The Man Behind the Wipe Out Laugh (Cackle)

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Posted on Mar 18 2010 11:33 AM

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Posted on Mar 18 2010 11:43 AM

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Posted on Mar 18 2010 12:51 PM

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JakeDobner

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Posted on Mar 18 2010 01:26 PM

I've come across this thread a couple times now, and I every time I've thought it has said "Cake" instead of "Cackle".

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Posted on Mar 18 2010 01:58 PM

_Smallin says Buff asked the band to record the 45s B-side. No one in the band had a clue, so the Surfaris whipped up a surf-rock staple: Wipe Out. Wipe Out was actually improvised within 15 minutes, Smallin says. _ ...and recorded in one take.

Amazing...but many classics were created that way. I know only time creates a "classic", but I wonder if anything has been written in the last 20 years that will be as much a classic 50 years from now, as Wipe Out is today.

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Posted on Mar 18 2010 02:31 PM

JakeDobner
thought it has said "Cake" instead of "Cackle".

Low blood sugar?

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Tuck

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Posted on Mar 18 2010 06:39 PM

Smallin admits to being a jack-of-all-trades when it comes to film and video, and is currently writing a screenplay on the making of Wipe Out.

There were a lot of amusing things that happened on that day, he says. It should be finished before summer. Universal is interested, and hopefully I can get a commitment out of them.

So maybe someday there will be a movie about the multiple Surfaris and Wipeouts. I wonder where he is with this?

Smallin made a number of indy movies back the early 60s, including one that features a bit of the very early Beachboys playing Surfin' Safari.

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Mr_Reverb63

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Posted on Mar 18 2010 09:30 PM

i remember reading about Paul Buff Recording the Surfaris at Studio Z. and Zappa Didnt make dirty movies there! it was just dirty sound clips! haha

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Posted on Mar 18 2010 11:53 PM

JetBlue

JakeDobner
thought it has said "Cake" instead of "Cackle".

Low blood sugar?

No, my soul has been destroyed quite early in the day the past four work days...

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shivers13

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Posted on Mar 19 2010 01:21 AM

Tuck
Smallin made a number of indy movies back the early 60s, including one that features a bit of the very early Beachboys playing Surfin' Safari.

Very cool. I never knew that the cackle on Wipe Out is Dale Smallin who directed "One's Man's Challenge". Shot in 1962, the footage in "One Man's Challenge" is an amazing time capsule from that era. The documentary is probably the only place you'll get a real life glimpse at a California Teen Dance Club in 1962. The Beach Boys play Surfin' Safari live wearing matching Pendleton shirts! Also contains instrumental background music throughout the film by The Beach Boys, The Raindrops and the opening theme "The Hitchhicker" by The Genteels. Narrated by Deejay Roger Christian of Beach Boys and Gary Usher fame.

It would be very cool if Universal produced Smallin's screenplay about Wipe Out! I think a movie adaptation of One Man's Challenge would be pretty amazing as well.

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Tuck

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Posted on Mar 19 2010 02:41 AM

Oh, wow! So, you've actually <u>seen</u> One Man's Challenge! I've just heard it exists but I gather it isn't in distribution at the moment.

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Posted on Mar 19 2010 09:45 AM

Yep. I picked it up roughly ten years ago at a record swap. It was never officially distributed but I was told that Smallin himself was making copies and selling them to fans and that's how it got around. You can get a copy of it on the Video Beat website. It's no Citizen Kane but very fun to watch for archivists like us who dig seeing some really rare footage of the not-so-well documented birth of surf music. Here's the link... http://www.thevideobeat.com/store/music-documentaries/california-surf-music.html

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Posted on Mar 19 2010 10:52 AM

cool story...thanks for posting.

