The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin'

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California Dreamin' reminds us that '60s pop paragons The Mamas & The Papas had an appealing new sound, made some terrific records, and left behind a legacy that lives on more than 35 years after they called it quits. This hour-long documentary, originally aired on PBS, has all the standard elements of the genre: interviews (including some from 2004 and '05 with surviving members Michelle Phillips and Denny Doherty, as well as 1986 recollections by John Phillips, who died in '01, and a few brief words from Cass Elliot, who passed away in '74), photos, home movies, and a generous helping of music clips. The latter come from both television (Shindig!, Hollywood Palace, The Ed Sullivan Show) and concerts (Monterey Pop); some are totally lip-synced, some find the group singing to a pre-recorded track, and some are completely live. Almost all of the clips manage to convey the magic of a quartet that had a unique charm, both visually (the beautiful blonde Michelle, the corpulent Mama Cass) and musically (Doherty had perhaps the best singing voice, while John Phillips' songs and vocal arrangements were nearly the equal of, say, Brian Wilson's); and all highlight their remarkable vocal blend, described by Lou Adler, their producer and label owner, as the sound of the Four Freshmen or the Hi-Lo's updated with a rock beat. The hits keep on coming, not only the familiar "California Dreamin'" and "Monday, Monday" but also "Creeque Alley," "Words of Love," their covers of the Beatles' "I Call Your Name" and the Shirelles' "Dedicated to the One I Love," and at least a dozen more, including three bonus tunes not part of the original broadcast. All in all, this has to be the definitive Mamas & Papas video collection. --Sam Graham

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TRACK LISTING:
I Call Your Name
Dancing In The Street
Do You Believe In Magic
Somebody Groovy
Words Of Love
Creeque Alley
Twelve Thirty
I Saw Her Again
Dancing Bear
Once Was A Time I Thought
Dedicated To The One I Love
Monday, Monday
Straight Shooter
My Heart Stood Still
Dream A Little Dream Of Me
California Dreamin'

Sing For Your Supper
Here In My Arms
Make Your Own Kind Of Music
Lou Adler

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Different interviews & performances.......2007-07-06

I have seen the old "Straight Shooter" documentary, and yes, that was more of a documentary than this DVD is. However, if you're like me and love this group, you need to see this DVD. There are interviews from '86 (mostly John & Michelle) that I've never seen before. However, most importantly, there are the performances! For years and years I have been seeing the same 4 or 5 (Ed Sullivan) performances that EVERY documentary and EVERY PBS special seems to use over and over again. Although I do like them, the group DID perform on at least 5 or 6 different televison shows. This DVD showcases some old black and white kinescope "Shindig" performences (w/ Barry McGuire) and many early video tape (dig that technicolor effect!) "Hollywood Palace" performances. I have NEVER seen ANY of these perfomances before! The history of the group is summarized, lacking a lot if relevant detail, but hey, its not bad. You actually get some of Lou Adler's perspective here. If you want more history and detail, try to procure a copy of "Straight Shooter" it was produced in '87 or '88 but its quite detailed (they even interview John's 1st wife, Susie). However, the best documentary that I have ever seen was VH1's installemnt of "Behind The Music" about the band. It was done in 2000 I believe, at which point John & Dennie were still with us. In my opinion, that has been the most detailed documentary about the group. Sadly, it will be the last with current interviews with 3/4 of the band. Want more performances? Several years ago, someone found a whole bunch of old kinescope copies of a limited amount of "Hullaballoo" shows. They were released on a series of 3 DVD's. One of the discs includes perfomances by The Mamas and The Papas. Most worthy is their LIVE accapella rendition of the Beatles "Nowhere Man." But yet again, this DVD's "bonus tracks" are AWESOME!!! They are 3 songs that the band performed (live over backing track) on a 1967 television special called "Rogers and Hart Today." It would be cool if someone actually put that out on DVD! Most remarkable of these is the bands perfomance of a song that they never even recorded for record release. The song is called "Here In My Arms" and Dennie's lead vocal is nothing short of amazing! Do note that John later "borrowed" the (exact same) backing track of this song, wrote new lyrics, retitled, recorded, and released the song as "No Salt On Her Tail" on their 2nd LP. Buy this DVD, you won't regret it!

The Best DvD on the Mama's & the Papa's TV Classics........2007-04-30

It's the only M & P's DVD that captures all the brillance of their television performances.It's simply the best to enjoy.The interesting PBS documentary,"Straight Shooter",was hastily done and unjustly portrays the band,by leaving out many supporting songs and skipping some events they had weathered through .It gives the media image and not the real story of what happened to the group.This DVD focuses mostly on the music and not much about their lives either.The last bit of Lou Adler is bitter-sweet to watch.Lou gambled on them,after John and the crew were rebuffed by other recording labels.John Phillips the Meliorist did his best to better the world through his natural gift of musical genius.Yet,he slowly drifted into the role of a tragic modern Don Quixote.He battled a decade long struggle against personal drug dependency.The 70s was a sporadic recording time for the pallid Phillips,still medicating and mourning over the loss of Mama Cass.The 80s was a regeneration of John's body,mind and musical spirit.John relumed his musical success,after some years of dark reclusion. -I was surprised Denny's favorite tune was 'Dancing Bear',a mellifluent ode of one man's quest to follow a different drum. The band surfed the crest-wave of the California 60s musical flow.This DVD is a charming montage of the several seperate TV spots, not to be missed by all fans of the band.

California Dreamin' is still a reality!.......2007-02-10

The Mamas and the Papas were one of the greatest pop groups of the 1960's and this collection does justice to them. What a lot of people don't realize is that they were together for less than three years and yet they achieved more in that small time frame than groups that were around for a lot longer. They had at least a dozen hit singles, 4 gold albums, won a Grammy award, appeared on almost every television variety show of the day and toured the country in memorable appearances from the Hollywood Bowl to Carnegie Hall. Most importantly they earned their well-deserved place for posterity in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

With the recent passing of singer Denny Doherty this collection becomes even more poignant. He was one of the greatest and yet most under-rated singers of all time. His smooth tenor is what carries their greatest hits like "California Dreamin" and their number 1 hit "Monday, Monday". The late Mama Cass Elliot, the vocal powerhouse of the group provides amazing lead vocals on songs like "Words of Love", "Dancing in the Streets" and the campy "Sing For Your Supper". The late John Phillips who was the leader and wrote many of the groups hits along with his beautiful then wife Michelle Phillips round out this award-winning quartet.

