The Sixties Beat!

Paul Revere and the Raiders

2010-12-01T21:49:00.001-08:00

Paul Revere and the Raiders....ahhh, still one of the best bands around, and they're still performing! I remember seeing them in the sixties with lead singer Mark Lindsay. Above I met Paul Revere and have to say....the guy looks great for 73 years old, and this picture was taken just a week ago. Oh ya....just in case you're wondering, I'm the guy in the black coat, Paul is the other., lol

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Paul Revere

2010-12-01T15:23:00.001-08:00

I had talked to Paul Revere (Paul Revere and the Raiders) and told him that I was drawing a cartoon-caricature of him....here's what I came up with!

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Book 'Em Danno!

2010-11-15T15:13:00.000-08:00

Sorry for such a late post. This probably isn't news now, but James MacArthur died on Oct. 28th this year.

You'll best remember him from Hawaii Five-O, his start though was with Disney movies like Kidnapped and Swiss Family Robinson.

James was an adopted child to two well established entertainment icons, Helen Hayes and Charles MacArthur. I didn't know that he was a awesome flamenco guitarist. He'll best be known for being the recipient of the phrase "Book 'Em Danno!"

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Edward C. Platt

2010-10-07T20:42:00.000-07:00

What would the sixties sitcom "Get Smart" be without "The Chief?"
Edward C. Platt played The Chief, but before this role, he was on broadway, and was a bass-baritone singer, at a professional level, thus his great low voice, even studying music at Julliard.

After the series ended, he played smaller roles in mostly comedies. Sadly, he committed suicide at the age of 58 years old. I always think that every character on TV has to have another character playing opposite him or her to make it a successs, Edward C. Platt helped make agent 86's role (Maxwell Smart) a successful one.

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Happy Birthday Fred Flintstone!

2010-09-30T12:35:00.001-07:00

Today is Fred Flintstone's 50th birthday! Happy Birthday Freddy! This was and still is my all time favorite cartoon show. I had the great pleasure to meet his creator....Bill Hanna. The Flintstones were fashioned after a sitcome called "The Honeymooners.Another great show....too bad today's show's didn't have the imagination the older ones had....

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The Twist!

2010-09-15T21:25:00.000-07:00

Ahhh...The Twist! A world wide dance craze that started in the early 60's. Most of us associate Chubby Checker with the version we all know, but it was first on the B-side of a Hank Ballard tune.

Hank Ballard was to appear on American Bandstand, but his version was to gritty, so Dick Clark had Chubby Checker smooth it out a bit....thus became the hit we all recognize.But an early version of the dance goes as far back to Africa.

It would be a "fun" way though to get rid of that "spare tire"..........

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Englebert Humperdink

2010-09-14T22:12:00.001-07:00

I remember I had this record in the sixties.....great record! The thing about Englebert Humperdink that some bands today don't realize is that he's sold more records than any of your five most popular bands of today.

He's sold over 150 million records, 64 gold albums (and back then to receive a gold album you had to sell MANY more than you do now), and 24 platinum records.....not many other groups can rival those numbers.

Born Arnold Dorsey in India, his luck started to come about after Tom Jones manager suggested a name change....thus...Englebert Humperdink.

The guy has one of the best set of pipes on him in popular music, and in his 70's he still tours and records. You gotta love an entertainer that keeps doing that, and it's not just for the money!

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Barbarella

2010-09-07T20:46:00.001-07:00

I argue with my son all the time about the 60's decade women looking MUCH better than the leading ladies of today.....I still think I'm right, proof up above!

Jane Fonda made the sci-fi movie in 1968 titled "Barbarella." I've read she was sorry for listening to her then director husband Roger Vadim to make the movie as she had turned down the roles for "Rosemary's Baby" and Bonnie and Clyde." to do Barbarella. (I'm sure later on he slept on the couch for that one....)

As a side note, the eighties band "Durand Durand, got their name from a character in the movie, Dr. Durand-Durand. Not much of a movie, but the visuals are "interesting." LOL

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Doctor Zhivago

2010-09-01T20:58:00.001-07:00

One of my all time favorite 60's movies....better yet, one of my favorite movies period. Taken from the book written by Boris Pasterak, and directed by David Lean (he also directed Bridge over the River Kwai, and Lawrence of Arabia).

A love triangle, but with some history included, the main cast members were Omar Sharif and Julie Christie. I had heard that some of the scenes were shot in Saskatchewan, Canada and Spain as well as Finland.

If you view it, get plenty of rest beforehand (or drink a Red Bull)....it's a long one, but well worth it! Oh yes....you'll be humming the theme song "Lara's Theme" for a couple days afterward!

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Paul Lynde

2010-08-26T16:14:00.001-07:00

Popular 60's character actor and comedian Paul Lynde was as colorful in his private life as he was on TV. Heavy drinking and his lifestyle in the "swinging sixies" helped cause a heart attack at an early age....never the less.....he always brightened up the TV screen on any show he appeared on in the sixties.

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Barbara Eden's Birthday!

2010-08-23T12:53:00.001-07:00

Barbara Eden from the sixties sitcom, I dream of Jeannie, turned 76 today! I think she still looks great!

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The Jetsons

2010-08-17T15:16:00.000-07:00

Hanna-Barbera's futuristic cartoon, The Jetsons, premiered on television in 1962. I seen the other day on the news that a flying car was now in production in North America.....maybe George Jetson and his family we'rn't that far off on the cartoon.

On the cartoon they have moving sidewalks.....years later Cesars Palace in Vegas came up with that. If you noticed on the Jetsons, the television screens were really thin, just look at T.V.'s now.....remember, these drawings were in the days of thick, bulky T.V.'s.

On the show George only worked 9 hours a week..........I guess they really missed on that one......

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2010-08-15T12:48:00.000-07:00

I almost have the whole sixties-seventies set of DVD's of Hawaii Five-O,
Again, today's television and movie producers have taken a 60's show and brought it out to the younger generation.

Hawaii Five-O started it's first show in 1968 and starred Jack Lord and James MacArthur....I havn't seen any of the new shows yet, but like anything else...usually nothing is better than the origional.

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1965 Corvette

2010-08-13T18:13:00.000-07:00

All I can say about a 1965 Corvette is....does it get any better?

