hmm, i'd never heard about it possibly being part of a trilogy. i liked the movie, though. any word on that trilogy aspect? or a link for more info?

I always get a chuckle off Italy's "Spiderman" spoof, although I don't think I've ever gotten to the full, true story behind it. I read that this was filmed back in '62, though that doesn't seem likely. I've also read that the actor that played the title character died shortly after filming it. Here is the trailer for this goofy project, and you should be able to view the entire film (in sections) on You Tube:

John Battles said:

I'm partial to the Turkish moviews , taking great liberties with licensed characters (Because Turkey is immune to copyright laws.). The best known is "3 Dev Adam" or "Three Mighty Men", in which Captain America and Santo meet up in Istanbul to fight the evil , brutally sadistic druglord , SPIDERMAN. Some of their superheroes look like ours , in collage form. There's one who looks like a cross between Superman and The Phantom. I have one , it's a serial based on the Italian super-villain , Kriminal/Killing. It's actually well made , lots of action. I don't have a lot of their comic book films , but there were several , as well as a Star Trek , Star Wars , Exorcist and even The Wizard of Oz.....all of which must be seen to be believed. They even did a remake of "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein".

I'm partial to the Turkish moviews , taking great liberties with licensed characters (Because Turkey is immune to copyright laws.). The best known is "3 Dev Adam" or "Three Mighty Men", in which Captain America and Santo meet up in Istanbul to fight the evil , brutally sadistic druglord , SPIDERMAN. Some of their superheroes look like ours , in collage form. There's one who looks like a cross between Superman and The Phantom. I have one , it's a serial based on the Italian super-villain , Kriminal/Killing. It's actually well made , lots of action. I don't have a lot of their comic book films , but there were several , as well as a Star Trek , Star Wars , Exorcist and even The Wizard of Oz.....all of which must be seen to be believed. They even did a remake of "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein".

hailing from eastern kentucky, i have a particular kind of love for this show. it is...beautiful. also, i feel like the Cuyler family (in human form) lives across the street from my parents.

i just watched Eating Raoul recently and thoroughly enjoyed it. i'm a big fan of the 80's black comedy, haha

John Battles said:

I love "Parents" . The 80's were alive with black comedies , "Neighbors" , "Eating Raoul" ,  etc.

I started watching "The Veil" , a (Criminally) never - aired TV series produced by Hal Roach , Jr. in 1959. Hosted by Boris Karloff , who also starred in every episode , making it more appealing to me than "Thriller" (Though it was a great show.), it reads like a cross between  " The Twilite Zone" , 50's Noir , and , yes , "Thriller" , to some extent. Guest stars include Patrick McGee , and , would you believe , George Hamilton , and many lesser - known but distinctive TV Actors , American and British( One played a G-man on "The Andy Griffith Show".).

Something Weird put this two DVD set out in 2001 , It also contains two episodes of "13 Demon Street " , starring Lon Chaney , Jr.

I love "Parents" . The 80's were alive with black comedies , "Neighbors" , "Eating Raoul" ,  etc.

I started watching "The Veil" , a (Criminally) never - aired TV series produced by Hal Roach , Jr. in 1959. Hosted by Boris Karloff , who also starred in every episode , making it more appealing to me than "Thriller" (Though it was a great show.), it reads like a cross between  " The Twilite Zone" , 50's Noir , and , yes , "Thriller" , to some extent. Guest stars include Patrick McGee , and , would you believe , George Hamilton , and many lesser - known but distinctive TV Actors , American and British( One played a G-man on "The Andy Griffith Show".).

Something Weird put this two DVD set out in 2001 , It also contains two episodes of "13 Demon Street " , starring Lon Chaney , Jr.

I LIKED THE RESET SERIES , BUT I'M JONESIN' FOR A NEW HATE ANNUAL. IF IT'S OUT , I HAVE'NT SEEN IT , BUT , I'LL KEEP AN EYE OUT.....YOU KNOW , LIKE A POPPED - OUT EYEBALL LIKE A CLASSIC BAGGE CARTOON PISSOFF.

