Bruce can remember the early days of Laugh-In, but Greg...you win
the nostalgia prize for bringing up Korla Pandit.
By the way, Yma Sumac made a movie or two (SECRET OF THE INCAS
comes to mind)...but did Korla Pandit? I can't think of any.
Oh, and if we're going as far back as Korla Pandit, remember
Princess SummerFall-WinterSpring?
Richard
PS: I can corroborate Bruce's recollections of the huge impact made
by Laugh-In with Rowan and Martin when it first hit the airwaves.
Nobody ever wanted to miss a show. I used to love Goldie Hawn, and
Judy Carne, the "sock-it-to-me" girl!
Richard Del Belso
> Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 07:01:21 -0700
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [MOPO] Movie Poster Channel Schedule for Sunday, May
25, 2008
> To: [email protected]
>
> David:
> Not only did you manage to make me laugh....hard....at an obscenely
> early hour (I had to get up early to prepare guitar parts for a very
> important recording session this evening), you laid bare the
essence of
> some of the key players in our little ongoing MOPOpera. "AMBULANCE
> CHASER-MEXICO CITY"? Ouch! The truth will out, homeboy!
> By the way, in the interest of full disclosure, George Lucas was
> hammered drunk during the entire meeting I had with him about my
live
> concert last December. He continually interrupted me, droning on
about
> his plans to remake "HOWARD THE DUCK". "We'll git 'er done this
time!',
> he slurred in a bad imitation of comedian Larry the Cable Guy.
Very sad.
> Wonderful post!
> Greg Douglass
> PS-All this and an Yma Sumac reference too? What next, a Korla
Pandit
> allusion?
> David Kusumoto wrote:
>
> > **Movie Poster Channel Lineup for Sunday, May 25, 2008:**
> >
> > "THE THIRD MAN REDUX" -- Host Philipp Kainbach takes viewers on
a tour
> > of locations seen in his favorite movie, Carol Reed's, "The
Third Man"
> > -- filmed in his beloved city of Vienna. Highlight: Phillipp will
> > play the theme to "The Third Man" on a zither he purchased from
a flea
> > market near his home. Presented in DTS sound where available.
[TV-G]
> >
> > "DR. HEIM, MEDICINE WOMAN" -- Sue Heim, a hyper-intellectual
speaker
> > with advanced degrees, chucks her scientific career and becomes
the
> > nation's most acclaimed poster framing artisan. A constant
source of
> > remedies that "really work," she becomes a nemesis for competing
> > framers after she accepts questions and offers her sage advice for
> > FREE. Jointly sponsored by Viacom-Paramount, Time-Warner-Warner
> > Bros., Sony-Columbia and MCA-Universal. [TV-G]
> >
> > "RAIDERS OF THE LOST CAUSE" -- Starring "Michael B," maniacal
lover of
> > shredded, beat-up and discolored posters "steeped with character."
> > Tonight's episode follows his band of rebels standing on street
> > corners, passing out leaflets calling for a "scorched earth"
policy
> > against poster restorers employed by the Museum of Modern Art
in New
> > York. [TV-14]
> >
> > "WE TRY HARDER" -- Featuring Richard Halegua, heroic operator of
> > alternative movie poster bidding site, offering quality service,
> > bulletproof-honesty and competitive pricing, yet spends each
episode
> > in constant befuddlement with eBay detractors who whine yet remain
> > reluctant to migrate to his user-friendly auctions. [TV-G]
> >
> > "BRUCE ALMIGHTY" -- Starring Bruce Hershenson, rumored to walk on
> > water after his remarkable recovery from heart surgery. Tonight,
> > cameras explore his titanic following despite his occasional
> > mutterings about a "vast lunatic fringe conspiracy" against him.
> > Opens a rebellious, "Millennial Falcon" poster sales site to
combat
> > incursions by eBay's Evil Empire. [TV-G]
> >
> > "ICONIC IMAGE" -- Host David Lieberman walks audiences through a
> > collection of posters -- which he anoints as titles that can go "a
> > long time without one of them coming up for sale." Tonight, he
> > defends his signature marketing line about his posters, i.e.,
"you'll
> > have trouble finding (posters like mine in) nicer
condition." [TV-G]
> >
> > "WE'RE NOT CHARLATANS" -- Hosted by two men wearing masks from a
> > studio in in Rochester, New York. Tonight's episode: A "famed
> > professor" provides an exhaustive defense of minty white inserts.
