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Speaker 1 (00:15):
Welcome my friends to
the Pat Speeps Podcast, number
147.
Today is 10-10.
10-10, 2024, october the 10th.
Today, as I look out my studiowindows into the first day this
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year that I have kind of I kindof feel fall in the air, there's
an orange hue Let me go withhue.
There's an orange hue, maybe athin layer of clouds.
There is a breeze.
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It's a little layer of clouds,there is a breeze.
It's a little bit cooler today.
It's not cloudy, but it's alittle cooler than it has been,
even though it's supposed to behot again.
I don't know, but I'm going toenjoy just the temperature being
a little cooler today.
Today is a Thursday and, by theway, I'm Pat and I host the Pat
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Walsh Show on radio as well.
Thank you very much for being apart of my Pat's Peeps podcast
and a part of my radio show, ifyou are, if you do listen KPK in
Sacramento and is heardnationally and internationally
on your free iHeart app.
And when I think of fall, Ithink of many things.
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I love fall.
Excuse me, I need a littledrink of water here.
I love fall.
I think my favorite season isprobably spring.
I love spring.
You know, winter is done.
Things are growing, things areblossoming and you know, and
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you've got nice green grass.
I just love it.
I just I love spring but I lovefall too.
I just love it, I love spring,but I love fall too.
But when I think of fall, youknow, I'm just basically an
audiophile, I'm a music guy.
My musical moods change withthe seasons.
What about you?
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One thing I love about fallmusic I think of, this time,
especially in October, is VinceGiraldi.
I associate fall with, likeCharlie Brown.
I know he has great Christmasstuff.
Yeah, vince Giraldi's so good,but there's the great pumpkin
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waltz, but there's the greatpumpkin waltz and there's just
something about his music.
Vince Guaraldi, the VinceGuaraldi Trio, makes me want to
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go to the Pumpkin Patch.
You know, as I'm listening,thinking about Vince Giraldi,
that's so good, my favorite, oneof my favorites, because I'm a
big Dean Martin fan and there'ssome others.
But one of my favoriteChristmas albums is also Vince
Giraldi.
Of course the Charlie BrownChristmas, but he has so many
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great songs and for alloccasions, of course Vince
Giraldi, the Thanksgiving themewe have that next month, one of
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the things that I love right now.
I mentioned this before fall.
Any of you watch footballcollege.
I mentioned this.
I Fall.
You know you watch footballcollege.
I mentioned this, I think,maybe on a previous podcast.
But sports, you know, becauseright now the baseball playoffs
and last night my Dodgers stayedalive and hammered the Padres
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8-0.
Vince Guaraldi even has musicabout that.
Baseball Love October forbaseball.
You know.
Another guy I like is DaveBrubeck.
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I mean, you can't be in a badmood listening to you know this
kind of Vince Giraldi At least Ican.
What a piano player.
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Again, I don't own the rightsto this.
I'm just trying to share themusic with people so they know
about it, just in case theydon't.
I know most people do Makepeople feel good.
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I feel good listening to this.
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That's the baseball theme,digging that groove, that groovy
groove, baby.
Yeah, you know, one of myfavorites by Vince Giraldi too,
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that it doesn't remind me, oneof the ones that doesn't remind
me of like a holiday, and it'sprobably, you know, arguably I
don't even really want to saythat maybe his most famous song.
It's not even that, it'sprobably.
No, it is Vince Giraldi's mostpopular song in terms of radio
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play, like any of the CharlieBrown themes more popular on TV.
But Vince Giraldi, the VinceGiraldi trio, they've got a
great song.
I always loved it Growing upbeing Vince Giraldi Trio.
They've got a great song.
I've always loved it Growing upbeing the station wagon, you
know with the parents andthey've got the AM radio going
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and inevitably this song wouldcome on and I always loved the
song Cast your Fate to the Wind,vince Giraldi trio.
So Cast your fate to the wind,beautiful song, jeez.
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Anyhow I get off on this topic.
You know again this all.
Anyhow I get off on this topic.
You know again this all stemsfrom fall.
One leads into the other andthen this one will lead into
another song or something else.