I think the best part of this documentary is the fun and sheer joy these four people display when they are onstage singing their hearts out. No other pop group has ever captured the amazing harmony that the Mamas and Papas had during their brief reign. If you are a fan this DVD is an absolute MUST for your collection!

Difinitive.......2007-01-10

If you're a fan of John Phillips and the Mamas And Papas,or rock documentaries in general, this will not disappoint.
Dispels rumors and reminds us of a more pure day in the annals of rock history.

A gem.......2006-05-23

For anyone who loved the Mamas and Papas, this one is definitely a keeper. So some of the songs have sommentary, this is not really a concert video - and it;s not a documentary - it's a retrospective on a wonderful time, some great talents, and memorable music. This group was only together for 2 years. Marvellous.

Beach Boys - An American Band / Brian Wilson - I Just Wasn't Made for These Times

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Good Beach Boy History
I'd recommend "Endless Harmony" and "Smile" instead.
not bad
Black and White
Endless Disharmony

Beach Boys - An American Band / Brian Wilson - I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
Starring: Brian Wilson , Wendy Wilson (II) , Marilyn Wilson , Daniel Harrison , and Carnie Wilson
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ASIN: B00006SFJC
Release Date: 2002-12-17

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A magnificent DVD pairing for Beach Boys fans, these two stylistically different films here pretty much represent the two sides of "America's Band." First up is The Beach Boys: An American Band, made at the height of their Reagan-era resurgence after then Interior Secretary James Watt banned them from performing at the nation's capitol on the 4th of July. A colorful, upbeat film, it doesn't entirely gloss over the more downbeat aspects of the Beach Boys saga (parental abuse, mental illness, uncomfortably tight pants, loads of drugs, and Charles Manson), though it does go out of its way to give the story a happy ending, despite the recent death of drummer Dennis Wilson and the group's complete creative standstill. However, what it lacks in perspective, it more than makes up for in priceless footage, including Smile-era studio outtakes, the unreleased 1967 concert in Hawaii, numerous TV appearances, and extensive interview footage from the mid-'70s.

I Just Wasn't Made for These Times, on the other hand, goes more out of its way to show the long dark path of head Beach Boy Brian Wilson. While Wilson is now acknowledged as the Mozart of the late 20th century, director Don Was gives us a stark black-and-white portrait of a troubled artist still struggling to get his life back. His reminiscence of dad Murry Wilson's beatings is chilling, and Wilson is as comfortable as he'll ever be in front of the camera bragging up his drug use ("Cocaine... the works... put me in jail") and randomly quoting Arthur Koestler's Darkness at Noon. Through it all, Wilson comes across as a complete original, and if the reworkings of his classic songs don't quite match up to the originals, give the guy a break--he just wasn't made for these times. --Kristian St. Clair

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Good Beach Boy History.......2007-01-12

This was a truly interesting look at the Beach Boys. I enjoyed it very much.

I'd recommend "Endless Harmony" and "Smile" instead........2006-09-28

AMERICAN BAND

Simply because I've seen "An American Band" and think its a bad way-in to the Beach Boys simply because their studio recordings are immortal yet this documentary stubbornly opts every time for the live version where the BB's slaughter the delicate arrangements they weren't allowed to play in the studio (Brian had studio musicians do the parts in the band's peak era (circa All Summer Long-Pet Sounds, 1966). Many Americans may know the BB's as a great touring band - but I see no evidence of it. Mike Love's camping it up on stage also isn't likely to endear this doco to newcomers. Also, the footage is grainey

I JUST WASN'T MADE FOR THESE TIMES (yet to see it, but I'm just saying Endless Harmony is a much more professionally done project with a bigger budjet, presents a more well-rounded portrait, instaed of just an onslaught of live BB murder.)

So my logic is that you shouldn't buy anything with "American Band" on it, and while you're going for "Endless Harmony" you may as well go for "Smile" as well, the DVD.

not bad.......2005-09-10

i baught both of these on vhs, a pretty good find. I must say, I just wasn't made for these times was great. a very interesting look into brian's life. i just hate how most documentries completely disregard what happened in the 80s/early 90s in regards to brians life. i know there wasn't much, but i would have liked to see it all. but still that was great. now, for an american band, that was ok. it wasnt as good as ijwmftt but it had some interesting footage. most of when brian was in the bed was interesting, however, it did get a bit tedious to hear only a little beach boys history. i would have liked more, but i guess thats what "endless harmony" is for. so i would recommend getting both thoes films. you get the good documentry, then the videos and rare footage, then you get brian's story, the brains behind the band. together it all makes for a great package for your beach boys fan, or your beginner.

Black and White.......2005-04-27

I think the beginning of all Beach Boys-ology begins with these two programs.

AN AMERICAN BAND

This gives you a good feel of the early and late phases of the band. Although it glosses over the 1970's and there is no mention of Blondie Chaplin and Ricky Fataar (two black South Africans that appeared on Carl and The Passions, Holland, and the 73 Concert Album), this film gives you a baseline overview.

Yes, it is sanitized. But you don't expect them to mention in detail Denny's drug abuse and sex-cipades, and his connection to Charles Manson, now do you?

This films strength is the archival footage, pre-MTV videos, and the various concert variations on songs. I love the version of "In My Room," with the strings and the splitting room.

Admittedly, it is jerky and would stand for better editing. I'm thinking of the scene with Carl in the used car lot. Moreover, the changes from 1960's TV capture and the frosted video tape of 1985 can be hard on the eye.

But this is, after all, about the music and actually seeing they guys play. The Beatles had left-handed Paul as a counter point to Right-Handed John. The Beach Boys have a slat, with short Al, portly Carl, and Brian topping six feet. It makes for quite a visual presentation. Later, Mike Love would develop a type of eye-catching flashiness, even when rapping "Wipeout."

I JUST WASN'T MADE FOR THESE TIMES

This is Brian Wilson, in black and white-literally and metaphorically. Brian, who does not interview well, opens himself up to probing. And he responds. The commentary by Tom Petty is fascinating-I would have loved to see Billy Corgan's comments, too. But he wasn't famous at the time.

