tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84089209637663455432024-03-13T18:50:38.820-07:00HEAVYPAPERZ!Mark Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264213049611966041noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8408920963766345543.post-7080018326904396072009-06-19T11:34:00.001-07:002009-07-16T20:32:15.186-07:00Where The Action Is!Been a while since I've done an update, but here's my cover for a new Rhino Records box set.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWZEb_d7r4DOjwFR47MtpUf5S3iaCj5fI5D4ETZ6Y1Td9K0ESQdWeIWeMDUrS3M9kShiWo3K04MnFTbAD5So3Wk6BtYIqUajNNFlAVayP91eswJW6KhfhRlRA2wWOINirb9BGm0CXOM0z/s1600-h/nuggets.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWZEb_d7r4DOjwFR47MtpUf5S3iaCj5fI5D4ETZ6Y1Td9K0ESQdWeIWeMDUrS3M9kShiWo3K04MnFTbAD5So3Wk6BtYIqUajNNFlAVayP91eswJW6KhfhRlRA2wWOINirb9BGm0CXOM0z/s400/nuggets.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359266666418240002" border="0" /></a>Andrew Sandoval put this amazing L.A. love letter together and my ol' pal Steve Stanley designed the interior...a hell of a task considering the amount of info he had to deal with.<br />They just made the <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2009-06-18-los-angeles-nuggets_N.htm">official announcement</a> in USA Today.<br />Lookin' forward to actually listening to this one...it's an amazing collection of tunes!<br /><br />And in honor of the occasion......<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/f9gg2gX-ZrA&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/f9gg2gX-ZrA&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Mark Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264213049611966041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8408920963766345543.post-29819747026150094332008-12-31T13:02:00.000-08:002008-12-31T14:18:20.170-08:00Cool Blog Alert!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4m5U-MEHFqQZuNh4kWuTsaV1FOtBwNnLTztnqWqUy-5Cjx1HSE7JCupnRLgkPtNGEVJFAolRTXaFl8O4-mnyvBohEaWlAE26FT7Ip_a9s5-DdbVQQKkDAO-Df6hAtO6Gww35kqyOo9RqY/s1600-h/b+city.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 392px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4m5U-MEHFqQZuNh4kWuTsaV1FOtBwNnLTztnqWqUy-5Cjx1HSE7JCupnRLgkPtNGEVJFAolRTXaFl8O4-mnyvBohEaWlAE26FT7Ip_a9s5-DdbVQQKkDAO-Df6hAtO6Gww35kqyOo9RqY/s400/b+city.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286079721503740146" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Just found these amazing new blogs from Ray Randolph:<br /><br /><a href="http://93khj.blogspot.com/">93/KHJ BOSS RADIO: A LOOK BACK</a><br /><a href="http://kfwb98.blogspot.com/"><br />KFWB FAB FORTY SURVEYS</a><br /><br />Ray and I go waay back...to about a half-hour ago when I found his blogs. Check 'em out L.A.!Mark Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264213049611966041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8408920963766345543.post-56917906405804938052008-12-31T12:19:00.000-08:002009-11-28T14:17:12.069-08:00MOONFAN 4-EVER<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-pc5tNueW6TbhH7ZD1vj-SBjzdV5qlMaVHLD_QFdICtY7u0kXFjlbIqDyX3rvszKdhvJGmKp-oMMtllTqsoUTn26Y8lFt6Rs8_T_QJ-NZNATal37ckSZZSGWhN6qrOYMuzN1OtBvKlGr/s1600-h/moonfan+rip.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-pc5tNueW6TbhH7ZD1vj-SBjzdV5qlMaVHLD_QFdICtY7u0kXFjlbIqDyX3rvszKdhvJGmKp-oMMtllTqsoUTn26Y8lFt6Rs8_T_QJ-NZNATal37ckSZZSGWhN6qrOYMuzN1OtBvKlGr/s400/moonfan+rip.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286083793121930626" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1864854,00.html">TIME Magazine</a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2008/12/forrest-j-acker.html">Los Angeles Times Obitu-scary</a><br />Nuff said...Mark Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264213049611966041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8408920963766345543.post-52044435264659855202008-10-07T16:38:00.000-07:002009-11-28T14:02:20.174-08:00Lloyd Thaxton R.I.P.Yet another piece of Los Angeles history has slipped away.<br />Sadly, Lloyd Thaxton checked out this Sunday.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-f3FpQjm9RcFI_HrjPAiwbprb7tGO00h8-jrVi0AWkNILHlMZxzjYdj00uZgtmCDCctvHjIGUg_alGrxjc2UYPIL9tZU-rJwZJMcYk13thzlCqLdMa1GrCjUwaaZZMsIbMK7vbuSJ9Z0/s1600-h/thxtn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-f3FpQjm9RcFI_HrjPAiwbprb7tGO00h8-jrVi0AWkNILHlMZxzjYdj00uZgtmCDCctvHjIGUg_alGrxjc2UYPIL9tZU-rJwZJMcYk13thzlCqLdMa1GrCjUwaaZZMsIbMK7vbuSJ9Z0/s400/thxtn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254596568093248578" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-thaxton8-2008oct08,0,2214593.story">Here's a link to the L.A. Time obituary.</a>Mark Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264213049611966041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8408920963766345543.post-78482879578019863652008-09-05T19:59:00.000-07:002008-09-05T20:01:56.955-07:00Jack LaLanne presents Smile...<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NEboAJf9UVc&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NEboAJf9UVc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Mark Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264213049611966041noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8408920963766345543.post-50685559609203857072008-01-25T14:15:00.001-08:002009-12-29T16:34:15.712-08:00Obscure and lost L.A. history<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3OXjgzaWZEgz1PH9-sKiKQCrcVWS1Sd3b8IrBGZ30W0OEIXf_3ZE5fiag5dxaEN2c5DzSQpClHV9h17_EeWADA10JNsHD8zrLWboGqjuJKf22-BBON0H6UmURbq9QPRSxnMUicYb2Ho2c/s1600-h/bp.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3OXjgzaWZEgz1PH9-sKiKQCrcVWS1Sd3b8IrBGZ30W0OEIXf_3ZE5fiag5dxaEN2c5DzSQpClHV9h17_EeWADA10JNsHD8zrLWboGqjuJKf22-BBON0H6UmURbq9QPRSxnMUicYb2Ho2c/s400/bp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420820789797223042" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ABOVE: <span style="font-size:85%;">The Haunted Castle at <a href="http://vidalia11-thelibrary.blogspot.com/2007/03/beverly-park-kiddieland.html">Beverly Park</a> (now the Beverly Center)</span><br />BELOW: <span style="font-size:85%;">BP parking lot circa 1969-70<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMs8gOlRwOqDNK4bpwyrIzVviSVpWXjNmee4RjMQoiCv48QQoMos15fHdq3wWfFgeglRD1aQvbciqP8jOUBepzHcdJ9jDvar7CN83hEjboY6R8g1wuI_F_G5Xw90MHtYuJKcKvC-fI3JDf/s1600-h/cap033.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMs8gOlRwOqDNK4bpwyrIzVviSVpWXjNmee4RjMQoiCv48QQoMos15fHdq3wWfFgeglRD1aQvbciqP8jOUBepzHcdJ9jDvar7CN83hEjboY6R8g1wuI_F_G5Xw90MHtYuJKcKvC-fI3JDf/s400/cap033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159622099265877554" border="0" /></a><br />Lately, as I roam around the net in-between gigs waiting for the writer's to do their thing so I can finish mine...or to be more specific, I'm waitin' on liner notes from <a href="http://www.pameladesbarres.com/">Pamela Des Barres</a> for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_Machine">The Sales Bros.</a> album package I'm designing...and Al Jardine's Track info for his first solo album I'm doing...I've grown addicted to daily hang-outs in these blogs in particular:<br /><br /><a href="http://gorillasdontblog.blogspot.com/">Gorillas Don't Blog</a><br /><a href="http://matterhorn1959.blogspot.com/">Stuff From The Park</a><br /><a href="http://outsidetheberm.blogspot.com/">Outside The Berm</a><br /><a href="http://vintagedisneylandgoodies.blogspot.com/">Vintage Disneyland Goodies</a><br /><a href="http://knottsberryfarm.blogspot.com/">Knott's Berry Farm Museum</a><br /><a href="http://davelandblog.blogspot.com/">Daveland</a><br /><br />Why? Because they feature not only <span style="font-style: italic;">amazing</span> old Disneyland stuff (from photos to souvenirs to employee handbooks) but they also serve as a time machine for places that we've lost forever here in Southern California; Marineland <span style="font-weight: bold;">(below)</span>, Knott's (pre-snoopy) , P.O.P., etc...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiwK-46kSmL3d3cpFthx-t3_9JWJROzyyTX-sgnDLJNnaqR6VlzaG30KuZDLuXp5dMzuPY_OL9bEoTXwK7r7ji8vV7xH3kLNXFhlt1zrYGTO5IlvQR4ndfbhT3lAqKOEJAYCJfoc5ov2kC/s1600-h/mlnd.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiwK-46kSmL3d3cpFthx-t3_9JWJROzyyTX-sgnDLJNnaqR6VlzaG30KuZDLuXp5dMzuPY_OL9bEoTXwK7r7ji8vV7xH3kLNXFhlt1zrYGTO5IlvQR4ndfbhT3lAqKOEJAYCJfoc5ov2kC/s400/mlnd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159558284641793490" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">BELOW:</span> The late great <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Story">Ralph Story</a> did a couple of shows for KCET called "Things That Aren't Here Anymore" (can't find a link to it...so I guess the show isn't around here anymore either!) But Ralph also did an incredible TV series from 1959-1970 called <a href="http://www.cinema.ucla.edu/collections/Profiles/rstory.html">"Ralph Story's Los Angeles"</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAIVmKSSfE9Gkgl1LiMt4TqYmt9R76QC9aTmMGTR0HqrR4goo_g4ZhiZHYC7Ry8OYkUVTuM6lW1LR4sm9gapQS03xEt9RQ0uT4zPbjldbl1yEy9mFGuz23jBmtgoGy2FtN3yEYQh9z1HuQ/s1600-h/rsla.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAIVmKSSfE9Gkgl1LiMt4TqYmt9R76QC9aTmMGTR0HqrR4goo_g4ZhiZHYC7Ry8OYkUVTuM6lW1LR4sm9gapQS03xEt9RQ0uT4zPbjldbl1yEy9mFGuz23jBmtgoGy2FtN3yEYQh9z1HuQ/s400/rsla.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159562738522879458" border="0" /></a>Yes, this is the man who invented Huell Howser.<br />The shows are over at the UCLA media department and can be viewed by the public there, but <span style="font-style: italic;">man</span> I'd love to see these released on DVD. There's an entire episode done on the <a href="http://wiki.killuglyradio.com/wiki/Hollywood_Ranch_Market">Hollywood Ranch Market</a> that's mind-blowing...complete with 1967 Rodney Bingenheimer in a purple Nehru jacket buying a Diet-Rite soda at 3A.M. (those wierdos that come in after the rock clubs close, the check-out girl explains!)