESIS SR 18 HIGH-DEFINITION DRUM/BASS Machine to write songs and perform with that I love! Sounds like a full...LIVE band in the room. FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND
HALLOWEEN was alot of fun in Oak Lawn, IL! We had many, many trick-or-treaters because the weather was beautiful! They kept coming until 9pm. Ironically, we hear that legendary FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND Editor isn't doing well unfortunately. You can send your cards and letters to: FORREST J ACKERMAN 4511 Russell Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027Friday, October 31, 2008
Ahhhhhhh.....FRANCESCA!
Bruce Timm did this FRANCESCA art for my MAD MONSTER PARTY chapter in my book THE ENCHANTED WORLD OF RANKIN/BASS: A PORTFOLIO
Thursday, October 30, 2008
HALLOWEEN PARTY!
My house at it appears at night!
BLATZ BEER guy...another cool item I picked up cheap at the KANE COUNTY TOY SHOW!
THE NEW ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO DELL art!
Here is some original DELL COMIC BOOK cover original art...on it's way back to DUANE DIMOCK (Finally!)SOUND OFF!
Let me know what you would like to see on DVD...or hear on CD from THE ENCHANTED WORLD OF RANKIN/BASS! E-mail: Rickgoldsc@aol.com THE MOUSE ON THE MAYFLOWER (1968)
With THANKSGIVING just around the corner, our MOUSE ON THE MAYFLOWER DVD is becoming wildly popular! It is $25 shipped and you can PAYPAL: wonderfullife01@aol.com Even though the images here are black and white, the show is in color and remastered and features the early 1970's McDonaldland commercials! It also has a few FESTIVAL OF FAMILY CLASSICS and few other bonuses. Enjoy! Teachers like to show this one to their students at THANKSGIVING!
FAMOUS MONSTERS SPEAK!
Details of one of my favorite record LP covers of all-time! Love this art! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
THE ART OF DEREK YANIGER: WILDSVILLE
What's buzzin' cousin? My WILDSVILLE book arrived yesterday and I am hip to it Daddy-o! VERY cool book of JIM FLORA style cartoons right out of Jay Ward as he describes. This is the kind of art I can look at all day long. See ya' real soon, baboon. Plant ya' now, dig ya' later!Wednesday, October 29, 2008
A GIFT FOR GRANNY DVD!
The Gift for Granny DVD sells for $25, plus $5 shipping and handling. Shipping is Priority Mail. Check or Money Order only if the order comes directly to The Fun Company, P.O. Box 1086, Templeton, CA 93465. I do not offer anything via credit card. The special is offered on my web site and is included on the order form listing the Gigglesnort DVDs offered. The web address going directly to the order page is www.dirtydragon.com/order.htm.A Gift for Granny
It's a snow-blowing Christmas Eve, and Sonny, a little boy, battles the notorious Hunker Boys and crafty pawnbroker Craven Moore in a search for the perfect gift for his grandmother.
DVD - 25 minutes.
This was always a GREAT special to watch during the holidays! Like I said, it has that warmth we have grown to love in the RANKIN/BASS specials. Bill Jackson is an original and you could tell this project was a labor of love. A GREAT way to use his puppet characters in a Holiday special!
BAT-MANGA! The Secret History of Batman in Japan
I picked up the NEW Chip Kidd and Geoff Spear book BAT-MANGA! today and have to say I am really enjoying it! It has many comic strips that are a combination of SPEED RACER art and art based on the BATMAN TV Series starring ADAM WEST and BURT WARD. There are also alot of GREAT pics of merchandise, that was based on the classic TV series and some very nice painted art that looks like CARMINE INFANTINO and MURPHY ANDERSON art! Very cool book! THANKS to Chris Wolfson for reminding me about this one! 
A couple of cool ads that RON MURPHY sent over from the CHICAGO TRIBUNE's TV WEEK. I remember cutting these out as a kid.MAD. MAD. MAD. MONSTERS
Always enjoy watching this cel animated RANKIN/BASS ABC SATURDAY SUPERSTAR MOVIE. I even have a promo for this very cool MONSTER show. My pal BOB McFADDEN did many of the voice as did RHODA MANN and ALLEN SWIFT!If you don't have a costume yet for FRIDAY....
CLICK TO ENLARGE. Maybe you can cut this out and wear this!
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
BUSY DAY!
HALLOWEEN is flying in soon! Spent alot of the day working on getting THE ENCHANTED WORLD OF RANKIN/BASS: A PORTFOLIO uploaded to SPINDLE on AMAZON.COM! It will be available soon! Picked up the new SNOW PATROL CD 'A HUNDRED MILLION SUNS' which is GREAT! Love SNOW PATROL and saw them a few years ago at LOLLAPALOOZA. Also picked up the new LITTLE RASCALS DVD set! Love the packaging! I am excited to announce....we will be offering Bill Jackson's 'A GIFT FOR GRANNY' on DVD! Talked with Bill about it today! It is a GREAT Christmas TV special shown in Chicago with his characters and very enjoyable in the same way RANKIN/BASS specials are! Can't wait! 
MAD MONSTER PARTY blog posting
Doug Prinz did a nice MAD MONSTER PARTY blog posting recently:http://dougsploitation.blogspot.com/2008/10/mad-monster-party.html
Monday, October 27, 2008
My pal RICH 'SVENGOOLIE' KOZ
Ron found this VERY early picture of Rich 'Svengoolie' Koz. I talked to Rich last week and we were trying to coordinate a Halloween party BUT his schedule is tight this time of year! This photo is back in the day when he showed a few of my drawings on air. 
A GIFT FOR GRANNY by Bill Jackson
Ron just sent over this cool ad of BILL JACKSON's "A GIFT FOR GRANNY" Christmas special! Always enjoyed this one and I need to get it transferred over to DVD. Bill sent me his NEW book! Check my NEWS in SEPTEMBER!MAD MONSTER PARTY DVD at WALMART
My pal RON MURPHY tells me that WALMART stocked up on the MAD MONSTER PARTY DELUXE DVD this year!!! They also had the NEW version of THE DAYDREAMER at a good price. THANKS Ron!MONSTERSCENE magazine
This very cool magazine even pre-dates my first book. It was the first article I wrote about RANKIN/BASS and their classic film MAD MONSTER PARTY (1967). Wish BASIL GOGOS was still doing magazine covers like this! He is the BEST Monster artist! Basil did a drawing for my first book BUT it came a bit late and missed the printing.MUSIC VIDEO
My sister STACEY is going to direct a video of my song "You Can See It In My Eyes," which we will post on YOU TUBE and elsewhere. She is in the business of directing band videos and has done alot of work for PITCHFORK. Check her LINK in the right hand column of my blog. I have tons of NEWS posted this month and in order to see it all, you would have to click OCTOBER 2008, also in the right hand column of my blog. I am going to try to get THE ENCHANTED WORLD OF RANKIN/BASS: A PORTFOLIO up at AMAZON on SPINDLE soon too, for those of you that have that device. THANK YOU for your support!Some cool HALLOWEEN art from my pal MITCH!
http://www.mitchoconnell.com/ Check out my pal MITCH O' CONNELL'S website! He has a cool event coming up this THURSDAY night on the Northside of Chicago at THE TATTOO GALLERY w/ one of the stars from the RUSS MEYER films!