NEW REVIEW for TANKS of FURY- voices by Joe & Lorie

AS MENTIONED ON BOB CAMPS BLOG....
http://bobcampcartoonist.blogspot.com/2011/12/tanks-of-fury-iphone-app-review.html


Joe & Lorie were very happy to have performed voices for Bob Camp's (co-creator or Ren & Stimpy) new iPhone Game, co-created by Mark Greenbaum.

NEW REVIEW

Tanks of Fury: Storming the Beaches (With Humor and Class)

 December 22nd, 2011  Luke Patrick

Price: $0.99

Tanks of Fury: iPhone App Written Review

Reviewed by Luke Patrick

In our time here at the iPhone App Review, we’ve seen our fair share of war simulations and physics puzzlers. However, rarely have we seen an app that seeks to combine the two playing fields, much less one that does it well, as Tanks of Fury, by developer Iversoft Solutions, does. This arcade title for the iPhone gave us plenty of opportunities to both exercise our laugh muscles and destroy enemy unites—and all without leaving our armchairs! All in all, if you’re looking for a quirky, creative, and not-quite-baked app that combines the best of projectile shooting and witty one-liners, Tanks of Fury is your new best mate.

Concept and Gameplay 

As stated, Tanks of Fury is somewhere between a classic arcade shooter and an Angry Birds clone, allowing for the best of both worlds to nest and take root. The app has players piloting their own tank—though its helmed by a captain of their choosing—into various missions, requiring them to pull back the turret and launch projectiles in a physics-based way that most reminds us of Angry Birds Seasons. However, there are no pigs to be found here. Instead, the player must punch their way through 16 solid levels, each presenting a new objective. These missions were varied, and came with enough detail that we never once found ourselves bored with the proceedings. As though they thought we might doze off, though, the developers have included a wealth of power-ups and defensive skills to keep us on our toes. And in most cases, we did need these additions: The game comes with two unique difficulty modes, but in our experience, the whole thing can be categorized as hard. 

Design and Graphics 

Tanks of Fury for iPhone

Still, the challenge didn’t stop us from enjoying the app’s excellent design. The characters are well animated, and the physics engine at work here behaves organically, as we like it. However, we did have some difficulty seeing our targets: More often than not, the view screen is somewhat limited, requiring us to slide back and forth from our station to the front lines, hoping our shots were aimed properly. That being said, we had no problem controlling either the placement of our tank, nor its actual firings. All in all, it’s a tight package, though one we might (literally) like to see more of.

Overall Value 

At the end of the day, Tanks of Fury clocks in at $0.99 in the App Store, which is a bargain in our books. For that measly dollar, players can enjoy all 16 levels, including the menagerie of tank commanders and missions. At that price, the app is a solid steel, especially with the challenging arcade gameplay. All in all, it’s a four star rating for Tanks of Fury, as well as a hearty recommendation from us here at the iPhone App Review.

Tanks of Fury requires iOS 4.1 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. A small expedite fee was paid by the developer to speed up the publication of this review.

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New Review for Son of Harpo Speaks! A Family Portrait

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Another great review!

Son of Harpo Speaks!
A Family Portrait
Written & Narrated By Bill Marx
Produced by Joe Bevilacqua

"A pleasant surprise"

 "I have long been a fan of Harpo Marx, having read Harpo Speaks, so I was naturally curious as to the point of view of his son. I bought the book on a lark, hoping that it would be, if not at least interesting, then perhaps it would have some funny family stories. To my delight, the book was insightful, fun and yes, interesting. Bill Marx has a good speaking voice and the stories are presented in a way that make you feel as if you are sitting on the couch in his home, sipping a warm beverage and speaking to him in person. I enjoyed it and am very happy that I have this in my collection. I will recommend this to friends and know that they will enjoy it as much as I have."  

- J.A., Audible listener, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 01-06-12

OTHER GREAT AUDIO BOOKS FEATURING BILL MARX:

The Best of Cartoon Carnival,
Volume One

 Yabba Dabba Doo!:
The Alan Reed Story

Watch Harpo in Action...