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Sixties style lunchboxes...

2010-08-10T14:12:00.000-07:00

I'm back!!! Here's a couple of my sixties style lunchbox's that are in my studio. (Kel Studios). I just loved the simple, cartoon style caricatures used in the sixties as compared to the over exaggerated rude ones out now. Fun, lively colors as well.....

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The Equals

2009-11-12T20:48:00.001-08:00

So sorry for the long delay in posts. I was at a caricaturist convention in Ohio last week (the special guests were four artists from Mad Magazine).

Then I had to do an illustration myself for a magazine.

I thought I would post this sixties British group called " The Equals." They were formed in 1965 and the lead singer is Eddy Grant, you may remember him from the eighties hit "Electric Avenue."

The band had a bit of bad luck in the sixties, having all members injured while in a car accident in Germany, plus their biggest hit..."Baby Come Back" didn't chart in England at the time...only to be a hit later on. Still one of my favorite sixties songs....love the guitar riff! I'll be back to regular posts now...thanks for hangin in there!

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sixties sitcoms

2009-11-01T18:12:00.001-08:00

Sorry for the lack of posts in the recent week.....I had a rush magazine caricature job and am getting ready for a caricature convention n Ohio.

But here are a couple sixties sitcoms you might remember watching...one thing I like about the sixties is the imagination they had for sitcoms, not like nowadays where they take place in one setting and are crude to each other, I don't find sitcoms nowadays funny at all. I'll be back in a week..more to come....cheers!

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Burke's Law

2009-10-26T19:46:00.000-07:00

As corney as it was, I loved Burke's Law, even though he was a police chief chauffered around in a Rolls-Royce. The show starred Gene Barry as Amos Burke, and ran from 1963 till 1965.

When the show had Anne Francis on some of the episodes, it spawned her own show...Honey West.

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Two more

2009-10-25T18:26:00.001-07:00

Jeese...I don't mean to sound like an "obituary blog," but two more sixties celebrities passed last week. We all know about Soupy Sales, but also Montreal born Jseph Wiseman, or better known as "Dr. No," from the 1961 James Bond film....Dr. No.

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Al Martino

2009-10-22T21:32:00.000-07:00

We lost sixties crooner, Al Martino on October 13th. When sixties rock and roll dominated the charts, only a few easy listening artists could make a go of it, Al being one of them.

Even though I love sixties rock and roll, I still love the tunes of Al Martino, songs like, "I Love You More and More Everyday," Spanish Eyes," "I Love You Because,"....you get the idea.

Mr. Martino did pretty good considering he started out as a bricklayer!

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Jay and the Americans

2009-10-16T22:30:00.001-07:00

I always did like bands with singers that had "the big voice." A sixties group that definately had a singer with that voice was Jay and the Americans. They had a number of great hits, some of my favorites were, This Magic Moment, Cara Mia and Come A Little Bit Closer.

They origionally were supposed to be named "Binky Jones and The Americans.'.......

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Soupy Sales

2009-10-13T22:29:00.001-07:00

When I was a young kid still in elementary school, I used to get home quick just to watch The Soupy Sales Show. Lots of silly gags and slapstick humor with a quick pace. I probably couldn't get through an episode now, but it sure was great back in the sixties.

Soupy's birth name is Milton Supman, he started out as a radio disc jockey, then had a comedy radio show, at the same station as Don Imus, and that other foul guy with the long hair.

Soupy Sales claims to have been hit in the face wit 25,000 pies.

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Girls, Girls Girls

2009-10-12T20:18:00.000-07:00

Not a lot to say about this 1962 movie...Girls, Girls Girls by Elvis with Stella Stevens as his leading lady. Some people don't, but I still love all those corny sixties Elvis movies!

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Palm Springs in the Sixties

2009-10-08T21:21:00.001-07:00

Some great retro pics of Palm Springs in the sixties. I would have loved to have lived there back then.

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Sea Hunt

2009-10-07T21:35:00.001-07:00

I wonder if anyone remembers this weekly show that ended in the early sixties....Sea Hunt, Starring Lloyd Bridges.This show was a pioneer about teaching us to protect our oceans....just shows we can mix entertainment and education at the same time.

Lloyd Bridges was said to have (later in the show) done all his own stunts. The same underwater cinematographer (Lamar Boren) that worked on Sea Hunt also worked on "Thunderball," 'You only live twice," and "The spy who loved me."

And yes....Lloyd Bridges is the father of today's actors, Jeff Bridges and Beau Bridges.

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Jill St. John

2009-10-05T21:09:00.001-07:00

I don't know....maybe I'm waaaaay too old fashioned, but I still say the starlets from the sixties are far more attractive than any I see today.

Jill St. John is one of them....anyone agree? Born Jill Oppenheim, in the sixties she was married to a Woolworth heir. She's now married to Robert Wagner....sorry guys.

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Rosemary's Baby

2009-10-01T21:52:00.000-07:00

With all the talk recently about director Roman Polanski, I thought I would showcase what I think is one of his finest movies from 1968....for that matter....one of THE finest movies of all time(only my opnion)...Rosemary's Baby.

Yes, the movie is creepy, but what suspense. It was origionally written by Ira Levin, then the screenplay was re-written by Roman Polanski, and directed by him as well.

The main character, Rosemary Woodhouse is played by Mia Farrow, and her husband, Guy, is played by another one of my favorite actors, John Cassavetes. Before hiring Cassavetes, Robert Redford and Jack Nicholson were considered for the role.

Funny thing is, the old villian in the movie is named....Roman!

At the time of making the movie, Mia Farrow was married to Frank Sinatra, when he found out she wanted to resume her acting career, instead of being a housewife, he sent divorce papers to her while she was filming the movie. Enough said! Great movie Mr. Polanski!

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Happy Birthday Fred Flintstone!

2009-09-30T21:53:00.000-07:00

Today is Fred Flintstones birthday! Anybody know how old he is?

John Banner

2009-09-29T21:00:00.000-07:00

We were talking about " Sergeant Shultz below and thought I'd do up a caricature/cartoon of John Banner...aka Sgt. Shultz.

