Starlight Express

On Ken P. D. Snydecast #183: Your Area And You the boys chat about the Broadway musical Starlight Express:

Yeah, look at this turkey:

Alex Karras

On Ken P. D. Snydecast #183: Your Area And You Dana and Ken talk about Alex Karras.

Mr. Karras was a football player and actor who passed away on October 10th at the age of 77.

He played George Papadapolis on the TV series Webster. He had helped create the show with his wife, Susan Clark who played his wife on the show.

And Ben Vereen was in the show... but not in CATS.

Dana Eclar and TV Theme Songs

On Ken P. D. Snydecast #183: Your Area And You Dana mentions that October 10th would have been Dana Eclar's birthday.

Mr. Eclar appeared in about 40 films, but his most memorable role was on the series MacGyver where he played the "boss" Peter Thornton.

Ken and Dana then get side tracked into talking about Casio keyboard based TV theme songs from the 1980s:

MacGyver:

St. Elsewhere:

Doogie Howser:

CATS!

On Ken P. D. Snydecast #183: Your Area And You Ken and Dana talk about the musical Cats.

Cats was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on a book by T. S. Eliot.It featured people in cat outfits and ran from 1982 until 2000. Sadly, it just missed the chance to capitalized on the "furry" movement by a few years.

Ken thought Ben Vereen is in it. He wasn't. The IBDB is sure of it.

Perhaps Ken was thinking of Zoobiee Zoo:

Zoobilee Zoo is an Emmy Award-winning children's television series that aired from 1986–1987.
It featured Ben Vereen as a leopard.

Ken P. D. Snydecast #183: Your Area And You

Ken P. D. Snydecast #183: Your Area And You is up!

Ken and Dana return with talk of Mohammad Ali, ibdb, Hawaiian, Casio keyboards and Rum Tum Tugger.

And yeah, it's my fault the show was so short:

So send them an email! And check out Ken P. D. Snydecast #183: Your Area And You!

Night Ranger and... uh... like Smashmouth or something

On KEN P.D. SNYDECAST #182: Fauxstralia Dana mentions going to Epcot and seeing Night Ranger in the Eat to the Beat music series at the Food and Wine Festival.

He also saw a band that he couldn't remember.

He said it was something like Smashmouth.

Take a look:

Review of Dana's Appearance at MIFF

Dana was a guest at the Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival during the last weekend of September.

Yesterday, I spoke to Ken PD Snydecast listener Jon Eadler, who attended the event:



Dana posted this picture of him and "Carol Channing":

Captain Nice

On KEN P.D. SNYDECAST #182: Fauxstralia Ken mentions that William Daniels starred in Captain Nice.

From wiki:
Captain Nice was a comedy TV series that ran from January–May 1967 on NBC. Riding the tide of the camp superhero craze of the 1960s, the show's premise involved police chemist Carter Nash (William Daniels), a mild-mannered mama's boy who discovered a secret formula that, when taken, transformed him into Captain Nice.
Captain Nice didn't behave much differently from Carter. In fact, the good Captain ran around in a pajama-like costume sewn lovingly by his mother. Carter selected the name "Captain Nice" since he already had items monogrammed "CN." His superpowers included the ability to fly, but he was nervous about doing so as he was afraid of heights.

Although the show only ran for 15 episodes, a comic book and trading cards were made.

An episode is on YouTube:

The Incredible Shrinking Woman

On KEN P.D. SNYDECAST #182: Fauxstralia the boys talk about the props from The Incredible Shrinking Woman.

Here are some of those wacky oversized props:

K.I.T.T.

On KEN P.D. SNYDECAST #182: Fauxstralia Dana talks about sitting inside K.I.T.T. at Universal Studios.

 K.I.T.T. was setup on a small pier which served the purpose of keeping your grubby hands off his hood, but it also looked really cool.

Thankfully, there is a video online:




In addition to K.I.T.T., the video also shows The A-Team van.

OK, ya saw The Right Stuff, but have you seen Lawrence of Arabia

On KEN P.D. SNYDECAST #182: Fauxstralia Ken scolds Dana for not seeing Lawrence of Arabia. It's a sweeping epic about a group of camels that became the first astronauts in Arabia.

Check it out, and tell 'em Peter O'Toole sent ya:

Have YOU seen The Right Stuff?

On KEN P.D. SNYDECAST #182: Fauxstralia Ken asks Dana if he's seen The Right Stuff. It's a great film about the test pilots who became the first U.S. astronauts. It has lots of drama, some comedy and a bar with mermaids in it.

Go watch it... and tell 'em Jose Jimenez sent ya!

Ken P. D. Snydecast #182: Fauxstralia

KEN P.D. SNYDECAST #182: Fauxstralia is up!

Tales of Epcot, Melbourne Florida, must see movies and Ken lifting the A-Team van.

Check out KEN P.D. SNYDECAST #182: Fauxstralia!

VOTE SNYDELY!

Remember last year when the Broadway World Awards came and went and Dana wasn't recognized for his AMAZING performance in The Producers.

Remember how you felt? Sad. Angry. A little thirsty. Kinda gassy. Yeah. It was a tough time.

This year, let's change that feeling! Go to http://miami.broadwayworld.com/2012nominations.cfm and vote. Then have a seltzer.

These awards are the best chance for the fans to say "thanks" and "good job" to the stage performers. Dana Snyder appeared at the Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach from April 12 to May 6 in a tour de force performance as Pseudolus.

Go and nominate:
http://miami.broadwayworld.com/2012nominations.cfm
Nominations for the 2012 Awards will close on October 26, 2012 and voting will begin on November 5. Voting runs through December 31, 2012!

200th episode of A Bit of a Chat

On the 200th, Ken chats with living legend Andy Richter about car banter, Conan, runnering, props, auntographs, sitcoms, execs, watches, and more.

CHECK IT OUT and congrats to Ken for 200 episodes... a number the Ken PD Snydecast is sneaking up on.