Harpo Marx & Milton Berle 1959 Kraft Music Hall

Joe on Anthony Gemma Show "The Next Level"

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NEW PROMO VIDEO FOR Yabba Dabba Doo!  The Alan Reed Story by Alan Reed

Voiced by Alan Reed Jr. with Bill Marx as Fred Allen, commentary by Joe Bevilacqua
 An audio biography/documentary with rare interviews of Alan Reed and Joe Barbera,
re-mastered audio of Reed's radio, TV and film work. 

 

 "Clip-filled tribute to a master character actor"

A lively tribute to the life of character actor and cartoon voice Alan Reed, spiced by background music and audio clips of radio/TV shows and movies. Most of it is read by Alan Reed Jr. (whose father had died in 1977) but there are some bits spoken by Reed himself from 1970s interviews. Joe Barbera is heard commenting on Alan's work with The Flintstones (as Fred) and the creation of the series. Bill Marx narrates some letters Fred Allen wrote to Reed.

NEW for 2012, A Waterlogg Valentine Double Feature Audiobook

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The Art of Audio #9: "The Christmas I Saved Macy's"

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The Art of Audio #9

"The Christmas I Saved Macy's"

I have told many holiday stories on radio over the years. (You can hear many of them on the bottom of this column today.) But the story I get the most requests for is this one I wrote and voiced, which aired on National Public Radio stations in December 2007. (See if you can find the mistake!)

The smell of cotton candy always makes me think of Christmas. It takes me back to the holiday season of 1964. I was three years old, Christmas shopping with my mom at Bamberger's department store in Newark, New Jersey.

Listen to "The Christmas I Saved Macy's"

The store was founded in 1893 by Louis Bamberger, and the building, which was erected in 1912, had a big clock on it. Unlike the sprawling malls of today, Bamberger's took up the entire building and sold everything from ladies underwear to model homes. 

In 1929, Bamberger's was purchased by R.H. Macy Co. of New York City, but it wasn't until 1986 that the name was changed to Macy's when they went national.

Today, there are Macy's across the country, eight of them within driving distance of my home in Napanoch. The store in the Galleria Mall in Middletown (NY) only became a Macy's this year.

My first Beatles album
bought in downtown Newark, NJ - 1964

And you can thank me for it. That's right. The same year The Beatles invaded America, I saved Bamberger's, so if it were not for me, the Macy's we know today may not have existed.

My mom had brought me to downtown Newark so I could see my dad, who was a policeman, directing traffic, white gloves and all, at the intersection of Market and Halsey Streets, where Bamberger's was located.

My black Buster Brown shoes lifted off the sidewalk, as we passed the animated outdoor window displays of Santa and his elves in their workshop, my mom clutching my hand and shoving me through the revolving door into a sea of legs scurrying frantically around me.

In 1964, nearly every kid wore Buster Browns!

After a nondescript visit with Santa, my mom took me into a world I had before never seen—the ladies lounge. It was a handsome place with real wood paneling, glass ashtrays on ornate brass stands and leather chairs in which sat seven or eight Jackie Kennedy look-alikes, wearing pillbox hats, half-jackets and white gloves. They had all kicked off their spiked healed shoes and were rubbing their stockinged feet in between puffs of their cigarettes. A sea of smoke floated above.

My mom sat down, lit up a Marlboro and kicked off her spikes, as I occupied myself by sitting on the carpet and pretending all those shoes were racing cars. 

Suddenly, I heard a woman scream. I looked up and saw flames coming out of one of the ashtray stands. The woman kicked over the stand and jumped up onto her leather chair. Now the carpet was on fire, too. All the woman screamed and jumped up.

A few years earlier, I wasn't so brave!

“Somebody put it out!” urged one woman.

“I can't! I don't have my shoes on!” replied another.

“Me either!” added a third.

I actually do not remember what my mother was doing at this moment, but I do remember the woman who pointed to me as she suggested, “Get that kid to do it! He's got shoes on!”

I stood up and quickly stamped out the fire. To shouts of “Thank God” and sighs of relief, the women descended upon me, lifted me up and passed me around the room while they hugged and kissed me. 

Then, the woman who had suggested my act of heroism picked me up, kissed my cheek and smiled. 

Her makeup smelled just like a delicious cotton candy.

  

 

MORE OF MY CHRISTMAS STORIES:

Buy my NEWEST Christmas stories!