You see Brian as a family man-ex-wife Marilyn, daughters Wendy and pre-gastronomy Carnie, and Carl and Audrey. Thank goodness they got both mom and brother on camera before they died.

The weirdest piece of trivia comes from Audrey. She mentions that Murray would get angry and then retreat into his bedroom and have his secretary schedule things form his bed. Weird, but this puts the "lying in bed like Brian Wilson" question in a new light.

The remakes are nothing spectacular, but it is fun to see and hear Brian and his two daughters, plus Carl, sing. Almost like the Osmonds.

Endless Disharmony.......2005-03-26

This set of two revealing perspectives on the Beach Boys has enough samples of their best music to be appealing to fans. It also uncovers glimpses of the inner turmoil that developed as Brian Wilson, their primary creative force, left touring and changed the focus of his talents from writing catchy tunes about surfing and girls to writing complex harmonic sequences with lyrics that told stories of lost innocence and finding one's soul.

The turning point came in 1966, when Wilson essentially replaced Mike Love with Van Dyke Parks as his primary lyricist collaborator after "Pet Sounds". After the resulting "Smile" project was abandoned due to internal strife, the Beach Boys minus Wilson re-invented themselves as primarily a nostalgia band, riding the crest of the wave that had formed under Brian's leadership, but whose new songs were weak imitations at best. Wilson himself never fully recovered from the demise of "Smile", although the recent successful reconstruction of this project has signified a partial recovery of his significant talents.

"An American Band" does its best to sugar-coat the conflicts, and has the look and feel of the "official story" of the band, like a 2 hour press conference in which the facts are sanitized. There are two pivotal moments in this video: one comes when squeaky-clean Bruce Johnston walks towards the camera looking like a televangelist, saying confidently with a straight face "We knew Brian was not going to be around [after "Smile"] but that we had to push on without him" (why?) The other highlight of the film is Brian's amazing solo performance of "Surf's Up" accompanying himself on the piano. "Surf's Up" expands the harmonic horizon beyond even "Good Vibrations", and is one of the most original, most beautiful, pop songs ever written. Brian's rendition is unintentionally heart-breaking; he is clearly exposing his fragile soul here on lyrics that are suggestive of innocence, a dark past, and a hope for redemption.

"Brian Wilson: I wasn't made for these times" is a biography of Brian Wilson, and is more detailed in its exploration of the Beach Boy turmoil. It is a little too long on talking heads, but also has good moments, including Brian's rendition of the story of "Good Vibrations" to eloquent tributes by Tom Petty and Linda Rondstat.

The other amazing revelation by watching these documentaries (especially if you watch them after you watch the Beatles Anthology) is the complete lack of character and wit displayed by the band members. Brian is the most interesting of the bunch, but his troubled past has rendered him humorless and incapable of displaying any evidence of wit. Carl looked like a nice guy, but again seems to take it all too seriously; Dennis played the part of a 1-dimensional sex toy, wound up and eventually wound down on substances; Al....can't think of anything to say about him... And Mike Love! He's just plain weird, will someone please tell him that he is not cool?

Buy this for the great music and for a fascinating glimpse into a famous dysfunctional band.

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Whoa! Too many storylines to resolve.
and they wondered why those hanging chads and butterfly ballots were so problematic
Dumbest thing ever put on film. Absolutely dreadful!!!
Avoiding Sunshine Stereotypes
Heart and home

Sunshine State
Starring: Alex Lewis , Alan King , Cullen Douglas , Clifton James , and Eliot Asinof
Director: John Sayles
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ASIN: B00006L926
Release Date: 2002-11-19

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Writer-director John Sayles weaves together the beauty, grime, and history of Florida in Sunshine State. The rumbling approach of real estate developers on a sleepy island sets the leisurely paced plot in motion. Sayles takes his time introducing his characters, gradually revealing how their lives intertwine, and, as always, teases magnificent performances out of his actors. Edie Falco is quietly brilliant as Marly, running an old-guard motel as progress marches on, and regarding the men in her life with a wry practicality. Mary Steenburgen gifts a small role with marvelous, spoiled humanity in a deft comic turn, and Angela Bassett slowly unfurls her character's depth with the elegance of a true pro. Sunshine State is a simple story, but never clichéd, possessing a glow worth basking in. --Ali Davis

Customer Reviews:

Whoa! Too many storylines to resolve........2007-09-13

Here's a movie that you hate to give an average rating to but it can't be helped. "Sunshine State" has a lot of great characters with a lot of great promise. That's the good, as well as, the bad part for this picture.

The cast delivers an A-list performance and you're quickly drawn into the story centered around an old beach community. There's plots that branch off from the main theme dealing with homecomings, an old community scandal, issues concerning today's crumbling families, hanging onto tradition while making room for progress-I could go on and on. You sit and fully invest yourself in these people but in the end the plot is just a snap shot in the life of these characters. This thing could have been a series, or at least, a mini-series and I could have kept coming back. In the end I was just teased and left wanting to know how they all came out. Loose endings in a movie I don't mind but not this many. Obviously that's what writer and director John Sayles wanted the viewer to leave with at the closing credits. All those questions which the viewer has to resolve for themselves. Too many for my book but make a sequel and I'll be there.

and they wondered why those hanging chads and butterfly ballots were so problematic.......2007-06-18

sayles is one of the most talented underrated filmmakers of our day. it seems to me a film like this should have at least made a hit with the indie-hipster crowd, but i guess the wry humor may be lost on the other 49 states, myself being a third generation floridian. if you plan on visiting florida, you really oughta watch this movie first. you'll appreciate the place better afterwards. the movie is shot entirely on location, a number of places i've been numerous times. he really nailed every beat in this slice-of-life kind of film. (over)developers have come to renovate a sleepy island town and some of the inhabitants are rather reticent about seeing their heritage replaced with convenience stores and condos. this is the premise, and from here, Sayles lets the characters take over, and in no hurry. they are all interesting enough, though, to hold our attention and are extremely believable (they could all be my neighbors). the most endearing character for me, though, is the locale itself, replete with gators, mom-and-pop stores, scars of segregation (people forget mickey's winter home is below the mason-dixon), gators, greedy commercialists, seminoles-gone-redneck, southern rock bands, and retirees. i may be biased, but this film is the transcendance of the mundane at its best

