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Get your Hasselhoff on with some exciting and vintage Knight Rider coloring books! Up for sale and auction are 4 UNUSED coloring and activity books from 1983-1984. I KITT you not, this is a great deal...
We were watching Six Feet Under last night, and there upon the screen was Jenny Jefferson (Belinda Tolbert). I thought, man, you really don't see many of the surviving Jeffersons on TV anymore. You might catch Sherman Hemsley or Marla Gibbs doing TVLAND shows, like the new Back To The Grind, but that's about it these days. Oh, what I wouldn't give to see the second (phoney) Lionel in a Geico ad. Anyhow, it made me realize that I really haven't done a proper post on the Jeffersons. This is one of my all time favorite TV shows. Sure, I've seen all of the episodes numerous times - and I do mean numerous - but I feel that you reach a new dimension of enjoyment when you become that familiar with a piece of entertainment - or art, for you highbrows. So I don't want to just rehash the usual stuff that you see all of the time on "retro tv" sites, etc. I want to give you a glimpse of my, um, well, no, obsession is a bit strong, but, well, ok, maybe, but, you know, my interest in the show.
Vintage TV Guide
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Sandra Dee was the original actress to portray surf-crazy teen, Gidget Lawrence, but my money's on Sally Field for making Gidget so, well, Gidgety. Dee was great in the movie, but Field gave us the most consistent and longest-running portrayal on the 32 episodes of the TV show. By the way, the actual Gidget is the daughter of the man who wrote the book, Frederick Kohner. If you have not read the book, you might give it a shot. It's not nearly as campy and bubblegum as the small and big screen adaptations. It was actually considered a bit salty for it's time.
Why do I like this show? I really can't offer a good alibi, so I won't even try. Man, I love this show.
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today we were watching match game, and i realized that the days of the jovial, pleasant game show host are over. howie mandel, bob saget (desperate for a job much?) and regis don't compare!
By Gilbert A. Ralston
Vintage Movie Tie-In Paperback Book
Based On Cinerama Film
Bantam - Special Book Club Edition
5th Printing
Copyright 1972
Good Condition
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This oldie from Chester Himes, Pinktoes, is up for auction at my Ebay Store, Umbrella Shoppe Collectibles. This is a Dell paperback book of the original Paris edition. Bidding starts at $9.98 and comes with FREE USPS media mail shipping within the USA.
Up for auction in my Ebay store is this compilation of hard-boiled detective stories from Black Mask Magazine entitled, The Hard Boiled Detective. These stories, published between 1920 and 1951, are edited, with introduction, by Herbert Ruhm. It is a first edition from 1977 on the Vintage Books imprint. Bidding starts at $9.98 and, as usual, comes with FREE USPS media mail shipping.
Tomorrow evening, I am listing a rare copy of McCoy, a vintage television series tie-in book. The NBC series stars Tony Curtis (Persuaders, Some Like It Hot, Etc.). This is a very nice copy. Check out my Ebay store, Umbrella Shoppe Collectibles, for more vintage TV books.
Make that "4", Timmy. The San Antonio Spurs are on their way to a fourth NBA finals appearance since 1999. It could very easily have been 6 by now, but we won't get greedy. Defense, teamwork and the absence of superstar egos, apparently add up to a championship caliber team - year after year. Are you listening, NBA? It's not about one guy that can score 70 points in a game (and then still not make the playoffs). It's not about jersey sales and cell phone commercials. It's not about billionaire owners and private jets for the team. It's not about tattoos and shoe endorsements. It's about the old-school. It's about a singular focus on winning. Keep it up fellas. E$
Hey Fonz. I am sorry for neglecting you, but life is hard sometimes. I guess you know that, huh? Anyway, I wish I could fix a bike like you. Or start a jukebox with a "RAP!!!" of my fist. You rule, dude. Seriously. I love you Fonzie. I really really love you. AYYYYYY....Sit on it! Turkey!Seasons 1 & 2 (4 variations, the short version was used occasionally during
season 3 when Philip McKeon wasn't on that episode, although
this was after it started airing on CBS daily in the morning,
E! shows two episodes with this version):
Early to rise, early to bed.
