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I have the video clip of DD doing Miserlou Twist (w/o the strings).
I got it off American Pop on American Movie Classics, some five or
six years ago, just as Neal mentioned. It sounds like they used the
version of the song that is Surfer's Choice, but just got rid of the
overdubbed strings - everything else about it is exactly the same
(and it's clearly not a live performance).
Though it's awesome to see Dick and ALL of the Deltones in action,
pretty much as you would have seen them in '63, I gotta say it's a
bit underwhelming. The Deltones guys all look really nerdy, and
stand in place, gently swaying from side to side - they look like a
country band from that era! And Dick is hamming it up a bit for the
camera, but not a whole lot, though he does look a LOT cooler than
his band. I guess that was the idea, probably....
Finally, this clip is not from A Swingin' Affair - I think in that
movie Dick was some Elvis-copycat dude, and didn't perform. This
Miserlou is from a movie called Rebel In The Ring - at least that's
what it says on my American Pop clip. The movie is from '63.
Wouldn't it be cool if we could digitize that and put it up on a
website? That and Dick's Ed Sullivan performance, which I also
have. I can't imagine anyone would really care if we put up these
two clips somewhere on the internet space...
Ivan
--- In , "Neal S." <memoryover@y...>
wrote:
> i really thought i had this movie. A few years ago,
> 98,99 AMC ran a program called "American Pop" I taped
> #'s 1-3, i thought it was on there, but no !
> But they ran the "swingin and a surfin" video along
> with the beach boys lost concert, and the movie "The
> girls on the beach"
> sorry !
>
> --- Chris <chris@b...> wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the head up Klas! $29 for a DVD-R,
> > though, I don't
> > know.....I'm a big D.D. fan, but....
> >
> > I agree, Dicks scenes in the beach movies are
> > great, and he's
> > waaayyy to cool to be hangin' with Annette and
> > Frankie! Plus, he
> > gets to play back-up for Lil Stevie Wonder!
> >
> >
> > --- In , "Klas
> > Fjellgren"
> > <surfites@b...> wrote:
> > > The movie is available from The Video Beat:
> > >
> > >
> >
>
> > >
> > > Haven't seen "A Swingin' Affair" myself but DD's
> > appearances in
> > the
> > > two beach party movies are grrreeeaaaat and he's
> > too cool playing
> > the
> > > bongos with a big golden ring in his ear! :-D
> > >
> > > / Klas
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In , DP
> > <noetical1@y...> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- Chris <chris@b...> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > DP -
> > > > > Have you seen the movie "A Swingin' Affair? I
> > think it's
> > > > > from
> > > > > about 'late '62, '63. D.D. does this version
> > (Miserlou
> > > > > Twist)without
> > > > > the strings, if I remeber correctly. It
> > starts with a
> > > > > spotlight on
> > > > > just his guitar, then explodes into the whole
> > band. I
> > > > > only saw the
> > > > > clip once, but it was VERY COOL!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Chris:
> > > >
> > > > You know, I have been looking for that movie (A
> > Swinging
> > > > Affair) for a while now...maybe it's on NetFlix?
> > I know
> > > > Terri Garr is in it...If anyone finds it, please
> > let me
> > > > know...
> > > >
> > > > btw: I have viewed the two old "Beach" movies
> > with
> > > > DD...funny stuff!
> > > >
> > > > -dp
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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