I smoked my 1st ciggy at the age of 13. 40 years later I am still smoking. Besides the health issues (which I don't have any obvious ones at the time) Everyday I wake up automatically cost me $6.00 because I smoke a pack a day. I think Ozzy said it best "I quit the futt'n heroin, but couldn't quit the futt'n fags"  Crazy something that contributes to death daily is sold at every store on every block. Yet cannabis is illegal. My advice is to anyone is never even try one. A complete waste of money, time and health.

I quit smoking about 14 years ago. And it was pretty easy... I suddenly feld too dependent of my sigarette. When I did something in the house I thought that I deserved a smoke. And I suddenly realised that it was taking a lot of time. I vacumed the room, sigarette, vacumed the hall, sigarette, vacumed the kitchen, sigarette etc. So I decided to ask myself each and every time i usually would take a smoke if it would be really neccesary or if i could wait a while. And that day, instead of something like 25 sigarette I only smoked 7. The next day it was only 3 (and not a whole sigarette at a time, but like 3 puffs and putting it out again to wait till the next time) and the third day I threw out what was left of my sigarettes and never touched it again. I'm no longer a slave of my smokes! I got way more time in a day, have a much better health (only weigh a lot more...) and have more money to spend (sigarette are pretty expensive in the Netherlands; over $8.- a paccage of 20!). So there's hope for you I'm sure. But I think most important is you have to want it yourself! Smoking isn't cool; making up your own mind is! Good luck.

A lot of my friends stops smoking after reading "The Easyway to Stop Smoking"
of Allen Carr.

I've read some pages and is really well written and convincing.

Give it a try! 

Bernh

Rockstar who dont smoke ? The dead ones maybe... I'm kidding

Right after the ban in Chicago , some guy actually lit up a joint at a New York Dolls show. No one is smoking cigarettes , and the initial smell of years of (Legal) smoke is largely gone , so , everyone could smell that guy's joint , and he was carried out in a hurry. I thought clubs could have bought licenses to have  smoking and non - smoking areas , but , surprisingly , I'm not reading or hearing many complaints after the ban.
 
Agent D said:

Non smoking R n' R'er here too, I used to love the gaspers before the smoking ban here in the UK, and even though I hated the ban at first, it made quitting easier. Loads of my mates quit, and soon it felt like I was the only dude outside the pub shivering in the rain smoking.. so the social aspect of it kind of died a death. I knocked it on the head mid December 2010, after a long period of cutting right down to one a day.

Now I have more money for records and films! win!

Good luck man.

Nothing lame about that. You look after your kids , and yourself , and you can buy something like music or movies instead of something you don't have after you've used it once. 
 
The Blue Giant Zeta Puppies said:

.....I quit when I found i was going to be a father.....didn't want my kids breathing my smoke....and just quitting was easier than smoking some places not others....

Sounds pretty lame, but I added up what I would have spent on ciggies and IF (IF!) I stayed off them for a month, at the end of that month I went and blew the money on anything I wanted.....Like I said...sounds pretty lame, but I found it worked for me....

Good luck...hope you make it....

.....I quit when I found i was going to be a father.....didn't want my kids breathing my smoke....and just quitting was easier than smoking some places not others....

Sounds pretty lame, but I added up what I would have spent on ciggies and IF (IF!) I stayed off them for a month, at the end of that month I went and blew the money on anything I wanted.....Like I said...sounds pretty lame, but I found it worked for me....

Good luck...hope you make it....

Non smoking R n' R'er here too, I used to love the gaspers before the smoking ban here in the UK, and even though I hated the ban at first, it made quitting easier. Loads of my mates quit, and soon it felt like I was the only dude outside the pub shivering in the rain smoking.. so the social aspect of it kind of died a death. I knocked it on the head mid December 2010, after a long period of cutting right down to one a day.

Now I have more money for records and films! win!

Good luck man.

That's me been almost 48hrs without a cigarette folks!

Juicylungs I feel your pain, I like a drink too and I think that is going to be the hardest test.

