stock photo–Gen. James Mattoon Scott

 Gen. James Mattoon Scott

Gen. James Mattoon Scott

John Altman, Neil Innes and me

Me, John Altman and Neil Innes (in that order) at the Egyptian Theater for the decades late premiere of The Rutles, in color. Colour. Whatever.

Me, John Altman and Neil Innes (in that order) at the Egyptian Theater for the decades late premiere of The Rutles, in color. Colour. Whatever.

Footnote to Spike

Footnote to Spike:

That bit about misbehaving punks reminds me….after our set that night, the next band was waiting to go on but couldn’t find their drummer. Someone said he was outside, cuffed in the back of a patrol car. Underage drinking. Somehow I talked the cop into letting him go so he could play. Afterward I was out front and saw the drummer again, in the backseat of the same cop car. Caught him smoking a joint. Somehow I talked the same deputy into letting him go again. Either I was a helluva talker, or that was one forgiving cop. Like I said, those were different times.

stock photo–Jon Stewart

Jon Srewart

Stock photo–From Hell It Came

From Hell It bCame (1957)

From Hell It bCame (1957)

Stock photo–Rita Hayworth as the Lady From Shanghai

Rita Hayworth--Lady From Shanghai

Rita Hayworth in the Lady From Shanghai

Stock photo–Ava Gardner…wow

Ava Gardner 1

Ava Gardner, c. 1950.