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Favoriting August 30, 2020: Beach Blanket Bingo

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Artist Track Album Label Year Comments Images Approx. start time
Cattanooga Cats  Cattanooga Cats Theme   Favoriting Cattanooga Cats  Forward  1969  Does the LP's typography design look a bit familiar? Where have we seen that before, gatos? Any guesses, just for sport? 
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The Bugaloos  Gna Gna Gna Gna Gna   Favoriting           0:01:20 (Pop-up)
The Monkees  You Bring The Summer   Favoriting       Written by Andy Partridge!    0:03:51 (Pop-up)
The Sunny Four  Goodie Good Ice Cream Man   Favoriting       We ALL scream for ice cream. Now that is something we can all agree on...    0:06:51 (Pop-up)
Wendy Rene  Bar-B-Q   Favoriting       Who doesn't like BBQ? Preach!    0:09:16 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Lady Nelson & The Lords 
Sunny   Favoriting
 
 
 
Mother Superior, I have sinned... 
 
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The Archies  Hot Dog   Favoriting Everything's Archie          0:13:55 (Pop-up)
The Lee Kings  Hot Dogs   Favoriting           0:17:21 (Pop-up)
Ohio Express  Hot Dog   Favoriting           0:21:42 (Pop-up)
1910 Fruitgum Company  Hot Diggity Dog   Favoriting           0:21:52 (Pop-up)
Led Zeppelin  Hot Dog   Favoriting       One of my fave BG groups. 
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Keil Isles  Bittersweet Samba   Favoriting           0:27:32 (Pop-up)
Gary & the Hornets  Oscar Mayer Wiener commercial   Favoriting       I [heart] baby bands. Thanks, Skinny Robbie, for this tune.    0:28:32 (Pop-up)
The Hot Dog Stand  C'mon, Summer's Happening   Favoriting           0:30:08 (Pop-up)
Jim Nabors  Hot Dog Heart   Favoriting           0:32:24 (Pop-up)
Squiddly Diddly  Hot Doggin' Man   Favoriting       He only has six arms, not eight.    0:33:46 (Pop-up)
Pierre Guitare  Oui Je L'aime   Favoriting       aka I Want Candy. Thank you, Glynis Ward!    0:36:02 (Pop-up)
The Bermudas  Chu Sen Ling   Favoriting       So sweet yet so sad...    0:37:10 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Esso Trinidad Steel Band + DJ Bronco 
I Want You Back   Favoriting
 
 
 
Take the hotel's cruise and see it live! 
 
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The Sunrays  I Live for the Sun   Favoriting       Take this, Brian!    0:40:57 (Pop-up)
The Stephen Crane Village  Hey Summer   Favoriting       Sounds like a cool tiki-themed apartment complex...    0:44:10 (Pop-up)
The Bedrock Rockers  Summertime Girl   Favoriting       Absolutely everyone was into Pet Sounds. Even Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm.    0:46:54 (Pop-up)
Donovan Memorial United Methodist Church  Beach Be-Attitude   Favoriting       Pray for Surf    0:47:51 (Pop-up)
The Archies  It's the Summertime   Favoriting       Ron Dante's voice sounds like pure summer. Hey, we should get that guy on this show...    0:50:48 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
The Beach Boys 
Pet Sounds   Favoriting
 
 
 
for Nick Walusko and all fans of the Wondermints 
 
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Les Poppys  Laissez Entrer Le Soleil   Favoriting Les Poppys      French version of Let the Sunshine In by 17-member municipal boy chorus    0:57:26 (Pop-up)


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Becky Ebenkamp:

B7
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neko:

N12
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CAD:

testing, testing, this is cad
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Jessie3000:

I brought my picnic basket.
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neko:

i brought my timothy carey blow-up doll
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:01pm
Becky Ebenkamp:

Howdy!
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neko:

idk about the typography, looks like saturday night special neon to me
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:01pm
Becky Ebenkamp:

Dreamy, Neko! Hi Chris and Jessie!
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CAD:

mary tyler moore show opening for the same logo as the catt. cats?
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ohcarrots:

gnagnagnagna
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:02pm
Becky Ebenkamp:

Hi, Carrots!
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Jessie3000:

Hi Becky! Love the Bugger-boos.
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neko:

greetings to all!!!!!
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Becky Ebenkamp:

This would be my campaign anthem
  7:03pm
DA The DJ:

Hello Becky!
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Candy-O'67:

Hey Becky and everybody!
  7:03pm
Dolemite:

This show is keen
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ohcarrots:

hi!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:04pm
Becky Ebenkamp:

Candy! Dolemite! Hi, DA!
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Jessie3000:

Monkeeshines.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:04pm
Becky Ebenkamp:

OK, so I was involved with this Monkees project. I thot this should be the lead single ; )
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:05pm
Becky Ebenkamp:

