Episode 20: Jerry Lee's Musical Interlude

Greetings constant listeners.

Welcome back to Head Speaks and to Episode 20: Jerry Lee's Musical Interlude

First up on A Little Head...  As you'll notice and I talk about, I have done away with my "porno" version of my intro.  Over the last few months, I've been doing a lot of thinking and while I still believe in speaking my mind, I think I want to keep this podcast more Family Friendly.  So while there will be the occasional episode with more adult content, by and large, most episodes will be more Safe For Work and lil ears.

But back to A Little Head, this episode I dedicate and talk briefly (about 5 minutes) about my brother, Jerry Lee Todd II.  He was born Feb 26, 1973 and died Dec 12, 1984.  Again, I've gone in length on other episodes about his death, so I just briefly mention him this episode.  I'll probably talk more about him in future episodes....

But I want to keep this episode a little lighter, as on Geeking With Head, I decided to spend about 40 minutes or so talking about and playing some cartoon intros from my youth (the 70's and 80's).

This is the first part of a multi part episode (not sure how many episodes yet...).

This episode I talk about the following shows (each link goes to the Wiki page talking about the show):
1) Schoolhouse Rock
2) The Littles
3) Laff-A-Lympics
4) Visionaries
5) MASK
6) Silverhawks
7) Thundercats

Don't worry, True Believers, there will be more shows to come.  Due to family issues and time, this is but the first.

Finally, our final song is No More Kings, one of the Schoolhouse Rock songs.

As always, all copyrights and trademarks are their respective owners.  No infringement implied or intended.

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Also, I now have my own network.  The Headcast Network is available on iTunes.  You can either subscribe to Head Speaks by itself or subscribe to the Network where all of my shows will be posted.  Not only can you get Head Speaks, but you can also get (on one convenient feed):

1. G.I. Joe: A Real American Headcast
2. Task Force X
3. The Starman/Manhunter Adventure Hour
4. Alexis Speaks

Come, take a listen.

Be sure to join me next time for another fantastic episode of The Head Speaks HeadCast!

See ya next time.

Episode 19: Michelle Awakens The Force

Greetings constant listeners.

Welcome back to Head Speaks and to Episode 19: Michelle Awakens The Force

First up on A Little Head, I continue talking about my family, as I tell you about my wife, love and enabler, Michelle Moss.

I continue my Star Wars fandom, by giving my review of The Force Awakens.  Yes, this is Spoiler filled.

Finally, our final song is the Star Wars Cantina theme.

As always, all copyrights and trademarks are their respective owners.  No infringement implied or intended.

You can listen to Head Speaks on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, or at my website: http://headspeaks.com
 (or on the link at the top of this page).
You can visit our blog directly at http://head.headspeaks.com
Please check out my Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/headspeaksheadcast
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E-mail me any bitches, moans, and gripes to: head@headspeaks.com  Any and all comments are welcome.

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Episode 17: R.I.P. Murphy Anderson pt 1

Greetings constant listeners.

Welcome back to Head Speaks and to Episode 17: R.I.P. Murphy Anderson pt 1

This month we have a special episode dedicated to the memory of a great comic book legend.  Murphy Anderson passed away on Oct 22, 2015.  He had a long and distinguished career.

Some of his notable work includes:

