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Doug Thompson: “YEP, LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY SURE CUT THROUGH THAT FENCE ALRIGHT.”

Posted in Opinion with tags Advertising Hall of Fame, Alan Livingston, Aquarius Theatre, Arthur Godfrey, Baba Looey, Barney Rubble, Capitol Records, Che Guevara, Daws Butler, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Doug Thompson, Ed Sullivan, Elroy Jetson, Elvis Presley, Hanna-Barbara, Harry Belafonte, Hokey Wolf, Huckleberry Hound, Jack Benny, Jack Gould, Jack Webb, Jackie Gleason, Johnny Ray, Kay Gardella, Lawrence Welk, Madison Avenue, MGM, New York Daily News, New York Times, Paramount, Peter Leeds, Quick Draw McGraw, radio, Raymond Conner, Records, Red Fox and His Musical Hounds, Scott Shaw, Screen Actors Guild, segarini, Snagglepuss, Stan Freberg, Super Snooper, The Flintstones, the Jenners, The Jetson’s, the Kardashians, TMZ, Wally Gator, Walt Disney, Walter Lantz, Warner Bros., Woody Woodpecker, Yogi Bear on April 13, 2015 by segarini

Stan Freberg passed away on Tuesday, April 7^th, 2015 in Santa Monica, California. He was 88. Despite his incredible success in the recording world (albeit in the 1950’s), radio, television and advertising (Freberg is in the Advertising Hall of Fame after all), somehow, Stan wasn’t hip enough for the TMZ generation. They’d rather report on yet another lame Kardashian/Jenner photo op, so Stan’s passing didn’t even merit a mention on their popular website or TV show, although his obituary did make the New York Times.

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Doug Thompson: CONFESSIONS OF A PROFESSIONAL ROCK AND ROLL INTERVIEWER – THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE THEMES

Posted in Opinion with tags Adam Clayton, Al Caiola, Alan o’Day, Andy Griffith, Annette Funicello, Barenaked Ladies, Barry DeVorzen, Carroll O’Connor, Charles Fox, Cheryl Holdridge, Christopher Cross, Chuck Lorre, Cyndi Grecco, Darlene Gillespie, DBAWIS, Dick Clark, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Donna Summer, Doug Thompson, Duane Eddy, Earl Scruggs, Freddy Cannon, Gary Portnoy, Henry Mancini, Jay Livingston, Jean Stapleton, Jiminy Cricket, Jimmie Dodd, Joey Scarbury, John Sebastian, Jonathan Wolff, Lala Schrifrin, Lance Reventlow, Larry Mullen, Lawrence Welk, Lester Flatt, Mason Williams, Michael Omartian, Mickey Mouse Club, Mike Post, Morton Stevens, Nadia Comaneci, Neil Hefti, Norman Gimbel, P.F. Sloan, Pratt & McClain, Ray Evans, Records, Rhythm heritage, Richard Chamberlain, Rod Serling, Roy Williams, Steve Barri, Steve Carlisle, Television, The Grass Roots, The Marketts, The Monkees, The Rembrandt’s, The Ventures, THP Orchestra, TV Guide, U2, Van Halen, Waylon Jennings on May 6, 2013 by segarini

I was saddened by the death of Annette Funicello back in March. Unlike most of the male members of my age, I did NOT have a crush on Annette. That honour usually fell to toothy grinned Mousekateer Cheryl Holdridge (who in 1964, became a real-life Countess when she married Woolworth heir Lance Reventlow – his father was a Danish nobleman). Sometimes friendly Darlene Gillespie became my Mousekateer crush of the day or week, depending on my mood and my hormones. Turns out, Darlene was born in Montreal and her parents were originally from Saskatchewan, but I didn’t know any of that watching our little black and white TV set then.