I think he's an amazing actor, it's not easy to play a dumb Nazi when in real life you've studied law, fought in the U.S. Airforce, and actually are Jewish and had your entire family wiped out in concentration camps. Takes a special man to get past that and do what he did.

Mr. Banner started as an actor in Switzerland (though born in Austria) and has 40 movies to his credit and over 70 TV appearances.

Hogan's Heroes would never be the same without him.

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Baja Marimba Band

2009-09-28T21:56:00.000-07:00

Ha....this handsome goup of "Bad Boys of South of the Border Music" is The Baja Marimba Band. I loved hearing their rendition of standard cover songs played with a Mexican flavour to them.

They covered everything from "Spanish Eyes", to "Do You Know The Way To San Jose"."The group was started and led by Julius Wechter. I always got a kick out of watching them play with their sombrero's, big cigars dangling from their mouth's, swiggin beer and big droopy fake mustaches with an "I don't give a damn" attitude.

Odd thing was.....most of them are jazz musicians.

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Daktari

2009-09-27T22:01:00.000-07:00

I'm not too sure if many of you will remember this weekly show....Daktari.

The show ran from 1966 to 1969, what I remember most was that the main cast members (Doctors, Vets) had a white jeep with a zebra design painted onto it, but not much else, I guess I was into the spy movies more back then.

The soundtrack was by the great jazz drummer Shelly Manne, whom I had the great pleasure many years ago to hear play live. Cheers!

Who is smarter?

2009-09-23T21:57:00.000-07:00

I loved the sixties humor in the sitcoms, I wonder, out of these three.....which one is smarter? Sgt. Schultz, Gilligan or....Jethro?

Tough question...isn't it!!!!

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Women of "The Rat Pack."

2009-09-20T21:04:00.001-07:00

When we think of "The Rat Pack," we only think of the males.....but some of these gals were the female part of The Rat Pack. From top to bottom were Shirley Maclaine, Angie Dickinson, Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall.....left out was Judy Garland.

To read more on the Rat Pack, you have to see the ultimate Rat Pack blog..... "Coolness Is Timeless." It's run by an ultra cool guy himself...Keith! His site can be viewed at http://coolnessistimeless.blogspot.com

Check it out.....it's the best!!!

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Mary Travers

2009-09-17T19:46:00.000-07:00

We lost another sixties icon the other day....Mary Travers, of the sixtes folk group, Peter, Paul and Mary.Just a couple of their hits were...
Lemon Tree
If I had a hammer
Puff the magic dragon
500 miles
Where have all the fowers gone
I dig rock and roll music
Blowing in the wind
Leaving on a jet plane

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Karmann Gia

2009-09-16T22:04:00.000-07:00

Not sure if you remeber this car running around in the sixties....The Karmann Gia. I always wanted one, but was too young to drive...then when I was able to drive...there wasn't any around! Germans and the Italians got together to put this car together, it was first modelled after a Chrysler Studebaker.

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Check out Jeff's Sixties Site!

2009-09-16T00:25:00.000-07:00

Just a quick note here....when you all get a chance...check out on my sidebar Jeff'f Sixties site. You'll be in "Sixties Heaven!" It's great!

John and Yoko

2009-09-15T21:22:00.000-07:00

It was 1966 when John Lennon met Yoko Ono at an art gallery.... I'll leave it at that.......

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Run for Your Life

2009-09-14T19:04:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the lack of posts on the weekend...this was a great show from 1965 to 1968, Run for Your Life. Starring Ben Gazzara (one of my favorite actors of all time) playing a lawyer "Paul Bryan," he's told by his doctor that he hasn.t long to live, maybe two years at most.

I wonder what would happen if we were told that, what we would do? Each episode has the main character travelling the world in different conflicts and situations...what a great storyline!

The show was created by Roy Huggins who created my favorite show...The Fugitive.

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Top Cat

2009-09-10T09:33:00.000-07:00

Remember this cartoon? Top Cat...or T.C. It ran from 1961 to 1962, not that long, just enough to get 30 episodes completed. The show is of course a Hanna Barbera creation. Some of the members of his "gang" were Choo Choo, The Brain, Fancy-Fancy, Spook and Benny the Ball, and the "antagonist" was Charlie Dribble...the New York cop. The show reminded me like a bit of The Bowery Boys...only with color!

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The Beatles

2009-09-09T11:02:00.000-07:00

The Beatles.....simply the best!

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Herman's Hermits

2009-09-08T21:09:00.001-07:00

Starting out in 1963, Herman's Hermits are still going today. Peter Noone, the frontman still looks great when compared to other sixties band survivors.

Though their songs were more on the squeaky clean side, when compared to The Stones and The Who at that time, we can probably all name as many hits by Herman's Hermits (in the sixties) as we can by The Stones, The Who and so on.

A couple were...There's a Kind of Hush, I'm into Something Good, Henry the Eighth, No Milk Today, Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter, Can't You Hear my Heartbeat, and many more.

I have to say, Peter Noone is very "fan friendly." I did the "retro caricature" for him, (he was to use it on his blog.) and graciously thanked me for it having never met me in person. The picture above of Peter Noone and myself is our first meeting.....because I did the caricature for him via e-mail, without meeting him first, and my name is Kelly (could be a female's name, which is what I think he thought). This is the look on Peter's face when I introduced myself as Kelly....the guy that drew your caricature....the picture is priceless.....

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It Takes A Thief

2009-09-05T23:46:00.000-07:00

Again...my favorite sixties genre....spy shows! My brother had mentioned this show to me on the weekend, but I don't remember it that well, though I wish I could see some episodes now.

To anyone that hasn't seen the show, it starred Robert Wagner as Alexander Mundy, a professional cat burglar that has been imprisioned and has a chance to be released if he spy's for the government.

I'll have to try a find some of the DVD's of the show.

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The Archies

2009-09-03T22:27:00.000-07:00

If you lived in the sixties, you must have had at least one or two "Bubblegum" 45's in your record collection. Though The Archies were simply a cartoon band, there first hit "Sugar Sugar," went to number one in the charts in 1969 and sold six million copies. There are no bands that I know of today that can sell even a million copies of one song. The song also knocked The Rolling Stones out of their number one position.I'm sure Mick would never admit to that stat!

They went on to record Bang-shang-a-lang (please don't tell me you had that record in your collection.....) and Jingle Jangle.

