Bat Stuff # 31

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Small Faces

The Small Faces made their Mod debut in 1966 with this self-titled album. Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Ian McLaglen and drummer Kenny Jones (later with the Who) were the main group members. In 1969, after a string of UK hits including "Itchycoo Park" (with its undeniable drug lyrics) and the classic concept album OGDENS' NUT GONE FLAKE, Marriott was replaced by singer Rod Stewart and guitarist Ron Wood (both after leaving The Jeff Beck Group) and the group was renamed simply Faces.

The Carol Channing Show

From the department of things you didn't see in '66. These are scenes form the opening of THE CAROL CHANNING SHOW, a seeming attempt to capitalize on the unique and undefinable talents of the great Broadway star of HELLO, DOLLY by turning her into a Lucille Ball clone!

Produced and directed by Desi Arnaz and written by the writers generally credited with being Lucy's best over the years (as well as her favorites), it even looks to have been shot on Lucy's sets! Carol Channing was to have played Carol Hunnicutt (sp?), a small town girl trying and failing to make it in New York City show business.

Thankfully, cooler heads prevailed and someone realized that no one would believe Carol as a ditzy failure.

Bat Stuff # 30

The Caldecott Medal Winner of 1966

1965's ALWAYS ROOM FOR ONE MORE took the '66 Caldecott Medal for best illustrations in a children's book.

Octopussy

 

James Bond author and creator Ian Fleming died in August of 1964, leaving behind not only the well-known 007 novels but also a handful of short stories. In the summer of '66 those final short stories were collected in OCTOPUSSY AND THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, posthumously published to some success as there was no new Bond film that year. 

The above was the version I bought for a dime in 1972.