When you watch RUDOLPH on CBS tonight...think About CBC legend BERNARD COWAN and his contribution!

BERNARD COWAN is the CBC legend that brought the voice cast together for the classic RANKIN/BASS special RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER! He also supervised the voice casts for the classic MARVEL CARTOONS of 1966 and the SPIDER-MAN series. BERNARD had a wonderful voice himself and was the announcer in the MARVEL CARTOONS and even did the roar of the BUMBLE! His son Elliott is a director and producer in Television Production and has worked in the field for over 20 years. Elliott and I have talked about putting together a MAKING OF RUDOLPH biography and interviewing the entire RANKIN/BASS crew. This project has fallen on deaf ears with the companies currently involved with the classic RANKIN/BASS specials BUT there is a possibility of a WARNER BROTHERS RANKIN/BASS DVD box set in 2007 and we have our fingers crossed for that! At any rate, Ellioott has some wonderful, RARE RUDOLPH stuff including RARE demos, that deserve to see the light of day. The shot of the guy at the piano is JULES BASS, with LARRY D. MANN (Yukon) behind him and BERNARD just over Larry's shoulder.

12-07-06 THURSDAY in the KINGSPORT, TENNESSEE Newspaper magazine! We made the cover!

THE LIFE & ADVENTURES OF SANTA CLAUS!

Many RANKIN/BASS fans have been asking about THE LIFE & ADVENTURES OF SANTA CLAUS, so I thought I would do a post! It was the last ANIMAGIC TV Special from RANKIN/BASS and originally aired on CBS in 1985! It is based on a story by FRANK L. BAUM (WIZARD OF OZ) and is well loved by a generation of fans that grew up in the 1980's! I just got in some un-cut DVD-Rs of the special. NOTE: To enlarge photos, just CLICK ON THEM! Also, to see the entire month's postings in the archives...just click the MONTH at the right! Also, my e-mail is: Rickgoldsc@aol.com

HEAT MISER & SNOW MISER!

Collectibles from THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS are HOT this year! Especially the EXCLUSIVE www.timeandspacetoys.com ornament sets that we had at the AF BOOKS signing in Tinley Park! KEVIN said he has stacks of orders for these wonderful ornaments! Order yours soon! The LIVE-ACTION special on NBC will create more interest on December 11th.

PAUL COKER, JR.

Here is a funny PAUL COKER, JR. illustration called "Holding Back The Sniffles" PAUL just signed more HEAT MISER/SNOW MISER Postcards for me and he is a wonderful guy and a GREAT artist! He is the focus of an article I will be assisting with..more info to come. Paul has a GREAT sense of humor and we laugh every time we talk. He is GREAT on the radio interviews we do together. For those of you who don't know, he designed all of the GREAT RANKIN/BASS Productions like FROSTY THE SNOWMAN, SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN and of course THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS! NOTE: To enlarge any image....just CLICK ON IT!

TUESDAY 12-06-06

One of the reasons for the big rush at www.amazon.com on my book this year is the added feature for 2006 of SEARCH INSIDE THE BOOK! They allowed for the pages of the RARE GE Elf commercials to be seen and it has definitely increased sales! I have been asked to write another article on MAD MONSTER PARTY for a magazine tonight...more details to follow. I will also be on morning RADIO in Pittsburgh, PA this coming Monday at 5:10am (4:10am my time!) on WORD FM 101.5 FM! Going on Morning AM (possibly taped) Tuesday in JAMESTOWN, NY (Birthplace of Lucille Ball) with LEE JOHN on SE-93 a MEDIA ONE station!

More things in the schedule! It is a Busy Busy Busy Holiday season!

Lots and Lots of my books have been selling at www.amazon.com this year! I have them on EBAY under seller ANIMAGIC1 and MISER BROS too! They are also available at www.rankinbass.com and NEW to www.barnesandnoble.com Just set up some more RADIO INTERVIEWS as well: 12-11-06 at 8:35am with my friend BRIAN ALLMER on FARM RADIO KSIR 1010am in FORT MORGAN, CO. BRIAN's interviews are also available at www.itunes.com (So is my cd RICK GOLDSCHMIDT SINGS) Then I am doing an interview for CJAD 800AM at 12:30 am this THURSDAY 12-07-06 with PETER ANTHONY HOLDER in Montreal, Canada. If you don't live in CANADA, you can listen to it live at www.cjad.com I am also in the planning stages for another TV appearance on the NUDE HIPPO: YOUR CHICAGO SHOW www.nudehippo.com or www.nbc5.com ! I want to THANK Kevin & Elana Kreiss for the picture from PITTSBURGH, PA of the beautiful ELF GIRL! Just got in some DVD-Rs of THE LIFE & ADVENTURES OF SANTA CLAUS from my friend PASTOR RODRIGUEZ!