Some more totally useless information....but great memories, the band was Archie, Reggie, Jughead Jones (I like that name!) and Betty and Veronica. Now.....don't you feel enlightened after reading this! Have a great weekend!

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Doc Pomus

2009-09-02T22:31:00.000-07:00

You may not know the name Doc Pomus.....but you'll definately know of his work! I'll just stick to the sixties songs (he wrote 2000 songs).

That's right....Doc Pomus is one of the greatest songwriters on the planet.

He was stricken as an infant with Polio, and had crutches while a blues singer, until he fell down stairs and was permanently confined to a wheelchair.

Before I go further, some of his sixties songs you might remember were Viva Las Vegas, Little Sister, Suspicion, Can't get used to Losing You, Teenager in Love, This Magic Moment, Sweets for my Sweet, Maries the Name of his Latest Flame, and Save the Last Dance For Me, and a ton of others. (He wrote 25 songs alone just for Elvis....but never met him in person)

Thing is, for the first half of his life, he lived in seedy hotels, only later did he finally start to make big money. He retired for ten years and became a professional gambler (he had trouble with the Mob) and went back to writing.

I could go on forever about this colorful character, but the story I've always thought interesting was when he finally was wealthy, he married an attractive actress.Now that's a surprise....a hugely overweight gambler that was confined to a wheelchair that smoked and drank but was wealthy with a hot woman....I'm sure she loved him for who he was...not the money....(I can't even type this with a straight face). He had taken her to a dance, but because he couldn't dance, he let her dance all night with other men. Thus the lyrics were written for the great song.... "Save the last Dance For Me."

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Rowan and Martin

2009-09-01T21:10:00.000-07:00

Another great fast paced sixties comedy variety show was Laugh In.

Hosted by comedy duo, Dan Rowan and Dick Martin. The show featured a large cast of regulars, as well as a ton of guests.

Some of the regulars were, Flip Wilson (what you see is what you get!)

Lily Tomlin (one ringy-dingy, two ring-dingies)

Henry Gibson

Arte Johnson (the dirty old man and the German soldier....very interesting)

Ruth Buzzi (the object of the dirty old man's affections)

Goldi Hawn (every young man's heart throb)

Chelsea Brown

Jo Anne Worley (life of the party.....not someone you want to take to a library) and

Judy Carne (the one I liked! But later in life sadley turned to Heroin)

The only thing bad I can say about the program was that it replaced The Man From UNCLE on Monday nights.

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Get Smart

2009-08-31T19:57:00.001-07:00

While we're on the subject of the beautiful Barbara Feldon.....why not mention the show that launched her career.....Get Smart! The show is yet another inspiration of the James Bond movies from the sixties, created by Buck Henry and Mel Brooks. THANKYOU!...I loved the show!

Always a huge fan of the spy genre from the sixties, I think, other than cartoons and The Pink Panther, this show might be the only spy comedy.

Agent 86, played by Don Adams, and of course Barbara Feldon played agent 99 and Edward Platt played The Chief of the spy network CONTROL. The arch enemy was KAOS. The show ran from 1965 to 1970.

I've read that because Barbara Feldon was much taller that Don Adams, she had to slouch and sit down while being filmed in the same scene!

Right now I'm watching the first season....bought it at Wal-Mart! (no....it's not a plug for that store....just to let you know where you can buy the videos) Cheers!

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Computer was down.

2009-08-30T20:09:00.000-07:00

You'll have to excuse me on the last few days....I took my computer in for servicing and it had 11 Trojans and 3 worms. I'm not a computer expert, but by the look on the technicians' face....that's not good! lol

I have it back now ( with a much lighter wallet) so I'll resume my sixties beat tommorrow!

Barbara Feldon

2009-08-24T22:48:00.000-07:00

Barbara Feldon (real name is Barbara Hall) is the long-legged agent 99 in the Get Smart sixties sitcom.

She struck out to become an actress and landed up on a game show and took home $64,000.00. Good money now...FANTASTIC money at that time!

The role of "Agent 99" was actually written for her by Buck Henry.

Barbara Feldon is one of those ladies that still looks absolutely great as she ages!

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Tiny Tim

2009-08-23T20:35:00.000-07:00

Now I challenge ANYONE that lived in the sixties to say that they've never heard of Tiny Tim! lol I have to hand it to him....he wasn't shy! Born Herbert Khaury, his claim to fame song was...Tip Toe Through The Tulips. Come on now......admit it....you've all sang that ditty a few times...

Tiny Tim actually tried his hand at country music for a while, recording in Nashville. I'm not sure who his manager was at that point in his career.

In 1996, while performing his most famous song on stage, Tiny Tim experienced chest pains, accompanied by his third wife he was transported to the hospital where he passed away. Now I can just hear you now, singing............Tip Toe Thr...................

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Sports stars of the Sixties

2009-08-22T22:09:00.000-07:00

Just a few of the sports stars names that I remember from the sixties....I know I've missed a ton of others, these were names that came to me without having to think much about it.

Top...Joe Namath

Cassius Clay as he was know at the early part of the sixties.

Mickey Mantel

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Sports stars of the Sixties

2009-08-22T22:05:00.000-07:00

Jackie Stewart

" Smokin" Joe Frazier.

Hank Aaron

Arnold Palmer

Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain.

And yes....before I forget....the entire list of Canadian hockey players!!!!

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Tarzan

2009-08-19T20:05:00.000-07:00

I thought I'd put up a post for any of the female readers....fair is fair!

This is the sixties version of Tarzan, played by Ron Ely, though Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote Tarzan as a dark haired character, what the heck....it was a cool show for a young kid back then!

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Flipper

2009-08-18T20:58:00.000-07:00

Flipper....from 1964 to 1967. I know this show wouldn't be fast enough for today's youth, but I sure liked it...taught a little bit about honesty, adventure and respect for your parent....for sure this would never make it today!!!

I read that the producers used five female dolphins in total for the show. Reason being that the male dolphins fight so much that their bodies are scarred. Though they did use a male dolphin for the scenes where Flipper does the "tail walk."

You know the voice that Flipper always made....it was a dubbed, altered voice of a Kookaburra bird!

