ROLLIN' SHORTIES READATHON BOOKS IN PLAY

 HERE IS THE SPOT WHERE I'LL POST MY PROGRESS ON THE ROLLIN' SHORTIES CHALLENGE.  As I said before, I'm cheating and reading "THE HERO WHO RETURNED".  Since the first book read was bespoke, I've done spun the wheel and rolled the die for the second story.  So here's what my progress will look like;  stories have not been read by me until they are marked as read.  Ya git me?

1. 
   "The Hero Who Returned" by Gerald W. Page from ISAAC ASIMOV'S MAGICAL WORLD OF FANTASY 4:  SPELLS / Read
   
   
   
2. "The Shifting Growth" by Edgar Jepson & John Gawsworth from THE THIRD PAN BOOK OF HORROR STORIES / Not Read

MY MARVEL MONSTER PLAN

 FOR THE SECOND HALF OF 2025, I'M INSTITUTING MY MARVEL MONSTER PLAN!  

This is an idea I've totally stolen offa youtuber Michael K. Vaughan (the creator of the JUNE ON THE RANGE readathon I participated in during June.  Totally stole it!  Like him, I am re-reading some of the classic 1970's Marvel Comics monster/horror titles.  Nothing is better than the 1970s, as we all know.  And Marvel Comics had an awesome horror decade not only with their comic books but also with their black-and-white horror magazines like DRACULA LIVES, VAMPIRE TALES and TALES OF THE ZOMBIE.  Luckily, I not only have many of the OG issues of the comix but I also have many reprint collection which I'll be perusing for the remainder of the year - ESPECIALLY when it gets to spooky season.  So far in June, I'm over halfway through the Marvel Essentials collection of TALES OF THE ZOMBIE with out ole moldy friend Simon Garth!  After that one, I plan on starting with TOMB OF DRACULA and hope to read the entire run; the Marvel Essentials books also include the B&W magazine-sized TOMB OF DRACULA as well as the aforementioned DRACULA LIVES!  Stay tuned to this same BAT channel for updates during the rest of the year when I'll probably bump this post up to the top each time I complete another Merry Marvel Monster read!

MARVEL ESSENTIAL TALES OF THE ZOMBIE has been completed!

Currently Reading:

June 2025 Top Ten List

HERE ARE MY FAVOURITE FILMS WATCHED FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME IN JUNE 2025.  

1. WICHITA  (1955)
2. THE COWBOYS  (1972)
3. COLORADO RANGER  (1950)
4. SHOTGUN  (1955)
5. FOUR FAST GUNS  (1960)
6. CAST A LONG SHADOW  (1959)
7. STRANGER ON HORSEBACK  (1955)
8. THE SPIKES GANG  (1974)
9. TEXAS TO BATAAN  (1942)
10. BUFFALO BILL  (1944)

I guess you can see the influence of JUNE ON THE RANGE on my top 10 list this month.  And here is everything I watched all month:

We're halfway through the year alreadyz!  I managed to earn my little booky-bookmarks for each month as you can see below.  Then there are the books I read this month - the month of JUNE ON THE RANGE, natch, so you may see a few westerns here.  But even though the western novels were really great, the BEST book I read this month is Fern Brady's awesome, award-winning book.

June Is Busting Out All Earworms

 AND NOW FOR JUNE'S EARWORMS:

JUNE 1st - MELANCHOLY MAN by the Moody Blues 

JUNE 2nd - SMOOTH by Santana featuring Rob Thomas 

JUNE 3rd - SONG FOR GUY by Elton John 

JUNE 4th - ENTRE NOUS by Rush 

JUNE 5th - YESTERDAY ONCE MORE by The Carpenters  

JUNE 6th - SIXTEEN TONS by Tennessee Ernie Ford 

JUNE 8th - OH ENGLAND, MY LIONHEART by Kate Bush 

JUNE 11th - RICH GIRL by Hall & Oates 

JUNE 12th - I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN by Ann Peebles 

JUNE 13th  -  SEE WHAT THE BOYS IN THE BACK ROOM WILL HAVE by Marlene Dietrich 

JUNE 14th - COOL WATER by Sons of the Pioneers 

JUNE 19th - WAR PIGS by Black Sabbath 

JUNE 22nd - DO YOU DANCE by The Family Stone 

JUNE 23rd - FLIM FLAM FLOO by Kay Starr 

JUNE 25th - THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY by The Harry Simeone  Chorale

JUNE 26th - SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY by Donna Summer

JUNE 27th - WILDWOOD FLOWER by The Carter Family

JUNE 28th - GHOST IN THIS HOUSE by Alison Krauss

JUNE 29th - GUYS & DOLLS by the Original Broadway Cast