THE CULT OF PERSONALITY – LIVING COLOUR – 1988

THE CULT OF PERSONALITY
This video, this song, and this performance is Rock resurrected! Vernon Reid is ON!

“‘Cult of Personality’ is about celebrity, but on a political level. It asks what made people follow these individuals who were larger than life, yet still human beings, and in many cases mentally flawed.

The Cult OF PERSONALITY has become waaaay out of control;
when a early-teen girl can be at the center of international attention for words dictated by activist adults,
when “entertainers” think they know better than anyone else and presume to preach,
when a tough guy on the screen shows that he is really a loud foul-mothed wimp,
and when a coven of TV witches spout off their absurd infantile opinions,
and when “actors” show their ignorance by speaking without a script,
and when formally trusted brands tarnish and destroy their themselves and achieve devastating loss of value and interest,
and when good is replaced with evil,
and when people that you know, think they do, but actually don’t,
and when your favorite singer, movie star, athlete, or celebrity opens their mouth and pulls off their human mask to reveal their reptilian face,
and when comedy and humor is censored because a small percentage of adult children are traumatized,
and when their skin is so thin that when the breeze whistles through the holes in their head they hear discouraging and hurtful words, or wish they did, to reinforce their self-victimization,
and when people cannot wake up to the damage of woke,
and when children are sexualized and mutilated before becoming aware of self,
and when you watch the U.S become a full-blown third world nation,
and when you are lied to every minute of every day about everything,
and when you have finally have had enough of that insect burger you’re now eating,.
. .
listen to this song and ask yourself, am I a part of the Cult of Personality?
Or am I an Individual with my own thoughts, opinions, beliefs, goals, and dreams?

THE CULT OF PERSONALITY – LIVING COLOR

And during the few moments that we have left
We want to talk right down to earth
In a language that everybody here can easily understand

Look in my eyes
What do you see?
The cult of personality

I know your anger, I know your dreams
I’ve been everything you want to be
Oh, I’m the cult of personality

Like Mussolini and Kennedy
I’m the cult of personality
The cult of personality
The cult of personality

Neon lights, a Nobel prize
When a mirror speaks, the reflection lies
You won’t have to follow me
Only you can set me free

I sell the things you need to be
I’m the smiling face on your TV
Oh, I’m the cult of personality

I exploit you, still you love me
I tell you, one and one makes three
Oh, I’m the cult of personality

Like Joseph Stalin and Gandhi
I’m the cult of personality
The cult of personality
The cult of personality

Neon lights, a Nobel prize
When a leader speaks, that leader dies
You won’t have to follow me
Only you can set you free

You gave me fortune, you gave me fame
You gave me power in your god’s name
I’m every person you need to be
Oh, I’m the cult of personality

I am the cult of, I am the cult of
I am the cult of, I am the cult of
I am the cult of, I am the cult of
I am the cult of, I am the cult of personality

Ask not what your country can do for you

The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself

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 Today’s Lesson: “Understanding Mental Illness”
was brought to you courtesy of
Living Colour: vocalist/actor Corey Glover, guitarist Vernon Reid,
bassist Muzz Skillings, and drummer Will Calhoun.

Vernon Reid and Prince are the only true black rockers to follow in Hendrix’ footsteps.

Top 13 Good “Old Time Religion” ’60’s & ’70’s Songs

Important Note:
Written with H.I. (Human Intelligence)
No A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) used. Not even spell check.

Shown above is Neil Diamond’s “Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show” original soulful psychedelic album cover before his smash hit “Sweet Caroline” was added to the pressings and thus changed the cover to a dour Neil Diamond portrait with text highlighting the single, that, many years later ,he admitted was about Caroline Kennedy who was an early adolescent at the time.

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SO, ARE YA LOOKIN’ FOR SALVATION IN THIS WORLD TODAY?

Let these 13 Good “Old Time Religion” gospel golden oldies lift your spirit and cleanse your soul.
(an asterisk* next to a song equals a 00 favorite)

Bridge Over Troubled Waters – Simon and Garfunkel – 1968

Oh Happy Day – The Edwin Hawkins Singers – 1969*

Are You Ready? – Pacific Gas & Electric – 1970

Jesus Christ Superstar – Murray Head – 1976

Take Me To The River – Talking Heads -1978*

People Get Ready – The Impressions – 1967

Spirit In The Sky – Norman Greenbaum – 1970

Where To Now, St. Peter? – Elton John -1970*

I Shall Be Released – The Band – 1968

Go Up Moses – Roberta Flack – 1971*

Let It Be – The Beatles – 1972

God Gave Rock And Roll To You – Argent – 1970

Remember, God gave Rock n’ Roll to you –
and He can take it away from you!
Just listen to the radio today.

and finally,
One of 00individual’s personal top favorites; the righteous, rousing, soul stirring, goose-bump raising, Bible-thumping epitome of good old time religion:

BROTHER LOVE’S TRAVELING SALVATION SHOW – Neil Diamond – 1969
CRANK IT UP FOR FULL EFFECT!