Andy Partridge!
  7:06pm
Dolemite:

Is it gross to request 80s? Wouldn’t It Be Good by Nik Kershaw is so Gum that it’s root-canal-inducing.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:07pm
Becky Ebenkamp:

I am not opposed to '80s, D. I did a whole '80s set at tiki Oasis last year. Totally fun! Don't know the song but will look.
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Jessie3000:

I loved "Birth of an Accidental Hipster"
  7:08pm
Spacecowboy:

Monkees ! Can't go wrong with that
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:09pm
Becky Ebenkamp:

Hey, Maurice!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:10pm
Becky Ebenkamp:

I wish I owned this 45. Every time I hear a song I like and look it up, it's a $100 or more record. I guess I have good taste.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:11pm
Becky Ebenkamp:

Now THIS record I own and it's also great. It was a $1 record. My voice "normalizes" after this segment, btw. I have no idea what I am doing.
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Jessie3000:

How are you achieving this vocal sound?
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neko:

you were in the beach cabana changing into your swimsuit, becky, so you would sound different then
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:14pm
Becky Ebenkamp:

Tin can
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CAD:

great archies track -- you could do an all 'hot dogs' show -- easily 100 great wiener-related songs
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:14pm
Glynis GirlGroupGirl:

My tail's a waggin!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:15pm
Becky Ebenkamp:

My computer is haunted. It sounded normal until playback. Other VOs are fine, I think.
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neko:

i vote for a wiener-related show also
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:16pm
Becky Ebenkamp:

Nobody else recognizes the Cattanooga Cats logo? They stole it from some pretty famous iconography. From the year before the show debut.
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Jessie3000:

Hi Neko!
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Becky Ebenkamp:

Hi, Glynis!
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neko:

hi jessie!!!!
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CAD:

it's not the MTM show? darn. i'm outta guesses.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:17pm
Becky Ebenkamp:

Guess where this band is from?
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neko:

woodstock album? or is that later? that font is so iconic now
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CAD:

sweden for the lee kings?
  7:18pm
Dolemite:

Thanks Miss! Pop nirvana.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:18pm
Becky Ebenkamp:

Ding! Ding! Ding!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:19pm
Becky Ebenkamp:

All good guesses, Neko. It is something on an international scale.
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neko:

hmmmm
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Jessie3000:

The Zep!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:23pm
Becky Ebenkamp:

I just added it.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:24pm
Becky Ebenkamp:

The answer is, Lance Wyman's iconic Mexico '68 Olympics design. There is no limit to Mike Curb's thievery. He did not even try to change it up!
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Jessie3000:

Led Zeppelin on Bubblegum_OD!! Why not?!
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neko:

explains it. not font of knowledge about led zep. dread zep, yes. led zep, no.
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neko:

base is the slave that pays, becky
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:25pm
Becky Ebenkamp:

Well, they don't write their own songs...
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CAD:

part of the '70s-love-the-'50s... who knew?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:25pm
Becky Ebenkamp:

JK, I just thot it would be funny to put this in my Hot Dog set.
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neko:

it's a great addition
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:26pm
Becky Ebenkamp:

Right, Chris? That whole glam 50s thing... about half a decade late.
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Glynis GirlGroupGirl:

"Not Dogs!"
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Jessie3000:

Sounds like Robert Plant was ready for The Honeydrippers after Zep.
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neko:

WEINER!!!!!!!!
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neko:

had to do it. i'll see myself out
  7:29pm
Domenic:

Howdy Friends... the ACTUAL Ice Cream truck passed in front of our house when "Goody Goody Ice Cream Man" came on earlier! For real! He was playing "Love Is Blue"!!!
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Becky Ebenkamp:

Chongo!
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Becky Ebenkamp:

Did you get anything?
  7:30pm
Domenic:

Hi Becky!
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CAD:

ha, domenic, that's funny. they still play civil war-era songs here in ny. so weird... like oh, susanna
  7:31pm
Domenic:

I can never flag that guy down for some reason...
  7:31pm
Dolemite:

Now I want a Bomb Pop
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:31pm
Becky Ebenkamp:

I know, huh, Jessie? We used to laugh so hard when Hot Dog came on the radio. We did not understand that shit in context to Zep.
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neko:

ours does "turkey in the straw" OH GOD A BOMB POP
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ohcarrots:

I too have a hotdog heart
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Jessie3000:

Is this Gomer??
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:32pm
Becky Ebenkamp:

Yep
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neko:

he sings that like having a hotdog heart is a bad thing
  7:33pm
Dolemite:

Gol-LEEEEE
  7:33pm
Domenic:

That's typical New York, CAD... often lovingly backward. Like when you watch a Yankee game and Ethel Merman was still played until last year... and they seem to only honor World War 2 vets! I love the hardcoreness of that.
  7:33pm
Domenic:

Hi Neko! good to see you again
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neko:

hi domenic!
  7:34pm
Domenic:

Hello, Glynnis!...
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Glynis GirlGroupGirl:

Hey Dom!

