on 7/25/01 11:39, Benito Vergara at bvergara@sfsu.edu wrote:
>
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>> [mailto:owner-exotica@lists.xmission.com]On Behalf Of Matt Marchese
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 11:13 AM
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>> The Luxor has a Chinese restaurant called Papyrus upstairs next
>> to the IMAX
>> theater. It's got Polynesian decor with lots of bamboo and a very
>> tiki-looking
>> bar. Unfortunately, I didn't have time to check it out.
>
let us not forget my favorite place when I'm in Vegas, Champagnes. its on
maryland south of desert inn. Its not a tiki place, but it is great, very
red and open 24h. they give the first drink free to casino workers coming
off shift. to me that is the quintessential vegas place. Plus, great
jukebox with lots of tom jones, dean martin etc.
I also went to a place called the Monte Carlo, which has some good musical
acts. its rather '80s style, but worth a visit anyways. its behind the
buffalo exchange off of Maryland.
I've been told that the Atomic on east fremont is quite an experience, but
its kinda dangerous. Its looks cool though...
have fun in Vegas!!!
christine
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Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 17:06:09 -0700
From: Paul Penna <tterrace@sonic.net>
Subject: (exotica) The Continental
Byron (bag@hubris.net) wrote:
>Actually, I think his title was "The Continental." I heard that that the
>organist playing with his words d'amore was none other than Eddie
>Baxter. My album on Capitol entitled "Camp!" T2474 says TC was Renzo
>Cesana, which means absolutely nothing to me...but maybe it does to someone
>else! I have yet to see an entire album featuring The Continental. I have
>only seen him on 78 singles and, if I am not mistaken, only on one side of
>each...the other given only to the organ. I, too, would like more info and
>even a pointer to a discography. Wouldn't it be great to have an entire
>collection of his solioquys? (maybe not to play start to finish, but to use
>selections occasionally within larger programs)
Check out his listing on the imdb; he has a goodly number of film and TV
credits. He apparently did his "Continental" schtick on radio as well, and
was familiar enough to be lampooned in an early 1950s Popeye cartoon (the
title of which doesn't come to mind), with Olive Oyle swooning over a
suave, accented playboy on the radio billed as "The International," played
in this case by Bluto, of all people.
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Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 21:29:52 EDT
From: Dlsmay@aol.com
Subject: Re: (exotica) Moonflight, by Vik Venus
We considered it for inclusion on the Bubblegum 100 list, but it didn't make
the final cut.
<< Strangely, there's *NO* mention of Vik Venus I've
seen in that incredible new "Bubblegum Music Is the Naked Truth" book.
>>
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Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 19:08:59 -0700
From: "basic hip" <basichip@home.com>
Subject: Re: (exotica) The poetic voice of Franklin McCormack
> I found an album by this guy called "the torch is burning"
> I'd never heard of him, but it's on the Liberty label and had one of
> those cheesy cheescake covers so I thought I'd take a chance.
>
> Frank does not sing, he just recites the words to a group of standards in
> a very, very relaxed voice, as if he had taken a few drinks or puffs too
> many. Anyone else ever hear this thing? Does he have any other albums? His
> speaking voice is actually a bit creepy, so now I'm a bit intrigued.
If you ask me, this is a great find. Not only is the cover stunning, but
more importantly, you have now been introduced to a significant star of the
airwaves, Franklyn McCormack (1906-1971)
A veteran of 46 years in show business, Franklyn MacCormack was a well-known
personality on Chicago radio since 1933. With a voice like warm molasses,
MacCormack filled the air for Chicago's night people with a quiet blend of
soft music, nostalgic poetry and tranquil patter. His listeners ranged from
misty-eyed teen-agers returning from dates to policemen on stakeouts who
relaxed to his "quiet hour tones designed to tie memories to."
Nowhere near as hip as Ken Nordine, but every bit as gifted. In fact, if I
had to choose, I dare say I'd rather listen to FM over the long haul.
