I’ve been mentioning that we have a really great selection of various films for the Sven show this year- some might surprise you, when you see the titles…but I’ve often written blogs about movie titles I’ve seen that I’d just love to have a crack at on the program…

So, let’s explore a few more. These are titles I’ve come across in various books, articles, etc.- and have never seen- but think might be fine Sven fodder.

Some of you may have seen this, but I haven’t- “I’m Dangerous Tonight”- a 1990 film, based on a literary story. There’s a magical Aztec ceremonial cloak, which, when worn by someone, releases their darker instincts- that includes making the person a killer! Somehow, this fine historic piece of clothing ends up in the possession of a quite young student- who, for some reason, decides to craft it into a hot little cocktail dress. Now-ahem-remember the bit about releasing the dark side of the wearer? Well, this unassuming lass suddenly becomes a va-va-va-voom siren, with evil on her mind! This is a made for cable movie (not like HBO, more like USA) done by none other than Tobe Hooper! It stars Madchen Amick, whom I’ll guess does that red dress proud. Sounds like we could tailor this into a great Sven program!

Or- we brought you “the Howling” last year-how about the seventh (they made SEVEN of these?!) entry in the series, known as “The Howling: New Moon Rising!” It could be called “Country-Western Werewolf”- because it abounds with rednecks, and low class humor- such as (sigh) country bumpkins playing “Deep in the Heart of Texas”- on their zippers. Some reviews would suggest that there isn’t even a werewolf in the film! It’s low-to-no budget, and may well be the final “Howling” movie ever made. And, no- Sven wouldn’t do that week’s song on his zipper.

One that might take some creative editing and censorship would be “Fright House.” No, it’s not a combination of “Fright Night” and “Animal House’- though that sounds more promising. It’s a collection of stories, including one where a detective discovers a coven of witches (who decline to wear tops) who are trying to bring forth their evil Satanic master. Part of the cast is Al Lewis- Grandpa Munster! “Hey, Eddie- tell Marilyn to put her top back on!” The rest of the movie includes other tales, including one about- a killer toilet (no need to re-read that.) Hmmm- could this one be even too bad for the Sven show?

And, finally- what if we could show-“the Fear Chamber”- a Mexican horror film with a few scenes starring Boris Karloff (can you say “not his proudest moment?”) you get people in silver suits, babes in underwear, and some sort of creature that lives in a volcano- that reminds me- I ordered a couple of those “volcano tacos” at Taco Bell- drove home with them-and then found out that they forgot to put the volcano sauce on them. So they were just regular tacos in a red tortilla shell. Believe me, that story is probably more exciting than “Fear Chamber” from what I can read about it- but it just mighty make a fun Sven outing.

Will any of these show up on our show, eventually? Never say never…remember, we did “the raffle”- a dopey flick about guys staging a fake raffle to meet hot chicks. Not as hot as that volcano sauce would’ve been though…bummer.

I once heard a local radio personality talking about how he hated people who read Sunday papers. I kind of thought that was a strong statement- you HATE people who enjoy reading the Sunday papers? What’s it to you? Anyway, he must hate me- because I do like to read the Sunday newspapers-although, as I’ve stated before, the comics are pretty lousy for the most part these days…

Here are a few odds and ends from the papers…maybe not just the Sunday ones, but from the papers nonetheless…

A couple Sven movies (past and future) made the list of the National Film Registry for 2008. These are movies considered to be important entries in the history of motion pictures, and are honored by the Library of Congress and the National Film Preservation Board. One of the films is the 1933 Universal classic that we were pleased to present in the past couple of years- “the Invisible Man!” Starring (mainly the voice of) the great Claude Raines, this is a landmark film, not only as the presentation of a science fiction literary classic, but also as an impressive technical achievement for film special effects at the time. The general public was thrilled, shocked and frightened by this amazing film. Along with the great Universal contract character actors who abound in it- everybody from the hilarious Una O’Connor as the innkeeper’s shrill wife, to a cameo by Walter Brennan, it’s a fun movie to view.

Also on the list- a Ray Harryhausen spectacular-“the 7^th Voyage of Sinbad!” I’m hoping we’ll show this on Sven this year- it’s a great example of the Harryhausen stop-motion animation techniques, impressively mixing the animation with live action. This 1958 flick stars Kerwin Matthews as the legendary sailor, and he shares time with such unusual beasts as a Cyclops on an island chock full of monsters. You get a dragon, a giant bird, and a shrunken princess. I love Harryhausen’s work, and hope to bring you more of it.