I'm sure you probably are thesame way where it reminds you of
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a certain season, a certaintime of year, a certain memory.
But yeah, my musical tastesbegin to shift with the seasons.
Vince Giraldi, thank you somuch.
Man, what a great artist.
Listen, what else?
What do we have today?
You know, one of the things,one of the things I'm going to
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talk about on my show tonight.
I mean, no, I don't know, maybeI don't know if it's going to
be tonight.
Actually, I might wait tillScott Robinson comes back in as
a guest, maybe on Tuesday.
Wednesday I'm going to Arizona,as I mentioned.
I'll be back Tuesday and I'mgoing to do some podcasts.
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You know, what I'm going to dois I'm going to do some podcasts
unbeknownst to my brothers andsisters.
I mean, they don't know it now,but I will be informing them
that we're going to be doingsome podcasts and share some
family memories on the podcastsand share whatever else who
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knows, you never know with myfamily, but I have my brother,
jim, steve, tim and then mysisters Michelle and Stephanie.
So all of us are going to betogether in Arizona for a few
days.
It'll be a really nice thing,like I mentioned on my previous
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podcast, to be together.
So, yeah, I plan on doing somepodcasts from there.
So we'll keep that going.
I was going to mention that wewere going to talk about
Columbia House Records and Tapes, but I think I mentioned that
already and then we never endedup doing it.
So I'm still going to do thatColumbia House Records and Tapes
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, which reminded me of thingslike Mr Maitland, I don't know.
In my mind it starts clicking.
One dot leads to another.
It's connect the dots that mademe start thinking about.
You know, back in the day, thatera, you know the late 70s,
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into the early 80s or into the80s, maybe even to the mid 80s
but they would have thatColumbia House Records and Tapes
where you'd buy 11 and then youget the next one for a penny.
What a great deal.
Until they started sending yourandom stuff because you didn't
have any money.
You were too at least in mycase, who, at least in my case
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irresponsible to follow up onthe contract that you signed
with them.
And then they started sendingCDs Well, no, not CDs, excuse me
Eight tracks, or albums ofrecords that you never ordered,
or albums of records that younever ordered.
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I remember they sent me theystarted doing that with me.
They sent me like a BarbraStreisand, you know, because I'd
ordered like BTO, not Fragile.
Do I sound like a guy who wantsBarbra Streisand?
I ordered like BTO, not Fragile.
Let me see if I can rememberjust a few of them Queen Jazz,
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this is all.
When I was in the record club,my first, my initial.
You know the initial time I gotinto the record club, the only
time, of course.
What else did I get Three DogNight Greatest Hits Earth, wind
and Fire.
That's the way of the world.
I mean just some of the recordsI got from that Anyhow.
But then they'd start sending,like Loggins and Messina, like,
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no, I mean no disrespect toLoggins and Messina, it just
ain't my bag man.
And certainly Barbara Streisandor Paul Anka.
Have them up, baby, that wasn'ton my list.
Quit setting this to me, thenyour parents would catch on.
Then you'd be in trouble.
Patrick, patrick, anthony, comeout here please.
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You get out there like you getthe envelope in front of them.
You know what is this.
What is this?
Did you sign a contract withColumbia House?
You know you have to pay.
Right, we're not going to payit for you.
You got to pay During thosetimes.
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I I mean you know what?
I started my record collectionlike that, seriously, so it was
a good thing.
No biggie, no one kicked downmy door.
I don't think I have any badcredit score due to the fact
that, however that ended upanyhow, that was centuries ago,
or due to the fact that, howeverthat ended up Anyhow, that was
centuries ago.
But it made me think of otherthings, like what else was going
on that time, like at the verysame time, like Ronco, things on
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TV like Popeil's PocketFisherman.
Speaker 3 (13:53):
You remember that
Early 70s?
It's the fishing invention ofthe century.
There's never been anythinglike it.
Popeil's Pocket Fisherman Men,women, youngsters can cast
almost like experts the veryfirst time.
Small enough to fit in glovecompartment, backpack, any
travel bag or even in yourpocket, and Pocket Fisherman's
handle is its own mini tacklebox.