One of his best known achievements was his collaboration with Wayne King on
Melody of
Love, in which he recited the sentimental "Because I Love You". Franklyn
MacCormack died the day after suffering a heart attack while on the air
during his WGN All-Night Showcase in 1971.
Read much more and see photos here at WGN's site:
http://www.wgnradio.com/history/75th02.htm
I have a couple of other FM records. One is An Evening with FM. Then there
are a couple of Stanford Univeristy teaching records to help you relax and
develop a "pleasing personality". The same track repeats itself on each
side of the yellow gold vinyl. Sean Pearman made me a CD-R of his recital
of Vagabond House.
A very enthusiastic thumbs up!
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Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 23:11:33 -0400
From: alan zweig <azed@pathcom.com>
Subject: (exotica) Petticoat Junction
This is off topic but I don't belong to an old TV show mailing list so I'll
ask here.
I was just flipping the channels and came across an episode of Petticoat
Junction, the theme song of which I could sing you if you want.
(And there's Uncle Joe, he's a moving kind of slow, at the Junction)
Anyway when I turned it on, one of the daughters - the dark-haired one who
may be the youngest - was dancing in her bedroom. The first thing I
noticed was that she was way more uh... "stacked" than I remember her. But
then I noticed on the wall behind her was a pennant for "Hooterville".
Back in the sixties when I watched this, no one I knew called them
"hooters". Do you think this was a coincidence or a sly joke on the part
of the writers?
AZ
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Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 10:39:34 +0200
From: Moritz R <tiki@netsurf.de>
Subject: Re: (exotica) some stuff picked up while away
G.R.Reader@bton.ac.uk schrieb:
> I did get some new stuff.
>
> A couple of budget re-issues, they seem legit, on vinyl:
> Les Baxter's African Jazz
> Quite tame really, a couple of tracks were more South American than African,
> but mostly polite Jazz with Bongo's. Quite nice in a cocktail party kind of
> way. Nothing that really took my fancy.
I bought that one too and I agree with your review. Except I don't think it's legit. I think it's a typical bootleg with no mentioning of the reissue whereabouts whatsoever.
Frances R. Horwich, 94, Host of 'Ding Dong School' in 50's Is Dead
By DANIEL J. WAKIN,NYTimes
Frances R. Horwich, the amiable educator who engaged millions of preschoolers as the host of the pioneering children's program "Ding Dong School" in the 1950's, died yesterday. She was 93.
Ringing an old-fashioned school bell to start the show, she would look into the camera, warmly wish a good morning and ask, "How are you today?" She paused so that toddlers at home, watching a somewhat matronly figure in swept-back hair and wearing a wool jacket, could answer. And they often did, thanks to her kindly, conversational style.
Then, "Miss Frances" would tell stories or demonstrate activities, like making pipe-cleaner figures or clay models. She used inexpensive, familiar toys and interspersed her presentation with unobtrusive lessons:
"Ask your mother where to play with it," for a homemade musical instrument.
"Be sure your sleeves are rolled up," for a messier project.
The half-hour show ended with a five-minute summation of the material.
"Ding Dong School" began on a Chicago station, WNBQ, in 1952. It was so popular that after six weeks, NBC picked up the program, and soon it was seen in at least 36 cities, with viewership reaching three million. The program was broadcast live at 10 a.m. on weekdays for four years, going to WNET in New York in 1959.
"Ding Dong School," directed and produced by Reinald Werrenrath Jr., was one of a series of high-quality, innovative broadcasts by WNBQ that became its own of golden age of television, said Jeff Kisseloff, a television historian.
Unlike many of the children's show hosts of the period, Ms. Horwich "actually taught kids things," Mr. Kisseloff said. And rather than the "high-tech, dazzly stuff" of today, "it was her sitting in front of a piano or a drawing table," he said.
"The intent was to educate the kids plainly and straightforwardly," he said. "The fact was that it worked. You didn't need all the bells and whistles to keep kids watching."