Dumbest thing ever put on film. Absolutely dreadful!!!.......2007-05-01

After reading some truly scathing reviews of this 2002 film (NOT including the word-of-mouth reactions of other movie fans I know), I decided to watch it to see if their opinions were correct......they were. I am a true movie buff myself: I get great satisfaction from settling into my chair (with a good snack of course) and unwinding from daily stress by watching an entertaining DVD.....but my day only got worse when I plugged in the "bordom fest" known as Sunshine State. I forced myself to endure all of it; more than two hours of people literally doing nothing (well, I'm afraid that's not really fair; they DO chat an aweful lot....but thats it). I had read the film was a comedy/drama. Well, besides having to pay real close attention to identify a dramatic moment or two there was nothing even remotely funny about Sunshine State. In fact, you're so disappointed in the film that if there were a humorous moment you wouldn't even feel like laughing. The film makers really did forget to have something happen in this movie. There is no action, no comedy, no art, NO PLOT, just a bland look at ordinary people doing ordinary things in Florida. The most exciting part of the whole movie featured an alligator sitting in a pen...doing nothing. Seriously, you will overdose on bordom if you watch this film. If you have trouble sleeping at night, just watch 15 minutes of this movie....start it from the end if you like (it won't matter). I friend of mine watched this film in a class because it had simularities to "The Grapes of Wrath". He said within 15 minutes half the class was asleep and the other half was wondering about the hallways to escape from this monstrosity of a movie. He even had this to say about Sunshine State: "Every hair on my head was growing in the direction of the exit's welcoming glow". Even the cast from Mystery Science Theater 3000 wouldn't know where to begin making fun of this train wreck. Actually, I am offended this movie was made in my home state. A word to the wise: AVOID SUNSHINE STATE AT ALL COSTS!

OVERALL DOCUMENTED SCORE: F

Avoiding Sunshine Stereotypes.......2007-04-08

This is a relatively plot free movie that is essentially a characters study. In some ways it resembles two other movies of this type: Wilby Wonderful, and The June Bug. In fact Sunshine State and Wilby Wonderful both have a character who wanders through the movie trying to find a way to kill himself. Two threads that run through this story are a town's annual celebration, and the coming of land developers. These are not dominant plot elements, however, rather they seem to flow along under the surface, and break through at odd moments during the film. So we are left mostly to meeting and learning about several of the town's inhabitants. The difficulty in such a movie is to create interesting people who are not just stereotypes.

Edie Falco, as the woman who manages a motel and restaurant for her almost blind father, does extremely well. You catch her frustration in being burdened with a job that she doesn't want. She is an intelligent person who had wanted to be an oceanographer. Her father, who has a small part, is interesting as a man who struggles with his conservative and sometimes racist views in a changing world. Other inhabitants of Sunshine State border on the ordinary. While they provide us with modest interest, scenes often linger too long on them. Other folks who might be interesting are left in the shadows.

All in all I found this movie to be less satisfying than the other two films that I mentioned above: Wilby Wonderful, and The June Bug. The June Bug is an outstanding movie. Could I persuade you to watch those two instead of this one?

Heart and home.......2006-01-21

Sayles produces an ensemble film with lots of characters moving emotionally, and some staying in place. As with many of Sayles's films, it has a mixed-race cast, something I don't see in many films; he makes a point of discussing ethnicity and identity in many ways. The acting is good, based on Sayles's good script. There are a couple character types from classical theater, like the seer (the doctor), and the Greek chorus (the 4 golfers), that I really appreciated. With interludes of these larger-than-life characters, the movie is more than plot- or entertainment-driven. I also found a lot of suspense in the movie, with questions as simple as "Can we go in here?" or "I'm glad you're here, I've been wanting to talk with you" making me wonder where a scene would lead because the characters don't know where it will go.

There are 2 major plots surrounding 2 excellent actors, the beautiful and angry Angela Bassett and the pretty but sad Edie Falco. Desiree (Bassett) appears to be condemned by old friends and her own mom as a teenage runaway returning almost impossibly late to reconnect, when in fact her parents sent her away. Hers is a strong story of the possibility of recovering some good feelings about her childhood home now that she is in a loving marriage with a really mellow guy (James McDaniel - excellent in this film).

The seer talks about history and the vitality of Lincoln Beach (in the movie), a beachfront neighborhood based on and filmed in the real American Beach, which was a resort founded by a black-owned insurance company for its employees during segregation. Sayles's commentary on the DVD covers a lot of historical detail, but there's enough in the movie to be intriguing and provocative. In this context of aging home owners whose kids have moved elsewhere, we meet what you might call a "face man" for development in Lincoln Beach that is a foil of the development happening overtly in the historically white neighborhood next door, in Delrona Beach. Alex Lewis gives a nuanced performance; he is really good.

I found the movie to be visually interesting, for example with the Greek chorus of golfers. Their movements are mundane, yet at times like a dance around the gesturing perorations of Alan King. In his commentary, Sayles talks about how closely he story-boarded much of the film to make economical use of the actors' time; I wonder if this helps explain how carefully positioned the actors were relative to each other and how good the lighting was, throughout the film.

I thought Terrell, the young cousin who lives with Desiree's mom, was a key character in the film, as an ensemble film, very believable in his character, and a good actor. Given how closed off he was for most of the film, he did a really good job relaxing a little with Desiree's husband, and he's perfect when they part.

I think the film did a good job showing the complicated affection people feel about their childhood homes, their aging parents, and perhaps their duty to a place as well as to people. Well, there's always a lot to say about a Sayles film, but I won't drone on. I loved it.

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Gary Puckett rocks on the stage!
Still a joy
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Gary Puckett and the Union Gap
Starring: Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
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ASIN: B0007CILK2
Release Date: 2005-02-22

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Gary Puckett and the Union Gap were one of the most successful pop groups of the 1960s. Formed in 1967, the group garnered six consecutive gold records and chart-topping hits with classics such as: Young Girl, Woman, Woman and Lady Willpower. In 1968, they sold more records than any recording group that year, including The Beatles! With more than 20 million records sold worldwide, Gary Puckett and The Union Gap have cemented their place as one of the most successful rock 'n' roll groups of all time. As part of the Pop Legends Live concert series, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap take to the stage to perform all of their greatest hits and many other classics. As an added feature, Pop Legends Live also takes you backstage for a rare behind-the-scenes interview with Gary Puckett. Songs include: Lady Willpower, Over You, Don't Give In to Him, Love the One You're With, This Girl Is a Woman Now, Runaround Sue/Oh Pretty Woman, American Trilogy, Woman, Kiss Him Goodbye, Young Girl. Interviews: The "Union Gap", Getting the Break, When I Look Back.

