3/15/2007

Got a bunch of bits and pieces that make up the blog today- so buckle up for a bumpy ride jumping between a few subjects… You guys do love the misheard lyrics! I’ve gotten some pretty funny ones- my current favorite is for Issac Hayes’ “Theme from Shaft”-when he sings “he’s a complicated man”- someone seems to think he’s saying “he’s a carpet-cleaning man!” So, not only is he a bad mother-shut your mouth…he’s also the Rug Doctor, steamin’ mad at dirt…Angela says she was confused by Kelly Clarkson’s “Miss Independent”- with a line I also misheard! Kelly sings “what happened to Miss Independent?” And we heard- “what happened to those cinnamon buns?” Also, my friend Pat from our graphics department (you see the cool stuff they do every day in our WCIU and Me-TV promos, along with the great stuff they make for our Sven show) says that Pearl Jam’s “Glorified Version of a pellet Gun” sounds like “Glorified Virgin on a Pelican!” If you’ve got one, please send it along to svengoolie@wciu.com …while digging through some old stuff to find a few things for the locally produced “Scary Monsters” magazine, which is kindly doing a big feature issue about Svengoolie that will be coming out soon- don’t worry, I’ll give you a heads-up here… I found a part of a 1982 Svengoolie fan Club packet (my WFLD director and I put this together back then) that I barely remembered- an “official” biography for both ‘Son of Svengoolie” and Doug Graves… chances are, it’ll end up in print in that special issue- but one thing I’ve got to mention- that Tombstone was originally a used car salesman in Transylvania that Sven accidentally backed over while testing the emergency brake on a vehicle! Tombstone returned in spirit form to haunt Sven, and even followed him when he came to the United States…thus explaining why he’s constantly annoying Sven. The whole page is not fancy- it’s hand-lettered and drawn by yours truly- and definitely good for a laugh!…does anybody actually DO fan clubs any more? They used to be a big thing, but they don’t seem as prominent today- maybe because the internet provides more info and even contact with celebrities (even bottom-feeders like me!) One more thing- thanks to everybody who has told me about the old Sven clips from the 80s on YouTube. A lot of the clips are posted by someone using the monicker “fuzzymemories” -so, if you’re inclined to take a look at how thin I used to be back during the “Son of” years, look for that profile. You might even find bumper announcements for the old “Super Cartoon SunRise!” …and the sun sets on today’s blog. Have I mentioned lately how I appreciate all of you who check this blog out? If not, re-read the previous sentence….