June 25, 2004 -- NEW YORK, NY

Greetings across your computer screen!  Thanks for tuning in to Kovacsland Online!, your online source of info on Ernie Kovacs.
 
 

NEWS FLASH! EDIE ADAMS TO BE HONORED WITH MULTIMEDIA ACHIEVEMENT AWARD! July 10, 2004 Edie Adams will be honored with the "Multimedia Achievement Award" for her excellence and contributions in the film industry by the Pocono Mountains Film Festival.  The Film Festival will be held July 7 through July 11 at the beautiful Chateau Resort and Conference Center in Tannersville, Pennsylvania. The honorary Banquet Dinner and induction ceremony of Edie Adams will take place July 10, 2004.  All Ernie Kovacs and Edie Adams Fan Club Members are invited to attend the Film Festival movie events - for FREE! If you would like to attend the induction ceremony Banquet Dinner, please contact the Pocono Mountains Film Festival Monday through Friday 9a - 5p ET at 570-619-4101.  This year's Film Festival Honorees are: Mickey Rooney - "Lifetime Achievement Award", Edie Adams - "Multimedia Achievement Award", Gerilyn Lucas - "Gloria Marie Harris Award", Roberta Flack - "Music Career Achievement Award", Cliff Robertson - "Career Achievement Award" For more information, visit The Pocono Mountains Film Festival website.

Did you know there was an EEFMS song?  A fan from Nyack, NY remembers the lyrics and e-mailed them in to the Kovacs Lost & Found here at the website.  Hum along, you early eyeballers you:

(to the tune of "our alma mater")
 "Hail to thee oh EEFMS members
Be so brave and strong
From warm July to cold December
Sing our EEFMS song

EEFMS Oh EEFMS
EEFMS Oh EEFMS
We say this now with no misgiving
If you're not EEFMS you're not living"

And speaking of WhiteStar Home Video, for all of you who are looking to buy VHS or DVD of Kovacs shows...

Allen der hepcats und beboppers will be happy to know that Whitestar Homevideo has released "The Best of Ernie Kovacs" on DVD. It's a great 2 disc set, with 6 hours of material.  The 2-disc set is comprised of vols 1-5 of the Best of Ernie Kovacs (which is the 10 half-hour shows shown over PBS during the late 70's), plus an additional hour of material which includes Edie's Marilyn Monroe impersonation, some "Take A Good Look" clips, and a complete episode of The Ernie Kovacs Show (not seen since 1960)!  I haven't seen the extras myself, but will report on them once I have.  In short, it's a great package for all Kovacs lovers.  Click on the DVD cover to go straight to Whitestar's site and buy it.  (But, for pete's sake...come back when yer done!)
 

Feeling lonely?  Are you the only one you know who knows who Ernie Kovacs is?  Kovacs fan Tom Rouse has helped us all out by establishing an online mailing list for Ernie Kovacs fans.   To join, click here.  Thanks, Tom!

Also, to read a recent interview with Bob Kemp, one of Ernie's cameramen at ABC, click here!  Our good friend and contributor to this site, Al Quagliata conducted the interview.
 

Thanks for tuning in.  Okay, Gene, roll tape...
 

Ben Model, webmeister and Kovacs afficionado
June 25, 2004
New York, NY
 

This current incarnation of Kovacsland Online would not be possible without the support of Edie Adams, and the input (literally) of Al Quagliata, Tom Rouse, David Walley, David Bennett, Bruce Lawton, Ed Capuano, Jenny Lerew, Kelly Deutsch and Josh Mills.