Three Amigos

October 23, 2019Uncategorizedchristmasgifts, ejgold, gorby, gorebagg, harrynilsson, jal, nilsson, reincarnation, schmilsson, zazzlegorebagg

This is the entrance to my Zazzle “Labyrinth Readers Society” shops — there are currently five of them, and you’ll land squarely in the spot where you can see all five “bins” or what they call “collections”.

At the moment, I haven’t really organized the items, figuring that the dumpster-diving effect can make things interesting. Everything is just put in there as they came up, so there is no serious attempt at organization, and I’m not sure there ever will be with these unusual collections.

You might find other items equally interesting, especially with the holiday season coming around even sooner than it has in the past. Christmas trees have been for sale at Ben Franklin for over a month now — tremble thou, and be afraid. Continue reading →

Harry Nilsson’s Circus Family History???

December 25, 2013Uncategorizedcircus, clown, ejgold, family, harrynilsson, nelson, popstar, rca, singer, songwritergorebagg

Harry Nilsson often spoke of his circus family background and revealed that the family name was once “Nelson” and had been recently changed to “Nilsson” — along with a long list of reasons why this had happened. In any case, if true, here is a long-lost rundown of some of Harry’s ancestral circus folks:

NELSON FAMILY CIRCUS

Arthur Nelson, of the Original Nelson Family, after closing the season with the John Robinson Circus, left for his home in Mt. Clemens, Mich. and after a four weeks’ vacation opened in vaudeville with his novelty wire act, The Three Nelson Sisters, comprised of Rosina, Hilda and Oneida Nelson. Mrs. Nelson and the rest of the family are at home in Mt. Clemens. Billboard, December 7, 1918, p. 26.

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Harry & Me

April 17, 2012Uncategorizedharryheads, harrynilsson, muse, Music, musician, neilson, nillson, nilson, nilsson, sing, singer, song, songwritergorebagg

I wrote a photo book a number of years ago — it didn’t get published and it’s still in my hard-drive, waiting for someone to come along and take responsibility for its production, copyright issue handling, publicity and release. It contains an “as told to” biography of Harry and my personal memories of photo shoots we did from 1967 all the way to 1993.

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My Hollywood Days

April 16, 2012Uncategorizedbeatles, bethelleslie, ejgold, gun, gunspinning, harrynilsson, joseferrer, pistol, revolver, richarddawson, williamshatnergorebagg

ej & joe pevney — EJ Gold and Director Joe Pevney 1967-68 -- Courtesy Universal Studios

Since I’ve been posting on the subject of my Hollywood career in coaching fast-draw and gun-twirling — said career spanning well over six months, not necessarily in a row — I guess I should give you a short version of my Hollywood Entertainment Industry background:

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A Taste of Martin & Lewis

February 21, 2012Uncategorizedclothing, cyamber, cydevore, fashion, harrynilsson, hollywood, menswear, Music, peggylee, rose, tailorgorebagg

http://youtu.be/L-R7D4TFeEU

I knew Jerry Lewis back in 1966-68 when I worked with a member of his family who was just starting in the music industry; we visited his well-guarded home many times, and the hospitality of the Lewis home was outstanding, warm and kind. He invited me to a number of filmings — his shoots were always open, but I got to watch his directing and camera directing close-up. As a matter of fact, one time it got really wild when Don Rickles Continue reading →