You Look Like A Monkey And You Smell Like One, Too

Today is my birthday
Happy Birthday to me

These are a few of the famous people that share my birthday --

1876 - Maria Ouspenskaya, Russian-born actress (The Wolf Man) (d. 1949)
1883 - Benito Mussolini, Italian dictator (d. 1945)
1885 - Theda Bara, silent-film actress (d. 1955)
1892 - William Powell, actor (Thin Man) (d. 1984)
1905 - Clara Bow, silent-film actress (known as the "it" girl) (d. 1965)
1905 - Thelma Todd, actress (The Maltese Falcon, Horse Feathers)(d. 1935)
1914 - Prof. Irwin Corey, comedian
1933 - Captain Lou Albano, pro wrestling manager
1938 - Peter Jennings, Canadian-born journalist (d. 2005)
1941 - David Warner, English actor (Time After Time, Time Bandits, Tron)
1943 - Roz Kelly, actress (Happy Days/Pinky Tuscadero)
1946 - Neal Doughty, keyboardist (REO Speedwagon)
1949 - Leslie Easterbrook, actress (Laverne & Shirley, Police Academy)
1953 - Ken Burns, producer and director (The Civil War, Baseball, Jazz)
1953 - Geddy Lee, Canadian musician (Rush)
1963 - Alexandra Paul, actress (Baywatch)
1965 - Gail Simone, comic book writer (Deadpool, Birds Of Prey, Action Comics, Wonder Woman)
1966 - Martina McBride, country singer
1966 - Richard Steven Horvitz, voice actor (Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, Invader ZIM, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Ben 10)
1972 - Wil Wheaton, actor (Star Trek:TNG, Stand By Me)
1973 - Stephen Dorff, actor (Blade)
1982 - Allison Mack, actress (Smallville)

Here's some birthday wishes from YouTube --


(Of course, I'm not in either of these videos and I don't know who any of these people are, but thanks for the sentiments)

Simpsonize Me

Phelpster at The Manchester Morgue posted about this the other day, so I thought I'd give it a try.
Here's the link to get Simpsonized. It seems to be a very busy site. If the server is busy, you'll have to try again later. If you manage to get on you'll have to upload a picture of yourself and then tweek it to get turned into a Simpsons character.
The accompaning pictures are me, my wife, my son and my nephew. My son's picture looks the most like him and my wife's the least.

Happy Anniversary To Me!

I started this blog a year ago today. Happy Anniversary to me! I hope that everyone has gotten a little enjoyment out of it.

WONDERFUL WONDERBLOG ORIGINS

Here's a quote from one of my first posts--

"I got the name for my blog from the old Sid & Marty Krofft show 'Wonderbug' (actually my brother suggested it). We were kids in the 70's and watched most of the Krofft shows. My favorites were 'Land Of The Lost' and 'Sigmund And The Sea Monsters.' They don't make 'em like that anymore."

Download the Wonderbug theme song (audio only) --> here <--.

Read about Wonderbug here.

And here's the beginning of the show from YouTube--

Paul Lynde Halloween Special

Here's the news release from S'more Entertainment--

"On October 2, S'more Entertainment will be releasing the amazingly bizarre, iconic and entertaining “Paul Lynde Halloween Special” as a single DVD at $14.99! Not only is the resplendent Lynde in fine form in this October 1976 TV special, he’s joined by Margaret Hamilton (who dons the entire costume from The Wizard of Oz” for the only time since the original 1939 release, including the green make-up). She is joined by Witchie Poo (Billie Hayes) from “H.R. Pufnstuf” playing her ‘sister’, Tim Conway, Donnie and Marie Osmond, Billy Barty, Roz “Pinkie Tuscadero” Kelly”, Betty White, Florence Henderson and as musical guests…….KISS, in their first TV appearance! KISS performs 3 songs and the footage of them on stage ‘talking’ with Lynde is priceless."

Read about the special on IMDB.

Pre-order it from Amazon.

This is definately on my "to buy" list.

Here's a couple of clips courtesy of YouTube--

World War Hulk

I've been a fan of the Hulk since I was a kid in the 70's. The first issue I remember getting was #191 featuring The Shaper Of Worlds and The Toad Men.

The current story arc is called "World War Hulk". It's one of the best stories since Peter David quit writing The Hulk many years ago. Here's a little info about it from the Marvel Comics website--

"They have chased the Hulk all over the world. They refused to let him live in peace. They have tried to destroy him at every turn. The puny humans. Now those he once called friends have betrayed him, sending him out to the farthest reaches of space in an attempt to exile him. Mr. Fantastic. Iron Man. Black Bolt. Dr. Strange. And the rest of the puny humans. Hulk is stronger than them. Hulk is stronger than everyone. And he's going to get his revenge. He's never going to stop making them pay. There will be a war. World War Hulk."

And here's a teaser trailer--



You can read about what happened that lead to "World War Hulk" here.