DC Comics
Action Comics #379, 393-424, 426-428, 430-433, 485, 544, 600, 700 (inker) (1969-1994)
Action Comics Weekly #613-641 (inker) (1988-1989)
Adventure Comics #383, 453 (inker) (1969-1977)
The Atom #1-11, 13 (inker) (1962-1964)
The Atom and Hawkman #39-41, 43-44 (1968–69)
Batman #254 (inker) (1974)
The Brave and the Bold #28, 47 (inker); #61-62 (1960-1965)
DC Comics Presents #5, 8; #67-68, 95 (inker) (1979-1986)
Detective Comics (Elongated Man) #357, 359-360, 377; (Batgirl) #384-385, 388-389, 392-393, 396-397 (inker); (Robin) #390-391, 394-395 (inker); (Batman) #431-432 (inker) (Jason Bard) #431, 433 (inker); (the Atom) #432 (1973); (Hawkman) 480 (1966–1978)
The Flash #110-111, 114-115, 117-119, 121, 148-150, 152, 195, 200-204, 206-208 (inker) (1959-1971)
Green Lantern #1, 4, 9-10, 16, 21, 71, 73-74, 137 (inker) (1960-1981)
Hawkman #1-21 (1964–1967)
Heroes Against Hunger #1 (inker) (1986)
House of Mystery #37; #198, 212, 302 (inker) (1955-1982)
House of Secrets #91 (1971)
My Greatest Adventure #42 (1960)
Mystery in Space #2, 4, 7-17, 45-48; (Adam Strange) #56-59, 61-70, 72, 74-83, 85, 87-91 (inker) (1951-1964)
The New Teen Titans vol. 2 #15 (inker) (1985)
Phantom Stranger #1, 4-6 (1952-1953)
Phantom Stranger vol. 2 #4-5 (1969-1970)
Secret Origins (Doll Man) #8; (Uncle Sam) #19; (Black Condor) #21 (1986–1987)
Showcase (the Atom) #34-36 (inker); (I-Spy) #50 (inker); (Doctor Fate) #55-56; (Spectre) #60-61, 64 (1965–66)
Spectre #1; 6-8 (inker) (1967-1969)
Strange Adventures #9-11, 44, 53, 55, 94, 96, 99, 111, 115, 119, 121-122, 124-125, 127-128, 130-131, 133, 13-137, 139-140, 142-143, 145-146, 148-149, 151-152, 154-155, 159, 161-163, 227; (Captain Comet) #12-44; (Atomic Knights) #117, 120, 123, 126, 129, 132, 135, 138, 141, 144, 147, 150, 153, 156, 160; (Adam Strange) #222, 226 (1951-1970)
Superboy #167-172, 175-184, 186-195, 197 (inker) (1970-1973)
Superman #233-238, 241-244, 246-251, 253-270, 411, Annual #10 (inker); (Fabulous World of Krypton) #233; (Private Life of Clark Kent) #270 (1970–1985)
The Superman Family #186 (inker) (1977)
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (full art) #129-130, 132; (Superman and Jimmy Olsen heads re-drawn over Jack Kirby layouts) #136-139, 141-145, 148 (1969–1972)
Superman: The Wedding Album #1 (inker) (1996)
Weird Worlds (John Carter of Mars) #1-3 (1972–1973)
World's Finest Comics (Tommy Tomorrow) #121-122; (Super-Sons) #216, 221 (inker); (Superman and Batman) #217, 220, 244-246, 256 (inker); (Hawkman) #256 (1961-1979)

Image Comics
Shadowhawk #9 (1993)

The rest of his work can be located at his Wiki page (where I pulled this information from).

Also, this month I review Showcase 60, the return of The Spectre!

Showcase 60... Inked by Murphy Anderson

Cover Date: Jan/Feb 1966
On Sale Date: November 25, 1965
Cover Price: $0.12
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "War That Shook the Universe"
Pages: 24

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Artist: Murphy Anderson

Reprinted In:
Adventure Comics #491 (1982)
Showcase Presents:The Spectre TPB (2012)

I also make mention of Mr. Anderson's website which is now dedicated to his memory.  It can be located at http://www.murphyanderson.com/

While you're at it, check out my fellow podcasters also celebrating Murphy Anderson's life and work.

Here is the listing as of right now... but listen for others to join in.

List of Podcasts and episodes doing tributes to the late great Murphy Anderson

Flowers & Fishnets: A Black Canary Podcast episode 19

Hosted by Ryan Daly with guest host Chris Franklin from the Super Mates Podcast

Covering The Brave and the Bold #61 and #62 (Starman and Black Canary team-up

link to website: http://blackcanaryfan.blogspot.com

Professor Alan’s Comic Book Reading Journal (CRJ) #005

Hosted by Professor Alan

Covers the comics Alan read in October, 2015

talks about Murphy Anderson comics (Superman 254, Legion 245, 246) at the end of the episode

link to website: http://relativelygeekypodcast.blogspot.com 

Head Speaks Episode 17

Hosted by Aaron *Head* Moss

Covering Showcase 60 (The Spectre, drawn by Murphy)

Talking about Murphy Anderson’s life and work history (from Wkipedia)

Mentioning his website: http://www.murphyanderson.com/

link to website: http://head.headspeaks.com

Task Force X Episode 16

Hosted by Aaron *Head* Moss

Covering Showcase 34 (1st appearance of Ray “The Atom” Palmer, inked by Murphy)

link to website: http://taskforcex.headspeaks.com

Comic Book Time Machine #77

Hosted by Ben Avery (and Daniel Butcher & Matt Anderson, but they aren’t taking part in this)

Covering Atomic Knight stories from various Strange Adventures issues from 120 to 160 

link to website: http://comicbooktimemachine.com

Who’s Who Special: Murphy Anderson

Hosted by The Irredeemable Shag and Rob Kelly

A “greatest hits” collection of Who’s Who Podcast entries, all drawn by Murphy Anderson

link to website: http://fireandwaterpodcast.blogspot.com

I decided to forgo the closing song this episode, but never fear, it will return next month!