This is one of my fave 45's!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:34pm
Becky Ebenkamp:

They always play these sappy late '60s tunes here live "Love is Blue" and "Theme From Love Story"
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Becky Ebenkamp:

Thank you Glynis for this song!
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CAD:

yup, domenic, the place has still got a hard retro heart of gold if you know where to look...
  7:35pm
Domenic:

I liked hearing "Bar-B-Que" Becky!!! Sitting next to where Mike Bar-B-Q's in the atrium
  7:36pm
Domenic:

CAD even when Becky and I would watch NY1 every morning there was always at least 5 minutes of New York History EVERY HOUR. Farmlands in Queens etc on TV
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Glynis GirlGroupGirl:

Thanks for giving it a spin Becky!!! I have a good Canadian hot dog song too!!
  7:38pm
Domenic:

CAD plus they used to run "Car 54, Where Are You" after all the morning news broadcasts had run their thing. They gave you a half hour break that way. How perfect is that?
  7:39pm
Domenic:

The KON TIKI Motel in Pismo Beach... the band!!! LIVE!!!
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CAD:

mmm NY ain't quite that cool anymore, dom, sadly :(
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Glynis GirlGroupGirl:

Rickie did sing on Chu Sen Ling!
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Jessie3000:

Love this as well as the Surf Punks version.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:41pm
Becky Ebenkamp:

Rickie is the mom, right. Becky was the 12 year old. The mom had two names. Confusing
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CAD:

great summer song - thanks becky :)
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Becky Ebenkamp:

I think this is my fave summer song.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:43pm
Becky Ebenkamp:

Sorry, Brian.
  7:43pm
Richard Whig:

living for the sun and having fun!
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Glynis GirlGroupGirl:

Rickie Page (Ricky Page) is the Mom's real name.
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Jessie3000:

"Listen bud, don't be a dud".
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:44pm
Becky Ebenkamp:

And she was gorgeous!
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Glynis GirlGroupGirl:

Well real showbiz name. Her hubby was a producer, Motola I think. Anyway she's in Nashville singing country now.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:46pm
Becky Ebenkamp:

I guess everyone was inspired by Pet Sounds. Even Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm
  7:46pm
Domenic:

Hi Richard Whig!!!
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CAD:

bedrock rockers!! ahhhh!
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Becky Ebenkamp:

Oh, hi, Richard!
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ohcarrots:

oh wow!
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ohcarrots:

I'd like for this to be my theme song when I walk around outside.
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Becky Ebenkamp:

For Domenic!
  7:48pm
Domenic:

My Favorite
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Becky Ebenkamp:

And Carrots!
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neko:

blessed are the meek, for they get to go to the beach
  7:48pm
Domenic:

Confirm for people, Becky, that I have a dance for this song
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Eric R:

better late than never! Hey all!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:49pm
Becky Ebenkamp:

Dolemite, if you are still among us, this seems pretty '80s
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:49pm
Becky Ebenkamp:

We have a convert!
  7:49pm
Domenic:

If we were on camera I would show you all the dance
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:49pm
Becky Ebenkamp:

Yeah
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neko:

i would indeed like to know about such a dance
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CAD:

thots and prayers for surf in this difficult time :)
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Eric R:

I've been thinking a zoom chat room would be fun
  7:50pm
Domenic:

Neko it is kind of like The Swim
  7:51pm
Domenic:

... and kind of like the Bunny Hop
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neko:

makes sense, one does not expect polka moves with a dance involving water/beach. OR DO THEY
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:51pm
Becky Ebenkamp:

Ron's voice is healing to me, Chris. He'll be on a show soon.
  7:52pm
Domenic:

Yeah, this is a great Archies song
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:52pm
Becky Ebenkamp:

"Like the summer sunshine..."
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CAD:

cannot wait, becky! my no. 1 fave singer...
  7:53pm
Domenic:

Neko, the only problem for me with that dance is I don't have bangs and a pony tail...
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neko:

my mom back in the day had all that stuff ready in a box & she'd just clip it on. blammo! bangs, pony tail, whatever
  7:56pm
Domenic:

Yeah and I don't know... I'd have to teach the dance to someone for it to look right
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Glynis GirlGroupGirl:

Thanks for the tunes Becky!!
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CAD:

super show, becky. wish we had you for a longer time. aloha!
  7:57pm
Domenic:

Great Show, Becky!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 7:58pm
Becky Ebenkamp:

Oops, I signed out by accident! Thanks you guys and gals!
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Jessie3000:

Great show! Goodbye Summer. We hardly knew ya.
  7:59pm
Domenic:

I'll say
  7:59pm
Richard Whig:

hey summers not quite over just yet!!
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ohcarrots:

thank you becky!!!
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