<br /><br />I guess what's so hard of letting go of the past, is that being an L.A. native <span style="font-style: italic;">and</span> an artist, I really miss the visual & creative vibe we used to have here before the city turned into what I can only describe as <span style="font-style: italic;">The Invasion of the Beige People!</span>...I can't seem to put my finger on who is behind this movement, but they've re-painted over almost every architectural structure (that they haven't leveled) different shades of beige or brown..."tuscan" they call it, and now when you drive around the city on the main boulevards, the buildings actually feel like they're falling <span style="font-style: italic;">in</span> on you...like a claustrophobic forced perspective.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">BELOW:</span> Driving around Hancock Park last week I caught it happening in action...here we see the innocent workers following orders from tuscan headquarters...one hour earlier, this was a perfectly groovy white Spanish-style home.<br />Stop the madness!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-9A9pZJlKrerZfcC6UwCEME0X8bl2DzUkN9g1SBjeAksghV2dkbduK3mbTfq7nsEziLUO2KQdi-ZhA9U5S4UYHG_JrUKC6JyTdla48Tn5itVhRfX__HYCimPBChdDxo-Of4simF1EoiA/s1600-h/tp.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-9A9pZJlKrerZfcC6UwCEME0X8bl2DzUkN9g1SBjeAksghV2dkbduK3mbTfq7nsEziLUO2KQdi-ZhA9U5S4UYHG_JrUKC6JyTdla48Tn5itVhRfX__HYCimPBChdDxo-Of4simF1EoiA/s400/tp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159609463472092706" border="0" /></a>Listen, to each their own...but <span style="font-style: italic;">my</span> own has a much wider color scheme! Our local retail shops aren't much better. Long gone are the bright colors and the red & white striped awnings that would pop out of those storefronts as a perfect foreground to the palm trees and blue skies. Also nearly extinct are those amazing and imaginative store & restaurant logos we used to see all around the city.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvfqZshs-4t6bYe405HaX473H-AdQHBYBf_6-O09DwBTVEnzBTKPvBr4NC13UhUsiJX17Z1Q54EsejoDR300j9WEPUWmuBHD4sRiIKUz048TXUsuH77ny6Q2-QRns5p9N-LzlCovmcuA3z/s1600-h/logos.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvfqZshs-4t6bYe405HaX473H-AdQHBYBf_6-O09DwBTVEnzBTKPvBr4NC13UhUsiJX17Z1Q54EsejoDR300j9WEPUWmuBHD4sRiIKUz048TXUsuH77ny6Q2-QRns5p9N-LzlCovmcuA3z/s400/logos.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159595290080015874" border="0" /></a>I gotta thank <a href="http://mistertoast.blogspot.com/">Dan Goodsell</a> for the 60's Orange Julius logo, Dan's the king of original food packaging. It's a wierd sensation when you get home-sick <span style="font-style: italic;">while</span> you're in your own city, and that's how I feel here lately.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaWRC0n3rGMQytxjvvFQx9uf6h3YhcUxkdAvY5N55YLQ7iksbpy4ig0RmgRlEDslTEQkjLKQh0FnN24qZUkJjXCs32dUWQt7taCiseWwHzZFbjTfE_vH7DVxfxkrOOuJcjreR6PXkyZT5F/s1600-h/cover07.jpg"><br /></a>Mark Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264213049611966041noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8408920963766345543.post-29278516697526440152008-01-12T20:48:00.000-08:002008-12-10T18:34:54.870-08:00Mon Oncle<span style="font-weight: bold;">BELOW:</span> It was a groove to find these clips from a 1969 "Playboy After Dark" appearance of my late great Uncle Milton...<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milt_Kamen">Milt Kamen</a>. This is 1 of 2 parts available for viewing on YouTube.<br /><br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HKAU3b8Ua2A&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=0"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HKAU3b8Ua2A&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />Milton was my mother Dorothy's brother (one of 5 brothers and 2 sisters) They grew up pooor in Brooklyn and in fact, in an old Esquire magazine article written about the great comedian Harry Ritz, my uncle and Harry were talking about Milton Berle's legendary practice of stealing jokes to which my Uncle says "I was at a cocktail party last week and telling someone about my family, being raised in poverty etc...and I see Berle standing there listening to me...well, the following evening I go to another party and there I overhear Berle telling the same story word for word!...Berle didn't steal my jokes...he stole my whole life!"<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">BELOW:</span> A couple of great shots courtesy of my pal and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-TV-Game-Show-Book/dp/1566252911">Game Show Book author</a> Fred Wostbrock of Milt with guests from the old "Pantomime Quiz" TV show circa mid-fifties. We can see a twenty-something Carol Burnett in the mix, but I can't make out the rest of the folks. Post it in the comments if you know.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH7zTAPUlkDUEtTE30ylX5FC8f485i3VfwP1DSCacize_50PmEw82JolT-UvOkf-KUMBC2L3SjJtcZI4fe2QnPnEBBSwGLs4m9fwySFGkMpD4Dk6AJr4tLLhuYeRwdE0I4MBPs2OnIT9Jm/s1600-h/pquiz.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH7zTAPUlkDUEtTE30ylX5FC8f485i3VfwP1DSCacize_50PmEw82JolT-UvOkf-KUMBC2L3SjJtcZI4fe2QnPnEBBSwGLs4m9fwySFGkMpD4Dk6AJr4tLLhuYeRwdE0I4MBPs2OnIT9Jm/s400/pquiz.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154845616598631730" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">BELOW: </span>another clip from 1976 when he was a panelist on "The Gong Show" although he doesn't say a word, it just feels good to see him again...now if <span style="">Jaye P.</span> Morgan had been my Uncle we'd have something here.<br /><br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1tQyG7wS5-M&rel=0&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&border=0"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1tQyG7wS5-M&rel=0&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&border=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />He was also a talented and classically trained musician who played the French Horn (in Carnegie Hall at one time) and also hung out with some pretty heavy cats like Brando, Wally Cox, Lenny Bruce, Oscar Levant and Dizzy Gillespie (he can be seen doin' some "freeform dance expression" while Dizzy blows the horn on the 1959 debut of "Playboy After Dark"...then titled "Playboy's Penthouse") and was frequent guest on <a href="http://www.merv.com/">Merv Griffin's</a> show. Merv loved Uncle Milton, and used to have him do his own wacky movie reviews. One I remember in particular was of the 1933 King Kong film: "Here he comes to the greatest city in the world, immediately picks up this gorgeous blonde broad, and what does he do? he takes her to the Empire State Building like any tourist...talk about no imagination!"<br /><br />Milt was a clean comedian, but then I've had in the past, both George Carlin and Redd Foxx tell me stories about how much they loved and dug him. He did a play in Vegas with Redd that was written by our old next door neighbor <a href="http://www.sambobrick.com/bio.htm">Sam Bobrick</a> called "Norman, Is That You?" Sam was also the "Mad Man" who was responsible for that Mad Magazine cardboard 45 record called <a href="http://www.wfmu.org/MACrec/mad.html">"It's a Gas"</a> remember that one?<br /><br />He did one comedy album on Capitol Records in 1964 which can be downloaded <a href="http://classicshowbiz.blogspot.com/2008/01/heres-milt-kamen.html">here</a>. Thanks to Kliph Nesteroff for this one -<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivwqSdLymh8QnO6N8jzzy2Di0sz0G7ZhyIvpw7VygLFNunMSZyclb4b7s2tdzi7h03fyQ5IxG7MDGbkfuK6eLnukWgikmEASPPavPsA9oOrUr0-_nUATJNFg4JpgFe8aBkPyWAWOCuGde/s1600-h/milt+kamen+LP.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivwqSdLymh8QnO6N8jzzy2Di0sz0G7ZhyIvpw7VygLFNunMSZyclb4b7s2tdzi7h03fyQ5IxG7MDGbkfuK6eLnukWgikmEASPPavPsA9oOrUr0-_nUATJNFg4JpgFe8aBkPyWAWOCuGde/s400/milt+kamen+LP.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154840046026048802" border="0" /></a><br />The album was produced by Mel Brooks and the back liner notes are written by some other funny guy named Groucho.<br /><br />Legend has it that Uncle Milton dug a kid he saw doing stand-up in <a href="http://thosefunnymails.blogspot.com/2006/01/old-jewish-catskills-comedy-lines.html">the Catskills</a> and brought him in to meet Sid Caesar to see if he could get him a job writing for the show "Fellas, this kid's a young Larry Gelbart!" to which a young Gelbart (in the room at the time) said "I thought <span style="font-style: italic;">I</span> was a young Larry Gelbart?!" Well, they ended up hiring him. The kid's name was Woody Allen.<br /><br />Man, I guess what <span>was</span> only gonna be a few sentences and a couple of clips of my Uncle is turning into an authorized biography here! There's plenty more showbiz stories there, not to mention his "friendship" with Shelly Winters (I told you not to mention it!) but maybe some other time. Thanks for your mouse.Mark Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264213049611966041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8408920963766345543.post-5036266270029933752008-01-12T19:12:00.001-08:002009-11-28T14:45:36.717-08:00MAILA NURMI R.I.P.Bummer to wake up and see that Maila Nurmi passed away on Thursday. I got to know Maila for a short time and had the honor of creating a poster for her to sign and sell (below) so she could eat and pay some bills.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhb6Dzkja_Zxtac13FHBg8DEvRmp66nNKOQL0CvjZ6XNEysFin-KK9yqx7nsH_skAj0WTrs6MpRQOm18QNeyczGudT-Hoqcqlw1IxnY5_3KKIH8oh2AwmRQ8J6dr1qmD-t7FyKwT1nFJv-/s1600-h/maila.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhb6Dzkja_Zxtac13FHBg8DEvRmp66nNKOQL0CvjZ6XNEysFin-KK9yqx7nsH_skAj0WTrs6MpRQOm18QNeyczGudT-Hoqcqlw1IxnY5_3KKIH8oh2AwmRQ8J6dr1qmD-t7FyKwT1nFJv-/s400/maila.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154805617568204034" border="0" /></a>Thanks to my friend Chuck Harter, I was also able to go to the original KABC studios in Los Feliz where the Vampira show was shot in 1954 and accompanied her and Chuck to an interview done for a Halloween segment which, due to the passing of Steve Allen was bumped off the evening broadcast.