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doktorgoulfinger	Shock It To Me: New San Francisco horror host book	Lead	[-]
Sep 10 11 10:40 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	My book on the history of San Francisco Bay Area horror hosts, Shock It To Me, comes out next month, just in time for Halloween. We're kicking off the release with an author event at the San Francisco Public Library on October 29th - more information at this link: http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=1007320001 The book covers everything from the Dracula-inspired riots on the campus of U.C. Berkeley in 1957 (courtesy of horror host Terrence) to the beer-fueled Facebook rants of Creepy KOFY Movie Time. Asmodeus, Bob Wilkins and other locals are highlighted, as well as syndicated imports The Ghoul and Son of Son of Svengoolie. The pages are chockablock with vintage ads and rare photos, many previously unpublished. Broadcast listings for all hosted and un-hosted shows are included. I'll post more information as ordering information becomes available. But I'm very proud of this project and wanted to give everyone a peek. Thanks.
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pinkfloyd95209		#1	[-]
Sep 10 11 10:06 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Let me be the first to congratulate you! I am looking forward to ordering a autographed book from you!!! 2011, What a year!! Your book release coincides with the 45th Anniversary of Bob Wilkins First Show as well as the return of the KEMO-TV Call letters to the Bay Area! (albeit to TV 50 instead of TV 20)
doktorgoulfinger		#2	[-]
Sep 11 11 10:55 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Thank you, Floyd. I'm such a geek, the KEMO news is probably the most exciting part of all of this to me. Us gray hairs all have "our" station, the TV channel we grew up with. KEMO and KTVU were mine. KTVU and I were born within days of each other (we turned 50 together...kinda) and KEMO gave me Ultra Man and Asmodeus. Thanks for the reminder about Wilkins' 45th. It's also the 40th for Creature Features. Good stuff all around.
Wicked		#3	[-]
Sep 11 11 9:03 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I wasn't lucky enough to be around during the Wilkins era. I've only got to see him through clips, documentaries, books, etc. (I'm 25). But being a big horror host/creature feature fan from the Bay Area (I'm in Santa Rosa), I'll be ordering one for sure! Really looking forward to reading this one. Congratulations on its release!
Torgaman2.thelatarniaforums		#4	[-]
Sep 11 11 10:04 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	doktorgoulfinger wrote:. Us gray hairs all have "our" station, Excuse me sir but my hair isn't gray, it's turning silver!!!! Oddly enough I can't use my silver hair as collateral at the bank!
doktorgoulfinger		#5	[-]
Sep 13 11 5:58 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I wasn't lucky enough to be around during the Wilkins era. I've only got to see him through clips, documentaries, books, etc. (I'm 25). Ah, you poor, sad lil' pup...It was a time, sonny! There was a period where Bob Wilkins showed a single feature Friday nights and (for a long stretch) a double bill on Saturday nights. There was a time in 1971 when you could flip between Wilkins and Asmodeus on KEMO 20. In 1973, you could flip between Creature Features on KTVU and The Ghoul on KBHK 44. There were unhosted horror moves on Saturdays from the early afternoon to the early morning hours. It's a wonder we ever saw the sun. Yessir, you missed a special, special time. Oh, and thank you for reminding me I'm f#&%in' old. Thank you for your support, and thanks in advance for your purchase. If you have any sort of interest in the topic, I seriously think this book will deliver the goods.
Cinemacabre		#6	[-]
Sep 13 11 9:36 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I am very excited about this book. Looks like a great read and, thankfully, it's written by someone who really knows his stuff; my pal, the f#&%in' old Doktor Goulfinger. D'Entre les Morts, Richard J. Schellbach
doktorgoulfinger		#7	[-]
Sep 13 11 11:20 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	eh?
doktorgoulfinger		#8	[-]
Sep 13 11 11:21 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Dagmabbit, my hearin' horn done broke
Cinemacabre		#9	[-]
Sep 14 11 6:00 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	- sigh - I SAID, I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS BOOK. LOOKS LIKE A GREAT READ AND, THANKFULLY... OH, NEVER MIND! D'Entre les Morts, Richard J. Schellbach
pinkfloyd95209		#10	[-]
Sep 16 11 5:13 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Since I grew up with Cable TV in the 1970's, I was fortunate to check out both of Bob Wilkins shows in Sacramento and the Bay area. Unfortunely I wasn't able to see Asmodeous as Cable TV started in stockton in 1973, two years after he (and the original KEMO) went off the air. The KEMO I remember was the Leon Crosby version which was still a cool station. Just not as cool as the one before it.