As always, all copyrights and trademarks are their respective owners.  No infringement implied or intended.

You can listen to Head Speaks on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, or at my website: http://headspeaks.com
 (or on the link at the top of this page).
You can visit our blog directly at http://head.headspeaks.com
Please check out my Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/headspeaksheadcast
You can also check me out on Google + by looking for Head Speaks.

E-mail me any bitches, moans, and gripes to: head@headspeaks.com  Any and all comments are welcome.

If you want to record a message you can send it to me at head@headspeaks.com

Be sure to join me next time for another fantastic episode of The Head Speaks HeadCast!

See ya next time.

Episode 9 : Star Wars and more!

Greetings constant listeners.  Welcome back to Head Speaks and to my 9th starriffic episode entitled Star Wars and More!.

First up on A Little Head, I relate my recent experience at the doctors, when I went in to have a dum dum dummmmmmm, Vasectomy!

Then in At The Movies With Head, I talk about The Atom (or so they're calling him) on CW's Arrow and Firestorm on CW's The Flash.
What do I think of the way these characters are being handled..... listen and find out....

Then in Geekin' With Head, I have a very special guest star for a very special hour and a half long talk about STAR WARS!!!

Come listen as my special guest Ryan Daly aka Count Drunkula (a frequent letter writer on the world famous Fire and Water Podcast) and I discuss the six Star Wars movies.
Listen as we compare Bobba Fett to the UPS man (well, ok... I make that comparison).
Listen as we talk about Ewoks and Steven Spielberg....
Listen as Ryan tells us why the Prequels are a bad idea.

To hear more of Ryan Daly and his Star Wars podcast, you can look on iTunes or over at his website: Dead Bothan Spies Podcast,

And to continue on our Ryan Daly episode, on Where's Head Going?, I pimp Ryan's website:
 http://blackcanaryfan.blogspot.com/ where Ryan talks about Black Canary and her various appearances...

In honor of my special guest and our topic, this episode's end song is The Sage Begins by Weird Al, from his Running with Scissors album from 1999.  It is a parody of the 1971 single "American Pie" by Don McLean, and it recounts the plot of the film 'Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.'

As always, all copyrights and trademarks are their respective owners.  No infringement implied or intended.

You can listen to Head Speaks on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, or at my website: http://headspeaks.com
 (or on the link at the top of this page).
  Please check out my Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/headspeaksheadcast
You can also check me out on Google + by looking for Head Speaks.

E-mail me any bitches, moans, and gripes to: head@headspeaks.com  Any and all comments are welcome.

If you want to record a message you can send it to me at head@headspeaks.com

Be sure to join me next time for another fantastic episode of The Head Speaks HeadCast!

See ya next time.

Episode 8: The Preacher and the Comic Fan

Greetings constant listeners. Sorry for the delay in posting this episodes blog for Head Speaks... I'm sure neither of my listeners were too worried.  8)

Anywho.... Welcome back to Head Speaks and to my 8th episode entitled The Preacher and The Comic Fan.

First up, just a reminder, Head Speaks (and Task Force X) are both now available on Stitcher Radio (at Head Speaks at Stitcher.com).  Check it out and let me know what you think.
Don’t have Stitcher? ... Download it free today at Stitcher dot com or in the app store.

But for the 8th great episode of Head Speaks....

First in At The Movies With Head, I talk briefly about my buddy Gene Hendricks podcast The Hammer Strikes: Legends of the Superheroes.... in an upcoming episode, me and Gene spend about 45 minutes to an hour talking about 1994's The Crow.
I have a couple of small clips from the upcoming show... Look for The Hammer Strikes on iTunes... Not just for my appearance, you should listen to this on the regular as it's a GREAT podcast that I enjoy.

