Hanging out with Edie Adams. How utterly cool. I got a copy of the dvd boxed set of her TV shows for Christmas last year.
Seen those? If you haven’t, they are worth revisiting for the cigar commercials if nothing else. BEST:) KIRBY On Sep 16, 2014, at 2:47 PM, Greg Douglass <[email protected]> wrote: > Kirby, > Believe it or not, this card holds enormous personal significance for me > (other than the fact that I am still a Teenage Zombie at heart...) > It is the first lobby card I ever saw. My dad was driving up Market Street > in San Francisco shortly after I had received my first catalog from Theater > Poster Exchange. I was still a little fuzzy on the concept of a lobby card or > a lobby card set (they cost a whopping $2.50 for eight, regardless of title, > from TPE). Then, at the Strand theater on Market, (the Strand was one of > those 3 features for a buck places), I saw a display of lobbies on a board > out front. Standing out in all its garish green glory was this 11 X 14" > beauty from TEENAGE ZOMBIES. I was smitten by the completely unreal > coloration and the whole concept of someone tinting photos from a black & > white piece of crap movie. I ordered a set of cards from 13 GHOSTS the next > Monday along with a one sheet from MACABRE and, bang! the hook was set for > life. > Cut to about fifteen years ago. I had a new guitar student who came in > and saw the posters in my teaching studio. "My girl friend's late husband was > a guy named Jerry Warren", he said, "and he made stuff like....this." "You > mean the guy who did TEENAGE ZOMBIES and TERROR OF THE BLOODHUNTERS?", I > replied. He was incredulous that I knew of Jerry's work, and I made > arrangements to interview his girlfriend Gloria Warren, Jerry's widow and > assistant on most of his films. The interview got me in the door at Filmfax > magazine, where I became a regular contributor for many years. Thanks to Mike > Stein and Filmfax/Outre, I got to hang one-on-one with Edie Adams, Dolores > Fuller, The Ventures, Dick Dale, Rick Wakeman...it was a great run (I ran out > of time, but recently spoke with Mr. Stein about resuming my writing > career...) > Gloria Warren remains a good friend of ours. Nice, bright person who > finally admitted to me that Jerry might NOT be Orson Welles and his filmic > body of work might not be on a par with, say, Stanley Kubrick. And, yes, I'm > pretty sure I still have this card...otherwise, I'll be in touch, Kirby! > Greg Douglass > ---- Kirby McDaniel <[email protected]> wrote: >> Well, not the actual zombies, but you know… >> >> >> http://www.movieart.com/teenage-zombies-1960-4321/ >> >> >> >> Kirby McDaniel >> MovieArt Original Film Posters >> P.O. Box 4419 >> Austin TX 78765-4419 >> 512 479 6680 www.movieart.com >> https://www.facebook.com/movieart.austin.texas >> mobile 512 589 5112 >> >> >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >> >> Send a message addressed to: [email protected] >> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >> >> The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. >> > > -- > Greg Douglass > Guitarist- > Lessons, Live Shows, Touring, > & Studio Work > (760)212-3648 > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Kirby McDaniel MovieArt Original Film Posters P.O. Box 4419 Austin TX 78765-4419 512 479 6680 www.movieart.com https://www.facebook.com/movieart.austin.texas mobile 512 589 5112 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
