Our pal WES GARLATZ at OHD CREATIVE MEDIA www.ohdcreative.com is working up a RANKIN/BASS logo T-shirt for us! Should be available at www.timeandspacetoys.com sometime soon!
Saturday, December 20, 2008
MISER BROS art by Patrick Owsley
My pal Patrick is offering RANKIN/BASS art the way it should look and now he is on www.ioffer.com and RANKIN/BASS will be there soon too! Check out his blog by clinking the LINK at the right column of my BLOG! 
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From now until CHRISTMAS DAY.....
I am offering the signed PAUL COKER, JR. FROSTY postcard (Seen in the right hand column of this blog) for half price. $7 shipped. PAUL COKER, JR. designed all of the RANKIN/BASS classic holiday specials including SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN, FROSTY THE SNOWMAN, THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS, JACK FROST, 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, etc. He designed and created visually the HEAT MISER, SNOW MISER, FROSTY THE SNOWMAN and many more! PAYPAL Rickgoldsc@aol.com
Friday, December 19, 2008
YAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOO!
I am caught up with orders! You should hurry if you want to order last minute items for Christmas! I only have about 15 ENCHANTED WORLD books left and the price is now $75. I am in my last box of RUDOLPH books and I still have DVDs and CDs! Rickgoldsc@aol.com 
IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!
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This is an Illustration by RANKIN/BASS character designer PAUL COKER, JR. that I commisioned for my treatment of THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR for RANKIN/BASS. ANDY WILLIAMS was most happy with it and agreed to partake in the special. RANKIN/BASS also did the OSMONDS animated TV series and would be a wonderful part of the special.
Alternate cover for my 2nd book by BOB PLANT
This was an alternate cover done by BOB PLANT, now at ROUND 2. Bob puts out those GREAT action figures from RUDOLPH that you can purchase at TOYS 'R' US, CVS and www.timeandspacetoys.comThese are the guys that made it all happen....
ARTHUR RANKIN, JR. and JULES BASS by Jack Davis (From my book THE MAKING OF THE RANKIN/BASS HOLIDAY CLASSIC: RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER (MISER BROS PRESS))ONE STAR IN THE NIGHT (1968) from THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY
Here is a photo on the set of THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY from my book THE MAKING OF THE RANKIN/BASS HOLIDAY CLASSIC: RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER. I have the song "One Star In The Night" on a few different CDs for $15 each with lots of RARE RANKIN/BASS audio and tunes! SEASON'S GREETINGS!
I am still taking orders on my books, DVDs and CDs! E-mail or PAYPAL Rickgoldsc@aol.com There is still time for them to arrive for the holiday! The remaining copies of my LE HC book THE ENCHANTED WORLD OF RANKINBASS: A PORTFOLIO come with an autographed FROSTY THE SNOWMAN card signed by FROSTY's designer PAUL COKER, JR., who also designed the HEAT MISER & SNOW MISER. If you buy either one of my books, you can purchase the 1964 RUDOLPH DVD w/ commercials + THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY w/ commercials and HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS with BANK BUMPERS at a discount for $25. This DVD makes for GREAT holiday viewing! HAVE A HOLLY, JOLLY CHRISTMAS! 
Thursday, December 18, 2008
MITCH O' CONNELL
As we wait for this very BIG Winter storm to hit Chicago to make it a white Christmas around here for a while....Check out my Chicago pal Mitch O' Connell's website at www.mitchoconnell.com He has tons of original, cool art to sell!
WINDY CITY CHICAGO article out
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=2005823 books left and counting for the holidays! Get yours now!
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
a few pages from my Chicago Kid's TV book project!
