Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 06:54:41 -0500
Reply-To: Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
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From: Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
Subject: Re: C.W. McCall
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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
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