Then in Head's Longbox, I talk about the first issue of DC Comics/Vertigo's Preacher comic from 1995.
Briefly Preacher tells the story of a preacher (name Jesse Custer) that is imbedded by a "creature" called Genesis.  Genesis is the offspring of an angle and a demon that procreated (aka did the Angel/Demon Horizontal Tango).
Having Genesis as a part of him, gives Jesse The Voice of God.  What he says, people do...
Him and his companions (a female "assassin" and an Irish vampire) are looking for God who has got the Hell outta Heaven and is on the lam.  They are attempting to find him, to make him take responsibility for his actions.

Great series.  It's been reprinted in 9 TPBs.
If you get a chance, check it out... and listen to this episode for a recap of the first issue.

And finally in Geekin' With Head, I talk about comic book changes and the Long Time Fan vs the Newbie.... Take a listen and see what I think.

And this weeks end song is A Children's Story by Slick Rick....  A great jam from long ago... check it out.

As always, all other copyrights and trademarks are their respective owners.  No infringement implied or intended.

Please check out my Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/headspeaksheadcast
You can also check me out on Google + by looking for Head Speaks.

E-mail me any bitches, moans, and gripes to: head@headspeaks.com  Any and all comments are welcome.

If you want to record a message you can send it to me at head@headspeaks.com

Be sure to join me next time for another fantastic episode of The Head Speaks HeadCast!

See ya next time.

Episode 7: Announcing the arrival of Grayson Robert Moss. Hail the Prince of Darkness!

Greetings constant listeners.

Welcome to the 7th episode of Head Speaks.

First up, Head Speaks (and Task Force X) are both available on Stitcher Radio (at Head Speaks at Stitcher.com).  Check it out and let me know what you think.
Don’t have Stitcher? ... Download it free today at Stitcher dot com or in the app store.

Now on to the actual episode itself....

First in A Little Head, I now have a bumper for this segment. Let me know what you think about it.
This episode I talk a little about my newest family member, Grayson Robert Moss, who was born on Jan 28, 2015.

Listen to the episode and discover the funny thing that happened (well, I thought it was pretty funny and fitting) that happened, the moment Grayson was born.

In Bitches, Moans, and Gripes, I talk about "The Zombie Apocalypse".  No, I'm not talking about the undead. I'm talking about morons walking around with their heads tucked in to their smart phone (making them dumber).

The Atom from the Countdown series I briefly mention.

What's In Head's Long Box... This month is another Character Spotlight.  This month I talk about my other favorite hero... Ray Palmer... aka The Atom.

The New 52 Atom (from Batman - Superman)

Ray Palmer aka The Atom from CW's Arrow!

First Appearance Showcase 34 (Oct 1961)
Created by Gardner Fox and Gil Kane.

Check out this episode for further information.

And finally on Where’s Head Going?

We had a double whammy with two sites today:

CreativeThreatFilms.com – my friend’s Scott Kessler’s site for his independent Films:

Scott has written and directed several great films: Green River, Wrestless, Paragon 1 and Paragon 2

I definetly recommend checking out his site.

And the second one isn't so much a website as a Facebook group.

It's called: Unite DC Comics Project.

Founded by: M Anthony Gerardo

From M Anthony's Mission statement:

"UNITE Fans of the DCU Project is my attempt to do just that.

The current era of DC COMICS is a sensitive topic for old and new fans alike. Both will respond with passionate opposing points of view regarding any DC conversation these days.
NEW 52 objectors are more than WELCOME>> But we do NOT endorse or support any Boycotts here....

Here we will try to be CONSTRUCTIVE with our likes & dislikes. I'd like this page to bring jaded DC fans together with new52 supporters so that they can CELEBRATE the BEST of all eras of DC COMICS. Lets come together as comic fans and offer ideas SOLUTIONS and resolutions to what fans think are problems.

Lets review NEW comics and revisit OLD ones as well.
Lets see new and INNOVATIVE ARTWORK from Fans and their portfolios.
Lets UNITE FANS OF THE DC UNIVERSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

This is a great page that I am active on.  Check it out and let em know Aaron sent ya.

This week's ending song in honor of the birth of my son Grayson Robert Moss.  It's a repeat from I believe the first episode: Paul and Storm's 'A Better Version of You'.

As always, all other copyrights and trademarks are their respective owners.  No infringement implied or intended.

Please check out my Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/headspeaksheadcast
You can also check me out on Google + by looking for Head Speaks.

E-mail me any bitches, moans, and gripes to: head@headspeaks.com  Any and all comments are welcome.

If you want to record a message you can send it to me at head@headspeaks.com

Be sure to join me next time for another fantastic episode of The Head Speaks HeadCast!

See ya next time.