Flip up the special DuPontnylon rod and you're ready to
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fish anytime, even catch bigones like this, with heavy test
line and your favorite lure andshock absorber.
Fisherman is made with a smoothaction johnson spin casting
reel filled with tri-lean xlline, and boy, does it catch
fish.
It's the perfect outfit forcasting in tight spots.
You can even hang it on yourbelt.
Expert or amateur will lovepopeil's pocket fisherman.
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It's rod, reel, reel line,bobber hook, the whole thing.
Yes, it's fishing fun for thewhole family and only $19.95.
What a gift.
Speaker 1 (14:46):
What a gift you get
the Popeil's Pocket Fisherman.
They had some great Roncocommercials.
If you remember that, you know.
Another one that I remember, ifyou go way back into that era,
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was the Mr Microphone by Ronco.
Remember that one.
Speaker 4 (15:12):
Hey, this Christmas
party is getting a little too
quiet.
I think it's time we liven itup with my favorite Christmas
gift.
Speaker 3 (15:16):
Mr.
Speaker 4 (15:17):
Microphone hey,
what's that?
Well, you set the dial on yourFM radio and testing, testing,
testing, Microphone hey, what'sthat?
Well, you set the dial on yourFM radio and testing testing,
testing.
Speaker 2 (15:23):
I'm on the radio.
Speaker 3 (15:25):
These kids are having
a fabulous time with Mr
Microphone, the cordlessmicrophone that actually puts
your voice on the radio.
There are no attaching wires,so you're free to Ha, ha, ha, ha
, ha.
Broadcast.
Speaker 1 (15:39):
Ha, ha ha ha.
Broadcast the dude dancing withhis boombox down the street.
He's singing to his boomboxstraight up karaoke, as he's
disco dancing down the road,You're free to move around.
Speaker 3 (15:52):
Broadcast over any FM
car radio.
Speaker 2 (15:55):
Hey, good looking,
we'll be back to pick you up
later.
Speaker 1 (16:04):
Yeah, oh, my God,
that's 1978.
You got a car full of people,you got the dude with a white
guy, fro, and he's got themicrophone, and they're driving
by.
He sees a girl.
I'm going to assume it's a girl, you never know.
Hey, good looking, we'll beback to pick you up later.
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Oh good, well, I'll be righthere waiting for you.
How creepy is that.
You know that'd be kind offunny, though now to just get in
your car with a Mr Microphone,shoot some video for YouTube.
I may have to do this.
Don't copy that.
Maybe someone's already doingit.
You're going to get amicrophone.
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Go down the road.
Hey, good looking, we'll beback to pick you up later
Broadcast over any FM car radio.
Speaker 2 (16:52):
Hey, good looking,
we'll be back to pick you up
later.
Speaker 3 (17:01):
You can broadcast in
mono or with two or more radios
and stereo.
Professional entertainers useMr Microphone for rehearsing.
Speaker 1 (17:04):
I'm sure they do.
Liberace used it, Zomfear.
Speaker 3 (17:09):
And you can too.
It's practical and great funfor the whole family.
Speaker 1 (17:14):
Yeah, yeah, and for
only $12.88.
Dad, dad, can we play MrMicrophone again?
Shut up, son, you really makegreat.
Speaker 3 (17:19):
Christmas gifts.
Mom, yeah, Dad, can we play MrMicrophone again?
Shut up son Mom.
Speaker 1 (17:26):
How many of those
places are still in business?
By the way, I love the guy atthe end Walgreens, walworth.
Let's listen to the storiesagain Walgreens, walgreens is
still around, right, isn't it?
Woolworth, woolco, woolworth,woolco?
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I don't think so.
I don't think.
Osco, Osco, venture, weebolts,montgomery, osco, venture,
weebolts, montgomery Ward, ward,montgomery Ward is far gone,
gone, gone, gone, wow.
And those gone, gone, wow.
Now, those were the days.
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Remember they'd have like theglass cutter.
Remember they have like theglass froster.
Wouldn't it frost your glasses,son?
That really frost my glasses.