<br />see <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/vampirasatticdotcom">Vampira's Attic on YouTube</a> for a bunch of cool videos.<br /><br />Rest well Maila.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiOcNS4edbD4enf11harjNqac6KdLrYvwYN5Bp10nOHW_Yp60wyWMT8RFjKbs_xqmP5w1aONbSqW4G9uPrjj8jPUDal08xq9xLFqxyVimsB-eaCx-cA-ZyWXaruh2V0avYaY2G-i9Nqd-m/s1600-h/vampira2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiOcNS4edbD4enf11harjNqac6KdLrYvwYN5Bp10nOHW_Yp60wyWMT8RFjKbs_xqmP5w1aONbSqW4G9uPrjj8jPUDal08xq9xLFqxyVimsB-eaCx-cA-ZyWXaruh2V0avYaY2G-i9Nqd-m/s400/vampira2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154808065699562770" border="0" /></a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_10" title="January 10"><br /></a>Mark Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264213049611966041noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8408920963766345543.post-47060056515373831842007-06-14T21:02:00.002-07:002009-11-28T14:48:00.297-08:00Brian's New Tour ProgrammePro<span style="font-style: italic;">gramme</span>? Yup. It was intended to be sold exclusively in Europe, but they decided to make it available in the U.S. too. Below are the front and back covers (stacked up)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBblSpF5py7-mX3XyGPIb-mODHJi5sHFsXhDVBHmGGOLL8r2knQmEyyZsIcnCEJKftgMweBKG-RwYI920nIQ4wsIUsYvt4zLvTSyD5lIGeKYeJ-z-JL6RybibbfqzhLN0eQuxI8pfN1s03/s1600-h/2007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBblSpF5py7-mX3XyGPIb-mODHJi5sHFsXhDVBHmGGOLL8r2knQmEyyZsIcnCEJKftgMweBKG-RwYI920nIQ4wsIUsYvt4zLvTSyD5lIGeKYeJ-z-JL6RybibbfqzhLN0eQuxI8pfN1s03/s400/2007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076137816096458066" border="0" /></a>You should be able to grab one on Brian's website soon. Here's a few preview page spreads below (click on the images to see 'em bigger)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKHCVae8jyu8Ktf9tLBIIsVOoiTuwzJBQuHqGkfG0XGoh1Mdme4uJreoYtMP6K14CMV9OV6Rg39EB9CUnDka5N9s_CGFvGJANoVUN1UEMvGjmrkGBo0XUD5RuaUI8EWwPDDCgkr08FsG4/s1600-h/05+++++06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKHCVae8jyu8Ktf9tLBIIsVOoiTuwzJBQuHqGkfG0XGoh1Mdme4uJreoYtMP6K14CMV9OV6Rg39EB9CUnDka5N9s_CGFvGJANoVUN1UEMvGjmrkGBo0XUD5RuaUI8EWwPDDCgkr08FsG4/s400/05+++++06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076156868571383218" border="0" /></a>There's a bunch of new and old shots and I had Brian's ol' friend Harvey Kubernik do an awesome new "inner-view" (also, look for this month's MOJO mag with Harvey's "Monterey Pop Festival" article) I dug up some amazing older shots over at Capitol Records. One of my favorite ones in the booklet is the one below of Brian at P.O.P. (Pacific Ocean Park) and there are a few surprises inside too: How 'bout an actual advertisement for The Radiant Radish?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCWFRVYR80BIxP_Vj-m7T4J3a0kzekFzF7FquaOWvgXDyBzqiNxHAjEgADwqwBrbU_BiMwpATL9FoRnfEPzSHyIIGMNDQ4L_gDUNz-c2PAWTQB99q0vc8G5ta2ONWkCP6giDT04B6pcWLK/s1600-h/19+++++20.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCWFRVYR80BIxP_Vj-m7T4J3a0kzekFzF7FquaOWvgXDyBzqiNxHAjEgADwqwBrbU_BiMwpATL9FoRnfEPzSHyIIGMNDQ4L_gDUNz-c2PAWTQB99q0vc8G5ta2ONWkCP6giDT04B6pcWLK/s400/19+++++20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5076156675297854882" border="0" /></a>My 1st update in a few months? I actually attempted to log in earlier last month, but forgot my password <span style="font-style: italic;">and</span> user name. Today I logged in without thinkin' and hit it on the first shot!<br /><br />Oh yeah...last month I ran into an old friend of mine, <a href="http://www.myspace.com/nigelmoggphotography">Nigel Mogg</a>. Nige sent me this photo (below) of a <span style="font-style: italic;">SMiLE</span> tattoo that a friend of his had gotten. He's an actor/musician named <a href="http://www.drakebell.com/">Drake Bell</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXVWbjRnx_6HXuWSywO55d_nmwIdPzgCyamp3UO9ElhKXSaRyqNTfj3sQsy5kguNsweey8rbYpGp3-QynJItM1eBS2rqYjGQvG7XrurlwoqIN_KbCfq8O5iEZGmufQFGjc_fJxDAwo4Vuh/s1600-h/DrakeBellTat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXVWbjRnx_6HXuWSywO55d_nmwIdPzgCyamp3UO9ElhKXSaRyqNTfj3sQsy5kguNsweey8rbYpGp3-QynJItM1eBS2rqYjGQvG7XrurlwoqIN_KbCfq8O5iEZGmufQFGjc_fJxDAwo4Vuh/s400/DrakeBellTat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155094235075528034" border="0" /></a>I've seen a few <span style="font-style: italic;">SMiLE</span> logo tattoo's, and I've also included another one (below) that I found last year. Man, it's one thing to see your art bootlegged on an album or shirt, but quite another thing to see it on someone's skin! If you have one yourself or know a friend that has one, send me a shot of it: Mlondon@hotmail.com See ya soon!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRjBgFKSpN29oMOuFDwL5wJy2htdZx6SiluK1YgsruJtqWpmB8oZe6Qo6HMulVrOaIJc1a6FvGJxSTJXRG_GVSof-w0HZVrEcGHfA0FA-aDCgGTSqW8xMo_9PJydSSOMgXAv0hiH25Y0ND/s1600-h/tatoo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRjBgFKSpN29oMOuFDwL5wJy2htdZx6SiluK1YgsruJtqWpmB8oZe6Qo6HMulVrOaIJc1a6FvGJxSTJXRG_GVSof-w0HZVrEcGHfA0FA-aDCgGTSqW8xMo_9PJydSSOMgXAv0hiH25Y0ND/s400/tatoo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155094454118860146" border="0" /></a>Mark Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264213049611966041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8408920963766345543.post-70114217146850012152007-03-26T01:52:00.000-07:002008-12-10T18:34:57.825-08:00George Barris Place<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdv46HIDokpxktuU2ZJQP6oQ4hWvK0siH3bY3uex-2kl8Ku94mcKsRfqtdfyFCg_nNvRAr5bYFiOxQcaySce5IXh8_xM4wL46TRgNTfSxQnGVoK-wif-YuSxaqtwEabgMh5qMHc12XZh_/s1600-h/gb1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdv46HIDokpxktuU2ZJQP6oQ4hWvK0siH3bY3uex-2kl8Ku94mcKsRfqtdfyFCg_nNvRAr5bYFiOxQcaySce5IXh8_xM4wL46TRgNTfSxQnGVoK-wif-YuSxaqtwEabgMh5qMHc12XZh_/s400/gb1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5046163714838954738" border="0" /></a>Well, it was a groove. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Riot-Sunset-Strip-RocknRolls-Hollywood/dp/1906002045">Domenic <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Priore</span></a> and I went down there and met up with 1/3 of the <a href="http://www.myspace.com/wondermints"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Wondermints</span></a>: The great Nicky Wonder & <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Darian</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Sahanaja</span>. We also ran into <a href="http://www.sofein.com/">Art <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Fein</span></a> and my good friend (and <span style="font-style: italic;">amazing</span> cartoon artist) <a href="http://www.patrickowsley.com/">Patrick <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Owsley</span></a>. Domenic's new book <b class="sans"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Riot-Sunset-Strip-RockNRolls-Hollywood/dp/1906002045">"Riot on Sunset Strip: Rock'N'Roll's Last Stand in Hollywood"</a> </b><span class="sans">will finally be out in June.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpj9oAZsdVgLfvjJriSjATN7SGGwAzup1IdvQkXcv45LFI6ZhqX1dc6rBNxnEtkZgNOapv_Tfi7vcwMk23DIxfjlfabcGVMKA87oIV6OUgjURH3T77FiSOCns5lSwYfNYw4WEXQrFHO-D4/s1600-h/gb2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpj9oAZsdVgLfvjJriSjATN7SGGwAzup1IdvQkXcv45LFI6ZhqX1dc6rBNxnEtkZgNOapv_Tfi7vcwMk23DIxfjlfabcGVMKA87oIV6OUgjURH3T77FiSOCns5lSwYfNYw4WEXQrFHO-D4/s400/gb2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5046165565969859330" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">ABOVE:</span> The King with Councilman Tom <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">LaBonge</span> being hoisted up in a crane to unveil the new street plaque seen in the first photo at the top.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">BELOW:</span> Cool new mural done for the event. I was told that there was gonna be a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">faux</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Batcave</span> constructed in that location and the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Batmobile</span> would be seen haulin' ass outta there at some point just like the opening of the TV show. So much for rumors. I guess it was cheaper to just paint it instead!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6iaWzYZgoiYrC1C8kaRnlTfitEoqy_vNqMAzZfqIe6mPwnmpDBaI0XpXe1vzsb4OpBRzkJpPSkv3Ta6qdtg_ppZ2V8gjFVWzOagDOgsoFzAjeMDWBQrqQUbovfdV2u9GaVgZQQiDaw9j/s1600-h/gb3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6iaWzYZgoiYrC1C8kaRnlTfitEoqy_vNqMAzZfqIe6mPwnmpDBaI0XpXe1vzsb4OpBRzkJpPSkv3Ta6qdtg_ppZ2V8gjFVWzOagDOgsoFzAjeMDWBQrqQUbovfdV2u9GaVgZQQiDaw9j/s400/gb3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5046166528042533650" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">BELOW:</span> all I can say is...it's the thought that counts! However this does give us a good idea what it <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">could've</span> looked like if Richard <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Belzer</span> had been originally cast as Robin!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbJDOhNDWrozlS2NgM6YZLf90cnjkMAqqJCLYbsSO0wa3NJJszr_-gvt2nLzY884at1eyv31F1CvB5R6zP5FHZDwaTrRhzF2v2phArOXztD0yj4duHChk-fUHgfnnBAso9QLtkjbSjVSu/s1600-h/gb6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbJDOhNDWrozlS2NgM6YZLf90cnjkMAqqJCLYbsSO0wa3NJJszr_-gvt2nLzY884at1eyv31F1CvB5R6zP5FHZDwaTrRhzF2v2phArOXztD0yj4duHChk-fUHgfnnBAso9QLtkjbSjVSu/s400/gb6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5046169173742388002" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">BELOW:</span> The closest to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Zombo</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">I'll</span> ever get...