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Diana Rigg

2009-08-17T20:53:00.000-07:00

Diana Rigg....or better known to all of us as Emma Peel from the sixties Brit spy show, The Avengers.(1965-1968) I always thought she was classy in this role, when seeing pictures of her in advanced age (I tip toed around that statement gently), she's one lady that retained her looks.

Though born in England, she spent her early childhood in India, and played the only wife of James Bond in "On Her Magesty's Secret Service."

She's the first western female to do Kung Foo on television......

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Man From U.N.C.L.E.

2009-08-16T21:51:00.000-07:00

Excuse me if I sound as giddy as a twelve year old girl with her first crush when talking about Man From U.N.C.L.E. ....It was absolutely one of my favorite sixties shows. It ran from 1964 to 1968.

Always a fan of the spy genre, I had to watch this one faithfully. We all know the stars, Robert Vaughn (Napoleon Solo), David McCallum (Illya Kuryakin) and Leo G. Carroll as Mr. Waverly.

I had read that Ian Fleming had something to do with the creation of the characte Napoleon Solo. What was tough reaing was that most of the shows were just filmed at the MGM lot...took the magic out of that one!

I collected a couple of item from the sixties like the figurines, comics and book and wouldn't mind getting a couple more items. Hope you enjoyed the series as much as I did!

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

Shindig!

2009-08-15T19:57:00.000-07:00

Shindig! The musical variety show that ran from 1964 to 66 had all the top sixties bands on at the time. Though it was an American show, for some reason it was taped in London England.

It only lasted two years though, because it was so sucessful at the start, like any other product, other shows similar came out to compete with it. Shows like, Hullabaloo, Shivaree, Bandstand and Hollywood A Go-Go helped bring upon it's demise.

In it's timeslot, Batman was to air....great choice! Oh yes....ABSOLUTELY love the artwork on the above poster!

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

Beatle Boots and Wig!

2009-08-13T21:25:00.000-07:00

Ah yes....I do remember when these came out in the sixties, Beatle boots and Beatle wigs. Though the wigs looked pretty bad, the boots were great!

The boots are also known as Chelsea Boots, derived from the Flamenco Boot, with the cuban heel. Too bad bands these days don't take a little more care in the appearance part of their shows. But these must have been a bit scary to wear on stage, hoping you don't fall over!

And the wig....well....better off left just remembered.

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

Mad Magazine

2009-08-12T19:37:00.000-07:00

Hi! Sorry for all the sporadic posting lately, as a full-time cartoonist/caricaturist, sometimes I get these deadlines and have to go full steam ahead. My editor had me start an illustration for a magazine last week and I had to learn a new computer coloring program...quick! (still not sure what the heck I'm doing!)

That being said....it leads me in to this next post....Mad Magazine! The sixties were a fantastic time for this magazine. Sarting in the fifties by Harvey Kurtzman and William Gaines, it really took off in the sixties.

That's when I first started reading it, back then it was like a protest magazine, had no advertising in it....just unbelievable artwork and funny, over the top writing and cartoons.

In the magazine were movie parodies drawn by Mort Drucker and Jack Davis.

Some of the features I remember were Don Martin (one of my favorites!)
Sergio Arrogonies "silent cartoons" usually drawn on the border of the pages. Spy vrs. Spy and of course..the back page where you folded it to get the punchline of a cartoon. But who can forget the mascot drawn on all the front covers...Alfred E. Nueman.

Most any editorial cartoonist today, animators, cartoonists and caricaturists will all say....Mad Magazine was a huge influence in their career.

One great thing that happened was, when I was a kid, Jack Davis (a Mad cartoonist for 40 years) was my all time favorite cartoonist, (still is)...I used to trace all his drawings, then tried copying how he drew but then outgrew the magazine for a number of years.

About 12 years ago when I was an editorial cartoonist, I got a chance to meet Jack Davis....all I could think of while talking to him was all the nights I studied his drawings....that's fantastic when somebody can influence another persons' career.

Mad has it's imitators but I don't think there will ever be another magazine like it.

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

The Beverly Hillbillies

2009-08-10T10:04:00.000-07:00

One of my favorite comedies from the sixties....The Beverly Hillbilies, which ran from 1962 to 1971. I've read that the critics hated it, but the public loved it, shows how much the critics know.

We all remember the characters, Uncle Jed, Granny, Elly May, Mr. Drysdale, Miss Jane and the real prize....JETHRO.....my favorite!

The inside joke was tht on the show Jethro (Max Baer Jr. played the "idiot," but in real life held a college degree in business, he was also the son of world heavyweight boxer Max Baer.)

The show, written by Paul Henning was taken off the air because of changing times, the networks were introducing new styles of programming and The Hillbillies were now too "hick" to watch.

If you get the DVD's, I'd go with the later color ones, the older black and white ones were in the early years of character development for the cast members. Funny show...loved it!

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

Neil Diamond

2009-08-06T22:24:00.000-07:00

Neil Diamond is a musical American treasure!Starting out in 1962, he's still selling out concerts worldwide.

I had the pleasure to see Neil Diamond in concert a number of years back, he sold out the 17000 seat venue in about an hour, then a second show was added, that sold out in a couple of hours.

You don't realize how many hits he's written and sang until you see him in concert....hit after hit!

Just a few artist that have recorded Neil Diamond's songs are.. Elvis, The Monkees, Jay and the Americans, Mark Lindsay (Paul Revere and the Raiders), Deep Purple, Lulu, Cliff Richard, HIM,UB40, Helen Reddy, Barbara Streisand, Urge Overkill, and Smash Mouth...to name a few.

Not bad for a guy tht couldn't sell his first few singles and was dropped by his record company because of poor sales....win a go Neil!!!!

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

Pirates of the Caribbean

2009-08-05T19:01:00.000-07:00

Three months after Walt Disney died in 1967, Pirates of the Caribbean was opened in Disneyland, California.

I'm sure it's probably one of the favorites by most visitors (at least the line-ups show that it's ONE of the favorites.)

It origionally was going to be a walk through wax museum, but gladley, things got bigger! Disney is so efficient, they can push through 3,400 people per hour on this ride.

