Bob's a Busy Man!

Bob Mills, author of The Laugh Makers, his terrific book about his experiences working as Bob Hope's gag writer, hit the ground running when it came to promoting his book. He tells us what his next two events are:

a) Jan. 11 book signing at the L.A. Memorial Library -- 6:30 pm.

b) A book signing at the Ventura County Library Book Club -- avg.attendance 100 -- with a special appearance by Gene Perret during duringwhich we will reminesce about the old days on the road with Hope. Should be fun.

Book title on Bonus disks of new Zorro DVDs

Disney's new Zorro DVDs in the original Black and White version, part of the Disney Treasures tins, arrived November 3, 2009. As I am the biographer of Guy Williams who played Zorro on TV from 1957-1960 I was asked by Leonard Maltin to be a part of the bonuses on the 6th disk of Season One and Season Two along with luminaries which include Guy's son. My name and the title of my book, Guy Williams, the Man Behind the Mask are seen on the lower third of the screen, hopefully a boon for sales. I was thrilled to be asked and I'm thrilled with the end product, digitally enhanced brillantly with original previews added at the end of each episode.

Get It Now While You Can

The following very important note came in from Wes Britton: "I just got off the phone with Dave White, my partner for "Dave White Presents," and he's soon going to take down the old "Talking Television with Dave White" website which holds the archives of his previous KSAV show. Despite the fact he's still getting hits, the site is getting too expensive to maintain, so it will probably come down in 3 months.> > > > So, should you be interested in any of Dave's "Talking Television" shows, now's the time to download them for your files. Should any of the broadcasts be of special interest to you, perhaps you'd like to host some of the interviews with authors, producers, or actors at your own sites. If so, let me know and we can arrange this. Note: many of the archives are in two parts. Part one is the first 30 minutes of a particular show with DVD reviews, announcements, and news relevant to that week in television. Part two archives are the hour-long interviews with the guests, and these are the features probably worth a longer shelf-life> > > > > www.talkingtelevision.org"

A new discovery

And in our can’t-imagine-even-needing-this-five-years-ago department, we have Clicker.com, available at http://www.clicker.com/>http://www.clicker.com/. This site describes itself as the “first complete programming guide to Internet television,” and contains information on over 400,000 episodes over 1200 sources in over 1200 categories. (And that doesn’t even count the 30,000 movies available on demand from Netflix and Amazon, or the 50,000 music videos from 20,000 artists.)The front page of the site lets you look for content in a variety of ways: you can browse by show title or by category, or look for Web originals, TV, movies, or music. I decided to look for comedies and got a screen that looked like this:http://www.researchbuzz.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/screenshot1.jpg. Not only are there new and popular comedies, but you can filter your result to find only those comedies from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s. You can also filter just for movies or for original Web programming. I took a look at the comedies available for the 70s and was presented with a list of shows that included Saturday Night Live, WKRP, Electric Company, Sanford and Son, and Rhoda. I was confused to note that some of the shows listed included the number of episodes available as 0. Why list them, then?I took a look at Barney Miller, which has 70 episodes available online and its own page, which looks like this:http://www.researchbuzz.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/screenshot2.jpg (Barney Miller on Clicker.com) The show’s page lists the episodes with air dates, titles, and brief descriptions of the plot. The screnshot will take you to view the episode ­ in this case on Hulu. Show information has a space for external links and additional information, but none of the shows I looked at had additional information added.Since I watched way too much TV in the 70s I went and took a look at the Web originals instead. Here I found content in a huge number of categories, including news, art, drama, documentary, business & finance, etc. Like the TV episodes, these series had episode listings, descriptions, room for editing, etc.While this site was packed with listings, and actually reminded me of some TV shows I’d forgotten about, I couldn’t imagine using it as I watch TV. I need an easy way to connect my computer to my television to make the most of Clicker.com. I don’t think we’re quite there yet or did we get there and I missed it? - Jim Parish, jrparish@sbcglobal.net, www.jamesrobertparish.com

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Hank Moonjean (Bring in the Peacocks), Annette D'Agostino (Harold Lloyd), and Scott O'Brien (Virginia Bruce) for earning the "Best Book of the Year" designation by Classic Images magazine; Hank Moonjean (Bring in the Peacocks) for "Funniest Book of the Year"; Wright King and Sandra Grabman (No Retakes!) for "Best TV Book of the Year"; and Diane Kachmar and David Goudsward (The Fly at Fifty) for "Best Cover of the Year"! You did your publisher proud!

