RANKIN/BASS logo T-Shirt

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!

HESS FAMILY Christmas card

Hillary Hess sent over this cool Christmas card...

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!

From the first broadcast...

SANTA CLAUS is on his way!

SANTA CLAUS LAND

TIME & SPACE TOYS!

For all of your RANKIN/BASS toy and decoration needs....visit www.timeandspacetoys.com

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

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

Get your RANKIN/BASS books right here!

IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!

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.com

These 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!

We hired extra security for the original RUDOLPH & SANTA ANIMAGIC figures...

www.timeandspacetoys.com

YOU BETTER NOT CRY...

How CUDDLY DUDLEY rescues SANTA CLAUS!

PAUL COKER, JR. 2008 Holiday card

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!