tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34978701167452757842024-03-13T19:53:57.382-07:00Travesty Films: So That Others May LaughTravesty Filmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071983410202801264noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497870116745275784.post-44955572313037083312020-01-22T23:11:00.001-08:002020-01-22T23:11:29.816-08:00The Day That I Met Mr. PeanutThe tragic news that beloved corporate mascot <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/22/us/mr-peanut-dead-brand-tweet-trnd/index.html" target="_blank">Mr. Peanut has died</a> prompts us to post this clip from the acclaimed* album <i>Teen Comedy Party</i>, featuring Larry Zabel singing his original composition.<br />
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<br />Travesty Filmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071983410202801264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497870116745275784.post-74017566274208559362019-04-19T23:03:00.000-07:002019-04-19T23:03:31.855-07:00The Last Langley Punks Film Is Now OnlineTravesty Films presents: The Langley Punks in <b><i>Curse of the Atomic Greasers 2: Last Train to Bladensburg</i></b>. Forty years in the making, this "film" proves that nobody learned anything. Featuring a haunting score by Andy Charneco.<br />
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Here is the introductory video, from the AFI Silver Theater retrospective. Noted Authority Prof. Maurice duMontage goes on a doomed quest to located the missing Langley Punks. His journey takes him to the lair of <a href="http://www.countgore.com/" target="_blank">Count Gore De Vol</a>, noted Creature Feature host and dedicated skinflint. Thanks, Count!<br />
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And here is the long-awaited [sic] film.<br />
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<br />Travesty Filmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071983410202801264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497870116745275784.post-72944179076837935292017-04-02T19:33:00.000-07:002017-04-02T19:33:03.619-07:00Something to contemplate...<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="225" mozallowfullscreen="" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/211151909?byline=0&portrait=0" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="400"></iframe><br />Travesty Filmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071983410202801264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497870116745275784.post-54467860989032163772017-04-01T13:06:00.002-07:002017-04-01T13:06:43.795-07:00Hey, Ladies!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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(April 22 at the <a href="http://afi.com/silver" target="_blank">AFI Silver Theatre</a>!)Travesty Filmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071983410202801264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497870116745275784.post-88660821041358102222017-04-01T12:56:00.003-07:002017-04-01T12:56:50.502-07:00The Farce Is Strong With These...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Travesty Filmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071983410202801264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497870116745275784.post-62202556055911920622017-03-19T12:26:00.000-07:002017-03-19T12:26:12.951-07:00Enough is Enough: 40 Years of Travesty Films<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Those who don't remember history are doomed to be at Travesty Films First Absolutely Final Retrospective at the AFI Silver Theatre on Saturday, April 22, 2017, at 7:30 p.m. </span></div>
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Travesty Filmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071983410202801264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497870116745275784.post-33038352759975851972016-07-10T21:06:00.000-07:002016-07-10T21:06:09.227-07:00Government Approved! The Films of Warren G. Spaulding<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<p align="left">At long last, Travesty Films' award-winning (one award, but still) feature mockumentary, <b><i>Government Approved! The Films of Warren G. Spaulding</i></b>, is available on the World Wide Web. This 2002 film, laboriously compiled from decades of actual taxpayer-funded productions now housed at the <b><a href="http://www.archives.gov/">National Archives in College Park, Md.</a></b>, was almost doomed to the same fate as the many curious works it celebrates. (Well, maybe not "celebrate.") Which is to say, ignored and abandoned.</p>
<p align="left">But Travesty Executive Director in Charge of Actually Getting Things Done, <b>Mr. Rich West</b>, blew the cobwebs off of the digital bits and bytes and, using Internet technology unheard of when Warren G. Spaulding was making all these films [sic], put the damn thing online.</p>
<p align="left">And so America and the world may again witness the hypnotic horror that is our government's idea of informational, instructional, and propaganda filmmaking in such works as <i><b>Carbon Monoxide, the Unseen Danger; Three Counties Against Syphilis; Your Enemy, the Grasshopper; King Snow Holds Court; A Better Missouri</b></i>; and too many more.</p>
<p align="left">This is Mr. West's condensed version, carefully edited for the YouTube generation. The full 81-minute film is available in the DVD format should anyone care to purchase a copy. If that would be you, drop a line at warrengspaulding @ gmail dot com, and wait a while for somebody to remember to check the account.</p>
<p align="left">You're welcome. Enjoy.</p>