In and between I cooked and cleaned and went out of my head.
Going through life with blinders on, it's tough to see.
I had to get up, get out from under and look for me.
*There's a new girl in town and she's looking good.
*There's a fresh freckled face, in the neighborhoood.
There's a new girl in town, with a brand new style.
She was just passing through,
but if things work out she's gonna stay awhile....ba ba bum bum bummmm
(the two short versions omitted the lines marked with a *)
Seasons 3 & 5 (three variations, 2 of them for season 3):
Used to be sad, used to be shy
Funniest thing, the saddest part is I never knew why...
Kickin' myself for nothin' was my favorite sport
I had to get out and start enjoyin' 'cause life's too short
There's a new girl in town, 'cause I'm feelin good.
Get a smile, get a song, for the neighborhood
there's a new girl in town on her own two feet
and this girl's here to say
with some luck and love life's gonna be
so sweeeeeeeeeet!
Season 4
Used to be sad, used to be shy
Funniest thing, the saddest part is I never knew why...
Kickin' myself for nothin' was my favorite sport
I had to take off and start enjoyin' 'cause life's too short
There's a new girl in town, 'cause I'm feelin good.
Get a smile, get a song, for the neighborhood
Things are great when you stand on your own two feet
and this girl's here to say
with some luck and love life's gonna be
so sweeeeeeeeeet!
Seasons 6-9:
I used to be sad, I used to be shy
Funniest thing, the saddest part is I never knew why...
Kickin' myself for nothin' was my favorite sport
I had to take off, start enjoyin' 'cause life's too short
There's a new girl in town, 'cause I'm feelin good.
Get a smile, get a song, for the neighborhood
Things are great when you stand on your own two feet
and this girl's here to say
with some luck and love life's gonna be
so sweeeeeeeeeet!
Oh Yeah. Still Reading.
Before he was 30, Mike Evans acted in two classic 1970s sitcoms and helped create a third.Evans, who played Lionel, Archie Bunker's and George Jefferson's unflappable foil in All in the Family and The Jeffersons and went on to cocreate Good Times, has died.
Evans succumbed to throat cancer last week in Twentynine Palms, California, his family told the Los Angeles Times. He was 57.
Evans was still a Los Angeles City College student when the young actor won a recurring role on All in the Family as Lionel Jefferson, the (black) next-door neighbor of the (white) bigot Bunker.
Evans appeared on more than two dozen episodes of the top-rated sitcom from 1971 to 1975, his character almost always managing to vex Bunker more with his point of view than with the color of his skin.
On The Jeffersons, an All in the Family spinoff that debuted in 1975, Evans was initially a series regular, Lionel's even-keeled nature required to contrast with the volcanic nature of his "honky"-spouting father, George Jefferson.
Evans left The Jeffersons after its first season, just as Good Times was embarking on its third.
Good Times, cocreated by Evans and Eric Montee, a writer friend from the actor's L.A. City College days, was an All in the Family spinoff, one generation removed. It focused on Florence Evans, the former maid on direct All in the Family descendant Maude, her family, their housing-project digs in Chicago and Jimmie Walker's "Dyn-o-mite" catchphrase.
Good Times was produced from 1974 to 1979. Even during its run, Evans continued to act, costarring on the short-lived 1976-77 Danny Thomas comedy The Practice.
After Good Times ended, Evans returned to The Jeffersons, replacing Damon Evans (no relation) who'd replaced him for four seasons.
Evans left the show again in 1981 after Lionel split with his wife, the daughter of the Jeffersons' neighbors, the Willises, but continued to pop up on the sitcom until its 1985 sign-off.
According to the Internet Movie Database, Evans had only one post-Lionel acting role, a 2000 guest bit on Walker, Texas Ranger. Of more recent ventures, the Times reported he "invested in real estate in Southern California."
Monte, Evans' Good Times cohort, was profiled by the Times this week for his efforts to pull out of a dive that left him living in a Salvation Army shelter. An earlier profile on Monte, published by the newspaper last April, briefly quoted Evans, who talked about how his partner got funnier "if he would start drinking cheap wine."
