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This is amazing, especially if you're a fan of the sixties Adam West version of Batman.
It's the complete intro from the 1966 Batman TV show, including the great Bat theme, and it's all in Lego.
'til he does one for the Green Hornet
Keep the Adventure Alive,
Raiders of the Lost Ark is one of my favorite films of all time, and Indiana Jones is one of the greatest characters to grace a movie screen.
I'm also a huge action figure fan, especially the adventure type figures. My name, Adventuretom, wasn't just a random choice.
That said, I was amazed to see this remarkable re-working of the opening scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark in stop motion.
I was lucky to work with an amazing designer and set builder, Dan DiBiase, when we released the one-sixth scale Carl Butcher adventures, but the work that went into this short is just jaw dropping.
'til someone does the entire film (Ha!)
Keep the Adventure Alive,
Did you get Pee Wee's bike for Christmas?
This guy did.
Pee Wee's Bike - A pretty nice Christmas Gift
'til I get Pee Wee's bike
Keep the Adventure Alive,
Not sure who the artist is for this, but I'll credit them when I find out.
I couldn't resist posting it though.
A Millennium Falcon Christmas
'til Chewbacca comes over for New Years
Keep the Adventure Alive,
Merry Christmas everyone!
Download The Dollyrots Messed Up Xmas for free.
The Dollyrots - Messed Up Christmas
'til next Holiday season
Keep the Adventure Alive,
Our last Christmas Record of the Week for the season.
Paul McCartney's Rudolph the Red Nosed Reggae.
Yeah, I know, Rudolph is the B-side, but really, is there a worse Beatles' single than Wonderful Christmastime? I know it's been deemed a "classic", and they play it a gazillion times during the holidays, but it really is a pretty weak song.
If I have to listen to it, I actually prefer one of the covers. The one by Hilary Duff is a good example of how to punch it up and make it interesting.
Before anyone writes in, I love the Beatles and I'm a bigger McCartney fan than you are. No one is saying that Hilary, or anyone else, is better than Paul, but I am saying his recording of Wonderful Christmastime is a rushed mess. It's just not a good recording. If you like it, good for you. I don't care for it.
Anyway, here we are with the sleeve and vinyl for Wonderful Christmastime.
Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime - Picture Sleeve
Paul McCartney - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reggae - Picture Sleeve
Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime - Vinyl
Paul McCartney - Rudolph the Red Nosed Reggae - Vinyl
Paul McCartney plays Rudolph the Red Nosed Reggae
Hilary Duff sings Wonderful Christmastime
Paul sings Wonderful Christmastime
'til Paul writes a great Christmas song
Keep the Adventure Alive,
Another Record of the Week Christmas Edition
This time it's a holiday single from Bryan Adams in Holly Jolly Green Vinyl. Nice touch with the red label. If you're going to release a Christmas single, make it festive!
Bryan Adams - Christmas Time - Picture Sleeve
Bryan Adams - Christmas Time - Picture Sleeve Back
Bryan Adams - Christmas Time - Green Vinyl Single
Bryan Adams - Reggae Christmas - Green Vinyl Single
'til Santa brings us a new record player
Keep the Adventure Alive,
Just when we thought we had been dropped from the list, our Christmas card from Pee Wee Herman arrived.
Merry Christmas from Pee Wee Herman - 2011
'til Miss Yvonne sends us one
Keep the Adventure Alive,
A British Invasion Holiday Record of the Week.
This time we have the Kinks with the rock classic, Father Christmas. I know a number of people that consider this one of their favorite Christmas songs, and from a rock perspective, it probably rates pretty high on the list.
Nothing special about this copy from my collection, there's no picture sleeve, and it's pressed on Arista's re-issue label, Flashback.
The B-side is another FM radio classic, that also never really made much of a chart impact, the disco tinged, I Wish I could Fly Like Superman.
Kinks - Father Christmas - generic Arista Sleeve
Kinks - Father Christmas - Single - A-Side
Kinks - I Wish I Could Fly Like Superman - B-Side
The Kinks sing Father Christmas
'til Ray and Dave patch things up
Keep the Adventure Alive,
Another in our batch of Holiday Records of the Week.
I know it's not cool to like the Carpenters and I don't care. For my money there is no better voice in music than Karen Carpenter.
I only wish that she had lived so that that voice could have continued. Sadly, Karen's life was cut short, and there is a limited body of work left behind.
She did record quite a bit of Christmas music, and Merry Christmas Darling is one of the Carpenters' signature songs. It remains a holiday favorite of mine.
The sleeve and record pictured are from the reissue version. The sleeve is different from the original, which was a photo of Richard and Karen, and the actual record utilizes the A&M Forget-Me-Nots label.
Carpenters - Merry Christmas Darling - Picture Sleeve
Carpenters - Merry Christmas Darling - Picture Sleeve Back
Carpenters - Merry Christmas Darling - 45 - A - Side
Carpenters - Christmas Song - Single - B - Side
Merry Christmas Darling from the Carpenters Christmas Special
'til Richard releases more music from the Carpenters vault
Keep the Adventure Alive,
Another Christmas Record of the Week.
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas is the perfect Christmas song. The original, sung by Judy Garland in Meet Me in St Louis, is a timeless classic and my favorite Christmas song of all time.
But, I also collect quirky Christmas records and this version by Kelly Osbourne, daughter of Ozzy, fits that description perfectly. The best part of this single is the great art on the front of the sleeve.
This is a split single and the flip is Forensics singing Everytime.
Here's the video of Kelly covering Judy's song.
Kelly Osbourne - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Picture Sleeve
Kelly Osbourne - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Picture Sleeve
Kelly Osbourne - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Vinyl
Forensics - Everytime
Kelly Osbourne sings Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
'til Ozzy sings Silent Night
Keep the Adventure Alive,
Pirate Band, Rusty Cutlass, sings a pair of Christmas carols at Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party at Walt Disney World.
A Rusty Cutlass Christmas
'til Pirate Christmas Carols replace all Christmas music by Mariah Carey
Keep the Adventure Alive,
Another Christmas Record of the Week.
Nothing special about this one, though I like the cowboys integrated into the art on the back of the sleeve. Biggest dissapointment with this piece of vinyl is the label. Seems like they should have gone with something a little more in the spirit of Christmas. That label is just plain boring.
Dwight Yoakam - Santa Claus is Back in Town - Picture Sleeve
Dwight Yoakam - Santa Claus is Back in Town - Picture Sleeve back
Dwight Yoakam - Santa Claus is Back in Town - A- Side
Dwight Yoakam - Christmas Eve with the Babylonian Cowboys
'til the next Cowboy Christmas record
Keep the Adventure Alive,