I saw an article about a fellow who is living his dream job, working at Brookfield Zoo.

I’ve always been a fan of Brookfield- I know Lincoln Park Zoo in the city is often touted, because it’s free and right within the Chicago city limits- but I’ve really enjoyed Brookfield’s work in making more “habitat” type enclosures for the animals- they seemed to have started that well before the other local zoo got into it. I hope you got a chance to visit during their annual holiday nights- the lights and dozens of Christmas trees, provided and decorated by various community groups and towns, is a lovely sight.

Word has it that the zoo will have a special exhibit this year with life-sized moving dinosaurs! It’ll be just like being a part of a Harryhausen flick! Anyway, the article talked about the gentleman getting to work with the dolphins and seals, in what he and many others would consider a dream job. I love seeing dolphins- and have even been lucky enough to see them in the wild. It’s fascinating to watch them swim from the underwater viewing area at the zoo- it seems so similar to flying! I’d say he does have a dream job.

…But, then again, so do I. Yes, it’s work- but it’s also fun. Even having to write these blogs is work/fun…but, at least, I never have to feed the blog fish…

The first Sven show of 2009 takes us back in time- to World War II- as American soldiers battling the enemy stumble upon a crashed space craft- and its pilot- in “Zone Troopers!” Plus- revisit some old Sven songs with a countdown of popular Goolie gold from a few years ago!

“Zone Troopers” has some gallant US soldiers lost behind enemy lines after their platoon is attacked. One soldier swears he’s seen an alien- but his pals think the pressure of trying to survive is making him delusional! When a couple of the GIs search for food, they find an enemy camp-with documents and photos that seem to indicate that there IS a strange spacecraft somewhere in the forest- but, before they can get back to their comrades, they are captured by the Nazis! Meanwhile, some of the other soldiers discover the actual grounded UFO-and soon, it’s a battle to free their pals-AND the alien!

This movie is a pretty wacky mix of WWII action and sci-fi. You get actors like the late Tim Thomerson, a stand-up comic and star of several sci-fi films; Timothy Van Patten, son of Dick Van Patten; Art LeFluer, who’s been in tons of commercials and TV shows and movies, whose face you’ll immediately recognize- and guys like Biff Maynard- an actor, pianist and songwriter who used to show up on Johnny Carson’s “Tonight” show in the 60s! ) Plus- even though Tom Cruise isn’t around to take pot-shots at him- you get a glimpse of the Fuehrer!

I need to explain a little about this film- it was originally aired on our show in 2002-one time only! We ran it, and the broadcast rights expired the next week or so. But now, thanks to our tie-in that I’ve mentioned with MGM, thanks to our new digital channel 26.4, “This”-we will occasionally be able to show some older programs featuring movies that we had lost the rights to! “Zone Troopers” is one of them, and I’m glad it gets to air again.

The main Sven content of this show is a countdown of the 5 favorite songs from around 1997 or so through early 2002…hosted by our Casey Kasem clone, Coffy Koffin! (Yep, be aware that there’s some dated stuff in this one…) You’ll also get to see some songs that haven’t aired in a long time, so this is a great show for Sven fans who have only discovered- or re-discovered- the show in the past few years! As they used to say- “if you haven’t seen it- it’s new to you!” (Or-is that “U”?)

“Zone Troopers” should also be airing at 1 am on our sister station Me-TV, so you can catch it on the late shift…and, again, for those who missed the announcement- the late-night Friday Classic Sven shows that were airing on Me-Too have been taken off the schedule for now. So, get your minimum weekly requirement of Sven on Saturdays, on U or Me!

Are you someone who makes a New Year’s resolution or two every year? Do you manage to keep those resolutions? I personally don’t indulge in the resolution solution- (all right- just one- I resolve to NEVER watch “According to Jim.” See if I don’t keep that one.) But I know a lot of folks who do make resolutions- and with varying success. So, here, as a public service- is a list of resolutions that people I know have made for 2009- and already broken.

“ I resolve not to talk on my cell phone and get distracted while driving or-“CRASH!