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not available, never received it.......2007-05-10

I never received this product, did it ship? Where is it? Still waiting to receive it. Linda Briggeman

Save your money!.......2007-04-22

I've recently purchased quite a few classic rock DVDs and have enjoyed every one until now. If Gary had at least TRIED to sing the songs somewhat like the originals, it might have been ok, but he butchers them. He sounds (and acts) like a tacky lounge singer, or as Simon Cowell would say, "Bad karaoke". He uses this quiver in his voice and all I can hear is the Cowardly Lion from "The Wizard of Oz" singing "If I Were King of the Forest".

Warning: Watching this DVD may be harmful to your memories of some great music. Watch it at your own risk.

I doubt that I'll ever watch it again.

Gary Puckett rocks on the stage!.......2006-12-22

Many people thought Gary Puckett was a flash-in-the-pan,with or without his band The Union Gap. On this DVD,you'll see Puckett with a new "Union Gap" rocking live with his six Top 20 hits WOMAN WOMAN,YOUNG GIRL,LADY WILLPOWER,DON'T GIVE IN TO HIM,OVER YOU,THIS GIRL IS A WOMAN NOW and others. GP&TUG put out five Columbia Records albums between 1967 and '70,including GARY PUCKETT & THE UNION GAP'S GREATEST HITS(the '70 release) which features one or two original tracks. Then,Puckett went solo and also re-recorded the band's hits several times which were identical to the original recordings. Anyway,if you're a "solid gold oldies" fan,this item is for you.

Still a joy.......2006-07-18

After reading some of the reviews, I wasn't really sure what to expect of this DVD. However, I would have been astounded if, after nearly 40 years, these songs didn't sound different. Yes, they do, but they are still wonderful which has not only a lot to do with Gary Puckett's beautiful voice, but also with his natural charisma. He comes across as a genuine and sincere person and someone who really enjoys his audience. I have only seen this DVD six times in the two weeks since I received it, but I enjoy it more each time I watch it. The interview is also a special bonus. I look forward to many more years of listening to his wonderful voice.

Gary had an off night.......2006-05-07

Sorry, but Gary Puckett obviously had an off night when this concert was recorded. He hardly sounds like himself. At times he's even a bit off key.
It's not just a matter of aging. I have CDs he has done in recent years and have heard him in concert, so I know he can sound even better than he did during his hit making years. It's just a shame they didn't record him in concert another night.
Gary Puckett is one of my favorite singers, but I found this DVD unlistenable.

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Psst! - It's Not Really the Association
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The Association at their Very Best
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The Association - Greatest Hits Live
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ASIN: B0007TFH84
Release Date: 2005-04-26

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The Association are considered to be one of the most popular and successful bands to have come out of the 60's. Formed in 1965, they were considered forerunners of the "folk-rock" movement. Having tested the waters in local nightclubs and coffeehouses, their fan base saw an amazing shift, growing from nearly 25,000 to millions, with the release of their first album which garnered the band their first #1 hit Cherish. From 1966-1968, the band went on to achieve success with 6 more Top 40 hits including Windy which hit #1 in 1967. To date, they have sold more than 30 million albums worldwide. As part of the Pop Legends Live concert series, The Association takes to the stage to perform many of their greatest hits and other favorites. As an added feature, the Pop Legends Live series also take you backstage for rare behind-the-scenes interviews with the group. Includes Windy, Never My Love, Cherish, Along Comes Mary, Just About The Same, Everything That Touches You, Years of Trying, Six Man Band, One Too Many Mornings, Walk Away Renee, No Fair At All, Enter The Young.

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Some time imitation ISN'T a form of flattery!.......2006-06-26

I have been an Association fan since the beginning. I've seen the original band and several of the "versions" over the years - even a slight change of the version here. First of all - for the most part, these are competent players, but instead of doing something artistic, they are making (at best) a rough approximation of someone else. There's only one original member here - Russ Giguere - who sounds pretty rough. The vocals are strained, unbalanced and at times a black mark on the band's name. The original Association were, after all, great singers. The music is played alright, but seems to lack passion and conviction and some lead singer choices on some songs are just wrong. (Maybe they couldn't hear the monitors - who knows?)Missed notes at high points add insult to injury. The final straw is that the music and the video are out of sync - enough to make it distracting. (I've noted this in other programs this company did for PBS.) If you loved the original Association, don't darken your memories with Larry Ramos' Sheraton band version. Get the original recordings and listen to Terry, Jules, Ted, Jim, Brian and Russ (Not to bash Larry overmuch, he was a replacement in 1968 for Jules while taking a hiatus and then kept on. Larry was actually the first in a l-o-n-g stream of replacements that included Richard Thompson (for Russ), David Vaught (for Brian), Rick Ulsky, Jerry Yester and others). Would you go hear The Who without Townsend & Daltrey? CSN without Crosby or Nash? In this case - imitation is no form of flattery.

Psst! - It's Not Really the Association .......2006-02-22

It's a group that purchased the name of the original band. It does include one original member, Russ Giguere, and one member from the "Windy" era, Larry Ramos. But the members of the band that actually had musical talent - Terry Kirkman, Jules Alexander, and Jim Yester - are not heard on this DVD. They should be embarrassed to represent themselves as the original band, and you should be embarrassed if you're taken in and are foolish enough to buy this.

Very disappointing.......2005-10-10

I love The Association; however the sound quality on this DVD is simply awful!

The Association at their Very Best.......2005-09-25

We have followed The Association from the start in the 1960's by attending their concerts and buying their records. Like the best wines, they improve with age. They did a great job on this DVD. The renditions of thier greatest songs are as good and in some cases better than the original recordings. I highly recommend this DVD for all of you that love their music.

