Tag: Jack Tamul

• The Creature’s Lesser Known Cousin

  Above: Photo by JON M. FLETCHER / The Times-Union -Don Barton, who made “Zaat” in the early 1970s, kept the original creature costume in his garage. 2009 file photo.   Upon the death of Don Barton, the June 10, 2013 edition of Florida Times-Union (and Jacksonville.com),featured an article by Matt Soergel, who wrote “Don Barton…

  Bill Ectric

  April 24, 2016

  Beware the Blob, collectibles, Don Barton, Film, independent film, Jack Tamul, Jacksonville FL, Jamie DeFrates, Matt Soergel, memorabilia, Science Fiction, The Blob, Zaat

• And Speaking of Jack Tamul . . .

  How embarrassing… I posted the wrong video! Here is the one I meant to post… Jack Tamul and Arvid Smith.

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  November 8, 2013

  Arts Mania, Arvid Smith, electronic music, Jack Tamul

• More ZAAT Connections: Jamie DeFrates and Jack Tamul

  When I first saw Don Bartin’s low-budget horror movie, ZAAT (1971) I was surprised to discover that Jamie DeFrates makes an appearance! DeFrates is an accomplished musician/composer/producer, who lived in Jacksonville, FL at the time. DeFrates was born in Springfield, Illinois. His parents ran a Christian ministry that included a radio show called “The Golden…

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  November 7, 2013

  B Movies, Barry Hodgin, Film, Jack Tamul, Jamie DeFrates, Larry Norman, Randy Stonehill, Ron Kivett, Zaat