RADIO SHOWS and RUDOLPH Night!

A WIRELESS NEWSFLASH Article came out on RANKIN/BASS and myself on December 1st and we are lining up some RADIO shows. You can hear me on 12-06-2006 in Cinncinatti, Ohio on MERRY WITH MICROPHONES on the FM dial at WGRR. They said it will air through Christmas and the station features an oldies format. I will also be on 98.1 FM WOCM "The Bulldog & The Rude Awakening show" this Friday 12-08 at 8am Eastern time LIVE. This station is in the Ocean City, Maryland area and can be heard on the net at www.irieradio.com RUDOLPH airs on CBS this FRIDAY 12-08 too and we are doing my annual BOOKSIGNING as well. All books purchased at www.rankinbass.com on that day will be signed and dedicated and sent along with some extra surprises! Steve Mantle reports some GREAT NEWS for RANKIN/BASS fans living in AUSTRALIA! He found the RANKIN/BASS classics RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER, THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS, FROSTY THE SNOWMAN, THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY and SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN on DVD Region 4 at WOOLWORTH'S today! We have had many many requests over the years for AUSTRALIAN RANKIN/BASS DVDs! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! Also, check my postings on EBAY under seller ANIMAGIC1 and MISER BROS. PAUL COKER, JR. just signed up another batch of HEAT & SNOW MISER postcards for us!

KEVIN & ELANA KREISS on CBS KDKA Pittsburgh, PA!

Check out KEVIN & ELANA KREISS from www.timeandspacetoys.com on CBS KDKA in Pittsburgh, PA at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1x2RlY32ys They will be at the PITTSBURGH EXPO CENTER at the BIG COMIC & TOY show this weekend 12-2 through 12-03 with the original RUDOLPH and SANTA from the classic RANKIN/BASS TV Special AND they will have a real SANTA for pictures with another ELF girl model! Don't miss it if you are from that area!

KINGSPORT TIMES NEWS 12-07-06

I did an interview today with KEVIN CASTLE at the KINGSPORT TIMES NEWS in Tennessee. We talked about the restoral and appearances of RUDOLPH & SANTA by www.timeandspacetoys.com among many other things including the restoral of the RUDOLPH TV Special. The article will be a cover story for their magazine and it will be out on 12-07-06 and I will post it here when I get it. MAURY LAWS concert is in APPLETON, WI tomorrow night! Good luck with that MAURY!

RUDOLPH broadcast 2006 and other things!

I had SANTA CLAUS & RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER over to my home for THANKSGIVING this year thanks to my friend KEVIN KREISS & www.timeandspacetoys.com! I also had my sister Lindsey, my sister Stacey (who just screened her film on WEIRD PAUL in LEADS, ENGLAND), my mom Carol and my neighbor George Tackes over too. Over the weekend, I did interviews for AMERICAN ROAD MAGAZINE www.americanroadmagazine.com to be posted soon and for the CANADIAN newspaper NATIONAL POST with Bob McKenzie. Bob interviewed Arthur Rankin, Jr. last week too! It is confirmed RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER will air on CBS Dec. 8 7pm Central, FROSTY THE SNOWMAN will air on CBS Dec. 8th too at 8pm, SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN will air on ABC Dec. 5th at 7pm Central, THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS will air on ABC FAMILY Dec. 4th at 7pm Central (RUDOLPH'S SHINY NEW YEAR will be on that night too), THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY will be on ABC FAMILY Christmas Eve at 11am. Many RANKIN/BASS classics will be on ABC FAMILY's schedule between now and Christmas...check your local listings.

Cool...COOL McCOOL DVD set!

I have been asked to Co-produce a new COOL McCOOL dvd set that is in the works. My friend Wally Wingert is Producing it. I will certainly help out. The late Bob McFadden became a friend of mine, because of all the great work he did for RANKIN/BASS and he even recorded voice mail messages for me as COOL, JINGLE BELLS (From YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS), MILTON THE MONSTER, BORIS KARLOFF (from MAD, MAD, MAD MONSTERS) and FRANKENBERRY. His COOL voice was based on JACK BENNY. Wally is also a voice actor for Animation and I know he appreciates what BOB has done over the years.