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd5gXzvZFx-XLglIEEH4V1giXe7HVCf20Icfpsma_Hv214YQdTmzRGP6T1nUn7deUwi25vKRICqNyytbeiZ4p_057d_IyM9mMXqx6ySFBOTcWmlpQvAXTOX6ecS_8jkBGCKiWyxHse1NRz/s1600-h/gb4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd5gXzvZFx-XLglIEEH4V1giXe7HVCf20Icfpsma_Hv214YQdTmzRGP6T1nUn7deUwi25vKRICqNyytbeiZ4p_057d_IyM9mMXqx6ySFBOTcWmlpQvAXTOX6ecS_8jkBGCKiWyxHse1NRz/s400/gb4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5046170440757740338" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">BELOW:</span> The closest to The Monkees Nicky will ever get...(but if they ever have another reunion, I hope they're sharp enough to have his number around!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4KXvUU1PzDTcuCyH3GilbOPkKPi7BtR_RuFhCCLjobA13Q6j_JH32fPxtCZ9D_L48S7iLnKhU3TYmkC6B5j3Zs1sSdKkWOunqw1_uouN9eo8dZI9y3VR3g_N9AopNchfcMl__lBkbgHQo/s1600-h/gb5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4KXvUU1PzDTcuCyH3GilbOPkKPi7BtR_RuFhCCLjobA13Q6j_JH32fPxtCZ9D_L48S7iLnKhU3TYmkC6B5j3Zs1sSdKkWOunqw1_uouN9eo8dZI9y3VR3g_N9AopNchfcMl__lBkbgHQo/s400/gb5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5046170874549437250" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">BELOW:</span> (found on <a href="http://mistertoast.blogspot.com/">a sampler of things</a>) If Wondermints ever get <span style="font-style: italic;">their</span> own TV show...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9QGGFK3NCUAtCN-vB8iBzb-xMMlU6URBPIjSGhQmu_bNcjtbtLN97aTIsAo4-rYEWtI8ymRbOZJyl6c_prGqVJb7x7H5BSuUt4Ynlio5jFdBDuqcq5-K5TfiwbVKCJDY8aFUOyv8KcNuC/s1600-h/wondermobile.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9QGGFK3NCUAtCN-vB8iBzb-xMMlU6URBPIjSGhQmu_bNcjtbtLN97aTIsAo4-rYEWtI8ymRbOZJyl6c_prGqVJb7x7H5BSuUt4Ynlio5jFdBDuqcq5-K5TfiwbVKCJDY8aFUOyv8KcNuC/s400/wondermobile.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049338905680490130" border="0" /></a><br />I'm not sure of the exact list of who else attended. Of course Brett, George's son who I'd mentioned before...as was Brett's sister <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Joji</span>. We <span style="font-style: italic;">saw </span>Nancy Sinatra pulling around the front of the shop, but I didn't see her at the event. Eric Estrada was there, but that's about all I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">can</span> remember. All in all, it was a great day and maybe <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Huell</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Howser</span> will finally take notice and do one of his <a href="http://www.calgold.com/calgold/">"California's Gold"</a> features on George. I personally wrote <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Howser</span> a letter explaining that Barris' shop is basically <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">the "Willy Wonka"</span> factory of Hollywood auto history, but I got a generic form reply in return...so, to them I say; get a clue, clues are free! OK back to work & see ya soon.<br />~ ML ~Mark Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264213049611966041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8408920963766345543.post-84204117540214990422007-03-18T12:02:00.000-07:002008-12-10T18:34:59.178-08:00Here we come..walkin' down the street: "Barris Place" that is!Well, Rodney got his due last week and now another living piece of California's Gold; George Barris will have a street named in his honor this week. In case you think don't know who the King of Kustom is...trust me, you know his work.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRaXNsJ2tFSfYg7WuM7oIZwrp-0HhmzELHzI7ROQccEy1Lj1wZQjE7KKIH-5fQU0WqMV9D2Zo0MiVGFRUaw8_rAZmzZFt7XI8ozx3GwvVYMaopJ49XyFgERqzCD8EGg52jGPZbCpJZgc_/s1600-h/HermanKoachKit2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRaXNsJ2tFSfYg7WuM7oIZwrp-0HhmzELHzI7ROQccEy1Lj1wZQjE7KKIH-5fQU0WqMV9D2Zo0MiVGFRUaw8_rAZmzZFt7XI8ozx3GwvVYMaopJ49XyFgERqzCD8EGg52jGPZbCpJZgc_/s400/HermanKoachKit2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155092482728871234" border="0" /></a>Start with the Batmobile, The Munster's Coach & Dragula...and then I'll let you have fun doing your own google-fest.<br /><br />Here's the 411:<br /><br />TOLUCA LAKE – Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge is pleased to announce a very special ceremony on Friday, March 23 honoring the King of the Kustomizers, George Barris, and the Barris family business, Barris Kustom City. Please join Councilman LaBonge and Master of Ceremonies Fritz Coleman as they unveil and christen George Barris Place, and as they honor the most famous kustom auto designer and builder of celebrity cars in the world.<br /><br />Expected to attend the dedication will be some of the stars Barris created cars such as Bo Derek, John Corbett, Adam West, John Schneider, Nancy Sinatra, Dan Haggerty, Karen Kramer, Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top), James Barren and Mamie Van Doren, just to name a few. Paul Casey, official Elvis of Las Vegas and two-time Entertainer of the Year, will perform Elvis’ greatest hits as a tribute to Barris, a long time personal friend of Elvis Presley. Barris built several movie cars for Elvis. The dedication will take place at 1 p.m. at Barris Kustom Industries, 10811 Riverside Drive in Toluca Lake.<br /><br />Aside from fiberglass fabrications, Barris is also known for his Boss paint jobs. The "Barris Gold" is his signature color, and he's most renowned for his "scallops" rather than his flames. A scallop follows the line of the body and ends in a sharp point.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmj9o3-u8-_deaKlJ8PdlQNQyfC9l9Jv07d_TRPMru67nvvHc3_l_qn_O_5N4gVzKX3LZ6mNOWoQvVmTBK_TDvextHWlhRRDljulkxGsA_jJhyVrQfB2W_tlewn-irPccuwYkOgYdtmV4-/s1600-h/kopperkart.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmj9o3-u8-_deaKlJ8PdlQNQyfC9l9Jv07d_TRPMru67nvvHc3_l_qn_O_5N4gVzKX3LZ6mNOWoQvVmTBK_TDvextHWlhRRDljulkxGsA_jJhyVrQfB2W_tlewn-irPccuwYkOgYdtmV4-/s400/kopperkart.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044141494542455506" border="0" /></a>One of George's most legendary scallop jobs could be found on the back of a Porsche Spyder that was owned (and fatally un-owned) by the <span style="font-style: italic;">original</span> Brad Pitt...a guy named James Dean.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJZZUdlQYnknYMhPNRZWFuyagCUibXbeBNgWuROA4DJfP9xV461BIKEHq8FEG-8Phgd19hWz97OXjQIDEPYtXz7Xm2geW6H3QgM-aaC5V2fveaMsvji4jhLy1esTXQlAhuMSg916A9rH-/s1600-h/jdbarris.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXJZZUdlQYnknYMhPNRZWFuyagCUibXbeBNgWuROA4DJfP9xV461BIKEHq8FEG-8Phgd19hWz97OXjQIDEPYtXz7Xm2geW6H3QgM-aaC5V2fveaMsvji4jhLy1esTXQlAhuMSg916A9rH-/s400/jdbarris.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044142808802448098" border="0" /></a>Below is a shot of "The King and I" taken by Hal Lifson at his first "1966!" book signing at Bookstar in Studio City. At that signing we also had Batman himself: Adam West present along with Barris to sign some books (L.A. locals will sadly notice our dearly departed Sav-On in the background) You shoulda seen the look on the local policemen's faces when they saw the '66 Batmobile parked out front of the store, it was right out of a <a href="http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/C/htmlC/candidcamera/candidcamera.htm">Candid Camera </a>episode!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfsWzSwB6cNf5WL84g_hvoN8c2LEerAHXTxZnBgSROysltTez_Oh_jpYX1G-c8CIsYTXwnzmGGwTgHMrA6kFlJ_M34CclgR0zkOgA3R3zuOgHk0ocDubNqQZjsaRHfJ04jhnTkB-NalLS-/s1600-h/66bookparty.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfsWzSwB6cNf5WL84g_hvoN8c2LEerAHXTxZnBgSROysltTez_Oh_jpYX1G-c8CIsYTXwnzmGGwTgHMrA6kFlJ_M34CclgR0zkOgA3R3zuOgHk0ocDubNqQZjsaRHfJ04jhnTkB-NalLS-/s400/66bookparty.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155098302409557378" border="0" /></a>I went to High School with Brett Barris, George's son...this comes in handy when you just happen to need an original Batmobile on short notice...Thanks Brett & George!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedGh_aDpJbDKgudhV6xCL3z7g9wAd1vKxpfHqeXfItI8cJaBjJJ0FdS6NbRaN31OtvMN5qp54YOMC7ETE3HoFb_NRMT0fahyphenhyphen6TaMYS1PR5kACBVHfqS2KtMO3wIRM12msqny20_GckSao/s1600-h/out1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgedGh_aDpJbDKgudhV6xCL3z7g9wAd1vKxpfHqeXfItI8cJaBjJJ0FdS6NbRaN31OtvMN5qp54YOMC7ETE3HoFb_NRMT0fahyphenhyphen6TaMYS1PR5kACBVHfqS2KtMO3wIRM12msqny20_GckSao/s400/out1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045290616707154658" border="0" /></a>One of my favorite Barris creations (also my <span style="font-style: italic;">all</span>-time favorite movie poster seen above) is the ZZR surfmobile from the (1966 of course!) film "Out Of Sight" dig this -<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcSay8q5g-k_rdbVsDBm8KHjP0Vk9IZ4dd_VeBtTeEtMWsP2R-OIKPzGHBldBHwmN6RZG-e5yxca5uFM_bpyTxtBTcctR8-6zZ7bmi6DOZ6ZoDAhDqzVOgNn837WoCWQQmxx9GKD4tCsif/s1600-h/zzr1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcSay8q5g-k_rdbVsDBm8KHjP0Vk9IZ4dd_VeBtTeEtMWsP2R-OIKPzGHBldBHwmN6RZG-e5yxca5uFM_bpyTxtBTcctR8-6zZ7bmi6DOZ6ZoDAhDqzVOgNn837WoCWQQmxx9GKD4tCsif/s400/zzr1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5043355778167423842" border="0" /></a>Also of note to Beach Boys fans, George did a little something for the guys too (below)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFhBV3exW4CZZiUzIKVotUR6D4U7VM0g2VJB1Gn2sMHOwsp0nmahIWzD-BIXfmXe664mdmCw4SkrnfCfZHWTWsO_7Yxhh1PMOtrF0wWyEwm_pP-Iw2HuUcLvUYoaFL2o6xCNQ3gZAvG9SJ/s1600-h/bbarris.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFhBV3exW4CZZiUzIKVotUR6D4U7VM0g2VJB1Gn2sMHOwsp0nmahIWzD-BIXfmXe664mdmCw4SkrnfCfZHWTWsO_7Yxhh1PMOtrF0wWyEwm_pP-Iw2HuUcLvUYoaFL2o6xCNQ3gZAvG9SJ/s400/bbarris.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5043975425336988354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">BELOW: Beach Boys Buggy Kustom Cars Sticker #38<br />Text description written on back of the card:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">From one of the biggest national contests Capitol Records ever has evolved 22 Kandy striped mini Coppers for the Beach Boys. Hub caps are made of their gold records. Red and white Kandy striped fur interior, top and curtains make this Barris special a real eye-opener.