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- From: u906451@bruny.cc.utas.edu.au (Damien Saunders)
- Subject: Re: SJ&TCS (Study Music)
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- Organization: University of Tasmania, Australia.
- References: <1dput9INNdc1@gap.caltech.edu> <1992Nov12.050017.26026@kakwa.ucs.ualberta.ca>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 21:44:42 GMT
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- aaron@space.ualberta.ca (Aaron Humphrey) writes:
-
- >Speaker-to-Minerals (lydick@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU) wrote:
- >: From today's Herb Caen column:
- >:
- >: "I just heard the sad news that Purves Pullen -- Horatio Q. Birdbath in the
- >: unforgettable Spike Jones Band -- died at 83 last month in Vacaville, where
- >: he lived for so many years at 777 Lovers Lane. That leaves only two survivors
- >: of the City Slickers -- drummer Joe Siracusa and Earl Bennett (Sir Frederick
- >: Gas)....."
- >:
- >: StM reminisces, "Spike Jones & the City Slickers. The only band I ever heard
- >: of with members playing first and second pistol. The band that brought us "The
- >: Rites of Spring" ... gargled. To one of the all-time great novelty bands!"
- >
- >Alfvaen nods. "I just started listening to some of Dr. Demento's collections
- >of Novelty Records, and found out who Spike Jones was. (I keep getting him
- >mixed up with Spike Lee...;-}) I'm looking forward to getting more of his
- >stuff."
- My idea of Study music is either Loud and Heavy or slightly silly, so during
- study time my music slips between Spike Jones or Tom Lehrer and Heavy Metal.
-
- "It's Beetleboooomb."
-
- Damien.
- --
- "Its a 106 mi to Chicago, we have a full tank of gas, 1/2 a pack of
- cigarettes, its dark and we 're wearing sun glasses"
- "Hit it" Blues Brothers Movie. Jake & Elwood.
- Damien Saunders (Gunnar Njalsson SCA) Email:u906451@bruny.cc.utas.edu.au
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