Travesty Filmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071983410202801264noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497870116745275784.post-54547837189060540532014-02-13T11:07:00.000-08:002014-04-15T13:19:07.108-07:00A Man and His Men and His Music<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="210" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/E3YmYZ3dnjE" width="420"></iframe>
<p align="left"><strong>Guy Gold and His Geldings</strong> recorded 17 long-playing albums between 1957 and 1976. Not one of them reached higher than No. 278 on the <em>Billboard</em> charts, and only four of the records were actually released in America. Still, the group's legend remains intact, largely because there are so many unanswered questions. And questions no one wants to ask.</p>
<p align="left">For most of its career, the Geldings were studio-bound, supplying the background "ooohs" and "aaahs" favored by the more popular singers of the day. In a sad irony, the Geldings were also providing the signature air-checks and audio logos for a plethora of AM radio stations — the same stations that refused to play Gelding records.</p>
<p align="left">Guy Gold (born <strong>Chaim Goldberg</strong>) began as an itinerant music arranger, selling charts in after-hours jam joints in the twilight of the big band era. After unloading a pile of scribble-filled sheet music to Kay Kaiser's cousin, Guy celebrated by stumbling into the nearest bar. There his ears were accosted by a pair of Irish ruffians drunkenly manhandling "Ave Maria." Despite the outrage, Guy heard potential in the two and immediately offered <strong>Gary O'Doul</strong> and <strong>Grant McHiney</strong> a contract.</p>
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<p align="left">Rehearsing as a trio, Guy's quivering alto melded shamelessly with Gary's rambunctious tenor and Grant's stern baritone. But something was missing. The sound Guy heard in his head was not playing back over the studio speakers. Fortunately, the answer would soon arrive.</p>
<p align="left">While spending time in an airport bathroom, Guy was stunned to hear high angelic moans coming from the next stall. The unearthly soprano belonged to 17-year-old <strong>Gil Kitsoulis</strong>, on the run from truant officers and his disapproving immigrant parents. After washing up, Gil would become the fourth Gelding.</p>
<p align="left">At first, success seemed assured. <strong>Mitch Miller</strong> hired the boys to record all of the songs that his major artists refused. Soon, every second-hand tune not good enough for <strong>Buddy Grecco</strong> was getting the signature Geldings treatment.</p>
<p align="left">But Guy was a strict taskmaster, both musically and personally. There were harsh fines for untucked shirt-tails and mis-combed hair. The Geldings were to be in bed by 9 each evening — and Guy was there to tuck them in! The pressure of churning out one non-hit after another was taking a toll. Many a rehearsal ended in tears. In fact, most of them did.</p>
<p align="left">In 1963, Guy sought to keep peace in the group by begrudgingly producing a solo album for Grant. But the sales potential of <strong><em>Gelded No More</em></strong> and its first single, <strong>"A Quiet Kind of Love,"</strong> was eclipsed by Grant's arrest at <strong>Sal Mineo</strong>'s beach house.</p>
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<p align="left">The men recovered the only way they knew how — in song. "Secret Love" and <strong>"Not the Marrying Kind"</strong> kept the gossip mags happy, if not the accountants. On the road constantly, but with little support from the record company, the four men usually had to share one hotel room — often one bed. Still, the plucky Mr. Gold would call these the happiest days of his life.</p>
<p align="left">1966 found Guy and his good friend <strong>Roddy McDowell</strong> attending an LSD party at <strong>Carey Grant</strong>'s beach house. That experience led to the recording of <strong>"Love Is a State of Mind,"</strong> the Geldings first, but not last, brush with psychedelia. Shortly thereafter, the group was featured on the television special, <strong><em>Got A Lot of Geldings</em></strong>, where their cover of <strong>Bob Dylan</strong>'s <strong>"Blowin' in the Wind"</strong> showcased the Gelding's solid commitment to social justice, at least in a musical context.</p>
<p align="left">As the '70s dawned, Guy's experimentation with Eastern mysticism and intense bodybuilding influenced his striking arrangement of <strong>"Gypsies Tramps & Thieves,"</strong> which he offered as an attempt to bridge the generation gap. But after premiering the song on the 1972 summer replacement series, <strong><em>A Time for Geldings</em></strong>, the generations remained firmly apart.</p>
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<p align="left">Still, Guy kept reaching out to the kids. <strong>"Good Day Sunshine"</strong> was the group's biggest hit (in Japan), though an enraged <strong>Paul McCartney</strong> reputedly threatened to hire hit-men to stop its release.</p>
<p align="left">Early in 1975, in a move that shocked that part of show business that was paying attention, Guy fired all of the Geldings, replacing them with younger, slimmer, more compliant men. This was <strong>The New Geldings</strong>, and though the names on the album covers remained the same, nobody was fooled. Guy attempted to "cash in" on the rock-n-roll fad by recording a rock opera with his new outfit. The resulting double-album would have been the most expensive record ever released had the studio not immediately canceled the contract and bulk-erased everything — recouping its costs by using the tapes to record <strong>Glen Campbell</strong>'s <strong>"Rhinestone Cowboy."</strong></p>
