If you every saw the puppetry used in “Child’s Play” or ” “H.R. Pufnstuf” then you have seen the work of Van Snowden.
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A decade comes to an end and in 2009 that end came to several celebrities as well. We lost several entertainers during 2009’s infamous ‘summer of death’ as names like Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Billy Mays, David Carradine, Ed McMahon all died within days of each other. Of that lot one name shocked the public the most: Michael Jackson. In his short life of 50 years Jackson helped shape popular music and culture. From his early years with the Jackson 5 to his solo career he maintained the title ‘King of Pop.’ Other deaths without warnings for the year included actress Natasha Richardson, David Carradine, and of course Brittany Murphy.
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Irving Gertz, composer for dozens of sci-fi movies and TV has taken his Final Taxi at 93. Gertz contributed music to more than 200 films including “It Came From Outer Space,” “The Monolith Monsters,” “The Alligator People,” “The Creature Walks Among Us” and “The Incredible Shrinking Man.” He also penned music for TV, including scores [...]
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Halloween Horror Stories #1- Download MP3 Today start the Final Taxi’s 2nd annual daily podcast of Halloween stories. Every day I will podcast a “true tale of horror” that is documented and can be found online or in books. For today I have chosen a chapter from the historic book “The Phantom World” by Augustine [...]
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The is only one destination on the Final Taxi