Remember, remember that they'dhave the glass cutter so you can
make like a terrarium.
Remember terrariums.
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Remember that was a big thing.
You could cut your glass with aglass cutter.
For any other reason, I don'tknow why you would cut glass.
I don't know why anyone wouldgo.
You know if, if I only had aglass cutter, I could cut some
jars.
I never quite got that Likewhat, but unless maybe then you
had the terrarium, because thatwas another thing in the 70s,
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right, people had terrariums.
It was a huge thing Also backin the day.
See, these are just randomthings that I have sort of
connected in my mind here, madewhat in my mind, one went to the
other.
I started thinking other thingsthat were during that time like
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more well, some of them local,some of them were national, like
, for instance, hi folks, chuckSwift, the little profit dealer,
anyone remember him?
I folks Chuck Swift, and he wasthe car dealer and he ended up
in the wheelchair and he was alittle profit dealer.
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I think he had a foreign road.
I think he had a dealership onFlorin Road that was like Ford
and then Toyota.
I know he eventually had theToyota.
But man, I remember that guylike it was yesterday.
Chuck Swift.
Everyone of course remembersCal Worthington from back early
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70s and that was even into the1980s.
You know everyone startedtalking about those old car
dealerships.
Speaker 5 (20:03):
Everyone remembers
cal here's cal worthington and
his dog spot give a new trunk toyour wife.
She will love you all your life.
Go see Cal.
Speaker 1 (20:16):
Go see Cal, go see
Cal.
Give a new trunk to your wife.
She will love you all your life.
Go see Cal, go see Cal, go seeCal.
Speaker 5 (20:28):
Hey, once again I
want to show you a painless way,
a painless way to get into anew Ford Look.
Speaker 1 (20:33):
Alright, so this is
1984.
Let's listen to Cal give ussome prices for brand new cars
which it's just when you look atthem, they look so old.
Speaker 5 (20:45):
I'll sell you this
new 84 LTD for $75.95, or I'll
lease it to you with no moneydown $180 a month $75.95, brand
new.
I'll sell you this new Rangerpickup for $57.95, or I'll lease
it to you with no money down$136 a month.
Speaker 1 (21:00):
Ranger pickup for
less than $6,000.
A Ford truck right now.
What are they?
$70,000?
Speaker 5 (21:08):
1984 Bronco.
Ii sell it to you for $93.95,or I'll lease it to you no money
down.
$219 a month.
A 1984 Ford F-150 pickup thefull price is $66.95, or I'll
lease it to you with no money?
Speaker 1 (21:21):
All right, say that
again.
So this is the F, okay, oh myGod, listen to the difference in
the prices.
One more time, one more timethere, cal A 1984 Ford F-150
pickup.
F-150 pickup.
Speaker 5 (21:37):
A 1984 Ford F-150
pickup.
The full price is $66.95.
Speaker 1 (21:42):
F-150 pickup.
The full price is 66.95.
F-150 pickup 66.95 again, like70, 75 grand, or I'll lease it
to you.
Speaker 5 (21:48):
I'm pretty sure, but
no money down 156 a month.
A brand new van conversion.
This is a van conversion andthe full price is only 79.95 or
I'll lease it to you.
Speaker 1 (21:58):
No money down 233 a
month I don't even know what a
van conversion is 2850 BellevueBoulevard, Long Beach.
I don't even know what a vanconversion is.
What does that mean?
They converted something into avan.
Was it a van?
They converted it intosomething else.
What's a van conversion?
You know, we had CalWorthington on when I was
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producing a morning show on KSTEback in the 90s.
We had Cal Worthington comeinto the studio and then we had
him out in the parking lot, Iswear to God, and he was
appraising the value of our carsat the time.
And at that time, having notbeen out of college very long,
just starting at the radiostations, I had a little Ford
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Festiva and Cal he went outthere and he appraised our
vehicles Live on air.
By the way, he did live on air.
That's pretty cool.
So I got to meet him and hangout with him for a while.
Let me see what else you know.
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Here's another one from 1964.