<p align="left">In 1976, America celebrated its bicentennial to the news that former Gelding Gary had been arrested at <strong>Billy Preston</strong>'s beach house.</p>
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<p align="left">As Guy's stage efforts were failing, so too was his personal life. Guy's bills for <strong>Grecian Formula</strong> were skyrocketing, and he was behind on alimony from his six failed marriages. He was also burdened by royalty lawsuits from Gary and Grant, and the bitter memory of Gil's suicide. Guy faced his troubles as he had always done: he ran away. And he remains on the loose to this day. If he's still alive. Authorities ask that anyone with information relating to the capture and return of Mr. Gold should contact <strong><em>America's Most Wanted</em></strong>.</p>
<p align="left">Finally, included in this compilation is the anthem <strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGQrbd8kOUo">"Stupid Generation,"</a></strong> by <strong>Guy Gold Junior & the Raging Hardons</strong>. The dismal product of his father's tragic fourth marriage, the younger Gelding dedicated his short life and career to destroying all that his father had built. As with everything else involving Guy Gold, it was a pitiful failure. </p>
<p align="left"><strong><em>Liner notes by Ralph J. Gleason</em></strong>
Travesty Filmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071983410202801264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497870116745275784.post-47531225788840084712013-10-25T20:13:00.000-07:002013-10-25T20:13:22.982-07:00Ghost County, USA<p align="left">Presenting for the first time almost anywhere Travesty, Ltd.'s unreleased <strong>Halloween</strong> classic, <strong>"Ghost County, USA."</strong> </p>
<p align="left">Recorded in the late 1980s for reasons unclear, this track was not included on any official Travesty release, be it long-playing vinyl, compact disc, cassette, or 8-track tape. In fact, the only time anyone in the group ever thought about it at all was usually in November when the realization struck that, oops, we forgot to get this out for the Halloween season. Again.</p>
<p align="left">So, finally, this cut, which both <strong><em>Time</em></strong> and <strong><em>Newsweek</em></strong> might have labeled "brilliant" had they been given the opportunity, is being made available to a listening public. <strong>Bobby "Boris" Pickett</strong>, were he still alive, might have felt a pang of jealousy that "Ghost County, USA" was destined to replace <strong>"Monster Mash"</strong> as the official theme song of the Halloween season.</p>
<p align="left">If you enjoy this timeless tune, feel free to show your appreciation by dropping a few shekels on <a href="http://nuttycombe.com/blog/pay-me/">this Paypal page</a>. </p>
<p align="left">You're welcome.</p>
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After a six-year absence from the <a href="http://www.48hourfilm.com/dc" target="_blank"><b>48 Hour Film Project</b></a> competition, the aging warriors of Travesty Films decided to once again set foot on the cinematic battlefield. The group was part of the inaugural 48 Hour event in 2001 and participated eight times over the years. While the group won awards and was part of many best-of screenings, too often the event left the men wallowing in pools of tears, unanswered questions denying them restful sleep.<br />
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For starters, the group decided that there was no need for audiences to look upon their physical selves. Instead, Travesty would offer up an animated cartoon. As <b>Mr. Pat Carroll</b> would be doing the drawings, the results would still be disturbing, but at least no one would have to confront these <b>AARP-eligible</b> performer's sagging flesh projected onto the huge AFI screen.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Producer <b>Dave Nuttycombe</b>, graphic designer <b>Brad Dismukes</b>, and composer <b>Andy Charneco</b> met at the kickoff in the parking lot of the <b>Warehouse Theater.</b> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This year, each team received a bag of delicious <b>Route 11</b>
potato chips, with an entire case raffled off to one lucky team. We
didn't win, but we already felt like winners, as Andy's company had
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dave stepped up to the front and drew the genre from the official hat --
HORROR. This was good. We had done a crowd-pleasing horror film before,
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Dave and Andy repaired to the local <b>Hooters</b>, where Pat and <b>Tom Welsh</b> were waiting. If you're involved in a project with Pat Carroll and there is a Hooters nearby, you will find yourself in that Hooters. And that is where the script took shape.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The story of a 12-year-old ghost-hunter presented itself and the
script took shape, as it often does, on tiny scraps of paper, a form
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From Hooters, it was a straight shot up 7th Street NW, which becomes Georgia Avenue, which leads directly to the Patcave.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Graphics whiz Brad sets up a satellite workstation. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Storyboards are hastily scribbled to give the team a clearer
understanding of where this story is headed and to keep us all on track.
