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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

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...

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

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

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

THE HAPPY SHOW! "Buddy" May 2009! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOGx6b4X5f4 SEASON 6, EPISODE 11, MAY 2009 Featured in this episode: Happy's cousin Buddy pops in to visit and he's not pleased about it! "Expiration Date" by Pomplamoose! www.youtube.com/pomplamoosemusic Pramatus and Jdog give their review of the classic camp cult film "Buckaroo Banzai"! www.youtube.com/pramatus "What's Cookin'" with David W. Johnson and Matt Hawes. Matt & Dave cook up Mediterranean chicken! Yum! "Storytime with Mrs. Ellis" Mrs. Ellis shares a delightful tale with the viewers! www.youtube.com/user/Margaretellis And more! Thanks to the featured performers for their kind permission to feature their videos on "The Happy Show!" Yayy!!! Matthew Hawes www.thehappyshow.net

SEASON 6, EPISODE 10, MAY 2009 Featured in this episode: Matt & Happy get an unexpected co-host! "Little Things" by Pomplamoose! http://www.youtube.com/pomplamoosemusic A parody of "Leather and Lace" by Larry! http://www.youtube.com/borgkaraoke Pramatus and Jdog review "House"! http://www.youtube.com/pramatus Al Chantrey sings "If I Were Younger" and interviews The Happy Show puppets! http://www.youtube.com/alsaysit "Bloody Nose" by Jack Conte! http://www.youtube.com/jackcontemusic 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

Hi gang! Next Monday, May 25th, is Memorial Day and because of that fact the new comics shipment will be bumped from Wednesday to Thursday that week. The shop is normally closed on Mondays, so there won't be any changes as far as the shop's hours that week. On a related note, I finished restocking the dollar boxes at the shops. There are many new and different titles to go after, so stock up for your Summer reading! Yayy!!! -- Matt Matthew Hawes COMICS UNLIMITED 654-B E. Diamond Avenue Evansville, Indiana 47711 www.comicsunlimited.biz

From the AlSaysIt YouTube channel: "We showcase the long running variety series "The Happy Show" which has been presented and developed by Matt Hawes for over six years! We thought it was about time to celebrate! Yayy!" Thanks to Al for the video tribute! www.youtube.com/TheHappyShow www.thehappyshow.net Don't forget to join the official Happy Show fan site! www.TheHappyShow.ning.com

Featured in this episode: Matt is concerned as Happy falls ill! bd594's rendition of "Bohemian Rhapsody" using old school computers! http://www.youtube.com/bd594 Helen Austin sings "Perfect Girl"! http://www.youtube.com/heleneaustin KWMonster performs "300 Pounds of Shredded Meat"! http://www.youtube.com/boooogerbrain Al Chantrey hosts "Night Talk"! http://www.youtube.com/alchantrey MOTH performs "Outside Ourselves"! http://www.youtube.com/cubinoid David W. Johnson wonders "Who Watches The Watcher"! Thanks to the featured performers for their kind permission to feature their videos on "The Happy Show!" Yayy!!! Matthew Hawes http://www.thehappyshow.net

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fx4Kvg2Xjg Featured in this special episode are: Shade of Jeremy (Jeremy L), Funnypranks (Jordan James), Komikero (Gerry Alanguilan), Lemonette, Minniver (Deb), Anakin1814 (Gary), TraitorX (Sam), Violetkitty411, Tommygun3000 (Tommy), TheMoogieShow, Hawk165 (Keiran), Jeffyjackass (Jeffy), Haggiman (Paul Boon Stewart), AlChantrey (Al Chantrey AKA Alan Williams), BigRiggBlues (Andy), BillyBigun64 (Billy), Lucid123 (Emily), Coey87, Gizaclue (Jamie), Kateam1975 (Kate), Rustleabout (Russ), Schecter93 (Eric), SoChrisAsh (Chris), Puissse (Matt), YTsHaDoWkNiGhT (Norman), Phantom409, Kyran, Ghostbusterguy2001 (Jeremy), Shortbusmooner (Teresa), Pramatus (Michael Tynes), Radionum101, Pookieftw (Steve), Bikininews (Mary Clark and Jen Jackson), Matthew Billman, Clarky9 (Matt), Barrison and her cousin, Roger from Disturbedhomnidurp, TedsWarOnEverything (Ted the teddy bear), GrahamandFriends (Graham), Blade376 (Myles Dyer), Hoopadoo (Michael Beck), BozetteTC (Lana), Mar...

Featured this episode: Louie Fingers stops by to offer his assistance to "The Happy Show!" Helen Austin performs her original song, "All I Want"! http://www.youtube.com/heleneaustin Gavin Eddings returns with more stand-up at the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville, Indiana! http://www.youtube.com/gtagavin Alan Williams presents "The Waiting Room," a new comedy sketch series! http://www.youtube.com/awilliams100 David W. Johnson gets a visit at the comic shop! YAYY!!! Matthew Hawes http://www.thehappyshow.net