Eclectic Banana

Sundays With Santo

2012-01-29T09:51:00.000-05:00

Viva Santo!

Tumblr Treasures!

2012-01-28T11:51:00.000-05:00

Snoopy explains dancing

2012-01-28T11:48:00.000-05:00

Katurday

2012-01-28T11:47:00.000-05:00

The Lovely Kat.

Sundays with Santo

2012-01-22T10:51:00.001-05:00

It's not Sunday without El Santo!

Katurday

2012-01-21T09:45:00.000-05:00

Damned

2012-01-19T15:20:00.000-05:00

A great song from a great band.

Damned - Smash It Up

Only Going To Say This Once

2012-01-18T09:37:00.000-05:00

Sundays With Santo

2012-01-15T09:47:00.000-05:00

The Legend Of El Santo.

Incredibly Strange Film Show.

Queen Of Moronville

2012-01-13T10:47:00.000-05:00

Say your useless tool of the Republican Party, your quitter,fame whore and work for Fox News and you want celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, what do you?

Why yes! You go on the Angry Troll Show and spout nonsense moronic comments about First Lady Michelle Obama.
The Queen Of Moronville speaks and nobody with a brain listens.

Says what he thinks not what he was paid to

2012-01-06T17:04:00.000-05:00

McCain gets it right!

Tumblr Treasures!

2012-01-06T11:44:00.000-05:00

The 365 Films Challenge

2012-01-05T09:19:00.002-05:00

The 365 Films Challenge
Short and Sweet Overview: Watch 365 films in the year 2012.
What Is This Challenge?
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to spend the next year delving into the world of film by watching one film that you have never seen before per day.
How Do I Participate?
The extent of how you participate is totally up to you, however it is recommended that you post some form of a review, whether it be as simple as a star rating or as extensive as a critical film analysis. Some also do graphics along with their reviews.
When Do We Start?
Like most 365 challenges, the best day to start is January 1st so that you end on December 31st.
But Isn’t This A Leap Year? It Should Be 366.
Consider it a free day or a bonus film, I could care less.
What If I Can’t Watch A Film Each Day?
No one is monitoring how you reach 365 films, so if you fall behind or watch ahead a few movies, that is your choice.
How Am I Going To Find 365 Films To Watch?
I suggest signing up for iCheckMovies and start with their top movies lists. You’re bound to find something you haven’t seen before.

The 365 Films Challenge

2012-01-04T16:38:00.000-05:00

The 365 film challenge is to watch 365 films in 2012. Not sure if i'll watch that many but i'm up to the challenge!
#One
The Young Lions (1958)
Directed by Edward Dmytryk
Starring - Marlon Brando, Dean Martin, Montgomery Clift, Hope Lange, Lee Van Cleef, Barbara Rusg, May Britt.

2012

2012-01-01T10:07:00.000-05:00

Well Happy New Year to you all!
Never really got the whole whoop dee doo excitment level people get this time of year, just seems like the saem old same old to me.
I do hope you have a better year than 2011 and be ready here in the USA for the political crap fest that will be coming, especially from the republican side.
Oy it's gonna be a long year.

Doctor Who

2011-12-26T10:10:00.000-05:00

I enjoyed this Christmas gift of a special from Doctor Who, the more i see of Matt Smith i believe he is the Doctor. He's much different from my favorite Doctor of all time, Jon Pertwee. He still reminds me of Patrick Troughton which is a good thing, Smith and the Moff have brought back the fun and magic of Doctor Who and i hope they stay for the 50th annivesary of the show. Back to the special, it had magic, thrills and holiday angst and that ending..well i'm sure mnay a Whovian shed a tear for the Doctor (and i think Smith played the scene without the over the top angst we would have gotten from Tennant or Eccleston, had a bit of Tom Bakerness to it).
Merry Christmas Doctor and thankyou.

Xmas Musik

2011-12-22T17:21:00.001-05:00

Blondie - Wee Three Kings

Hanukkah

2011-12-20T22:17:00.000-05:00

Happy Hanukkah!

Tumblr Treasures!