Not sure anybody paid much attention to them.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The magic begins. Mr. Carroll stays on course deep into the night,
drawing his sad little creatures (or stars), scanning, Photoshopping (in
a format that will require extra work later, but still). Behind him, international
thespian <b>Jim Phalen</b> checks his fan mail while awaiting his closeup.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Writer/actor Tom polishes the script. Or checks his mail.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Director Rich loses himself in the process.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brad creates an entire world through the miracle of pixels. These are
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Actual filming takes place! A bit late in the afternoon, but, hey. Our star, <b>Ms. Shari Elliker</b>, lost in her character. What a pro!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>TRAGEDY!</b> Brad's graphic computer goes down. The clock is ticking. This is standard 48 Hour Film Project procedure. Still sucks, though.</td></tr>
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VICTORY! Film finished on time and with a reasonable amount of quality.<br />
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Because our film will not screen until the following Friday, there's time to create fancy promotional postcards for the event. Which we do. (Thanks, <b>Vistaprint</b>!) And, as if we had any foresight, organizers announce a new award: The <b>Spirit Award</b>, for the team which exhibits the most, er, whatever, at their screening. <br />
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So, at some expense (I mistakenly double-order), postcards are created. In my haste, I leave Tom's name off as the main actor. <br />
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<b>THE EVENT</b><br />
Sneaking into the theater before the show, I place postcards on every chair. Feels like overkill and maybe a bit creepy. But it's marketing! Promotion! This is how it's done -- street-teaming myself!<br />
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We don't win the Spirit Award. A team that made an utterly earnest film about saving the ocean, using drawings of fish attached to sticks, takes the prize. Sigh.<br />
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We also don't win the <b>Audience Award</b>, either, which is always what we shoot for. A team that made an "operetta" about milk wins. And deservedly so. After all, it featured live humans and we only offered crude drawings. Still, defeat never tastes good.<br />
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Ah, well. We did make it into the Best-of screening, which takes place Thursday, May 23, at the <a href="http://www.afi.com/silver/films/events.aspx#48hou" target="_blank"><b>AFI Silver Theatre</b></a>, Silver Spring, Md. <a href="http://www.afi.com/silver/films/events.aspx#48hou" target="_blank">Get your tickets now</a>.<br />
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*<i>It wasn't much different.</i>Travesty Filmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071983410202801264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497870116745275784.post-11187127396536692242013-05-02T20:18:00.001-07:002013-05-02T20:20:09.364-07:00Travesty Triumphantly Returns to the 48 Hour Film Project<a href="http://www.48hourfilm.com/dc/">
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<p align="left">After a six-year absence, the mighty men and indulgent women of Travesty Films will once again take part in the annual filmmaking competition that is the <strong><a href="http://www.48hourfilm.com/dc">48 Hour Film Project.</a></strong> Over the course of a single weekend, the creative geniuses who brought you <b><i>It Came From Marlow Heights</i>, <i>Phantom of the Beltsville Drive-In</i></b>, and <b><i>Intestines From Space</i></b> will write, direct, act, edit, and possibly sing an entire motion picture.</p>
<p align="left">The result will be screened at the luxurious <b><a href="http://www.afi.com/silver">AFI Silver Theatre</a></b> in beautiful downtown Silver Spring, Md., on Friday, May 10, at 7 p.m. Victory is assured.</p>
<p align="left">You're welcome. Follow <b><a href="https://twitter.com/nutco">@nutco on Twitter</a></b> for regular updates from the madness. The hashtag #48hourfilm might also prove useful.</p>Travesty Filmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071983410202801264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497870116745275784.post-91322619929057732822013-01-15T13:13:00.000-08:002013-01-15T13:13:02.867-08:00The Knothead ChroniclesFrom the Mind of Pat Carroll comes the inspired story of a man and his puppet. Created in 1930 at great expense at the lavish Welsh Studios, the Knothead Chronicles instantly became a beloved holiday tradition for families and people without families. Two horses and lots of gin were injured in the making of this video.
