Dead Puppies / Ogden Edsl
Once in a while, I get pretty sick, and tired, of people saying, “They don’t make them like that anymore.” It’s true, of course, but I get sick of it. Because creativity should always be…
Dr. Demento
The Ballad Of Irving / Frank Gallop (1966)
Unless you were a Doctor Demento fan, I’m pretty sure you never heard this one. Irving was from the old Bar Mitzvah spread and is most famous for being the 142nd fastest gun in the…
Rock ‘n’ Roll Doctor / Travesty Ltd.
Sometimes in a novelty record, it is the oddest thing that hits you. In Rock ‘n’ Roll Doctor, it certainly isn’t the melody. It doesn’t have one. It isn’t like “Weird” Al songs where you…
Existential Blues / Tom “T-Bone” Stankus
Week after week, Dr. Demento presented his version of the Top 40 (which locally were back to back) which he called the Funny Five. I’ve established in the past my love of novelty records and…
I Wanna Kiss Her / Tim Cavanaugh
When it comes to movies, I often associate a film with where I saw it. I remember watching that on a VHS from Parkside Video. I remember seeing that at the Budget where my friend…