“ I resolve to spend more time at work working, and not socializing-let me call Myrna in accounting and tell her that I decided to do that…”

“ I resolve not to succumb to road rage when-DON’T YOU KNOW HOW TO USE YOUR TURN SIGNAL, YOU FREAKIN” IDIOT?!”

“ I resolve never to date someone JUST because they are good looking or have money…”

“ I resolve not to waste so much time on Facebook-oh! A new friend!”

“ I resolve to stop eating sweets- right after this Three Musketeers…”

“ I resolve to save more money- as soon as I can earn more money…”

“ I resolve to stop trying to keep up with others, and be happy with what I have and achieve- not like that jerk next door, with his fancy BMW and big-screen TV and built-in pool and…”

“ I resolve to stop reading blogs written by dumbbell guys on TV that have no redeeming content…”

“ I resolve to never date a cop again, and- oh, what are they pulling me over for now?”

“ I resolve to stop making up obscene lyrics to commercial jingles- oh, there’s the furniture commercial that barely mentions furniture… “Walter- (expletive deleted)’”

“ I resolve to stop arguing with my talking GPS…turn left, my (expletive deleted)…”

“ I resolve to stop procrastinating today…well, maybe tomorrow- actually, next Wednesday seems like a good time to start…”

“ I resolve to stop using old jokes like the procrastination one right above this…”

“IresolvetocutbackondrinkingcoffeeIdon’tthinkthecaffeineisgoodformemaybe idon’tneed tobesowiredthisearlyinthe day…”

“ I resolve to never attend an outdoor hockey game in January…”

“ I resolve to take some night classes and not worry that I’m missing ‘Ghost Hunters’ or ‘Fringe’ or…”

“ I resolve not to be hit by rubber chickens ever again…”

Yes, it’s 2009- a brand new year, so try not to get it dirty right away…hope you had a good time last night, and are none the worse for wear. I enjoyed the night with friends and family, and it was a nice way to bring in a new year.

Have you ever had some unusual experiences on New Year’s Eve? I’m betting the answer is yes- I know I have. I recall one New Year’s eve when a massive snowfall was coming down, yet I really wanted to attend a party being held by an old friend from radio, so, I made my treacherous way from the northern suburbs into the city. It was fun- Jerry Taft was there, but I’m guessing he wouldn’t remember me being there- it was about six months before I got my show. I ended up driving some people home as the sun was coming up, making it through all the snow- in a Plymouth Cricket! (No, they don’t make those any more- they barely made them back then!)

Another unusual end to a year was when I brought the young woman I was seeing to a party held at the home of a couple I barely knew- another couple I was close friends with had cleared the way for us to attend. The only problem was- my date was already a little too “over-served”- and some weird stuff happened at the party. I’m pretty sure I never saw the hosts again…

There have been some very cool things that happened on the evening of the 31^st in other years- one year, I was one of the co-hosts for a big celebration at a downtown hotel sponsored by the Easter Seals organization. It was a lot of fun, and, we got a free room, overlooking a corner near Michigan Avenue! (No damage was done there, by the way…)

I’ve spent a few New Year’s Eves with my friend Steve and Johnnie on the radio, helping them bring in the New Year- a couple times, I was there live, in person, at the WGN Radio “Show case Studio”-also looking out at Michigan Avenue.

I also spent some New Year’s Eves live on TV, broadcasting our Fox New Year’s show from outside by the Rock and Roll McDonald’s! May’s the night I froze on that stage, and even was called upon to help calm a crowd that included rival gangs!

One of the coolest TV appearances was back when Rob Weller hosted a live broadcast- with Sven as a guest-“New Year’s Under Glass” in the glass atrium of the downtown Hyatt-looking up through the ceiling at the fireworks at midnight was just amazing, as confetti fell all around us! I’ll always remember heading up to my room, and a woman saying- “look! It’s Alice Cooper!” Obviously, there was no IQ test for entry.

So many New Year’s Eves- and I made it through all of them in fairly good shape- I hope you’ve done the same. Feel free to tell us about your weird New Year’s Eves… svengoolie@wciu.com …and- happy New Year!