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Travesty Filmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071983410202801264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497870116745275784.post-8193299915809597332011-06-06T19:27:00.000-07:002011-06-06T19:29:46.235-07:00Alcoholics Unanimous Sneak PeakA scene from Travesty Films' 1979 semi-musical <em><strong>Alcoholics Unanimous</strong></em>. Features the <strong>Langley Punks</strong>, with <strong>Bill O'Leary</strong> as the Bartender. More will be revealed Friday, June 10, at the <a href="http://www.afi.com/silver">AFI Silver Theatre</a> at 7:30 p.m.<br /><br /><object width="400" height="305"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZtoNOssdz50?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZtoNOssdz50?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="305"></embed></object>Travesty Filmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071983410202801264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497870116745275784.post-43103263344413823342011-05-27T07:58:00.000-07:002011-05-27T08:01:33.827-07:00Shiny New Poster Revealed<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3bG4zVmU-DY/Td-8YinsN0I/AAAAAAAAACI/kObaeEwcNio/s1600/langleypunks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3bG4zVmU-DY/Td-8YinsN0I/AAAAAAAAACI/kObaeEwcNio/s400/langleypunks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611410790523090754" /></a><br /><br />See the large version at the <a href="http://www.afi.com/silver">AFI Silver Theatre</a>. (And while you're there, buy a ticket for the show!)Travesty Filmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071983410202801264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497870116745275784.post-90002723908210715922011-05-11T23:49:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:21:59.141-07:00Travesty at the AFI: Sneak PeakThe indentured servants at Travesty Films are hard at work building the show for June 10. So far, only three have died. But it's all in the name of bringing first-rate entertainment to you, the American movie lover. This trailer will give you a taste of what's in store. And it tastes like victory.<br /><br /><object width="398" height="299"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=23623317&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00adef&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=23623317&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00adef&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="398" height="299"></embed></object>Travesty Filmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071983410202801264noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497870116745275784.post-67447640607848353032011-04-19T10:08:00.000-07:002011-05-16T08:55:39.587-07:00A Word About Travesty FilmsProf. Maurice duMontage, noted authority, comments upon the upcoming Travesty Films retrospective at the AFI Silver Theatre on Friday, June 10, at 7:30 p.m.<br /><br /><object width="398" height="299"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=22569022&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00adef&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=22569022&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00adef&fullscreen=1&autoplay=0&loop=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="398" height="299"></embed></object>Travesty Filmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071983410202801264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497870116745275784.post-24656703199513757742011-04-13T11:26:00.000-07:002011-04-13T11:33:56.929-07:00A Word From Travesty Films<p align="left"><strong>Professor Maurice duMontage</strong>, noted authority, on the films of the <strong><a href="http;//travestyfilms.blogspot.com/">Langley Punks</a></strong>, their cinema as art, their art as film, and their film as cinema. Coming June 10 to the <a href="http://www.afi.com/silver/">AFI Silver Theatre</a>.</p><br /><br /><br /><code><br /><object width="400" height="305"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wG23nieOQOU?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wG23nieOQOU?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="305"></embed></object><br /></code><br /><br /><p align="left">(Also available on <a href="http://vimeo.com/22311761">Vimeo</a>.)</p>Travesty Filmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071983410202801264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497870116745275784.post-56274077903961815092011-03-17T21:00:00.000-07:002011-03-17T21:05:34.446-07:00Save the Date!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iBE6sKynHJM/TYLZlwjKbmI/AAAAAAAAACA/MqMfZEqBEcc/s1600/travpostcard_russian_web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 593px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iBE6sKynHJM/TYLZlwjKbmI/AAAAAAAAACA/MqMfZEqBEcc/s400/travpostcard_russian_web.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585265730603609698" /></a>Travesty Filmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071983410202801264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497870116745275784.post-59524365340119342682011-02-21T14:54:00.000-08:002011-02-21T20:21:00.197-08:00Lost Travesty Tapes: Lukey & JakePlease enjoy this lost episode of <strong><em>The Lukey & Jake Show</em></strong> courtesy of the <strong>Pat Carroll Memorial Archives</strong>. Recorded for broadcast in 1953, and starring <strong>Larry Zabel, Sr.</strong> as Lukey and <strong>Pat Carroll, Sr.