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Hi gang! Today would have been George Harrison's 67th birthday (as a sidenote, my father shared this birthday with the "quiet" Beatle, but he was a year older). In memory of the occasion, I thought I would share some of my Beatles-related videos in this blog, as well as telling all of you a little bit about my history with the band's music. According to Mark Lewisohn's "The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions" book, I was born on the same day the Beatles recorded "Maxwell's Silver Hammer." Now, I know that John Lennon and George Harrison didn't particulary care for this somewhat silly little Paul McCartney number, but I have always loved novelty music, and I always liked this song. And finding out that this song was recorded on my actual birthday only increased my fondness for it. Despite that I had always enjoyed that song in particular, and the Beatles's music which I had heard all my life on the radio, I really wasn't a fan, ...

Hi Gang! Be a part of the VidiNOW community! The site officially launches on February 11, 2010, but you can all ready join and participate RIGHT NOW! It's FREE and FUN and we welcome you with open arms! Yayy!!! http://www.vidinow.net Matthew Hawes

Hi gang! Ironically, the "skip" week (last week) -- When the comics publishers didn't release any new product -- actually was my best week of the past year! It was a great close to 2009, and a promising beginning to 2010. I want to thank all of you who have patronized Comics Unlimited of Evansville, Indiana since the shop first opened on 1996! I truly appreciate your continued business! One thing that surely helped boost sales for last week, and indeed for the past month and more is the BIG BIG SALE that continues at CU! That's the sale where EVERYTHING but new comics, special orders, and supplies are HALF-OFF the regular price! This great sale will end on January 15, 2010, so you still have time to stock up on comics, toys, posters, and more, but hurry before it ends so as to not be left out! Thank you and here's to a happy and prosperous 2010! Yayy!!! -- Matt Matthew Hawes COMICS UNLIMITED 654-B E. Diamond Avenue Evansville, Indiana 47711

Hi gang! New comics will arrive on Wednesday, December 23, the normal shipping day. I hope to have comic ready by noon that day. As a reminder, the following week (the last week of December) no new comics will ship. The following week, new comics will arrive on Wednesday, January 6, 2010. The BIG BIG SALE at COMICS UNLIMITED will continue through the holidays, ending on January 15, 2010. All items are half-off regular price, excluding new comics, supplies, and special orders. HOLIDAY HOURS: Christmas week: Monday closed, Tuesday 9-5, Wednesday 9-7, Thursday (Christmas Eve) 9-3, Friday closed for Christmas, Saturday 9-7, Sunday 12 -5 New Years week: Monday closed, Tuesday 9-5, Wednesday 9-7, Thursday (New Year's Eve) 9-5, Friday closed for New Year's Day, Saturday 9-7, Sunday 12 -5 I want to thank all of you that have frequented COMICS UNLIMITED over these past nearly fourteen years. I greatly appreciate your friendship and business, and I wish for all of you to have a won...

SEASON 6, EPISODE 25, NOVEMBER 2009 Matt & Happy celebrate the Christmas holiday season with Joe and Sam Sloan, Al Chantrey, Jeremy LaMastus, Aaron Stutsman and Justin Patton and family, and Crazy Cat Pete, too! Happy holidays to everyone! Ho! Ho! Ho! Yayy!!! Matthew Hawes http://www.thehappyshow.net

SEASON 6, EPISODE 24, NOVEMBER 2009 Matt & Happy deal with a new interruption from an old foe! MOTH music video "Tree Snow"! See more MOTH videos at: http://www.youtube.com/cubinoid Justin Patton and Aaron and Tina Stutsman star in a Batman and Robin parody called "The Cat and The Robin"! BARNES & BARNES "Pizza Face" music video! Very many thanks goes out to Artie Barnes (AKA, Robert Haimer) for giving permission to "The Happy Show" to feature the Barnes & Barnes music videos on the program! Look for more to come in future episodes, and buy the latest B&B CD "Opbopachop" at: http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/BARNESAN... Check out Artie's YouTube channel at: http://www.youtube.com/artiebarnes Public Domain Theater presents "Drawing Account," a 1941 short film about how animation is created! -- And more fun! Yayy!!! Matthew Hawes

