Sorry we haven’t posted lately, it’s been a busy week here in lovely Houston. Actually we’re still recovering from Tuesday night’s spectacular Ozzy/Slash show … as we complete our recuperation please enjoy this clip from TV’s “Batman,” featuring the best Batusi ever!
Bonus clip: Batman and Robin vs. Green Hornet and Kato!
Well, we missed Adam West’s birthday … on Saturday he turned 82 years old! I remember West came to Beaumont, Texas, one time in the mid 1970s; I was a sportswriter and he played in some celebrity tennis match on the Lamar University campus.
This woman we knew, Cathy Beene, was a great tennis player and the coach of a college women’s tennis team at the time. Her doubles partner in the celebrity match was Adam West, so it was a real thrill when she said she’d introduce me.
Man, I used to watch the damn “Batman” TV series when I was in sixth grade – they used to 
show two episodes a week, part one would leave with some absurd cliffhanger then it would get resolved the next night, “same Bat-time, same Bat-channel!”
Anyway, I met and hung out with Adam West, he was pretty boring actually. I think he was hitting on our friend Cathy. And when I reached out to shake his hand goodbye he grabbed my right hand with both of his, looked me straight in the eye and said, just like Batman would have said, “Farewell, my friend, and remember … always keep both hands on the Batrope.”
For that, I will always love Adam West. He will always be Batman.
MP3: Radio contest Promo by Adam West & Burt Ward
MP3: “Miranda” (1966 single) by Adam West
MP3: Radio PSA by Adam West, Burt Ward & Yvonne Craig
MP3: “Boy Wonder, I Love You” (1966 single) by Burt Ward
MP3: “The Riddler” by Frank Gorshin
MP3: “Batman A Go-Go” by The Combo Kings
MP3: “Batman Theme” by Sun Ra & the Blues Project
Video: Adam West … I mean Batman … is BROKE!
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YouTube: Batman and Robin try to save ABC’s fall lineup
Saturday was Free Comic Book Day and if you have a son or daughter you were probably hangin’ out at your local comic book shop snapping up some freebies. There may have been some special guests, like a guy who writes or draws comics, signing his latest masterpiece. Ah, but did your comic book shop have a real, live superhero?
Austin Books did – my son always wanted to do Free Comic Book Day at the venerable shop in Austin, Texas, so we hiked over there on Saturday morning. This event was so popular there that they had a tent outside with all the free stuff, and a line snaking into the parking lot. My son John lined up for his freebies, and I went inside the store to register for door prizes.
And inside, a superhero! The Defuser, winner of the second season of the TV show “Who Wants To Be A Superhero?” In person, in costume, and with a handful of stuff for him to sign (for 15 bucks a pop, proceeds going to charity). The Defuser has the ability to stop crime and violence with non-lethal weaponry, and by applying his “enhanced” speed, strength, agility, reflexes, hearing and eyesight to thwart drug dealers, who are his mortal enemies.