Hot August night, and the leaves hanging down, and the grass on the ground smelling sweet.
Move up the road, to the outside of town and the sound of that good gospel beat
Sits a ragged tent, where there ain’t no trees and that gospel group, telling you and me
It’s love, Brother Love say Brother Love’s Travellng Salvation Show
Pack up the babies and grab the old ladies and everyone goes
‘Cause everyone knows Brother Love’s show
Room gets suddenly still and when you’d almost bet you could hear yourself sweat, he walks in
Eyes black as coal and when he lifts his face every ear in the place is on him
Starting soft and slow like a small earthquake
and when he lets go half the valley shakes
It’s love, Brother Love say Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show
Pack up the babies and grab the old ladies and everyone goes
‘Cause everyone knows ‘Bout Brother Love’s show
Hallelujah, brothers, Halle-hallelujah
I said brothers
(Hallelujah) Now you got yourself two good hands
(Halle-hallelujah) And when your brother is troubled,
You gotta reach out your one hand for him
(Hallelujah) ‘Cause that’s what it’s there for
(Halle-hallelujah) And when your heart is troubled,
You gotta reach out your other hand
(Hallelujah) Reach it out to the man up there
(Halle-hallelujah) ‘Cause that’s what he’s there for
Take my hand in yours walk with me this day
In my heart I know I will never stray
Halle, halle, halle, halle, halle, halle, halle, halle
Love, Brother Love say Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show
Pack up the babies and grab the old ladies and everyone goes
I say love, Brother Love say Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show
(Halle, halle)
Pack up the babies and grab the old ladies and everyone goes
Love, Brother Love say Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show

AMEN!

The original back cover: take turns spinning the “spinner” and answer the question and play the “Do You Want To Be Saved?” Salvation Game.
Well, do ya, Sinner?”

TODD RUNDGREN – REAL MAN / BORN TO SYNTHESIZE – 1975

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AND CRANK IT UP!
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TODD RUNDGREN – BORN TO SYNTHESIZE / REAL MAN – June 4, 1975
from the album “Initiation”

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TODD RUNDGREN – BORN TO SYNTHESIZE / REAL MAN – June 4, 1975
from the album “Initiation”

Important Note:
Written with HI (Human Intelligence)
No AI (ARTIFICIAL INTELLEGENCE) used – not even “spell check”

The man behind the “Hello, It’s Me” big hit, Todd Rundgren; is a prolific and gifted musician, singer, composer, engineer, producer, performer and Rock Icon, who contributes two classic Album Track Gems to the Archives.

00individual followed Rundgren’s career from back when he was in “the Nazz” up through “Runt” with the Sales Brothers (Soupy’s sons) then with the big hit double solo LP “Something /Anything”, and definitely in the “Utopia” phase – because like David Bowie, Rundgren was a sonic explorer whose persona and interests changed with technology and the evolving creations of his own “style”.

A fun, trippy and astounding album to celebrate is Rundgren’s “Faithful“; the title references the incredible covers of top songs from the Beach Boys “Good Vibrations” to the Beatles “Strawberry Fields” and each track was uncannily “Faithful” to the originals – all done by a Wizard, a True Star!

With 1975’s “Initiiation” Rundgren, with most of his Utopia band, pull off another fine album and is where the Album Track Gems, “Born To Synthesize” and “Real Man” reside.

“Born To Synthesize” is a pretty mesmerizing track upon first listen, but 00individual had this on a custom tape and after repeated plays it took on a definite “song” quality that was not apparent at first. Soon this sonic, psychedelic, synthesized, Blues ‘rap’ became a trippy favorite.

Soulful Primal Blues in the Techno Age:

BORN TO SYNTHESIZE
(crank it up!)

A handful of nothing is all that I need
It contains plus and minus everything
The odd combinations are what make up
The world that you see before you

In one hand I hold what people call good
The rest I hold in the other
These are just symbols to the perfected minds
Of which we are but mere reflections

I was born to synthesize
Energize and catalyze
I was born to synthesize

Like waves on still water the forms reappear
Quickly erasing the ones before
But forms like these are born only to die
But the life in them lives forever

Pyramids, spheres and obelisks
Are the patterns of all creation
But the red polygon’s only desire
Is to get to the blue triangle

I was born to synthesize
Visions rise before your eyes
I was born to synthesize

The orbits of consciousness spin round and round
Apparently they go nowhere
But the odd combinations are leading you on
To your home which is in the center

You were born to synthesize
Ain’t no jive, it’s no surprise
You were born to synthesize

Whew!

“Real Man” is an infectious piece of Runt-eyed soul and inspiration in a Rockin’ early ’60s R ‘n’ B style and with insightful lyrics that tell it like it is. And Rundgren’s vocals are perfect, sublime.

