FIELD of Candidates

Ok this is giving official notice of the blog that has taken WAY too long to get up- no more excuses- I'm fed up with a lot of the 2008 election season nonsense, here's my venting place!

AWRIGHT-AWRIGHT! ENOUGH ALREADY!

You like me. You really like me. No, I'm not Sally. Still Bill. The same guy who vows to get rich, then change my name to Bill Fold. Then, I'll have to change the Blog Name to THE BILL FOLD FLAP. But I digress. New and hmmmm... improved (you be the judge) on its way- soon. Thanks to the folks who have told me to get back to the blog, and that you like it. You really like it...

Cloverfield

Not a relative-- I promise. No Clover Field in my family tree.

Belated Happy New Year- from the 'Trip!

OK- It's been too long- but I have been working on my two new blogs, one highlighting the '08 Race to the Whitehouse- where I'll attempt to put my years as a research analyst to good use, and a blog to put all my book reviews in one place. So, Happy 2008! As the Field Trip will attempt to post everyday- except during my vacation late Feb Leap Day early March, for the next 90 days - give or take a day...

Lucy's Entourage

WOW. What a great show, Stu! Okay folks, for the next week at 6-8pm central, 4-6pm pacific,
You can hear it too-on www.shokusradio.com Lucy's Major Domo, Frank Gorey and her assistant, Wanda Clark, telling MANY stories that had never been told before, about this really GRAND Grand Dame of Comedy. I got a call in and asked about "Yours, Mine and Ours"- and how she was on a movie set as opposed to the TV stage. Great answers- great tales of the Desilu Legend. Stu Shostak, host, and also a Lucy insider, was truly at his best, as well.

Stu's Show... NEXT WEEK:
JERRY BECK! Author extrordinaire, and Cartoon Brew's self-confessed cartoon-a-holic as well as co-producer of Cartoon Dump! Whatashow! Same Bat Time Same Bat Channel!

You Love Lucy? Stu sure does!

Lucille Ball's personal assistant for 27 years WANDA CLARK and her "major domo" for 40 yearsFRANK GOREY What was it like to work for and know the famous redheadpersonally and professionally? Find out, as two of herclosest associates share their memories and storieswith host Stu Shostak. Plus, your live phone calls! THAT'S LIVE,TODAY- WEDNESDAY,DECEMBER 12FROM 4-6 P.M. PST CALL TOLL-FREE AT(888) SHOKUS-5

Mission: Impossibles-Don't It Beat All?

Ok, after the British Invasion came the Freakish Invasion-Art Davis was tasked with merging the Beatles and Superhero genres-- giving us the Impossibles, originally called the Incredibles!

Patrick Owsley's Great rendition of Art Davis' creation, MultiMan, one of the Mighty Impossibles.

But nobody can beat the Beatles!

Not even the Beat-Alls!

You Look Good For Your Age, Bazooka Joe!

Hey, didn't Mort have black greasy hair? And was Pesty REALLY killed in Viet Nam?

Bubble Gum Hero

What isn't great about Bazooka Joe?

Dog Eat Dawg

Michael Vick, appearing in cartoon-like BnW striped prison apparel, got the Judge's decision on his sentence for crimes against canines--22 months in federal prison. I'm a dog lover, what he did is really horribly cruel for Man's Best Friend. That said, I think he's gotten a much harsher sentence than others have received, for far worse. Recently, a preacher's wife shot and killed him while he slept, she served ten % of Vick's time. The judge could've given him as much as 5 years. I'm sorry for Vick, but far sorrier for the K9 Pals that died, all because he chose to be an SOB. Too bad the dogs didn't get a jury of their peers in this case (SEE: CARTOON), but then, dogs are so forgiving, they'd probably just lick him.

The Looniest Court

As if courts around the globe weren't full enough with REAL characters

In what lawyers believe was a clerical error worthy of a Looney Tunes cartoon, a court in Naples sent a summons to the characters ordering them to appear Friday in a trial in the southern Italian city, officials said.
The court summons cites "Titty, Paperino, Paperina, Topolino" — the Italian names for the characters — as damaged parties in the criminal trial of a Chinese man accused of counterfeiting products of Disney and Warner Bros.
Instead of naming only the companies and their legal representatives, clerks also wrote in the witness list the names of the cartoons that decorated the toys and gadgets the man had reproduced, said Fiorenza Sorotto, vice president of Disney Company Italia.
"Unfortunately they cannot show up, as they are residents of Disneyland," Sorotto joked in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. "It certainly pleased us that the characters were considered real, because that's what we try to do."
The Naples court will have to rewrite the summons, though this will probably delay the trial, said Disney lawyer Cristina Ravelli.
"Let's hope the characters will not be prosecuted for failing to appear," Ravelli quipped.
Calls seeking comment from Warner Bros. in Milan were not immediately returned. Phones at the Naples court were not answered on Tuesday afternoon.
Source: AP News

My source is Cartoon Brew