2011-12-20T10:37:00.000-05:00

Snoopy Christmas

2011-12-20T09:45:00.000-05:00

Bah Humbug

2011-12-19T22:48:00.002-05:00

Crappy day, week,month,year etc etc
Sure dosen't feel like Christmas or any holiday.

Xmas Musik

2011-12-18T12:14:00.000-05:00

One of the best - Kinks "Father Christmas"

Japanese Commercials

2011-12-18T12:02:00.000-05:00

Konichiwa!

Xmas Musik

2011-12-15T09:18:00.002-05:00

From The Ramones

Hands Up!

2011-12-15T09:15:00.000-05:00

Who knew they made a third Alvin and the Chipmunks movie?
And who really wanted it?
For Jason Lee i guess it's "My Name Is Stuck In Awful Chipmunk Movies"

Tumblr Treasures!

2011-12-12T15:11:00.000-05:00

Katurday

2011-12-10T09:02:00.000-05:00

Shatnurday!

2011-12-10T09:00:00.000-05:00

Sing it Bill!

Friday Folly

2011-12-09T10:43:00.000-05:00

Girls With Swords

2011-12-09T10:41:00.000-05:00

Who's A Happy Dragon?

2011-12-08T09:51:00.000-05:00

ME!

That Was Quick

2011-12-08T09:45:00.000-05:00

It looks like everything has been sorted out and i won't be going off line. Whew, i can't tell you how much stress has been taken off me, i was as we used to say in the 70's..freaking out.
I'm happy to say it looks like i can keep the E Banana and all my blogs and tumblrs going.
Thankyou so much for your kind words and concern.

Drake

70 Years Ago Today...

2011-12-07T09:32:00.000-05:00

Remember.

Is this the end?

2011-12-06T22:24:00.000-05:00

Unless there is a miracle i'll be going offline on the 27th of this month. I have no money to stay online and this looks like the end of my nearly 20 years online.
I hate to see all my blogs,tumblrs and my LJ close.
I know the E Banana never had a big audience but i want to thank all who've followed the E Banana.

This month had been a nightmare.
I've got around 20 days to blog before it all goes dark.

Week Of Blondie

2011-12-04T09:57:00.000-05:00

Well naturally i'd post Sunday Girl on Sunday. Hope you enjoyed this week of Blondie.
Maybe i'll do a week of Ramones or Shonen Knife...

Sundays With Santo

2011-12-04T09:50:00.000-05:00

I want to be Santo when i grow up!

Charlie Brown Christmas

2011-12-03T09:50:00.002-05:00

"I killed it!"

Week Of Blondie

2011-12-03T09:48:00.001-05:00

The Tide Is High (1980)

Shatnurday

2011-12-03T09:46:00.000-05:00

Sing it Bill!

Happy Shatnurday!

Friday Night Movie

2011-12-02T22:46:00.000-05:00

Watched one of the best movies ever made tonight and one of my top 50.

The movie is a classic with action and adventure, No crappy cgi like most movies today and thank goodness no 3 D. It's a type of film making that seems lost now, great actors,story and directing, Steven Spielberg really used to know how to make a great movie. Raiders never gets old.

Week Of Blondie

2011-12-02T09:40:00.001-05:00

Dreaming Live in Glasglow 1979
Such a beautiful song, one of the best.

Polar Bear Coke Cans

2011-12-02T09:24:00.000-05:00

Looks like Coca Cola has made their biggest blunder since "New Coke" with the Holiday all white Polar Bear cans. It's caused confusion with the faithful coke drinkers out there who've had trouble finding regular Coke on the shelves next to Diet Coke which has a similar color scheme.
One thing Coca Cola needs to understand is that they're not Pepsi and you don't mess with the tatse,look of regular Coke. Coca Cola has stopped making the white cans will have the polar bears on the regular red colored cans starting next week ( the white cans were supposed to have hung around until Feb.).

Help save the Polar Bears in either can, it's a good thing.

December

2011-12-01T16:37:00.000-05:00

To me it's not Christmas time until i see the Charlie Brown Christmas Special and then and only then does it feel like Christmas.

I think i might post Christmas themed Peanuts pics this month, maybe it'll spread the Charlie Brown goodness to you all this Holiday season.