00individual was fortunate on many levels, one being that he grew up as a little Rocker in a home with the best benefit; the radio was on all day and all night everyday to Los Angeles AM radio’s best; 93 KHJ “Boss” radio and/or KFWB 98 (at either end of the house) and with those sounds came a love for all of the Rhythm and Blues Soul singers and groups like Marvin Gaye, the Supremes, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, the Temptations, the Four Tops, the Drifters, and of course all of the Phil Spector original and cloned “Girl Groups”.

So when I hear “Real Man”, I hear that same classic essence of ’60’s soul, Rhythm ‘n’ Blues  – but with some classy synth – Todd Rundgren is a Real Man.

REALLY GREAT LYRICS

. . . also from “Initiation”, the excellent companion Album Track Gem:

REAL MAN

When I was a child
I thought as a child
I spoke as a child
I didn’t know better
But now I’m a man
I look like a man
I’m old as a man
And I should know better
Got my head in the sky
And my mind knows what it wants
But my body just drags me down
And my world is something you can’t see
But it’s still very real to me
You can find it in the hole where I keep my soul
There it is – way down inside me
There’s a real man
Forget about my body and be a real man

I see with my heart
I hear with my heart
I feel with my heart
Sometimes it works better
And some so-called friends put me down
And they pity me for trying
Bad emotions push me around
But the vision shines on and on
It will shine when we all are gone
And I’d like to add a little sparkle while I’m here
Light it up – way down inside me
There’s a real man
Forget about bad feelings and be a real man

Some men’s world is only hate and money
Afraid of everything and they laugh at nothing
And they only live to criticize
You can laugh at me now (ha ha ha)
But the time comes to everybody
When you must decide
When that day finally comes along
You might wish you’d been a little more strong
Then you’ll wake up in the morning cryin’
“Oh my God”
There it is – way down inside me
It’s a real man
You got to grow up sometime
Be a real man
Suffer them slings and arrows
Be a real man
Now be a real man
Don’t sell yourself for nothing
Be a real man
Don’t take no crap from no one
Be a real man
Get your trip together
Be a real man

I WAS BORN TO SYNTHESIZE AND BE A REAL MAN
And I’d like to add a little sparkle while I’m here.

1960’s and 1970’s CARTOON TV SHOWS! plus Historic ’80’s Cartoon Licensed Toy line Uproar!

HISTORIC 1960’s and 1970’s CARTOON TV SHOWS!

Crusader Rabbit was the first animated series produced specifically for television back in 1952 and ran up through the ‘60s and the ‘70s.

Once animation became affordable via the clever use of “limited” animation pioneered by Clark Haas’ “Clutch Cargo” and then perfected by Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera, TV cartoon shows flourished.

This gave many shows the opportunity to literally explore the imagination’s limits while staying within a fun and entertaining delivery during the prolific peak of the Classic ’60’s and ’70’s cartoon series’ reign.

The Beatles cartoon debuted in 1965 and ran for two years signaling the Rock Pop Psychedelic Mod Culture influence which became obvious in the wild colors used, the wacky show titles, the psychedelic landscapes and environments, and the highly-stylized crazy characters that populated them.

00individual admits to many, many hours watching nearly all of these cartoons as a kid and as a pre-teen. And then as a late-teen early twenty’s Psychonaut cartoons took on a campy bit of colorful zeitgeist candy with gems of intelligence to be found by the discerning eye and ear.  Back then, as now, cartoons were loaded with adult issues dressed in colorful costumes and crazy names skewed to the child in everyone. One learns of a great many important things through cartoons – not from the deliberately preached ones – but from the entertaining cause and effect ones.

This is a very condensed list that includes title, number of episodes, origin, and dates ran.
Titles in bold match the referenced images.

Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse 130 US 1960–1962
Popeye the Sailor 220 US 1960–1962
The Flintstones 166 US 1960–1965
Davey and Goliath 72 US 1960–1965, 1971–1973 Stop-motion
King Leonardo & His Short Subjects 203 US 1960–63
Mister Magoo 26 (+1 TV special) US 1960
Q.T. Hush 100 US 1960–1961
The Bugs Bunny Show US 1960–2000 Compilation
The Nutty Squirrels Present 30 US 1960–1961
Supercar 26 UK 1960
The Alvin Show 78 US 1961–1962
Clyde Crashcup US 1961 The Alvin Show segment
Dudley Do-Right 38 US 1961–1970 Rocky & Bullwinkle
Top Cat 30 US 1961–1962
Calvin and the Colonel 26 US 1961–1962
The Dick Tracy Show 130 US 1961–1962
The Yogi Bear Show 33 US 1961–1962
Deputy Dawg 34 US 1962–1963
The Jetsons 75 US 1962–1963; 1985; 1987
Beany and Cecil 26 US 1962–1969
Space Angel 45 US 1962–1964
Lippy the Lion & Hardy Har Har 52 US 1962–1963 Touché Turtle and Dum Dum 52 US 1962–1963
Wally Gator 52 US 1962–1963
Snuffy Smith & Barney Google 27 US 1962
Fireball XL5 27 UK 1962 US on NBC (1963–1965)
The Mighty Hercules 128 US/Canada/Japan 1963–66
Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales 70 US 1963–1966
Astro Boy 193 Japan 1963–1966
Hector Heathcote Show US 1963–1965
The New Casper Cartoon Show US 1963
Fractured Flickers US 1963–1964 Mixed live/cartoon
Space Patrol UK 1963
Bewitched 254 US 1964-1972
Jonny Quest 26 US 1964–1965
Hoppity Hooper 104 US 1964–1975
Underdog 124 US 1964–1967
Peter Potamus/Magic Balloon 27 US 1964-65
Ricochet Rabbit & Droop-a-Long 23 US 64-67
Punkin’ Puss & Mushmouse 23 US 1964–1967
The Porky Pig Show US 1964
Magilla Gorilla 31 US 1964–1967
Sugar Bear US 1964
Linus the Lionhearted US 1964–1969
Stingray UK 1964
Kimba the White Lion Japan 1965–1967
Space Ace Japan 1965–1966
Atom Ant 26 US 1965–1967
The Beatles UK/US/AUS 1965–1967
Milton the Monster US 1965–1967
Roger Ramjet 156 US 1965
Secret Squirrel 26 US 1965–1966
The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show 26 US 1965-66
The Hillbilly Bears 26 US 1965–1966
Squiddly Diddly 26 US 1965–1966
The New 3 Stooges 156 US 1965
Sinbad Jr. and his Magic Belt 86 US 1965–1966
Thunderbirds UK 1965
The King Kong Show 25 US/Canada/Japan 1966-69
Frankenstein Jr. 18 US 1966–1968
The Impossibles 18 US 1966–1968
Space Ghost 40 US 1966–1968
Dino Boy in the Lost Valley 20 US 1966–1968
Cool McCool 26 US 1966–1969
Batfink 100 US 1966–1967
The New Adventures of Superman 68 US 1966–1970
The Beagles US 1966
Space Kidettes 20 US 1966–1967
Laurel and Hardy 156 US 1966
The Road Runner Show US 1966
The Super 6 US 1966
The Lone Ranger US 1966
Mighty Heroes US 1966
Klondike Kat US 1966
Marvel Superheroes Show Canada 1966
Little Rascals Color Specials Japan 1966
George of the Jungle 17 US 1967
Journey to the Center of the Earth 17 US 1967–1969
Samson & Goliath 26 US 1967–1968
The Superman/Aquaman Hour 36 US 1967–1968
Abbott & Costello Cartoon Show 156 US 1967-68
The Herculoids 18 US 1967–1969
Shazzan 36 US 1967–1969
Birdman 40 US 1967–1969
Galaxy Trio 20 US 1967–1969
Spider-Man 52 US 1967-1970
Fantastic Four 20 US 1967–1968
Tom Slick US 1967
Mightor 36 US 1967–1968
Yakky Doodle US 1967
Moby Dick 18 US 1967–1968
Super Chicken 26 US 1967
Snagglepuss US 1967
Super President US 1967
Justice League of America US 1967
Superman US 1967
Teen Titans US 1967
The Atom US 1967 The Flash US 1967
Johnny Cypher/Dimension Zero US Japan 1967
Off To See The Wizard US 1967
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons UK 1967
Mach Go Go Go/Japan Speed Racer/U.S. 1967 Fantastic Voyage 17 US 1968
The Batman/Superman Hr. 34 US 1968–69
Aquaman 36 US 1968–1970
The Archie Show 34 US 1968–1970
GeGeGe no Kitaro 65 Japan 1968–1969
The Adventures of Gulliver US 1968
Wacky Races 34 US 1968–1969
The Banana Splits Adventure Hour 31 US 1968–1970 Also live action
The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 20 US 1968–1969 Also live action
Go Go Gophers US 1968
Joe 90 UK 1968
Hot Wheels (TV series) 17 US 1969–1971
Sesame Street 4384 US 1969–present
Skyhawks 17 US 1969–1971
The Adventures of Batman 34 US 1969–1970