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWXOMke0dl2u3vSFz-k8us963lOT99KvCsi9ZpI1YF9hL8Fl909K9MnW0rAQUNQ7Sk3XfsBqFffn4SIvxm3QDnznYTAhTv5yyCuuHuivEYTdco_swXlZwYuc_K5S9kR5ZPRvHhgw7uBp_/s1600-h/bbarris2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWXOMke0dl2u3vSFz-k8us963lOT99KvCsi9ZpI1YF9hL8Fl909K9MnW0rAQUNQ7Sk3XfsBqFffn4SIvxm3QDnznYTAhTv5yyCuuHuivEYTdco_swXlZwYuc_K5S9kR5ZPRvHhgw7uBp_/s400/bbarris2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044202100825969458" border="0" /></a>So there ya go.<br />Be there or be aware! I won't be posting much for the next coupla months, it's time to start on Brian's 2007 tour book and I'll be buried under e-mail's, photos, coffee and deadlines.<br /><br />Until then, keep it real! ~ ML ~<br /><br />P.S.<br />In memory of our beloved Tower Records on the Sunset Strip, which went the way of <a href="http://wiki.killuglyradio.com/index.php/Wallich%27s_Music_City">Wallich's Music City</a> this year, here's my moment from 2004. A sight that all album designers and bands throughout the years used to look forward to seeing. I'm proud to have been a part of that tradition...and just in time!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_sgJupBNJtSugYYGw3YAjrqXw7Z4WsDNQW4X7G0GKcjXli23ke81PxfikozQ_I4nO1_tduWk9WmbQ1bKPRJQRVxyGIXkHEYnFPebaY5azZSLcyvkq5Z7m2i5ce4xg9k9BsRlqZw8-VeN/s1600-h/towersmiles.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_sgJupBNJtSugYYGw3YAjrqXw7Z4WsDNQW4X7G0GKcjXli23ke81PxfikozQ_I4nO1_tduWk9WmbQ1bKPRJQRVxyGIXkHEYnFPebaY5azZSLcyvkq5Z7m2i5ce4xg9k9BsRlqZw8-VeN/s400/towersmiles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5043371029596292018" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTF2VBUC0B74L84MFFmyeGimIvkaytPWUlpueitA1h3yFREXO_qrcy-recrGyYQPh50jYRHvRFyeJMXx0t-1OzF6_ytprQvqC7Ys6xG6N73_pCBOcLLaCIDdrz9Ts3e8IDo0xpsPjgaYQT/s1600-h/c169.jpg">photo by Dennis Loren<br /></a>Mark Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264213049611966041noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8408920963766345543.post-80486742975309274512007-03-02T12:11:00.000-08:002008-12-10T18:34:59.849-08:00Rodney on the Walk: It's All Happening!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7OZynMfGLsHfZ9P0O8DnvLdmFsduQWjymR5U3p9GPkTXVeWNSX01nWDpWpEaCiCdQDkpA-t-0V86F6JZ-eKwJc9gvFBxmoBS41tvyVKugff44vrSWuId3rYoiTnHMEk7u8F_5Yi7aOuU/s1600-h/rodney.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7OZynMfGLsHfZ9P0O8DnvLdmFsduQWjymR5U3p9GPkTXVeWNSX01nWDpWpEaCiCdQDkpA-t-0V86F6JZ-eKwJc9gvFBxmoBS41tvyVKugff44vrSWuId3rYoiTnHMEk7u8F_5Yi7aOuU/s400/rodney.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038649240006415826" border="0" /></a>On March 9th 2007 the Mayor of the Sunset Strip will have conquered Hollywood Blvd. too!<br /><br />I was asked by my pal <a href="http://www.myspace.com/rodneyontheroq">Rodney Bingenheimer</a> to create the concert poster for the evening gig at the <a href="http://www.henryfondatheater.com/2007/03_calendar.html">Music Box theatre</a> to celebrate his new position on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7uqN-R0p43wR0B8O-kdcY6VZbZQH4sXqSzkZTr51P4CcDzErqeORyxQc8kD3qGC5v1zV-OFZl5NxOz1xDM2CMHarwu2S-nj746bbJzkjd0YJ4boppwkFQaxhE5HAtaiA8_zPjUTMsPvUN/s1600-h/ROQ+OF+FAMEsm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7uqN-R0p43wR0B8O-kdcY6VZbZQH4sXqSzkZTr51P4CcDzErqeORyxQc8kD3qGC5v1zV-OFZl5NxOz1xDM2CMHarwu2S-nj746bbJzkjd0YJ4boppwkFQaxhE5HAtaiA8_zPjUTMsPvUN/s400/ROQ+OF+FAMEsm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5039096144238466546" border="0" /></a><br />Here's is the official announcement from the <a href="http://www.hollywoodchamber.net/icons/upcoming_ceremonies.asp">Hollywood Chamber of Commerce</a>:<br />WHO: Rodney Bingenheimer, Honorary Mayor of Hollywood Johnny Grant,<span style="font-family:Garamond;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, President/CEO Leron Gubler</span></span><br />WHAT: <b> <span style="font-weight: bold;">2,330th</span></b> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame</span></b><br />WHERE: <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">7021 Hollywood Boulevard</span></b><span style="font-family:Garamond;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />WHEN: <b> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Friday, March 9, at 11:30 a.m.<br /><br /></span></b></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" align="left"> <span style="font-family:Garamond;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiERimIpvWOGr-qLHapMOtViCJ_A3tigDbyur5p2F5zlgAIiB8tIvPmNsOQ4V-rYeh7xorceAZ1mvuD6ENYm8vPQD0VtIuW2oEMBwFCpZM_Xk7b3XBwqsSUrg9ploCADvb8TV1FTNqWdWwC/s1600-h/MAYOR.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiERimIpvWOGr-qLHapMOtViCJ_A3tigDbyur5p2F5zlgAIiB8tIvPmNsOQ4V-rYeh7xorceAZ1mvuD6ENYm8vPQD0VtIuW2oEMBwFCpZM_Xk7b3XBwqsSUrg9ploCADvb8TV1FTNqWdWwC/s400/MAYOR.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5037425509581114210" border="0" /></a></p>A few years ago, <a href="http://bwtb.blogspot.com/">Chris Carter</a> gave me the chance to design my first movie poster (above) for his and George Hickenlooper's documentary on Rodney "Mayor of the Sunset Strip". It's a beautiful poster with a silver mirror foil-stamped logo. These were only given out at the June 17th 2003 premier of the film at the Hollywood Cinerama Dome. I also designed the soundtrack sampler CD package, a promo folder, a button and the passes for the after-party event.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASUeMqwJWvLQSJA0-DeM1dZRr_t3Crd7s2M7tdOjad561xaZKosKolSBI5CULmUqBVvo2xIqWLej1XBd5iZKNJUpsSA6kiqQCnPC7GX-JKT31GVDnud36_c-a5cZO44DusR-uuo6qbJj7/s1600-h/mayorstuff.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASUeMqwJWvLQSJA0-DeM1dZRr_t3Crd7s2M7tdOjad561xaZKosKolSBI5CULmUqBVvo2xIqWLej1XBd5iZKNJUpsSA6kiqQCnPC7GX-JKT31GVDnud36_c-a5cZO44DusR-uuo6qbJj7/s400/mayorstuff.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5037450648024697714" border="0" /></a>Unfortunately when the film was finally sold to First Look Media, I wasn't even given a shot at the art for the world release<span style="font-weight: bold;">:<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Them (read with lisp):</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">"Well, we want to use someone who specializes more in movie posters"</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Me (with "get a clue" frustration):</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">"That's called an artist sir. If I make the graphic square, it's an album, if I make it long, it's a movie poster...you know, like my poster that you have framed in your front office!"<br /><br /></span>Anyway, his nephew or his friend probably got the gig or something. To <span>me,</span> the final art (look it up yourself) ended up looking like some kind of Clockwork Orange Halloween party. A little sour grapes? Nope. I'm happy with the work I did, I just think I should've been given a fair chance at the new package. That said, Rodney can still be heard on KROQ (106.7 FM in Los Angeles) every Sunday night, and I believe on the net too.Mark Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264213049611966041noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8408920963766345543.post-52336327452838823162007-01-16T16:08:00.000-08:002008-12-10T18:35:00.803-08:00A real American Idol...and a Grammy for The Klezmatics!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBiD0E33gGIUQ1aNrdhdCcieVcYQNwzHIE_22J0EyvgvKpOA9FFilIHh_mo-er5I8zrMddjJOGTaqHhn0wABXPkCdIoU-tHjTNq74woPKKioH-MNSOQG-BnWtftifR9fX2FyUjhdId2oQ/s1600-h/woody.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBiD0E33gGIUQ1aNrdhdCcieVcYQNwzHIE_22J0EyvgvKpOA9FFilIHh_mo-er5I8zrMddjJOGTaqHhn0wABXPkCdIoU-tHjTNq74woPKKioH-MNSOQG-BnWtftifR9fX2FyUjhdId2oQ/s400/woody.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030542148708164498" border="0" /></a>If I could have a quarter for everyone who came to America inspired by Woody Guthrie's words & music, and another from everyone who came to Southern California inspired by Brian Wilson's music...you get the idea!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHOcA8-_X1l9ntAWW5vkkaCfK1kxqOp79_7ek3hTi5QHB1gcLSOYf5G_OGnKp5L89JOVEuqz4aYQWmNeElGtc8Cz48be7fJSsSoHgo86JDt2_Ok6P5OsrpeiA2q1LKtf3hsCiyrJVBP1n/s1600-h/wonder.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHOcA8-_X1l9ntAWW5vkkaCfK1kxqOp79_7ek3hTi5QHB1gcLSOYf5G_OGnKp5L89JOVEuqz4aYQWmNeElGtc8Cz48be7fJSsSoHgo86JDt2_Ok6P5OsrpeiA2q1LKtf3hsCiyrJVBP1n/s400/wonder.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020802480755664354" border="0" /></a>Last year, I had the incredible opportunity to create an album package (above) for an amazing group of versatile and talented musicians called <a href="http://www.klezmatics.com/index.php">The <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Klezmatics</span></a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitYsbMsoXTI-Q2t86ragcB1TauXP9AiIsk_3NH3o7JSfGTlL-mRidy1rVYxn9rnJw6-B6kvrNaHyEOrVNI2TIm_SRsNLCtPZNLl5ojZcb69NUcwFUJ0MPEzZ7O5JAQqJ7zqmLfMZvvHIlf/s1600-h/klez.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitYsbMsoXTI-Q2t86ragcB1TauXP9AiIsk_3NH3o7JSfGTlL-mRidy1rVYxn9rnJw6-B6kvrNaHyEOrVNI2TIm_SRsNLCtPZNLl5ojZcb69NUcwFUJ0MPEzZ7O5JAQqJ7zqmLfMZvvHIlf/s400/klez.