Week Of Blondie

2011-12-01T16:32:00.000-05:00

Heart Of Glass
The hit that put Blondie on the map and made them famous. I like the punk version better.

Week Of Blondie

2011-11-30T10:17:00.002-05:00

Blondie - Maria

Tumblr Treasures!

2011-11-29T16:45:00.000-05:00

X mas

2011-11-29T16:07:00.000-05:00

I put up my Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving, i at least wait until Thanksgiving is over before i start to celebrate.
It's mostly just a force of habit to still put up a tree, there's no real family gathering or even any presents under the tree anymore but i like seeing it up, makes me remember the family members who are gone now.

Week Of Blondie

2011-11-29T16:04:00.000-05:00

In The Sun.

One of my favorite Blondie songs.

Week Of Blondie

2011-11-28T11:13:00.002-05:00

Blondie "plays" One Way or Another on American Bandstand back in 1979, i remember watching this.

La Mujer Murcielago - The Batwoman (1968)

2011-11-28T10:03:00.000-05:00

Titles and clips from the Mexican Classic Film "The Batwoman"
Super-heroine in a bikini bat costume and monsters, what more can you ask for?

Shatnurday!

2011-11-26T09:55:00.000-05:00

"Hold on Banana, it's Shatnurday!"

Poinsettias

2011-11-26T09:48:00.000-05:00

Here's a few tips for Poinsettias.
You should buy your plants now, these are early bloomers and if you plant them later in your yard they'll bloom at this time next year. I'm sure you know that the colored red leaves are not the actual bloom, those little yellow flowers in the middle are, pinch those off if you want to keep your red leaves from falling off.
Don't water them too much and take the plastic wrapping off the flower pot to help the excess water to drain off or your plant may get root rot.
Keep your plants in a sunny area, usually a window facing south or west and never put them near a heating vent or anything warm, they hate that.
I hope this helps and enjoy your Holiday Poinsettias!

Katurday

2011-11-26T09:40:00.000-05:00

The Beautiful Kat Dennings

Happy Thanksgiving!

2011-11-24T00:19:00.000-05:00

Have a safe and happy holiday!

Tumblr Treasures!

2011-11-24T00:16:00.000-05:00

Tumblr Flood

2011-11-23T09:16:00.000-05:00

Shatnurday!

2011-11-19T23:03:00.000-05:00

A bit late.

SHATNURDAY!

Godzilla Saturday

2011-11-19T00:13:00.000-05:00

Here's a few screen caps i made of Destory All Monsters (1968)

Calvin's Canadian Cave Of Coolness

2011-11-16T17:15:00.000-05:00

Run don't walk to the coolest blog from Canada, nay the world!
Calvin's Canadian Cave Of Coolness is a must read and follow!

http://calvinscanadiancaveofcool.blogspot.com/

Our Pal Cal!

DC Nation

2011-11-15T09:19:00.002-05:00

Darn, makes me wish i still got Cartoon Nation. Again thanks for nothing Comcast. :P

Bunny Steeplechase

2011-11-14T15:57:00.000-05:00

In Denmark they have something called Bunny Steeplechase. Last night on Amazing Race some of the teams did this as a detour. It was cute and very bunny.

Musick

2011-11-14T10:39:00.002-05:00

Story of my life, anthem of low self esteem.

Radiohead - Creep

Tumblr Finds Flood

2011-11-11T15:30:00.000-05:00

Veteran's Day

2011-11-11T15:28:00.000-05:00

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders Fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Lt Col John McCrae (1852-1918)
Canadian Army

Jack & Jill Reviews

2011-11-10T16:59:00.000-05:00

Sundays with Santo

2011-11-06T22:35:00.000-05:00

The greatest Super-Hero to come out of Mexico. What's not to love, real life pro wrestler, movie star and he saved Mexico and the World many times inbetween wrestling bouts!
Santo will always have a place in my Justice League of International Heroes along side Bruce Lee, Paladin, Honey West and many more.

Bananas

2011-11-06T09:20:00.000-05:00

What a nice bunch

Blogged Out

2011-11-06T09:17:00.000-05:00

For the life of me i can't seem to come up with any new posts, let alone interesting ones. Blogger's Block i suppose. All those blog posts for the Macabre Drive-In Theater blog kind of wore me out.
I'm sure i'll be back soon posting boring and nonsense posts!

