Comments on: Sinister Image: The Rocking Host Winner – Bob Wilkins 1932-2009 http://cinefantastiqueonline.com/2009/01/sinister-image-the-rocking-host-winner-bob-wilkins-1932-2009/ The Review of Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction Films Tue, 22 May 2012 01:52:34 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: John T. Stanhope http://cinefantastiqueonline.com/2009/01/sinister-image-the-rocking-host-winner-bob-wilkins-1932-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-12112 John T. Stanhope Sat, 31 Jan 2009 08:24:45 +0000 http://cinefantastiqueonline.com/?p=4903#comment-12112 David, I just wanted to let you know that I enjoyed your look at Bob Wilkins. When I was a kid I used to stay up late on Saturday nights and watch his CREATURE FEATURES program from San Francisco (I lived about 3 and 1/2 hours northeast from there - in a little country town called Oroville). We only had antenna reception, so it was always kinda snowy, but I loved it. Later, when I was even older, admittedly, I used to watch his "kiddie" weekday afternoon program called CAPTAIN COSMIC, in which he would play host to shows like ULTRAMAN, JOHNNY SAKO AND HIS FLYING ROBOT, SPECTREMAN, and CAPTAIN SCARLETT AND THE MYSTERONS (ah, those were the days). By the way, I'd love to attend the Bob Wilkins celebration show at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco this Spring if I get a chance. I remember him and his shows with much fondness. Regards, John Stanhope P.S. I too attended San Francisco State for a time. David, I just wanted to let you know that I enjoyed your look at Bob Wilkins. When I was a kid I used to stay up late on Saturday nights and watch his CREATURE FEATURES program from San Francisco (I lived about 3 and 1/2 hours northeast from there – in a little country town called Oroville). We only had antenna reception, so it was always kinda snowy, but I loved it.

Later, when I was even older, admittedly, I used to watch his “kiddie” weekday afternoon program called CAPTAIN COSMIC, in which he would play host to shows like ULTRAMAN, JOHNNY SAKO AND HIS FLYING ROBOT, SPECTREMAN, and CAPTAIN SCARLETT AND THE MYSTERONS (ah, those were the days).

By the way, I’d love to attend the Bob Wilkins celebration show at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco this Spring if I get a chance. I remember him and his shows with much fondness.

Regards,
John Stanhope
P.S. I too attended San Francisco State for a time.

]]> By: August_Ragone http://cinefantastiqueonline.com/2009/01/sinister-image-the-rocking-host-winner-bob-wilkins-1932-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-11976 August_Ragone Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:48:18 +0000 http://cinefantastiqueonline.com/?p=4903#comment-11976 David, Thanks for sharing your wonderful stories about Bob Wilkins, as I have similar stories, having went from writing Bob (religiously), to being a frequent guest on his KTVU-2 shows in the San Francisco Bay Area. There are so many stories, from so many different people, dozens of whom went on to become professionals, all because of the same common denominator: Bob Wilkins. I wrote a brief recount of yesterday's wonderful memorial service for Bob, which was held in the Oakland Hills at his family's church (the one they attended during their years in the San Francisco Bay Area), which you may want to read. http://augustragone.blogspot.com And I'd also like to add that we are producing a big Bob Wilkins celebration show at the historic Castro Theatre in San Francisco this Spring, and would it would fantastic if you could attend this event and speak about your experiences with Bob. At the moment, we are awaiting the approval of dates from his widow, Sally, before we lock in the show (there are also plans afoot for a Sacramento show). We also dedicate our annual SHOCK IT TO ME! classic horror film festival at the Castro Theatre to Bob every October (he was a guest at our first in 2005). In the meantime, a recent documentary on CREATURE FEATURES, WATCH HORROR FILMS: KEEP AMERICA STRONG, will be screening at WonderCon in San Francisco on Friday evening, February 27, and there will also be a Bob Wilkins memorial panel taking place at the convention on Sunday afternoon, March 1. There will be more information on both http://www.comic-con.org and http://www.bobwilkins.net sites. I will be sure to share your story here on Cinefantastique with as many Wilkins fans as I can -- thank you again! Best Wishes, August Ragone Author EIJI TSUBURAYA: MASTER OF MONSTERS David,
Thanks for sharing your wonderful stories about Bob Wilkins, as I have similar stories, having went from writing Bob (religiously), to being a frequent guest on his KTVU-2 shows in the San Francisco Bay Area. There are so many stories, from so many different people, dozens of whom went on to become professionals, all because of the same common denominator: Bob Wilkins.

I wrote a brief recount of yesterday’s wonderful memorial service for Bob, which was held in the Oakland Hills at his family’s church (the one they attended during their years in the San Francisco Bay Area), which you may want to read. http://augustragone.blogspot.com

And I’d also like to add that we are producing a big Bob Wilkins celebration show at the historic Castro Theatre in San Francisco this Spring, and would it would fantastic if you could attend this event and speak about your experiences with Bob. At the moment, we are awaiting the approval of dates from his widow, Sally, before we lock in the show (there are also plans afoot for a Sacramento show). We also dedicate our annual SHOCK IT TO ME! classic horror film festival at the Castro Theatre to Bob every October (he was a guest at our first in 2005).

In the meantime, a recent documentary on CREATURE FEATURES, WATCH HORROR FILMS: KEEP AMERICA STRONG, will be screening at WonderCon in San Francisco on Friday evening, February 27, and there will also be a Bob Wilkins memorial panel taking place at the convention on Sunday afternoon, March 1. There will be more information on both http://www.comic-con.org and http://www.bobwilkins.net sites.

I will be sure to share your story here on Cinefantastique with as many Wilkins fans as I can — thank you again!

Best Wishes,
August Ragone
Author EIJI TSUBURAYA: MASTER OF MONSTERS

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