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Posted on Mar 19 2010 11:46 AM

shivers13
Yep. I picked it up roughly ten years ago at a record swap. It was never officially distributed but I was told that Smallin himself was making copies and selling them to fans and that's how it got around. You can get a copy of it on the Video Beat website. It's no Citizen Kane but very fun to watch for archivists like us who dig seeing some really rare footage of the not-so-well documented birth of surf music. Here's the link... http://www.thevideobeat.com/store/music-documentaries/california-surf-music.html

whoa. I've never paid $30 for a DVD but...

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Posted on Mar 19 2010 01:09 PM

I love stories like this. Thanks

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Posted on Sep 07 2013 10:17 PM

Dale Smallin, The Surfaris manager and "man behind the laugh" has since passed since this thread was started. I thought it was interesting that he said he got that laugh from when he did cartoon voice overs, and it was based on a witch's laugh from his work on a "Fractured Fairy Tales" episode. (Anyone remember those from Bullwinkle?) I did a perusal of credits on the run of episodes, and only saw credit given to the same group of voice actors. No Dale Smallin. I thought it would be fun to find the "proto" laugh from which the iconic Wipe Out recording was derived, but...

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JetBlue Joined: May 30, 2006 Posts: 746 Cool, CA	Posted on Mar 18 2010 11:33 AM Stumbled onto this cool story... click me — Don Top
bmsurfcaster Joined: Oct 29, 2009 Posts: 271 Dallas	Posted on Mar 18 2010 11:43 AM Great story — Top
Pyronauts Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1175 Northern CA	Posted on Mar 18 2010 12:51 PM Love it! Top
JakeDobner Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle	Posted on Mar 18 2010 01:26 PM I've come across this thread a couple times now, and I every time I've thought it has said "Cake" instead of "Cackle". Top
SurferBill Joined: Dec 20, 2009 Posts: 611 Jax, FL	Posted on Mar 18 2010 01:58 PM _Smallin says Buff asked the band to record the 45s B-side. No one in the band had a clue, so the Surfaris whipped up a surf-rock staple: Wipe Out. Wipe Out was actually improvised within 15 minutes, Smallin says. _ ...and recorded in one take. Amazing...but many classics were created that way. I know only time creates a "classic", but I wonder if anything has been written in the last 20 years that will be as much a classic 50 years from now, as Wipe Out is today. — Shoot the Pier on Bandcamp Shoot the Pier on Reverb Nation Shoot The Pier on Facebook We are on Instagram under "@shootthepiersurfband" My Country EP ... Florida Dirt Fire https://floridadirtfire.bandcamp.com/album/florida-dirt-fire My French Love Songs ... I really needed a change... www.lonelyrose.bandcamp.com Top
JetBlue Joined: May 30, 2006 Posts: 746 Cool, CA	Posted on Mar 18 2010 02:31 PM JakeDobner thought it has said "Cake" instead of "Cackle". Low blood sugar? — Don Top
Tuck Joined: Sep 02, 2006 Posts: 3166 Denver, CO	Posted on Mar 18 2010 06:39 PM Smallin admits to being a jack-of-all-trades when it comes to film and video, and is currently writing a screenplay on the making of Wipe Out. There were a lot of amusing things that happened on that day, he says. It should be finished before summer. Universal is interested, and hopefully I can get a commitment out of them. So maybe someday there will be a movie about the multiple Surfaris and Wipeouts. I wonder where he is with this? Smallin made a number of indy movies back the early 60s, including one that features a bit of the very early Beachboys playing Surfin' Safari. Top
Mr_Reverb63 Joined: Jul 10, 2007 Posts: 919 San Pablo, CA	Posted on Mar 18 2010 09:30 PM i remember reading about Paul Buff Recording the Surfaris at Studio Z. and Zappa Didnt make dirty movies there! it was just dirty sound clips! haha — -Zanti Instagram: My IG Combo Tezeta IG Top
