This rescued video from the fabled 1971 NBC color spectacular is the only remaining example of the unique song-stylings of this all-male singing group. Leader Guy Gold would later attempt to recapture the magic with his 1985 outfit, Guy & the New Geldings, but the police quickly put a stop to that.
Enjoy.
Time for another episode of “Danger Driving, with Dave Nuttycombe.” This time, I go off-grid for an encounter with — well, you’ll just have to watch! Reminder: All footage is real. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Because I frankly just don’t care, please enjoy the first episode of my hotly anticipated Web series, “Danger Driving, with Dave Nuttycombe.”
All footage is real. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
I humbly bring you the entire plot of the upcoming major motion picture, Twilight: Breaking Dawn. In song. You’re welcome.
Interesting side note: I have not seen any of the movies. Nor read any of the books. Same with the Harry Potter books/films. (Interesting side note side note: While, unlike the Twilight series, I was interested in reading the Potters, I didn’t get to the first book before the first film came out. Then the second book came and, and the second film, and I just got so far behind that I gave up. Until the final Potter movie. Was invited to an 11-year-old’s birthday party. Couldn’t say no. And though I know I missed a bunch of inside references, it was an entertaining affair. I’m sure I would have enjoyed all the others and maybe the books. Ah, well…)
Where was I? Oh, yeah, the Twilight saga. Though I have no first-hand knowledge of the works of Stepenie Meyer, it’s impossible to be active in the culture and not get sprayed with at least some of it. In fact, I got this idea when the trailer came on during Project Runway. (Oh, shut up!) Anyway, I must give Wikipedia a co-writing credit. And, of course, the great Chuck Berry. Another sad side note: The karaoke version of You Never Can Tell was listed first under Bob Seger’s name. Then Emmylou Harris. Then Chuck. Fine singers, all, but where’s the historical integrity?
If you’d rather just listen to the song, here you go:
Was honored to cover the Wammie Awards for the second year in a row. And, as with the 2009 event, there is a video!
Greg Berger put this piece together. The legendary Cerphe properly replaced my voice-over (but still said my words).
A parody of the “slice-of-death” style IBM ads that were popular briefly in 1988. Now it’s of interest only for the look at ancient computer technology. Though also of interest is that it was shot on 16mm film by future Oscar-winner Wally Pfister. (IMDB him, he’s awesome.) Also, what do you do with a 1:30 commercial parody in 1988? No Youtube, certainly. We may have sent a VHS tape to Saturday Night Live. This transfer is from a VHS tape—Wally’s cinematography looks much better in the original.
Laughing Baby was just as surprised as I was over news that Prince hates people covering his songs. Further, the Purple One wants to make the practice illegal. Despite his longstanding habit of covering other people’s songs in concert.
Professor Maurice duMontage, noted authority, on the films of the Langley Punks, their cinema as art, their art as film, and their film as cinema. Coming June 10 to the AFI Silver Theatre.
In 1992, I shot this piece commemorating the recent passing of William M. Gaines, the famed publisher of Mad magazine, among other accomplishments. (Do read David Hajdu’s wonderful The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America for more about Mr. Gaines.)
It being both an election year and Washington, D.C., many of the people interviewed invoked the name of then-presidential candidate Ross Perot, whose supposed resemblance to Alfred E. Neuman was the current jest du jour.
Somewhere a cleaner copy of this exists on Hi-8 tape, but until that appears this crummy VHS dub must suffice. Enjoy.
Laughing Baby is just as surprised as I was over recent developments. Here’s the original story.
