Tuesday, February 27, 2007

The Eye Of Hugo

Recently, my brother and I cleaned out our childhood home. We found many long lost toys that we haven't seen since we were young. There was a box of Mego parts, Micronauts, Big Jim stuff, Six Million Dollar Man, GI Joes and tons of other stuff. Much of it is now stored in my garage, whenever it warms up here in Ohio, I will sort it all out.
One thing I found was "The Eye Of Hugo." Hugo, Man Of A Thousand Faces was manufactured by Kenner in the mid 70's. My parents aquired one for me for Christmas back then (even though I had never asked for him). The story behind why I got it is - my folks were going back to their car after doing some Christmas shopping, they saw another car pulling out and Hugo fell off the top. They picked him up and gave him to me at Christmas. I guess, technically, my parents are thieves. :)
I grew very fond of Hugo, even though he was kind of creepy. He had several 'disguises' you could glue on his face, such as eyes, nose, scars, moustache, etc. I don't know what happened to Hugo. All I have left is his eye.

Friday, February 23, 2007

Walker Edmiston RIP

I just found out that Walker Edmiston passed away on Feb. 15, 2007. Who is Walker Edmiston you ask? He was a voice actor and character actor from 1952 until 2006 (one of his last voice-overs was on Ben 10). Some of his memorable roles from my childhood are - Dr. Blinkey from HR Pufnstuf,
Enik on Land Of The Lost and
the (uncredited) voice of the Zuni Fetish Doll from Trilogy Of Terror.

Thursday, February 01, 2007

The Rondo Awards


What are The Rondo Awards?

The official name is -- The 5th Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards.

If you're a fan of classic horror, you need to vote for these awards. These awards are by fans, for fans. Every Rondo nominee is being recognized for a significant achievement to keep our monstrous hobby alive and thriving. So take a look at the ballot and let the nominees know how much we all appreciate their work by voting.

You can vote in the following catagories --

1. BEST MOVIE OF 2006
2. BEST TELEVISION PRESENTATION
3. BEST CLASSIC DVD
4. BEST CLASSIC TV DVD
5. BEST RESTORATION
6. BEST DVD EXTRA
7. BEST COMMENTARY
8. BEST INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION
9. BEST BOOK
10. BEST MAGAZINE
11. BEST ARTICLE
12. BEST COVER
13. BEST WEBSITE
14. BEST CONVENTION OF 2006
15. BEST FAN EVENT OF 2006
16. BEST CD
17. BEST HORROR COMIC BOOK
18. BEST MODEL OR COLLECTIBLE
19. COUNT ALUCARD'S CONTROVERSY OF THE YEAR
20. DVD COMPANY OF THE YEAR
21. CLASSIC MOST IN NEED OF DVD RELEASE
22. WRITER OF THE YEAR
23. ARTIST OF THE YEAR
24. MONSTER KID OF THE YEAR
25. MONSTER KID HALL OF FAME