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020836191953970754" border="0" /></a>I had the pleasure to work with <a href="http://www.woodyguthrie.org/">Nora Guthrie</a>, Woody's daughter (yup, <a href="http://www.arlo.net/"><span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Arlo</span></a>'s sister...which reminds me, let's add <span style="font-style: italic;">another</span> quarter for everyone who went to Alice's Restaurant from hearing & <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Alices-Restaurant-Arlo-Guthrie/dp/B000053VAR">seeing</a> <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Arlo</span>!) Nora found a treasure trove of lost 1940's & 50's lyrics written by her father in a storage trunk. The words where all inspired by Woody's love of his family and his unique surroundings from the time they lived in <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Coney</span> Island (a famous beach town in Brooklyn, N.Y.) The title of the album, <span style="font-style: italic;">Wonder Wheel</span>, is named after the gargantuan <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">ferris</span> wheel in the amusement park. Nora ran into one of the band members of the <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Klezmatics</span> at a concert, and the result of that meeting is this amazing CD, which I am proud to say, just won a 2007 Grammy Award for "Best Contemporary World Music Album"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6l2jVTpqO5DzVQM3DUWp1x-C2gWAgNtQ0oGCbSy9gm_2qPAEK_eVijKWBcQFevDIS5ohY01pOK6HBH2-SpQJAZGnGCgY9RrX6M7VZXWGlhPk2ibeFHej5LpxAVrT32wK66UDu_liDujW/s1600-h/grammy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6l2jVTpqO5DzVQM3DUWp1x-C2gWAgNtQ0oGCbSy9gm_2qPAEK_eVijKWBcQFevDIS5ohY01pOK6HBH2-SpQJAZGnGCgY9RrX6M7VZXWGlhPk2ibeFHej5LpxAVrT32wK66UDu_liDujW/s400/grammy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030771323868111906" border="0" /></a>It was truly an honor to work on this one.<br />It shot me straight back to Kindergarten, when an old folk singer gave us a concert in our auditorium at <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Carthay</span> Center School. On that amazing 1965 afternoon, "This Land Is Your Land" was spiritually implanted into my being, and I still feel a sort of warm safety whenever I hear it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEH3v8dJfeIhsn3yXBq_4x3jB124nKg_t_q8NBmNY43b_M2n3oYmxQ42BYySXnzx_1YLAoWN5U9_MBGiZ2bL0MzmZdvMWH1eWlhmpzLPplcQSHygB8TGwk7fwSbK5A7zPm9FshAYvnG1Eu/s1600-h/wg+horse.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEH3v8dJfeIhsn3yXBq_4x3jB124nKg_t_q8NBmNY43b_M2n3oYmxQ42BYySXnzx_1YLAoWN5U9_MBGiZ2bL0MzmZdvMWH1eWlhmpzLPplcQSHygB8TGwk7fwSbK5A7zPm9FshAYvnG1Eu/s400/wg+horse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020824286304626226" border="0" /></a>Nora gave me full access to her family's photo archives and her father's own hand-written lyric sheets. Talk about American musical history! The <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Klezmatics'</span> manager <a href="http://www.tractor-beam.com/about.html">Dan <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Efram</span></a> found a <span style="font-style: italic;">perfect</span> folk-artist named <a href="http://www.stevekeene.com/sksk.html">Steve Keene</a> who did the cover painting (actually it's a mix of 4 different paintings...but that's where I come in!) and interior paintings of <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Coney</span> Island. The archival photos were mind-blowing. For Woody's fans, there are many rare/unseen shots in the booklet. I actually wanted the outer cover to be a 3-D <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">digipac</span> with the frame around the painting and the brush strokes raised up with embossing to look like an actual hand-painted piece of art. Who knows, there may have been 2 Grammys won, but the budget wasn't there and I have no control over that aspect of the business. That said, I'm still very proud of it, and very artistically fulfilled to have "worked" with the great Woody Guthrie!<br /><br />Congratulations to Nora, The <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Klezmatics</span>, their manager Dan <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Efram</span>, and <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">JMG's</span> David <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">McClees</span>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_VL5ZsKnEJ_rnwOOgWLb_cLTXoUIGr-AYC_SbqIG1csZlH326OIOfUHDY_zITJPEHeZgJzRX-gMCXqu99G_dF-9SOtVxWYx6NYvFkTejU6In1oKhTsoSfMSDA_Ebv2EkTN-7-ZZRRT60/s1600-h/wonder.jpg"><br /></a>Mark Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264213049611966041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8408920963766345543.post-15519073980855627372007-01-14T13:29:00.000-08:002008-12-10T18:35:01.376-08:00The shameless freedom of promoting pals, part two...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqi9W0Nn0dL1rXE_-it19z28iGecPu-j6tFsm4BpKWiLYfw-VeVLD7Q2HNZfTyg9mmSzl258Cl9CVO6uBji3VEyy_4adb1CeTL_XfMxS2gBCtJXRczRpFSAgXHWi3hOz9HygekUyrzXcP/s1600-h/33.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfqi9W0Nn0dL1rXE_-it19z28iGecPu-j6tFsm4BpKWiLYfw-VeVLD7Q2HNZfTyg9mmSzl258Cl9CVO6uBji3VEyy_4adb1CeTL_XfMxS2gBCtJXRczRpFSAgXHWi3hOz9HygekUyrzXcP/s400/33.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020157763214861682" border="0" /></a><br />What can be said about my pal Andrew Sandoval?<br />Well...let's start <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Sandoval">here</a> and then go <a href="http://www.andrewsandoval.com/">there</a>! Then go straight to Amazon and grab one of his <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">CD's</span>...<span style="font-style: italic;">33 the best of Andrew</span> is a perfect place to start. Andrew can also be heard on his radio show "<a href="http://cometothesunshine.com/">Come To The Sunshine</a>" on <a href="http://www.luxuriamusic.com/"><span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">luxuriamusic</span>.com</a> Mondays from 4-6 (PST)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMRNIDR_7t2TCD7mrzuXdTXu31i4C7UYQRk2TiHLO_UHTDxnDsHbFdQxQ-QDxT9RPysUKFspJd7W-EPTXvTs_Yn5vOB1zmNbrxQtLIgjNqIIiVFwjSHfBUGmNI4gyPkMK81Zzct5DZ0tfn/s1600-h/LUXOCT.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMRNIDR_7t2TCD7mrzuXdTXu31i4C7UYQRk2TiHLO_UHTDxnDsHbFdQxQ-QDxT9RPysUKFspJd7W-EPTXvTs_Yn5vOB1zmNbrxQtLIgjNqIIiVFwjSHfBUGmNI4gyPkMK81Zzct5DZ0tfn/s400/LUXOCT.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020025834704430434" border="0" /></a>I whipped up the piece you see above as a little nod...Oh, alright...a direct rip-off, of the old "<a href="http://www.bossradioforever.com/"><span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">93 KHJ</span></a> Boss <a href="http://www.socalradiohistory.com/khja/khj121a.html"><span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">hitlist</span></a>" that we used to grab at <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">the legendary Wallich's</span> Music City on Sunset & Vine.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGOQNpWFkiOVjXO07SKgwCrvcnpkm8COzNjJpH2fK3SGKsyK6ipkY2xL5aDIhlwHDL5eGRAduNAcLypyOxDrBM2918OaCXOFsgE-Qgf6KBsSqMprHLwuTNlvdMNIH7H0rrzjDGKuDiqUlz/s1600-h/wallichs.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGOQNpWFkiOVjXO07SKgwCrvcnpkm8COzNjJpH2fK3SGKsyK6ipkY2xL5aDIhlwHDL5eGRAduNAcLypyOxDrBM2918OaCXOFsgE-Qgf6KBsSqMprHLwuTNlvdMNIH7H0rrzjDGKuDiqUlz/s400/wallichs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030550309146026930" border="0" /></a><br />Aside from being the foremost authority on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Monkees-Day-Day-Story-Sensation/dp/1592233724">The <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Monkees</span></a> ,<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwl34dC1HxvAjJ9D45unw8sITXM_m7o8UfvwScrR79wcPA1TeuY42TJRK6xWmObQxZ5gXYktIcNmbYZL5Ia0LG_pSQy0Fo_g50OgexqWbpkEORDsaes4brtASbCnMzxV2zCXjPArz0HFo/s1600-h/monkeesb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwl34dC1HxvAjJ9D45unw8sITXM_m7o8UfvwScrR79wcPA1TeuY42TJRK6xWmObQxZ5gXYktIcNmbYZL5Ia0LG_pSQy0Fo_g50OgexqWbpkEORDsaes4brtASbCnMzxV2zCXjPArz0HFo/s400/monkeesb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030551223974060994" border="0" /></a>Andrew is one of, if not my favorite singer/songwriters on the local scene. Andrew and his better half Wendy are one of the nicest and most factual couples I've ever encountered (he's an archival author, she runs an L.A. Library!) Together we are bold Disneyland freaks, and regularly inhabit the park. No, we haven't yet brought scented candles & incense to the statue of Walt & the Mouse...(<a href="http://www.philhendrieshow.com/">Phil Hendrie</a> fans will get that) but we do have our annual passes. Whenever I'm questioned about this, I find myself saying the same thing: where <span style="font-style: italic;">else</span> can you flee from your work, drive for 35 minutes and be on a Rocket Ship, a River Boat, A Haunted House, and a Steam Locomotive?<br /><br /><span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Luxuria</span> Music's own co-founder <a href="http://www.luxuriamusic.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=219&POSTNUKESID=8bb548f18fdb5b6166e878d4a816b7a6">Eric <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Bonerz</span></a> is also a member of the Magic Kingdom Underground, and I myself found a wealth of inspiration for the <span style="font-style: italic;">SMiLE</span> album just by strolling down Main St. U.S.A. or to be more truthful, obsessing over the most minute imagineered details that you'd never understand...or would you? Are you...one of <a href="http://www.laweekly.com/general/features/keepers-of-the-magic-kingdom/2426/">us</a>?Mark Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264213049611966041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8408920963766345543.post-75713368082145490452007-01-14T10:19:00.000-08:002008-12-10T18:35:01.722-08:00A moment of glory...around 7 seconds worth!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhWe5V6hfccAl15mlvaoeMKAIQZ6dKXi8XpOTyPqKJj2-qTUCs95WIMX6SlyXHnWsjttx8_qDgBM0cMWABPb0kl70O4OnSgUexRmkelOwzSoRy-p4QNFI4Epw9V0sL1EjbatK4Q1g03en/s1600-h/sir+peter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhWe5V6hfccAl15mlvaoeMKAIQZ6dKXi8XpOTyPqKJj2-qTUCs95WIMX6SlyXHnWsjttx8_qDgBM0cMWABPb0kl70O4OnSgUexRmkelOwzSoRy-p4QNFI4Epw9V0sL1EjbatK4Q1g03en/s400/sir+peter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020329811014804866" border="0" /></a>This photo (OK <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">vid</span>-grab) above is one of my most treasured moments: It's my good self and one of the founding fathers of Pop Art, <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/2045522.stm">Sir Peter Blake</a>.