It's so stupid. We all grew up loving shows from the 50's and 60's. I was'nt around in the 50's , and scarcely remember the late 60's, but all my favorite shows are pre - 80's. 
  It's not like we're Michael J.Fox in "Back To The Future"  , and would have known what Ralph Kramden was going to wear to the Racoon Lodge PARTY , BEFORE THE SHOW HAD EVER AIRED. A great show is a great show. Same is true of Horror Hosts , making a comeback , if they know what they're doing . It's proven successful more than once , tho' I'd love to see reruns of the original Svengoolie , and shows like that...

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Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Exactly.  It's the stations' mentality that nobody is going to remember anything from the 50s or 60s AS IF all those people are dead or just don't turn on a TV or radio anymore.  NIck at NIte has shows that are even more recent.
 
John Battles said:

  I ONLY EVER SAW TV LAND , ONCE , ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO.THEY WERE ALREADY HURTING FOR CLASSIC COMEDIES.    Maybe they could'nt get the rights to enough shows that don't suck. Sure , MeToo or MeTV is showing "Square Pegs", but , to me , THAT'S recent. And , I love that show....But even our remaining local UHF (OR WHATEVER THEY ARE , NOW)  stations were showing All in The Family , Sanford and Son , The Honeymooners , all the shows that SHOULD be on from 10:00 PM To MIDNIGHT, BUT , SLOWLY , THEY'D GET REPLACED BY ROSEANNE , FRAZIER , OTHER SHOWS THAT WERE'NT EVEN FUNNY , A WHOMPIN' 15 YEARS AGO.  It's like "Oldies " stations playing Billy Joel or Phil Colllins. It ain't Kosher.

Exactly.  It's the stations' mentality that nobody is going to remember anything from the 50s or 60s AS IF all those people are dead or just don't turn on a TV or radio anymore.  NIck at NIte has shows that are even more recent.
 
John Battles said:

  I ONLY EVER SAW TV LAND , ONCE , ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO.THEY WERE ALREADY HURTING FOR CLASSIC COMEDIES.    Maybe they could'nt get the rights to enough shows that don't suck. Sure , MeToo or MeTV is showing "Square Pegs", but , to me , THAT'S recent. And , I love that show....But even our remaining local UHF (OR WHATEVER THEY ARE , NOW)  stations were showing All in The Family , Sanford and Son , The Honeymooners , all the shows that SHOULD be on from 10:00 PM To MIDNIGHT, BUT , SLOWLY , THEY'D GET REPLACED BY ROSEANNE , FRAZIER , OTHER SHOWS THAT WERE'NT EVEN FUNNY , A WHOMPIN' 15 YEARS AGO.  It's like "Oldies " stations playing Billy Joel or Phil Colllins. It ain't Kosher.

  I ONLY EVER SAW TV LAND , ONCE , ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO.THEY WERE ALREADY HURTING FOR CLASSIC COMEDIES.    Maybe they could'nt get the rights to enough shows that don't suck. Sure , MeToo or MeTV is showing "Square Pegs", but , to me , THAT'S recent. And , I love that show....But even our remaining local UHF (OR WHATEVER THEY ARE , NOW)  stations were showing All in The Family , Sanford and Son , The Honeymooners , all the shows that SHOULD be on from 10:00 PM To MIDNIGHT, BUT , SLOWLY , THEY'D GET REPLACED BY ROSEANNE , FRAZIER , OTHER SHOWS THAT WERE'NT EVEN FUNNY , A WHOMPIN' 15 YEARS AGO.  It's like "Oldies " stations playing Billy Joel or Phil Colllins. It ain't Kosher.

Yeah, TVLand really sucks now with more recent reruns and adding new TV shows that the 3 majors won't touch.  Nick At Nite is pretty bad too.  So thank goodness for MeTV, Antenna TV and Retro TV.  I think Retro has something called Chiller Diller Movies also on Saturdays but they never say what's on in the listing or discription.
 
John Battles said:

Yeah , you're right. Antenna is SO similar to Me Too , it's easy to mistake one for the other. Those three stations are about all I watch , anymore. I never had TV Land , but , now , I don't think I'm missing that much. Nickelodeon USED TO have the best weeknight lineup - Dobie Gillis , Car 54 , Mr. Ed, Patty Duke , then , locally , we'd get The Honeymooners and Sgt, Bilko AT 10 AND 11 , I think....Elvira had a new show , I forget what station , and it was great . All classic schlock horror , plus she could incorporate more "Adult" humor. It died on the vine.
 
Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Never seen MeToo but we do get Antenna TV but I think they are competetors as they are on a rival station trying for the same audience.  We also get one more channel:Retro Television.
 
John Battles said:

Do you , and our friends outside of Chicago , also get MeToo and Antenna , the  sister stations ? 
 
Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

I get MeTV in Seattle via cable.  It's on a Bellingham, WA station that I wouldn't normally get if I relied on an antenna system.  (Those digital boxes really suck)
 
John Battles said:

A Chicago boy ? Put 'er there. Or , maybe you get Me Tv (The only reason to have a TV , from where I stand.) somewhere else....You don't have to say where....Svengoolie was originally played by Chicago and Cleveland DJ , Jerry G. Bishop. He had Ernie Anderson's permission to do a character based on Ghoulardi , though with a more Hippie bent. He was great , there's cool clips on You Tube , inc. one with Tempest Storm !!! But , Richard Koz replaced him as "Son OF sVENGOOLIE" , I think , in the late 70's. He was off the air for several years , but , came back , doing the same act , as just "Svengoolie".  Bishop was way funnier , BUT , Koz is keeping it alive , and the kids love him , which is great.
 
Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Svengoolie.  That's te name of the host I was trying to remember.  He's current and on MeTV on Saturday nights.

Yeah , you're right. Antenna is SO similar to Me Too , it's easy to mistake one for the other. Those three stations are about all I watch , anymore. I never had TV Land , but , now , I don't think I'm missing that much. Nickelodeon USED TO have the best weeknight lineup - Dobie Gillis , Car 54 , Mr. Ed, Patty Duke , then , locally , we'd get The Honeymooners and Sgt, Bilko AT 10 AND 11 , I think....Elvira had a new show , I forget what station , and it was great . All classic schlock horror , plus she could incorporate more "Adult" humor. It died on the vine.
 
Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Never seen MeToo but we do get Antenna TV but I think they are competetors as they are on a rival station trying for the same audience.  We also get one more channel:Retro Television.
 
John Battles said:

Do you , and our friends outside of Chicago , also get MeToo and Antenna , the  sister stations ? 
 
Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

I get MeTV in Seattle via cable.  It's on a Bellingham, WA station that I wouldn't normally get if I relied on an antenna system.  (Those digital boxes really suck)
 
John Battles said:

A Chicago boy ? Put 'er there. Or , maybe you get Me Tv (The only reason to have a TV , from where I stand.) somewhere else....You don't have to say where....Svengoolie was originally played by Chicago and Cleveland DJ , Jerry G. Bishop. He had Ernie Anderson's permission to do a character based on Ghoulardi , though with a more Hippie bent. He was great , there's cool clips on You Tube , inc. one with Tempest Storm !!! But , Richard Koz replaced him as "Son OF sVENGOOLIE" , I think , in the late 70's. He was off the air for several years , but , came back , doing the same act , as just "Svengoolie".  Bishop was way funnier , BUT , Koz is keeping it alive , and the kids love him , which is great.
 
Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Svengoolie.  That's te name of the host I was trying to remember.  He's current and on MeTV on Saturday nights.

You're right. It aired , briefly , in Chicago , when I was'nt living here. It originated in Canada . There is a DVD "Best of" that comes recommended to all fans of Rock'n'Horror. They had a real "Wolfman Jack" that would spin Rock'n'Roll hits (This was pre - Disco.), which the monsters would dance to. The host looked like Barnabis Collins....if he had green Vulcan blood. PLUS ! Vincent Price would do cameos , too ! But , yeah , it was more sketch - oriented. Good fun , tho'.
 
Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

There was another show during the 70s that was pretty great and even though it didn't have movies it was in the same vein but was more like a sketch show.  Hillarious House of Frightenstein, I think it was called.

Never seen MeToo but we do get Antenna TV but I think they are competetors as they are on a rival station trying for the same audience.  We also get one more channel:Retro Television.
 
John Battles said:

Do you , and our friends outside of Chicago , also get MeToo and Antenna , the  sister stations ? 
 
Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

I get MeTV in Seattle via cable.  It's on a Bellingham, WA station that I wouldn't normally get if I relied on an antenna system.  (Those digital boxes really suck)
 
John Battles said:

A Chicago boy ? Put 'er there. Or , maybe you get Me Tv (The only reason to have a TV , from where I stand.) somewhere else....You don't have to say where....Svengoolie was originally played by Chicago and Cleveland DJ , Jerry G. Bishop. He had Ernie Anderson's permission to do a character based on Ghoulardi , though with a more Hippie bent. He was great , there's cool clips on You Tube , inc. one with Tempest Storm !!! But , Richard Koz replaced him as "Son OF sVENGOOLIE" , I think , in the late 70's. He was off the air for several years , but , came back , doing the same act , as just "Svengoolie".  Bishop was way funnier , BUT , Koz is keeping it alive , and the kids love him , which is great.
 
Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Svengoolie.  That's te name of the host I was trying to remember.  He's current and on MeTV on Saturday nights.

There was another show during the 70s that was pretty great and even though it didn't have movies it was in the same vein but was more like a sketch show.  Hillarious House of Frightenstein, I think it was called.

Do you , and our friends outside of Chicago , also get MeToo and Antenna , the  sister stations ? 
 
Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

I get MeTV in Seattle via cable.  It's on a Bellingham, WA station that I wouldn't normally get if I relied on an antenna system.  (Those digital boxes really suck)
 
John Battles said:

A Chicago boy ? Put 'er there. Or , maybe you get Me Tv (The only reason to have a TV , from where I stand.) somewhere else....You don't have to say where....Svengoolie was originally played by Chicago and Cleveland DJ , Jerry G. Bishop. He had Ernie Anderson's permission to do a character based on Ghoulardi , though with a more Hippie bent. He was great , there's cool clips on You Tube , inc. one with Tempest Storm !!! But , Richard Koz replaced him as "Son OF sVENGOOLIE" , I think , in the late 70's. He was off the air for several years , but , came back , doing the same act , as just "Svengoolie".  Bishop was way funnier , BUT , Koz is keeping it alive , and the kids love him , which is great.
 
Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Svengoolie.  That's te name of the host I was trying to remember.  He's current and on MeTV on Saturday nights.

I get MeTV in Seattle via cable.  It's on a Bellingham, WA station that I wouldn't normally get if I relied on an antenna system.  (Those digital boxes really suck)
 
John Battles said:

A Chicago boy ? Put 'er there. Or , maybe you get Me Tv (The only reason to have a TV , from where I stand.) somewhere else....You don't have to say where....Svengoolie was originally played by Chicago and Cleveland DJ , Jerry G. Bishop. He had Ernie Anderson's permission to do a character based on Ghoulardi , though with a more Hippie bent. He was great , there's cool clips on You Tube , inc. one with Tempest Storm !!! But , Richard Koz replaced him as "Son OF sVENGOOLIE" , I think , in the late 70's. He was off the air for several years , but , came back , doing the same act , as just "Svengoolie".  Bishop was way funnier , BUT , Koz is keeping it alive , and the kids love him , which is great.
 
Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Svengoolie.  That's te name of the host I was trying to remember.  He's current and on MeTV on Saturday nights.

im a bukowski tragic... hell i once owned a bookshop called FACTOTUM !  but all the usual suspects as well in my favorites

Hunter S Thompson - Fear And Loathing in Las Vegas AND On The Campaign Trail

Kem Nunn - Tapping The Source

Kerouac - On The Road

Jo Ann Beard - Boys Of My Youth

Harry Crews  - The Hawk Is Dying

JP Donleavy - Ginger Man

Henry Miller - both tropics

Michael Moorcock's Jerry Cornelius series

Spike Milligan's War memoirs

Hemingway, Steinbeck, Hamsun, Tim Gautreaux, 

hell i read a lot! what can i say? :D

There's always rapidshare which was always free to download,but you have to wait to download only a little bit of time,and only one at a time,so it's not so bad.

If you ever read Atomised (UK title) or The Elementary Particles (US title and closer to the French) be sure to have a fortifying B-12 shot first. The novel mixes quantum physics, sex addiction, harsh critiques of the New Age and hippie movements, Kant, Nietzche and asexual reproduction in a braver than Brave New World scenario. Depressing, bleak and it makes the movie Prometheus look like a kindergarten tale. Actually, my new favorite book which makes me a bit of a sicko I guess. The author Michel Houellebecq was known for writing a bio of H.P. Lovecraft before this novel brought him notoriety. Not for the fainthearted . . . has anyone read this one or any other of Houellebecq's works?

Then there's the "why bother when it hasn't been that long ago" argument such as the newest Spider-Man.  They are changing so much that I get the feeling that it's not the same at all, which is kind of what the creators are going for but why so soon?  Because Sony(?) will lose their license on the character in a few more years and not get to renew if they don't jump on it now.

