At the request of Dudley Moore, John Lennon made several appearances on “Not Only… But Also,” a mid-60’s BBC-TV show by Moore and his “Beyond the Fringe” partner Peter Cook. On November 20, 1964, Lennon and his pal Norm Rossington, from “A Hard Day’s Night,” joined Moore in filming a visualization of John’s poem “Deaf Ted, Danoota, (and me).”
Well, here it is, the proof that The Daily Planet, Superman’s newspaper, has been practicing yellow journalism and publishing fake news for more than 50 years. Editor-in-Chief Perry White admits it!
As intrepid cub reporter Jimmy Olsen says, “The trusting public will swallow ANY wild story, it seems!” It’s as true today as it was back then, and that’s why there will always be a need for responsible investigative journalism. Facebook’s involvement with Cambridge Analytica, a company associated with right-wing attack dog Steve Bannon, is now under scrutiny, thanks to Channel 4 News in the UK.
This comic book panel is from Dennis the Menace #10, May, 1955. Approved by the Comics Code Authority, it shows Dennis’ bare butt sticking out and his parents sleeping together in the same bed.
Okay, so the record isn’t vinyl, it’s mylar. But for what’s it’s worth the audio on the player below was captured when this 50-year-old flexi-disc was played for the very first time.
“It’s a real fucking mess over there. I think his money will be gone in a few weeks… Stan and [his daughter] JC are literally being picked apart by vultures.”
This upsetting update on Stan Lee in the Daily Beast isn’t something I want to be reading on a Sunday morning that’s one hour shorter than it was last week.
Extra: Mark Evanier’s thoughts on Stan’s condition and situation are at this link.
From 2010, a very interesting hour-long BBC biography of Elton John. Most of it is spent, as it should be, on Reg Dwight’s start, the transformation into Elton, and his first five years as the Superstar of the 70’s.
https://youtu.be/oNZHA5eMEw8