Yes, the Svengoolie article is in the Red Eye today- again, let me know what you think- I’ll wait’ll I get a bunch of comments, and we’ll talk about it next week…if you’d like to seethe video of their giving me the official Geek Nerd Test, just go to this address:

http://weblogs.redeyechicago.com/geektome/2008/12/svengoolie-geek-or-nerd.html

…On to the brand new year! I’ve seen a few columns and such where the authors are saying “everybody writes about the past year, so I’m going to write about the future.” Okay, Nostradamus…I’ll just stick with remembering this past year.

It was a bittersweet year- but, for the most part- what year isn’t? We lost a lot of friends- the foremost was Bernie Mac- a guy whom I’d been watching for years, only to meet him and find out he’d been watching me, too! So many others have passed- Forrest Ackerman, Bettie Page, and many more- all of whom we’ll miss.

We said goodbye to the main portion of our Universal Classics- the Frankenstein series, the Dracula and Wolf Man, the Creature from the Black Lagoon Trilogy- and hope they won’t be gone from our show for good.

All of us in broadcasting in this town- and many other readers- said goodbye to Rob Feder’s media column in the Sun Times. For years, it was most likely the first stop in the paper for those in the business. Now, nobody covers the broadcast beat the way he did.

How many great things happened this year? Our director, my friend Chris Faulkner, won his Emmy for individual achievement for live –to-tape directing, and I was fortunate to win my eighth Emmy. At Flashback Weekend this year, I finally got to meet the legendary Elvira, who was a lovely person, and amazed me by telling me that she has been hearing about me for years! On Halloween, we had the pleasure of being a feature attraction at the Blackhawks game at the United Center- and I even got to ride the zamboni! You can see me attempt the “shoot the puck” contest on our show on January 10th, during “Creatures the World Forgot.”

I was honored by being the subject of a half hour interview with John Callaway on “Chicago Tonight” on WTTW.I made an appearance at the “Me Classic” basketball game, and visited the Chicago Horror Film Festival, Berwyn’s 100th Anniversary parade, Cicero’s 150^th Anniversary celebration, and the Willow Springs Halloween season happening.

We got a new bunch of movies, including some cool Sony/Columbia entries, and now, some really incredible upcoming movies thanks to our tie-in with MGM for our “This” digital channel.

I just recorded a special greeting at the request of Culver’s, to congratulate them on their 25^th anniversary- and celebrated my 14^th year here at WCIU…and- 2009 is thirty years since I first put on the top hat to host horror movies on TV. Who knows what special things will occur in celebration? Maybe….nothing at all?!

Don’t forget, you can welcome in the New Year on our “Me-Too” channel with the 3 Stooges all day and into the New Year, and with our- uh- “special” countdown which begins at 11 pm. (You’ll understand why it’s special when you see it!)

I wish you good luck, good health, and good fortune in the New Year. I hope you’ll stick with us, and thank you for all you support in this year. Thanks for coming by to check on the blog, the webisodes, and all the extra bells and whistles- and- we’ll have even more for you in 2009!

The time has come- this time for sure- I’ve been assured. The long awaited, long delayed article about yours truly WILL be in the Wednesday Tribune Red Eye! Finally- on the last day of the year- the article will appear! Go out and pick one up- remember, that paper is free -that’s FREE- so you have no excuse not to do so! And let me know what you think- svengoolie@wciu.com …

You may have seen me write before about how the news media sometimes tells a little too much about how someone pulled off a crime…thereby giving other evil chuckleheads a ‘how to’ guide on a new way to cause trouble. Well, although it IS an interesting story- and certainly news- I think they’ve done it again. I’m talking about the story about a family who kept finding things missing from their townhouse- and eventually, after finding a footprint on a wall- realized that somebody had come out of their attic. The story was- the guy was living in the townhouse attached to theirs, and had gone up into the common attic of the two homes, dropped down into their part through their attic trap door on their side-and was helping himself to everything- food, clothing, etc. When the guy was caught, he was actually wearing some of the family’s clothing (actually, he was wearing pants and shirts that belonged to the women…manly, yes, but he likes it too…)

Anyhow, I’m thinking- okay- there are probably other town homes like that, with a common open attic, and access to a neighbor’s place via the trapdoor or whatever on their side- and by giving all the details of the story, they’ve planted a fine idea in the heads of some unstable neighbors. My advice to everyone- put some sort of lock or latch on that attic door! You don’t want some disgruntled yahoo next door to make an unexpected visit while you’re out. And you certainly don’t want some guy wearing your clothing, do you, ladies?