I'm Happy With This DVD.......2005-05-31

I don't understand the two negative reviews. My rating is based on the hit songs they performed. I bought the DVD to hear and see them perform Windy, Never My Love, Cherish, and Along Came Mary. I also enjoyed Walk Away Renee even though I don't associate the song with The Association. The remaining songs they sing I am not familiar with. However, the songs I bought the DVD for are performed flawlessly as far as I'm concerned, and I watched the hit songs again after it concluded. The picture and sound quality are fine in my opinion. Brief interviews are provided between songs. I got what I had hoped for and enjoyed it.

CRACKER CRAZY: Invisible Histories of the Sunshine State

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Poorly Researched and Heavy Political Slant
Excellent and Entertaining

CRACKER CRAZY: Invisible Histories of the Sunshine State
Director: Georg Koszulinski
Manufacturer: Substream Films
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Renegade filmmaker Georg Koszulinski takes on Floridas history from a decidedly different point of view. Blending archival and original footage, he brings to life a cast of historical characters spanning over 12,000 years, from Floridas ancient Indians to the migrant farm workers of the 21st century. Meet Osceola and the Seminoles, who fought alongside escaped slaves in the most costly Indian War in American History. Unmask Floridas Ku Klux Klan and dont forget about Walt Disney and Henry Flagler perhaps the two characters most responsible for the Florida we know today. Think you know Florida? Think again. See Cracker Crazy for an eye-opening experience. (Paul Ortiz, Author/Historian)

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Poorly Researched and Heavy Political Slant.......2007-08-06

I have researched Florida and Seminole War history for over 25 years, and have a very large personal collection of books and documents relating to the Seminole Wars. I found the content of this dvd poorly researched with bizarre splices of footage from the state archives. Maybe you like something with a strong political slant and the "evil whiteman" statement made by white apologists. I am more in favor of presenting history in an unbiased format and let the viewers decide.

Not only is the program incorrect on many of the statements they make, but blatantly biased. Saying that Zachary Taylor was "mysteriously" promoted to general because of the battle of Okeechobee shows the author's lack of understanding of history and the events. There was nothing "mysterious" about it. Taylor is certainly not my favorite historical character, but saying his promotion was mysterious was a poor statement to make.

And of all the people knowledgeable on the history of the Seminole wars, I don't know why the film producer could not interview one of them. Instead we see an old 50-year archival footage of someone who was never a published author in the Florida Historical Quarterly, Florida Anthropologist, or other journals of that time. I could be mistaken, but I certainly didn't recognize that guy, and I have a large library of Seminole War material. Maybe they were confined by a low budget and stuck to the state archival footage which is basically free to use.

There are many things I could pick apart of this piece of video trash, but the most bizarre was the treatment of Walt Disney. They are painting up Walt Disney as a Nazi sympathizer. Yes he may have hired some lady who made films in the early 30s for Hitler, but implying that Disney was a Nazi or Nazi sympathizer was a big stretch. I guess they forgot that Disney made anti-Axis cartoons during the war!

If you are a student of history, stick to the Discovery Channel or History Channel, and steer clear of this trash. Koszulinski should stick to the political and artsy films and not show his ignorance about history.

Excellent and Entertaining.......2007-03-29

Koszulinksi has not only done a service to Floridians and local historians but to all Americans (and citizens of the world) who want to know more about some of the central people, periods, and events in America's history than most high school or college history books cover.

This is up-close-and-personal history. The amount covered is phenomenal -- but the viewer never has the feeling that anything is short-shrifted. From the Seminole Indians to the Ku Klux Klan to Walt Disney (did you know he was a U.S. government spy?) to Henry Flagler's famed (disastrous and now defunct) railroad to Key West, the narrative is always educational -- and always fascinating.

The narrators, including Vietnam Vet and peace activist Scott Camill (featured in the recently re-released 1971 documentary "Winter Soldier"), tell the story in lively but clear voices (sometimes in the character of a historical personage) in alternation with live footage and on-camera interviews.

Koszulinksi has also written, produced, and directed several other films, as well as acted in some of them: Silent Voyeur (2004), Blood of the Beast (2003), and Desinformatsia (2002). He won several awards for Blood of the Beast, a futuristic end-of-the-world horror flick. [...]

I moved from New York (where I was born) to Florida in 2000. Who would have thought that Florida history could be as interesting as The Big Apple's? Koszulinski is a unique and gifted writer and film-maker.

I thoroughly enjoyed Cracker Crazy and learned a great deal.

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Polished
Baby boomer memories
An Entertaining Blast From the Past
Our whole family LOVES this groovy video!
YOU WILL WANT TO MOVE ON INTO THE SIXTIES WHEN YOU SEE THIS!

Movin' with Nancy
Starring: Nancy Sinatra , Dean Martin , Lee Hazlewood , David Winters , and Sammy Davis Jr.
Director: Jack Haley Jr.
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
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ASIN: 6305836655
Release Date: 2000-05-02

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Network television was already wrestling with a generation gap and the rowdy cultural upheaval posed by rock when NBC aired this 1967 special for Nancy Sinatra, with younger viewers increasingly tuning out the typical videotaped studio productions that typified TV specials. To sidestep those conventions (and, one suspects, to showcase the star's modest performing gifts to best advantage), director Jack Haley Jr. shot Movin' with Nancy on film in and around Los Angeles, yielding sequences that anticipate the visual experiments that would characterize music videos more than a decade later.

The results are intriguing: for Sinatra's fans, the chance to see her in all her leggy, miniskirted glory will be irresistible, but amateur pop sociologists will be at least as fascinated by the period details and some unwittingly bizarre undercurrents. For the putative teen viewers of the day, there's the psychedelic montage of "Some Velvet Morning," one of several duets with Sinatra's frequent partner at that time, Lee Hazlewood (a country-tinged, B-team Sonny to her blonde variation on Cher), interweaving the two singers on horseback and making much out of bewildering references to Phaedra. For the grownups, there are segments teaming her with Dean Martin (awkwardly addressed as her "god-uncle") and Sammy Davis Jr., as well as a reverential sequence in which she caresses oversized posters of her famous father (including a still from his then-current crime feature, Tony Rome, depicting him with a menacing pistol) that raises all sorts of knotty psychiatric issues.