An Evening with RANKIN/BASS musical composer MAURY LAWS!

KEVIN KREISS www.timeandspacetoys.com and I met up with MAURY LAWS, his beautiful wife Karen and his son John on the Magnificent mile at the DRAKE HOTEL Friday night! We had a wonderful time and talked further about the RANKIN/BASS Symphony project. MAURY will have a RANKIN/BASS concert this Thursday in APPLETON, WISCONSIN. This will be a prototype to the larger symphony that will tour the states Christmas 2007! My CONGRATS goes out to MAURY! Check his website at www.maurylaws.com Also, he did some suites for the current BASEBALL MUSIC PROJECT that is playing accross the country right now. His HEAT MISER/SNOW MISER themes will be used in the new live action NBC special THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS Dec. 11.

AMAZING FANTASY BOOKS & COMICS Tinley Park, IL 11-24-06

We had a GREAT time meeting everyone that came out to AMAZING FANTASY BOOKS & COMICS in Tinley Park, IL www.afbooks.com ! People loved seeing the ANIMAGIC figures in person and could not have been nicer! We signed books for two solid hours and CHRISTMAS definitely came early this year for alot of people. The Staff at AF BOOKS was super and our sincere THANKS go out to GARRETT & JOE for hosting this GREAT event! That is KEVIN KREISS from www.timeandspacetoys.com in the pictures with me. He sells all the wonderful RANKIN/BASS merchandise you see in the pictures! To see larger images...just CLICK on the pictures. People loved the FREE MISER BROTHERS ornament set which is an EXCLUSIVE to TIME & SPACE TOYS. You can buy them there NOW! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

WGN MORNING NEWS 11-24-06

If you missed the segment: http://wgntv.trb.com

DAILY SOUTHTOWN article 11-24-06

RANKIN/BASS on CBS MORNING NEWS Chicago 11-24-06!

If you missed it: http://cbs2chicago.com/video/?id=27921@wbbm.dayport.com&cid=10

A mention for RUDOLPH & SANTA's appearance at the CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS in ATLANTA, GA Dec. 8 - Jan. 7 in the ORLANDO SENTINEL!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Here is a RUDOLPH quiz by Lowry Davison! A HOLIDAY gift to you!

www.joobli.com/quiz.php HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN & FROSTY THE SNOWMAN Soundtrack CD!

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this CD! AND not just because I Co-Produced it. It was a top rate release from RHINO/WARNER MUSIC issued in a deluxe packaging in 2002 with a very nice booklet and RARE photos and graphics. The soundtracks sound excellent from the original masters and I believe it is still available from www.amazon.com When these soundtracks were first issued on LP in 1970, they were both MGM Promotional only radio releases and very hard to find. The FROSTY image on the cover was inked by my friend PATRICK OWSLEY too! Pick this CD up today! It was also beautifully pencilled by my friend MIKE FONTANELLI (SPUMCO) HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

FRIDAY 11-24-2006

Looks like all of our RANKIN/BASS events are happening this FRIDAY! Here is the schedule: THE DAILY SOUTHTOWN NEWSPAPER and THE CHICAGO SUN TIMES newspapers. 6:45 am CBS MORNING NEWS, 7:50am WGN MORNING NEWS with Larry Potash, LUNCH with MAURY LAWS RANKIN/BASS Musical Composer and then it is on to AMAZING FANTASY BOOKS & COMICS at 159th & Harlem Avenue in TINLEY PARK, IL from 5-7pm! The original RUDOLPH & SANTA ANIMAGIC figures will be with us the entire day! Come out and see them at AF BOOKS! Take pictures with them too!

UNCLE MISTLETOE!

Here is another CHRISTMASY Chicago Kid's item courtesy of RON MURPHY! MARSHALL FIELD'S own UNCLE MISTLETOE! This is the first year in CHICAGO for a long time that MARSHALL FIELD'S is no longer...it is now MACY'S. MACY'S did keep up the window decoration tradition though with MARY POPPINS and the WALNUT ROOM still has the big tree!

CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS in Atlanta, GA Dec. 8 - Jan. 7