SEASON 6, EPISODE 23, OCTOBER 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJvuXDYTjJE Matt & Happy interview Susan Olsen, Cindy of "The Brady Bunch"! MikeP performs "The Harry Nilsson Song" (original recording from 1976) in a music video produced and edited by Matt Hawes! Visit the talent MikeP at: http://www.youtube.com/user/pirrung123 Justin Patton and Aaron Stutsman star in a Batman and Robin parody called "BatStar"! BARNES & BARNES "Soak It Up" music video! Very many thanks goes out to Artie Barnes (AKA, Robert Haimer) for giving permission to "The Happy Show" to feature the Barnes & Barnes music videos on the program! Look for more to come in future episodes, and buy the latest B&B CD "Opbopachop" at: http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/BARNESANDBARNES Check out Artie's YouTube channel at: http://www.youtube.com/artiebarnes Patton & Stutsman return as Batman & Robin in the spoof "Batman and Robin visit T...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja_t-y_kvwg SEASON 6, EPISODE 22, OCTOBER 2009 Matt & Happy and the rest of the gang celebrate Halloween with some classic horrific, scary, and downright spooky fun segments! Including... "Elephant Graveyard" by KW Monster and Matt Hawes! The saga of Happy and the vampires is re-presented in a new edit that puts it all together! BARNES & BARNES "When You Die" music video! Very many thanks goes out to Artie Barnes (AKA, Robert Haimer) for giving permission to "The Happy Show" to feature the Barnes & Barnes music videos on the program! Look for more to come in future episodes, and buy the latest B&B CD "Opbopachop" at: http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/BARNESANDBARNES Check out Artie's YouTube channel at: http://www.youtube.com/artiebarnes Kevin Seifert's "Mutation" song in a music video edited and produced by Matt Hawes. -- And more creepy fun! Yayy!!! Matthew Hawes http://www.thehappysho...

Hi gang! The latest episode is online on YouTube (and embedded elsewhere)! The online upload is saying it is only about 26 minutes long, but the full show is actually 29 minutes long. As I write this, it is still processing, so maybe that will get worked out. I checked my file and it plays the right length. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the show! SEASON 6, EPISODE 21, SEPTEMBER 2009 Matt & Happy celebrate Nacho Chip Day! Plus... BARNES & BARNES "Love Tap" music video! Very many thanks goes out to Artie Barnes (AKA, Robert Haimer) for giving permission to "The Happy Show" to feature the Barnes & Barnes music videos on the program! Look for more to come in future episodes, and buy the latest B&B CD "Opbopachop" at: Check out Artie's YouTube channel at: Justin Patton and Aaron Stutsman parody the Caped Crusader again in "The Misadventures of Batman"! Also: The Punkers, Crazy Cat Pete and more crazy fun! Yayy!!! Matthew Hawes

SEASON 6, EPISODE 20, SEPTEMBER 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wPnZK93SZM Matt & Happy get a blast from the past! Plus... BARNES & BARNES "Fish Heads" music video! Very many thanks goes out to Artie Barnes (AKA, Robert Haimer) for giving permission to "The Happy Show" to feature the Barnes & Barnes music videos on the program! Look for more to come in future episodes, and buy the latest B&B CD "Opbopachop" at: http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/BARNESANDBARNES Check out Artie's YouTube channel at: http://www.youtube.com/artiebarnes Justin Patton and Aaron Stutsman parody the Caped Crusader again in "Batman's Diet"! Continuing the Barnes & Barnes fun, Jack Pinner (Al Chantrey) gives Artie Barnes a phone call! Who will win "The Celebrity Daddy of The Century" award? The Swill Brothers bring us their music video for Barnes & Barnes's new song, "When Uncle Hy Takes the Train to Kansas City"! T...

For more info on the Disney-Marvel deal, check out this site: DISNEY BUYS MARVEL Matthew Hawes COMICS UNLIMITED Official Web Site

THE HAPPY SHOW! "McAllister and Stone" August 2009! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnLjYELr1cU SEASON 6, EPISODE 18, AUGUST 2009 Something strange is happening with Matt & Happy on the set! Helen Austin sings "Happy" in a music video! http://www.youtube.com/heleneaustin Dig the groovy action of those Seventies-like Super Cops, "McAllister & Stone"! Matt & David W. Johnson take "The Long Way Home"! And more goofy fun! Thanks to Helen Austin for her kind permission to feature her video! Yayy!!! Matthew Hawes www.thehappyshow.net

IT'S BACK! THE 50% OFF NEARLY EVERYTHING SALE AT COMICS UNLIMITED! For the entire month of August, everything at the shop but supplies and new comics is half-price! So come into COMICS UNLIMITED and stock up on action figures, cards, magazines, poster, and back issue comics! Also, I put up a whole bunch of comics on eBay, mostly comics from the Silver-Age from Marvel, with some other stuff thrown in for good measure! There's "Tales of Suspense," "Tales To Astonish," "Fantastic Four," "The Mighty Thor," "Iron Man," "Millie The Model," and also "Showcase" featuring an early Metal Men appearance, and Eclipse Comics first issue of Alan Moore's "Miracleman" (Miracleman, also known as Marvelman, was just bought by Marvel Comics)! Here's the link to those auctions: http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/comicsunlimited_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZQQ_ipgZ25 Thanks and I hope to C-U at C.U.!! -- Matt Matthew H...

