A Message from Bob –Yet another rerun, but this one has been heavily updated. The reason I am having trouble writing new ones, stems back to December 15th when many of us lost an old friend and good man, Dave Bailey. The tentative date for the Celebration of Dave’s life is Sunday May 14th. The Carpet Frogs (who are also Burton Cummings touring band) are the house band for the event, which will feature other artists that Dave worked with in the past. The date may change a week in either direction, and as details are finalized, I will be updating the information. …and now…on with the show…or your shoes, whichever you prefer. ..and put on some pants.
Archive for Disneyland
Segarini: Award Shows, Van Gogh, the Day I Was Born, and Some Birthdays
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Awards Shows, Birthdays, Bob Segarini, Cherry Cola's, DBAWIS, Disneyland, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Emmys, Sophia Loren, Toronto, Van Gogh on January 30, 2017 by segariniRoxanne Tellier – Where is Mary Tyler Moore When We Need Her?
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags "Speak to President Trump, 'disrupters', America First, birth control, Bob Segarini, DBAWIS, Department of Homeland Security, Disneyland, equal pay, Every Woman, feminism, guaranteed basic income, Hieronymus Bosch, Lou Grant, Muslim, Oxford University, Rhoda Morgenstern (Valerie Harper); Phyllis Lindstrom (Cloris Leachman); Georgette Franklin (Georgia Engel); Sue Ann Nivens (Betty White), Roxanne Tellier, Soylent Green, The Economist, The Mary Tyler Moore . Great Depression, Utopia, Wharton School of Business on January 29, 2017 by segarini
In 1970, Mary Richards and The Mary Tyler Moore Show debuted to a changing world. Women like my mum, who had left school in grade 9 during the Great Depression, were watching the rise of feminism, and wondering how the heck they were supposed to react and behave.
Doug Thompson: “TODAY THE PITS, TOMORROW THE WORLD.”
Posted in Opinion with tags Allyn Rachel., Ann Miller, Arte Johnson, Banquet Frozen Dinners, Billy May, Bing Crosby, Booby Darin, Boris Badenov, Butter-Nut Coffee, Byron Kane, Campbell’s Soup, Capitol Records, Cheerios, Chun King Chow Mein, Dairy Queen, Daws Butler, DBAWIS, Disney World, Disneyland, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Donald Keough, Doug Thompson, Ella Fitzgerald, Esskay Franks, Frank Sinatra, Gene Autry, George Clooney, Jacobsen Lawn Mowers, Jeno Paulucci, Jeno’s Pizza, Jesse White, June Foray, KABC, KFWB, KMPC, KNX, LA Dodgers, Meadogold, Nat King Cole, Omaha, Omaha Symphony Orchestra, Paul Frees, Paul Gallagher, Peggy Lee, Peter Leeds, Pillsbury Dough Boy, Professor Ludwig von Drake, Radio Advertising Bureau, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Rogers & Hammerstein, Rosemary Clooney, Royal Canadian Air Force, Saul Bass, Sears Canada, segarini, Stan Freberg, Sunsweet Pitted Prunes, Tim Martin Gleason, Verve Records, Walt Disney, Warner Bros., Zagnut candy bars on July 20, 2015 by segarini
A few months back, not long after Stan Freberg died on April 7th, I wrote a column about his early career as a voice actor for Capitol Records children’s records and Warner Bros. cartoons, TV shows like “Time For Beany” plus his hilarious 13 week CBS summer radio series as well as his many hit parodies for Capitol. At the time, I promised (or threatened, I can’t remember which), to write a second column on Stan’s amazing adventures in advertisingland.
Segarini: The Emmys. I Hear it’s My Birthday, and the VMAs. Part 2 – I Hear it’s My Birthday
Posted in Opinion with tags Birthday, Bob Segarini, Cherry Cola's, DBAWIS, Disneyland, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Emmys, Sophia Loren, Toronto on September 12, 2014 by segarini
A Reader Writes: Regarding your blog of September 9th, 2014 Mr. Segarini. Except for mentioning Saturday Night Live and Amazing Race, you said nothing about the shows that were nominated for an Emmy at this year’s event, nor who won or who lost. Further, you made no mention of any of the nominees, actors, actresses, or even the names of the shows. Most disturbing of all, you failed to write one single word about the great Robin Williams.
What do you have to say for yourself?
Billy in Banff
Dear Billy, Not much, really…
=0=
Segarini: Disneyland on Acid
Posted in Opinion with tags Cherry Cola's, DBAWIS, Disneyland, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Owsley Acid, RCA, segarini, The Family Tree on August 17, 2012 by segariniThe Family Tree Signs with RCA
There were a lot of great reasons to sign a record deal with RCA back in the mid ‘60s. Aside from the whopping ‘3% of 90% of wholesale’ deal, (and you think illegal downloading is ripping off artists? HA!), which was standard at the time, there were a pile of bonus goodies that came with the servitude.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 