Sometimes,

2011-11-02T23:53:00.000-04:00

when you have no control over your life and you kid yourself that you do, reality slaps you in the face and makes you cry "uncle!".
I miss her so much it's killing me. I'm glad she's happy.
I cannot get over this depression which has been biting my ass for at least 6 or more months and add the couple of years being lonely without her and the almost 4 years grief of the death of a family member.
I have no idea what it's like to be "normal" or happy.

Zero

2011-11-01T09:41:00.000-04:00

The number of Trick or Treaters we got here. Sad to think it's not safe for kids to Trick or Treat anymore. Most likely we just don't have any kids around here at the right age to T or T.

Now i've got all that candy to eat!

Happy Birthday!

2011-10-25T09:49:00.000-04:00

So i totally swiped this picture from the Samuraifrog of his wife so's i can say Happy Birthday to her here at the E. Banana!

Happy Birthday Becca!
One of the most talented artists i know online and look she has glasses and is cute!
Our pal the Frog is a most lucky chap!

http://samuraifrog.blogspot.com/

Oh Look!

2011-10-22T08:56:00.000-04:00

We survived another end of the world day. I think that's a good thing...

Friday Beauty

2011-10-21T17:25:00.000-04:00

My Girl.
The beauty of my life and the gal i'd make my wife if she'd just say "yes". ;)
My Mur and being apart from her is killing me. Wish us together soon ok?

It's The End Of The World, Again

2011-10-21T08:48:00.000-04:00

I mean how lucky are we to get two "End of the World!!!" aka "Rapture" days in 1 year? I'd forgotten that 90 year-old stroke victim preacher Haorld Camping (who's deep in hiding) predicted Oct. 21st to be the after Rapture after his first date this year was wrong (but not wrong really because May 21st was a " Invisible Judgement Day").
I know these people who predict the end of the world and really want it to happen are always wrong because if you read the Bible you're not supposed to know when it happens so if you announce the date it's not going to be the day....a bit of a Catch 22 there.
Oh well, if in some crazy way he's true, i love you guys! :)

You Need Some Dave Clark 5!

2011-10-20T17:47:00.001-04:00

Lightbox

2011-10-19T08:48:00.000-04:00

Tired of seeing your pics on your blog pop up in that annoying "lightbox" Blogger forced on us? Well go over to Pictorial Arts and read this post on how to turn that off!
http://mydelineatedlife.blogspot.com/2011/10/just-say-no.html

Here's his visual aid he posted :

Thanks to Thomas Haller Buchanan of The Pictorial Arts!

Puff The Magic Dragon

2011-10-17T16:16:00.000-04:00

One of my favorite songs of all time and it's about a dragon! As i get older i appreaciate Folk music more and more and here is one of the best Folk group ever, Peter Paul and Mary. Sadly we've lost Mary but the music is forever. Watch as the faces of the children light up when they hear the opening chords of Puff.

Well

2011-10-17T09:43:00.000-04:00

Reading Cal's post about him closing down his blog and the death of one of my favorite race car drivers and stuff in real life has pretty well depressed this morning.
Don't know why i blog and i'm thinking again of just shutting down and going away, i am easily depressed about things, have been my whole life.
The joy i get out of blogging these days is the Halloween posts i'm doing over at the Macabre Drive-In Theater.

Dan Wheldon

2011-10-16T18:34:00.002-04:00

Indy 500 Champion Dan Wheldon has died from his injuries in today’s IRL race in Las Vegas, Dan was a IRL champion and 2 time winner of the Indy 500. Dan was 33 and leaves a wife and 2 young children.
Rest In Peace

Shatnurday

2011-10-15T16:32:00.002-04:00

Sing it Shat...sing it!

Friday Beauty

2011-10-14T09:02:00.000-04:00

Poison Ivy of the Cramps. Beautiful redhead who played some of the best swampy,nasty sounding guitar ever. She's lost her partner in life Lux but i hope everything is going for her. Thankyou Ivy for all the great music.

