tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469620267466173380.comments2024-01-24T11:12:13.089-05:00The Ernie Kovacs BlogAl Quagliatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263782786009068693noreply@blogger.comBlogger219125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469620267466173380.post-23884022574889520702014-02-05T01:31:53.624-05:002014-02-05T01:31:53.624-05:00Would it be possible to list the contents of the f...Would it be possible to list the contents of the first 3 ABC Specials? I'm curious to see how much of them are on THE BEST OF ERNIE KOVACS. I wish they could have been included in this set, but I understand that Shout Factory did not have the rights to them. Very strange.<br />I should mention that I just love the first disc of the early Kovacs shows. I seem to play that one quite a bit. Those early shows are priceless and I feel like a fly on the wall when I am watching them. The fun those people were having is infectious.<br />As much as everyone seems to hate KOVACS ON THE CORNER, I would love to see the remaining extant episodes. I am fascinated by the strangeness of that show!<br /><br />The big question remains: When are we going to get Volume #3??<br />Besides more of the NBC stuff, I would love to have the rest of the under-appreciated TAKE A GOOD LOOK, for example. The clues are the closest thing to the Specials IMHO. <br />And PLEASE, PLEASE…SOMEBODY get the rights to the first 3 missing ABC Specials and the existing Dumont show that I have read about!<br />Is any of this possible to wish for on DVD?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04497527494569014185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469620267466173380.post-2850823927143399012013-02-08T02:19:33.563-05:002013-02-08T02:19:33.563-05:00Dear ALL,
Kara Karayev is not Hungarian composer....Dear ALL,<br /><br />Kara Karayev is not Hungarian composer. He is famous Azerbaijan composer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gara_GarayevSarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703116604601781286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469620267466173380.post-18145740223319865462012-01-27T08:05:34.053-05:002012-01-27T08:05:34.053-05:00Same with me Billy. A major, major influence. Th...Same with me Billy. A major, major influence. Thanks for your comment.Al Quagliatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263782786009068693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469620267466173380.post-74445730370030349432012-01-27T04:14:42.148-05:002012-01-27T04:14:42.148-05:00even though I write about hinky-doos, weird stuff ...even though I write about hinky-doos, weird stuff and crazy creatures, none of that would have been possible if my mother didn't let me stay up and sublimate into el mundo kovacs. Weird and wonderful!Billy Kravitzhttp://vampirewonderland.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469620267466173380.post-70592365754733339912011-06-15T10:00:41.423-04:002011-06-15T10:00:41.423-04:00Don,
Thanks for your comment! You will love The ...Don,<br /><br />Thanks for your comment! You will love <a href="http://www.erniekovacs.net/collection.html" rel="nofollow">The Ernie Kovacs Collection</a>; it's outstanding. Thanks to Edie's son Josh Mills as well, and to set curator Ben Model for putting this together along with Shout Factory who got it out to the fans. <br /><br /><br />For anyone reading who hasn't purchased this landmark set, clicking the link in this comment will bring you to a page where you can learn more about it and order your own.Al Quagliatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263782786009068693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469620267466173380.post-21488977009961105512011-06-14T21:40:45.720-04:002011-06-14T21:40:45.720-04:00Thank you Ernie & Edie for all the great laugh...Thank you Ernie & Edie for all the great laughs, I got my box set today 14 June 2011. :=) I miss you two so much. Keep God laughing for all of us, & again thank you for compiling all you could Edie. <br /><br /> LOVE, Don EriksenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469620267466173380.post-12866883859828515822011-05-16T16:56:57.411-04:002011-05-16T16:56:57.411-04:00Dave,
Thanks for stopping by. I actually wrote a...Dave,<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by. I actually wrote a piece on the <a href="http://erniekovacs.blogspot.com/2008/02/interesting-ad-and-new-dot-org.html" rel="nofollow">Edie interviews</a> a while back. Clicking the link will bring readers directly to it and all the necessary links to view them. Those archive interviews are so great and indepth. The interviewer never gets in the way so you really learn a great deal. Edie's and Caroll O'Connor's are my two favorites.<br /><br />I appreciate the fact that you provided a link to a place where folks can purchase EK videos, however, I've edited it out because it seems to me that the party selling those videos does not have the rights to them. <br /><br />As far as Ernie videos are concerned, fans should pick up the recently released DVD set <a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-4375232-10858371" rel="nofollow">"The Ernie Kovacs Collection"</a>, curated by blog contributor Ben Model and released through EdiAd Productions, which is run by Edie's son Josh Mills. <br /><br />Shout Factory is the distributor for the set. By purchasing directly from them you get a 7th bonus disc for free. Definitely worth every penny and it's all legal.Al Quagliatahttp://www.tkqlhce.com/click-4375232-10858371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469620267466173380.post-72620580678746139772011-05-16T16:47:16.487-04:002011-05-16T16:47:16.487-04:00There's a great 10-part interview with Edie Ad...There's a great 10-part interview with Edie Adams (courtesy of the fantastic Archive of American Television) on youtube. She was a real character (in a good way)!<br /><br />Here's the first installment (from which you can watch the entire series):<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dmksRLrKdI<br /><br />Thanks for helping keep Ernie's name alive. He was a true comedic genius.Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469620267466173380.post-41410572801108866372011-04-30T09:56:04.645-04:002011-04-30T09:56:04.645-04:00Jean,
I appreciate the comment and while I would ...Jean,<br /><br />I appreciate the comment and while I would like to see that, I wouldn't be able to authenticate it for you.<br /><br />If you click my name you'll be brought to my Ernie FAQ page which answers some questions about Ernie memorabilia.Al Quagliatahttp://www.erniekovacs.net/faq.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469620267466173380.post-51216795751212061572011-04-26T18:57:50.335-04:002011-04-26T18:57:50.335-04:00Was Ernie only on that year ??
