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Page 6SENIOR REPORTEROnline@www.seniorreporterofoc.comJANUARY 2021‘POW!’ ‘OOF!’‘CRASH!’By Randal C. Hill“Batman” featured an ear-candy theme song, barbaric deathtraps, innovative gadgets, andrepulsive villains (each onerepresented by a celebrityguest). The show was playedfor laughs all the way andpoked fun at melodrama whileinjecting pop-culture references into the action. With all thisrolled into a presentation bestdescribed as “camp”— something so bad or corny as to bedeclared “good” — how couldit have missed?The answer? It couldn’t. Anddidn’t. For a while.“Batman’s” executive producer was William Dozier. Beforehis 1966 – 1968 series wentinto production, Dozier readthrough numerous “Batman”comic books — he had neverread a comic book in his life— before admitting, “I had justthe simple idea of overdoing it,of making it so square and soserious that adults would findit amusing and kids would gofor the adventure.”The series was the ultimateDC Comics adaptation forthe small screen. Unveiled asa sometimes satirical, sometimes slapstick sitcom, “Batman” starred Adam West asbusinessman Bruce Wayne/Batman. West (born WilliamWest Anderson) earned a B.A. Degree in literature, thenworked as a military radioannouncer and a milkman before becoming a TV and movie actor. Burt Ward, a karateexpert, and former standouthigh-school athlete was attending college and workingin his father’s real-estate office when, just out of his teens,he earned the sidekick role ofDick Grayson/Robin. (In theprocess, Ward beat out futureTV star Lyle Waggoner.)Batman and Robin werecrime-fightinggoofballswho defended fictional Gotham City against a plethoraof preposterous villains whowere always involved in exaggerated situations. The “Dynamic Duo” heroes took thesesituations seriously, of course,which of course added to themerriment.TV’s “Batman,” the onlyprime time laughathon without a laugh track, was developed on the most ridiculous ofpremises: Two costumed andmasked vigilantes were working hand in hand (or hand inglove) with a bumbling policedepartment that was constantly baffled by the bad guys. Theingenious storylines featuredsimplistic morality in a humorous vein. In each episode,Batman and Robin pursueddubious clues that revealed thesupervillain’s plans and, in theend, always saw the pair capturing the evildoer.“Batman’s” producers broughtin as many wicked foes as possible, including the now-iconicRiddler (Frank Gorshin, JohnAstin), the Penguin (BurgessMeredith), the Joker (CesarRomero) and Catwoman (JulieNewmar, Eartha Kitt).The popularity of the first season’s show generated an avalanche of “Batman” merchandise, which included tradingcards, scale-model Batmobilekits, coloring books, boardgames, and Hot Wheels cars.The series offered 120 action-packed half-hour episodes. In time, however, thenovelty of the show began towear thin, and by the end ofthe third season, Batman hadlost much of its Batluster.Eventually, “Batman” wingedits way to lucrative Syndication Heaven. Later, Hollywood producers would try tocreate their comics-based TVseries by offering “The GreenHornet,” “Dick Tracy” and“Wonder Woman,” but by thenthe burned-out viewing publicsimply wasn’t buying it.BibliographyBooks:Edelstein, Andrew J. The Pop Sixties. New York:World Almanac Publications, 1985.Javna, John, and Gordon. The 60s! A Catalog ofMemories and Artifacts. New York: St. Martin’sPress, 1988.Internet:Batman (TV Series 1966-1968 – IMDb). https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059968/Cecchini, Mike. “The Early History of the Batman TV Series.” https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-early-history -of-the-batman-tv-series/ Jan.13, 2020. The Dozier quote comes from here.Neumyer, Scott. “A Visual Guide to All 37 Villains in the Batman TV Series.” uide-all37-villains-batman-tv-series. May 6, 2018.

