We recorded two songs today at MARGARITAVILLE... "Drama Free" and "Tom Margarites"
TOM MARGARITES
Sunday, March 29, 2009
RECORDING 03-29-2009
We recorded two songs today at MARGARITAVILLE... "Drama Free" and "Tom Margarites" TOM MARGARITES
SUNDAY in Chicago
JACK FROST hasn't quite left Chicago yet! We had some messy snow this AM as we headed out to the recording studio. Mission accomplished though and the snow is melting. This is a drawing for the DVD cover by my friend PATRICK OWSLEY www.powsley.blogspot.com 
ALSIP BOYS BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
Some of my childhood friends started an ALSIP BOYS BASEBALL ASSOCIATION page on FACEBOOK. I also found these pics today. I played on THE PIRATES in the Pony league. 
Who's on first?
My sister Stacey and I before a game with THE ORIOLES. I had stitches in my arm that season from falling through our side door and had to sit out most of the games.A few of my first guitars...
I found these pics at my Mom's today. This was my first real electric guitar...a hollow body SILVERTONE and I have my Dave Starsky shoes on. My dad brought this guitar home because one of his co-workers on the police department once played in a band. My guitar tech John at HIDDEN MUSIC has a HUGE SILVERTONE guitar collection in his shop, that my son Josh admires everytime we go there. 
FLORIDA 1970 with my Dad and my first jumbo acoustic guitarFriday, March 27, 2009
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I was walking past the nearest BLOCKBUSTER the other day and saw a banner for "Quantum of Solace"? This is the only JAMES BOND I know or care about.Thursday, March 26, 2009
Stacey's Birthday
We went to WHITE FENCE FARM the other night....to my right, my sister Lindsey, Sister Stacey, her boyfriend Mike and my mom Carol
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
This is an old picture of THE ARTISTS (STARVING ARTISTS) in front of George Mitchell's ARTIST SNACK SHOP. The shot is from a video shot by Dennis Bleck and edited by Joe Rabig and was a few blocks North of my school COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO (600 S. Michigan Avenue). Ironically, I talked to the owners of the restaurant yesterday with my work and they are still open but "times are tougher now," says Irene. "Business is good when they have events at the Auditorium theatre" (Which is where I had my graduation ceremony). I remember walking to school when ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY was turned into a hotel, there were vintage cars on Michigan avenue and Sean Connery, Robert DiNero and Kevin Costner were shooting a scene for THE UNTOUCHABLES in the lobby of ROOSEVELT. 
SHAZAM!
My friend Alex Ross and I were going to take on doing a book with Captain Marvel Jackson Bostwick about five years ago. Alex even did some preliminary art and we took Jackson out to lunch (with my friend Tom Frederick and son Josh). We were all excited about the project. Alex and I grew up on the series SHAZAM. For whatever reason, a few months later Jackson decided to do the book another way. Looking forward to seeing and reading the book.
THE EASTER BUNNY IS COMIN' TO TOWN dvd
The DVD to get is the first release with the train on the cover. The DELUXE EDITION is NOT deluxe! It could have been. They did e-mail me and ask me about doing some extras but when I mentioned money, I never heard from them again. They ended up putting 3 non-related RANKIN/BASS things on the DVD as extras. Total garbage.
WHITE FENCE FARM
Just got back from my sister Stacey's birthday party at WHITE FENCE FARM in Lemont, IL (on Joliet Road). We spend alot of our birthdays and holidays there. Very cool place with great atmosphere and food! I think it would be great if everyone had dinner there this week and stimulated the economy a little bit!Tuesday, March 24, 2009
SOCRATES & TOTO
I still have TALES OF THE WIZARD OF OZ episodes on 3 discs for $35 shipped. Paypal rickgoldsc@aol.com 
RUDOLPH cd
$15 paypal rickgoldsc@aol.com Includes a few interviews, "Fame & Fortune" and the BURL mIves single A & B side
Monday, March 23, 2009
CLINT YOUNG'S Batmobile
My friend Clint Young makes 1966 BATMOBILES and BAT PROPS. They have been used in movies and on TV. Very cool!
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Holiday Music to decorate Easter eggs by...
$20 shipped PAYPAL Rickgoldsc@aol.com contains music from all three RANKIN/BASS Easter specials PLUS so much more! Wonderful holiday music!FRED GWYNN
I watched my friend Kevin Burn's BIOGRAPHIES on FRED GWYNN & AL LEWIS the other night and REALLY enjoyed them! He did a wonderful job at putting everything together. I was struck by how the tragedy Gwynn went through during CAR 54, WHERE ARE YOU? and how it mirrored the tragedy LOU COSTELLO went through years earlier. I actually did some art for the families of LOU COSTELLO and BUD ABBOTT and later I did art for GRANDPA MUNSTER Al Lewis, when he worked in his restaurant in New York. I REALLY enjoyed talking to Al Lewis about CAR 54, WHERE ARE YOU? and his relationship with Fred Gwynn. Gwynn had alot of different interests that were very similar to mine.
My pal DAVID SHELDON
www.dksheldon.com My pal DAVID SHELDON gave me this piece he did of THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW for NICK-AT-NITE years ago, when it was still a decent station. Does anyone watch this station anymore? I have THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW on right now on ME TV in Chicago. They are actually doing the TWIZZLE right now. ME TV is the NICK-AT-NITE of the early 1990's now. What happened to TV LAND? I never watch it. Anyway, check out David's website. He did the art for all of my CD covers and is known for his LOG commercials on REN & STIMPY, OLD NAVY cartoon commercials. READER'S DIGEST illustrations, etc. etc. GREAT artist and friend! Back to Dick Van Dyke, I think I may have done the last or one of the last interviews with BUDDY SORREL (MOREY AMSTERDAM). He was in RUDOLPH'S SHINY NEW YEAR for RANKIN/BASS and shortly after I called him, he passed away within a week. I also got an autographed picture in the mail from him, I think it was on the day he died. He was always my favorite in the DICK VAN DYKE cast. He developed a character that created comedy in episodes that may not have been that funny if he wasn't in them. My friend RHODA MANN
My friend RHODA MANN has done so many interesting things in her career! She was the original HOWDY DOODY puppeteer and then went on to do many cartoon voices including many for RANKIN/BASS. We did a book signing together in New York at ARTHUR RANKIN's night at the MUSEUM OF TV & RADIO. She was the voice of MOTHER NATURE in THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS and I had WARNER BROTHERS include her in the documentary WE ARE SANTA'S ELVES on the dvd. The reason I was able to locate THAT GIRL IN WONDERLAND (One of the RAREST RANKIN/BASS titles) with commercials, was because RHODA had managed to tape it when it first aired in 1973. A great gal!SUNDAY
Still wrapping up writing of the songs we are recording next weekend. Contacted our drummer Victor and he is back in the fold. We will post the new songs next weekend at www.myspace.com/rgoldschmidt KUNG FU MASTER JOHN TSAI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCIi6RLaHlE&feature=email My friend KUNG FU MASTER JOHNNY TSAI posted a YOU TUBE video from his 9th degree ceremony. John and I collect similar things and have made many trips together to QUAKE COLLECTIBLES on Lincoln av. in Chicago.
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