The mix of Rat Pack glitz, flower power, and mainstream pop gets an added kick with Day-Glo fashions cut to Carnaby Street lines, vintage commercials for Royal Crown Cola ("It's a mad, mad, mad, mad cola!"), and pop covers that likewise lock in a sense of temporal dislocation as Nancy gamely tackles "Up, Up and Away" (in a hot air balloon, of course) and "Who Will Buy?" from Oliver!, here goosed with go-go powered dancing. --Sam Sutherland

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From the very first steps of Nancy's legendary boots, this groundbreaking television special takes you on a journey through '60s pop culture. Music videos a decade before there were music videos, acclaimed choreography by David Winters, Emmy Award-winning direction by Jack Haley Jr., Nancy and Lee Hazlewood together and Frank, Dean and Sammy in their prime. A classic hour to enjoy over and over again. With trend-setting fashions, hit songs and scenic California locations, it's a trip back to a hip time with one of the coolest women in rock and roll.

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Polished.......2006-12-20

I wasn't expecting this DVD to be much of anything, but I was pleasantly surprised. It is an important time capsule, and we are reminded of the fashion trends, autos, music, and commercials of the '60s, exquisitely preserved on film.

Nancy's music and singing are exceptional, although some of her presentations are characteristically stiff, somewhat formal. There are some wonderful duets with Lee Hazlewood, and the chemistry between the two shines.

Her father's contribution to this video collection is absolutely superb. Frank had a natural warmth and charm when on camera.

This is a cool DVD, made cooler with original "RC Cola" TV ads and a bonus footage section, narrated by Nancy (she had me in stitches; what a hoot).

Baby boomer memories.......2006-10-25

In the days before cable and home video, a network "special" was usually special only in contrast to the weekly series it pre-empted. The format rarely varied. The star (Bing Crosby, Jack Benny, Perry Como, et al) stepped into the spotlight, sang a song or told a few jokes, then performed in a sketch featuring one of the guest stars. If the guest was a musical performer, he or she would have a solo before joining the host in a duet. A few more sketches and musical numbers followed, then came the grand finale involving the entire cast. After the final commercial break, the star returned to the spotlight for a quiet farewell. The only variable was the host.

Nancy Sinatra's 1967 NBC-TV special, "Movin' With Nancy," broke from this pattern. Today it stands as an innovative hour that might have inspired MTV. Ms. Sinatra, whose hit "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" was the most assertive statement made by a female pop singer, exudes a star quality independent of her famous name. She has presence, and shows that she can do just fine without Daddy, though Papa Sinatra puts in an appearance nonetheless.

Filmed, rather than videotaped, "Movin' With Nancy" has a lush quality unusual in specials of the era. Sinatra's cinematic duet with Lee Hazelwood on "One Velvet Morning" is presented like a filmed poem, something Edgar Allen Poe might have imagined if he hadn't been so gloomy.

As for the special guests, Dean Martin wanders in for an imaginatively staged "Bummin' Around" before joining the star for a duet on Bobby Darin's "Things." Big Daddy Frank is not so much a guest as the recipient of a tribute at hour's end. Sammy Davis, Jr appears briefly as a lisping fashion photographer named Bruce (a name that was synonymous with "homosexual" in those days before Gay Liberation and Springsteen).

The RC Cola commercials, most featuring Art Linkletter, are sure to bring back memories for baby boomers who saw the original telecast, yet Movin' With Nancy sometimes looks like it could have been filmed yesterday. In reminiscing about the show, Ms. Sinatra doesn't appear to have aged a day.

Are you ready, boots? Start walkin'.

Brian W. Fairbanks

An Entertaining Blast From the Past.......2005-08-26

Those of a certain age generally like things which bring back pleasant memories of youth, and I am among them. Though Movin' With Nancy was aimed at young people somewhat older than I was at the time of its release, I watched with amusement as the cheesy reality of 60s TV springs to life here.
Industry reviews say that this CD was meant to expand Nancy Sinatra's fanbase beyond the square MOR crowd by reaching out on several songs to counter-culture youth. If the order of the performances on the actual TV special are the same as on the DVD, I would have predicted that this effort would fail, despite the presence of faux hipster Lee Hazlewood. At that time, there was no one more representative of the Establishment, and thus no one more uncool, than Frank Sinatra and his cohorts. And to a certain extent, that image rubbed off on daughter Nancy. For many viewers, the main attraction would have been the sex-kittenish antics of Ms. Sinatra and her sexy outfits, rather than her talents as a performer.
Despite some incredibly cheesy moments, I had a lot of fun and laughter watching this DVD and will again in the future. My copy was purchased from an amazon partner. The packaging said it was region 3 (this was not mentioned by the seller), but it played just fine on my US player. The package also listed a number of songs that were not on the DVD. These and all other songs are listed in the order that you would hear them if you had purchased the CD version. However, what is actually on the DVD is much different. Here is the actual order of performances contained on my DVD along with commentary.