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doktorgoulfinger		#11	[-]
Sep 16 11 7:32 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	KEMO was always crazy-cool. The original U.S. Communications version definitely had over Crosby in terms of programming (Ultra Man AND Playboy After Dark? C'mon!) But Crosby's station gave us a lot of genuinely oddball local shows, such as The Old Sourdough and Wachikanoka and The Worst of Hollywood.KEMO and KTVU were the TV yin and yang of my youth.
kookster	all too crazy.......	#12	[-]
Sep 20 11 3:51 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	wow, another host book and from my friend "dok" ..............i'm all for it!! "K"
GaryP11111		#13	[-]
Sep 21 11 10:43 PM Burgomaster Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Congrats upon the completion of SHOCK IT TO ME (great title, BTW)! Can't wait to read it! GARY L. PRANGE "Sic gorgiamus allos subjectos nunc." Check out my YouTube Video of the Week! (updated 8-3-09)
doktorgoulfinger		#14	[-]
Sep 21 11 11:24 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I'm sorry...what were you saying? I caught myself staring blankly at your avatar for three minutes there..... Thanks for the kind words. The SHOCK IT TO ME title comes from show hosted by the diabolic gentleman on the cover, Asmodeus, on KEMO-TV 20. Shock It To Me Theater actually began on KEMO in 1968, and was first hosted by The Cool Ghoul. Asmodeus was hugely influential in my life. So it came time to name the book, it was a no-brainer. And that's something I definitely got.
Torgaman2.thelatarniaforums		#15	[-]
Sep 22 11 8:14 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I'm just curious as to wether or not you had/have a bit of a trepidation releasing the book in these times? I don't know about California but our big chain book stores here in Illinois are becoming as extinct as the dodo bird.
Mike Mariano		#16	[-]
Sep 22 11 9:21 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Torgaman2 wrote: I'm just curious as to wether or not you had/have a bit of a trepidation releasing the book in these times? I don't know about California but our big chain book stores here in Illinois are becoming as extinct as the dodo bird. Well, even though there are less brick & mortar stores selling books, don't forget, online sellers (Amazon, etc.) of physical books still move a ton of product. Plus, there are digital book sales, too (Kindle, PDF downloads, etc.). People are buying and reading books, but the way they are being sold and read has changed and is changing. There's certainly a potential market if you're a writer, imo.
doktorgoulfinger		#17	[-]
Sep 22 11 10:55 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I have fairly humble aspirations for the book. It's a total labor of love - something I've wanted to write for years. There's a fan base out there for this topic. And I seriously believe we're offering something that is historically interesting and visually beautiful. That said, if we creep out of triple digits in sales, we will find the most edible hat available on the market and prepare it with spring potatoes a nice side salad. I absolutely share your concerns regarding the larger book market. I worked in the industry for over a decade and saw it crest and subside in that time. The industry is going through painful convolutions as it struggles to adapt. But as Mike Mariano points out, people are still reading. The printed word may be in trouble, but reports of its death tend to be a bit exaggerated. It's a bit like movies. First television was going to kill it, then home video. Now film stock is increasingly replaced by digital technology. But people still gather in auditoriums to watch movies together. On the other hand...with this economy I better make the book delicious, so people don;t have to choose between reading and eating.
Robert Laughlin		#18	[-]
Sep 23 11 8:18 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Re Torgaman's comment: People in the Bay Area, however much they love the Internet for most things, still tend to buy books at one of the Bay Area's numerous (and mostly independent) bookstores. New York excepted, you cannot name another metro area with such a lively bookstore scene.
doktorgoulfinger		#19	[-]
Nov 8 11 9:36 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	We are finally PayPal ready! The book can be ordered now impulsively at: http://www.uhfnocturne.com/nocturnehome.html
kookster	buy this book!!!!!	#20	[-]
Nov 9 11 2:26 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	howdy all, i got the new "shock it" book on monday and i love it...........the format is wonderful and the writing is witty and informative and loaded with rare pix of all things weird!! buy it before it's gone........poof!! "K"
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