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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2013 6:13:12 GMT
A SNAPSHOT OF TELEVISION OFFERINGS FROM 1965, TAKE NOTE OF THE START & FINISH TIMES !
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Post by planetmalc on Jan 26, 2013 13:52:14 GMT
Great stuff! Juke Box Jury was essential viewing in our house, as was Doctor Who; then we'd have switched across to ITV at 8.50 for Hawaiian Eye (The video/DVD industry should be ashamed of itself for not releasing this gem, along with its sister program '77 Sunset Strip').
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Post by vince on Jan 26, 2013 17:08:01 GMT
Great stuff! Juke Box Jury was essential viewing in our house, as was Doctor Who; then we'd have switched across to ITV at 8.50 for Hawaiian Eye (The video/DVD industry should be ashamed of itself for not releasing this gem, along with its sister program '77 Sunset Strip'). I can only remember the title Hawian Eye, But for some reason I remember the theme tune to 77 Sunset Strip, and a character called Cookie, who drove a convertible, wore shades, and combed his hair a lot, bit if a hearthrob for the ladies I think.
Programs finished at 11.30 ish - and they always played the National Anthem before closing down - like the pubs shut at 10.30, cos it was thought it would help productivity if people went to bed early.
Got me thinking, remember when they played the National Anthem in the pictures after the last film ? So everybody tried to clear out while the credits rolled. I rememeber being told you could be arrested if you didnt stand up for the Queen. When did that stop ?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2013 17:53:53 GMT
Great stuff! Juke Box Jury was essential viewing in our house, as was Doctor Who; then we'd have switched across to ITV at 8.50 for Hawaiian Eye (The video/DVD industry should be ashamed of itself for not releasing this gem, along with its sister program '77 Sunset Strip'). I can only remember the title Hawian Eye, But for some reason I remember the theme tune to 77 Sunset Strip, and a character called Cookie, who drove a convertible, wore shades, and combed his hair a lot, bit if a hearthrob for the ladies I think.
Programs finished at 11.30 ish - and they always played the National Anthem before closing down - like the pubs shut at 10.30, cos it was thought it would help productivity if people went to bed early.
Got me thinking, remember when they played the National Anthem in the pictures after the last film ? So everybody tried to clear out while the credits rolled. I rememeber being told you could be arrested if you didnt stand up for the Queen. When did that stop ?
Hi Vince,
It was akin to forcing the Monarchy on people !
Never works, trying to be a Daiety, and forcing yourself on folks....
Ray.
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Post by planetmalc on Jan 28, 2013 15:23:48 GMT
Vince, the theme music for Hawaiian Eye wasn't particularly memorable (a mixture of the brash and the saccharin), but here are some of the words:-
Ha-Hawaiian Eye, Ha-Hawaiian Eye. (that was the brash bit folllowed by a brash fanfare, and then it switched to saccharin) The soft island breeze Whispers strange melodies And they tell of Exotic mystery Under the tropical sky (and then it goes brash - plus fanfare - again, with) Ha-Hawaiian Eye.
If you fancy jogging your memory by playing some of the tune on the old gee-tar, try my crude attempt at rendering tunes using only scale notes, with single symbols representing crotchets, and symbols with dashes between them representing minims or longer notes. Lower-case letters are mere quavers. The key is C (probably), and we start at the saccharin bit - ' The soft island breeze' - 'cos the brash bit's too syncopated for my crude system to cope!):-
F E-E D E B-B A B G-G F G A#-A# G# A# G-G E-E-E G A C E d E-E-e (at which point I have to admit defeat - the Internet Cafe's background muzak is doing my head in!)
Regarding Kookie, he definitely was a heart-throb at the time, but apparently 'didn't wear too well' after his glory days were over. I read a less-than flattering article about him somewhere on the 'net that painted him as a guy who never realised that he was no longer flavour-of-the-month and was charging ludicrous fees to make guest appearances at events - and was somewhat surly with it. Oh dear.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2013 15:51:50 GMT
A short video of Birmingham 1958.
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Post by vince on Jan 28, 2013 15:51:55 GMT
Bit technical for me that, only play Rock n Roll.
But it goes a bit like this..
I gave up listenung after the first few bars though.
Had to learn to click yer finger to sing the Sunset Strip one.
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Post by pedro42 on Jan 28, 2013 18:06:57 GMT
Vince, the theme music for Hawaiian Eye wasn't particularly memorable (a mixture of the brash and the saccharin), but here are some of the words:- Ha-Hawaiian Eye, Ha-Hawaiian Eye. (that was the brash bit folllowed by a brash fanfare, and then it switched to saccharin) The soft island breeze Whispers strange melodies And they tell of Exotic mystery Under the tropical sky (and then it goes brash - plus fanfare - again, with) Ha-Hawaiian Eye. If you fancy jogging your memory by playing some of the tune on the old gee-tar, try my crude attempt at rendering tunes using only scale notes, with single symbols representing crotchets, and symbols with dashes between them representing minims or longer notes. Lower-case letters are mere quavers. The key is C (probably), and we start at the saccharin bit - ' The soft island breeze' - 'cos the brash bit's too syncopated for my crude system to cope!):- F E-E D E B-B A B G-G F G A#-A# G# A# G-G E-E-E G A C E d E-E-e (at which point I have to admit defeat - the Internet Cafe's background muzak is doing my head in!) Regarding Kookie, he definitely was a heart-throb at the time, but apparently 'didn't wear too well' after his glory days were over. I read a less-than flattering article about him somewhere on the 'net that painted him as a guy who never realised that he was no longer flavour-of-the-month and was charging ludicrous fees to make guest appearances at events - and was somewhat surly with it. Oh dear. :DHello Planetmalc - Try this site for the music www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdFPE.asp?ppn=MN0035387This is a good site for guitar tabs www.chordie.com/browseartist.php/a.php?filter= or this one for golden oldies bettylou.zzruss.com/otheroldies.htmKeeeeep strummin' Pete
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Post by jhedger on Jan 28, 2013 22:43:25 GMT
Love the 1958 video! Jan
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Post by Jerry on Jan 28, 2013 23:15:05 GMT
From the school gate I could run down Talfourd Street, Bertram Road and our front garden in about one minute flat to watch Lunch Box
Jerry
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2013 3:05:13 GMT
From the school gate I could run down Talfourd Street, Bertram Road and our front garden in about one minute flat to watch Lunch Box Jerry Hi Jerry,
Sad to say, I was always a 'Lunch Box' watcher. It didn't matter that not one of them could sing a note. good viewing.
Do you remember 'A walk down memory lane'.......................
Ray.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2013 4:42:22 GMT
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Post by planetmalc on Jan 29, 2013 15:26:57 GMT
Thanks for that, Pete; it never occurred to me that the theme might have been committed to sheet music (definitely NOT the kind of stuff I'd have ever wanted to play at home - and especially not if it cost money! - but there's no accounting for taste). I don't strum anymore; gave it up years ago and now play concertina instead - wacky or what.
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Post by planetmalc on Jan 29, 2013 15:36:03 GMT
Bit technical for me that, only play Rock n Roll. But it goes a bit like this.. I gave up listenung after the first few bars though. Had to learn to click yer finger to sing the Sunset Strip one. Speaking of which: Kookie was the most hip guy on TV and spoke in what was known as 'Jive Talk'. Whenever his (much older than Kookie) private eye sidekicks - Stu Bailey & Jeff Spencer, both of whom he referred to as 'Dad' - couldn't understand what he was saying, they'd give him a quizzical look and snap their fingers twice in quick succession, which meant, "Translate please!"
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