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Just as the title says ...

You probably are aware of the story of Mike Smith of the great Dave Clark 5, who were just selected for induction in the Rock Hall of Fame. Smith did an acclaimed (by all who saw him, if not the critics) tour of the U.S. last year. Upon returning home, he had a freak accident at home and is now confined to a wheelchair. He just was discharged from the hospital and finally sent home. The good news is that Smith, on his website, says he is making plans to attend the Rock Hall induction.
From his website:

Last night, David called us and told us the good news about the DC5 being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!!! Tonight, Margo Lewis, my agent from TCI in New York, called and congratulated me, and gave us all the details about when and where the induction will take place. This is something I have worked for all of my life, and to put it mildly, I am absolutely thrilled to death!!!!! Charlie and I are definitely already making plans for crossing the pond in March to receive my award, and we can't wait to see all of you again. David is coming over for dinner on Sunday and we will all celebrate the good news!!! I haven't spoken to the other boys yet but I can tell you that David and I are really honored, and thank everybody that voted for us. WOW WOW WOW!

We heartily agree. Congrats, Mike. We can't wait to see you with the other guys in March.
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Here's an interesting story we weren't aware of before. It's fairly well known that NBC talk show host
Conan O'Brien attended Harvard in his college days. But here's the part we didn't know, from imdb.com:

When asked to give a speech at Harvard about his role on "Batman" (1966/II), Burt Ward brought the original costume, said to be valued at half a million dollars. Some students came up to him dressed as security guards and told him they would keep the costume safe. Then in the middle of the speech, one student stood up and asked, "When is a costume not a costume? When it's stolen." The lights dimmed and the students grabbed the costume and made off. After snapping pictures with one another in the cape, they later called Ward and gave the costume back. The ringleader of the gang? Harvard Lampoon editor, Conan O'Brien.

(That's from Conan's imdb.com bio. The story is also on Burt Ward's official site, too. Gotta wonder if Ward has ever appeared on Conan's show.)
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Happy holidays, everyone!

More Dark Knight stuff

Yesterday, we posted three official trailers from the "Batman Begins" sequel, coming in the summer. Here's a few more goodies.


A truck stunt, seen in one of the trailers, as it was filmed.


And a little more behind-the-scenes footage

And is that Heath Ledger as the Joker?

You can't keep anything a secret anymore ...

A teaser for "The Dark Knight"

Just happened to scout around on YouTube tonight for the trailer from the forthcoming "Batman" film called "The Dark Knight."
Good grief, Batman! There are a ton of videos there. Now, certainly, the majority are fake, but there are some vids with stills and at least a couple with footage that appears to be legit. The two posted here are, it appears, actual teasers.
Can't wait till next summer.
(For a little more info, MTV has a long article about the film here.)




Another "Dark Knight" teaser


This last one has the best look at the Joker. Cesar Romero he won't be.


Late addition: Here's the seven-minute prologue for the film. Not the greatest quality, but ....