BORDERS BOOKS & MUSIC Schaumburg, IL

Looks like our date to play this Saturday Nov. 10th is being changed. Turns out BOB STROUD and 8 oldies bands were scheduled for the date by BORDERS' corporate office. I will post our NEW date shortly. I will be there for sure December 8 and 9th at Noon and perhaps we will also play music on those dates as well. Sorry for the late notice.

RUDOLPH & CLARICE arrive at BUILD-A-BEAR workshop stores November 8th!

SPECIAL EDITION?

Who will Re-buy this? What is DELUXE about this? NEW WAVE ENTERTAINMENT contacting me about adding some special extras to this DVD. When I asked for compensation, I never heard from them again. Looks like WARNER BROTHERS is releasing this DVD in February, 2008 with NO EXTRA content from RANKIN/BASS. They added three stop-motion type shorts that are NOT even RANKIN/BASS. They could have added a nice RANKIN/BASS Documentary like THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS has or a still gallery...or something that fans would want to repurchase this. Look at this cover? The first cover was so much better and represented the show much better. This is what happens when a show like this ends up in the wrong hands.

HALLOWEEN PARTY pics Batch #3

Alex & TJ Ross

Tom & Jackie Sigel

Contest winners ALEX ROSS & RON MURPHY

Den (Nicholson) & Marge Riordan

Zhanna & Steve Wolfman

Maddy was a winner in the costume contest! I could have never put this party together without the help of my wonderful girlfriend Jo! She had enough food for four parties and she put up with my party ignorance and my absence during the long band sessions.

THE STARVING ARTISTS November 10th

Just a reminder that THE STARVING ARTISTS will be performing live at the Schaumburg, IL BORDERS BOOKS & MUSIC (Directly across from WOODFIELD MALL on Golf Rd.) Saturday November 10th at 6pm. We will be signing CDs and I will have THE MAKING OF THE RANKIN/BASS HOLIDAY CLASSIC: RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER to sign too! Come out and say hello!

Here are a few early PAUL COKER, JR. spot illustrations

Courtesy of RON MURPHY

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

ROBERT GOULET dies at age 73

Robert Goulet passed away today at age 73. He sung the RANKIN/BASS Theme song to their feature film THE DAYDREAMER (1966). He also made a recent appearance in my friend Mike Alred's film a few years back. Mr. Goulet will be missed.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

A classic PAUL COKER, JR. cartoon

Courtesy of Ron Murphy

HALLOWEEN PARTY pics batch #2

Chris Sigel on the sitar

The Goldschmidt family

Valentina on her PETE WENTZ FENDER Bass

Davey P. and Tom Sigel

SPECIAL EDITION DVD at TARGET

I saw the SPECIAL EDITION DVD of THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS at TARGET the other night for $14.99. That appears to be the cheapest price around. I was really happy with the way the RANKIN/BASS Documentary turned out and I hope ABC FAMILY choses to air it this season!

NESTLE does RANKIN/BASS Chocolates again in 2007

GIN BLOSSOMS had a HALLOWEEN PARTY in Elgin, IL

...and we were there!

Jack Davis...

Keep the FANG MAIL coming! Jack did this art back in the day.

Cool vintage HALLOWEEN POST ad!

MOUSE ON THE MAYFLOWER archive DVD in!

Just had an archive DVD-R made up that contains the early 1970's broadcast of RANKIN/BASS' MOUSE ON THE MAYFLOWER with McDonaldland commercials off the master tape! VERY cool! The DVD also contains two RAREly seen FESTIVAL OF FAMILY CLASSICS: JACK O' LANTERN & THE CHRISTMAS TREE (Re-mastered) + My appearance on CBS MORNING NEWS 2006 and the classic Christmas shorts THE THREE LITTLE DWARVES, SUZY SNOWFLAKE & FROSTY THE SNOWMAN. E-mail: Rickgoldsc@aol.com

HALLOWEEN PARTY pictures! batch #1

We had our HALLOWEEN PARTY Oct. 27th. My costume was that of Detective Ken Hutchinson and my beautiful girlfriend was Dave Starsky. ALEX ROSS won the Halloween Costume contest and RON MURPHY came in 2nd place. MADELINE SIGEL was third place and CRYSTAL GOLDSCHIMT was in 4th.

TOM MARGARITES played the electric sitar.

RON & JEAN MURPHY

THE GOLDSCHMIDTS

MAD MONSTER PARTY

The MAD MONSTER PARTY DVD currently available with the orange cover...still has the booklet I wrote and the same content. I like the new cover better. ANCHOR BAY DVD really did the MMP DVD right! This is the way a RANKIN/BASS DVD should be done. They also did an exceptional job with THE DAYDREAMER and THE WACKY WORLD OF MOTHER GOOSE.

HALLOWEEN gets closer...

Here is a cool HALLOWEEN single! Heard from the OPRAH show today! Hope to take SANTA & RUDOLPH on for a visit. The BROOKFIELD ZOO event is really sounding good. Hope to see everyone there December 8 and 9th!