tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post301509947650385676..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Weekend PostBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-40875023061554621242019-03-15T19:01:48.447-07:002019-03-15T19:01:48.447-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13968274379955557653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-59163410720170912922019-03-12T02:37:26.326-07:002019-03-12T02:37:26.326-07:00@John Nixon: As fans of the movie "Repo Man&q...@John Nixon: As fans of the movie "Repo Man" like to say, "Whoa-- plate of shrimp!"<br /><br />The Bay Area ad was a jingle, not a voiceover, and oh yes, I am familiar with the... dulcet tones of Tom Campbell. While I'm from the Bay Area, I've lived in San Diego for 35 years. He did the same talking-way-too-fast type of ads in both areas. His voice caused me actual physical agony, jangling the hell outta my nerves, nothing could make me turn either the TV or radio knob faster than THAT VOICE. When I was reading these comments last night, I remembered him, wondered whatever happened to him (he was still doing ads for Pearson Ford like 15 years ago), and Googled. I had NO idea until then that he had ever been a DJ, and I cannot let myself imagine what his radio patter was like. YEESH.<br /><br />(There's lots of radio folk that read this blog, and for all I know, one of them could be Mr. Campbell, or a friend of his. No disrespect is intended towards him *personally*, as I'm sure he was an otherwise nice person.)<br /><br />And here's a tasty sauce for said shrimp; I was also thinking about the Fred Rated ads last night! My Pug dog is named Fred, and sometimes when I hear him grunting around unsupervised in another room, I yell "Hey! Fred Rated from Federated! You ain't slick, get back out here!"<br /><br />Cheers, thanks a lot,<br /><br />StormStormnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-7196264344280976972019-03-11T18:04:22.180-07:002019-03-11T18:04:22.180-07:00Stanley Stanley Stanley Chevrolet
Two blocks off t...Stanley Stanley Stanley Chevrolet<br />Two blocks off the Santa Ana Freeway<br />1-1-9-8-0 East Firestone<br />Stanley Chevrolet<br /><br />This commercial was heard on nearly every radio station in L.A. in the late 1950s and early '60s. I believe Molly Bee wrote it and sang it.Mitchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-31219820632018158312019-03-11T13:20:41.261-07:002019-03-11T13:20:41.261-07:00The Firesign Theatre riffed on those commercials e...The Firesign Theatre riffed on those commercials especially on their album How Can You Be In Two Places At Once When You're Not Anywhere At All. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHtPgfVgg0MSmilodonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16424992227002963853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-56130075620628491642019-03-11T10:47:01.401-07:002019-03-11T10:47:01.401-07:00Storm...you might be remembering commercials done ...Storm...you might be remembering commercials done by Tom Campbell. I don't know what the stores were in the San Jose area but in San Diego it was Dow Stereo ("wait a minute, HOLD ON!....D-O-W Dow, N-O-W now!")and in Los Angeles he did spots for Cal Stereo ("Cal Stereo for sure!"). The LA locations were "Bellflower, Canoga Park, Garden Grove, West Covina, West LA, North Hollywood and Pasadena...and now the City of Carson!". See if you can say those as fast as you can with clarity!<br />My personal favorite of the novelty type commercials was Fred Rated for The Federated, done by a radio guy named Shadoe Stevens.John Nixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15534701157125020415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-77841027940904128712019-03-11T08:35:01.436-07:002019-03-11T08:35:01.436-07:00Johnny Carson couldn't have done it better! Th...Johnny Carson couldn't have done it better! Thanks for the share!TimWarphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14741882160865926550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-17127367902331300942019-03-11T06:11:44.866-07:002019-03-11T06:11:44.866-07:00I grew up in NoCal and still remember the Cal Wort...I grew up in NoCal and still remember the Cal Worthington commercials. And his dog, Spot. Which was never a dog. But was instead a lion, tiger, or a bear. Oh my!<br /><br />If you need a car or truck, and you wanna save a buck,<br />Go see Cal. go see Cal. Go see Cal! Seannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-91384588203665021512019-03-11T02:28:22.806-07:002019-03-11T02:28:22.806-07:00I can't remember actually useful shit, like st...I can't remember actually useful shit, like state capitols or how to multiply fractions, but I'll go to my grave remembering the ditty: <br /><br /><br />"Pete Ellis Dodge!<br />Long Beach Freeway<br />Firestone Exit<br />SOUTHGAAAATE!"<br /><br /><br />And there's one from S.F. in the 80's that gave the locations of a business; I think it was a chain of camera/film stores?<br /><br />"Dublin<br />Berkeley<br />San Lorenzo<br />Cupertino <br />SAN JOSE!"<br /><br />Damned if I remember their name, but their jungle was seriously catchy.<br /><br />Cheers, thanks a lot,<br /><br />StormStormnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-47312513268762446112019-03-10T14:50:11.459-07:002019-03-10T14:50:11.459-07:00To Mike Doran