Dastardly/Muttley/Flying Machines 34 US 1969–70
The Hardy Boys 34 US 1969–1971
The Perils of Penelope Pitstop 17 US 1969–1970
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! 25 US 1969-70
Cattanooga Cats 9 US 1969–1971
Around the World in 79 Days 17 US 1969-71
Motormouse and Autocat 34 US 1969–1971
Sabrina, The Teenage Witch US 1969
Heckle and Jeckle US 1969
The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse US 1969
The Pink Panther Show US 1969
Groovie Goolies 16 US 1970–1971
Harlem Globetrotters 22 US 1970–1971
Josie and the Pussycats 16 US 1970–1972
Sabrina and the Groovie Goolies US 1970
Family Classic Tales US 1970
Help!… It’s the Hair Bear Bunch! 16 US 1971–1973
The Funky Phantom 17 US 1971–1972
The Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm Show 20 US 1971–1976
The Jackson 5ive US, UK, Spain, Japan 1971–1973
Archie’s TV Funnies 16 US 1971–1973
The Brady Kids 22 US 1972–1973
The ABC Fat Albert & the Cosby Kids 109 US 1972-84
Josie & the Pussycats in Outer Space 16 US 1972–74
The New Scooby-Doo Movies 24 US 1972–1974
The Osmonds 17 US 1972-1973
Sealab 2020 13 US 1972
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home 48 US 1972–1974
Lassie’s Rescue Rangers 15 US 1972–1973
Kid Power US 1972
The Addams Family 16 US 1973
Butch Cassidy 13 US 1973
Goober and the Ghost Chasers 16 US 1973
Inch High, Private Eye 13 US 1973
Jeannie 16 US 1973
My Favorite Martians 16 US 1973
Schoolhouse Rock! 78 US 1973–1985
Speed Buggy 16 US 1973-1973
Star Trek: The Animated Series 22 US 1973–1974
Super Friends 109 US 1973–1985
Yogi’s Gang 17 US 1973
Hong Kong Phooey 16 US 1974-1977
The New Adventures of Gilligan 24 US 1974–1975
Partridge Family 2200 A.D. 16 US 1974
Valley of the Dinosaurs 16 US 1974-1975
Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch 13 US 1974
Undersea Advent/Capt. Nemo 78 Canada, US 1975–78
Fraidy Cat 18 US 1975–1976
The Great Grape Ape Show 16 US 1975–1978
The Oddball Couple 16 US 1975
Return to the Planet of the Apes 13 US 1975
The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty 13 US 1975
The Tom and Jerry Show 48 US 1975
Paddington 56 UK 1975–1986
Clue Club 16 US 1976-1979
Dynomutt, Dog Wonder 20 US 1976–1977
Jabberjaw 16 US 1976-1978
The Scooby-Doo Show 40 US 1976–1978
The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour 16 US 1976
Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle 36 US 1976–1984
The Mumbly Cartoon Show 16 US 1976-1977
Captain Caveman & Teen Angels 40 US 1977-80
CB Bears 13 US 1977
Fred Flintstone & Friends 16 US 1977–1978
Block consisting of Flintstone Comedy Hour, Goober & the Ghost Chasers, Jeannie, Partridge Family in Outer Space, Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm Show, Yogi’s Gang.
I Am the Greatest: Adventures/Muhammad Ali 13 US 77
Laff-A-Lympics 24 US 1977–1978
The New Adventures of Batman 16 US 1977
The New Archie and Sabrina Hour 13 US 1977
The Robonic Stooges 32 US 1977–1978
Scooby’s All-Star Laff-A-Lympics 16 US 1977-78
Block consisting of Laff-A-Lympics, Scooby-Doo Show, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, Captain Caveman & the Teen Angels, Blue Falcon & Dynomutt.
Space Sentinels 13 US 1977
The All-New Super Friends Hour 15 US 1977
The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour US 1977
Wonder Wheels 16 US 1977
Godzilla Power Hour 26 US, Japan 1978-81
Battle of the Planets 85 US, Japan 1978-85
The All-New Popeye Hour 35 US 1978–1983
Challenge of the Super Friends 16 US 1978
Fabulous Funnies 13 US 1978
Fangface 32 US 1978–1980
Jason of Star Command 28 US 1978–1981
The New Fantastic Four 13 US 1978
Tarzan & the Super 7 33 US 1978–1980 + live-action.
Buford and the Galloping Ghost 13 US 1979
Casper and the Angels 13 US 1979
New Adventures of Flash Gordon 32 US 1979–1980
New Adventures of Mighty Mouse & Heckle & Jeckle
32 US 1979–1982
Scooby-Doo & Scrappy-Doo 16 US 1979–1980
Spider-Woman 16 US 1979–1980
The Super Globetrotters 13 US 1979
Plastic Man Comedy-Adventure Show 130 US 1979
The World’s Greatest Super Friends 8 US 1979
The New Fat Albert Show US 1979

