Tag: Forrest J Ackerman

• The Nakedness Question

  Collage: God introduces Eve to Adam in R. Crumb’s Book of Genesis Illustrated;   poet Allen Ginsberg holding a flower, standing in front of life-size photograph of himself, by  “Allen 2 (Portrait – Two Polaroids)” by Elsa Dorfman, 1986 ; Professor Farnsworth in Matt Groening’s Futurama;  Sally Eaton, Barry McGuire, and Hiram Keller from the musical Hair, photographed by Kenn Duncan…

  Bill Ectric

  November 1, 2009

  allen ginsberg, Barry McGuire, Forrest J Ackerman, futurama, Genesis, hair, hair the musical, kenn duncan, nudity, professor farnsworth, R. Crumb

• Forrest Ackerman 11/24/16 – 12/08/08

  Click here for The Guardian obituary, And here is an excerpt from something I wrote a few months ago: The August 1963 issue of Famous Monsters of Filmland featured a lengthy interview with its editor, Forrest J Ackerman. This enthusiastic, scholastic fan of the fantastic opened my eyes and legitimized my deep interest in weird…

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  December 7, 2008

  Famous Monsters, Forrest Ackerman, Forrest J Ackerman, Spacemen, Vampirella

• Autographs Tell Stories

  I don’t consider myself an autograph hound, but these three signatures are special to me because they each have a story behind them. The August 1963 issue of Famous Monsters of Filmland featured a lengthy interview with its editor, Forrest J Ackerman. This enthusiastic, scholastic fan of the fantastic opened my eyes and legitimized my…

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  October 19, 2008

  Alexis Korner, autographs, City of Saints and Madmen, Forrest J Ackerman, Jeff Vandermeer, Veniss Underground