Claude "Jazzbones" LaBrecque

Another album for the kiddies, including grown up kiddies. :)

I post these hoping someone will recognize it and share a story or two. I realize they have limited appeal...even to me, I must admit. The kiddie albums are not among my favorites usually, but I can appreciate the craft, and they often have nice art, as this one does.

They're often personalized as well. A shame this one is pretty faded.

There is a bit of a surprise to this one, which we will see more clearly below...

Luba Goy is on this! You don't hear about her too much nowadays (unless you try to, I guess), but she was kind of a big deal for a long time as a member of Royal Canadian Air Farce, a group who had a long-running sketch TV show. I has never been my thing, as it's political humor (strike one) and Canadian political humor at that (strikes tow and three), but I've known who Luba is for decades.

Interesting presentation by his daughter Sarah here, but otherwise, I can't find much of anything about him. Sarah, if you see this, we'd love to hear some more info about your dad! ;)

The Woodmeister General

I've posted about Woody before and before. And now, I shall attempt to complete the trilogy...of the three Woody Woodbury albums I have, that is.

Still love that Stereoddities name. :)

Fletcher Smith. Every time I hear the name Fletcher, I think of Fletcher Hanks, the bizarre, troubled cartoonist.

Upcoming VHS blog revival

Just a quick note to say that I kinda feel like updating my VHS cover blog, after having stopped updating it years ago. ;) I was partially inspired by this excellent short video on YouTube after Lazy Game Reviews posted a link to it in a Twitter post...

After seeing that, I decided to dig out as many different blank VHS tape boxes from my collection as I could. That'll be the first post in the blog's return. Oops, spoiler alert! Ignore that!

Update: I just posted! :)

Update 2: I've also decided to update my Dumberer blog. Currently in the process of replacing all the pictures that are on stupid Photobucket. *sigh* I can see them because I'm using a Chrome plug-in, but I can't rely on that option for everyone. Not sure I got them all because the watermark stopped appearing after a while. Hmm... Guess I'll have to browse on something else and make sure.

Update 3: First dumberer post in years successfully posted.

Record Clubs

Can't remember what record sleeve this was in, but in it it was! A Reader's Digest Record Club brochure. Were you in any music clubs?

Yes, it really is that yellow.

Descriptions of all the nondescriptness.

I don't have personal memories of actual record clubs, as I was very young when they were already phasing them out in favor of cassettes, but my mother did get some of my early Weird Al and Bill Cosby cassettes through Columbia House in the mid-80s. I still have stamps from VHS clubs, though, and even used them on recordings I'd make off TV.

I would go on to use similar cards myself when joining CD clubs. I was with Columbia House more than once, BMG at least once, and some other club I can't remember. (CDHQ?) Kept my membership going until 2000 or so, I guess. As long as you stayed on top of things and made sure they weren't making mistakes, it was definitely worth it.

Star Wars Read-Alongs

After posting the Batman Book & Record, I thought I'd post my Star Wars Read-Along books.

Yep, I never had too many of them...and all but two are cassette books, but oh well.

The movie ones just features stills and promotional shots, but there are some neat pictures to show here and there...

I used this shot as a basis for a drawing exercise when I was around...12? 13? Dunno. 

I think this was my first drawing using regular pencil for everything but the darkest parts, which were done with black marker. I know I could've done much better had I had more than just HB pencils, but oh well. Got kinda messy on the stromtrooper mouths with the marker too. ;)

My DeviantArt gallery, if you're interested. ;)

I always thought this was a great shot, showing the amazing detail they put into that borra prop. Looks like a real beast!

Some nice detailed watercolor in The Ewoks Join the Fight.

I've always liked these hoverbike dealies in Planet of the Hoojibs, and they were definitely an inspiration in my hovervehicle drawing phase.

Oh, I also posted Rebel Mission to Ord Mantell a while back. Though it didn't include a book, it was a fun expanded universe story based on a throwaway line that Han says in The Empire Strikes Back.

P.S. you may want to check out the Star Wars Read-Along YouTube playlist! :)