Rarest of the rare!

thank you for all the many book orders and Etsy, Amazon and Ebay orders since my Rudolph article broke Monday! I am keeping up with all the many orders! Yes, all of my books are Hardcovers and they all have something about Rudolph in them including updates on puppets, Press info, articles, etc.!

 

Some more Rudolph memories photographs to go with my ReMind Magazine article this week.....

https://www.remindmagazine.com/article/2403/rankin-bass-puppets-santa-rudolph/

 

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I visited Romeo Muller and Antony Peter's creations from Rankin/Bass' Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer today! The new figures were made by Kate Stransky! Awesome job! 🎅👍🦌www.miserbros.com #rankinbassproductions #theislandofmisfittoys #rudolphtherednosedreindeer — in Chicago, Illinois.

 As I stated before, Romeo Muller based most of the characters from Rankin/Bass' Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer off of his friends and family!  He added all of the characters we know and love from the TV Special version of the story, as Stan Lee did for Marvel Comics.   Antony Peters designed all of the Rankin/Bass Characters from the 1950s through 1966.  It was his designs we see in Rankin/Bass' Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, as he was the Jack Kirby in the Rankin/Bass Universe!

 Kate Stransky did a wonderful job with these new renditions!

We went to Michael Jordan's Steak House for lunch before my WGN Radio appearance!  Always great!

I decided to light up Santa's Castle tonight! Hermey doesn't like to make toys, but he needs to see what he is doing!

I am doing three interviews in the next two days and I am sure I will be talking about how Romeo Muller and Antony Peters created all of the characters in the Rankin/Bass TV Special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, except maybe Rudolph.
They sure gave Rudolph his personality though, along with my late, dear friend Billie Mae Richards!  Check this out!:  https://artovision3d.com/collections/shadowbox-art/products/santa-shadowbox-art?fbclid=IwAR19TkLg9FWDboG30o7qhWGBoUg_eUP4SfQhGowr0eS4tO05cY4oqBlWcls

Rankin/Bass' Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is 55 this year! We may be coming to your town!

Tomorrow! (Weather permitting)

Rick Goldschmidt talks about Rankin/Bass' "Animagic" on the WGN Morning ...

Doll books

Someone made a doll version of the early editions of my first two books (they sell on EBAY).   I think it is cool that dolls could be reading my books :)  #themakingoftherankinbassholidayclassicrudolphtherednosedreindeer #theenchantedworldofrankinbassaportfolio #books

Today is national nap day!

Bill Giles Wednesday

Bill Giles called me today and we had a nice long chat! Bill was the recording engineer in Canada for Rankin/Bass' Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer! He also engineered many legendary sessions with artists such as Elvis Presley, Perry Como, Sonny and Cher and even worked on preparing Beatle tracks for the US. This story

 Janis Orenstein was the wonderful voice

C. 2001 Miser Bros Press/Rick Goldschmidt Archives  

always impresses me! Did you know Janis Orenstein nailed her performance of "There's Always Tomorrow" in one take? Bill says He and Bunny Cowan were the only ones in the studio with Janis and her Mom. They recorded a 2nd take as a backup, but they used the first performance for the special! Bill says she was in the studio for all of 15 minutes. Janis went on to become an Opera singer and the last I heard from her, she was living in Germany. Bill said he heard Alfie Scopp (Charlie-In-the-box) passed away. Alfie signed my GE ad and last I heard he was 96. Bill also confirmed that Peg Dixon was the voice of Mrs. Claus. I couldn't remember. #clarice #billgiles #rankinbass #rudolphtherednosedreindeer #canada #rcarecordingstudio #rcavictor #theresalwaystomorrow

50% off sale at TIME & SPACE TOYS continues through tomorrow!

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Last day! Happy New Year! 2018!

 

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1966 ad

I will be on the Scott Radley Show tonight in Hamilton, Ontario 🎅 7:10 Eastern. You can stream at www.900chml.com

 

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WPIX New York Interview today! Posted about 30 minutes after I did it :)

http://pix11.com/2017/12/19/rudolph-santa-puppets-from-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-on-sale-for-10-million-on-ebay/

Photograph C. 2011 Miser Bros Press/Rick Goldschmidt Archives

It's the Holiday season! 🕯🦌🎁❄

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They love their Rudolph books as gifts 🎁

On CBS right now 🎅

 

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