Here are a few pages from my Chicago kid's TV book project! It is REALLY coming along. Check my articles out at http://www.tvparty.com/ Want to give a shout out to my pal LARRY POTASH at WGN MORNING NEWS for trying to have me on for the holidays again! I had some RARE clips and ROUND 2 toys (RUDOLPH & FROSTY) to bring on, which would have been great holiday fun for all!A GREAT RANKIN/BASS Holiday article by Phillip Potempa
Photograph by Rick Goldschmidthttp://nwitimes.com/articles/2008/12/17/columnists/offbeat/doc110346122b152297862575200076094a.txt
MBC MUSEUM HOLIDAY COLLECTION
I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND this DVD! These Holiday shorts were as big a part of my childhood memories as RANKIN/BASS was! You can purchase this DVD at www.museum.tv and it helps support this wonderful museum! THE MUSEUM OF BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS. You get THE THREE LITTLE DWARVES: HARDROCK, COCO & JOE and SUZY SNOWFLAKE from CENTAUR (Wonderful stop-motion animation from WAH MING CHANG) and you get UPA's FROSTY THE SNOWMAN and PETER COTTONTAIL!THE ROE CONN SHOW WLS RADIO 890am
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It looks like my appearance on THE ROE CONN SHOW has been postponed, due to illness in Roe's partner BILL LEFF's family. Bill is the POP CULTURE expert and he had an emergency with his daughter and had to leave the show today. I may be going on as an in-studio guest with KEVIN MATTHEWS on Tuesday at 6pm. BILLIE MAE RICHARDS (RUDOLPH) said she would come on Tuesday.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
BILLIE MAE RICHARDS: voice of RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER
I talked with BILLIE MAE's daughter CYNDI today and this was the latest news she gave me on BILLIE:Mom did have a second stroke in Feb that has given her some difficulty with finding the right words sometimes. She’s well aware when she makes mistakes and it gets frustrating for her.
We watched the recent NBC Countdown of the Most Popular Christmas Movies and TV Specials. In fact one of the guys responsible for getting all the permission and contracts together was so excited to connect that he is sending me a book for Mom to autograph.
We still get fans sending in pictures for her to sign from all over the States and Canada but the most are from the U.S. The letters that accompany them are always so heartfelt, how much “Rudolph” has meant to people growing up and now with their own children (and not only just at Christmas time I hear). I read all the letters to Mom and I must say it’s hard to read them without getting choked up...she has touched so many people...
Talking for long periods some days can be a little more tiring and other days she’s just fine. So don’t worry, just call and I’ll let you know how things are going. As far as being on air...I’ll ask her first thing tomorrow and let her decide if she’s up for it.
I’m going to attach a great pic from about 5 years ago before any strokes when she was in our studio recording the narration of a children’s book I’ve written for release with score by my husband and included with the book. I think you’ll like the pic.
Just let everyone know, she’s a fighter and is putting on her old tap shoes tomorrow to start practicing a routine she just remembered, she’ll be sitting down doing it but her eyes will be twinkling.
It is possible that BILLIE MAE may be on THE ROE CONN SHOW with us tomorrow night...so tune in! She is a fighter and she loves to talk about RUDOLPH!
THE ROE CONN SHOW Wednesday 6pm WLS 890AM
It looks like MAURY LAWS, RANKIN/BASS Musical composer, will be on the ROE CONN SHOW with me tomorrow night at 6pm on WLS RADIO! They are also trying to line up ARTHUR RANKIN and BILLIE MAE RICHARDS (RUDOLPH) too. Should be GREAT RANKIN/BASS Radio! This is an e-mail I received from a RANKIN/BASS fan MIRKO in ITALY!
Dearest Mr Goldschmidt ,I'm Mirko and I'm writing to tell you that this afternoon I was listening to the
local american air base radio station ,which connects every afternoon with U.S. radios ( of coure there in the States is Morning )
and I heard your interview in which you spoke about " Santa Claus is comin' to town ",
it was such a delightful surprise !
I love that movie and I was just watching it yesterday evening.
Have a great day.
Mirko.
THE MANCOW SHOW WLS RADIO 890AM
We had a blast on the MANCOW show this am! What a gracious host and enjoyable holiday time!
On the air.....
FROSTY from http://www.timeandspacetoys.com/
MANCOW just moved to this studio about a week ago.
What a view! Got to see the snow begin to fall from this winter storm that is going on right now!
MISER BROS T-SHIRT courtesy of http://www.timeandspacetoys.com/ 
THE BIG 89!
DAVID PLIER Vice President, Board of Directors Chairman from THE MUSEUM OF BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS was a guest as well! What a GREAT guy! He talked about Governor Balgo's strong arming of the museum and the trouble he caused with their new location! He gave me another copy of the wonderful HARDROCK, COCO & JOE: THE THREE LITTLE DWARVES/SUZY SNOWFLAKE/FROSTY THE SNOWMAN/PETER COTTONTAIL (UPA) DVD for my kids! You can buy your copy at http://www.museum.tv/ Purchases there assist the MUSEUM in finding a new location!
MANCOW at work...
I had head phone hair.
This is my new pal TOM from Oak Lawn! I want to work at WLS with him! PAT CASSIDY is in the background...what a GREAT guy and a great voice on the radio!
ABC TV Studios
I was down at 190 North State street bright and early this morning for my guest appearance on Erich Mancow Mueller's radio show!
The girls are on the air.
They have a really nice lobby! waited to be brought up to WLS here.
Fahey and Joel!