I happened onto an ...Was Ernie only on that year ??<br />I happened onto an old dollar bill which is signed by Cerf ,Francis,Killgallen ,Daly and Ernie It is quite old and tattered but legible I dont think I would ever sell it Though I would like to get it authenticated just for laughs This may be a very unusual artifact Just a thought after seeing the clip which was a hoot to see Would love to hear what you may think of this peace SCSoulCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02044939812467439964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469620267466173380.post-43966293250923065412011-04-26T18:42:26.029-04:002011-04-26T18:42:26.029-04:00Ben,
Wonderful post! Great job as usual.Ben,<br /><br />Wonderful post! Great job as usual.Al Quagliatahttp://www.tkqlhce.com/click-4375232-10858371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469620267466173380.post-4158645851667391962011-04-26T12:38:10.931-04:002011-04-26T12:38:10.931-04:00Ben,
Thanks for clarifying. Before contacting yo...Ben,<br /><br />Thanks for clarifying. Before contacting you I went over to your site to find that list but couldn't locate it. I remember the person who submitted that, many moons ago.<br /><br />Maybe it will surface one day on a DVD collection of TAGL episodes. That would be great!Al Quagliatahttp://www.tkqlhce.com/click-4375232-10858371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469620267466173380.post-86388061968800827532011-04-26T10:06:24.387-04:002011-04-26T10:06:24.387-04:00I have had access to the inventory list of the Edi...I have had access to the inventory list of the Ediad collection as part of my research and curatorial work on the Kovacs DVD set. I can tell you that videotape masters survive on many of the episodes from the entire 2-year run of Take a Good Look. However, these shows have not been logged in detail, just airdates. <br /><br />There is a possibility this particular episode survives. I can't speak to whether Rowan & Martin were panelists; a fan sent a detailed list of ep's and panelists culled from TV Guides to my site several years ago, and R&M were not listed.Ben Modelhttp://www.erniekovacs.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469620267466173380.post-57259487685655457402011-04-26T09:53:02.641-04:002011-04-26T09:53:02.641-04:00Tom,
I don't think Rowan & Martin ever ap...Tom,<br /><br />I don't think Rowan & Martin ever appeared on TAGL.Al Quagliatahttp://www.tkqlhce.com/click-4375232-10858371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469620267466173380.post-54370780596111026172011-04-26T06:49:38.666-04:002011-04-26T06:49:38.666-04:00Josh Mills is the man who stands guard outside of ...Josh Mills is the man who stands guard outside of the Ernie Kovacs vault. Ask him is he is familiar with this particular program. I have seen many installments of TAGL and I don't recall Rowan and Martin ever appearing.<br /><br />http://tomdegan.blogspot.com/2011/04/celebrating-ernie-kovacs.htmlTom Deganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17911175264811957550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469620267466173380.post-33845134267072592762011-04-23T20:06:21.092-04:002011-04-23T20:06:21.092-04:00DVD talk gives the set it's highest rating.&qu...DVD talk gives the set it's highest rating."DVD Talk Collectors series" A must have. Salon.com has an article on it called "What TV Owes Erine Kovacs. Good job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469620267466173380.post-77209675147695547792011-04-22T16:21:32.572-04:002011-04-22T16:21:32.572-04:00Thank you for the kind words, Al. I wish he'd ...Thank you for the kind words, Al. I wish he'd come back. He's kinda stubborn that way, you know?<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />Tom DeganTom Deganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17911175264811957550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469620267466173380.post-76447423208343113612011-04-22T16:12:44.365-04:002011-04-22T16:12:44.365-04:00Tom,
Thanks for sharing. Great job. Just went o...Tom,<br /><br />Thanks for sharing. Great job. Just went over and read it.Al Quagliatahttp://www.tkqlhce.com/click-4375232-10858371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469620267466173380.post-43564999410138616862011-04-22T15:54:30.493-04:002011-04-22T15:54:30.493-04:00Hey there, fellow Kovacsians....
