Sunday, March 30, 2008

Opening Day is MARCH 31st! Spring training was GREAT!

Hall of Famer FERGIE JENKINS & I enjoy a breeze on a 90 degree day in Mesa, AZ.
No, this isn't the FERGIE that was playing the TEMPE MUSIC FESTIVAL (we saw MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE) BUT he has one tasty sandwich!

the BREWERS' and CUBS' bullpens at HOHOKAM PARK.


ALL STAR Cinncinatti RED GEORGE FOSTER signs a bat for me and was on our flight back to Chicago!

KERRY WOOD just after they announced he would be the closer this year!

Josh with TIGERS pitcher Jon Warden! He showed Josh his WORLD SERIES ring!

ALSONSO SORIANO!

Action packed ARIZONA!

GREY & SARA in the studio
Banging on my 12 string in URANUS RESORDING in TEMPE

We met Brandon, Jaynelle, Steve and Jessica Rude over in Scottsdale at DON & CHARLIE'S and saw a few cactus league players enjoying a meal in this baseball museum.


My pal DAVID SHIRK masters my new CD at SONOROUS MASTERING in Tempe. TONY AMATO is working on the cover design once again too.



SARA & VALENTINA soak in the rays. They also played BASS Guitar on "You Can See it in my eyes" on RICK GOLDSCHMIDT UNPLUGGED




WOODY brings the heat on in TEMPE!





Josh & ORCA



BIG Z pitches at TEMPE DIABLO stadium against the ANGELS



Going for a moutain bike ride in the mountains in Sedona...couldn't do too much with my Asthma


GREY WILSON recording a vocal for my new cd....


Monday, March 24, 2008

JACK FROST theme song courtesy of MAURY LAWS

Jack Frost
Lyrics by Jules Bass
Music by Maury Laws
You wake up one mornin’ and you know that somethin’s new,
The window panes are frosted and the sky’s a blindin’ blue.
There’s not a bird out singin’ and the ground is white with snow,
You can see the words come puffin’ out when you say your first “hello”.
You know who’s been there and I think it’s really nice,
To feel the mornin’ through the glass where the dew has turned to ice.
He’s nippin’ at your nose. You can feel him in your toes.
A shiver and a tear lets you know Jack Frost is here.
If you try to turn around when you hear his icy sound,
He’s sure to disapear but you know Jack Frost is here.
Listen, listen, you can hear him spreadin’ winter as he goes.
He’s nippin’ at your nose, you can feel him in your toes.
A shiver and a tear lets you know Jack Frost is here.
If you try to turn around when you hear his icy sound,
He’s sure to disapear but you know, yes you know.
Then you know Jack Frost is here.

THE ENCHANTED WORLD OF RANKIN/BASS: A PORTFOLIO


While working on my 3rd book THE RANKIN/BASS TREASURY, I have been talking about doing the 3rd printing of my first with an update. Let's hope we can pull it off.

Saturday, March 22, 2008

HOPPY EASTER!


HAPPY EASTER!


MAD MONSTER PARTY 3-D

How would you like to see MAD MONSTER PARTY on the BIG screen in 3-D? It is something I had a long discussion about today! I think it would lend itself perfectly to the medium and it is about time the general public learned of this cult classic!

Friday, March 21, 2008

The Yestermorrow mobile from HERE COMES PETER COTTONTAIL


G.B THE FIRST EASTER RABBIT


This is a small spot illustration I did for my first book THE ENCHANTED WORLD OF RANKIN/BASS: A PORTFOLIO (TIGER MOUNTAIN PRESS)

THE ENCHANTED WORLD OF RANKIN/BASS Collector's DVDs



Just got in the RANKIN/BASS ABC SATURDAY SUPERSTAR MOVIE of WILLIE MAYS, THE SAY-HEY KID with episodes of the super RARE show THE TOMFOOLERY SHOW! I also have the cel animated special RANKIN/BASS did of WIND IN THE WILLOWS. THE NEW ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO was quite popular and want to get more of those transferred.







Thursday, March 20, 2008

SUNNY & KING BRUCE


SUNNY & KING BRUCE from THE EASTER BUNNY IS COMIN' TO TOWN. The postcard image is signed by MAURY LAWS (musical composer). It is too bad the new DELUXE DVD of the special is NOT DELUXE and has no RANKIN/BASS extras THANKS to NEW WAVE ENTERTAINMENT. Could have been something good BUT they were too cheap to pay people.

GOOD FRIDAY RADIO on THE FRANK DeCARO SHOW

I will be on THE FRANK DeCARO RADIO show tomorrow during LUNCH at 1:15pm Eastern (12:15pm Central time) on the SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO. Check http://www.frankdecaro.com/ for more info on his show. He will be giving away HERE COMES PETER COTTONTAIL DVDs and we will be talking RANKIN/BASS Easter!

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

OZ DVD a big hit in MUNCHKINLAND!


HERE COMES PETER COTTONTAIL (1970) merchandise





I helped design these ENESCO figurines several years back and www.timeandspacetoys.com still has them! I first met KEVIN at TIME & SPACE by buying one of these large PETER COTTONTAIL dolls (one of the first items of RANKIN/BASS other than RUDOLPH to be released after my first book).

Monday, March 17, 2008

BILL & JOE

Here is a cool picture of BILL & JOE that I found in one of my DELL magazines of WHO'S WHO IN TELEVISION!

THE NEW ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO comic page DELL issue #2

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RANKIN/BASS KING KONG comic page from ABC

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BATMAN TV Series

Picked up the entire 1966 BATMAN TV series on DVD today! One of my favorite classic shows!

THE FIRST EASTER RABBIT


Many RANKIN/BASS fans ask about THE FIRST EASTER RABBIT starring BURL IVES in a familiar role. I included a few of the songs on the HERE COMES PETER COTTONTAIL Collector's CD including BURL singing EASTER PARADE and THERE'S THAT RABBIT (A GREAT song written by MAURY LAWS & JULES BASS). The TV Special has not been released on DVD BUT I am making up a collector's DVD soon.

THE TALES OF THE WIZARD OF OZ

My TALES OF THE WIZARD OF OZ DVD on EBAY is a BIG hit! May have to make future volumes.