HISTORIC ’80’S CARTOON LICENSED TOYLINE UPROAR 

The 1980’s made cartoon history on two fronts: 1) The licensing of TV cartoon characters to be made into toys exploded to incredible heights with cartoon properties filling up the aisles of toy stores everywhere. 2) Complaints by the Action for Children’s Television (ACT), an out-of-touch and unofficial “spokesgroup” for the supposed protection of children from TV shows that they felt were actually half hour advertisements for licensed toys.

He-Man & the Masters of the Universe, G.I. Joe, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, ThunderCats, Care Bears, The Real Ghostbusters, Transformers, Inspector Gadget, Rainbow Brite, My Little Pony, Rubix Cube, Pac Man, and others were on their hit list.

In reality what they demonized was actually Heaven for any kid or anyone who appreciated current cartoon / animation art culture. This was something that 00individual wanted to see in 3D during his whole formative years. He was so frustrated in the dearth of tangible cartoon characters in action figure form that he made his own out of classic Pink Erasers. (H-B’s Baba Louie and Quick Draw McGraw).

The toys and action figures of favorite characters collected, and the hours of fun experienced, is appreciated even now by grown up children of the ’80s who over-whelmingly look back upon those times with the fondest of memories.

Eventually, ACT’s “act” fell apart at the seams and fun continued on without their interference.

Many animated series were very well done and delivered the goods; Inspector Gadget (great shadowing and depth blurring plus a really fun concept and a funny main character voice by “Get Smart’s Don Adams, and the 12″ Bandai toy figure is amazing), He-Man Masters of the Universe (an iconic heroic fantasy with great characters and a great toyline), and The Real Ghostbusters; a show that was actually very witty and funny.

00individual’s affinity for three-dimensional figural sculpture eventually developed into a decade-long professional career of action figure design and sculpture produced in ABS and PVC, and collectible statues in poly-resins/plastics.

00 is proud to know that he has contributed to the History of Man.

The Last Objects Produced By Humanity That Will Still Be Identifiable In Fifty Million Years After People: Plastic Goods. 00individual’s Contribution For The Preservation Of Human Culture: Plastic Goods.

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SUKIYAKI – Kyu Sakamoto – 1963

Back in 1963, just before the historic birth of the British Invasion, there was this little song that entranced the world.
Sukiyaki was a Japanese song sung by Kyu Sakamoto – here’s the version of SUKIYAKI without translated lyrics, as heard by everyone, followed by the same song only with translated lyrics. It ells the story of a sad man who looks up and whistles while he is walking so that his tears will not fall.

This international hit sold over 13 million copies and was written by lyricist Rokusuke Ei and composer Hachidai Nakamura. “Sukiyaki” topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1963, one of the few non-English songs to have done so, and the first in a non-European language. It was the only single by an Asian artist to top the Hot 100 until 2020 .

Unfortunately, Sakamoto died on August 12,1985 at age 43 in the crash of Japan Air Lines Flight 123, along with 519 others on board the flight, making him a casualty of the deadliest single-aircraft accident in aviation history.

00individual has had a melancholic spiritual fondness for this song for sixty years – a true unique classic that touches the soul.
That touched millions of souls.

00’S PAST IS NO LONGER – NOW IT IS A PAST LIFE! plus RACISM, SCHIZOPHRENIA, and 00’S PENDULUM THEORY

Rendition of 00individual’s Beach Pad – 1969/70

A Past Life In Paradise Revealed!
For over a decade now 00individual has written weekly posts about tlife in the 1960s and the 1970s. With his life-long assist of a personal case of hyperthymesia, he has beeen able to hopefully paint mental images, pass on historical knowledge, and relate the ambience of those magical days in what can now be considered Paradise.

Let 00 explain; just the other day his head gave him no choice than to garner an epiphany, a lingering for sometime now, epiphany.
He was off somewhere in the ’60s and ’70s when the flood of ALL of the insanity of the current worldwide madness so eclipsed the reality of the ’60s and ’70s era that it altered his reality. The difference was so dramatic and severely surreal that his past no longer seemed like the past – it seemed like a past life!

00 just turned 73 last month, which only verifies the epiphany. The past life he led existed in a world where there were no school shootings, men, women and children knew their gender, there were no beheadings, people were for the most part polite and respectful, there were no known rapists, no known child-molesters, no known serial killers, the closest thing to porn was Playboy magazine, TV and movies didn’t preach, they entertained, Disney was a trusted and loved family brand not an evil child-grooming syndicate, sexual deviants kept to themselves, hard work, dedication and pride got the job, not ethnicity/minority quotas, there were no “plannedemics” , only honest attempts at curing diseases/virus’, corruption has been a part of history since time began, but now blatent corruption is everywhere, at all levels, the US Presidencies in Paradise were not out-right stolen, the French lived in France, the Italians lived in Italy, the Germans lived in Germany, the English lived in England, the Canadians lived in Canada, and homelessness and mental illness were never a front page issue – and – there was no internet to consume one’s life.

And best of all was that the big issue that caused a historic uproar in Paradise was individualism – men with long hair and women with no bras – yes, those were the innocent, but seemingly trying issues of the day in Paradise. How far have humans devolved into this now sad, sick world indeed.

So, 00individual can honestly state that he has a clear recollection of a past life – and is sincerely thankful to have been allowed the opportunity to experience that past life and to remember it so vividly – and to share the Paradise experience with anyone who is interested.

While 00 realizes that all past generations can sometimes feel like their past is so removed from the present that it could seem like a past life, but currently, never in world history has madness, insanity, and evil reigned as it does now, at every level, around the world, on this planet, and is compounded daily. These are very bizarre times, unlike any experienced before.
The question is, how far, just how far can this current sick reality be stretched before madness is the norm and humanity is lost?

Tick, tick, tick, . . . .

