,,,and his splendid tribute to my favorite band of all time, "When Roger was Jim."
Okay, I'm kidding; that's obviously Bill Mumy -- better known as Will Robinson on Lost in Space (and as the little monster who sends people into the cornfield on a classic episode of The Twilight Zone) -- but I still say the song (which actually dates from 2012) is to die for.
I should add that Mumy has had quite a career in muaic over the years. As part of Barnes and Barnes he was behind this Dr. Demento fave...
...and he was also responsible for producing an abolutely brilliantly crazed solo albun by Back to the Future dad Crispin Glover (entitled The Big Problem ≠ The Solution. The Solution = Let It Be) which among other delights featured this disturbing take on a Nancy Sinatra classic.
He was also in a terrific band called The Jenerators, with Twin Peaks star Miguel Ferrer on drums, who did this quite credible Dylan cover.
Whew.
In any event, I bring all this up because a certain Shady Dame and I are currently binge-watching Babylon 5, and Mumy is my favorite charater.
Less self-indulgent posting, with some interesting new music, resumes on the tomorrow.
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Opie on The Andy Griffith Show? Ron Howard.
Danger Will Robinson!
Oops.
If you didn't know -- Robert Haimer (the other half of Barnes & Barnes) died a few weeks ago. He was quite active on Facebook the past few years.
Bill Mumy is great but I much preferred Angela Cartwright back in the day. I don't think she's made any music but who cares.
She was in The Sound of Music, how much more music do you need?
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a propos of these and the beautiful Marty Stuart track from yesterday: over the years Crosby made a certain amount of hay about his firing from the Byrds, quoting McGuinn's remark that they would do better without him and laughing sardonically. But in terms of influence it's a done deal. The Byrds' brand of guitar interplay is everywhere, Crosby not so much.
Kudos to Bill Mumy for getting out of child stardom alive to be his own eccentric self. It must have been thanks to the pedagogic tutelage of Dr. Zachary Smith.
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