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Music videos changed the music business forever. But they didn't just open up a whole new world for musicians, they provided another avenue for actors and dancers to find work.
For some music video’s launched a career, for others it was their only shot at fame. Here’s an update on some of the memorable stars from some of the biggest videos.
Although the Korean War only lasted three years, the cast of M*A*S*H was with us every week for eleven years. The final episode on February 28, 1983 was the most watched episode in American TV ever, drawing 106 million viewers, or 77% of the audience that night. It’s been twenty-five years since we said Goodbye, Farewell and Amen; let’s see what the gang has been up to since then.
"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly."
It's one of the funniest lines ever spoken, and it followed one of the classic scenes in network television...the Thanksgiving episode on WKRP in Cincinnati, when the station held a radio promotion, in which live turkeys were droppped on a suburban mall, and Les Nessman reported live from the scene. Just describing it brings a smile to my face.
We posted the video a couple months ago, as we do every year. But this year, I thought it might be time to check in on WKRP gang, to see what they're up to these days.
The following dialogue represents the entire actual conversation that went on inside my head approximately three weeks ago during a commercial break in the second half of the Sunday Night NFL game telecast on NBC...enjoy.
Burger King commercial...probably the next episode of the hit moms thing. Pretty funny, I should go to their site and see if it's worth...wait. no, not the moms. What is this? They're not serving whoppers. That's pretty good...how'd they shoot this? It's like, hidden camera, or something...documentary style...No, hidden camera. Behind the counter at the convenience store. Bullshit. This isn't hidden camera stuff. It said actual customers. Bullshit. Those aren't real people. They're actors. Like the coming out of theaters stuff. It's the best thing I've seen all year. We're going back in to see it again. All that stuff is fake. It's definitely fake. You're not fooling me again. I used to believe all that theater stuff. How long did they get me? Few years...understandable...they're really good actors...I guess...I'm not a smart person. This stuff is fake. They didn't really piss these people off. They're getting really angry. Would I get that angry? I'd be confused. I wouldn't t be angry. Maybe I'd be angry, He's really angry. They'd all have to sign releases. Did they all sign releases? Would I sign a release. How did Borat get all those people to sign releases? Those three racist kids in the Winnebago. Why the hell did they sign the releases? Did you see me? I was one of the racists in the van. Did he get releases? Did these people sign releases? What's that on his shirt? Atreyu...I know that name...that's from a movie. What movie was that from. Atreyu. It's a guy's name. No, it's a kid's name. It's a guy kid's name. Save me Atreyu. No...Help me atreyu? Who the fuck was Atreyu? A.T.R.E.Y.U...official site. Atreyu, you rock. Atreyu lyrics. Atreyu, Orange County. They're from Orange County. They're a band from Orange County. I dont want a band from Orange County. It wasn't a band. It's a guy from a movie. Every time I look up My Bloody Valentine I get that goddamned band. I don't want the band, I want the horror flick. Atreyu's not a band. Pretty popular band...five pages...man, they've got alot of fans...I should go to iTunes and check out Atreyu. Those housewives are from Orange County. Isn't the Hills set in Orange County. What's up with Orange County? Everyone's getting laid in Orange County. Atreyu's definitley getting laid in Orange County. Wouldn't they have to blur the logo? They didn't blur the logo. Lawsuit. Atreyu can sue Burger King. No, they would;ve thought of that. Wait! It's not a real band! It's part of the commercial. I'm supposed to go to google and look up Atreyu. They made me look up Atreyu. That's amazing. They made me look up Atreyu. Wait...They didn't make up Atreyu. There's ten pages of sites on Atreyu. I'm not smart. They bought off Atreyu. They found Atreyu and paid them off. Ateyu's gettin' a ton of free press. Atreyu's smart. Who the fuck was Atreyu...YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS...The NeverEnding Story. Ateyu was the kid in NeverEnding Story.
And now...Where Are They Now - The Three Kids from NeverEnding Story.
Where have some of the most popular toys of old gone? Well many of them are still around and have been fixed up for the youngsters of today. (With even more lead paint!)
Just in time for the holidays, here's some toys you may remember that are still around and a few that aren't.
Hey, is Jerry Seinfeld in a new flick about bees? I'm not sure, but I think I read something recently, or saw some promotion? Was that him flying over Cannes in a bug suit? Or didn't he turn an entire episode of 30 Rock into a commercial? I know he does those tv shorts in the middle of The Office, but I never watch to the end. I think I saw him in a computer commercial talking about the flick...and on Letterman...the Today Show...Happy Meals. Oh look, there's something buzzing around my tomato plants with a tiny 11/2 printed on its butt. I haven't looked up at the sun recently, but has someone painted black stripes across it. (you can have that one for free) I mean, if the guy can get 60 minutes to do a bee bit, he's got some juice. And can you blame him? I heard he's down to his last three trillion. Brother's gotta eat.