<br /><br />While in London (no relation) for Brian's first live performance of <span style="font-style: italic;"><span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">SMiLE</span></span>, I had the honor of meeting Sir Peter backstage. It never ocurred to me at the time to ask someone to snap a shot of us, because this night truly belonged to Brian, Van Dyke & the band. Our entire meeting only lasted for around 10 minutes. Much to my surprise, when the "Beautiful Dreamer" DVD arrived, a friend called and told me to check out our drummer Jim Hines' backstage interview and I'd find a little something cool in the background...sure enough, there we are (for like 4 seconds) discussing the art for <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Bri's</span> (then) upcoming album <span style="font-style: italic;">Getting In</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Over My Head</span>...I can't actually recall our entire conversation, but I do remember when I introduced myself as Brian's graphic artist, he said "oh, very good!...then we shall collaborate for the new album?" to which I said something like "Well, I have to admit, I've seen what you did with <span style="font-style: italic;">Sgt.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Pepper</span>, I think you're <span style="font-style: italic;">quite</span> capable of doing an album without me!" However, he kindly insisted I be involved (I did all but the cover) and is seen above showing me his sketches and sharing his vision for the album cover.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9K0vh72E3r704-ZRq38p5BhoqrAjuC9iigJ0lwJmToMC7HVwWqCfUNFDb1Bk_zaZ8fYtlG7TMApvfZ5ex6QF2w8L9-VkU3WPG65JyHhpsJNHW07EUzYm97FjWw6lcKBM37PljH4IIkLy/s1600-h/sir+peter2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9K0vh72E3r704-ZRq38p5BhoqrAjuC9iigJ0lwJmToMC7HVwWqCfUNFDb1Bk_zaZ8fYtlG7TMApvfZ5ex6QF2w8L9-VkU3WPG65JyHhpsJNHW07EUzYm97FjWw6lcKBM37PljH4IIkLy/s400/sir+peter2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5020542519270139298" border="0" /></a>The biggest thrill, was seeing Sir Peter wearing my art on his backstage pass. Anyhow, like lightning, the moment was brief but groovy...so there 'tis!<br /><br />FYI; most of the images here in the blog are <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">clickable</span> if you wanna go "super-size"<br /><br />~ ML ~Mark Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264213049611966041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8408920963766345543.post-84392735069399777762007-01-11T14:21:00.000-08:002008-12-10T18:35:02.812-08:00The shameless freedom of promoting pals, part one...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJN7ZTeH_Dzdz2Ogd5tZzzJwXl_1ste2Wo4vVa6Gf_Y4jZUpVKhHieVTF_ah4lmq08p6gFTyhn-GaCHgE4kMnU3IE7dqfeUnAuVxq3l7pmcbKk2I7CyiUNbbzxP7uPP-UbbDFZWcDNZml5/s1600-h/COVER.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJN7ZTeH_Dzdz2Ogd5tZzzJwXl_1ste2Wo4vVa6Gf_Y4jZUpVKhHieVTF_ah4lmq08p6gFTyhn-GaCHgE4kMnU3IE7dqfeUnAuVxq3l7pmcbKk2I7CyiUNbbzxP7uPP-UbbDFZWcDNZml5/s400/COVER.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5018905655694025890" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Even though this is my new home on the range, I believe in putting others first. I never forget the people who have helped me in my career and those I've had the honor of collaborating with on various projects.<br /><br />First up is my Buddy <a href="http://www.hallifson.com/home.html">Hal <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Lifson</span></span></a>.<br /><br />No, I didn't design his website, but definitely pay Hal a visit and browse around, maybe buy some custom coin holders! One of Hal's little side-gigs is representing the </span><a href="http://www.hallifson.com/coinpurse.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" ><span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Quikoin</span></span></span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" > company. Remember these?<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEdt0SaCqkdWBovM12ASt1UNd0B0vKUM7w2vw0b0oeqllpdLJLWCbU0LHvKtVAabf_XI9VWVtH1aeBPik1_T16Fs0sa2vjNrzGckUgvjagI4DzUi1uw9vZ_MpDaiKBqaHdRsCgowHWwJ7T/s1600-h/quik+surf.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEdt0SaCqkdWBovM12ASt1UNd0B0vKUM7w2vw0b0oeqllpdLJLWCbU0LHvKtVAabf_XI9VWVtH1aeBPik1_T16Fs0sa2vjNrzGckUgvjagI4DzUi1uw9vZ_MpDaiKBqaHdRsCgowHWwJ7T/s400/quik+surf.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030029127749559138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Above is a design I did around 5 years ago to get Hal going with his first order. I still have a few laying around for $5 ea. E-mail me if ya want one.<br /><br />Hal was managing Nancy Sinatra when I first met him at <a href="http://www.thezreview.co.uk/posters/m/mayorsunsetstrip.htm">Rodney <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Bingenheimer's</span></span></a> table at <a href="http://www.cantersdeli.com/">Cantor's</a> in the year 2000. We started talking. Hal told me he dug the "Brian on the Sunset Strip" poster that I'd done for the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005JRWZ/theofficibrianwi/103-7459367-8681428?dev-t=mason-wrapper%26camp=2025%26link_code=xm2">Roxy</a> gig that year.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLgafdPGTumNOg2uCrV3VNcMpcYP5zVvXl6JBCxfeMfHL9YQlXEeqBwauQ1LtXp3Fr95yLbDoVvyf_9pIykl6dT8FmmiS6fgAm6vtNcACEJOPCVtHTYFc74HSAcKEXcAHkbbYNQRNJRWd/s1600-h/ROXY.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpLgafdPGTumNOg2uCrV3VNcMpcYP5zVvXl6JBCxfeMfHL9YQlXEeqBwauQ1LtXp3Fr95yLbDoVvyf_9pIykl6dT8FmmiS6fgAm6vtNcACEJOPCVtHTYFc74HSAcKEXcAHkbbYNQRNJRWd/s400/ROXY.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030011797556519714" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >He asked if I would I like to do one for Nancy's <a href="http://www.posterplanet.com/shopexd.asp?id=1218">upcoming gig</a> with <a href="http://www.posterplanet.com/shopexd.asp?id=1217">Eric <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Burdon</span></span></a> (below)<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGmgijDucRGVP4uEOhlZHQe7OYpAL5ER3x4H95Rthjvz9d3ySFutg8sGMuWDnj5dACbbhk5UwpDO-DWhEEpLMq7u4tnLUqslp5j2YGJnSqdFpPRwLImQ6_FOdx-wq7nVhNE4zr-zDuzFM/s1600-h/SINATRA+BURDON+.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGmgijDucRGVP4uEOhlZHQe7OYpAL5ER3x4H95Rthjvz9d3ySFutg8sGMuWDnj5dACbbhk5UwpDO-DWhEEpLMq7u4tnLUqslp5j2YGJnSqdFpPRwLImQ6_FOdx-wq7nVhNE4zr-zDuzFM/s400/SINATRA+BURDON+.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030012321542529842" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >It turned out Hal & I had a lot in common; he was raised in <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Encino</span></span>, and I went to Jr. High & High School there at Cal Prep...actually across the street from Hal's childhood home.<br />We soon became close friends. The '66 book was actually born one Sunday evening while walking through the Disneyland parking lot (Hal, myself and his beautiful wife Brigitte) Hal just blurted out "Ya know buddy, I was looking through my stuff at home this week and everything I <span style="font-style: italic;">worship</span> has "copyright 1966" written on it!" About a week after that, Hal ran into his childhood friend Jeff Stern. It just so happened that Jeff had recently <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">acquired</span> a book <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">publishing</span> company called <a href="http://www.bonusbooks.com/bookpage.asp?BookID=1205">Bonus </a><span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"><a href="http://www.bonusbooks.com/bookpage.asp?BookID=1205">Books</a>. Hal told him about our idea,</span> and voila...project 1966 began to take shape. I designed the cover of the book (with my own special nod to <a href="http://www.treasurycomics.com/gallery/misc15whamo.htm">Wham-O</a> in the design of Hal's name) and I scanned many of the images in there (the clean ones of course!) If you're a 60's art fanatic, <span style="font-style: italic;">especially</span> if you happen to have born in <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"><span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Southern California</span></span> like I was, Hal's book is a must own. When was the last time <span style="font-style: italic;">you</span> saw that amazing diamond shaped KCOP logo?!<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQwsJgYFqDKaGgiM-hc3mVCSDXMtGonTXzR7p9UL0e9U5C3OCQ0khS4m4evXKmBQ7bBlRy2KsrvunXfxFpNz11GuTdtTKC6vYJqnb5ZdKWcj44ag_h005eS07KBg6J1D7D6W-Kv13Vm7C/s1600-h/kcop.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQwsJgYFqDKaGgiM-hc3mVCSDXMtGonTXzR7p9UL0e9U5C3OCQ0khS4m4evXKmBQ7bBlRy2KsrvunXfxFpNz11GuTdtTKC6vYJqnb5ZdKWcj44ag_h005eS07KBg6J1D7D6W-Kv13Vm7C/s400/kcop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030003843277087506" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >I had a blast finding and scanning the images for this project. One memory that stood out, was I won a '66 LIFE magazine on good <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">ol</span>' E-Bay. The seller was out in Ohio...and to my Twilight Zone surprise, when I finally got the mag in the mail, I read the address label and I couldn't believe it...the address was<span style="font-style: italic;"> exactly</span> across the street from where I was working on the book...in Toluca Lake, California. So I took it over the neighbor's home and knocked on the door...no, it wasn't from <span style="font-style: italic;">their</span> family's old subscription, but from the Doctor that they had bought the home from in 1967. He passed away shortly after they bought it, and said they'd just been talking about him the day before I came over!<br /><br />Supernatural? Perhaps.<br />Baloney? Perhaps not!<br /><br />Speaking of The <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Monkees</span>...stay tuned for <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">shameless</span> promotion of pals part two: Andrew Sandoval.