July 2017 – Idol Features

A Slice of Cheesecake – Jean Moorehead

Monday, July 31, 2017 Rock Baker 0

Jean Moorehead is remembered mostly for being one of the early Playmates, as well as a frequently-employed calendar and magazine model. She was fairly busy as an actress, though, and was in several genre films.

The Original Ladies of Gilligan’s Island

Saturday, July 29, 2017 Chris Charles 3

Kit Smythe and Nancy McCarthy were Ginger and Bunny in the pilot. These characters were changed from two secretaries to a movie star and a small town girl, recast with Tina Louise and Dawn Wells, and the rest is history.

Sara Barrett’s Tips for Aspiring Clickbait – Part 6

Wednesday, July 26, 2017 Chris Charles 1

This entry into Sara’s Tips for Aspiring Clickbait series is also the second episode of her Clickbait at Work supplement, as Sara is “on the job” here, giving a plug and an endorsement.

The Original Ladies of Three’s Company

Tuesday, July 25, 2017 Chris Charles 0

Three’s Company was one of the most popular US sitcoms of the mid-to-late 70s. Based on the British sitcom, Man About the House, it took some experimenting to create the winning formula that put the show at the top of the Nielsen’s.

Sara Barrett’s Tips for Aspiring Clickbait – Part 5

Tuesday, July 18, 2017 Chris Charles 0

Part 5 of this series has Sara coming to you from the Foothill Swap Meet in Glendora, California (just yesterday, as of this posting), where she turned more than a few heads.

The Ladies of the Krokodil Chronicles PODCAST

Monday, July 17, 2017 Chris Charles 0

July 6, 2017 interview with Liane Langford and Donna Hamblin, who have starring roles in Cameron Scott’s The Krokodil Chronicles. Advertisement

Baker’s Log – Twins of Evil

Sunday, July 16, 2017 Rock Baker 0

Here’s one I haven’t gotten yet, though it’s on the list. Hammer’s Twins of Evil came along during the studio’s last gasps as a horror factory. Though they had dominated the Gothic horror market beginning in the late 50s.

Seraphim Ward

Saturday, July 15, 2017 Eyestrane 0

This interview with singer Seraphim Ward was conducted back in 2012 by Mimi Miyagi for the now-defunct website Eyestrane.com. It’s been republished at Idol Features courtesy of former Eyestrane editor-in-chef, Tom Heckbert.

Sara Barrett’s Tips for Aspiring Clickbait – Part 4

Thursday, July 13, 2017 Chris Charles 1

In Part 4, Sara comes to you from the Paramount backlot, as she continues to expose (literally and figuratively) what’s behind some of Hollywood’s longstanding facades.

Sara Barrett’s Tips for Aspiring Clickbait – Clickbait at Work, Episode 1

Wednesday, July 12, 2017 Chris Charles 0

Here’s a supplement to Sara’s TFACB series in which Sara gives an example of what a working clickbait might do on a routine day. In this case, going to the West Covina 7-Eleven on free Slurpee day.

(Short-Lived) Blogs by Hooters Girls

Tuesday, July 11, 2017 Chris Charles and Rock Baker 6

Some Hooters Girls start blogs during their employment with the company. Most who do, start them at the beginning of their journey into the “delightfully tacky, yet unrefined” world of breasts and Buffalo wings.

Sara Barrett’s Tips for Aspiring Clickbait – Part 3

Monday, July 10, 2017 Chris Charles 0

Part 3 is being brought to you earlier than planned, as Sara wanted to answer a few questions she has already gotten after her first two videos in this series had published.