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Rondo XI Ceremony: Saturday at WonderFest!  (topic)
Whether they can be there in person, or 'live' on tape, more than a dozen winners of this year's Rondo awards will be at WonderFest in Louisville on Saturday, May 18 at 5 p.m. for our Annual Rondo Awards Ceremony.See!  Taraco in a...
Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards

taraco

05/16/13 6:40 PM
Re: SPAMMERS on the CHFB (reply)
got them. thank.
Welcome to the CHFB

taraco

05/14/13 4:37 PM
Re: Ray Harryhausen (reply)
This from Mark Mawston, a close friend of Ray's and Tony Dalton, who had helped get the Rondo award to both men in year's past, and this year!Writes Mark:Devastated but need to think of his daughter and family.  Ray slipped away...
Final Farewells

taraco

05/07/13 11:06 PM
Re: Ray Harryhausen (reply)
Too few people knew his name. But everyone knows his monsters.Without Ray Harryhausen, everyone here might have led far more ordinary lives. We can't thank him enough. Ever.Farewell to a true legend.  david'Don't worry, kid. There's...
Final Farewells

taraco

05/07/13 6:26 PM
Re: The Wolf Man: Things that make you go Hmmmm (reply)
His hair was perfect!
Universal Horrors

taraco

04/29/13 1:14 AM
Re: The Wolf Man: Things that make you go Hmmmm (reply)
I don't see much difference between calling oneself infinite1 and calling oneself Mrbluesky.Nor is proposing varying interpretations 'lobbing' anything. As for the plot to kill Donald, that's self-evident!Onward, all. Thanks.david
Universal Horrors

taraco

04/27/13 7:08 AM
CHILLER WEEKEND, APRIL 2013...  (topic)
Chiller Weekend for the spring has started and even in the world of Facebook we're hoping some photos and reports will end up here.Here's this year's guest list, including the usual eclectic mix of  Akira Takarada (GODZILLA), Patty Duke,...
Classic Horror News and Events

taraco

04/26/13 11:53 PM
Re: The Wolf Man: Things that make you go Hmmmm (reply)
I'll add that I could easily see Sir Talbot dying of grief, and that Maleva is indeed one of Universal's most complex characters, when you think about it. That doesn't mean I am right; just that it is interesting to think about. What...
Universal Horrors

taraco

04/26/13 11:20 PM
Re: The Wolf Man: Things that make you go Hmmmm (reply)
Yo. I've deleted a few of the more nasty posts. I find the holier than thou denunciations of one fan's imagined sequel really out of bounds. If we cannot allow different viewpoints then why have a board at all? Please allow infinity and...
Universal Horrors

taraco

04/26/13 11:15 PM
Re: Monsters from the Vault, The End is Approaching!  (reply)
You know, maybe if we try real hard, maybe we can stop this rain!-- Wavy Gravy, Woodstock.
Horror Film Books and Magazines

taraco

04/26/13 12:40 AM
Re: Richie Havens  (reply)
Saw him open Woodstock-- bringing hundreds of thousands of people to their feet with only his voice and an acoustic guitar -- and a few years later at a protest he signed my draft card.  I still have that somewhere.A cool guy who never...
Final Farewells

taraco

04/22/13 11:13 PM
Re: ray ferry's FM 250  (reply)
Guys, please stop talking AT each other and discuss what's at hand with the rest of us instead.  Your past positions don't matter at all; take that part to e-mail.
Horror Film Books and Magazines

taraco

04/22/13 10:59 PM
Chat Room is back!  (topic)
The Blind Hermit's Chatroom appearsto be working now! try it out!!  And thanks to all for their patience!david
Welcome to the CHFB

taraco

04/22/13 8:09 PM
Re: Chiller Expo (NJ) programming question...  (reply)
David Hagan's Monster-Mania Con is held at least twice a year in the Cherry Hill area and sometimes in Maryland (this year there's a 1966 Batman cast reunion).  It always draws top-flight horror guests from the 70s and beyond and is a...
Classic Horror News and Events

taraco

04/22/13 4:32 PM
Re: ray ferry's FM 250  (reply)
I hear you Doug, and I even agree that some of Bill's analysis is  more pointed than we like to see at the CHFB.But I'm going to let it stand for now. Bill Selby's in-depth and dispassionate take is a fascinating read, and his...
Horror Film Books and Magazines

taraco

04/22/13 4:58 AM
Re: Colton on NatGeo  (reply)
Heh. Yes, I was interviewed at length at USA TODAY -- as were the dozens of other far more famous experts -- for the six-part series on the 80s on the NatGeo Channel.They used only three short soundbites -- on Reagan, on Bernie Goetz...
Off Topic Discussions

taraco

04/22/13 4:28 AM
Re: Chat room missing??  (reply)
I've rebuilt it, but can't get in.  I assume no one else can?I will contact Yuku and see if they can help.  Grrrr...david'Friend? Why that's the FIEND who's been terrorizing half the countryside!'
Welcome to the CHFB

taraco

04/22/13 4:21 AM
Re: Chat room missing??  (reply)
On Rondo night, when the chatroom was literally self-immolating -- disintegrating as we all watched -- I at one desperate point deleted it and tried to build a new one. That one ate itself as well. No matter how many people signed on...
Welcome to the CHFB

taraco

04/21/13 10:19 PM
USA TODAY Founder Al Neuharth  (topic)
My obituary on the unforgettable Al Neuharth (who I rarely met until his later years):Al Neuharth obit in USA TODAYdavid
Final Farewells

taraco

04/20/13 3:41 AM
Re: ray ferry's FM 250  (reply)
Seriously folks. When I say 'enough,' I do mean it.And everyone chill out. Ted, you said 3 issues. It only published one.  Nothing else was meant.  Relax.Not one new fact emerges in any of this, so until one does, everyone please stick...
Horror Film Books and Magazines

taraco

04/20/13 12:49 AM
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