When I decided to do a promotional video for Electric Jesus, I wanted to wait until the Christmas season to get footage of yards decorated with blow molded nativity scenes. I also decided I might like to purchase my own Electric Jesus to feature in the video. Jackson, Tennessee has a lot of shopping options… Continue reading Making the Electric Jesus Video
Author: elvisgumby
Writing Electric Jesus
It was the Christmas season and I was driving through in my neighborhood with some of my kids on the way to church. I saw an old blow molded nativity scene in one of the yards and the phrase came to me: “Shine on Electric Jesus! Shine on!” This was the start of writing this… Continue reading Writing Electric Jesus
Thanksgiving Memories
My mother cooked all moisture and most nutrients out of all of the food she ever cooked. Growing up, I was a skinny teenager probably due to some vitamin deficiency caused by their lack of presence in our meals. I was never concerned about any diseases from undercooked food. That would never happen. There was… Continue reading Thanksgiving Memories
Prayer Service
I spend a lot of time working with the music ministry of the church that I attend. I sing in the choir, play bass in the praise band and sing many of my religious songs during our services. I occasionally fill in leading singing or playing the piano. I also get called on for the… Continue reading Prayer Service
Halloween Costume Capers
The Halloween party for my fraternity was approaching during my freshman year of college. One of my best friends and I decided that we would go to the party dressed as a couple of the members of the administrative staff of the school. We selected this couple because of their distinct appearance. He was going… Continue reading Halloween Costume Capers
Why Karen Black is a Little Creepy
I was in sixth grade in the spring of 1975 and television was becoming important. This was when we could only get three channels and everyone was watching the same programs. If you weren’t watching the same programs that everyone else did, you weren’t able to participate in the discussions of the “cool” programs. It… Continue reading Why Karen Black is a Little Creepy
Why I don’t like Ventriloquist’s Dummies
The Twilight Zone was in syndication when I was very young. By the time I started watching it, I paid more was old enough to remember episodes of shows. Because it was in syndication, I was likely to see the same episodes over and over even though there was a total of 156 shows. The… Continue reading Why I don’t like Ventriloquist’s Dummies
Fear of Sivad
Most of my earliest memories of watch TV relate to being scared. Continuing with my October theme of scary TV shows and movies, I am reminded of a television show called Fantastic Features which aired on WHBQ-TV from Memphis. I was born in 1962 and so was this show. It was a showcase for horror… Continue reading Fear of Sivad
Why I Was Scared of Dick Van Dyke
Since its October, I’ve decided to devote some of this month’s posts to things that have really scared me. My first thoughts went to television programs and movies. And I decided to start with one of my earliest memories of something scaring me. And that is Dick Van Dyke. Maybe it’s not him. Doesn’t everyone… Continue reading Why I Was Scared of Dick Van Dyke
Remembering Mom on Her Birthday
Here are 10 fond memories I have of my mom in honor of her birthday on September 18: She cooked all moisture and most nutrients out of all of the food she cooked. She was my first music teacher. She taught me a little about how to play piano and a lot about how to… Continue reading Remembering Mom on Her Birthday