Here's another guy I got tomeet and I just found this
randomly, but I got to meet thisgentleman who seemingly wore
the exact same clothes everysingle day, at least any time I
ever saw this guy.
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But I met him at SouthgateShopping Center.
Thank God for my mom.
She'd take me to see singers.
If anything was happening intown she'd take me to see him.
She'd take us to see him askids Like a big star would be
coming to town.
She'd take us to see singers.
If anything was happening intown, she'd take me to see him.
She'd take us to see him askids Like a big star would be
coming to town, she'd take us tosee him.
Roy Rogers opened up arestaurant Roy Rogers, like one
of the earliest drive-thrus Ican remember she took us to Roy
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Rogers restaurant like a fastfood joint and he handed us our
burgers out the window.
So I met him.
But I met this guy as well,another car commercial.
This was Chevy.
We were at Southgate ShoppingCenter on a gray day.
I remember there used to bethis big cement I don't even
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know what you would call it inthe parking lot of Southgate.
It was like a I don't know acement stage, maybe Just a big
platform, as I recall, and oneday my mother took us out there
when Bonanza was a big deal andwe got to meet Dan Blocker, who
played Hoss in Bonanza, alwayswearing that vest and those
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trousers and hats- Howdy.
Speaker 6 (24:38):
I'd like you to take
a look at some of the brand new
1964 chevrolet trucks.
Of course shiv has made so manytruck improvements over the
last five years, and take an admachine to count them all up.
But I'd like to show you just afew.
Now you take this chevroletfleet side.
Chevrolet has hoped thatwindshield will pull her forward
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that makes it easier to get inand out of, and that's true on
all of the 64.
Chevrolet has hoped thatwindshield will pull her forward
that makes it easier to get inand out of, and that's true on
all of the 64 chevrolet trucks.
And for easier riding they putone of these big coil springs at
all four wheels.
This big old v8 with a hightorque, 409, was developed by
chevrolet so that a lot oftruckers could do the work of a
big rig with a low-costheavy-duty Chevrolet truck.
Speaker 1 (25:23):
Haas.
Wow, I got to shake that guy'shand, dan Blocker.
Rest in peace, dan Blocker.
All these memories just cameflooding into my mind when I was
thinking about Columbia HouseRecords and Tapes and fall and
all of this, and those areclassic commercials.
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I don't remember this one,though.
I don't recall Bayshore what isit?
Bayshore, chrysler, plymouth.
Anyone remember Ralph Williamsfrom Bayshore, chrysler,
plymouth?
All right, well, I justdiscovered this.
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I'm going to play Ralph for youhere from Bayshore.
This is a rarity for me.
You know my podcast.
I discovered this.
I'm going to play Ralph for youhere from Bayshore.
This is a rarity for me.
You know my podcast.
I mean radio or my podcast.
You never hear me curse.
I don't curse.
I don't do it In real life.
(26:39):
You ought to hear me cursinglike a sailor, but then again,
when it's content on my podcastand it's from someone else and
they curse and they say thingsthat you go, what did he just
say?
I'm not going to edit that foryou.
I'm going to leave that inExactly how it went Went, went.
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So, without further ado, do Ineed to give a creeping trigger
warning, don't get freaked out.
This is 1970, man, or somethinglike that, so brace yourself
for cursing.
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Well, what do you mean cursing?
He's a car salesman.
Well, you'll get the pointalphwilliams.
He's the owner of bayshorechrysler plymouth and he's got a
word for you here magazines.
Speaker 4 (27:33):
You've read it in the
newspapers.
In fact, perhaps you've evenseen the owner's picture, ralph
williams, the owner of bayshore,chrysler, plymouth, 345,
alcamino real in the city of sanbernal.
You notice the big, bald-headedson of a bitch.
The man that came to SanFrancisco to offer them more for
the dollar they spend.
The man that came to SanFrancisco to rape each and every
citizen and the whole SanFrancisco Bay Area.
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You don't believe it?
Listen to me, I don't lie.
Ralph, ralph, you didn't lie.
Take a fucking car like this, a1966 Ford, a Country Squire,
9-factor station wagon.
Don't worry about the equipment.