Born Nov. 3, 1949, in North Carolina, Evans also appeared on Love, American Style, The Streets of San Francisco and the miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man.
Today we present to you, The Commancheros, a vintage western movie tie-in paperback book. The movie stars John Wayne and Stuart Whitman. Penned by Paul Wellman and published by Pocket Books, this little gem is a 2nd printing from 1961. Click here to see my Ebay listing.
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i know amy's had some hardships...but she needs to settle down. matt and his cronies even remodeled a barn and called it the men's crisis center to have a break from her! and guess what? she griped about that! amy, just take a deep breath and relax, man (but discipline jacob already! he's horrible!)!
Jacob. Jacob. Jacob. Jacob.....
In a world where pancakes are reading material, we have a summer house in Hawaii. We grow all kinds of herbs and flowers in our tiki-laden backyard paradise. We take long trips in our 70’s style RV unit. Inside is all kinds of avocado green and television sets. A year-round Christmas tree stays on board. It really can be Christmas eve whenever you want it to be. We drink pepsi from glass bottles outside and taste the summer air in every swig. There are grass-carpeted ditches to play in. There are sidewalks that are their own worlds. There is plenty of daydreaming and night dreaming. The evenings hold the promise of a movie of the week. Make the best of your commercial breaks. There is no Tivo here. Only real time. Everything in real time. No computers or cellular telephones. No pagers. No DSL. No satellite television. Welcome to vhf and uhf. I’ll let you in on a secret: uhf is where it’s at.
I know it's been a while since we had a new post. Power failures and flat tires slowed me down a bit. So, to ease us back into The Umbrella Fonzie Experience, here are some old friends.
Oh Hells Yeah! Timmy is coming for you, Phoenix...
our power's out...and it could be up to a week before it's back! not cool! in the meantime, go visit this site to bone up on schoolhouse rock!
so far, the power's been out for 22 hrs. two more before we have to dispose of everything in our fridge, and 26 before the same thing happens to the freezer. blah.
Please explain to me why there is an apostrophe in "Mamas" on the cover? This is taken from the back of the video box:"You're better off dead when they start blasting lead! Ebony, Ivory, and Jade! Killing is their trade! With fist, foot, and blade, they can lick any man ever made! 3 foxy mamas who've got what it takes and know how to use it! 3 masters with a thousand ways to kill! Jump back, Jack, fo' yo' skull is cracked!
Skin of bronze! Muscles of iron! Fists of steel! The ultimate gladiators in the final arena! Angels of vengeance on a massacre marathon!
Lusting bursting babes ripe with the fruits of desire! In slaughter or seduction they score!
FOXFORCE! They turned them loose! Three sisters got soul they can't control! Back to back they face death! When their blood gets hot you're on the spot! Skirting disaster! Flirting with fate! Dancing with death!
FOXFORCE! 3 spittin' kittens on a roaring rampage of revenge! Whipped into a blazing frenzy of violence! A raging ride through hell! From olympic contenders to bloody defenders! From the first burst to the last blast! .38 caliber kittens spitting death as they claw their way to freedom!
Warm hands! Cold triggers! Blazing death! They're women! They're warm! They're wildcats! FOXFORCE! Rapid fire frenzy erupting in a .45 caliber climax! Flashing fists of fury strike like vipers of vengeance! You haven't a prayer when they leap through the air! Ebony, Ivory, and Jade can lick any man ever made!"
Vintage Science Fiction Television At The Umbrella Shoppe!
Please give this a listen. David Bowie and fellow Spider, Mick Ronson, are at the helm. Songs about Andy Warhol, make-up, jealousy, and the lovely seediness that Lou seems to channel straight from NYC. Give the Velvet Underground a spin if you have not already. While you're at it, check out the king of glam, Marc Bolan of T. Rex. You will thank me later. Bolan was England's first pop sensation in the wake of the Beatles' demise. We are talking SUPERSTAR across the pond. But then again, don't the Brits seem to always have superior rock and roll sensibilities? Yes they do. What is wrong with us? OK, you give us The Beatles and Bowie? Here's Hall And Oates...
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