Listen to "The Joe Bev Holiday Treat"

 

Listen to "Rockabilly Christmas" with Ray Campi

Listen to "The Cartoon Carnival Christmas Party"

Listen to"The Misadventures of
Sherlock Holmes" Christmas Special

Buy all 10 half-hours of
"The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes"

Best to you all,

Joe Bev.

Joe Bevilacqua is a veteran award-winning actor, writer, author and producer. His audio is available at Amazon, iTunes, and Audible for Kindle, Blackberry, Android, iPhone, iPod or iPad download, or CD purchase or rental. Find out more!

The Art of Audio #8: "Liquid Comedy 103"

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The Art of Audio #8

"Liquid Comedy 103"

It was 1964. I was 5. Dressed like a cowboy--hat, gun, holster, boots. I follow my mom into Tom's Pork Store in Newark, New Jersey. I kicked the sawdust on the floor as I rushed over to the gumball machine in the corner. I put in a penny, turned the knob and out slid a gumball. I popped it in my mouth and turned.

Kenny Savoy, Tom Giannazzo and me
Listen to one of our "Camp Waterlogg" specials here!

"You cowboy?" another 5 year old near the counter asked me.

"Yup," I proudly replied.

"No. You cry-baby," the kid answered.

That was my first encounter with Tom Giannazzo, the son of the pork store owner, and my oldest friend and a founding member of Liquid Comedy.

More about Tom here.

As Tom put it on Facebook recently:

"Weren't we in the womb together? Seems like it goes back that far. I'm sure my knuckle-prints were all over the yard sticks Mrs. Coughlin (our third grade Catholic school teacher) used on you. Or was it one of the crazy penguins? Mrs. Mango? Maybe it was at the Home for Sons Abused by Italian Fathers (The SAIF House)?"

That is Tom's style of humor. If Jim Folly is Chico and Kenny Savoy is Harpo... then Tom Giannazzo is Groucho! (I guess that makes me Zeppo. Hmm.)

Master Sergeant Tom Giannazzo's
23 Years of Service

In fact, in one of our early sketches, a parody on TV's M*A*S*H called M*A*S*S, took place in a Catholic rectory and Tom played Father Hawkeye in a Groucho voice.

Little did we know at the time that Tom would go on to have a successful 23 year career in the United States Airforce. He traveled the world, ran a TV station on Guam, and was a military advisor to a number a major motion pictures and TV series, including Stargate SG-1,  Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, The Sum of All Fears, and The Perfect Storm.

Tom was interviewed for Stargate SG-1: Bonus Disc 3

Tom knew movies even back in college. In 1978 we spoof Star Wars in our stage show. Ours was Star Wars Tonight, a merging of the blockbuster hit with the then popular TV show Fernwood Tonight, which starred Martin Mull as Barth Gimble and Fred Willard as Jerry Hubbard, the show itself a spoof of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.

Liquid Comedy, circa 1979.
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In our version, Tom was Barth Vadar and I was C3PO Hubbard. Tom wore a Darth Vadar mask. I wore a plastic mop pale on my head with a face drawn on it in magic marker. Our R2D2 was a dented metal garbage can with flashing lights attached. Our guest, Baby Irene (played by Kathy Higgins) tap-danced with three legs (the third was stuffed and sowed onto to Kathy's dress and she flipped it back and forth as she proclaimed "tap-tap-tap-tap-tap-tap".




 

Listen to another of our
"Camp Waterlogg" specials here!

Tom Giannazzo is now semi-retired and living in Florida with his wife and son. I say semi because I keep dragging him back to work! I'm just now planning new weekly broadcasts of The Comedy-O-Rama Hour: "Camp Waterlogg" to premiere Spring 2012.

Tom Giannazzo's Film & TV credits.

You can be sure there will be juicy parts for Tom Giannazzo (the only man I know who can clap with one hand).

Tom may be may earliest friend by not my earliest memory. THAT is a Christmas story--the year I saved Macy's. But you'll have to wait until you tune in next time...




Best to you all,

Joe Bev.

Joe Bevilacqua is a veteran award-winning actor, writer, author and producer. His audio is available at Amazon, iTunes, and Audible for Kindle, Blackberry, Android, iPhone, iPod or iPad download, or CD purchase or rental. Find out more!