Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 10:16:18 -0700
Reply-To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: C.W. McCall
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Hey Max, the All Music Guide has a good bio of Chip at
http://wm05.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll
On 10/27/07, Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@ipa.net> wrote:
>
> Jim: That's why you're the moderator of the
> list; you are all knowing and all being!! What
> would really be cool is to find those commercials
> and tunes on a DVD or VHS somewhere. They are classics
>
> ....oh yeah, uh....I stand corrected.
>
> I guess Manheim is most noted for their takes on
> Christmas Carols and Deck the Halls comes to mind
> as one they did that does get air play and you
> would hear on the radio stations that play
> nothing but Christmas tunes(in my Vanagon) from
> Dec. 1st through Christmas Night.Their
> synthesized sound is unique for sure. Anyone
> know if Chip Davis is the lead keyboard guy or
> one of the"other" band members? Yeah, I know...Wikipedia!!
>
> DM&FS
>
> At 10:47 PM 10/26/2007, Jim Arnott wrote:
>
> >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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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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