I wrote about my old memories of that “Glass Wax” stencil deal where you could use the wax product to make lovely holiday scenes on your windows. Our old friend Elizabeth remembers that, too…she said that her mom absolutely HATED those! Things were made even worse the year a well-meaning relative gave them a spray can of flocking to attempt to use with the stencils! (Some of you may also remember that flocked Christmas trees were quite the craze for a while back then- they looked like the tree had snow- or cotton candy- or asbestos insulation- on them, often in very bizarre colors.) She said you can find a commercial for the Glass Wax stuff on YouTube- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_ZmmzwTzt8

By the way- Gina wrote to let me know her grandmother hid the pickle ornament on her tree this year- and Gina STILL hasn’t found it!

Okay- watch for that Sven Red Eye article tomorrow- and – come back here for a look at the past year! And, no- I have no idea why this blog’s font changed near the end.

Before the year winds up, I should probably do a sort of “year in review” blog…maybe I’ll do that tomorrow or Wednesday.But, there are a couple other things that have snuck in before the end of the year…

One is my State of Illinois tax form.Actually, it arrived on Christmas Eve.How nice to find that stuffed in my stocking already, by that right jolly old elf Rod Bla-bait’n’switch.Doesn’t he have a few more pressing matters to handle right now than picking my pocket early and often? Wait- I think we already know the answer to that one…

I had hoped we would make it through to the end of the year without one more self-serving commercial from the Fantastic Four Minus One of Furniture.But, no- up pops an ad with the three Smithe Brothers as table hockey game players-etc. , another “look at us!” ego trip with the furnituire as almost an after-thought. Even with this economy, the boys haven’t had to cut back on their self-promotion budgets.

That reminds me of something else I’ve spotted on TV- that ad for the Amish fireplace mantle. I like the fact that the guy in the commercial makes a big point of the fact that the Amish have limited the sale of these lovely mantles to only two per person.”Thou shalt not be greedy when ordering thy mantle with Visa or Master Card.” Somebody brought up that these are hand-made mantles with a plug-in fireplace…so, excuse me, Amish folk- I thought ye did not use yon electricity! (Wait- I think I’m mixing Amish speech with Shakespeare and/or dioalogue from a “Might Thor” comic…)

The constant rain this weekend was pretty weird…I passed a cemetary up in the northern region of the city that had a goodly portion of its grounds underwater!After thinking, “hope they’re holding their breaths”- I realized we just might have the makings of a pretty cool local horror movie there…with Aquaman-like zombies swimming up out of their graves!!!Hmmm- what’s the title? “Flood of Fear”? “Night of the Living Wet”? ” My Grave Runneth Over”?

I alos dredged up another almost-forgotten Christmas memory- did anybody else used to have those stencils and “Glasswax” (not sure of the spelling, or even if that was definitely the name of the product-a window cleaner, I think, that you applied to the glass, and it turned white) so, using the stencils, you could create Christmas tableaus on your windows, like Santa and his reindeer, angels, etc?Anybody?

And, a final note- what’s the etiquette when you’re stopped at a light, and a squeegee guy starts cleaning your rear window, and you politely tell him no, thank you-twice- and he continues? I was tempted to flip on that weird rear wiper blade, but thought that may be construed as an act of aggression…

The 3 Stooges countdown to the New Year on Me-Too is a go! More on that in the next couple days…

Here we are in that grey area that lies between the Christmas holiday and New Year’s Day- that realm of shadow and substance that occupies us with enjoying some gifts , returning others, planning our path out of this year and into the next- the Half-Way Between the Holidays Zone.

Speaking of the holidays, while discussing past Christmas adventures, I remembered something from my childhood that I probably haven’t thought of for years and years- just something kind of odd that strikes me as even odder now that I think of it.

