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The Return of the Vampire (1943)

I watched this 1943, sorta sequel to Dracula, The Return of the Vampire by Columbia Pictures on Svengoolie. The story starts in World War I and the vampire Armand Tesla is staked in the heart and buried. Twenty four years later, now World War II, bombs upset the cemetery and Tesla is unearthed and a groundskeeper unwittingly removes the stake and horror ensues. Because Universal owned Dracula this is not the official sequel but Bela Lugosi (1931 Dracula, and lots of monster movies), portrays Dracula, I mean Tesla in the this movie.

Octave A Capella Christmas

Octave Atlanta is an all female a cappella singing group founded in 1996. The group has two excellent CD’s, “Stars in the Atlanta Sky” and “Rockin’ around the Peachtree” (Christmas CD). I have seen them many times and it is always a great and fun show.

You can book them for your event. They have performed at weddings, sang the Star Spangled Banner, performed at parties and can tailor their performance to meet your needs. For information check out their website.

SiriusXM Satellite Launched 12/13/20

SiriusXM’s SXM 7 spacecraft, built by Maxar in Palo Alto, California, was lifted into space Sunday December 13, 2020 by a SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket. Another successful launch, for the partially reusable Falcon-9, surpassing the speed of sound in one minute and the first stage landing perfectly on the SpaceX’s drone ship “Read the Instructions” marking the booster’s, B1051, seventh trip into space and back.

The Bangles in Germany 1986

The Bangles performing live in Nurburgring, Nurburg, Germany June 14, 1986. They do Manic Monday and If She Knew What She Wants in front of a huge festival crowd. There is an interview with Michael Steele and Vicki Peterson.

Mulan (2020)

I watched the 2020 Walt Disney Pictures action drama Mulan on Netflix DVD. It is the live action adaptation of the 1998 Disney animated Mulan. Hua Mulan goes into training for battle, against invading Rouran warriors, hiding her identity as a female. The movie was directed by Niki Caro (Whale Rider) and produced by Chris Bender (American Pie, Final Destination, The Butterfly Effect, The Hangover, I Am Number Four, 2015 Vacation, Rings, My Spy).

Cordell Spot

About 1974 I was fishing with my cousin, Glenn, at Providence Lake , near Alpharetta, Georgia. We had rigged our flat bottom, aluminum, boat with a trolling motor and a depth finder. We found the place, near the dam, where a small creek bed connected with the main creek channel, about 12 feet deep.

Original Modern Christmas Songs

Merry Christmas from Doyle’s Space!

I love all the traditional Christmas songs but I also hear an original occasionally that really sticks with me. Here are are few that I really enjoy!

The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)

I watched this British 1958 Hammer horror film, Revenge of Frankenstein, on Svengoolie. The movie is directed by Terence Fisher (Horror of Dracula, The Curse of Frankenstein, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Mummy, The Brides of Dracula, The Curse of the Werewolf, The Phantom of the Opera, Dracula: Prince of Darkness, Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed, Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell) and was the sequel to 1957 The Curse of Frankenstein.

Chuck Yeager Dies

I was just a lucky kid who caught the right ride
Chuck Yeager

Rita Wilson

Rita Wilson is an American actress, singer songwriter and producer. She was born in Hollywood, California October 26, 1956 as Margarita Ibrahimoff. Her mother was Greek and her dad a Bulgarian Muslim. Rita married Tom Hanks in 1988. As an actress, it started in 1972 on the Brady Bunch episode “Greg’s Triangle”.