Have a look at t...Hey there, fellow Kovacsians....<br /><br />Have a look at the review for the new set that I did for my blog:<br /><br />http://tomdegan.blogspot.com/2011/04/celebrating-ernie-kovacs.html <br /><br />It's been real!<br /><br />Tom DeganTom Deganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17911175264811957550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469620267466173380.post-15262909459834511462011-04-22T15:31:06.951-04:002011-04-22T15:31:06.951-04:00Ben,
Thanks for the quick response.
Ben, of cour...Ben,<br /><br />Thanks for the quick response.<br /><br />Ben, of course, is the curator of the new set and contributes regularly to this blog. I contacted him to take at look these comments.<br /><br />Another fun fact: If I'm not mistaken, the Ernie Kovacs Show from Color Carnival was broadcast on Ernie's 38th birthday, January 19, 1957.<br /><br />I think I also saw Joe Puma's name listed in one of those first 3 ABC specials.Al Quagliatahttp://www.tkqlhce.com/click-4375232-10858371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469620267466173380.post-39279989468964150852011-04-22T15:20:58.997-04:002011-04-22T15:20:58.997-04:00Kovacs in Color
The "Saturday Color Carnival&...<b>Kovacs in Color</b><br />The "Saturday Color Carnival" was a 90 minute show hosted by one artist. In this case, Mr. Lewis only wanted to do an hour. The NBC programming logs that I have seen in my research list Lewis' hour as "The Jerry Lewis Show" and EK's 30 mins as "The Ernie Kovacs Show". <br /><br /><i>Fun fact: Ernie's program was broadcast from the Colonial Music Hall in NYC (1887 Broadway, torn down in the 1980s) had been taken over by NBC for its "colorcasts".</i><br /><br /><b>"Best Of" vs. "EK Collection"</b><br />You may have noticed that specials 1, 2 and 3 are not on the new set. This, and a number of TaGL clues that were used to pad the earlier DVD set out, as well as the "Cards and Cigars" docu, are not on the new set either.<br /><br />Ben ModelBen Modelhttp://www.erniekovacs.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469620267466173380.post-55429114177371775222011-04-22T13:45:15.299-04:002011-04-22T13:45:15.299-04:00Some other points regarding "The Best Of Erni...Some other points regarding "The Best Of Ernie Kovacs" vs. "The Ernie Kovacs Collection":<br /><br />The Collection is more than twice the size in terms of time and is organized chronologically which makes it easier to follow. Also, that great book that came with it gives info and recollections. "Best Of" never had that, in either the VHS or DVD sets.<br /><br />A good portion of "Best Of" comes from The EK ABC Specials, five of which comprise Disc 5 of "Collection" but I think there is material on "Best Of" that comes from the other four, like one of the "Whom Dunnit" bits, though there is an interesting "Whom Dunnit" bit on "Collection" I had never seen.<br /><br />I'm writing off the top of my head here, so I hope I'm right!<br /><br />One thing I loved, from "Kovacs On Music" were the folks dancing on the giant piano keys. I had never seen that.<br /><br />BTW, since I mentioned "Stan Rubin And The Tigertown Five" in my previous comment; "Tigertown" refers to Princeton U, where Stan was a student and the band was started. I believe Princeton's mascot and sports name is "Tigers".Al Quagliatahttp://www.tkqlhce.com/click-4375232-10858371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469620267466173380.post-28614166202067154022011-04-22T11:35:16.303-04:002011-04-22T11:35:16.303-04:00Great comments folks. I really appreciate it; wha...Great comments folks. I really appreciate it; what makes this blog great is input from all of you.<br /><br /><b>@SEAN</b>:<br /><br />According to Diana Rico's Book "Kovacsland: A Biography Of Ernie Kovacs" the show's title is "Saturday Color Carnival: The Ernie Kovacs Show". My feeling here is that the "Carnival" portion is an umbrella title and then both Lewis and EK had their own show titles. Your Time Magazine find sheds a different light on that. We'll probably never know. <br /><br />I definitely agree that Lewis delivered the audience to EK on a silver platter, and I'm a big Lewis fan. EK's stuff that night was just SO different, new and innovative. <br /><br />Great info about John Hoppe and Mobilux. This <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=CNwDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA146&lpg=PA146&dq=%22John+Hoppe%22+and+%22Mobilux%22&source=bl&ots=OLhmehcaQK&sig=9KVHdawLGpmw1ixbEjvFpUHFmMI&hl=en&ei=ipCxTdDMD8Kftwe8xtX-Cw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CBgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22John%20Hoppe%22%20and%20%22Mobilux%22&f=false" rel="nofollow">link</a> will take you to that article. I didn't know what those things were; now I do, so thanks!