Shangri-La Plaza: Television Musical Pilot from 1990
Tim Kretschmann shares a YouTube gem: the 1990 TV musical pilot ‘Shangri-La Plaza,’ directed by Nick Castle and starring Chris Sarandon, Melora Hardin, and Terrence Mann.
Glancing Back
The Entity Atari 2600 Game
This YouTube video brings The Entity (1982) to the Atari 2600, tying into the Dead On the Bases Season 5 Inning 7 review of The Entity versus The Fan.
Be a Pepper!
David Naughton (An American Werewolf in London) praises soft drink dancing in this YouTube video post. Tim interviewed Naughton at the Horror Realm 2022 panel.
Dead Puppies / Ogden Edsl
A novelty-record appreciation post riffing on ‘They don’t make them like that anymore’ — creativity should be singular in action, starting with Ogden Edsl’s ‘Dead Puppies.’
The Ballad Of Irving / Frank Gallop (1966)
Frank Gallop’s 1966 novelty song ‘The Ballad of Irving’ — the story of the 142nd fastest gun in the West and a Dr. Demento staple. Worth another spin.
Rock ‘n’ Roll Doctor / Travesty Ltd.
A novelty-record post on Travesty Ltd.’s ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Doctor’ — sometimes in a novelty record it isn’t the melody that hits you (there isn’t one).
Existential Blues / Tom “T-Bone” Stankus
Tom ‘T-Bone’ Stankus’s ‘Existential Blues’ — a Dr. Demento’s Funny Five entry and a testament to Tim’s love of novelty records.
I Wanna Kiss Her / Tim Cavanaugh
Tim Cavanaugh’s novelty song ‘I Wanna Kiss Her’ sparks Tim’s memories of associating movies with where he saw them — like a VHS from Parkside Video, with Jeff Miller as usher.