What’s old is new again. While running Hard Rock Cafe’s music video television network in 1994, I hired pals Webb Wilder and Shane Caldwell for promotional videos. We had so much fun I thought we should continue the high jinks and created a Neo Noir Pop Culture Dramedy Detective Mystery series called, Webb Wilder, Last of the Full Grown Men with Shane and Webb. First I pitched it as a television series in 1996 and Hard Rock Cafe was going to back it. But that fell through. As part of the pitch, I produced 1,000 books based on the first two show scripts. That sold out in six weeks! So in 1998, I pitched the show as a radio series to PRI and NPR. They said yes, but wanted a pilot show before they would commit (which is a standard broadcast request). By the time I was done with the guest star driven, two-hour pilot show consisting of a cast and crew of 25 along with an original music soundtrack, both radio networks changed their format to all Classical and News. So, with no where to go, by the end of 1998, the series was shelved.
The pandemic hits in 2020. With not much to do, I was going through my archives, rediscovered the book and radio show and thought it needs to all come out. So, as of September 10, 2021 the book will be released as a second printing along with brand new versions as e-books and newly performed audiobooks read by Webb Wilder.
As for the guest star packed two-hour radio show. Like all good mysteries, you’ll have to stay tuned to see what happens in the next adventure of. . . Webb Wilder, Last of the Full Grown Men.
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GEORGE “Goober” LINDSEY in MOLE MEN
He’s a crazy, cracked-up cropduster! He’s George Lindsey (“Goober” The Andy Griffith Show) as Dusty Norris in the upcomingWMOT radio drama / comedy Webb Wilder, Last of the Full Grown Men “Mole Men.” Check out this sample of Dusty’s reaction the Mole Men. “Them Mole Men have got to be stopped!” Listen to 89.5 WMOT-FM • November 30th at 7pm for the premiere show!
JONELL MOSSER in MOLE MEN
She’s back! And she’s Hotter than ever! She’s Jonell Mosser as Ruby Falls, the “Mole Men” femme fatale. You can hear more of Jonell as Ruby Falls in the upcoming WMOT radio drama / comedy Webb Wilder, Last of the Full Grown Men “Mole Men.” Listen to 89.5 WMOT-FM • Nov. 30th at 7pm for the premiere show!
FELIX CAVALIERE in MOLE MEN
He’s rough! He’s tough! He’s Felix Cavaliere as Capt. Jack McCreedy, the “Mole Men” bad guy henchman. Check out this bit of Webb and Felix from the show! You can hear more of Felix as Capt. McCreedy in the upcoming WMOT radio drama / comedy Webb Wilder, Last of the Full Grown Men “Mole Men.” Listen to 89.5 WMOT-FM • November 30th at 7pm for the premiere show!
JONELL MOSSER in MOLE MEN
She’s hot! She’s sultry! She’s 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗿 as Ruby Falls, the “Mole Men” femme fatale. Check out a sample of Webb and Ruby here. You can listen to more of Jonell as Ruby Falls in the upcoming 𝗪𝗠𝗢𝗧 radio drama / comedy 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗯 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗻 “𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗻.” Listen to 𝟴𝟵.𝟱 𝗪𝗠𝗢𝗧-𝗙𝗠 • 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝟳𝗽𝗺 for the premiere show!
SHANE CALDWELL in MOLE MEN
He’s mean! He’s evil! He’s just plain strange! He’s Shane Caldwell as Wormy Worsham, the “Mole Men” bad guy! You can hear more of Shane as Wormy in the upcoming WMOT radio drama / comedy Webb Wilder, Last of the Full Grown Men “Mole Men.” Listen to 89.5 WMOT-FM • November 30th at 7pm for the premiere show!
JAMES GRIFFIN in MOLE MEN
Check out James Griffin (70s Mellow Rock group Bread and Oscar winner) as Lance Murdock in the upcoming WMOT radio drama / comedy Webb Wilder, Last of the Full Grown Men “Mole Men.” Listen to 89.5 WMOT-FM • November 30th at 7pm for the premiere show!
KATHY MATTEA in MOLE MEN
Enjoy this sample of Kathy Mattea as Thelma Newby in the upcoming WMOT radio drama / comedy Webb Wilder, Last of the Full Grown Men “Mole Men.” Listen to 89.5 WMOT-FM • November 30th at 7pm for the premiere show!
GEORGE “Goober” LINDSEY in MOLE MEN
Check out this sample of George Lindsey as Dusty Norris in the upcoming WMOT radio drama / comedy Webb Wilder, Last of the Full Grown Men “Mole Men.” Listen to 89.5 WMOT-FM • November 30th at 7pm for the premiere show!
