TV’s DRACULA aka Jake Esau, hosted his Bad Movie shows in the old-school “vampire with a campy Bela Lugo as Dracula accent” manner. His schtick involved the well-worn plays on words to emphasize anything that came close to “scary” or “bloody” during his Host Segments or his in-character gigs doing television commercials.
All of Esau’s Movie Hosting shows aired in the Minneapolis/ St. Paul area. Those shows:
COUNT DRACULA PRESENTS (May 12th, 1984- ?, 1986) – Aired at 10:30pm on Saturdays on KITN-TV. Was a Double Feature for part of its run.
COUNT DRACULA PRESENTS (Sept 19th, 1987- Dec 26th, 1989) – Aired weekly on Saturdays on CCO Cable (also called KXLI-TV) AND syndicated on KPOL in Tucson, AZ.
COUNT DRACULA PRESENTS (?, 1996- ?, 1998) – Aired weekly on an undetermined day and time on KMWB.
HORROR INCORPORATED (2000-2002) – Aired on Saturday nights at Midnight on KSTC. Continue reading
PART 77 – As always, it’s fascinating to read the over 100-year-old opinions of James Larkin Pearson (and by extension his Fool Killer), including the opinions that one doesn’t agree with. Here are the Fool Killer’s targets in September 1915. There was no August issue that year.
U.S. STEEL HOUR: SEASON FOUR (1956-1957) – “The Broadway of Television” was back for another season. Some standout episodes from this season:
BANG THE DRUM SLOWLY – PAUL NEWMAN, George Peppard, Albert Salmi, Barbara Babcock and Clu Gulager star in the TV version of this classic story. A major league pitcher (Paul Newman) learns his catcher (George Peppard in his television debut) is dying from a rare disease. He honors the catcher’s request to keep the situation a secret from the rest of the team. 
SIX-STRING SAMURAI (1998) – 91 minutes – Directed by Lance Mungia … Starring Jeffrey Falcon and Justin McGuire … Written by Lance Mungia and Jeffrey Falcon … Soundtrack by Brian Tyler and the Red Elvises 
FROM MAY 13th, 2020: One of the many books examining the travesty of Barack Obama’s presidency. 
Martin Luther King Person of Courage Kiara Ashanti (above right) authored COMMANDER-IN-FAILURE: AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN REFLECTS ON AMERICA’S FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT AND HOW HE FAILED US ALL. It’s a riveting read.
DIVISION TWO OVER DIVISION ONE – The NCAA Division 2 team the DELTA STATE STATESMEN traveled to face NCAA Division 1’s MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE DELTA DEVILS. After a scoreless 1st Quarter, the Delta Devils went up 3-0 at the Half. The Statesmen took a 14-6 advantage to end the 3rd Quarter before consummating the Upset 21-6 in the 4th. 
DIVISION THREE OVER DIVISION TWO – NCAA Division 3’s BREVARD COLLEGE TORNADOES defeated their hosts the D2 ERSKINE COLLEGE FLYING FLEET by a final score of 27-14 ### And the D3 team the UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN AT LACROSSE EAGLES won big 47-13 at the D2 WAYNE STATE WARRIORS. 
SEPTEMBER 19th, 1893 – New Zealand’s suffrage movement ended in success as the Electoral Act of 1893 was signed by Governor Lord Glasgow. Kate Sheppard was one of the prominent women leading the movement, and the Women’s Christian Temperence Union were also crucial in pushing for women’s suffrage. 
CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS Vol 1 #1 (March 1941) 
The next day at Camp Lehigh, Rogers and Barnes witness the fiery destruction of industrialist George Maxon’s latest military aircraft during a test flight. The Red Skull is behind this, too. That night the Skull shows up at the home of General Charles Manor in the Virginia suburbs and kills him.
