This just in from Dave Markey:
“Shot prior to the release of their breakthrough “Too High To Die” LP at the Ventura Theater, in beautiful Ventura California in 1993. Contains the super-rare Cris Kirkwood original “David Beware (Film The Trolls)” overture. They also jam out “Attacked By Monsters” & “Sam”. Edited in camera, Mannequins and Trolls courtesy of the stores on California Ave.”
For a look at some of Dave’s more current work, check out his video for “Rotten Shame.”
Greetings from La Posada - Winslow, Arizona.
Happy National Train Day.
Auld Reekie (by National Library of Ireland on The Commons)
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Monitor’s 1981 LP finally available on CD (w bonus tracks).
Orson Welles removes his makeup on the set of Citizen Kane.
Cinephilia & Beyond has an amazing find: the complete collection of Orson Welles’ Sketch Book: “a series of six short television commentaries by Orson Welles for the BBC in 1955. Written and directed by Welles, the 15-minute episodes present the filmmaker’s commentaries on a range of subjects. Welles frequently draws from his own experiences and often illustrates the episodes with his own sketches.”
All the essential documentaries on Orson Welles, including Orson Welles: The Paris Interview (1960), Filming ‘The Trial’ (1981), The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996), Shadowing the Third Man (2004), Orson Welles: The One-Man Band (1995), With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film (1990), Filming ‘Othello’ (1978), F for Fake (1973), Orson Welles with French film school students, Orson Welles “Its All True” Citizen Kane and RKO, and seven-minute video of a very young-looking Welles (he was 23 at the time) addressing an onslaught of press members on October 31, 1938, the day after The War of the Worlds broadcast.
A futuristic cityscape that Jack Kirby penciled as a gift for Don Heck in exchange for Heck inking some work for him.
Amazing Adventures #39, November 1976, cover by P. Craig Russell
Sweet!!! Thanks Derrick and happy 4th of July!!
Funny!!! It’s a doggone shame the Pups don’t jam out to “Film the Trolls” anymore. It’s still cool to see how much their performances of songs have changed over the years though. Oh yeah, I was lucky enough to come across this vid of a Volcano show done years ago. To this day, it’s the only one I’ve seen. Curt’s best side-project, it’s just one of those things where you want there to be more more more!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IN7wzAjTSs
Hey there! I was just browsing when I came across your blog! I work for WXAV 88.3FM the radio station of Saint Xavier University in Chicago and we just had the chance to talk to Cris Kirkwood last week! We’re gonna be airing the interview on Thursday on my show around 3:00PM! Feel free to give it a listen! (www.myspace.com/thursdaynightcasserole – Has a link to listen live!)
Ah yes. As my youth marches on I can live vicariously through old Meat Puppets videos. Great video and really odd troll video. I freeze framed one of the close-ups of the 3 toothed troll with the W.C. Fields nose and scared my kid when he wandered into the room. Thanks for the memories.
I had a troll collection back in the 90′s! LOL I have a couple now that are more like the old wrinkled ones in the video..they are cool! Looks like you had a lot of fun! I sure did last night at the What’s Up Lounge in Mankato, MN with you boys!
This is why I TROLL the tube! ☪★☯☀Delightful.☪★☯☀☪❀ ^^^^♫♥♫ ♫♥♫ ♫♥♫ ♫♥❋♫ ♫♥♫✰ ♫♥♫ ^^❇^^☼ Oh Derrick, please post all those left over vintage vids from your DVD and Quicktime projects!
( I’m still avidly book marking all the good (enough) Pups clips into a Meat Puppets playlist that you folks might like to check out. 188 clips! ) Here…… http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=E9508562FC7F629F
Do The Meat Puppets have a current website?
@ DK the new website is at http://www.themeatpuppets.com it has a live mp3 of “nail it down” right now, all new website to be launched soon. new album “lollipop” comes out april 12th. keep checking new website for more info. pre-sale starts soon. i was told by their manager dennis that the new album is also coming out on colored vinyl too.
Join the Pups again Bossy. It needs you energy. Ted Marcus was lame. I want your punk influence, four to the floor thang back…do you have a facebook?
http://www.facebook.com/renkosublime