April San

Two's Company
$16.98
My LP of this show was totally worn out, so I'm absolutely delighted to have this on such a great sounding CD. Davis is right up there with other musical luminaries such as Hepburn in COCO and Bacall in WOMAN OF THE YEAR and APPLAUSE. All three were non-singers who acted, and their recordings are really just a joy to have to offset soprani like Cook, Chenowith, and Lukker.

This really is a must have recording for any true musical comedy lover who wants the unusual and historical. Davis's "Turn Me Loose on Broadway" is wonderful from her "Mistah conductah, iff You Pleeees" to her slightly off tempo "hey" in the dance break. Davis did try to sing several times through her career. Frank Loesser's "They're Either Too Young or Too Old" has been on a few collections, and there was that failed musical version of THE CORN IS GREEN entitled MISS MOFFAT that closed in Philadelphia. Betty Davis wasn't a good singer, but she tried!

The supporting cast is excellent, and I think it's just a joy to hear an old-school musical by one of the forgotten greats, Vernon Duke. That's why I'm really pleased to have the Duke bonus tracks on the CD as well. It's a great value with Davis, Duke, and Lawrence Welk and his orchestra as well. The album was coveted for years, and it's just wonderful to have it in better sound than it ever was.

Historic Print S The burning of San Francisco April 18 1906 view from St. Francis Hotel

This is a museum quality, reproduction print on premium paper with archival/UV resistant inks. The framed work is single matted (ivory), under acrylic glass, with a hanging wire.Date: 1906 April 18.Subject: Earthquakes. Fires.United States--California--San Francisco.Notes: H76819 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Pillsbury Photo Co.; May 2, 1906; DLC/PP-1906:42900. No. 101. Exhibited: American treasures of the Library of Congress, 2002-2003.Format: Cityscape photographs.Panoramic photographs.Gelatin silver prints.SOURCE: Library of Congress

San Francisco, April 18, 1906. The West's most colorful city was just beginning to stir, that soft spring morning 50 years ago, when suddenly the earth buckled under it. As shocked San Franciscans swarmed into the streets, buildings collapsed, pavings gaped open, water mains broke - and one of history's most awful fires swept the stunned and reeling city. Here is a brilliant re-creation of that time of trial and triumph. by Robert O'brien. ..... 1956 Collier's Magazine Picture, A5193A.
$15.99
This Item is an original 2 page Magazine picture, taken from a vintage magazine of the year indicated. The picture is suitable for framing and displaying in your home or office. The scan of this item was taken through plastic film, however it is an accurate representation of the item. The nominal size is 21.0 inches by 14 inches.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles "April w/Mousers" - NECA Comicon 2009 EXCLUSIVE
$19.99
I got April at Comi-con. This is the version I wanted as it's comic accurate. They are releasing green and yellow variants later for the main line. I thought that was stupid because the point of this line was to be comic accurate and if they wanted to jump into the cartoon realm why didn't they do color headband variants for the turtles? Instead a bunch of fans did it and charged people up the ass for them on Ebay. Also the major complaint the company had about the toys sales where how poorly they sold in other countries. Those other countries never knew the turtles all wore red bandannas in the comics and thought the figures were inaccurate. Moronic in my opinion.

Anyways the toy itself is alright. She comes with no base which I thought was pretty stupid. Even the Mouser three pack from last years con came with a base. Also while you do get two Mousers with movable jaws one is completely useless as it's leg is broken off and it doesn't go back on. So that one just lays on it's side. April herself isn't bad. I mean she's April. She's probably the least exciting turtles character you could make a toy of except maybe Irma or some of the Channel Six crew from the old toon. Shes the right height and stands up decently well. She fell over once but sustained no damage. The packaging is pretty half ass'd. They didn't even update it they just used to same package they used for the Mouser three pack.

I recommend this to hardcore collectors only. The rest of you I'd wait. If you really want Shredder and the others though I'd Email NECA. The only way to get them to release those is to convince them it'll be worth their time and money.