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

Danger Man

2009-08-04T09:58:00.001-07:00

Danger Man, or later re-named Secret Agent, was an early sixties secret agent weekly show starring Patrick McGoohan. John Drake was his characters' name on the show. Partick McGoohan had turned down both "The Saint" and "James Bond." Johnny Rivers did well, as the song "Secret Agent Man" was the theme song for the show.

Oh ya.....I wanted the chance to draw the above cartoon as well!

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

Band cars

2009-08-03T15:53:00.000-07:00

Back in the sixties, some pop bands had cars built for them. The top one was The Raiders Coach, built for Paul Revere and the Raiders by George Barris.....this is a little "over the top."

The bottom one was The Monkeemobile, for The Monkees, built by Dean Jeffries. When the show ended, Dean Jeffries had the opportunity to by the car back for $1000.00....he refused. Later on The Monkeemobile was found in Puerto Rico....used as a courtesy car for a hotel.

Both cars are Pontiac GTO's.

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

The Thunderbirds

2009-08-02T07:37:00.000-07:00

If you lived in the sixties, you can't forget this show...Thunderbirds. It came out in 1965 from England. The story line was set in the future (2025) about a millionaire and his five sons that work for an agency called, International Rescue.

It's still on the air today. The name Thunderbirds came from an American Airforce base called Thunderbird Field during WWll.

Some of the special effects were later used in James Bond movies, Star Wars and 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

Mission Impossible

2009-07-29T10:00:00.000-07:00

Perhaps one of my absolute favorite sixties sitcoms....Mission Impossible.

The cast was played by Peter Graves, Greg Morris, Peter Lupus, Martin Landau and his real life wife, Barbara Bain.

Lots of other actors came and went throughout the show's history such as Leonard Nimoy, Sam Elliott, Lee Meriwether (there's that name again!) etc.

Though when I was young, half the time I couldn't understand the plot, it was just a very cool program with all the gadgets and so forth. If you notice, there was barely any gunplay at all, hardley anyone really got killed on the show, just great writing!

The theme song still stands up in today's music world as well.

This post will self destruct in five seconds.....have a good day..........

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

Catwoman

2009-07-27T20:34:00.000-07:00

Lee Meriwether

Eartha Kitt

Julie Newmar

In the sixties, Batman had his "love interest,"....Catwoman. Julie Newmar, Eartha Kitt and I'm not sure, but I think Lee Meriwether was just in the sixties movie Batman. My own favorite is Julie Newmar, but definately Eartha Kitt stole the screen when she was on....

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

Dean Martin Show

2009-07-26T21:52:00.001-07:00

One thing that sixties television had that people miss out on these days is "variety shows"....meaning they had comedy skits, different guests each week, different musical acts, etc.

One such show I remember from the sixties was The Dean Martin Show.
I remember how he slid down a pole at the star of each show. The theme song was " Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime." And of course there were the "Golddiggers" (chorus girls....can't quite remember what it was they did....) the show started in 1965.

Wikkepedia states that Dean Martin was actually drinking apple juice and portraying himself as a lush on the show. Some names you might remember that were regulars on the show (I'm going to leave out a ton of names here) were....Joey Heatherton, Paul Lynde, Dom DeLuise,, Nipsey Russel,Nelson Reilly, Rodney Dangerfield, Les Brown (band leader), Foster Brooks and one of my all time favorite comedians, Don Rickles........bring back any memories?

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

Ursula Andress

2009-07-24T16:35:00.000-07:00

I'll give you a break from looking at that shaggy bunch below...(Fleetwood Mac).. Ursula Andress! One of the sixties beauties, the top picture is Ursula in the Bond movie "Dr. No." (she did a couple of Bond movies)

She starred with Elvis in Fun In Acalpoco, Frank Sinatra in 4 for Texas and a few others as well as posing for Playboy in the 60's.

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

Fleetwood Mac

2009-07-23T22:00:00.000-07:00

Fleetwood Mac....they were in Calgary a few weeks back. It got me thinking that some of the largest draw bands in the world are 60's bands.
The Stones, Moody Blues, Paul Mcartney, etc.(actually Led Zeppelin started in the 60's as well.)

A lot of people don't know that Fleetwood Mac were a sixties blues band origionally. Here's a cover of an old album (remember those!!!) with a few different players they had. Still a great band.

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

SGT. ROCK

2009-07-22T21:30:00.000-07:00

I don't suppose I could get through this comic book now....but in the sixties, this was one of my favorite comic books, Sgt. Rock.

I'd be interested to see if I enjoy reading one now at my age!

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

The Munsters

2009-07-19T13:38:00.000-07:00

Not your typical family! The Munsters.....also one of my favorite 60's sitcoms. (it started in 1964). I think the show ran at the same time as The Addams Family, but just my preference...I liked The Munsters much better.

The concept was first introduced in the 40's by a cartoonist (Bob Clampett) and rejected for around 20 years. Funny thing is that the same producers of The Munsters also produced Leave It To Beaver.

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

The Guns of Navarone

2009-07-16T21:39:00.000-07:00

The Guns of Navarone, from 1961 is still one of my all time favorite movies. I must have watched that movie about 15 times over the years....I could easily watch it again! The three main actors were Gregory Peck (one of my favorites), Anthony Quinn and David Niven. The book was written in the 50's by Alister MacLean. If you havn't seen it, please do rent it from your video store....you'll enjoy it!

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

The Troggs

2009-07-15T20:21:00.000-07:00

One of my all time favorite bands.....The Troggs. Part of the sixties "British Invasion." Love the hits, Love is all around, Wild Thing, With A Girl Like You. The Troggs were definately some of the "bad boys" of rock and roll, and were one of the founding bands of the punk music that happened a little later on.The lead singer, Reg Presley is a researcher in Britain on crop circles and UFO's.

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

The Flintstones

2009-07-14T21:12:00.000-07:00

I don't know about my viewers, but The Flinstones is still my all time favorite cartoon series ever made. It's great that it wasn't some slick produced cartoon, instead just loveable characters with fun plot lines.

The show actually ended in 1966 and to this day, EVERYONE has heard of The Flinstones. I've had the great opportunity to purchase four origional cels from the Hanna Barbera Studio as well as having the great opportunity of meeting Bill Hanna.

