Saturday, December 03, 2011

WAH MING CHANG

A few faces of HARDROCK from Centaur Productions' THE THREE LITTLE DWARVES

The Stop-Motion genius behind CENTAUR Productions! WAH MING CHANG has a list of impressive credits which include making the model for Walt Disney's PINOCCHIO, animating many of the GEORGE PAL films and even making props for the classic TV series STAR TREK. Truly a pioneer in this form of animation.





I have been watching his work since I was a small child, growing up in Chicago with HARDROCK, COCO and JOE and SUZY SNOWFLAKE

The BEST RANKIN/BASS Holiday CD issue...

I Co-Produced this CD with PATRICK MILLIGAN in 2002. It was issued by WARNER BROS MUSIC GROUP and RHINO RECORDS in a Really nice Digi-pak with a very cool booklet. The reason I like it so much is...it contained the original RANKIN/BASS PROMO ONLY soundtracks to RANKIN/BASS' FROSTY THE SNOWMAN and SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN from the master tapes. Up until this time, they were only issued on RARE DJ COPY LPs. The CD also features all of the original LP artwork.

The FROSTY on the CD cover was inked by my friend PATRICK OWSLEY
www.powsley.blogspot.com

KINDLE EDITON

http://www.amazon.com/ The KINDLE EDITIONS of my books have added images and many of the black and white photos...have been replaced with color. HAPPY HOLIDAYS!




I found my cassette tape, I had made at BEVERLY RECORDS over twenty years ago, with the LES TUCKER SINGERS 45 rpm of HARDROCK, COCO and JOE. I have the 45 of SUZY SNOWFLAKE (Which was also on the cassette). I am adding both of those songs to my CHICAGO KID'S CD. I remember when Frazier Thomas would show these 45s on GARFIELD GOOSE & FRIENDS (After showing the CENTAUR cartoons) and I believe WALGREENS carried them.

PAUL COKER, JR.

Signed FROSTY THE SNOWMAN cards for us this year at www.miserbros.com He created the RANKIN/BASS FROSTY THE SNOWMAN that we know today! MUSHI STUDIOS translated his art to the screen in Japan and was very successful at doing it. PAUL COKER, JR. has Produced MAD MAGAZINE art longer than any of the original GANG OF IDIOTS :) Paul and I have a similar sense of humor and when we talk...we both end up laughing. A GREAT guy!

From my dear friend...



A wonderful part of RANKIN/BASS' MAD MONSTER PARTY and my NEW MMP book www.miserbros.com PHYLLIS DILLER! Has always been gracious with her time and a great friend! I have sent her many clippings (Many from my pal Ron Murphy) over the years from her illustrious career and she really appreciates it!


Friday, December 02, 2011

FAME & FORTUNE

HAPPY DECEMBER! Check our MEDIA PAGE at www.miserbros.com for video, radio interview, etc. Email Rickgoldsc@aol.com to set up an interview. I am all caught up on orders at www.miserbros.com ,so if you order items (Including the NEW MAD MONSTER PARTY book), they ship right away! We are running low on HARD COVERS...so order soon!

Some fans have been asking about FAME & FURTUNE..the song and animated segment that was added to RANKIN/BASS' RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER in 1965. Willard Saloff and THE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. ordered the change. The newly animated segment featured trees that were not decorated, as they were in the original WE'RE A COUPLE OF MISFITS segment. This segment was a BONUS on the DVD when the name RANKIN/BASS was on the cover BUT it has strangely disappeared from the DVD and BLU RAY. Why are there no EXTRAS on the NEW issues? I can not answer that. FAME AND FORTUNE appeared on the network airing of the classic RANKIN/BASS special from 1965 until 1998. Some miss it. I like having it as an extra on the DVD. Arthur Rankin and Jules Bass liked the special as it originally appeared in 1964...and so do I. You can view some of the original 1964 elements on our MEDIA PAGE.


CBS shows a poorly edited version of WE'RE A COUPLE OF MISFITS every year. It combines some of the animation from FAME & FORTUNE with WE'RE A COUPLE OF MISFITS and the mouths on the characters don't even match the words of the song????? I can't explain this. I guess commercials are the priority and the content of the show matters little to them.

SAM's voice

(Larry D. Mann was the voice of YUKON CORNELIUS and originally the voice of SAM THE SNOWMAN as well)




I had a question about BURL IVES/SAM on my FACEBOOK page. Yes, LARRY D. MANN recorded Sam's parts first in CANADA. I have heard these recordings via Ellie Cowan (voice supervisor BERNARD COWAN's son). SAM doesn't appear in any scenes with the other characters, so it was easy for this change to be made. SAM was described as a NICELY NICELY type character from GUYS AND DOLLS by Romeo Muller...hence the vest with chain watch. The animators may have animated a SAM without BURL's beard and look BUT have never seen photos of this.

NEW PATCH article

http://oaklawn.patch.com/articles/local-rankin-bass-historian-5-things-you-didn-t-know-about-rudolph

c. 1964 RANKIN/BASS PRODUCTIONS/RICK GOLDSCHMIDT ARCHIVES



c. 1964 RANKIN/BASS PRODUCTIONS/RICK GOLDSCHMIDT ARCHIVES

4G LTE

If you want something SUPER SLOW for the holidays...get AT&T's 4G LTE...your messages can travel at TURTLE SPEED....just like their DSL, UVERSE, etc.

Thursday, December 01, 2011

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Den

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RANKIN/BASS' SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN on ABC TV tonight at 7pm (Central time)!

c. 1970 RANKIN/BASS PRODUCTIONS/RICK GOLDSCHMIDT ARCHIVES

C. 1970 RANKIN/BASS PRODUCTIONS/RICK GOLDSCHMIDT ARCHIVES



Yes...it is still on Network TV and glad for that! It is terribly edited for commercials now BUT at least there is a BLU RAY and DVD for the unedited cut.

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ARTHUR RANKIN, JR.

at AGE 19! ARTHUR RANKIN called me today from Bermuda to congratulate me on my MAD MONSTER PARTY book! He loved all of the art! I also did an interview for the OAK LAWN PATCH today that she said will hit the internet Friday (Not sure if she meant tomorrow)

c. 1966 RANKIN/BASS PRODUCTIONS/RICK GOLDSCHMIDT ARCHIVES

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

THE BRADY BUNCH

I watched the Christmas episode again last weekend!

ONE DAY SALE at www.miserbros.com

www.miserbros.com I am signing both hard and soft covers of my NEW RANKIN/BASS' MAD MONSTER PARTY book today!

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

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I am signing books right now....CBS aired RUDOLPH tonight..same old story, edited poorly, poor sound, missing tons of scenes, etc. Some people have emailed me tonight asking if my MAD MONSTER PARTY book was out yet? YES...both hard cover and soft cover editions are available at www.miserbros.com They are going quickly..so order soon!






I will sign, dedicate and draw in your MAD MONSTER PARTY books toni9ght too! Either HARD COVER or SOFT COVER :)