On Racism
Why is it so hard for anyone to not understand nature’s example that “birds of a feather flock together” and for that matter why do all species tend to gather and live with their own kind?
No one is racist if they choose to associate with their own ethnic human-kind – to force diversity and integration is un-natural – no one wants that, neither the birds, nor the bees, nor the flowers, nor the species of trees that group together.- schools of fish even!
Nature is the perfect example and guide for peaceful co-existence – live and let live –
That’s right, in Paradise it was like Heaven – just like David Lynch’s Eraserhead song, “In Heaven Everything Is Fine, you’ve got your good things and I’ve got mine.”
Now what could possibly be wrong with that? 00 guesses that common-sense is definitely not common at all.

schizophrenia – Human-kind’s Next Evolution?
Terrence McKenna made the prescient observation in the ’70s about human’s evolution, he said that humans will only be able to survive if they become schizophrenic, to be able to cope/survive in an insane society, civilization, and world.

To 00, that seems like what is happening right now. How else can a sane person live with, and bend their minds, to attempt to understand sick, twisted, evil events and people, governments, leaders, and ideologies? Only by adapting to it in an altered state and with an altered personality.
Will anyone ever really know themselves? Truly know? Or just exist in a life somewhere in the last vestiges of sanity of a schizophrenic Paradise in their own mind. Actually, that doesn’t sound so bad, considering the alternatives, says 00 Schizo.

00’s Pendulum Theory:
But wait, 00 does have a theory, a sensible one at that – it is the Pendulum Theory:
the madness can only begin to reverse once the historic Pendulum reaches its highest point of insanity/madness/evil before it can begin to swing back ever so slowly – and apparently it has not reached that point yet – only then can the world begin to regain some sanity before moving back to a relatively sane existence. What this means is that there is still a ways to go.
So hold on tight – white-knuckle tight – for the Hellacious ride is not over yet.

When will it be over? Real Soon. According to LordWhorfin/ Emilio Lizardo..

iin the meantime . . .
DAYS IN PARADISE
THE BEGINNING OF THE LOSS OF INNOCENCE

and

“ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE”

1960′s and 1970′s MOODY ROCK “Greatest Hits” Concept Album

“Moody Rocker at the Crossroads” copyright 2014 00individual  TLL

EXPERIENCE ROCK HISTORY!

We’re in a different place here Rockers, because there’s music, and then, there’s music.

This “Greatest Hits” Collection of Album Track Gems were specially-selected for their enigmatic, moody, otherworldly Rockin’ journeys that take us to the core of the perfect meld of lyric, vocal, electric and acoustic sound that liberates and connects to our very soul.

When sound literally pulls at your heart and your essence knowingly harkens back to a time when the magick of life must have been an unbearable joy – these were the sounds we heard,  these were the sounds that touched us, these are the sounds that we remember.

“Moody Rock Greatest Hits” concept album compiled by 00individual.

All of these tracks run deep.
Enjoy the trip.

SIDE ONE
(All ’60’s)
John Mayall – Broken Wings – 1967
Rod Stewart – Dirty Ol’ Town – 1969
Fleetwood Mac – Albatross – 1968
Donovan – Celeste – 1966
Steve Miller – Song For Our Ancestors – 1968
the Lovin’ Spoonful – Old Folks – 1967
Them – Don’t Look Back – 1965

SIDE TWO
(Mostly ’70’s)
Ellis – El Doomo – 1972
The Doobie Brothers – For Someone Special –  1976
Jade Warrior – A Winter’s Tale – 1972
Blackmore’s Rainbow – Catch A Rainbow – 1975
Joe Walsh – County Fair – 1974
Buffalo Springfield – Nowadays Clancy Can’t Even Sing – 1966
Karen Dalton – Something On Your Mind – 1971

 00individual must admit that the above Album Track Gems represent a special space in time but are featured here in the hope that some of that transcendence can be shared.
Even though heard hundreds of times, these tracks served well in their capacity to allow connection to those realms within self.

Some of the above Album Track Gems came from:

Top 69 Historic & Classic 1960s Rock Albums

Top 79 Historic & Classic 1970s Rock Albums

Alice Cooper – 50th Anniversary Deluxe 3 Vinyl Edition of Billion Dollar Babies

The official release date is March 8, for Alice Cooper’s 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition 3 vinyl set of Billion Dollar Babies!
BUT 00 got his several days ago in the mail courtesy of his righteous buddy Steve Woolard, an A&R honcho at Rhino; proud of you, Man – from heir early ’70’s days when they worked together at the local record store G’nG, at the Triangle in Westchester, home of LAX, he shared the advanced 3 record set with embossed snakeskin “wallet” album cover and in the “wallet” is an actual huuge BILLION DOLLAR BILL! Thanks Man, much appreciated.

00 was managing Crane’s Records in Palos Verdes in ’72 when Alice Cooper’s smash album “School’s Out” was selling-out, and this was during the timespan of other classic releases T-Rex Electric Warrior, Neil Young’s Harvest, Hendrix In The West, America, and more.
AC folowed-up in ’73 with “Billion Dollar Babies'” another monster hit becoming AC’s best-selling Alice Cooper album at the time, hitting number one on the album charts in the United States and the United Kingdom, and was certified platinum by the RIAA .

