goodbye flea circus

Coming soon:
something from Bonnaroo '09
Jerry has Tears Of Rage
NRPS, GD '71
the GD play for reindeer

Nothing today,
except for something for you to watch, if you wish... it's:

Cartoon Time

"To Itch His Own"

Directed By: Chuck Jones

The final cartoon scored by the great Carl Stalling.

Release Date: June 28, 1958

Bunny on a Bun

No music today... none to be posted here, that is. I am listening to tomorrow's tunes and gettin' Friday's show ready so there are always more tunes on the horizon.

Seein' as how these are barely on TV anymore,
dig this, if you please...

Cartoon Time

"Hair Ribbin'"

Starring: Bugs Bunny

Directed By: Bob Clampett

Release Date: June 24, 1944

Suicide or Murder?
Either way, nothin' like some good old-fashioned cartoon violence, eh?

Sox Suck! / Duck Hunts Bear?!

No music today...
wayyyyy too busy celebrating
the Cubs victory this afternoon... late inning back-to-back homers got 'em back in the game, and then a run in the Bottom of the 9th gave 'em the W over the hated southside Sox. A sweet win for Sweet Lou!

But that's not actually why there's no music today. I'm a Mets fan! But my dad's from Lake Forest, IL, on Chicago's north side, so I've come to dig the Cubs over the years. Them bein' on WGN like 3 or 4 times a week really helps, too. Oh, and the Mets SUCKING also helps. I can't give up my allegiance to The Amazin's but seein' as how they haven't won a World Series in 100½ years, ain't no harm cheerin' Da Cubz on.

Go, Cubs, Go!
Go, Cubs, Go!
Hey, Chicago, whaddya say,
Cubs are gonna win today!

Cartoon Time

"Suppressed Duck"

Starring: Daffy Duck

Directed By: Robert McKimson

Release Date: 44 years ago today... June 18, 1965

Thomas Jefferson? He's not President anymore...

No music today. I'm listening to and workin' on a Grateful Dead show for Wednesday and then a recent '09 Dead show for Thursday. So stay tuned!

Cartoon Time

"Room And Bird"

Starring: Tweety & Sylvester

Directed By: Friz Freleng

Release Date: 58 years ago today... June 2, 1951

A Mouse

Cartoon Time!

"Sniffles Takes A Trip"

Starring: Sniffles

Directed By: Chuck Jones

Release Date: 59 years ago today... May 11, 1940

Keep Britain Tidy

So very tired this afternoon. No music posted today. Hopefully something will get posted after midnight U.S. East Coast time. I'm gonna attempt a doubleheader on Tuesday including a show with 2 number 4's in the date.. from Washington, D.C. and a Soundboard. It's not Neil Diamond. It might be from 2009. It might not be. Stay tuned!

For now, it's...

Cartoon Time!

"Now Hear This"

Starring: nobody

Directed By: Chuck Jones

Release Date: 46 years ago today... April 27, 1963

This is the first time they used a modern abstract art opening.
Sure is different.

Happy Technicolor Hen Fruit Day

Saturday Sunday Morning Cartoon Time!

"Easter Yeggs"

Starring: Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd

Directed By: Robert McKimson

Release Date: June 28, 1947

Bosko's Gettin' Old

Saturday Morning Cartoon Time!

"Sinkin' In The Bathtub"

Starring: Bosko

Directed By: Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising

Animation By: Friz Freleng

Release Date: almost 79 years ago! ... April 19, 1930

Last year I posted what actually came before this, a pilot episode created to sell the idea of cartoons.

"Sinkin' in the Bathtub was the very first Warner Bros. theatrical cartoon short as well as the very first of the Looney Tunes series." (more info at the link above)

Anudduh Day, Anudduh Carrot

Saturday Morning Cartoon Time!

"Upswept Hare"

Starring: Bugs Bunny & Elmer Fudd

Directed By: Robert McKimson

Release Date: 56 years ago today ... March 14, 1953

Not your typical Looney Tune or Merrie Melodie

Saturday Morning Cartoon Time!

"Page Miss Glory"

Directed By: Tex Avery

Release Date: 73 years ago today...
March 7, 1936

This is a weird one. I don't think I've ever seen this until now.
Definitely not your typical Warner Brothers slapstick cartoon comedy
a la Daffy or Bugs. More art deco than ha ha.

"Now how about some colors, Stoopid!"

Saturday Cartoon Time!

"Duck Amuck"

Starring: Daffy Duck

Directed By: Chuck Jones

Release Date: 56 years ago today...
February 28, 1953

Grandma Esmeralda Come All The Way From Duluth?!

Saturday Morning Cartoon Time!

"Kiss Me Cat"

Starring: Marc Antony & Pussyfoot

Directed By: Chuck Jones

Release Date: 56 years ago today...
February 21, 1953

Dingle Bells, Dingle Bells, Dingle All Da Way

To try and offset my last downer of a post, how about a...

Tuesday Night Cartoon!

(This is the best image quality cartoon I've posted! WOW!)