As a long time comic book reader and fan, I think most film adaptations of comics miss the mark for me.  The biggest reason is that being a comic book geek, I know too much about characters, the story and the comics universe.  In order for Hollywood to make a film based on a comic book character, lots modifications and compromises have to be made to find the "least common denominator" for Joe Average moviegoer.  This also happens to classic fantasy/scifi characters like Conan, Tarzan and John Carter.

That said, I did enjoy Sam Raimi's Spiderman trilogy and I really thought the Avengers was great.

Even more reviews of films that Michael Weldon hasn't yet gotten to:

http://garagepunk.ning.com/profiles/blog/list?user=22v01adszt2k9

OK   , THAT MAKES MINCEMEAT OF MY STATEMENT. IF I CAN FIND OUT , I'LL GET BACK TO YOU , AND EVERYBODY ELSE , ABOUT THAT...MICHAEL OWNS A STORE , NOW , SO , HE'S PROBABLY GETTING SEPARATED FROM THE INTERNET , TOO , EXCEPT WHERE IT PERTAINS TO HIS BUSINESS ,  I DON'T KNOW.

I USED TO BE A CONTRIBUTOR TO PSYCHOTRONIC VIDEO IN THE LATER DAYS. I TALK TO MICHAEL ONCE IN A WHILE , STILL. I COULD ASK HIM. IT MAY BE A WHILE , THO'.   
 
zacharythax said:

WHERE? The official Psychotronic website hasn't been updated since November 2010 and all I can find on a search is a couple of interviews. 

John Battles said:

Michael's still on line , though it's not the same as having something you can leave on top of the toilet tank for later perusal. I have no doubt , he'll keep writing , if people don't write BOOKS completely out of their lives....

Just made a few new blog posts http://garagepunk.ning.com/profiles/blog/list?user=22v01adszt2k9

WHERE? The official Psychotronic website hasn't been updated since November 2010 and all I can find on a search is a couple of interviews. 

John Battles said:

Michael's still on line , though it's not the same as having something you can leave on top of the toilet tank for later perusal. I have no doubt , he'll keep writing , if people don't write BOOKS completely out of their lives....

Very good , sir.  I used to live in Dallas , and I knew quite a few Subgenius people. I think I met Stang , once. I liked the initial concept , but , not enough to join.  I was friendly with 'em , tho' , you know.....Howzabout Rev. Drunken Donuts ? Can you be called Rev. Mr. Yuk ? 
 
Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

Dr. Kopper Feel

Dr. Kopper Feel

I've been an Ordained Minister in the Church of the Subgenius since the early '80s, but I sadly cannot remember my church name. It's on a card somewhere!

After being a fan of Rev. Ivan Stang and his Church of the SubGenius for well over 25 years, I finally decided to become a member last week. I ordered a T-shirt and sent off for the ordainment kit, so I am now an officially ordained minister in the church and a devoted follower of J.R. "Bob" Dobbs. But now I'm supposed to send in the postcard with my Church Name, so I need to come up with something good... I was going to use Dr. Gonzo or Rev. Louie Louie (they have to be either "Dr." or "Rev." something), but I found out those are already taken. Rev. Kopper just sounds a little boring to me and I'd like to come up with something fresh and new, and it'd be even better if it was similar to a lot of the really cool/funny punk rock pseudonyms that have been used. Here's my short list of choices:

Rev. Rico Hot Sauce
Dr. Yuk
Dr. Ripxoid (pronounced rip-zoid)
Rev. Max Wedge
Rev. Capt. Nonsensical
Dr./Rev. Lux Exterior
Rev. Duncan Disorderly
Dr. Frank N. Furter
Rev. Riff Raff
(yeah, I used to be a big Rocky Horror freak!)

Any other ideas?

Also, do we have any other SubGenius ordained ministers here? It'd be great to find out if any of the rest of you have SLACK and are on board and if you've ever been to an X-Day party and participate in any of their online groups/forums.

Praise "Bob"!

ARISE: The SubGenius Video from Philo Drummond on Vimeo.

Kopper,

Man the artwork is great! I am an artist and would like to show you my work and styles for consideration!

See links below:

http://myartprofile.com/Darren_Brennessel/gallery/4189

http://myartprofile.com/D_Thomas_Brennessel

https://www.facebook.com/darren.brennessel/photos (in this just open the "albums" that have art as the title, you will see several in amongst the other photo albums)

Thanks man!

Super interested! I've been slowly uploading some of my stuff onto flickr which you can view here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/annaehhm/

I also have a comic based around a character named Hamburger Sally. You can check out some of those here : http://annaehhm.tumblr.com/tagged/hamburger-sally