Thursday, January 6, 2005

Abner Confirmed

Okay. About the same time I was posting the rumor that Paramount Home Video was about to announce a DVD of the 1959 Li'l Abner, Paramount Home Video issued a press release announcing a DVD of the 1959 Li'l Abner. It comes out April 19, as does a DVD of Darling Lili, another interesting movie for which many were clamoring.

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Pieman on the Pavement

TV Legend Soupy Sales is supposed to receive his long overdue star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, tomorrow morning at 11:30 AM. The location is at the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Orange Dr., right in front of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. That's the good news. The bad is that the National Weather Service says it'll probably be pouring H2O tomorrow morning. I called the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and asked what they do in that situation and a gent there said the ceremony will proceed, "rain or shine."

These are usually very nice ceremonies, with not only the honoree but also a few special celebrity guests, plus photographers and a lot of tourists and fans who crowd around to watch. I dunno what it'll be like if it's raining but if you're a Soupy fan in the area and you own an umbrella, you might want to find out. Soupy is one of the greats (here's an article I wrote about him) and he has been in poor health for some time. I hate to think his unveiling will be a rushed, poorly-attended fiasco on account of the weather.

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Cornpone Meeting

I am told by several sources that Paramount is about to announce a DVD release of the 1959 Li'l Abner movie (the one we all want) for April 19. It'll have a new, crisp transfer but probably no extras apart from the theatrical trailer. If I hear anything more, I'll let you know.

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