> > Also defending the professor will be author James Frey, who
admitted
> > his "non-fiction" bestseller, "A Million Little Pieces," was
all made
> > up. [TV-MA]
> >
> > "RECOMMENDED!" -- Host Kirby McDaniel offers a list of films to
see,
> > offering a single explanatory sentence for each. [TV-G]
> >
> > "WITHERING HEIGHTS" -- Concert Encore: Inspired by Lenny Bruce,
> > George Carlin, Steve Martin, Robin Williams, Mel Brooks, Woody
Allen,
> > Jerry Seinfeld, Andrew Dice Clay, Sam Kinison and Gilbert
Gottfried --
> > Freeman Fisher and Bob Brooks observe and eviscerate the world of
> > movie poster collecting -- in a stand-up comedy extravanganza
taped at
> > Carnegie Hall on Feb. 14, 2008. [TV-MA]
> >
> > "WORDS & MUSIC" -- Sponsored by the George Lucas School of Film at
> > USC, musician Greg Douglass hosts a 90-minute tour of the
history of
> > music in cinema, playing excerpts on stage at the Hollywood Bowl.
> > Taped December 1, 2007. (NOTE: Course credit available for
> > 500-level graduate students; please contact the dean's office.)
> >
> > "THE BIG-EASY, 2008" -- "Part 2 - The Return." Host Dick Cavitt
> > interviews Joseph Bonelli in this 3-part series exploring the
poster
> > collector Bonelli's miraculous escape from Hurricane Katrina --
and
> > his poignant return to the city where jazz was born. [TV-G]
> >
> > "JEKYLL & HYDE, JURIS DOCTORATE" -- Starring Claude Litton,
terse and
> > tough-minded lawyer who speaks brutal truths in short bursts by
day --
> > but transforms into elegant and gracious tea-serving host for
poster
> > collectors by night. Tonight's special: Earl Grey Tea. [TV-14]
> >
> > "PICARESQUE" -- Starring Tom Martin as himself in this critically
> > acclaimed series where he regales audiences with exhilarating and
> > amusing stories and observations about every realm of the human
> > condition. Shot on location at the Pantages Theater in Los
Angeles.
> > [TV-14]
> >
> > "LOST IN TRANSLATION" -- Starring David Kusumoto, émigré from
Japan,
> > whose book-length writings in English are puzzlingly
transformed to
> > Greek, hence reaching an audience of only one. Tonight's episode,
> > "Torturing MoPo'ers: the Quickening." [TV-14]
> >
> > "HOLLYWOOD BABYLON" -- Actress Toochis Moorin takes viewers on
a tour
> > of historic landmarks in the entertainment world -- and
discusses her
> > starring role in director Ridley Scott's next feature film. [TV-G]
> >
> > "CITIZEN TAYLOR" -- An American Experience documentary -- the
epic,
> > life-long saga about one man's passion to seize and conquer every
> > known Best Picture poster, completing his quest in 2007 -- only to
> > shake the collecting world by putting them all up for sale a few
> > months later. Narrated by David McCullough. [TV-G]
> >
> > "AMBULANCE CHASER, MEXICO CITY" -- Starring Rod Morgan,
controversial
> > exporter of Mexican memorabilia -- whose mission is to move
material
> > within 24-hours after the death of any celebrity. Tonight's
episode:
> > After scanning the day's obituaries for "leads," he stomps on the
> > grave of Charlton Heston and proclaims his hatred of guns. Yet
> > curiously, because of his trade, he secretly carries a .357 Magnum
> > "just in case." [TV-MA]
> >
> > "AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN, THE MUSICAL" -- Updated remake of the 1950s
> > sci-fi classic with songs! Directed by "Evan," featuring musical
> > performances by famed Peruvian singer, Yma Sumac. [TV-14]
> >
> > "WTF?" -- Host James Lipton interviews Scott Burns, owner of
the Movie
> > Poster Discussion Group, about the history of literary sectarian
> > violence, 1995 to present. Featured: a discussion of beloved and
> > notorious figures who have dominated his pages, with highlights
and
> > low-lights noted accordingly. [TV-MA]
> >
> >
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