Because the show was a bit of a spinoff of the Honeymooners sitcom, Jackie Gleason actually was in the process of sueing the show, but with the EXPERT advice from his lawyers, he dropped the idea, after all.....he would go down in history of being the guy that killed The Flinstones show....not cool!

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

I Dream of Jeannie

2009-07-13T22:12:00.001-07:00

I Dream of Jeannie....a simple sitcom from the sixties, but oh so likeable. Barbara Eden is still one of the most beautiful women that has ever been on television. The quality I always have loved about Barbara Eden is that even though she is extremely attractive, she always kept that classy "innocent" look about her.

I always loved the intro to I Dream of Jeannie and Bewitched when these cartoons were used to start the show....great intros!

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

Back at it!

2009-07-12T20:43:00.000-07:00

I'm back at it! My postings have been real sporadic lately. I'm a full time party caricaturist, as the last ten days were called "Stampede Week" up here in Canada, the entire city goes country with events and parties everyday. So as an entertainer, I was doing around three events a day and just didn't have the energy at the end of it! lol

How can you tell I'm from the sixties!!! Nevertheless....here's a couple of cars that were mega popular during the sixties......now I'm off for much needed rest! Cheers.

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

James Bond's Aston Martin

2009-07-06T20:07:00.000-07:00

Perhaps my favorite sixties spy car.....the Aston Martin DB5....does it get any better!

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Black Beauty

2009-07-05T21:01:00.001-07:00

I wanted to show a few cars from the sixties....this one being "Black Beauty," from the sitcom "The Green Hornet." Built by Dean Jeffries, it's a 1966 Chrysler Crown Imperial.

And what crime fighting car wouldn't come equipped with closed circuit T.V.'s, rotating headlights and licence plates, rocket banks, and you can't forget smoke cannons!

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

Ginger or MaryAnn?

2009-07-01T22:11:00.000-07:00

One of the toughest questions for a young man of the sixties was not what kind of career he would persue.....oh no.....it was.....Who was hotter .....
Ginger, or MaryAnn?

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

Derek Flint

2009-06-30T21:59:00.000-07:00

Cool spy spoof by James Coburn, "In Like Flint," and "Our Man Flint."

A few ideas from Austin Powers were taken from these movies.

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

Beach Blanket Bingo

2009-06-29T19:25:00.000-07:00

One fun part of the sixties were the beach movies. They were like eating candy floss.....no real substance....but made you feel good at the time!

The stars in Beach Blanket Bingo (1965) were Frankie Avalon and Anette Funicello, with other cast members such as Paul Lynde, Buster Keaton, Linda Evans and one of the funniest comedians ever.... Don Rickles.

This was to be Frankie Avalons last starring role in a beach movie. What the heck...they were fun!

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

Tommy James and the Shondells

2009-06-28T20:54:00.000-07:00

I sure can remember the first time I heard the 60's tune from Tommy James and the Shondells, "Crimson and Clover".... it had that "trippy" sounding ending!

Tommy James first hit was with "Hanky Panky" in about 1965. The first backup band by the name of "The Shondells" actually broke up.

Undeterred, Tommy James relocated and formed a new "Shondells." With a string of hits around 1967 to 1969, he was asked to play Woodstock.....with the advice from his manager, he declined, his manager thought it would kill his career. I hope he replaced his manager.....

Tommy James, like too many other sixties entertainers, was into drugs, The Shondells left him, and he was once even pronounced dead on stage from drug abuse....though he is still alive today! But his music still is fantastic!

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

The Scarecrow Of Romney Marsh

2009-06-26T19:12:00.000-07:00

Some folks might not remember this Disney gem, The Scarecrow Of Romney Marsh.... or "The Scarecrow." When thinking of Disney classics, this is one of my choices! Loved it!

The great actor Patrick McGoohan play Dr. Syn., a vicar by day and The Scarecrow by night. His crime....smuggling, but in a "Robin Hood' style.

The show takes place in pre-reveloution England (1760's) with Dr. Syn cheating the tax collector. Disney filmed this around 1964. I hear it's now out in DVD.

Who can forget that mask Disney designed for The Scarecrow!

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

Michael Jackson

2009-06-25T18:36:00.000-07:00

Wow...that was a shock. Michael Jackson passing away today. Here's a cartoon I drew of him in his 60's days. Michael Jackson... 1958-2009
You'll be missed Michael!

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

Psycho

2009-06-24T21:36:00.000-07:00

One of the sixties creepiest movies (but one of the best!) was Psycho. Alfred Hitchcock was able to get the rights to Robert Bloch's book for a grand sum of nine thousand dollars. It starred Anthony Perkins (one of the most under-rated actors ever) and Janet Leigh, mother to another "scream queen"...Jamie Lee Curtis.

I guess the blood was really chocolate syrup, and the stabbing sound in the shower was really a knife stabbing a melon. Sorry...I spoiled it for you!

When the movie came out, the critics slammed it, but the box office proved them totally wrong......shows you how much a critic knows......

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

Nancy Sinatra

2009-06-23T21:58:00.000-07:00

Complete with go-go boots....Nancy Sinatra. Like her famous father, in the sixties Nancy also acted as well as recording and performing.

Of course her most famous song being "These Boots Are Made For Walking,'' but she also had duets, the most notable being, "Something Stupid Like I Love You," (1967). Also hits like Sugar Town, Summer Wine and the theme for James Bond "You Only Live Twice."

A couple movies you might remember that Nancy acted in were "Wild Angels" (with Peter Fonda) and "Speedway" with Elvis.

Too bad, but Nancy Sinatra was actually bigger in the sixties in Japan and Europe....but she still looks great in the go-go boots!

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

The Rat Patrol

2009-06-22T20:38:00.000-07:00

Back in the sixties, army sitcoms were popular. The Rat Patrol was one of my favorites. I don't know about you, but my memory is always at the start of the show when the jeep is flying over a sand dune with the machine gun on the back.

The show only ran from 1966 to 1968. The premise of the show was about the allies fighting in the North African Campaign and to cause problems to Field Marshal Rommel's Afrika Korps.

Sadly, the main actor (Christopher George...a.k.a. Sgt. Sam Troy) did overturn his jeep in 1967 during the taping of a show and because of problems that arose from the accident did die in the 1980's.