I've got some herbal non-addictive smokes to try at first and I read somewhere else if you know you are going to smoke when drinking... buy cigarettes you do not like, the taste will limit how many you smoke at the time and in the morning your throat will be so sore it will hopefully put you off for good!

I only smoked for a couple of years but man when they cranked up the tobacco taxes in new york I just couldn't afford it anymore. It made quitting a lot easier.

I know how you feel.  My Dad lived to the age of 67, but he always scared the shit out of me with his coughing fits, which he had his whole life.  That's why I never had any desire to take up smoking.

John Carlucci said:

I'm 55. Never smoked & never will. I lost to many family members because of their smoking habits. My Dad passed away from a heart attack when he was only 57. My Mom passed away last month from Lung cancer. It was hard to watch her suffer. When I was in the 8th grade, my uncle came to live with us after his bout with throat cancer. He had his larynx removed & had to breathe through a small hole in his neck. That scared the crap out of me.

I'm sure I'm not alone here in liking the idea of scouting but being completely unhappy with the discriminatory policies of the Boy Scouts of America. Am I right? If so, then the Baden-Powell Service Association (BPSA) might just be for you!

The BPSA offers a choice for those with curiosity, energy and independence of spirit. We are committed to providing an appropriate alternative and community-oriented Scouting experience. BPSA welcomes everyone, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion (or no-religion) or other differentiating factors. Our mission is to provide a positive learning environment within the context of democratic participation and social justice. We foster the development of Scouts in an environment of mutual respect and cooperation.

The Goal: Scouting for Everyone!

It's that simple.

The BPSA offers a traditional ("back to basics") Scouting program for youth and adults, girls and boys, men and women with open and progressive membership policies that disallow any and all discrimination.

We believe the youth of our country need a Scouting program today that reflects the progressive, open and tolerant values we hold as a nation. An alternative program that keeps to the aims, methods and teachings of Scouting's founder, Lord Robert Baden-Powell, and that offers a program of progressive training in Scoutcraft/Outdoor skills and teaches service over self to ALL boys and girls, men and women. BPSA's mantra is "Scouting for Everyone!"

The BPSA is looking to expand all across the USA. They'd like to invite anyone curious about their program to check out their website for more information and resources about starting a group in your area: http://bpsa-us.org or by calling (636) 542-8855.

The BPSA is also on Facebook, Google+, and Twitter. Follow them!

Feel free to tell your friends about us, too.

Thanks!

Yeah! Coffin Joe was supposed to make an appearance at The Chicago Underground Film Festival ABOUT 10 years ago. Some say he's a sicko , some say he's an Artist. They could both be right.
 
byronne said:

I've been pushing for any one of the Brasilian 'Coffin Joe' series - seriously messed up films that would give any b-flickster a case of the heebs!

John Battles said:

Then , of course , there's Jack Hill's Karloff films , made for the Mexican market , "Snake People " , "Sinister Invasion", etc. Karloff's parts were shot in the states , and , as we was dying from Emphysema , he is only shown propped up or lying down. Hill told me , though , that still being able to work is what gave Boris the will to live.
 
John Battles said:

UMMM , THEN THERE'S "Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors" (Not to be mistaken for the cool Cushing/Lee flick , with five short stories...though it does have five short stories , shot on a soundstage . Neither Lon Chaney , Jr. nor John Carradine (Both well past their prime , but still able to turning a good performance with the right material.), nor two vampires (One being a Dracula that resembles GG Allin.) , nor a Jonathan Harker who takes revenge  on Drac by (Very briefly ) turning ino a werewolf , can savethis sinking ship. Do I love it ? Better know it.

Blood of Dracula's Castle - Early Al Adamson shlock horror. Dracula (Alex D'Arcy) and his Bride settle in modern California (Horrors !!) and have a giant hunchback servant and a Butler played by John Carradine (Huh?) do all their shit work. A subplot about a werewolf slumming at Falconrock (Castle Dracula) is pretty funny , but , usually deleted from existing prints....The storyline (?) resembles the Count Yorga picturess , though it was released in 1967.

I've been pushing for any one of the Brasilian 'Coffin Joe' series - seriously messed up films that would give any b-flickster a case of the heebs!