Imagine all the fun you canhave in the back.
Speaker 2 (28:13):
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha,
ha, ha ha ha ha, ha, ha, ha, ha,
ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha,ha, ha, ha ha ha ha, cut Ralph
Ralph.
Speaker 1 (28:27):
Yeah, what uh caught?
Ralph, uh, ralph, yeah, what'sup?
Uh, yeah, ralph.
Uh, well, you dropped the fbomb there.
It was 1970.
They didn't say that, yeah anduh, you alluded to the fun you
get.
Speaker 4 (28:41):
Yeah, shut up, I'm a
ball-headed son of a and while
you're it, imagine all the moneythat that bald-headed prick,
Ralph Williams, is going to bemaking on the car he's trying to
fuck you out of.
Oh God, yes, the man that willtake every dime out of the San
Francisco Bay Area and spend iton prostitutes, booze and, of
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course, crap tables in the cityof Las Vegas.
Oh God, I'm sure you've heardabout it, so remember that.
Speaker 1 (29:13):
Yeah, I'm sure you've
heard about it.
Speaker 4 (29:15):
Yeah, I've heard
about Ralph Williams Spreading
his, all his money on booze andhookers and the crap tables in
Vegas.
What was it?
Speaker 1 (29:20):
And of course, crap
tables in the city of Las Vegas.
Sure, sure, what was it?
Was it women and booze?
And what was?
Speaker 4 (29:24):
it San Francisco Bay
Area and spend it on prostitutes
, booze and, of course, craptables in the city of Las Vegas.
Oh God yeah, man, was that aparty?
I'm sure you've heard about it.
So remember this If you'd liketo get fucked, I'd work real
hard, jeez.
Speaker 1 (29:39):
Ralph, ralph, cut.
Now what's wrong?
Ralph, you're Listen, ralph,you know, look at the way you're
talking to the viewers.
Ah, screw the viewer.
Hey, this is my sales tech.
Yeah, but Ralph.
Speaker 4 (29:57):
Yeah, yeah, we heard
that, Ralphie don't?
Speaker 1 (30:01):
We heard it, ralph?
All right, take four If you'dlike to get fucked.
Hey, ralph, he asked you.
Please can you refrain, hey?
Speaker 4 (30:13):
you come down here,
let ralph williams do it.
Why not remember?
Our address is three, four,five.
What do you say?
Speaker 1 (30:20):
if you want to get,
let's play that whole thing in
context over and over, we'll usethat word if you'd like like to
get fucked and hooked real hardbefore you buy a car, come down
here.
Speaker 4 (30:30):
Let Ralph Williams do
it.
Why not Remember our address is345 El Camino Real, Hi.
Speaker 1 (30:35):
Ralph, are you Ralph?
Yeah, I'm Ralph.
You know what I want you to do.
What's that you know, hey?
Speaker 4 (30:41):
now In the city of
San Bruno.
But if you come from MarinCounty, east Bay Area, san Jose,
your money spends just as wellas anybody else's, and when this
bald-headed son of a bitch getsa hold of you, you will spend
money Talking about payments.
Five years, payments of $100 amonth you can't get.
Even so, shop before you buy.
Base your price supplement.
Speaker 1 (31:01):
He's no Rudy Castillo
Chevrolet, but Ralph bringing
it strong.
Trigger warning, triggerwarning.
All right, I did my stupidtrigger warning.
Let's finish things up, ralph.
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Ralph came strong.
You know what else I remember,boy by the uh.
Remember rudy castillochevrolet.
Hi folks, hi folks, rudycastillo, rudy castillo, rudy
castillo chevrolet and beautifuldowntown galt.
Remember him.
There you go.
So he's now get a free 10-speedwith every test drive at Rudy
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Castillo Chevrolet in beautifuldowntown Galt.
Like dang the man's giving away10-speeds, I try to plead with
my parents come on, go, take atest drive at Rudy Castillo.
I want a 10-speed.
Shut up, son, shut up son at a10 speed, get up son.
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Then there was the locally.
There was the Dodge Boys.
Remember that Dodge Boys?
