[78-L] Some Blobvious Observations

[David Lennick]

I'd agree.."The Blob" is a much funnier answer than "Magic Moments" (which was 
a top ten hit and on the back of "Catch A Falling Star" which went to #1..The 
Blob barely hit #33).

Or else Carole Bayer Sager put stuff in his food.

dl

Taylor Bowie wrote:
> That seems to make sense...guess Burt got his time-line mixed up.  Maybe he 
> thought it made a better story to say that  the success of The Blob was his 
> big break.
> 
> Bet the Como Magic Moments sold more copies than The Blob...probably by a 
> factor of 10 or more!
> 
> Taylor
> 
> 
> ----- 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 4:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Some Blobvious Observations
> 
> 
>> Odd, because Magic Moments charted January 20/58 and The Blob on october 
>> 6th.
>> And the film opened on September 12.
>>
>> dl
>>
>> Taylor Bowie wrote:
>>> 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>
>>> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>>> 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.
>>>>>>