Happy Trails To The Great Verne Lundquist…
Verne Lundquist, whose voice has filled living rooms and bars all over the country on every fall Saturday over the last 17 years as the lead college football voice of CBS, called his final game.
We’ll miss you Uncle Verne! -Bobby Ellerbee
November 20, 1958…First Known Videotape Edited Show Airs Seated on the right is director John Frankenheimer watching Ross Murray edit “Old Man”, which was a ‘Playhouse 90’ presentation that aired November 20, 1958. This was the first time an entire production had ever been videotaped in advance and edited for air. The year before, Frankenheimer […]
Captain, My Captain…Robin Williams On ‘Saturday Night Live’ https://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/tv-news/robin-williams-snl-highlights-042018579.html At this link above, you’ll find video clips of 6 of Robin’s SNL appearances over the years. In the photo below, we see Robin with the SNL crew gathered around the Chapman Electra Crane which is driven by our friend Phil Pernice. Thanks to Phil for […]
The “2000 Year Old Man”…Now 2088 Yesterday was Mel Brooks 88th birthday. What a career! Below are a few shots from his early days with Sid Caesar as a writer…one of the best teams ever. In the picture with Mell on the desk is Woody Allen and head writer Mel Tolkin with Sid. Over the […]
The Chaplin Studios…A Mega Magical Place In Time It is hard to know where to start, because we have a rare opportunity to see this historic landmark as is is now, and as it was when it was first built at 1416 N. La Brea Avenue in Hollywood. I’ve written a short history here which […]