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On Tue, 12 Feb 2002, Bubba Gump wrote:
> No, dude. "The Gasser" was never officially released
> in 1965. It was in the movie "Ski Party." It was not
> on any Hondells LP, as far as I know.
>
> The Hondells. I asked my friend Domenic Priore
> tonight, and he said that he remembered asking Gary
> Usher himself, and Gary stipulated that it was Ritchie
> who provided that killer driving guitar backing track.
> I have Ritchie's phone number, so it may be high time
> I use it and find out for sure.
I was not aware of this track. So, it's not available anywhere but only
heard in the movie? I guess I better track down this movie! If you call
Richie, can you please let us know? I would love to conduct an interview
with him. Stephen McParland says that Richie doesn't mind talking with
people about the surf years...
> P.S. Please ignore the "Bubba Gump" moniker. I am not
> right wing, nor do I care to be associated with
> "Forrest Gump" the movie. My 21 year old brother
> visited my wife and I in L.A. a year ago, and fucked
> with my Yahoo info. I have tried changing it a
> million times, but it always stays the same.
That's most unfortunate....
Ivan