Judy Greer

2011-10-13T23:52:00.000-04:00

Judy is the only thing worth tuning in for on the once funny "Two and a Half Men". The show is like two different shows now, the funny stuff with Judy and Ashton and then the left-over part that sucks because Charlie is gone, you know the John Cryer part.
Too bad it dosen't look like Judy will be a regular cast member, hope i'm wrong on that.

Adventures Of Ozzie & Harriet

2011-10-13T23:26:00.000-04:00

Sam Nelson (son of Rick Nelson and grandson of Ozzie and Harriet) is trying to get all the episodes of Adventures Of Ozzie and Harriet restored and released to DVD.
Check the link to learn more and maybe help out.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2100802854/ozzie-and-harriet-reviving-an-american-treasure

Sundays with Santo

2011-10-09T15:43:00.000-04:00

Silencio..shhhhhhhhhhhh

George Baker

2011-10-09T10:00:00.000-04:00

George Baker has passed away at 80. If you're a fan of British television and movies you'll know that face and name. He was in 2 Bond films and even dubbed George Lazenby for some scenes in OHMSS. His best remembered role is probably as Chief Inspector Wexford on a long running mystery series.
Rest In Peace Mr. Baker.

Shatnurday!

2011-10-08T08:42:00.000-04:00

He's Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!
Happy Shatnurday!
May Good Shat happen to you!

Friday Beauty

2011-10-08T08:39:00.000-04:00

..on Saturday!

Aart Sequeira,
She's cute, curvy and a great cook and has her own Food Network TV Show. I love her accent and cheerfulness.

Friends

2011-10-07T23:33:00.000-04:00

I have some great friends here on blogger and tumblr but sometimes it's great to see an old friend.
Something told me to go to Facebook tonight and farm my Farmville (which i'm turning into a Halloween land) and i got a FB chat box (usually it's my buddy Allan) and there was Janet.
She's my oldest online friend and one of the few i've met in real life, we're the same age and she lives in Hattiesburg MS where my Mom came from and where i spent a few summers as a child. I've known Janet since late 1994 and she's the reason you see me here and under the nickname "Drake".
It seems a long story but it isn't, i discovered IRC back in '93 and was sitting in my channel called "DrWho" when Janet popped up there by mistake, we got chatting and i discovered a whole online fandom of Doctor Who on a IRC net called Dalnet, i had to use another nickname there since "Steed" was taken and in 1995 i became Drake. I met so many people who became friends and then ex-friends over the past 16 years and found places to exist like Live Journal,My Space, IRC, Blogger, Facebook, Tumblr and a few other places, all because of friend Janet.
Thank you Janet and i needed our chat tonight and making me remember friend are for life.

Television

2011-10-07T09:44:00.000-04:00

Boy howdy it's been a stinker of a "new" season for the major networks (especially NBC). I have never watched the CW network so can't tell you what's on there or do i care. FOX is trying to rip-off the voice cast of the Simpsons (i know a show that probably should have ended 10 years ago but it's a cash cow for FOX and it funds most of the pricey flops that FOX keeps making every year and this year's expensive flop - "Terra Nova"), I can hardly watch anything on FOX for it's constant promos of GLEE and X-Factor, two crap shows i will never watch.
Most reality shows are not and they just waste your time but being cheap to make the Networks will keep making them for now. Here's some i wouldn't mind going away forever - Dancing With The Stars, American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance, Sing Off, X Factor, America Has Talent, Biggest Loser (this show i find so offensive for the bullying of fat people). To be honest there are two shows that i am addicted to - Amazing Race and Survivor.
NBC, the turd of American Networks...already two of their highly touted "HIT!" shows have been axed, Playboy Club and Free Agents and i'm sure Prime Suspect and please please the Whitney show (Boy Howdy does that show stink!). Prime Suspect is a travesty of the original British award winning series..Mario Bello is no Helen Mirren.
ABC....the Lifetime Channel of Primetime Networks, they don't make any shows for me (except for the Middle a very well made and funny sitcom and Castle a detective series on ABC it's such a rarity and it's done well) i'm not a gay man or a woman and there's nothing wrong with that but i'm not watching.
CBS, now this is the network i watch the most (when i'm not watching a DVD,cable nets or reading) the revamped Hawaii Five-O is better than i expected, love Mike & Molly, i'm addicted to Big Bang Theory, Amazing Race,Survivor and NCIS. How I Met Your Mother will never tell us that story and i find that annoying but otherwise the show is good but seems a bit flat this year. Two Broke Girls...they need you know "writers" badly written and not funny but it's been picked up for a full season (so what do i know?) . Two and a half Men...i like Charlie Sheen and this was Charlie Sheen's show and replacing him was a stupid mistake, yes i know it's TV's number 1 SHOW! but it was that with Charlie, the show now is chopped up into two parts that don't really blend, the part with the old cast thanking themselves for being disloyal to Charlie to keep their paychecks and doing Charlie-less "comedy" and the Ashton Kutcher mug at the camera and being puppy dog cute part of the show storyline about his wife and how stupid he is part ( i find it amusing that Ashton who was supposed to be the anti-Charlie Sheen is now being exposed in real life to be just as much of woman chaser as Charlie and Demi Moore is heading to the divorce court or so they say...) Bring Charlie back Chuck Lorre you made a mistake but i guess your ego won't let you do that, CBS won't cancel the show now but i can't see it having another season.
OK this post waaaaaaaaaaaaay too long so i'll stop here.