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SENIOR REPORTERPage 9Online@www.seniorreporterofoc.com‘I Hear You Knocking’Dave EdmundsBy Randal C. HillIn early 1971, UK musicianDave Edmunds’s high-decibel guitar licks, nasal lead vocals, and floor-stomping beatmade his version of “I HearYou Knocking” a prime example of “pub rock.” Pub (shortfor “public house” or bar inEngland) rock was a musicalgenre popular in the UK duringthe early to mid-1970s. Loudand raw, its primitive approachto the music flew in the faceof the more refined “glam”style. (Think Queen and DavidBowie here.) Pub rock laid thefoundation for punk rock thatcame later in the decade.Born in Cardiff, Wales, in1944, Edmunds had driftedthrough several bands sinceage 10, when he and olderbrother Geoff formed a-rockin’ piano team called the Edmund Brothers Duo. Davelater played in a series of minor-league bar bands.His first taste of success cameas the lead guitarist in theWelsh rock trio Love Sculpture, which scored a BritishTop 5 single with the rapid-fireinstrumental “Saber Dance.”When the group disbanded,Edmunds turned to record production and worked with English rockabilly artist Shakin’Stevens, whose material wasSo, had Edmunds perhapsheard the earlier hit versionby an American woman? GaleStorm (born Josephine Cottle) was the pert, pretty, andsqueaky-clean star of the 1950sTV show “My Little Margie.”In 1955, she scored a No. 2Billboard winner with “I HearYou Knocking.” Storm’s biggest career hit was a blanchedoffering of an obscure R & B(rhythm-and-blues) tune fromearlier that year. Gale’s “cover” 45 was typical of manysuch releases at the time; major record labels frequentlybrought in white artists to copyR & B best-sellers (whichwere usually released on smallindependent labels) to targetrecord-buying teenagers withallowances to spend.While Edmunds may or maynot have heard the Storm disc,he was probably more takenwith the gritty original, a little-known recording by Smiley Lewis. Louisiana nativeLewis (born Overton Lemons)was once labeled by a musicjournalist “the unluckiest manin New Orleans.” It’s not hardto see why. Often when Lewisperformed in Big Easy bars, hewas handed only money fromthe tip jar. He usually rode togigs on city buses after toilingall day at manual labor. Smi-often culled from classic 1950sley’s nickname came from hisAmerican recordings. This ishaving no front teeth.when Dave became aware of“I Hear You Knocking.”During his recording tenure,Lewis cut a few R & B winners, but three of his most popular became pop best-sellersfor others. Besides Storm’ssmash, Smiley’s “Blue Monday” from 1954 became a Top10 single by Fats Domino twoyears later. And Lewis’s “OneNight (of Sin)” was cleaned upin 1958 to provide Elvis Presley his 27th Top 40 success.Edmunds could never repeatthe triumph of his one infectious hit. “I Hear You Knocking” became his signaturesong, though, and earned hima gold-disc award for international sales of 3 million 45s.BibliographyBooks:Broven, John. Record Makersand Breakers: Voices of theIndependent Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneers. Urbana and Chicago:University of Illinois Press,2009.Broven, John. Rhythm andBlues in New Orleans (ThirdEdition). New Orleans: Pelican Publishing, 2016.Internet:Clark, Rick. Liner notes fromThe Dave Edmunds Anthology.Rhino Records, 1993.en.wikipedia.org: Dave Edmunds, “I Hear You Knocking” (song), Smiley Lewis(the quote is from here), GaleStorm.JANUARY 2021

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Page 11SENIOR REPORTEROnline@www.seniorreporterofoc.comJANUARY 2021In The SpotlightFred Cantor Author of ‘FRED FROM FRESH MEADOWS: A Knicks Memoir’Fred Cantor, 67, a part-timeresident of Laguna Woods Village, who has earned acclaimas a writer and/or produceron films, books, songs, andplays has a new book fromThe Strickland Press, “FREDFROM FRESH MEADOWS: AKnicks Memoir.”And it’s for a good cause; hehas earmarked 100 percentof his author’s royalties to goto the John Starks Foundation, whose mission is to provide “monetary grants to N.Ytri-state and Tulsa area college-bound high school seniorswho demonstrate academicexcellence, financial need anda commitment to communityservice.”“As a kid, Cantor was at Madison Square Garden for the‘Here Comes Willis!’ game— that is, the one where Willis Reed got stuck in traffic anddidn’t show up ‘til the second quarter. In high school,he stayed up late the nightbefore the SATs because of abig Knicks game on the WestCoast; in law school, he chosewhere to live based on whichneighborhood had a Cable TVpackage with Knicks telecasts;and, like an (in theory) matureadult, settled on an apartmentin Manhattan based, in part, onproximity to Madison SquareGarden.“Along the way, he might haveinadvertently caused Jerry Lucas to have one of the worstshooting nights of his playoffcareer, had the great pleasureof driving with Earl Monroe toa business meeting, sued Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to get revenge for Knicks fans, and wasthanked by Tyson Chandler onTwitter for a song he co-wrote:‘The Minister of D.’ (Actually, the part about the lawsuit isonly half-true, although he didbring a fascinating legal actionagainst Kareem),” all according to the back of the bookjacket.Here is more about Cantor whorecently shared his thoughtswith the Senior Reporter.Q: Where do you reside?A: My wife and I own a coop apartment in Westport, CTand we have been renting inLaguna Woods Village for fivemonths each winter althoughwe have remained out hereduring the pandemic—unableto fly home due to my healthissues.Q: Where did you grow up?A: I grew up in Fresh Meadows, Queens, NYC, and thenWestport, CT.My fatherworked as a salesman in textiles and my mom was homefull-time.memoir could very well haveappeal to a broader audience.So, I reached out to The Strickland, a relatively new websitefor Knicks fans, about the possibility of publishing it andthey were enthusiastic.Q: Education?A: I graduated from Yale University, with a B.A., and theUniversity of ConnecticutSchool of Law, J.D.Q: Why the Knicks?A: I have been a diehard fanof the Knicks since the 1960s,and I wanted to capture theessence of what it’s like to bean irrational, passionate fan ofa team through thick and thinwhile being responsible andrational in all other aspects ofone’s life.Q: Career aspirationsA: I wanted to become an attorney — and I did, workinga significant portion of mycareer in consumer protectionand regulatory law.Q: Are you retired?A: I stopped working as anattorney roughly 11 years agodue to health issues.Q: Family?A: I have been married for 38years. My wife, Debbie Silberstein, is a retired attorneyand we met in law school. Nokids. No pets.Q: Tell us more about thebook?A: My book started as a personal project — somethingto transport me from the pandemic. Among other things,I enjoy doing online historical research. But, as I sharedportions of the manuscriptwith old friends, I realized mysistance to college-bound kidsin need is one I embrace.Q: Who should read this newbook?A: While the book is primarilytargeted at Knicks fans, I thinkpassionate fans of any teamwill be able to relate to—andenjoy reading about—my experiences.Lives,’ a 1996 soccer memoirQ: Hobbies, spare time?A: I am limited by my healthissues in terms of what I can dophysically. But I enjoy reading and, in normal times, mywife and I enjoy going to thetheatre and movies. My othercreative projects have includedco-creating a feature documentary (which premiered at theBoston Film Festival) and anaward-winning documentaryshort, conceiving and then ultimately producing a rock musical (which premiered at theNew York International FringeFestival), and writing lyrics forsongs that have been recordedthat is long out of print.by The Remains, Charlie Karp,Q: Is this your first book?A: This is my third book andI wrote the primary draft inroughly six weeks. My other two books are ‘FRESHMEADOWS,’ a photo historybook that is part of the Imagesof America series from ArcadiaPublishing—and I am a co-author and ‘The Autumn of Ourand Michael Mugrage.Q: This book helps charity how so and why did youchoose that one?A: I have done other creativeprojects that have had charitycomponents. I chose the JohnStarks Foundation because itwas founded by a popular for-Q: Where can folks get thenew book?A: The new book is availableexclusively on Amazon as TheStrickland Press and I utilizedKDP Amazon’s print-on-demand program, which enabledmer Knicks star and its mis-us to get it into the marketplacesion of providing financial as-quickly for the holiday season.

Page 12SENIOR REPORTEROnline@www.seniorreporterofoc.comPlanning for your fnancial futureWhy Long-term Care ShouldBe a Retiree’s Top ConcernFor many Boomers, retirementmay involve taking vacations,taking up a new hobby, andspending more time with family, friends and the grandchildren.In anticipation of these activities, Boomers work diligentlyto build up their next egg. Butas Boomers age, and as healthcare costs rise, one item theymust account for is care in retirement. Unfortunately, toomany are failing to prepare.According to the Center forSecure Retirement and Bankers Life, 79% of middle-income Boomers have no moneyset aside specifically for theirretirement care needs.With this in mind, they shouldtake the following steps to helpprotect their nest eggs:1. Keep moving. Good physical health can lead to a moreactive life, improved mentaland emotional health, and reduced medical expenses. Bykeeping yourself healthy andfit, you may be able to loweryour premiums and potentialfuture costs. Set time asideeach day to stay active—yourhealth and your bank accountwill thank you.2. Save, save, save. It’s nevertoo early to start financiallyplanning for retirement care.Recent data from the CenterIt’s never too late—or tooearly—to seek help andto better understand yourfinancial plan and currenthealthcare coverage to tryto prepare for unforeseensituations in the future.Learn MoreFor further facts and tipson planning for retirement,visit www.bankerslife.com.for a Secure Retirement andBankers Life shows that morethan half (54%) of workingadults say their retirementplanning has taken a hit amidthe COVID-19 pandemic. Protect yourself from further unforeseen impact by taking advantage of tools and resourcesthat can help you better prepare for the high costs of longterm care.3. Talk to your children andfamily members. Although itcan be d

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