But here's the thing...I don't think it's fair that Jerry's getting all this attention, while the rest of the old Seinfeld cast is out there somewhere, not sharing any of the limelight. And I'm not talking about Elaine, George and Kramer. (Elaine has her Emmy, George is taping his next celebrity poker thing, and Kramer's starring in a buddy flick with imus.) I'm talking about the bit players. Where's Babu these days? Whatever happened to the Low Talker? Where the heck has the Soup Nazi been. These are the folks that made Seinfeld what it was, and why I still can't change the channel when someone says Bubble Boy. So what's everyone been up to?
Sure The Road Warrior, aka Mad Max 2, launched Mel Gibson's career. But you know where he is now. (In rehab. Or church. Or writing The Passion Part II.) So today "The man they call Max" is not our focus.
The Road Warrior, a post-apocalyptic, gladiator movie / masterpiece, had more than it's fair share of memorable characters. And so we pay tribute to a few of the actors who helped make it a cinematic classic.
Over the last few days we've told the story of our exclusive interview with Bambi Woods (here, here and here) one of the most famous adult movie actresses of all time, due to her starring role in the original "Debbie Does Dallas". After a brief period of infamy, she retired to a life of obscurity, marrying and raising children, and living happily ever after.
The interview itself was carried out over the course of multiple emails, and while I have - at her request - held back a few details that may have allowed people to locate and track her down, most of what I know is here in the story.
In the first part of our interview with Bambi Woods, she talked about her early life and how she came to star in one of the biggest adult movies of all times, Debbie Does Dallas. Today she talks about the sequel, Debbie Does Dallas 2, and finally reveals what happened to her, and where she has been for the last 25 years.
Bambi Woods, star of Debbie Does Dallas, one of the most famous adult movie stars of all time, mysteriously disappeared over 20 years ago, and since then, all attempts to track her down and find out what happened to her have been fruitless. Until now.
Today we're pleased to bring you the first of a two part interview with the porn actress with the girl-next-door looks whose movie has passed into pop culture.
Bambi Woods - one of the most famous adult movie stars of all time, and one of it's most enigmatic. She burst onto the scene in the 1978 "Debbie Does Dallas", became an international sensation, and then seemed to disappear almost as quickly as she arrived. her final whereabouts shrouded in mystery - in fact many people say she died in 1986 of a drugs overdose.
So, what really happened to Bambi Woods?
Debbie Does Dallas. It's one of the top five grossing porn films of all time, and probably one of the most well known movies titles in any genre. Released hot on the heels of Deep Throat and The Devil in Miss Jones, it blazed a trail that took it into pop culture legend, and has made it's distributors hundreds of millions of dollars in profit. It's spawned sequels, homages, remakes, documentaries, and even an off-broadway musical. It's also the subject of one of the most popular YesButNoButYes stories of all time - Where are they now - Debbie Does Dallas. And it's made Bambi Woods, the titular actress with the blonde hair and the girl-next-door looks into one of the most famous porn stars ever. And probably it's most enigmatic.
Because it's one of the great mysteries of the adult movie industry - whatever happened to Bambi Woods, who is said to have mysteriously disappeared soon after the movie was made? During the making of the 2005 documentary Debbie Does Dallas Uncovered, a team from Britain's Channel Four interviewed as many cast members as they could find, checked police records - even hired a private investigator - all in an attempt to track down the woman who played Debbie. And failed. Pretty miserably.
Since then, the true story of Bambi has gone untold. Dark rumors surround her fate - her Wikipedia entry says she may have died from a drug overdose in 1986, or during the making of a "Debbie" sequel, or that she even retired into obscurity, saved from a life of porn by her parents.
But nobody has ever told the real story.
Until now.
Beginning Monday, YesButNoButYes.com is proud to present a world exclusive - a full interview with the actress who played Debbie herself, Bambi Woods. She talks to me about her early life, the making of the movie and it's sequel, of the late 70s drug scene in New York, of celebrity boyfriends and swingers' clubs, and tells us exactly what she's been up to for the last 20 years. And believe it or not, there's a happy ending.
It's the story we've waited two years to write. And it's only here, at YesButNoButYes.com - getting closer to being the best pop culture blog on the planet with every story. Tell all your friends.

Sandwiched in between the dying Seattle grunge scene and a just born boy band/pop music scene, Third Wave Ska had it's time in the sun. For a few short years in the late 90's, Ska had hit the mainstream and all seemed right in the world.

I had considered this series complete with three volumes, but requests have trickled in steadily. So after regrouping, I began my research anew to find whatever happened to your favorite adult film stars. It’s not easy, because a lot of former porn stars (understandibly) do not want to be found. But I rounded up another eleven!
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