2004 UPDATES
UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2004
Alrighty then, it's new UPDATE time here. There's a
lot of showbiz "stuff" that's possibly happening, but I'm not
going to talk about any of that at this point. I'm only going to talk
about showbiz stuff that IS happening. So... I've finished my sixth solo
Mumy album. It's titled "Los Angeles Times". It has 15 original
Mumy songs on it. I've played every instrument and sung every vocal on the
album. The design as usual has been handled quite nicely by my pal
Angela Cartwright and features a few brand new artsy photos and several
"vintage" photos from the mid to late 1950's. I've taken longer to
officially pronounce this album finished than any other album I've ever
made. I think it's a very strong album with no "weak" songs on it. It
was mastered by my brilliant friend Frank Wolf, and it sounds really
good. I do hope you'll check it out. Don't know when it will be released...but keep an
eye out for it.
UPDATE JUNE 2004
Here we are at the dawn of summer 2004... I hope you're all feelin' good and enjoying yourselves. It's been quite awhile since the last "official" update here at the website, although I do answer questions in the guestbook here several times a week, so there have been many "mini" updates.
I've been doing a LOT of things lately. I've narrated the new "Animal Icons" series debut episode for Animal Planet Network and I like that network a lot. I've written several themes for new cable TV shows and I'm co-producing a mini series for later this year on the history of films that originated as comic books. I'm doing lots of new "Farmer's Insurance" TV and radio commercials, which I'm quite happy about. I have several "bigtime showbiz" projects in various stages of being pitched and developed and I don't want to talk about stuff like that in detail before it actually becomes reality. In the entertainment business, things can change dramatically within a few hours time.
Barnes and Barnes have finally finished getting all our old albums remastered including bonus tracks and they should start coming out by the end of this year. THEN we'll start recording a new studio album. Due to be re-released: "Amazing Adult Fantasy", "Sicks" and "Kodovoner". All will feature extensive liner notes and unreleased "bonus" tracks.
The current issue of TV Guide ranks the 25 Top "Cult" shows of all time... Babylon 5 is # 13, and The Twilight Zone is # 8. (there's a quote from me regarding Rod Serling in it). That's cool. I'm proud to have made that list twice.
On a sad note: some of you know that Rick Biggs, who played "Dr. Stephen Franklin" on Babylon 5 passed away suddenly last month. It was a huge shock to all of us. Rick was only 44 years old. Very happy, working prolifically, loving his wife and two little sons... and just...boom! gone. Everyone from Babylon 5 attended his funeral and memorial. It was inspiring and depressing. Rick was a great guy who will always be missed. But there is a lesson to be learned here, and it's a very hard one to stay focused on, but... we must appreciate the moment. We must live in the present and embrace what is NOW. I'm trying to remember that every day. Every minute. I suggest you do the same.
UPDATE
JANUARY
2004
2004...Wow! That sounds so
"futuristic" to me! But, here we are. In a few weeks I'll turn 50
years old. Halfway to a hundred. Yikes. Seems like I was just eleven
chasing the bloop and Angela Cartwright around the set of "Lost in
Space". Time is a fast river...