"Gift Wrapped"

Starring: Sylvester and Tweety

Directed by: Friz Freleng

Released: February 16, 1952

"So long, Screwy! See ya in St. Louie!"

Saturday Morning Cartoon Time!

Here's one of several Looney Tunes shorts deemed rather offensive to some overly sensitive people.

One time I saw a cartoon where grease was slathered all over a tree so that a bear couldn't climb up it. I was offended that the tree was being killed by the grease AND that the bear was not given a fair chance to escape. A double offense!! That one was never banned.

Basically people've gotta lighten up. Anything can offend anyone. If we go banning everything that offends someone, we'll be left to live in an empty vacuum.

"A Feather In His Hare"

Starring: Bugs Bunny

Directed By: Chuck Jones

Release Date: 61 years ago today...
February 7, 1948

Doubleheader

Saturday Morning Cartoon Time!

Somehow, a couple days ago, I got Woody Woodpecker stuck in my head. Since it's been, oh, at least a couple dozen years since I've seen a single Woody Woodpecker cartoon, I decided to look one up and have a good laugh.

"Puny Express"
January 22, 1951

That was cool...
but these are the best ever:

"Aloha Hooey"

Starring: Cecil Crow & Sammy Seagull

Directed By: Tex Avery

Release Date: January 31, 1942

Ahh, my darleeeng.... I Loove you

Saturday Morning Cartoon Time!

What's the crap kids watch nowadays? Flapjack? What the heck is that?!?!

This is a cartoon!!!

"Odor-able Kitty"

First appearance of Pepé Le Pew

Directed By: Chuck Jones ~~ Voiced By: Mel Blanc

Release Date: January 6, 1945

Of course dogs can read...

"Dog Gone Modern"

Release Date: 70 years ago today - January 14, 1939

Directed By: Chuck Jones

Da Bears, Da Bulls, Da Cubs, Da Hawks, Da Bugs

Oi. I had every intention to get a good run in today. I was ready, I felt good, I was eager, I really wanted to start the new month off, right from Day 1, with a run that would set me in motion to have a better month than last. Oh well. So much for 2009 -- all crapped up and it's not even January 2nd already.

There was just no way I could run -- I woke up late and the Cartoon Network had a Looney Tunes marathon on that still has an hour and a half to go!!! Looney Tunes! Best stuff on Earth, man!!

Here's one that was on, if you're interested...

"Long-Haired Hare"

directed by: Chuck Jones

Release Date: June 25, 1949

And then in the middle of the Looney Tunes marathon, there's this hockey game on... outside... in Wrigley Field! Wrigley Field!! Silly people (like Sugarmag) were watchin' little girls play something called college football but there was this once-a-year hockey game on!! In Wrigley Field! (That's a baseball stadium! The Cubs play there. Cubs? Ryne Sandberg, Harry Carey, Steve Bartman? Ring a bell yet? Ahh, nevermind.)

The NHL Winter Classic (with some stupid corporate name that I'm not going to type) had the hometown Chicago Blackhawks against the Detroit Red Wings. Bein' from NORTH Jersey and all I'm a New Devils Devils fan but this was a must-see game.

That's normally a baseball field! HA!! So cool.

Anyway... a run-less day when I wanted a run, a music-less day when I also wanted to post music -- but with the Winter Classic and Looney Tunes all day, what am I do?!?! There's always tomorrow...

Onward to a New Decade...

Looking to see if a new Grateful Dead show has been posted ? There should be something put up later tonight and then a New Year's Eve show tomorrow...

...but for now check out the cartoon! Once upon a time, they used to show these before movies in the theater, you know, not just on Saturday morning. The cartoon was the warm-up act. So in this case, this Merrie Melodies short is the warm-up act for the Show To Be Posted Later! Yeah? Get it? Yeah!? Enjoy!!

the last Warner Brothers short of the 1930's...

"The Curious Puppy"

directed by: Chuck Jones

Release Date: December 30, 1939

So Tired Saturday

Zoooma needs a nap.

So badly I wanted to run today. I had a Running Play List ready but I can barely keep my eyes open. Being up all night then getting only about 5 hours sleep can do that. On the trail, all I'd want to do is quit my run and lay down. It would've been a colossal failure. My needed exercise will have to wait until tomorrow.

No tunes today. Well, I am gonna listen to what I'm gonna post up tomorrow and the next day but no download on this last Saturday of the year / Day 96 of 100 Days of the Dead. Hopefully Sugarmag and I will finish off the last 4 days strongly with something to please everyone.

Got any requests for 2009??? Yeah, yeah, more '77, I know. Besides that. If anyone's lookin' for a specific show or somethin' or whatever, anything within the Dead Family (all side projects included including after '95) don't be afraid to ask! Always happy to help!!

In the meantime -- have a lookie at this stuff...

Random VW Bus Time
Fahrvergnügen -- Volume 4

more prints like this (and for sale) at Cruiser Art

"Porky's Pooch"

directed by: Bob Clampett

Release Date: December 27, 1941