4/13/2007

Whoa! It’s Friday the 13th! So- will it be bad luck to continue our viewer feedback blog from yesterday? (Guess it depends on how I answer some of it…) More on the Sven song question- new songs or classic tunes?- Hans checked in with a very good point- he mentioned that Dr. Demento, the famous radio personality who plays all sorts of wacky songs, once mentioned that, if you listen to an album of novelty songs, you actually get exposed to a wide variety of types of music styles. Hans also said that, if the lyrics are funny, the song will stand on its own merit, even if it isn’t a familiar tune. Maybe that’s what I should aspire to… Bill from Milwaukee is finally reading our blogs- thanks, Bill! I’ll try not to bore you too much…and mentioned that I asked if anybody used the phrase “it’s a cinch” anymore. He had one of his own- he was in an Ace Hardware store, and an older employee in the plumbing aisle attempted to get him to buy a certain item because “it’s the cat’s meow.” Bill said that immediately branded the guy as of a certain age- and did the same to Bill, since he recognized the saying! Well, it’s a cinch that I’ve shown my age as well… Carlos has asked to see some Gamera movies- you must remember Gamera, the giant flying turtle (often referred to in these films by dubbed-in voices as “the friend of all children?!”) Unfortunately, the broadcast rights for various giant Japanese monsters, like Gamera, Godzilla, and Ghidorrah, have not been available to television stations in a long time. I’m not sure if it’s because cable owns the rights, or if they simply pulled American distribution for television. A Mr. Bob Smith of Sierra Leone needs me to help him transfer 8 million US dollars to our country for investment. Say no more! You betcha, Smitty, I’ll get on it right away… Veronica (notice my restraint in not telling her to say hi to Betty, Archie, and Jughead) mentioned that I don’t look my age. Well, that’s because the wig only gets gray when some of my make-up accidentally gets into it…but, thanks for the kind, if not entirely factual, comment, Veronica! Mary, who once sent me a tea bag because it said on it that it was made in Berwyn, has been introducing the show to a new generation, with her six year old nephew David now a big fan of the show. Not sure if he also drinks tea, Berwyn- brewed or otherwise, but it’s again a great compliment to me that people who watched me years ago are still watching, and getting a new audience for my show. Time for one final comment- jay wants to know if they ever made “Abbott and Costello Meet the Wolf Man.” Yep- but it was part of “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein!” Just as Bud and Lou met Dracula and (for a brief moment) the Invisible Man in that film, they also meet Larry Talbot, who becomes a wolf when the moon is full and bright (unlike Bud and Lou, who were not so bright.) As I’ve mentioned, we’ll have “A & C Meet Frankenstein” this fall- just in time for Halloween! And, this concludes this week’s feedback- send me your questions, comments, and cheesecake pictures (not YOU, sir!) at svengoolie@wciu.com or svenonu@aol.com…