The story started in May and continues through October. Here's a checklist of all of the books involved--

MAY
WORLD WAR HULK PROLOGUE: WORLD BREAKER #1
INCREDIBLE HULK #106

JUNE
WORLD WAR HULK #1
GHOST RIDER #12
HEROES FOR HIRE #11
INCREDIBLE HULK #107
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #19
WORLD WAR HULK X-MEN #1
WORLD WAR HULK: FRONT LINE #1

JULY
WORLD WAR HULK #2
AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #4
GHOST RIDER #13
HEROES FOR HIRE #12
INCREDIBLE HULK #108
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #20
IRREDEEMABLE ANT-MAN #10
MARVEL SPOTLIGHT #19: WORLD WAR HULK
WORLD WAR HULK: FRONT LINE #2
WORLD WAR HULK: GAMMA CORPS #1
WORLD WAR HULK: X-MEN #2

AUGUST
WORLD WAR HULK #3
AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #5
HEROES FOR HIRE #13
INCREDIBLE HULK #109
WORLD WAR HULK: FRONT LINE #3
WORLD WAR HULK: FRONT LINE #4
WORLD WAR HULK:GAMMA CORPS #2
WORLD WAR HULK: GAMMA FILES
WORLD WAR HULK: X-MEN #3

SEPTEMBER
WORLD WAR HULK #4
HEROES FOR HIRE #14
INCREDIBLE HULK #110
WORLD WAR HULK: FRONT LINE #5
WORLD WAR HULK: GAMMA CORPS #3

OCTOBER
WORLD WAR HULK #5
HEROES FOR HIRE #15
PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #12
WORLD WAR HULK: FRONT LINE #6
WORLD WAR HULK: GAMMA CORPS #4

Go here to find a comic shop near you.

20 Greatest Movies Based On Comic Books - The Music

Back on March 11, I posted a story about The Best Movies Based On Comic Books according to Moviefone. I said I'd post a compilation of themes from those movies when i found them all. Well, I finally got around to putting them all together. Somewhere along the way I changed the word "Best" to "Greatest". Oh well, onto the music. It's in two parts, but it will all fit on one CD.

Part 1

1. SIN CITY by Robert Rodriguez
2. Vespertilio (from Batman Begins) by Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard
3. Spider-Man 2 Main Titles by Danny Elfman
4. Suite From X2 by John Ottman
5. Theme From Superman (Main Title) by John Williams
6. Motel (from A History Of Violence) by Howard Shore
7. Spider-Man Main Titles by Danny Elfman
8. X-Men Title by Michael Kamen
9. Superman II Main Title by Ken Thorne
10. Superman Returns Main Titles by John Ottman
11. The Batman Theme by Danny Elfman
12. Hellboy Main Title by Marco Beltrami

Click below to download--

--> Part 1 <--

Part 2

13. Theme From Ghost World by David Kitay
14. Blade (Theme From Blade) by Danny Saber & Marco Beltrami
15. Rock Island, 1931 (from Road To Perdition) by Thomas Newman
16. To Victory (from 300) by Tyler Bates
17. Remember Remember (from V For Vendetta) by Dario Marianelli
18. Hulk Main Titles by Danny Elfman
19. Paniots Nine (from American Splendor) by Joe Maneri
20. The Mystery Men Mantra by Mark Mothersbaugh feat. Terry Bradford, Wil Wheaton & Nancye Ferguson
21. Dick Tracy Main Titles by Danny Elfman
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Click below to download--

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General Cinema

I grew up going to the General Cinemas in the 1970's, 80's and 90's and I always enjoyed their trailers before the movies. Sadly they were bought out by AMC Theatres in 2002.

More Patriotic Music

After you download my Independence Day Mix, go to these posts from other blogs for more great patriotic music --

Jack Henry and Bill Neale - Portraits in Patriotism
The Duke Waxes Patriotically!
Rudy presents... Let Freedom Ding!
Let Freedom Ding! Part 2
Variations on The Star Spangled Banner
Happy Independence Day from Me and Bob Hope
Soundtrack Gamut, Vol. 4 - Marches-A-Go-Go
1776 Film Soundtrack

Happy 4th Of July!

Here's some photos I took at the parade this morning in Stow, OH. It was a cloudy day, so some of the photos are kinda dark. I hope everyone has a great 4th.

Barnaby Link Updated

The link to the Barnaby theme and ending has been updated. Go here.

Independence Day Mix

It's almost the 4th Of July. Time for another holiday compilation. This mix has something for everyone - traditional, country, rock, cartoons, children & more. After you download this, check out Music You (Possibly) Won't Hear Anyplace Else and get the patriotic songs he calls "Let Freedom Ding". The photos in this post were taken by me last year at a 4th Of July parade in Stow, OH. The bottom photo is my nephew picking up candy in the street.


Track Listing

1. Opening Dialogue - Johnny Cash
2. America The Beautiful - Hayley Mills
3. Armed Forces Medley - The U.S. Army Band & Chorus
4. Dixie - Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops
5. God Bless The USA - Dolly Parton
6. National Anthem - LeAnn Rimes
7. Over There - James Cagney & Frances Langford
8. The Pledge Of Allegiance - Children Of America
9. The Presidents - Animaniacs
10. This Land Is Your Land - Cisco Houston
11. Yankee Doodle Dixie - Chet Atkins
12. America - The Muppets
13. America, The Dream Goes On - John Williams & The Boston Pops, voc. James Ingram
14. Battle Hymn Of The Republic - SheDaisy
15. God Bless America - Kate Smith
16. Liberty Tree - Disney Vocal Chorus
17. Old Glory - Heritage Choir & Orch.
18. Star-Spangled Banner - KISS
19. The Preamble - Schoolhouse Rock
20. There's A Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere - Elton Britt
21. Yankee Doodle Boy - James Cagney
22. You're A Grand Old Flag - Disney


Click the link below to download --

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