Thank you for having a better memory...To Mike Doran<br />Thank you for having a better memory then IAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-42661109790486794592019-03-10T14:24:53.927-07:002019-03-10T14:24:53.927-07:00The Ralph Williams ads ran on channel 11 from Taco...The Ralph Williams ads ran on channel 11 from Tacoma, so I watched them growing up in Eastern Washington. Then when I first moved to the area, there was Cal Worthington and his dog Spot. Our own crazy guy that I remember was Jack Roberts, who sold appliance. He had a magnificent catch phrase "I will not be undersold"!Mike Barerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447874605833321732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-12453605410138549552019-03-10T13:24:00.006-07:002019-03-10T13:24:00.006-07:00I remember those "It's Cal Worthington an...I remember those "It's Cal Worthington and his dog Spot!" commercials. Was it Cal or someone else who ended his commercials with, "If I can't get you the best deal on a car or truck, I'll eat a a bug!"<br /><br /> -- Damian<br />Damian T. Lloyd, Esq.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15423589734839129158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-71969883095869653082019-03-10T13:21:35.181-07:002019-03-10T13:21:35.181-07:00Apparently there was a campaign by Trump supporter...Apparently there was a campaign by Trump supporters encouraging people to boycott Captain Marvel. Their problem with it? It's a superhero movie with a female superhero. <br /><br />The result. A worldwide opening weekend of $455 million.<br /><br />It's like the time they vowed to boycott Hamilton. That worked out well for them too didn't it.<br /><br />Producers and directors should actively hope to be boycotted by Trump supporters, as it guarantees box office gold.<br /><br />The irony is that they call everyone else snowflakes and here they are all butthurt because a woman is the star of a superhero movie.<br /><br />I can't wait to see Captain Marvel. Trump supporters can always watch their Cannonball Run and Passion of the Christ DVDs.Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-17522780607199039592019-03-10T10:18:13.461-07:002019-03-10T10:18:13.461-07:00Love the kicker: “Five year’s payments ... you can...Love the kicker: “Five year’s payments ... you can’t get even.”LAPrGuynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-16931757089819696762019-03-10T06:49:21.251-07:002019-03-10T06:49:21.251-07:00Those 93 seconds are funnier than every Tyler Perr...Those 93 seconds are funnier than every Tyler Perry film combined.Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-47708376270734076912019-03-10T00:32:38.509-08:002019-03-10T00:32:38.509-08:00Spielberg is getting a backlash for his attempts t...Spielberg is getting a backlash for his attempts to stop Netflix from winning the Oscar.<br /><br />https://www.goldderby.com/article/2019/netflix-oscars-poll-results-steven-spielberg-news/<br /><br />https://www.indiewire.com/2019/03/spielberg-vs-netflix-oscars-myth-reality-1202048761/<br /><br />Tednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44325988376124720552019-03-09T22:04:37.901-08:002019-03-09T22:04:37.901-08:00Little bit of synchronicity here for me, since Fri...Little bit of synchronicity here for me, since Friday night's double feature was HEAD and Sinatra's OCEAN 11, with Jack Nicholson's stream of consciousness screenplay in the former mixing Ralph Williams commercials into the edit. E. Yarbernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38898456804543400082019-03-09T19:41:56.203-08:002019-03-09T19:41:56.203-08:00Oh my gosh - hilarious! Thank you for that! True b...Oh my gosh - hilarious! Thank you for that! True belly laughs on that one. Missed that scene (of those commercials et al) up here in Canada. Oh Ken, you never fail to make whatever day I'm having a better one. Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596112021500591852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-6954528681214312262019-03-09T18:27:57.123-08:002019-03-09T18:27:57.123-08:00Since Buttermilk Sky brought up Firesign Theater a...Since Buttermilk Sky brought up Firesign Theater and Ralph Spoilsport motors ...