John Battles said:

Then , of course , there's Jack Hill's Karloff films , made for the Mexican market , "Snake People " , "Sinister Invasion", etc. Karloff's parts were shot in the states , and , as we was dying from Emphysema , he is only shown propped up or lying down. Hill told me , though , that still being able to work is what gave Boris the will to live.
 
John Battles said:

UMMM , THEN THERE'S "Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors" (Not to be mistaken for the cool Cushing/Lee flick , with five short stories...though it does have five short stories , shot on a soundstage . Neither Lon Chaney , Jr. nor John Carradine (Both well past their prime , but still able to turning a good performance with the right material.), nor two vampires (One being a Dracula that resembles GG Allin.) , nor a Jonathan Harker who takes revenge  on Drac by (Very briefly ) turning ino a werewolf , can savethis sinking ship. Do I love it ? Better know it.

Blood of Dracula's Castle - Early Al Adamson shlock horror. Dracula (Alex D'Arcy) and his Bride settle in modern California (Horrors !!) and have a giant hunchback servant and a Butler played by John Carradine (Huh?) do all their shit work. A subplot about a werewolf slumming at Falconrock (Castle Dracula) is pretty funny , but , usually deleted from existing prints....The storyline (?) resembles the Count Yorga picturess , though it was released in 1967.

Yes , I saw a trailer for that documentary. Have'nt actually seen it , tho'.

SVENGOOLIE , again , if we have'nt talked about this already , was played by Jerry G. Bishop in the early - mid 70's . HE'S A  FORMER CLEVELAND AND CHICAGO DJ , NOW BASED IN L.A..  HE WAS FRIENDS WITH ERNIE ANDERSON (King Ghoulardi.), and based his act partly on Ghoulardi , and a bit of Lenny Bruce thrown in. Goofy , but , hipper than most.   He was later replaced by Richard Koz as "Son of Svengoolie"......Koz returned to Televison in Chicago , several years ago. He now hosts a fine Three Stooges program as himself , and Horror MOVIES AS JUST "SVENGOOLIE".      Bishop was MUCH better , but , at least Koz is keeping it going, and kids are getting turned on to Horror movies , again.

Bishop briefly hosted a great Oldies show on an elusive , but outstanding , AM station (Oldies 1690.) that should have torn Chicago a new one , but died the death in about six months .

 
hips like cinderella said:

oh, i see where you mentioned it now. my bad, i must've accidentally looked over it at first. but yeah, the vincent price cameos were awesome. that doc American Scary talks about svengoolie, ghoulardi, dr. shock, and a ton of others. i highly recommend it to anyone interested in the topic.

John Battles said:

iF WE DID'NT GET AROUND TO TALKING ABOUT IT EARLIER , VINCENT PRICE DID COOL CAMEOS ON THIS SHOW (CANADIAN , LIMITED US DISTRIBUTION.) , AND A DVD CAME OUT A FEW YEARS AGO.

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Yeah, I mentioned it on page 2.
 
hips like cinderella said:

Also, has anyone ever seen this older kids show called The Hilarious House of Frightenstein? It's like Sesame Street had a baby with a haunted castle and that show was the offspring.

oh, i see where you mentioned it now. my bad, i must've accidentally looked over it at first. but yeah, the vincent price cameos were awesome. that doc American Scary talks about svengoolie, ghoulardi, dr. shock, and a ton of others. i highly recommend it to anyone interested in the topic.

John Battles said:

iF WE DID'NT GET AROUND TO TALKING ABOUT IT EARLIER , VINCENT PRICE DID COOL CAMEOS ON THIS SHOW (CANADIAN , LIMITED US DISTRIBUTION.) , AND A DVD CAME OUT A FEW YEARS AGO.

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Yeah, I mentioned it on page 2.
 
hips like cinderella said:

Also, has anyone ever seen this older kids show called The Hilarious House of Frightenstein? It's like Sesame Street had a baby with a haunted castle and that show was the offspring.

200 Motels from the ever-amazing Frank Zappa. I think it came out in '71. It's a trip, for sure.