The World Wants to Know

Hey, folks, don't forget to post any news about your books and your author-activities at http://authorarmy.blogspot.com/. We'd love to know what's happening.

BearManor Media publishes Cartoon Scripts by Daws Butler, the voice of Yogi Bear

For Immediate Release
Contact: joebev@joebev.com
845-647-9475

BearManor Media publishes Cartoon Scripts by Daws Butler, the voice of Yogi Bear

2009-10-08 17:01:22 - "Uncle Dunkle and Donnie" was edited, co-written and illustrated by Butler protégé Joe Bevilacqua (of NAPANOCH, NY), who has also recorded the audio "cartoon" book. Available at: http://bearmanormedia.bizland.com/id244.html

A seal who can't balance? An elephant who always forgets? A green cow who walks on her front feet? These are just some of the wacky characters from the unique mind of Daws Butler, the man who voiced most of the classic Hanna-Barbera characters--Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw and Snagglepuss, to name a few.

Uncle Dunkle and Donnie is a collection of imaginative, never-before-released cartoon scripts by Butler, who also worked on the classic 1960s Jay Ward "Fractured Fairy Tales" and "Aesop and Sons" animated cartoons.

The book was edited, co-written and illustrated (in retro Hanna-Barbera style) by Joe Bevilacqua, who has also recorded an audio "cartoon" book of UNCLE DUNKLE AND DONNIE, doing all the voices himself!

As the protege of cartoon voice legend Daws Butler (Yogi Bear), Bevilacqua, a veteran award-winning broadcaster (NPR, XM Radio), is no stranger to the cartoon world. Joe Bev even co-authored his mentor's
authorized biography, "Daws Butler, Characters Actor", available at http:/www.BearManorMedia.Com">http:/www.BearManorMedia.Com

Uncle Uncle and Donnie is available at:
http://bearmanormedia.bizland.com/id244.html, for Just $19.95 plus postage.

What the animation industry is saying about UNCLE DUNKLE AND DONNIE:

"It all started with Daws Butler--actor, writer, teacher--writing UNCLE DUNKLE AND DONNIE children's stories with exquisite sophisticated humor but always resonating with gentle and subtle lessons in morality. Then came Joe Bevilacqua--also actor, writer and producer--vocally bringing to life all of the charming characters in the Daws Butler book. Reading and listening to UNCLE DUNKLE AND DONNIE is a delightful experience that you and your family can and will enjoy!"

- June Foray, legendary voice actress (Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Witch
Hazel, Granny)

"Any cartoon fan can recognize Daws Butler's multitude of voices, but few know of his writing. Butler, a purveyor of witty wordplay and twisty tales, will surprise and amuse readers. These stories now come to life as told by the hilarious Joe Bevilacqua, man of 97 voices!"

- Linda Simensky (Senior Director of Programming for PBS Kids)

"Those of us who loved (and still love) Daws are grateful to Joe for all his endeavors that keep the name alive. This fine collection of the works of Butler and Bevilacqua is yet another in a long list."

Mark Evanier, Writer-Historian

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From October 2 to November 16, 2009, Joe Bev. will be performing in New York, New Jersey and California, promoting UNCLE DUNKLE AND DONNIE. His personal appearance schedule can be found here:

http://www.pr-inside.com/veteran-broadcaster-announces-october-november-per-r1505863.htm

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Joe Bev. also hosts a daily radio show, CARTOON CARNIVAL, "The first radio cartoon show ever!" You can listen online EVERY day at WWW.SHOKUSRADIO.COM - 3 PM (PDT), 5 PM (CT), 6 PM (ET)

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If you'd like to order by check or money order, please add $5 for the 1st book, and $1 per additional book for postage, payable to:

BearManor Media
P O Box 71426
Albany, GA 31708

Phone: 580-252-3547 (Sandra Grabman)
Fax: 814-690-1559
books@benohmart.com

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We only ship to the USA. Foreign orders please order via amazon.com.



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