WWLOTFGM "Mole Men" RADIO PREMIERE
Webb Wilder, Last of the Full Grown Men "Mole Men" is now a two-part, two-hour radio drama / comedy special! Starring George Lindsey (“Goober” The Andy Griffith Show), Felix Cavaliere (The Rascals), Kathy Mattea, James Griffin (Bread), Jonell Mosser, Shane Caldwell and Webb Wilder. Original music score by Jim Hoke. Produced, Directed and Edited by Steve Boyle. Engineered by Randy Leago. Script by Shane Caldwell and Steve Boyle. Graphic artwork by Elvis Wilson. BROADCAST PREMIERE Part 1 Nov. 30th & Part 2 Dec. 7th on WMOT-FM 89.5. 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘕𝘦𝘰 𝘕𝘰𝘪𝘳 𝘗𝘰𝘱 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘋𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘋𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘔𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘰 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 !
WWLOTFGM AUDIBLE
Audiobook Special Deal! (2021)
Why buy one Audiobook, when you get 2 in 1, and for a special price! Get Webb Wilder, Last of the Full Grown Men “Mole Men” & “The Doll” together for a steal of a deal with Audible. Check it out at this link here.
WWLOTFGM “The Doll”
e-Book Promo (2021)
Reading has never been more pleasurable than in the digital world. The e-Book for Webb Wilder, Last of the Full Grown Men “The Doll” which includes the Prologue to Story #3, “Psychotronic Serenade” can be purchased today at 𝗶𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲𝘀 and 𝗲-𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀.𝗰𝗼𝗺. Check it out!
WWLOTFGM “Mole Men“
e-Book Promo (2021)
Save a tree and read a virtual book! 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗯 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗻 “𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗻” along with the Prologue of "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗹𝗹" is now available in all of it's digital glory! Buy it for your tablet, computer or phone at 𝗶𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲𝘀 and 𝗲𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀.𝗰𝗼𝗺.
WWLOTFGM “The Doll“
"Audiobook Now Available!!" (2021)
A tawdry tale of attempted assassinations, psychotic moms and a little doll torn in two, read by WEBB WILDER, written by SHANE CALDWELL and STEVE BOYLE. 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘢 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘣𝘣’𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨. Buy it NOW at 𝗶𝗧𝘂𝗻𝗲𝘀, 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 and other Online sites.
WEBB WILDER, LAST OF THE FULL GROWN MEN
"Book Available NOW!" (2021)
𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗯 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗻 "𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗻" & "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗹𝗹" Book, e-Book and Audiobook are Available NOW! Find it at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, iTunes, Target or ask your local bookseller.
WWLOTFGM "Mole Men"
"AUDIOBOOK Now Available!" (2021)
So, you don’t wanna read the book?! Have the electrifying artist himself, WEBB WILDER read “𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗻” to you in this brand new Audiobook! 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘢 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘣𝘣’𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨.
WWLOTFGM on WKRN-TV Ch 2 (1996)
Webb Wilder, Last of the Full Grown Men • July 31, 1996 • WKRN-TV Ch. 2 had a morning business promotion. If a business gave the Ch. 2 Morning News show some coffee mugs to give away, they would promote the local business. We called and offered a mug as well as a book and Wurmz 'n Dirt Candy. In turn they promoted our book signing and performance at Davis-Kid Booksellers. They had a lot of fun with our items, which is fun to watch. And the book is nicely demonstrated by the News anchors.
WWLOTFGM on WKDF-FM (1996)
Webb Wilder, Last of the Full Grown Men • July 30, 1996 • Shane Caldwell and Steve Boyle join the KDF morning crew to promote the upcoming book signing and performance at Davis-Kidd Booksellers.
WEBB WILDER “Private Eye”
Hard Rock Cafe (1994)
Webb Wilder had an early 1990's hit short film on USA Network's "Night Flight" called "Webb Wilder, Private Eye." The character was commissioned to return for a series of original short Hard Rock Cafe anti-commercial commercials. The spots were too subtle for play in noisy Hard Rock's but it did inspire comedian/writer Shane Caldwell and Hard Rock's producer/director Steve Boyle to get together with Wilder in 1995 to create Webb Wilder, Last of the Full Grown Men.
SHANE CALDWELL “Pop Star Lenny Lee”
Hard Rock Cafe (1994-1995)
Comedian/writer Shane Caldwell cries, whines and generally has a series of breakdowns as has-been Pop star Lenny Lee. With catch phrases like "It's Me! It's Me! It's Lenny Lee!" and "Why don't you love me!" producer/director Steve Boyle was aiming for a mocumentary with this character, only to discover that some viewers really thought this was a true music documentary series.
HARD ROCK CAFE (1994-1996)
You can see all of the Steve Boyle / Hard Rock Cafe 1990s promos along with more of Webb Wilder and Shane Caldwell's antics on the Hard Rock Cafe page. Click the picture or look for it on the sidebar.
