The Pyramids on American Bandstand (1964)

simoncoil

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Posted on Jan 15 2014 03:34 AM

I bumped into this video by pure chance and didn't find it posted anywhere on SG101. Can you believe it?

The Pyramids play along to "Penetration" on American Bandstand, followed by an interview (mostly about the hairs... i.e. their absence).

Enjoy!

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Posted on Jan 15 2014 06:35 AM

nice dance moves!

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MadScientist

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Posted on Jan 15 2014 08:19 AM

I had never seen that! Thanks for posting!

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bigtikidude

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Posted on Jan 15 2014 08:46 AM

Thanks!
Too bad they weren't really playing,
But most shows were mimed back then.

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Brian

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Posted on Jan 15 2014 10:34 AM

The poor sax player had nothing to do on this song but the moves.

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Matt22

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Posted on Jan 15 2014 10:43 AM

Brian wrote:

The poor sax player had nothing to do on this song but the moves.

I thought the same thing!

On an interesting note, the former bass player for the SSIV, Nick White, is married to Skip's (lead guitarist in the Pyramids) daughter. Nick has a new band here locally called Whiskey Kiss. Check them out!

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Ron-Rhoades

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Posted on Jan 15 2014 04:08 PM

Such a GREAT song........

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wfoguy

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Posted on Jan 15 2014 08:53 PM

I don't remember seeing that either. I didn't watch A.B. regularly back then. Great video.

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Fady

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Posted on Jan 15 2014 09:02 PM

Soooo cool. Great find. Great share. Thanks simoncoil!!!

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vintagesurfdude

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Posted on Jan 15 2014 11:02 PM

I remember seeing that show. Remember commenting about the sax player then too.

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MrBackwards

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Posted on Mar 11 2014 01:10 AM

Great Find!
I saw The Pyramids back in the day. When they performed, it was the real deal. Lip-sync and no instrument hook-up was just the easiest was to present music on TV. But at the Dances, it was always a live performance.
You could hear the Fender Bass a block away. It was like thunder in the night. Each Dance (once a month) had at least 3 Bands a night, and this was Junior High, too.
The High School kids from like seven different, local high schools, would all go to the Pasadena Civic Auditorium every Saturday Night. All bands performed live. Dick Dale was a regular headliner, and all the other Surf Bands came, too. they always had great headliners, too.
Thanks for sharing this video! I've met people here in Hawaii that went to school with these guys.

Aloha,
Kim

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windmill

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Posted on Mar 22 2014 08:22 PM

Ok who's stealin' these moves !

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simoncoil Joined: Sep 28, 2012 Posts: 918 Berlin, Germany	Posted on Jan 15 2014 03:34 AM I bumped into this video by pure chance and didn't find it posted anywhere on SG101. Can you believe it? The Pyramids play along to "Penetration" on American Bandstand, followed by an interview (mostly about the hairs... i.e. their absence). Enjoy! — Los Apollos - cinematic surf music trio (Berlin) "Postcards from the Scrapyard" Vol. 1, 2 & 3 NOW available on various platforms! "Chaos at the Lobster Lounge" available as LP and download on Surf Cookie Records! Top
ElBirkerio Joined: Dec 17, 2012 Posts: 519 Vienna	Posted on Jan 15 2014 06:35 AM nice dance moves! — http://www.surfgrammeln-san.org https://www.facebook.com/BaluUndSurfgrammeln http://greencookierecords.bandcamp.com/album/coming-out-soon-los-chicharrones-del-surf-10 Top
MadScientist Joined: Jan 17, 2008 Posts: 2188 Atlanta, GA	Posted on Jan 15 2014 08:19 AM I had never seen that! Thanks for posting! — Jamie SSS Agent #181 Cartoons drenched in reverb! The Mystery Men? El Capitan & The Reluctant Sadists Top
bigtikidude Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25620 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.	Posted on Jan 15 2014 08:46 AM Thanks! Too bad they weren't really playing, But most shows were mimed back then. — Jeff(bigtikidude) Top
Brian Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19309 Des Moines, Iowa, USA	Posted on Jan 15 2014 10:34 AM The poor sax player had nothing to do on this song but the moves. — Site dude - S3 Agent #202 Need help with the site? SG101 FAQ - Send me a private message - Email me "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea Top
Matt22 Joined: Feb 15, 2007 Posts: 2846 Fredericksburg, Virginia	Posted on Jan 15 2014 10:43 AM Brian wrote: The poor sax player had nothing to do on this song but the moves. I thought the same thing! On an interesting note, the former bass player for the SSIV, Nick White, is married to Skip's (lead guitarist in the Pyramids) daughter. Nick has a new band here locally called Whiskey Kiss. Check them out! — Matt "tha Kat" Lentz Skippy and the Skipjacks: 2018-2020 Skippyandtheskipjacks.net https://www.facebook.com/skippyandtheskipjacks Otto and the Ottomans: 2014-2015 The Coconauts surf band: 2009-2014 www.theamazingcoconauts.com Group Captain and the Mandrakes 2013 http://www.gcmband.com/ The Surfside IV: 2002-2005, 2008-2009 the Del-Vamps: 1992-1999, 2006-2007 http://www.dblcrown.com/delvamps.html Last edited: Jan 15, 2014 10:44:13 Top
Ron-Rhoades Joined: Aug 19, 2006 Posts: 958 Kekaha, Kauai, Hawaii	Posted on Jan 15 2014 04:08 PM Such a GREAT song........ — The TakeOffs "Kauai's Only All-Instrumental Surf Band" http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-TakeOffs/312866840587 Top
wfoguy Joined: Dec 11, 2011 Posts: 2133	Posted on Jan 15 2014 08:53 PM I don't remember seeing that either. I didn't watch A.B. regularly back then. Great video. Top
Fady Joined: Mar 07, 2010 Posts: 2266 North Carolina	Posted on Jan 15 2014 09:02 PM Soooo cool. Great find. Great share. Thanks simoncoil!!! — Fady El Mirage @ ReverbNation Top
vintagesurfdude Joined: Nov 28, 2011 Posts: 795 Prescott Valley, AZ	Posted on Jan 15 2014 11:02 PM I remember seeing that show. Remember commenting about the sax player then too. Top
MrBackwards Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 86 On the Island of Hawaii	Posted on Mar 11 2014 01:10 AM Great Find! I saw The Pyramids back in the day. When they performed, it was the real deal. Lip-sync and no instrument hook-up was just the easiest was to present music on TV. But at the Dances, it was always a live performance. You could hear the Fender Bass a block away. It was like thunder in the night. Each Dance (once a month) had at least 3 Bands a night, and this was Junior High, too. The High School kids from like seven different, local high schools, would all go to the Pasadena Civic Auditorium every Saturday Night. All bands performed live. Dick Dale was a regular headliner, and all the other Surf Bands came, too. they always had great headliners, too. Thanks for sharing this video! I've met people here in Hawaii that went to school with these guys. Aloha, Kim — "To do, is to be" Aristotle ~ "To be, is to do" Socrates ~ "Doobie, doobie- doo" Sinatra Top
windmill Joined: Mar 22, 2006 Posts: 269	Posted on Mar 22 2014 08:22 PM Ok who's stealin' these moves ! — Freshwater Surfin' The Murray Basin Australia Top

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