1)I Gotta Get Out of This Town---Features a cool, wealthy, miniskirted Nancy driving her hot rod in search of love and adventure.
2) RC Cola spot featuring Art Linkletter introducing Nancy Sinatra. I had to laugh, because as he proclaimed her to be America's biggest rising young star, he sounded like he was forced to say so at gunpoint. Not very convincing, heh heh.
3) Up, Up, and Away--Sappier than "Up With People", believe me. This is the song that earned poor Jimmy Webb the opprobrium of generationally contemporary songwriters and socially closed a lot of doors to him. This mawkish pap would have had hipsters changing the channel immediately. I retched, then I roared with sarcastic laughter. It tries so hard for political correctness and diversity before those were mantras, that it becomes politically incorrect!
4)Sugar Town--If Up, Up and Away didn't scare away the hipsters and foil industry aspirations for Nancy Sinatra, then this saccharine sex kitten ditty surely did. Revolting!
5)Some Velvet Morning--Enigmatic lyrics and a nice video of Hazlewood singing while horseback on the beach and Nancy singing while seated among a cluster of coastal flowere in this duet that saw mild chart success when released as a single. Some say the lyrics are druggy, but I think that's either a cynical manipulation to reach the counter-culture or just over-active imaginations. Remember all the hoo-ha about the lyrics of Puff, the Magic Dragon and Louie, Louie?
6)Another RC commercial, this one set in Spain. It has nothing to do with Sinatra.
7)Jackson--Could have been a country hit. Good video, you have to laugh at the cooler-than-thou poses of Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra. The silly expression on Hazlewood's face at the end of the song while Sinatra rides off with her brother into the gorgeous California countryside is priceless.
8)This Town--Nancy's take on a standard. Well-done, but really appeals to her father's generation more than to her own.
9)Just Bummin' Around---All Dean Martin, but a great song. Unlikely to have had wide youth appeal, however.
10)Things--a corny duet featuring Dean and Nancy. As the industry reviewer said, it is one of those that poses interesting psychological questions.
11)Another RC Cola spot, featuring Dino, Desi and Billy.
12)What'd I Say--Nancy's take with Sammy Davis Jr on an old Ray Charles tune. Not a lot of soul, but Nancy sure can go-go!
13)Wait Till You See Him--Nancy's paean to her father. A little too much sickening "daddy's girl" crap for me as she wanders through the video gallery caressing a bunch of oversized images of Frank. This is the video that is most psychologically fraught.
14)Younger Than Springtime--This would bring in the old-timers skeptical about Nancy's talent. The Chairman of the Board will wow them with this, as Nancy stays in the background giggling and flirting (with Daddy!)
15)another RC Cola spot.
16)Friday's Child--The hippest song on the DVD, most likely to appeal to disaffected and rebellious youth. Good instrumentation, but very sixties. But I'll bet Grace Slick lost no sleep over the competition.
17)See the Little Children--Another outreach to hippies, but not the same bunch as Friday's Child. This likely appealed more to the Peter Paul and Mary set.
18)Who Will Buy--A decent song, well sung by Sinatra. One of her best performances here.
19)Another RC Cola spot with Art Linkletter. This is the best of them, with a bit of an educational travelogue aspect to it.
20)Ending credits featuring Nancy with reprise of her opening song. The back-up singers are obnoxious.
You might be asking yourself, if this guy is so critical of so many aspects of this DVD, then why on earth did he give it four stars? Well, its because despite its faults, it is still an entertaining blast from the past. Today, many who were thought of as uncool by the succeeding generation are seen of as cool once more. Frank Sinatra's popularity today cuts across a number of generational divides. Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr have both benefitted as well by their association with Sinatra and Rat Pack glamor. Lee Hazlewood enjoys cult status with a huge number of up and coming alt rock and alt country musicians looking to him for inspiration. And Nancy? While not wildly popular, she continues on the club circuit today satisfying a fan base that just seems to be growing.
If you are of the sixties, you might find that you enjoy this slice of life today no matter what you might have thought of it then. Check it out, its fun!

Our whole family LOVES this groovy video!.......2003-02-23

A trip down memory lane, for those of us who grew up in the 60's. Lots of fun even for those who weren't even around in the 60's: Upbeat songs, great costumes, dancing and choreography. We love seeing those groovy 60's fashions and their bright colors, too. Also--the bonus RC Cola commercials throughout are a fun nostalgic trip (they just don't make commercials like thye used to!)

Our entire family loves watching and singing along with this video and has done so many, many times!!

YOU WILL WANT TO MOVE ON INTO THE SIXTIES WHEN YOU SEE THIS!.......2002-12-30

I HAD THE PLEASURE OF SEEING THIS SHOW ACTUALLY ON DVD. IT BELONGS TO A FRIEND OF MINE. I WANT TO OWN THIS. IT'S A WONDERFUL SPECIAL THAT CAME OUT IN 1967. I HAD WONDERED ABOUT THE DATE. LOOKING AT THE CLOTHES I GUESSED ABOUT 1968. ANYWAY, WONDERFUL MUSIC, THE FILMING WAS GREAT! MY COMPLIMENTS TO THE CINEMATOGRAPHER! THE CLOTHES, BY THE WAY, ARE BY "JAX", NO LONGER ALIVE, BUT HAD A WONDERFUL CLOTHING STORE IN THE 1950'S AND 1960'S. (EVEN MARILYN MONROE WORE HIS CLOTHES!) IT'S JUST A WONDERFUL TRIP BACK INTO THAT ERA, AND EVEN NANCY'S CAR MATCHED HER GLOVES IN THE BEGINNING SHOT! WE EMAILED HER SEVERAL YEARS AGO, IN JUNE OF 2000,AFTER WATCHING THIS. WE GOT AN EMAIL BACK FROM HER PERSONAL ASSISTANT. NO, SHE NO LONGER HAS THE CAR (DARN!) AND IF YOU LOOK REAL CLOSE, YOU WILL SEE THAT THE TUNNEL SHE GOES THROUGH IN ONE SCENE AND COMES OUT OF IS THE SAME TUNNEL THAT DUSTIN HOFFMAN GOES THROUGH IN THE MOVIE "THE GRADUATE". HEY WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, THEY WERE FILMED ABOUT THE SAME YEAR OR SO!!!! WE TOLD THEM THAT ABOUT THE TUNNEL ALSO, AND THEY TOLD US THAT NANCY AND DUSTIN HAD BEEN STAYING IN THE SAME HOTEL (SEPARATELY OF COURSE) BACK IN 2000. I WAS ALSO INTERESTED ABOUT "JAX", AND HIS NAME IS "JACKSON", AND IN THE 60'S, HE OUTFITTED ALOT OF DANCERS IN SHOWS TOO. HIS STUFF WAS REALLY SOMETHING! WISH I HAD SOME OF HIS CLOTHES. HE RAN A BOUTIQUE, PROBABLY IN THE LA OR HOLLYWOOD SECTION. ANYHOW, THIS IS MY TAKE ON THIS FASCINATING PIECE OF MUSICAL/FASHION HISTORY.

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Best of Brian Hyland
Starring: Brian Hyland
Manufacturer: K-Tel Entertainment
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ASIN: B00015HUZ2
Release Date: 2003-12-23

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itsy bitsy review.......2005-05-05

Six songs from an appearance at The Rock 'N' Roll Palace circa 1989. Tracks: "The Joker Went Wild", "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" (this title takes up most of this review ;), summer classic "Sealed With A Kiss", his rendition of "Tragedy" (a hit for both Thomas Wayne and also The Fleetwoods) which was a 1969 hit for Brian, "Ginny Come Lately" and the 1970 million seller "Gypsy Woman". From 1960 and "Itsy Bitsy..." through 1970, Hyland had several chart hits which he performs very well here. He does seem a bit shy but he was always that way according to Dick Clark and the kids loved it. Very good sound and picture.