Remember the Dodge Boys Like ananimated cartoon, the Dodge
dealers in town.
I loved that commercial.
And then there was theRoseville gang.
Remember the Roseville gang?
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I can't remember each one oftheir names or their dealership.
They'd get the Roseville cardealers together and they'd have
them doing things like playingsports like football.
Doing things like playingsports like football.
Don has a great.
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Don is passing the savings onto you at Don Blakewell Chrysler
Plymouth.
You know, the next guy would belike.
You know, chuck is, chuck is.
It's a touchdown every timewith Chuck Dodson at Dodson
Toyota.
Remember that?
It'd be the Roseville gang.
God, does anyone remember that?
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How old do you have to be?
And I'm holding a record in myhand that I plucked from my
collection today, my ultra rare45 collection.
It's in this sleeve, I'll betyou, before I pull it out, I'll
bet you it's never been pulledout of the sleeve.
I'll bet it's in perfectcondition.
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It's in one of the recordsleeves from the radio station,
the typical green record sleeve.
And I'm looking at it.
Whew, that is beautiful, I mean, it's just in great shape.
It's never been played, ever.
It's on Peranza Records.
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Peranza, you don't see this onevery often.
It's kind of a I don't know,maybe maybe a light blue, almost
aqua, kind of a label promotioncopy not for sale.
This side is stereo.
Both sides are stereo.
Wow, yeah, it's never, everbeen played.
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It's a little bit of dust,that's about it.
You know these have beensitting on the shelf so long
that the edge that sticks out ofthe sleeve has collected dust
for 30, 40, 50 years in some ofthese cases anyhow.
So this one same song, bothsides, from an english rock and
roll band of the 1980s.
It's a former singer of one ofthe greatest bands of all time
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in many people's estimation interms of rock and roll.
One of the greatest singers inone of the greatest bands, who
then started his own band oncehis other previous band broke up
and he formed the group in 81.
He had a real career goalhaving a band that had sort of
more of a heavy rhythm and bluesfeel to it or basis.
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Anyhow it formed from really anexisting cover band in England.
Many members sort of came andwent in this band band,
including a former bandmate ofthis person and another um
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extremely popular rocker andformer bandmate in another band,
if any of this makes sense.
And then some other friends,studio musicians, uh, including
the original Judas Priestguitarist, ernest Chataway,
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which is interesting to notehere.
And this band released only onerecording.
It was volume one by this band,released on my mother's
birthday, november the 12th 1984.
It peaked at number three inearly 85 on the Billboard Hot
100, a remake of a Phil Phillipstune.
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Hit number 25 with Rockin' atMidnight, originally a Roy Brown
recording and a rewrite of GoodRockin' Tonight, and with the
EP's success the artist statedthat a full album would be
recorded, but it was neverrecorded.
So, without further ado, Ipresent to you from the band the
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Honey Drippers, the singerRobert Plant, of course,
formerly of the band LedZeppelin.
One of the members that cameand went within the band was
Jimmy Page, also Jeff Beck.
Jimmy and Jeff, of course, wereboth members of the Yardbirds
at one time.
With all that in context, hereis the Sea of Love by the Honey
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Drippers.
Speaker 2 (37:20):
Remember when we met
that day, I knew you were my
best.
I want to tell you how much Ilove you.
Come with me my love To see.
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Come with me my love To the sea, the sea of love.
I want to tell you just howmuch I love you.
Come with me To the sea, ohLord, remember when we met?
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Oh, I knew you were my man.
Oh, that's a thing.
I knew you were my man.
I don't want to tell you, oh,how much.
Speaker 1 (38:40):
I love you.
It was really I felt like atthe time a real departure,
obviously for Robert Plant toplay these like sort of older I
don't want to call themstandards really that sounds
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good on vinyl, on vinyl.
Thank you so much for tuning in, listening and paying attention
and giving me a shot here withmy Pats peeps.
This is number 147.
I wish you a very happyThursday, all right, and I'll be
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off to Arizona tomorrow andthen bring you some podcasts
along the way from beautiful andeven hotter Arizona.
See you on the radio, I loveyou.