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span>Mark Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264213049611966041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8408920963766345543.post-2281221283186184002007-01-11T12:31:00.000-08:002008-12-10T18:35:03.984-08:00London Calling...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJ8qUWVnObYnVTruHu3UobZbmO4g2J2lrFfmdnC7xvziqSuiuhD8EMspoflga-bqPGP1quWQrNEoZRRSK4Yqal-iEIfuOkVoylWa4Xtvvra9BS48wgjqacz5ST-bghPbe8YRaCxVg8Tev/s1600-h/wcm.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJ8qUWVnObYnVTruHu3UobZbmO4g2J2lrFfmdnC7xvziqSuiuhD8EMspoflga-bqPGP1quWQrNEoZRRSK4Yqal-iEIfuOkVoylWa4Xtvvra9BS48wgjqacz5ST-bghPbe8YRaCxVg8Tev/s400/wcm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160665260922730114" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Working mainly as a "print" artist (posters, books, albums, DVD's etc...) this is really a new avenue for me. I've been digging other folks' stuff here for a while now and decided it may be time for to plunge into the "Bold World of Blog" myself. I really don't know where to begin here!<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">In this blog, I hope to show you to the many faces and places I've worked with/for visually throughout the years, and I'll be getting to that ASAP.</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Many of you may know me by my graphic work for the man who invented California as we know it... no, not Schwarzenegger, I'm talking about the great <a href="http://www.brianwilson.com/">Brian Wilson</a>.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxpCdIHP1rR2cx8ZEECMTBDaImT7a5VrltjuQ3SHhLRyNoCIn1IEkB_tTO_HokRklSH-XlYq2GIx5jVXW7zQFQ3wJ6P6b6sZbqCKtaZsVLeDdn3wfccfHMeS9UXuNpDoSl4wFT5zcb2GJ/s1600-h/bwml2004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxpCdIHP1rR2cx8ZEECMTBDaImT7a5VrltjuQ3SHhLRyNoCIn1IEkB_tTO_HokRklSH-XlYq2GIx5jVXW7zQFQ3wJ6P6b6sZbqCKtaZsVLeDdn3wfccfHMeS9UXuNpDoSl4wFT5zcb2GJ/s400/bwml2004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030557743734416338" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I've been doing Brian's tour posters, programs...or <span style="font-style: italic;">programmes</span> for my UK pals, album art & more since 1999. Now I know what Prince meant about that 1999 party...and mine began in the Wiltern Theatre parking lot on October 23rd, when I did my first poster for Brian (below)<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDK1u1tdfN-tZaoP94ojlH71WBM7I5-UrHbO8LBhscNrK1ZE85eB2fzhBqImq-bzXM2GRP5NWlJ-1qwxmMqE2GdydJ7MmlbD-mubdG_lhJNF1L8MSUw_OwWxZWvzRiPWY2MOB9Nl4xuYf/s1600-h/WILTERN+.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjDK1u1tdfN-tZaoP94ojlH71WBM7I5-UrHbO8LBhscNrK1ZE85eB2fzhBqImq-bzXM2GRP5NWlJ-1qwxmMqE2GdydJ7MmlbD-mubdG_lhJNF1L8MSUw_OwWxZWvzRiPWY2MOB9Nl4xuYf/s400/WILTERN+.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030558667152384994" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">It's hard not to be confined to the label "poster artist" and although I'm proud of my work in that field, I wanted to take my art to another level. I had the perfect opportunity to do that for last year for Brian's <span style="font-style: italic;">Pet Sounds</span> 40th Anniversary gigs he did with Al Jardine. I was able to do a 12" 1966 Brian figure, and it came out awsome. My pal Eric Thomas from <a href="http://www.robertkaufman.com/">Robert Kaufman</a> fabrics was huge help in finding me the scaled-down black watch plaid we needed for Brian's '66 pants.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">When we got the first prototype figure, Bri's wife Melinda brought one up to show Brian in his music room and said "Who's this Bri?" Brian said "Hey, that's me! I was around 24 years old here!"<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdu7Vcc58juyenwtkBb7tPkHypDB8pinz44d8GdNCpJUsYX6-iZYX3wYb1Qz9yRp0AfHh7YC2q_V0HI88ku52aboN0g5UHKRQivT7RebaNHUVwn9r1_K3GRvx6YgFdZb_7uBxWA_PLRRd/s1600-h/66figure.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdu7Vcc58juyenwtkBb7tPkHypDB8pinz44d8GdNCpJUsYX6-iZYX3wYb1Qz9yRp0AfHh7YC2q_V0HI88ku52aboN0g5UHKRQivT7RebaNHUVwn9r1_K3GRvx6YgFdZb_7uBxWA_PLRRd/s400/66figure.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030780313234662450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">The signed limited edition of 300 sold out quickly (I only got one myself!) I think there's still a few of the un-signed edition still available on Brian's site.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixp1x6PtCkH_iFYQrVnxp-kGF-rtt2qEnYPPKQlDD-pSYfIkHYT2GhdBxs4UrK0n9tfWndQxVEqrsMw8282yk9D2ZD7rYhLQovioDrO8BRfk9fvPb372did2foZFzIFFyjFeB7JW6dtalH/s1600-h/s1a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixp1x6PtCkH_iFYQrVnxp-kGF-rtt2qEnYPPKQlDD-pSYfIkHYT2GhdBxs4UrK0n9tfWndQxVEqrsMw8282yk9D2ZD7rYhLQovioDrO8BRfk9fvPb372did2foZFzIFFyjFeB7JW6dtalH/s400/s1a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030756802583684098" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">ABOVE:</span> I had Bri sign the boxes in a few sessions. He was a real trouper. Here we are after sound check in his dressing room the day before the <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/music/reviews/article_display.jsp?&rid=6759">Nov 1st UCLA gig</a>.<br /><br /><br />So, back to why I created this page...I've never really had my own showcase or anything resembling a portfolio on the web before, mainly because I've been fortunate enough to be working steadily since I decided to try and make a living at the very thing that pissed off so many of my teachers....drawing on my homework. Not much has changed there, accept now I draw on other people's homework...like <a href="http://www.rhino.com/store/ProductDetail.lasso?Number=76582">Rhino</a> records, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Hollywood-Treasures-Century-Vaults/dp/B00005Y6YW">20th Century Fox</a> & anyone else who might see fit to have me color their world. I guess the closest thing I've ever had to showing my stuff, would be my old pal Stuart's <a href="http://www.posterplanet.com/shopcontent.asp?type=MarkLondonBio">Poster Planet</a> website. Stuart has been with me since 1999, the very beginning of my poster career...a career kick-started by way of strong suggestion from my own personal Jedi-type art mentor (below) </span><a href="http://dennisloren.com/">Dennis Loren</a><a href="http://dennisloren.com/">.</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCptfWGh72EhfW80Fd8Ry5Xl3p9oRiTXoYmTcM4-jNC_kreQz6HBJEgnPjqiqK9pzI2ooK13ZRlSKfLqXOTiXL1D1HilRpD1TPsQJpTIQj3YCVcaSL8fE8hFaE3skG5VQbITQNEhd0ClJr/s1600-h/dennisart.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCptfWGh72EhfW80Fd8Ry5Xl3p9oRiTXoYmTcM4-jNC_kreQz6HBJEgnPjqiqK9pzI2ooK13ZRlSKfLqXOTiXL1D1HilRpD1TPsQJpTIQj3YCVcaSL8fE8hFaE3skG5VQbITQNEhd0ClJr/s400/dennisart.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160677660493313682" border="0" /></a><br />Dennis and I met in 1997, and began working together in 1998 and in '99 he engouraged me to design my first concert poster. Also via Dennis, I was also able to meet and hang out with many of my graphic artist idols like Stanley Mouse, Lee Conklin, David Singer and an amazing cat who I'm proud to have spent <span>many</span> hours with, brother <a href="http://www.garygrimshaw.com/">Gary Grimshaw</a> (I'll do a special feature about Gary in a future post) Gary and his wife Laura are a couple of great souls.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBDsVXzSt9NO16FMuAE_a2abCOND3Ic_WOhJEB20ylOyVzfSw071HO2vICYS6yYsYQ_RDzmYeVDzlzSOROqr1V-TCx7qM3hYFM9Fs1UN9Z6X3k2aMSUcbbhLcjG2l8sJ9Ori870GMHD6dr/s1600-h/the+artists+of+rock.BMP"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBDsVXzSt9NO16FMuAE_a2abCOND3Ic_WOhJEB20ylOyVzfSw071HO2vICYS6yYsYQ_RDzmYeVDzlzSOROqr1V-TCx7qM3hYFM9Fs1UN9Z6X3k2aMSUcbbhLcjG2l8sJ9Ori870GMHD6dr/s400/the+artists+of+rock.BMP" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5046327834129269602" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">ABOVE:</span> "Rock Art Heaven (on Earth)"<br />L to R: <a href="http://www.voodoocatbox.com/html/frameset_flash.html">Gary Houston</a>, <a href="http://www.dennisloren.com/">Dennis Loren</a><a href="http://www.dennisloren.com/">,</a> <a href="http://www.garygrimshaw.com/">Gary Grimshaw</a>, Myself, <a href="http://www.leeconklin.com/gallery/gallery.html"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Lee Conklin</span></a>, <a href="http://www.mousestudios.com/rockart_rock.htm">Stanley Mouse</a>, <a href="http://www.jimphillips.com/">Jim Phillips</a>, <a href="http://www.davidsinger.com/">David Singer</a>, and the late Allen Cohen (publisher of the original <a href="http://www.regentpress.net/oracle/portfolio.html">San Francisco Oracle</a>)<br />2002 TRPS (The Rock Poster Society) event in San Francisco.<br /><br />I also want to give a shout out to Joe Weiss who published my first bunch of posters while I was working at his record store, and the great <a href="http://www.marcoalmera.com/">Marco Almera</a> who told me how to approach concert promoters about even doing a gig poster...it didn't work that first time though...nobody at the Wiltern Theatre would give me <span style="font-style: italic;">any</span> info about Brian's people, but thank God that didn't stop me from doin' it anyway!<span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">That said, I'm gonna try and make some visual sense in this page. Bear with me here, I'm not exactly "web-guy" so this should be an interesting undertaking. Until the next post, I leave you with one of my favorite quotes by one of my favorite authors, the legendary </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://www.owlfarmblog.com/">Hunter S. Thompson</a><span style="font-family:arial;">;<br /><br />"Call on God, but row </span><span style="font-family:arial;">away</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> from the rocks!"<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div>Mark Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05264213049611966041noreply@blogger.com0