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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).
I remember when AMC was doing the American Pop thing, that was one
of my early introductions to surf music and that whole early 60s
California movie/sound/look. Boy, I hope that wasn't on Saturday
nights, that just goes to show how cool I was in highschool!
> 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....
Sweet, that's what I like about these older surf bands, you see
these clips and they are playing this balls against the walls music,
yet hardly moving around. Not jumping around like a bunch of
punks :)
We hardly move and we've thought maybe we should do something to
liven up the live show. But last week at our show someone said, "I
love the dead pan looks, very era appropriate." I remember seeing
the Ventures Live in '65 for the first time finding it funny how
still those guys were. Cool stuff Ivan, glad you brought it up!
Bill
www.reluctantaquanauts.com