<br /><br /><b>@STEVE</b>:<br /><br />I certainly don't think "The Best Of Ernie Kovacs" is obsolote. For one thing, it contains "Dancing Office Furniture" and there are "Wolfgang Von Sauerbraten" and "Mikolos Molnar" bits on that set that aren't on the new one. That's just off the top of my head; there may be other differences. The DVD Best Of has extras that aren't on the Collection, such as some different TAGL stuff and an interview with Harold Van Kirk, who was EK's drama teacher in high school. <br /><br />They are both worth having, though it's important to note that "The Best Of Ernie Kovacs" is out of print. And, you need to own the DVD set for the extras which I'm sure you guys know.<br /><br /><b>@ALEX</b>:<br /><br />You and I agree about the ephemera. I've heard that it was lobbied for by some, but in the end, outside of the Dutch Masters spots which are so closely identified with EK, much of that sort of thing was left off. Of course there was an Admiral Commercial, and in the open of "Carnival/Eugene" sponsor tags. <br /><br />I can't tell you why the girl is laying on the breakaway bed or why it breaks away; just they way Ernie's mind works I guess!<br /><br />I'll share a couple of personal connections:<br /><br /><b>DISC 3: THE NBC EVENING SHOW:</b><br /><br />The episode from July 30, 1956, shows a performance at the end by "Stan Rubin And The Tigertown Five". My Dad would eventually become the bassist in the <a href="http://www.stanrubin.com/" rel="nofollow">Stan Rubin Orchestra</a> and also play in the "Tigertown Five", which was its Dixieland offshoot. He didn't join, however, until after this broadcast so unfortunately he's not in the segment.<br /><br /><b>DISC 5: THE ABC SPECIALS:</b><br /><br />Kovacs Special #5, which aired October 28th, 1961, has in it's credits "Music By" and then a list of crazy names. The last one listed is "Joe 'Pizzacato' Puma". <a href="http://www.classicjazzguitar.com/artists/artists_page.jsp?artist=24" rel="nofollow">Joe Puma</a> was a well known jazz guitarist and one of my Dad's closest friends. Such a great player; I think I've seen his name mentioned more than once in EK credits and I'm not sure if he actually played on anything for these shows or if EK just liked the name and used it. I'm trying to find out. Joe was riot in his own right and knowing him, he probably dug Ernie's work. <br /><br />It's Been Real!Al Quagliatahttp://www.tkqlhce.com/click-4375232-10858371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469620267466173380.post-84386562250215752752011-04-22T10:16:02.198-04:002011-04-22T10:16:02.198-04:00Sean,
Finally had the chance to see it; thanks fo...Sean,<br /><br />Finally had the chance to see it; thanks for your comment.<br /><br />I told Ben Model that I love how all the furniture in Eugene is supposed to be high tone, yet Eugene gets his own cheap lounge chair and it's GREEN. HAH!<br /><br />Even in color Ernie was a riot. I think a stellar job was done restoring these pieces; I don't know enough about computers to render further comment on that aspect.Al Quagliatahttp://www.tkqlhce.com/click-4375232-10858371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1469620267466173380.post-89319418639462170312011-04-22T08:21:26.613-04:002011-04-22T08:21:26.613-04:00It might. There are some things that I think may ...It might. There are some things that I think may have been left on the White Star DVD due to sloppiness (there's a whole NBC network promo for Mary Martin's "Peter Pan" left in there, for a start) that I still find interesting - in fact, I'd have welcomed a bit of that sloppiness here, but only because I love that sort of ephemera, not because it would have served the aims of the DVD set.<br /><br />The new set is starting to trigger my tendency to catalog its contents and log the references...for instance, at the beginning of the color/Silent show, does anyone know *why* the girl is laying on the breakaway bed (and outside of the slapstick just being kinda funny, why it breaks away?)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07888873264864856659noreply@blogger.com