I must’ve been maybe ten years old or so-and CHristmas was approaching.On a fairly cold night- but possibly without any snow- my dad and I made our way to a local shopping center. This was one of the first in our suburban neighborhood- and today, it would be considered nothing more than a larger strip mall, with a grocery store at one end- and its main competitor at the other end! I’m not usre why we went there- maybe toget something from the Walgreens at the center of the strip- when we strolled over to a large truck parked out close to the street in the parking lot in front of the shopping center. We climbed up into the trailer area, and, inside, there was a guy standing there and- a Santa Claus seated in a lone chair! No other decorations, no real lights as I recall-a totally barren truck trailer. Santa questioned me about if i’d been good, and if there was something that I’d want for Christmas.I replied that I wanted a game featuring a favorite cartoon character (this even surprised me, because I hadn’t even seen a game like that, nor was it on my wish list. Maybe it was just the stange atmosphere that coaxed that from my lips.) I recall that this entire converstation took place in very hushed tones- almost like an informant dropping some choice information to a mouthpiece.After that, he may have handed me some little trinket- a balloon or a candy cane- something. I also have a vague recollection of the smell of cigarette smoke -certainly that couldn’t have come from Santa.We said our goodbyes, ecited the truck, and headed into a store.

The more I think about this, the weirder it seems-there was no line of kids waiting, only me and my dad, no decorations or lights, nothing outside the truck even to indicate that Santa was there waiting for visitors. How creepy was that? As I said, I hadn’t thought of that in years-and,now that I have- wow. What an odd holiday memory!

The other memory , which I may have mentioned before, was at a holiday party from a club my dad belonged to- where suddenly they introduced a surprise visitor- none other than- Hopalong Cassidy! (Just like now, I imagine that there was a large reaction of “who?” at the time) Hoppy, as he was known to some, was an old Western movie star, who had gained some fame by his old films being shown on TV in the 50s- but, by the time of that party, other than the parents and some of the slightly older kids like me, who had watched the films when they were maybe three years old- the rest of the kids weren’t very impressed. My last recollection of Hoppy from that day was him walking into the bar section of the party, arm in arm with a couple older grandmotherly-like ladies.Oh, that sly Hoppy!

Somewhere- I still have an autograph from him, simply signed “Hoppy”, that my dad coaxed him to write.I’m sure Hoppy was  pretty grateful to be at least appearing at a party for some fraternal organization, rather than sitting in the rear of a  barren truck trailer!

If you’re stuck in the between-holidays doldrums-  and tired of the wet outdoors mess that your “White Christmas” dissolved into- we’ll be by to pick you up tonight at 9-with “the Car”!

This Sven flick has turned out to be a real favorite-the movie itself is pretty bizarre,and we’ve added Svensurround  to help make it even more entertaining! Fans of movies with killer vehicles with unseen and/or Satanic drivers love this story, of a single father cop,James “Mr. Streisand” Brolin, and his two semi-adorable daughters (we’ll reveal who they actually are in the show)-who’s in love with a local wise-cracking school teacher. They reside in a desert town, devoid of the slush we’re currently experiencing,and they struggle for the girls to understand and accept Dad’s new love- sounds like some jerky “Lifetime” cable flick, right? Ah! But,suddenly, careening out of the desert, comes a sinister black car that just loves to play “hit and run” with any available target.

Soon, the town is gripped by terror- as the villainous vehicle shows up at the least advantageous times to run down townspeople, deserving or not. Soon, Brolin is leading the search for the car-and not even sure how to stop it! Bullets don’t seem to have any effect on it- and it soon becomes apparent that whatever is piloting the car just isn’t human! The townfolk, good and bad, band togteher to stop the supernatural drive-by destruction of- “the Car!”

This flick has a fun cast, including a very young Ronnie Cox, and cranky but kindly John Marley-yes, the guy who was the bigshot movie producer who found his horse’s head in his bed in “the Godfather!” We’ll point out a cast connection to the group “Supertramp”-and fill you in on lots of other trivia. As I mentioned, we’ve added some of our patented Svensurround to shore up the entertainment value-as well as all the usual Sven shtick- and I know the song we do is a fast-paced fave!

Once again, we will be showing this one on Mre-TV at 1 am as well.This reminds me, I wanted to mention, for those who have been asking-the Me-Too 3 am Friday overnight Sven classics  will NOT be on the schedule for the first quarter of 2009.The Me-Too film library and program schedule is overloaded with content that has to be used for now-  but I’ll let you know if and when the Sven classics will return. (And, speaking of Me-Too, don’t forget the Me-Too New Year’s eve 3 Stooges marathon- with the “special” countdown to midnight beginning at 11 pm.)

Enjoy your final Sven program of 2008-”the Car”- tonight- and be watching for some new movies- and a few that haven’t aired in a LONG time that will be making a comeback in ‘09 !