Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 20:47:56 -0700
Reply-To: Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
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From: Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
Subject: Re: C.W. McCall
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Well.... Close.
Wikipedia entry:
In 1973, while working as creative director for an Omaha, Nebraska
advertising firm, Bozell & Jacobs, Fries created a television
campaign for the Metz Baking Company. The Clio Award-winning ads
[1974] featured a truck driver named C.W. McCall, who was played by
Dallas actor, Jim Finlayson. The commercial's success led to songs
such as "Old Home Filler-Up an' Keep on a-Truckin' Café", "Wolf Creek
Pass", and "Black Bear Road". Fries sang and wrote the lyrics, and
Chip Davis, later of Mannheim Steamroller, wrote the music.
More here: <http://www.narrowgauge.org/4x4/cw_pages/html/mcwho.html>
10-4 good buddy?
On Oct 26, 2007, at 5:24 PM, Max Wellhouse wrote:
> For you music heads, CW McCall's real name is Chip Davis and after
> having some fun with advertising, went on to form Manheim
> SteamRoller. Quite a stretch from 70's Bubba CB schtick to real
> quality tunes. He also headed up an Old Home Bread series of
> commercials where this truck driver and truck stop waitress were
> doing some funny comedy-based commercials selling Old Home Bread
> using more of the CW McCall type jingles in the background. Not sure
> how widespread the commercials ran, but I saw them on the TV in Iowa
> back in the day. We still have an Old Home Bread outlet store here
> in Cedar Falls in which we shop at regularly.
>
> Vanagon Content: I have a Manheim Steamroller CD in my CD changer
> in my 90 GL.
>
> DM&FS
>
> At 05:54 PM 10/26/2007, Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote:
>
>> Are you kidding ? ! No one even knows who C. W. McCall is, good
>> buddy.
>> Backatcha, scott
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>> Behalf Of
>> Jake de Villiers
>> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 1:09 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: test test
>>
>> That's a copy good buddy. Is that "Convoy" I hear faintly in the
>> background?
>>
>> On 10/26/07, Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Trying out gmail's new IMAP* remote mailbox function using
>> Thunderbird
>> > as the client.
>> >
>> > Check check -- is thing thing on? Can anyone hear me?
>> >
>> > ==
>> >
>> > * Available in limited areas only. See
>> >
>> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imap#Advantages_over_POP3
>> >
>> > --
>> > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>> > 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
>> > 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>> > 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
>> > KG6RCR
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jake
>> 1984 Vanagon GL
>> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/
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