JakeDobner Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle	Posted on Mar 18 2010 11:53 PM JetBlue JakeDobner thought it has said "Cake" instead of "Cackle". Low blood sugar? No, my soul has been destroyed quite early in the day the past four work days... Top
shivers13 Joined: Jul 29, 2009 Posts: 2605 Boss Angeles, CA	Posted on Mar 19 2010 01:21 AM Tuck Smallin made a number of indy movies back the early 60s, including one that features a bit of the very early Beachboys playing Surfin' Safari. Very cool. I never knew that the cackle on Wipe Out is Dale Smallin who directed "One's Man's Challenge". Shot in 1962, the footage in "One Man's Challenge" is an amazing time capsule from that era. The documentary is probably the only place you'll get a real life glimpse at a California Teen Dance Club in 1962. The Beach Boys play Surfin' Safari live wearing matching Pendleton shirts! Also contains instrumental background music throughout the film by The Beach Boys, The Raindrops and the opening theme "The Hitchhicker" by The Genteels. Narrated by Deejay Roger Christian of Beach Boys and Gary Usher fame. It would be very cool if Universal produced Smallin's screenplay about Wipe Out! I think a movie adaptation of One Man's Challenge would be pretty amazing as well. — BOSS FINK "R.P.M." available now from DOUBLE CROWN RECORDS! www.facebook.com/BossFink www.doublecrownrecords.com Top
Tuck Joined: Sep 02, 2006 Posts: 3166 Denver, CO	Posted on Mar 19 2010 02:41 AM Oh, wow! So, you've actually <u>seen</u> One Man's Challenge! I've just heard it exists but I gather it isn't in distribution at the moment. Top
shivers13 Joined: Jul 29, 2009 Posts: 2605 Boss Angeles, CA	Posted on Mar 19 2010 09:45 AM Yep. I picked it up roughly ten years ago at a record swap. It was never officially distributed but I was told that Smallin himself was making copies and selling them to fans and that's how it got around. You can get a copy of it on the Video Beat website. It's no Citizen Kane but very fun to watch for archivists like us who dig seeing some really rare footage of the not-so-well documented birth of surf music. Here's the link... http://www.thevideobeat.com/store/music-documentaries/california-surf-music.html — BOSS FINK "R.P.M." available now from DOUBLE CROWN RECORDS! www.facebook.com/BossFink www.doublecrownrecords.com Top
dp Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3546 mojave desert, california	Posted on Mar 19 2010 10:52 AM cool story...thanks for posting. Top
ElMonstroPorFavor Joined: Sep 01, 2006 Posts: 2758 New Orleans, LA	Posted on Mar 19 2010 11:46 AM shivers13 Yep. I picked it up roughly ten years ago at a record swap. It was never officially distributed but I was told that Smallin himself was making copies and selling them to fans and that's how it got around. You can get a copy of it on the Video Beat website. It's no Citizen Kane but very fun to watch for archivists like us who dig seeing some really rare footage of the not-so-well documented birth of surf music. Here's the link... http://www.thevideobeat.com/store/music-documentaries/california-surf-music.html whoa. I've never paid $30 for a DVD but... — Storm Surge of Reverb: Surf & Instro Radio Top
Pappa_Surf Joined: Oct 28, 2008 Posts: 671 Winnipeg, Canada	Posted on Mar 19 2010 01:09 PM I love stories like this. Thanks — https://www.facebook.com/index.php?lh=9353f9155b5ff32e14c998495fd00da4&#!/rich.derksen.7 Top
websurfer Joined: May 14, 2007 Posts: 1753	Posted on Sep 07 2013 10:17 PM Dale Smallin, The Surfaris manager and "man behind the laugh" has since passed since this thread was started. I thought it was interesting that he said he got that laugh from when he did cartoon voice overs, and it was based on a witch's laugh from his work on a "Fractured Fairy Tales" episode. (Anyone remember those from Bullwinkle?) I did a perusal of credits on the run of episodes, and only saw credit given to the same group of voice actors. No Dale Smallin. I thought it would be fun to find the "proto" laugh from which the iconic Wipe Out recording was derived, but... Top

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