00 was a big Alice Cooper fan and in 1971 he was just twenty but could still relate to “I’m Eighteen” from he new “Love It To Death” LP, with the original “thumb” cover with “I’m 18” “Ballad of Dwight Frye” and even “Sun Arise” . 00 pllayed it to death, really loved that album.
Alice Cooper caused quite a scene back then; the guys cross-dressed, had scary make-up, performed rock ‘n’ roll drenched in the macabre.and of course, there was the python!

That was then, and in a couple years in 1975, 00 was headed to the Fabulous Forum to see Alice Cooper Superstar perform what was sure to be a historic phantasmagorical concert that would be forever imprinted in the mind of any fan who witnessed the “Welcome To My Nightmare” concert/tour!

ALICE COOPER – Suzi Quatro – 6-17-1975 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, CA (Capacity: 17,000)

00 was fortunate once again to have a great seat, especially for this highly visual concert; up off the floor left of stage but close in with a clear, slightly angled-down view of the stage at all times. It wasn’t just great it was almost perfect! 0He was hyped and geared for what he knew would be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Horror Hoot!

The whole set had a huge screen with a haunted graveyard projection / movie from behind that turned the whole stage into a spooky psycho graveyard with low mist everywhere – really cool!
Just after Alice got guillotined, (and it was indeed very convincing), they put his body (and head) in a coffin, and when some pall-bearer ghouls start to head for the projected screen./graveyard on a hill. Now here’s where it got really cool, there were slits in the screen so when the coffin and ghouls passed through to the other side they had filmed them continuing on through on the real set so eventually they were all off the stage and onto the projected film carrying the coffin off to the graveyard! Very cool effect; really, it was slick with perfect timing!
Oh, yeah if I 00 remembers correctly we see Alice with his head back on running from the graveyard and through the slit in the screen disappearing from the screen onto the stage.
I00 gets a full-blown charge outta stuff like that!
One look at the setlist and it’s an Alice Cooper Fan’s Wet Dream! Righteous!

A definite Rock History Event – Alice Cooper was ever more popular than the build-up to this concert.
Proud of his violent and scary rock songs and persona, Alice (Vincent Furnier) has said, affectionately, that, “We were the group that drove a stake through the heart of the Love Generation.” But how is that possible when he exudes such joy and happiness? Does he know that? Alice, are you aware that we love you? We do.

Lineup:
Alice Cooper (vocals), Steve Hunter (guitar), Dick Wagner (guitar), Josef Chirowski (keyboards), Penti Glan (drums), Prakash John (bass) Tony Levin (bass), Allan Schwartzberg (drums).

Setlist:
Welcome To My Nightmare, Years Ago (partial vocal), No More Mr. Nice Guy, Years Ago (partial vocal), Billion Dollar Babies, Years Ago (instrumental), I’m Eighteen, Years Ago (vocal), Instrumental intro – Some Folks, Cold Ethyl, Only Women Bleed, Devils Food (w/backing vocals only), Band Instrumental, The Black Widow, Steven, Welcome To My Nightmare reprise/(Graveyard Scene)/Escape/Escape.
Instrumental reprise to start Encore: School’s Out/Department Of Youth.

For fun: Alice Cooper “Love It To Death” Full Studio LP!

Billion Dollar Babies 50th Anniversary Edition 3-LP Vinyl Tracklist:

LP One
Side One
1. “Hello Hooray”
2. “Raped And Freezin’”
3. “Elected”
4. “Billion Dollar Babies”
5. “Unfinished Sweet”

Side Two
1. “No More Mr. Nice Guy”
2. “Generation Landslide”
3. “Sick Things”
4. “Mary Ann”
5. “I Love The Dead”

LP Two
Side One
1. “Hello Hooray” – Live, 1973
2. “Billion Dollar Babies” – Live, 1973
3. “Elected” – Live, 1973
4. “I’m Eighteen” – Live, 1973
5. “Raped And Freezin’” – Live, 1973
6. “No More Mr. Nice Guy” – Live, 1973

Side Two
1. “My Stars” – Live, 1973
2. “Unfinished Sweet” – Live, 1973
3. “Sick Things” – Live, 1973
4. “Dead Babies” – Live, 1973
5. “I Love The Dead” – Live, 1973

LP Three
Side One
1. “School’s Out” – Live, 1973
2. “Under My Wheels” – Live, 1973
3. “Coal Black Model T” – Outtake
4. “Son Of Billion Dollar Babies (Generation Landslide)” – Outtake

Side Two
1. “Hello Hooray” – Single Version
2. “Billion Dollar Babies” – Single Version
3. “Elected” – Single Version
4. “Mary Ann” – Single Version
5. “Slick Black Limousine”

Alice Cooper – an American Treasure!

ALICE COOPER FOR PRESIDENT – let’s get him ELECTED!