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From | "Lawrence Dunn" <thedunns@capecod.net> |
Subject | Re: Tubes Question |
Date | Sat, 26 Feb 2005 15:37:15 -0500 |
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Tubes on SCTV. I think I remember "Sushi Girl" as notwithstanding their nattily
suited appearance there were, um, props involved.
Did they play a second number on that show?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Eichelberger" <markeichelberger@comcast.net>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 2:59 PM
Subject: Re: Tubes Question
> Was this a recurring sketch that featured John Candy as a fisherman who hung
> out at a fishing lodge with a group of musicans? And in between fishing,
> the musicians would perform a song or two?
>
> I recall an episode where Robert Gordon was hanging out at the lodge. It
> was cool to see/hear him perform Marshall Crenshaw's "Someday, Someway".
>
> As an aside, I think around the same (early 80's) NBC's Tom Snyder began
> hosting music acts on his late night show. I remember seeing The Ramones,
> The Jam, Adam and the Ants, U2 and the infamous Plasmatics perform on his
> show. I think that for most of these groups, his show offered them their
> first US appearance on TV. At the time, I thought he enjoyed having these
> acts on, but in later interviews, old Tom stated that the network brass
> pushed the acts on him in a failed attempt to boost ratings with the college
> crowd.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ford Prefect" <poatway@hotmail.com>
> To: <audities@smoe.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 2:28 PM
> Subject: Re: Tubes Question
>
>
> > The best place to see The Tubes would be on "The Fishin' Musician", SCTV
> DVD
> > Volume 1.
> >
> > And as for fishy, Hootie's probably in the BK commercial as one of the
> > rewards for winning "Employee Of The Month". There is some justice in the
> > world.
> >
> >
> >
> > -
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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