Turned on the tube tonight and caught a bit of a movie called Just For Fun. Jet paying a Bass VI on a tune called The Unknown Man or somesuch. IMDB says The Spotniks were in there too, but I didn't watch all of it. There were other acts in it, too, but non-instro.
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Posted on Dec 23 2014 10:42 PM
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Posted on Dec 23 2014 10:57 PM
Man From Nowhere —Last edited: Dec 23, 2014 23:00:55 |
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Posted on Dec 24 2014 06:56 AM
That's why I said 'or somesuch'. It was pretty clear that the director was trying to give each song it's own look. It was equally clear he didn't have much imagination. During the Bobby Vee number, the look was furniture hanging upside down. |
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Posted on Dec 24 2014 10:31 AM
That's one of my favorite Jet Tunes, very catchy. —Matt "tha Kat" Lentz |
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Posted on Dec 24 2014 04:39 PM
Awesome, I've never heard that. —Jeff(bigtikidude) |
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Posted on Dec 24 2014 08:51 PM
Looks like the clip was taken from the movie. |
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Posted on Dec 25 2014 03:29 AM
The clip is introduced by Alan Freeman a disc jockey from the BBC in the UK.So It may be an old BBC TV show. |
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Posted on Dec 25 2014 06:21 AM
From the 1963 movie and now on DVD. Book, sheet music, LP and EP to be found on eBay UK. |
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Posted on Dec 25 2014 08:48 AM
Man From Nowhere is one of our favorite Jet Harris songs. TarantinosNYC |
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Posted on Dec 25 2014 09:06 AM
The movie Just For Fun was on cable 2 days ago. It think it may have been on Bravo one of the channels that shows 50's-60's TV shows and movies. TarantinosNYC |
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Posted on Dec 25 2014 09:12 AM
Is it wrong that I knew what a Bass VI was before I knew of anybody (famous/semi-famous) that played them? But, now that I know, I've got plenty of learning to do, along with creating my own bits that feature Bass VI. —Fast Cars & Loud Guitars! |
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Posted on Dec 25 2014 03:03 PM
echobeach wrote:
It's the same clip as the movie. If it's from a TV show, the movie got it from there. But I don't think so. Part of the plot was that these acts were being broadcast. The part of the movie that I did see all took place in a broadcast studio. I didn't flip channels because the first thing I saw was Hank Marvin and Cliff Richard, but IMDB doesn't show them in the cast. |
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Posted on Dec 25 2014 08:53 PM
crumble wrote:
Looks like you nailed it Crumble. |
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Posted on Dec 26 2014 05:24 AM
echobeach wrote:
Only by searching with the info provided. I was definitely a Jet Harris fan at the age of 8 but sadly I can't remember a thing about his solo work. |
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Jet is the bomb. Just getting knee-deep into his work now — |
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Posted on Jul 28 2021 12:19 PM
I hadn’t seen that video before. It reminds me of why I bought my VI. —The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. |
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