The Billy Letters

"In the late '90s, pop-culture historian Bill Geerhart had a little too much time on his hands and a surfeit of stamps. So, for his own entertainment, the then-unemployed thirtysomething launched a letter-writing campaign to some of the most powerful and infamous figures in the country, posing as a curious 10-year-old named Billy. ..."

Little Billy's original letter.


Manson's first response.

Little Billy’s letters to Richard Ramirez, Charles Manson, and other killer pals.
His correspondence with Larry Flynt, Alan Greenspan and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
(All this featured today in Radar.)

Note: When not writing Charles Manson and Larry Flynt letters Bill Geerhart is one of the guys unveiling cold war and atomic-age culture over at Conelrad.

Arnold through the years

Vintage Arnold - The truth behind Pumping Iron! (via del.icio.us/thgroh)

Updated: Jude says: "including all of his movies and such this is undoubtedly Arnold's crowning achievement."
Hm. I think you're absolutely right Jude!

Even More Celebrities Mp3 Comp.

Note: Online once again as from 2010!!

Gals and Pals, Guys and Dolls - Dearest Kids!

Thank You all for surviving the bitter note here. The show must go on. It always has to.
Whatever the nearest future brings I am NOT going to delete this blog. That would be lame.
I think I will have a chat later on this week with my beloved contributors about everything.
Stay tuned friends.

Btw - We are very close to 500.000 hits. We will most probably have our half million hitter here on Monday night or around then.
He or She will be able to celebrate with the rest of us by downloading:
Even More Celebrities Mp3 Comp. as posted by HTMPL Prod.!



01. Harry Dean Stanton – You Don’t Miss Your Water [Week 56, Read Entry]
02. Harry Dean Stanton – Across the Borderline
03. Benny Hill – Wild Women [Week 57, Read Entry]
04. Benny Hill – I’ll Never Know
05. Benny Hill – Moving On Again
06. Benny Hill – What A World
07. Randy Randolph – Yakety Sax
08. Cliff Richard & The Young Ones – Living Doll
09. Julie London – The Marlboro Song [Week 58, Read Entry]
10. Julie London – Chatting away while recording The Man I Love
11. Loa Falkman – When A Man Loves A Woman
12. Ethel Merman – There’s No Business Like Show business [Week 59, Read Entry]
13. Rude Kids – Next Time I´ll Beat Björn Borg
14. Mrs. Miller – Open Ended Interview
15. Arnold Schwarzenegger – Save the Overtime (Gladys Knight & The Pips) [Week 60, Read Entry]
16. Mr. T – Mr. T (He Was Made For Love)
17. Mr. T – No Dope No Drugs
18. Hulk Hogan – I Want To Be A Hulkamaniac
19. Madonna & Dave – Part 1 [Week 61, Read Entry]
20. Madonna & Dave – Part 2
21. Madonna & Dave – Part 3
22. Madonna & Dave – Part 4

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