I am the official RANKIN/BASS PRODUCTIONS historian/biographer and have authored four books on RANKIN/BASS. For Christmas 2016, we released the 20th Anniversary Edition of The Enchanted World of Rankin/Bass: A Portfolio, which trumps all previous editions with NEW content. Now 412 pages, 0ver 200 pages of color and over 1,400 images! By far, our BEST Production to date and met with rave reviews in early 2017! In stock at MISERBROS. My 2015 book, is The Arthur Rankin, Jr. Scrapbook: The Birth of Animagic hardcover edition with 24 new pages. My 2nd book has a new glossy cover remembering Producer Arthur Rankin, Jr., THE MAKING OF THE RANKIN/BASS HOLIDAY CLASSIC: RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER (MISER BROS PRESS). My third book details the entire making of RANKIN/BASS' MAD MONSTER PARTY (MISER BROS PRESS). I also was the project consultant and am featured in the documentaries on the DVDs and BLU RAYs of MAD MONSTER PARTY (Sept. 8, 2009 DELUXE EDITION) and THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS (Christmas edition 2007) BOTH available on AMAZON. I have recorded three CDs with GIN BLOSSOMS and my first is available at AMAZON "Rick Goldschmidt Sings." I perform with my band THE STARVING ARTISTS in the Chicago area.