[78-L] Some Blobvious Observations

[Taylor Bowie]

I don't know,  David.  Burt himself stated in an interview that The Blob was 
his first hit...perhaps it was written before Magic Moments.  I'm not sure 
when in '58 The Blob was released (or when it escaped!) but I do recall the 
song getting heavy air play here in Seattle on the old KJR radio  station.

Taylor B


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
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Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 4:05 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Some Blobvious Observations


> Taylor Bowie wrote:
>> Burt Bacharach's first hit tune...
>
> Noop..Magic Moments preceded it by most of 1958.
>
>
>> at age five I forced my Dad to take me to
>> see the movie's  first run in downtown Seattle.  The audience was him, 
>> me,
>> and about 500 screaming teenagers.
>>
>> The great character actor Olin Howlin plays the old man who discovers The
>> Blob and makes a serious error in judgment by poking at it with his 
>> walking
>> stick,  leading to his wonderful line:  "Git it offa me!"
>>
>> Steve McQueen's girl (forget her name) later played Sherriff Andy's lady
>> friend on TV.
>>
>> Taylor
>
> Ya know, I've still never seen it!
>
> dl
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 3:50 PM
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] What has spotted these discs?
>>
>>
>>> Michael Biel wrote:
>>>> David Lennick wrote:
>>>>>  The album stank to high heavens
>>>>>
>>>> Cara Mia by David Whitfield?
>>> That one I usually smash..except when it turns out to be the DJ pressing
>>> which
>>> is unbreakable.
>>>>> and had stuff growing inside
>>>> Beware of The Blob.
>>> I had "The Blob" on 78..traded it, wish I hadn't. It doesn't even turn 
>>> up
>>> on 45
>>> very often.
>>>
>>> dl
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