Its daily competitors at the time were "Captain Kangaroo" on CBS and "Mickey Mouse Theater" on ABC. A few years later, the successors to "Ding Dong School" appeared: "Sesame Street" and "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood."
In her era, a far simpler time when there was no Cartoon Network or hip, irony-tinged children's programs, Ms. Horwich won acclaim. She received a George Foster Peabody award in 1953.
"She imbues in the youngsters a sense of friendliness, confidence and faith that is truly magical television," The New York Times television critic, Jack Gould, wrote that year. "She is a teacher, yes, but she is also a very genuine friend of the tots who sit entranced before the receivers."
When she began promoting the products of sponsors, however, Mr. Gould called the step "heartbreaking."
"The program is too important in too many homes to be allowed to go astray through regrettable short- sightedness," he wrote.
In interviews, Ms. Horwich seemed better at saying what children's programming should not be.
"I don't think a television program should make a child's life complicated," she said in a 1955 interview. "It should not get him into trouble with his parents. Sometimes very innocently a television program teaches a child a trick that is not socially acceptable and, therefore, gets him into trouble. It is not socially acceptable to throw a pie at someone or to fill someone's hat with water," she added, perhaps a not-so-subtle jab at Bozo the Clown.
She also deplored the violence of Westerns and crime programs, though added that normal children could handle it.
What television should do is appeal to their interests, open "new doors and windows" of enlightenment and help children learn to be resourceful, Ms. Horwich said.
Frances Rappaport was born in Ottawa, Ohio, on July 16, 1908, and received a bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago in 1929. She earned her doctorate in education from Northwestern University in 1942.
In 1931, she married Harvey L. Horwich, who was later a technical consultant to the United States Air Force. Mr. Horwich died in the early 1970's. The couple had no children.
For more than two decades before first ringing the "Ding Dong" bell, Ms. Horwich worked in education. She taught first grade, supervised nursery schools in Chicago, was a principal, and held professorships in education at the University of North Carolina and Roosevelt College in Chicago.
But her biggest class was filled with the millions of children in America's living rooms born just a few years after World War II.
"Our little school gives them a sense of belonging," she said.
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Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 09:18:02 -0500
From: "Colleen Pyles" <colleen7@ireland.com>
Subject: Re: (exotica) Petticoat Junction
Good question, Alan. Come to think of it, I don't think I recall
anyone calling them "hooters" in my childhood...but for some reason,
in my mind, I thought it was a reference to the two (or one) horns on
the model T type car that sorta stuck out on the side. Or those
clown horns...
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From: alan =A0zweig <azed@pathcom.com>
Sent: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 23:11:33 -0400
To: Exotica mailing list <exotica@xmission.com>
Subject: (exotica) Petticoat Junction
This is off topic but I don't belong to an old TV show mailing list
so I'll
ask here.
I was just flipping the channels and came across an episode of
Petticoat
Junction, the theme song of which I could sing you if you want.
(And there's Uncle Joe, he's a moving kind of slow, at the Junction)
Anyway when I turned it on, one of the daughters - the dark-haired
one who
may be the youngest - was dancing in her bedroom. =A0The first thing I
noticed was that she was way more uh... "stacked" than I remember
her. =A0But
then I noticed on the wall behind her was a pennant for "Hooterville".
Back in the sixties when I watched this, no one I knew called them
"hooters". =A0Do you think this was a coincidence or a sly joke on the =
part
of the writers?
AZ
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Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 09:36:09 -0500
From: "Colleen Pyles" <colleen7@ireland.com>
Subject: Re: (exotica) [obit] Frances R. Horwich
Ah, yes, I remember Miss Frances, one of the first things I saw when
we got a TV. She was so sweet.
Frances R. Horwich, 94, Host of 'Ding Dong School' in 50's Is Dead
By DANIEL J. WAKIN,NYTimes
Frances R. Horwich, the amiable educator who engaged millions of
preschoolers as the host of the pioneering children's program "Ding
Dong School" in the 1950's, died yesterday. She was 93.
Colleen
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