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Pat Blythe – It’s a Mad World

Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Al Feldstein, Alfred E Neuman, Bob Segarini, Circus Magazine, Darnold Duck, DBAWIS, DC Comics, Don't Believe a Word I Say, EC Comics, Firesign Theatre, Harvey Kurtzman, Jeff Lewis, MAD Magazine, N'we Jinan, National Periodicals, New York Times, Norman Mingo, Queen, Romantic Traffic, Sam Taylor, The Spoons, Tom Spurgeon, Tony Hiss, Warner Bros., William Gaines on August 10, 2016 by segarini

I want to start by saying THANK YOU everyone for your wonderful messages and FB responses regarding last week’s column. Yes it was both difficult and cathartic to pour it out in black and white. It seemed to have touched a lot of lives but I hope in a good way. So again, THANK YOU!

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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 7^th, 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.

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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.