One other note....I used to play in a rock band in the 1970's in British Columbia, Canada, when we were getting our promo photo's done at a studio, I seen all these pictures on the wall of the show....turns out the photographer was one of the camera men from the series.

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

My Three Sons

2009-06-21T16:12:00.000-07:00

Okay, okay....it's "Fathers Day"....I just had to post this one. Sorry.....My Three Sons just wasn't one of my favorite sitcoms from the sixties.

But "Happy Father's Day" to everyone!

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

Twiggy!

2009-06-20T11:50:00.000-07:00

Twiggy! Her real name is Lesley Hornby, is perhaps the world's most famous model. Twiggy was known as "The Face of 66" and took England by storm, then came to America in 1967 and took it by storm.

I don't know.....she kind of reminds me of Paris Hilton....do you agree?

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

77 Sunset Strip

2009-06-18T22:51:00.000-07:00

77 Sunset Strip......man....I think EVERYTHING about this show was cool! From the jazzy theme song, to the actors. The main actors were, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Roger Smith (who married Ann Margret, and is still married to her) and Edd Byrnes...the inspiration for the song.... "Kookie, Kookie, lend me your comb".(incidently....the sale of combs skyrocketed because of this show....the character "Kookie" was constantly combing his hair.) By the way...the shows location was right next to Dean Martin's nightclub....Dino's. The show ended around 1964.

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

The Ventures

2009-06-17T16:47:00.000-07:00

The Venture's founder, Bob Bogle just passed away on June 14/2009. The sixties had great instrumental bands, something you don't hear much of nowadays. I always liked stories of bands that have been turned down by the "know-it-all" record executives, only to go on to success afterwards. That's what happened with The Ventures, no company wanted them, so the other guitarist and founder of the group, Don Wilson, had his mother start a record company and produce them, themselves.

To date, The Ventures have sold over 100 million albums. I'd like to interview the execs that turned the group down back in the sixties....if they would talk....

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

Hawaiian Eye

2009-06-16T10:31:00.000-07:00

Hawaiian Eye, before Hawaii Five-0, you might not remember this show as it ended in 1963. The show was about a detective agency (Hawaiian Eye) that was based out of Honolulu, Hawaii at the Hawaiian Village Hotel.

Some of the stars were Robert Conrad (one of my favorites), Connie Stevens and Troy Donahue. I had read that with the beautiful scenery of Hawaii, the show was actually shot at the Warner Brothers lot in Los Angeles.

Robert Conrad had gotten himself into quite a bit of trouble decades later while driving intoxicated and hit a car head on, seriously injuring the other passenger and himself.

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

Atom Ant

2009-06-15T14:41:00.000-07:00

Good things come in small packages! Atom Ant did! A Hanna-Barbera cartoon from 1965, I remember running home to watch Atom Ant and Secret Squirrel on the same show.

The voice was done by Howard Morris. Even back that far, at Atom Ant's "headquarters" (The Anthill) he was using a "mainframe computer."

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

Wait Until Dark

2009-06-14T10:58:00.000-07:00

Wait Until Dark had to be one of my all time favorite sixties thrillers! Based on the 1966 play, the movie came out in 1967, starring Audrey Hepburn.

Playing a blind housewife whose husband had returned from a trip to Canada with a doll filled with heroin, the unsuspecting housewife is terrorized by three thugs. But...she leveled the playing field at the end of the movie when all the lights were put out and it was night time....I'll let you watch the movie for the ending.

The actors were, Richard Crenna (one of my all time favorites!), Alan Arkin, Jack Weston and Efrim Zimbalist Jr. Great movie!!! Check it out!!!

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

Dave Clark Five

2009-06-13T11:00:00.000-07:00

The Dave Clark Five....still one of the best "British Invasion" bands. Named after the drummer Dave Clark, playing drums myself, I do like the look of the drummer being out front rather than deligated to the back of the stage, drummers can be the most visual in a band! They also used a sax player, which was a bit different for the times....but a great choice.

Dave Clark Five were the second band out of the gates after the Beatles hit America in the middle sixties. Though Dave Clark seems to be the ultimate "control freak", his band put out great hits like, You Got What It Takes, Catch Us If You Can, Bit's And Pieces, I like It Like That, Because, Glad All Over, Do You Love Me and many more. Just a great band!!!

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

The Mod Squad

2009-06-12T10:36:00.000-07:00

The Mod Squad, yet another Aaron Spelling production. This sitcom came out around 1968. Starring Michael Cole, Clarence Williams 111, Tige Andrews and Peggy Lipton (who was married to Quincy Jones).

Clarence sure looks serious ALL the time!!!!

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Honey West

2009-06-11T08:08:00.000-07:00

Honey West, the female secret agent from the sixties was waaaayyyy ahead of it's time. Honey West was the first female detective in a starring role on television.

Played by Anne Francis, this shapely private eye had a pet ocelot and raced around in a sporty Cobra convertable and had "gadgets" much along the James Bond line.

Honey West only lasted one season though, I'm going to order the DVD set myself.

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

Ed Roth

2009-06-10T11:26:00.000-07:00

Ed "Big Daddy" Roth....the ultimate sixties origional!!! Ed was a cartoonist and hot rod builder (actually one of the founders of the hot rod movement) lighting up Southern California in the sixties.

Ed would scour the junkyard for different car parts and build wild vehicles from these....with no govenment bailouts!!!!

Ed Roth was also a pioneer in the use of fiberglass used for car bodies.

If you remember the "Rat Fink" drawing from the sixties, Ed drew it because he hated Mickey Mouse!

Sixties Beat! by Kel Studios

Joey Heatherton

2009-06-08T22:29:00.000-07:00

Joey Heatherton....does it get any better! The thing about the sixties bombshells compared to present day women of T.V. is that the sixties gals not only acted, but they sang and danced and did comedy as well..

F Troop

2009-06-08T10:17:00.000-07:00

Another fun sixties sitcom was F Troop. A bunch of nuts defending "Fort Courage." The cast was Ken Berry (as Wilton Parmenter), Forrest Tucker (as Sergeant O'Rourk) and Larry Storch (as Corporal Agarn)

But my absolute favotite was Private Vanderbilt (played by Joe Brooks).
He was the blind and deaf lookout!!!