Happy Birthday to Lee Meriwether!

Lee Meriwether, with her daughter, stuntwoman Lesley Aletter, at the New Jersey Comic Expo held in Teaneck, NJ in November 2011.

I want to take this opportunity to wish Lee Meriwether, who played Catwoman in the 1966 Batman movie, a Happy Birthday!  Born in Los Angeles on this day in 1935, she turns 77.  And she is still as attractive as ever!


And she is one of the nicest people I have met!


Long before Adam West encountered her as Kitka, Lee played Joanna Laurens, girlfriend to Inspector Lewis Erskine in Season One of The FBI (1965-66).  From there, she went on to roles in The Time Tunnel (1966-67), and then on Barnaby Jones (1973-80).


I had the chance to meet her at Chiller Theatre in New Jersey in October 2005, at the Motor City Comic Con in Detroit in May 2006 and at the New Jersey Comic Expo in November 2011.  And it looks like I am off to meet her again next month, at the Supermegashow in Whippany, NJ (she must be especially loved in the Garden State!).


Anyway, Lee, make this a great one!!

A cold Saturday night

Thursday and Friday marked the 46th anniversary of the debut of the Batman television series.  This anniversary has become as much of a holiday for me as the usual ones, because it was a special moment for me personally.  For the first time, it seemed like the medium had truly become mine, not that of my parents, and it was the first TRULY colour show.


One performer I took special notice of was Jill St. John, who was 25 at that time.  Funnily, part of that was her name listing; I thought the "St." portion referred to Street, not Saint, as I had a real interest in roads and traffic signals at that time.  Her demise had an impact on me as well.


This year, because of my late working hours, I could not see the episodes at the usual time.  I did celebrate with pizza, though, and it was a pleasure as always.  It was a real reminder of the creative life I lead.


And the pilot inspired me to produce Batman 1969, and now is inspiring me to go ahead with Carrie's World.

Happy New Year indeed!!

I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Blessed New Year!  Two-thousand eleven was a major year of change, as I had changes in my employment, as well as in my health.  I was freed from making child support payments that year as well.


This year may be full of more changes.  My resolution for 2012 is to relocate from the Binghamton area on a permanent basis.  I had looked at Albany, but I may have to consider living closer to New York City.  I would not have an issue if I moved to New Jersey; back in 1983, I lived in Succasunna, in Morris County.  While my job there was terrible, it was not a bad area.


Whatever the case, though, I need to focus in on a career, doing something I WANT to do. And I know I want involvement in acting.  Some of that will take place when Carrie's World goes into production.  However, I am also interested in working as a film extra, and I may have a chance to possibly work as a Benjamin Franklin impersonator.

Speaking of Carrie's World, I need to arrange for the pilot to be done.  And then there need to be more episodes written and filmed.  There may be more, as I am looking at a Batgirl production as well.

All in all, so many changes lie ahead, many of them indescribable.  Stay tuned for more updates!