HMV's exclusive sale of "The Mysterious Cities of Gold" box set

Here is the link to the MCOG box set on HMV.

I used to watch the cartoon series, "The Mysterious Cities of Gold" (a French/Japanese co-production that was later dubbed in English, too) on Nickelodeon in the 80s. It would come on really early in the morning, along with Danger Mouse and Pinwheel. I would also watch Today's Special sometimes, but it was kind of lame.

Anyway, "The Mysterious Cities of Gold" had the best theme song, and it made me want to get lost in some sort of adventure (I think it's part of the reason I wanted to learn so much Spanish ... ha!) as a child. There was something really strange about three kids wandering around on their own in Latin America ... even if they did have a giant golden condor to fly them around. I always have wondered if Esteban found his father.

I actually have every single episode on my computer, but the quality is not that great. I am probably going to end up ordering this box set just to tie up some loose ends from my childhood.

Nickelodeon would show some of the weirdest shows, and I think my subconscious is full of all of these strange memories that are really fragments of weird Canadian/British stuff shown on Nickelodeon. I know there was a show where some kids get kidnapped by aliens that have taken over their town, but I probably will never find that show. It was pretty creepy, though. I think there was a short film about a girl who thinks she is living with witches, too. Again, that's a film I will probably never see again.

It makes me think of that movie Ricky Schroder was in as a kid, where his parents are inside an RV that falls off of the sound of a mountain, killing them both. Ricky's character then has to trek through a wilderness all by himself. It was horrific to watch that as a kid and wonder what that feeling of abandonment would feel like.

OK, that's off the subject, though. Back to the main topic of MCOG ... I wonder if Amazon will eventually sell this box set. I would much rather buy it from them. I may not be able to wait, though.

And to be completely random, here is a live performance of "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane at Woodstock ...