<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLOBaG9hDa0<br /><br />Al in PDXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835073077514498840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-53992971483612032642019-03-09T17:11:54.728-08:002019-03-09T17:11:54.728-08:00Cal Worthington made fun of the Ralph Williams com...Cal Worthington made fun of the Ralph Williams commercials with his "dog Spot" ads that were mostly shot in the parking lot of KCOP TV. One day, the dog Spot was a tiger, brought on the lot by truck in a cage. As it arrived, the stage manager came out on the loading dock and said if that tiger is let out of the cage, we're all walking off the set. They finally chromakeyed (green screen in those days) Cal and the tiger in from Cal's dealership.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-59103111179717084252019-03-09T15:51:46.068-08:002019-03-09T15:51:46.068-08:00WBKB, Channel 7, ABC in Chicago:
(Music: "Pom...WBKB, Channel 7, ABC in Chicago:<br />(<i>Music: "Pomp And Circumstance", by Elgar.</i>)<br /><br /> <b>Jim Moran, Your Courtesy Man! …<br /><br />The Midwest's largest Ford dealer! …<br /><br /> … presents <i>Your Courtesy Theatre!</i></b><br /><br />For much of the Fifties and early Sixties, Jim Moran, a genial, soft-spoken gentleman who'd gotten into Chicago TV at the start of everything, hosted a Friday night movie on Channel 7.<br />Moran was a bit of a movie buff, and ch7 was one of the first stations in town to buy movies in bulk for late night use.<br />Example: Ch7's manager, Red Quinlan, talked the ABC O&O stations into taking <i>Movietime USA</i>, which was the entire RKO film library - 800 some-odd titles.<br />Jim Moran got first pick of these for Friday nights: this means he got <i>Gunga Din, Citizen Kane, King Kong, Mighty Joe Young,</i> the John Ford/John Wayne westerns, the Wayne war movies, the Astaire/Rogers musicals, and all the top-of-the-line RKO stuff.<br />Moran's commercials were beloved: the softest sell in town, minimal interruptions of the movie, and his standard return to the feature: "Torture Time is over."<br /><br />Mind you, in Chicago we had our fair share of shouters, selling new and used cars (<i>You Auto Buy NOW!</i>, coined by no less than Bill Veeck), along with just about any other product that could afford an hour of TV time (to this day I get cold chills just hearing the name Charles Antell, King of Lanolin).<br /><br /> God, this is depressing …Mike Doranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427528138598549103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-33212998963522311982019-03-09T15:14:09.991-08:002019-03-09T15:14:09.991-08:00Cal Worthington was giving away Brockabrella's...Cal Worthington was giving away Brockabrella's to anyone visiting the car lot. What is a Brockabrella you ask. It's an umbrella hat invented by baseball hall of fame player Lou Brock. Madame Smockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08187182786576898476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72700663007313901922019-03-09T14:17:19.231-08:002019-03-09T14:17:19.231-08:00That location is still a car dealership....selling...That location is still a car dealership....selling Hondas it looks like.YEKIMIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01921751875397071034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-22501010355100523872019-03-09T13:24:49.171-08:002019-03-09T13:24:49.171-08:00I assume he was the inspiration for the Firesign T...I assume he was the inspiration for the Firesign Theater's Ralph Spoilsport Motors ("in the city of Emphysema"). Those guys were all Southern Californians.<br /><br />"Let's just look at the extras on this fabulous car..."Buttermilk Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07430011403223875192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-43172828116150969222019-03-09T12:41:06.561-08:002019-03-09T12:41:06.561-08:00In Chicago we had, what I nbeleive, was Courtesy m...In Chicago we had, what I nbeleive, was Courtesy motors.<br />On either friday or saturday night they would sponsor a movie. On WGN I think<br />During that movie they would have an introductory ad then during the movie they would only have a single 15 minute ad. Otherwise movie was uninterrupted. <br />Amazing could go to washroom, make a sandwich, refill any drinks and would still end up seeing about 5 minutes of the ads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-73945044387557319252019-03-09T12:12:00.405-08:002019-03-09T12:12:00.405-08:00I remember when the dealership was owned by he cha...I remember when the dealership was owned by he character actor Leon Ames who sold it to Williams. After Williams owned it I worked at Studio City BofA in summers and when I went to dealer to pick up auto sale contracts I was swarmed by salesmen bore they recognized me as a bank courier and not potential sale!Ron Rettignoreply@blogger.com