Hi gang! A discussion came up over at www.byrnerobotics.com, the message board and website for comic book legend John Byrne, about knock-off characters at Marvel Comics. For instance, there is now a character named Rulk, which is a red Hulk, and Wolverine has a female clone named X-23, and a son with claws named Daken. With that in mind, some people posting to the board there decided to imagine what would happen if Wolverine was mixed with the Hulk. They named him WULK. I created a picture of what I thought he would look like, which can be seen at the following web address: BYRNE ROBOTICS - THE WULK Yayy!!! Matthew Hawes www.ComicsUnlimited.biz www.TheHappyShow.net

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gR35YRViUU SEASON 6, EPISODE 17, JULY 2009 In this very special silent film episode, Happy sings, Matt does impersonations, and the President of the United States calls in to the show to give some inspiring words! Also featured is a representation of "Strange Magic" with Doofy Dan, and some vintage Buster Brown short films by Thomas Alva Edison, a Keystone Comedy, and more classic silent film shorts from the public domain! Yayy!!! Matthew Hawes http://www.thehappyshow.net

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PZajfMVv4w SEASON 6, EPISODE 16, JULY 2009 Matt & Happy introduce the show in faux-French! "Batman's Day Out" with Justin Patton, Aaron Stutsman, and Micah Miller! Crazy Cat Pete calls Japan! "Hawes Draws" Matt draws a ZOMBIE! Al Chantrey performs "On The Other Side"! http://www.alchantrey.ning.com Yayy!!! Matthew Hawes http://www.thehappyshow.net Yayy!!! Matthew Hawes http://www.thehappyshow.net

Hi gang! I put up 29 new auctions on eBay tonight, all ending on The Fourth of July! And what better way to celebrate the holiday than with Captain America comics? I put up a number of the early Ed Brubaker written issues, and also the very HOT John Cassaday variant cover to "Captain America: Reborn"! Also, there are comics on auction of "The Boys," "Kick-Ass," The first appearances of Marvel Zombies in "Ultimate Fantastic Four," the first appearance of Wolverine's son Daken from "Wolverine Origins," and the very hard-to-find copy of 1999's "Hulk" #8 with Wolverine! There's more, too! So take a look and bid if you see something you want to own! http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/comicsunlimited_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZQQ_ipgZ Please remember if you win a bid that all bidders in the area surrounding Evansville can save on shipping costs by picking up the comics at the shop! Thanks and I hope to C-U at C.U. soon! ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJOJlYk8IcE SEASON 6, EPISODE 14, JUNE 2009 Featured in this episode: Matt's just not in the mood to do a proper opening, so Happy takes over! "Impression" by Jack Conte! http://www.youtube.com/jackcontemusic Matt endorses Happy Show Imaginary Brand Gelatin! "The Rest of My Mind" by Al Chantrey! http://www.youtube.com/alsaysit "What's Cookin'" with David W. Johnson and Matt Hawes. Matt & Dave cook up delicious prosciutto rolls!! Pomplamoose performs "Beat The Horse"! http://www.youtube.com/pomplamoosemusic -- And MORE!!! Thanks to the featured performers for their kind permission to feature their videos on "The Happy Show!" Yayy!!! Matthew Hawes http://www.thehappyshow.net

THE HAPPY SHOW! "HSN-1000" June 2009! SEASON 6, EPISODE 13, JUNE 2009 Featured in this episode: Matt and Happy introduce you to HSN-1000, the SUPER-COMPUTER! "Letters and Songs" by Al Chantrey! http://www.youtube.com/alsaysit "What's Cookin'" with David W. Johnson and Matt Hawes. Matt & Dave cook up PIGS in a BLANKET!! Pomplamoose performs their rendition of "La Vie En Rose"! http://www.youtube.com/pomplamoosemusic Matt talks "A Walk In The Park"! "Now and Forever" by Digital Storm http://www.youtube.com/matthewsandtynes Thanks to the featured performers for their kind permission to feature their videos on "The Happy Show!" Yayy!!! Matthew Hawes http://www.thehappyshow.net

THE HAPPY SHOW! "Matt's Jokes" June 2009! SEASON 6, EPISODE 12, JUNE 2009 Featured in this episode: We lead off with an inspiring song about Superargo! Matt trys to entertain everyone with some... jokes! "Yeah Yeah Yeah" by Jack Conte! http://www.youtube.com/jackcontemusic Pramatus and Jdog give their review of the the Sam Raimi cult film "Army of Darkness"! http://www.youtube.com/pramatus "What's Cookin'" with David W. Johnson and Matt Hawes. Matt & Dave cook up MONSTER TACO EYES!! An episode of Al Chantrey's "Such Is Life" with Becky Williams! http://suchislife.ning.com/ Thanks to the featured performers for their kind permission to feature their videos on "The Happy Show!" Yayy!!! Matthew Hawes http://www.thehappyshow.net