Supercar

2011-10-06T15:48:00.002-04:00

Steve Jobs & Charles Napier

2011-10-05T23:08:00.000-04:00

So he finally kicked the iBucket. *shrug*
He made no difference in my life, i've never been a slave to inanity that is the Apple zombie world and have no need for anything apple, never used tham and never see any reason to.
As i understand it Mr. Jobs never gave a penny to Charity while the man all Apple zombies hate Bill Gates has given Millions away and bailed out Apple a couple of times.
I really see nothing to respect there.
I guess the Jobstians are waiting for Steve to arise in 3 days...
The death of Charles Napier actually affects me more, an actor i've liked for many a decade.
Rest in Peace Charles.

Sundays With Santo

2011-10-02T09:21:00.000-04:00

Santo always quick to help with folding laundry!

Icons

2011-10-02T09:19:00.000-04:00

Tumblr find, wish i knew who the artist is.

Friday Beauty

2011-09-30T09:04:00.000-04:00

This Friday's Beauty is Kat Dennings.
I must admit i didn't know much about her acting career but knew her from my friend's blogs and Tumblrs, she's what i'd call an exotic beauty, there's something about her that draws my attention.
Little did i know that i own one of her cinematic classics on DVD, yes i have "Big Mama's House 2"!
I think she's great reading the vapid lines on her new tv series "Two Broke Girls" but she's paired up with a horrible actress and this situation "comedy" is so cliche and horrible.
I hope she gets better roles deserving of her talent!
Take the money and run Kat!

Rare Rock & Roll

2011-09-28T11:26:00.000-04:00

The Challengers were one the better surf/rock instrumental bands back in the cool sunny days of the early 60's but they like a few other instrumental bands ( the great Astronauts come to mind as one of the other bands to try this.) tried releasing songs with vocals without much success. Here they are on Hollywood A Go-Go singing a soft pop/rock tune.

Vote!

2011-09-28T11:03:00.000-04:00

So true.

Tuesdays With Lee Van Cleef

2011-09-27T16:11:00.000-04:00

A classic scene from "A Few Dollars More" :

Reading Is Fun

2011-09-27T09:35:00.000-04:00

Just ask Ryan the Rustic Robot!
Created by my friend M at Robotsareawesome (look for the link in the sidebar to buy your very own robot!)

Friday Beauty

2011-09-23T09:14:00.000-04:00

Holly Madison, the girl Hef let get away (stupid mistake Hef she would have made you happy in your declining years)! There's something about this lady that i find attractive and can't explain, yes she's beautiful but there's something more there.
And she's one of the rare Blondes that i find enchanting (Nothing against Blondes but i tend to fall for Brunettes and Redheads) and i crush on her.

Happy Birthday!

2011-09-22T11:33:00.000-04:00

Happy Birthday Joan Jett!
Been a fan since the 70's, keep on ROCKIN'!
It's weird to me that i'm only a year older than Joan. :)