tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33085003.post6342132750454793090..comments2023-06-23T04:50:51.375-07:00Comments on BLOG WILKINS: BOB WILKINS 3D Special On KTXL-TV 40 JULY 17, 1982Bob Wilkins: The Man Behind The Cigarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12123246709297484385noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33085003.post-42593446770848943792009-01-13T15:26:00.000-08:002009-01-13T15:26:00.000-08:00Bob Wilkins, the iconic and laconic host of the la...Bob Wilkins, the iconic and laconic host of the late night "Creature Features" bay area television show in the 1970s, died Wednesday in Reno at age 76 from complications of Alzheimer's disease.<BR/><BR/>A memorial service is scheduled for 2PM Jan. 24th in Oakland's Montclair Presbyterian Church, 5701 Thorn hill Drive, to celebrate the life of the slender who stared at the world through horn-rimmed glasses and greeted viewers to his show by lighting a candle stuffed in the top of a skull, then settling into a wooden rocking chair to enjoy a cigar and the outrageously awful horror films that became another trademark.<BR/><BR/>A fan celebration of Wilkins will be scheduled sometime in the coming months.DaveyLovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07874781688405404630noreply@blogger.com