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There are 6 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Buckinghams junk
From: Alan Gordon
2. Re: Peace
From: Alan Gordon
3. Responds
From: Alan Gordon
4. Murmaids aftermath
From: Ronnie Allen
5. Re: "Cuddly Toy" -- Nilsson/Monkees
From: Eddy
6. Re: Experiment In Terror
From: Dee
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 19:54:08 -0700
From: Alan Gordon
Subject: Buckinghams junk
I've always loved the "junk" in the middle of "Susan." Psychedelic
strings and all. And actually it works both ways to me.
junklover,
albabe
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 20:37:15 -0700
From: Alan Gordon
Subject: Re: Peace
Alan V. Karr:
> I'm kind of partial to the "answer" song to "Eve"..."Dawn Of
> Correction" by The Spokesmen, except for the part about the U.N.
I don't remember the words to that one. But if it's similar to the
silly patriotic jingoisic songs like "Ballad of the Green Beret" and
the other right-wing stuff... well, those left me cold. Too silly
and short-sighted. But hey... I thought some of those psychedelic
message toons really meant something. And I wasn't stoned either...
well, mostly anyway.
There is a recent book called "Turn, Turn, Turn" by Ritchie
Unterberger (Richie Unterberger's Unknown Legends) that really gives
a lot of background and information about the "real" folk movement
and how that evolved to what Dylan and others were doing in the early
sixties and beyond. There's a lot about the "answer songs" to the
peace movement in the 60's. Even one very silly one by Bob Seger
about "yellow... protesters" and the like.
Guess I'll go home now and watch more from the "All In The Family"
box set. Great stuff.
Not a "love it or leave it" kinda guy.
peace,
psychedelic albabe
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 21:23:15 -0700
From: Alan Gordon
Subject: Responds
Rashkovsky:
> Emitt Rhodes: If I had his talent I wouldn't speak to normal people.
Made my evening, sir. ar ar...
Phil Milstein:
> "A hot dog makes her lose control,"
Is that sorta like a "Cuddly Toy" thing too??? Apologies to Harry.
Steve Harvey:
> Subject: A normal male is 9ccs, si, si?
Am I the only one laughing here??? And I'm not even remotely Spanish...
'Course, being a Jewish/Catholic might be sorta similar?
I must be having an unusually quiet evening... Laughing all alone in my
office.
musical weapon of mass destruction,
albabe
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 02:06:31 EDT
From: Ronnie Allen
Subject: Murmaids aftermath
First off I want to thank all of you who have already sent me e-mails
regarding my radio interview show with the Murmaids.
You have made me feel really good!
Needless to say the hour (actually 65 minutes since I boldly blew off the
news and thus chiseled an extra five minutes!) just FLEW by and it was a
thoroughly enjoyable experience for me. And the three Murmaids have told me
that they felt the same way.
Having loved "Popsicles And Icicles" for close to 40 years I can tell you
without hesitation that tonight's show was truly a DREAM COME TRUE for me, a
nostalgic trip to rock and roll heaven except that happily all the
participants were alive and well!
I wish to express publicly my MOST HEARTFELT appreciation to Terry Fischer,
Carol Fischer and Petra Rowell for agreeing to do this show (their first
radio interview ever) as well as to David Gates for sharing with all of us
his wonderful memories of his first big hit song!
If you DID listen to the show I would really appreciate it very much if you
would let me know in one of two ways. You can do so (1) either here via a
spectropop message (which all will read) or (2) via a private e-mail at
RonnieOldiesGuy@aol.com.
The program director of the radio station has EXPLICITLY asked me to send him
some representative e-mails that show people's reaction to the show.
He and the general manager will then use this information in making a
determination as to whether future shows of this type are warranted and, if
so, how frequently they should be done.
Thus your reaction to tonight's Murmaids show is very important to me!
I will also welcome suggestions as to acts that you personally would like to
see me feature on FUTURE shows of this type, assuming I get the "go-ahead" to
do them!
If you write to me privately I don't care how short or long the e-mail is, I
will be most grateful to receive your feedback.
And, what's more, you have my word that I will promptly respond.
I will also be glad, if you'd like me to do so, to pass on a PERSONAL MESSAGE
FROM YOU directly to the Murmaids themselves!
Thanks in advance for all your additional feedback. :)
Ronnie Allen
E-mail: RonnieOldiesGuy@aol.com
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 08:29:14 +0200
From: Eddy
Subject: Re: "Cuddly Toy" -- Nilsson/Monkees
"Cuddly Toy" was not released on 45, I'm afraid. The Nilsson version
was on Pandemonium Shadow Show and the Monkees version later that same
year (1967) on Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
Eddy
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 01:12:23 -0700 (PDT)
From: Dee
Subject: Re: Experiment In Terror
> Relating to Creature Features music, the theme
> song to the Saturday night fright show was by
> Henry Mancini from the movie "Experiment in
> Terror". It's a gem....
> Incidentally, Link Wray's "Rumble" was used by
> WFLD ch.32 for Svengooli/Chicago DJ Jerry G
> Bishop (and son of Svengooli/ Rich Koz).
Phil mentions this all so casually, but I'd been
searching for an answer for years. Someone gave
me a wrong lead on it being Link Wray (your
answer helps explain that - different show!),
but after reading your message, I found a way
to hear a snippet of "Experiment In Terror", and
yeah! that's the one. Of course, hearing it
more than a quarter century later, as an adult
this time, it's easy to hear it as Mancini and
reminiscent of his "Touch Of Evil". I've
already ordered a copy of a CD which contains
the track. I guess we've probably all got that
one question that's been driving us crazy - that
was mine, and now that it's solved I'm delighted.
Thanks! I'm pleased to add it's every bit as
good as I'd remembered.
Dee
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