</strong> as Jake, the program was pulled at the last minute after sponsors threatened to not only cancel their advertisements, but also to physically beat up the stars of the show.<br /><br />Though the program never aired, its mere existence quickly became a radio legend and its influence can be heard in such broadcasts as <strong><em>Fibber McGee & Molly, The Great Gildersleeve,</em></strong> and <strong><em>Dragnet</em></strong>. <br /><br />Also heard in this episode is <strong>Dianne Bye</strong>, later to appear in the <strong><em>Our Miss Brooks</em></strong> spinoff, <strong><em>Where's That Woman?</em></strong>, and Travesty regular <strong>Mr. Jef. Hyde</strong>, who sued to get out of his contract 17 times. He lost 16 of those cases.<br /><br />This will consume 7:30 of your life.<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.nuttycombe.com/sounds/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.nuttycombe.com/sounds/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=audioplayer1&soundFile=http://www.nuttycombe.com/sounds/lukeyandjake192.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object>Travesty Filmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071983410202801264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497870116745275784.post-33500644641446700992010-12-21T22:17:00.000-08:002011-02-21T20:24:30.727-08:00A Travesty Christmas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Fe9KU-PvQJA/TRGZKk1hCRI/AAAAAAAAABg/0hWL7T5s6Q8/s1600/whoopie_rgb_web.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Fe9KU-PvQJA/TRGZKk1hCRI/AAAAAAAAABg/0hWL7T5s6Q8/s400/whoopie_rgb_web.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553388222490413330" /></a><br /><br />As heard on WETC-AM, the Big 490 in Poxville, Md., in the year of our Lord 1983, A Travesty Christmas was a send-up of a particular type of unctuous middle-of-the-road radio program that has disappeared from the airwaves. This may be a good thing, and yet we kinda miss those insufferable bastards. Any relation to DJs living and dead is perhaps intentional.<br /><br />Produced and engineered by Rich West, the Travesty team included Pat Carroll, Tom Welsh, Jim Phalen, Bob Young, Bill O'Leary, Larry Zabel, and Dave Nuttycombe.<br /><br />Featured performers are Dianne Bye, JB Forbes, Root Boy Slim, Johnson, Matilda, and Joe Lee. The Travesty Tabernacle Choir consists of Ellen Achiron, Laura First, Bruce Hartley, Bob Walker, and Paul Zavinksy.<br /><br />Herewith, a few of the musical moments from this exciting radio playlet. The full recording will be available in physical and/or digital form in the coming year. We hope. <br /><br />Enjoy.<br /><br />"Riot In Toytown"<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.nuttycombe.com/sounds/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.nuttycombe.com/sounds/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=audioplayer1&soundFile=http://www.nuttycombe.com/sounds/riotintoytown.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><br /><br />"A Holiday Message From the Council of Overly Concerned Citizenry"<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.nuttycombe.com/sounds/player.swf" id="audioplayer2" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.nuttycombe.com/sounds/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=audioplayer2&soundFile=http://www.nuttycombe.com/sounds/overlyconcernedcitizenry_tree.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><br /><br />"O Little Town of Gomorrah"<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.nuttycombe.com/sounds/player.swf" id="audioplayer3" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.nuttycombe.com/sounds/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=audioplayer3&soundFile=http://www.nuttycombe.com/sounds/olittletownofgomorrah.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><br /><br />"Let's Put the X Back in Xmas"<br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.nuttycombe.com/sounds/player.swf" id="audioplayer4" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.nuttycombe.com/sounds/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=audioplayer4&soundFile=http://www.nuttycombe.com/sounds/letsputxbackinxmas.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object><br /><br /><br />"Tonight the Baby X Was Born"<br /><br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.nuttycombe.com/sounds/player.swf" id="audioplayer5" height="24" width="290"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.nuttycombe.com/sounds/player.swf"><br /><param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=audioplayer5&soundFile=http://www.nuttycombe.com/sounds/babyxwasborn.mp3"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="menu" value="false"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /></object>Travesty Filmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071983410202801264noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3497870116745275784.post-80489451689948263532010-03-13T12:49:00.000-08:002010-03-13T12:52:50.356-08:00The Wanktones on "The Travesty Show"A rare kinescope recording of the Wanktones performing their million-selling hit on "The Travesty Show," from Oct. 4, 1958.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ns0CYUehk4w&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ns0CYUehk4w&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Travesty Filmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06071983410202801264noreply@blogger.com0