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Doug Thompson: CONFESSIONS OF A PROFESSIONAL ROCK AND ROLL INTERVIEWER – LOOK MA, STILL NO WORDS

Posted in Opinion with tags Al Mair, Beach Boys, Bobby Vinton, Darlene Love, DBAWIS, Dick Dale, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Doug Riley, Doug Thompson, Duane Eddy, Frank Mills, Hagood Hardy, Keith Hampshire, Major Ursus, Michael Omartian, music, Phil Spector, radio, Robbie Lane, Steve Barri, T.H.P. Productions, Terry Bush, The Butterfingers, The Tornados, Wes Dakus on September 9, 2013 by segarini

“Well doggies” (as Jed Clampett used to say on the 60’s TV series, “The Beverly Hillbillies), there were quite a few responses to my last blog about instrumentals. Most simply wrote to say ‘You forgot so and so’…or ‘what about…’, but hey, if that column sparked discussion about great instrumentals, then I have been successful.

And so, I guess I’m done. Goodnight!

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Doug Thompson: CONFESSIONS OF A PROFESSIONAL ROCK AND ROLL INTERVIEWER – THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE THEMES

Posted in Opinion with tags Adam Clayton, Al Caiola, Alan o’Day, Andy Griffith, Annette Funicello, Barenaked Ladies, Barry DeVorzen, Carroll O’Connor, Charles Fox, Cheryl Holdridge, Christopher Cross, Chuck Lorre, Cyndi Grecco, Darlene Gillespie, DBAWIS, Dick Clark, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Donna Summer, Doug Thompson, Duane Eddy, Earl Scruggs, Freddy Cannon, Gary Portnoy, Henry Mancini, Jay Livingston, Jean Stapleton, Jiminy Cricket, Jimmie Dodd, Joey Scarbury, John Sebastian, Jonathan Wolff, Lala Schrifrin, Lance Reventlow, Larry Mullen, Lawrence Welk, Lester Flatt, Mason Williams, Michael Omartian, Mickey Mouse Club, Mike Post, Morton Stevens, Nadia Comaneci, Neil Hefti, Norman Gimbel, P.F. Sloan, Pratt & McClain, Ray Evans, Records, Rhythm heritage, Richard Chamberlain, Rod Serling, Roy Williams, Steve Barri, Steve Carlisle, Television, The Grass Roots, The Marketts, The Monkees, The Rembrandt’s, The Ventures, THP Orchestra, TV Guide, U2, Van Halen, Waylon Jennings on May 6, 2013 by segarini

I was saddened by the death of Annette Funicello back in March. Unlike most of the male members of my age, I did NOT have a crush on Annette. That honour usually fell to toothy grinned Mousekateer Cheryl Holdridge (who in 1964, became a real-life Countess when she married Woolworth heir Lance Reventlow – his father was a Danish nobleman). Sometimes friendly Darlene Gillespie became my Mousekateer crush of the day or week, depending on my mood and my hormones. Turns out, Darlene was born in Montreal and her parents were originally from Saskatchewan, but I didn’t know any of that watching our little black and white TV set then.