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The 2010 Doritos Super Bowl Commercial Campaign is the biggest advertising and promotional mistake in my opinion since Coca Cola launched the “New Coke” years ago. Doritos should have gone with “Balloon Boy Rides again”, a total No-Brainer Decision but instead due to their process, this incredible commercial which you can see below, was not in their top six Super Bowl 2010 commercials considered. I apologize for keep harping about this great commercial but I can’t seem to let go of the injustice of it not being shown during the Super Bowl. As the saying goes, No Justice, no peace! I give you “Balloon Boy Rides Again”:

Here is a reprint of an earlier Blog I wrote about the Inside Story of the Making of “Balloon Boy Rides Again”:

The best Super Bowl Commercial of 2010 will not be broadcast because apparently Doritos in the biggest marketing mistake since Coca Cola introduced New Coke somehow decided that “Balloon Boy Rides Again” was not good enough to be one of the 6 finalists in the 2010 Doritos Crash The Super Bowl Contest in which 3 entries will have their Doritos Commercials Broadcast for the 2010 Super Bowl plus win lots of money, Yada, Yada, Yada. See the Incredible Balloon Boy Commercial for yourself and tell me did Doritos not blow it:

Is this not genius or what? I guess Doritos is like the NBA Portland Trail Blazers of 1984 and would rather draft Sam Bowie than Michael Jordan! I discovered this incredible Balloon Boy Commercial online and was shocked it was not being used by Doritos, please read Best Super Bowl 2010 Commercial Unaired Doritos Balloon Boy Entry. I was so fascinated by this commercial that I contacted the Writer and Director for the Inside Story of the Balloon Boy Unaired Doritos Commercial for an interview for this blog which he kindly consented to do. The text of this interview is copyrighted (c) 2010 by this blog. If Doritos had any sense, they’d run this commercial anyway! Please note, the above opinions are this Blog’s only. The Balloon Boy Unaired Doritos Commercial was written and directed by Alec Brownstein and here is my interview with Alec Brownstein who I consider the next Orson Welles:

1. What inspired you to do the Balloon Boy commercial. Did you have any other ideas-i.e. both non- balloon boy or different direction for Balloon boy?

The ridiculousness of the balloon boy drama was ripe for some kind of parody. I had other ideas for a Doritos spot that involved more physical humor (people getting hit in the groin, etc) and judging by the Doritos finalists, perhaps I should have gone in that direction.

2. Please List the Balloon Boy Commercial Casting Credits

Writer: Alec Brownstein
Director: Alec Brownstein & Justin Warias
Cinematographer: Luca Fantini
Producer: Drew Putzel
Mom: Susan Campanaro
Dad: Jimmy Burke
Balloon Boy: Jake Brownstein
Brother: Josh Brownstein

3. Have you entered the Doritos Contest Before?

No, this was my first year.

4. Who Did the Casting which I think is perfect

Me

5. How much did you budget and how much did the whole thing cost to make including salaries, etc?

Most of the cast and crew worked on the project for fun, so it wasn’t very expensive to produce at all.

6. How long did the Balloon Boy Commercial take to film?

One day

7. Can you take me through a Down and Dirty Summary of the process of the main steps from conception to finished ending?

Writing the spot only took an hour or so. Assembling the cast and crew took about 10 days. Building the giant mylar balloon took the most time and effort. Editing took about a week. Overall, from conception to final product was about 3 weeks.

8. What equipment (Name and Models) did you use for filming and editing?

We shot on the Red Camera and edited using Final Cut Pro.

9. What do you do for a living?

I am Senior Copywriter for Young & Rubicam ad agency (Y&R) and write and direct advertisements . I’m also the creator of JerksInYourArea.com

10. What’s your favorite All-Time Commercial? What’s your Favorite Super Bowl Commercial?

I love all of the weird and quirky Starburst and Skittles commercials. My favorite Super Bowl Commercial was the Pizza Hut commercial with Jessica Simpson and The Muppets from a few years ago - mostly because I wrote it.

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When you finish expending hours perfecting your Resume along with sprucing up that cover letter and the phone call you’ve been hoping for finally comes: it is time to plan an interview. Don’t commit the common mistake many people make who believe that the actual hard part of getting hired is done. By far the most complex part of getting hired is not getting the interview, it is making it through the interview. Prepare yourself by being familiar with the most well-known interview questions and also replies designed to be the best job interview answers to get hired now. Here are the basic ones:

Tell me about yourself

Commonly asked in the beginning of any interview, this would be an opportunity to make a terrific first impression. So what do you talk about? Bare in mind, keep it succinct and specific. If you’re being interviewed pertaining to an Data Analyst job for instance, you won’t need to explain the fact you create Mexican meals for fun and in the past did wonders in a Karaoke contest. Instead, briefly touch on your education, your previous employment history and future ambitions. Indicate to the interviewer what you are able to deliver for them. For instance, when you’ve got a wide-ranging job history, emphasize the fact that you could start the job promptly without needing much supervision. The point is actually to promote oneself while not sounding as though you could be advertising yourself. Practice the best reply to this most important of common interview question with the help of friends right up until those things that you utter comes across sounding normal not rehearsed.

What are your weaknesses?

Amongst common interview questions, this can be the trickiest to answer. You need to respond legitimately, however, you don’t just want to mess up all your chances as a result of giving the interviewer grounds to pass you by. Saying you have difficulties in waking up the next day and are persistently late, would not seem a great way to help answer this question.

Clarify one weakness which can be converted into a complete positive for this occupation. For instance, if you’re trying to find a job of which expects in depth task, one can mention that you’re a perfectionist which in turn might actually be a good tool with the job in question. One other technique is always to pick a weakness you have undoubtedly attended to. You’d admit that you have difficulty with organization abilities and yet have formulated morning program that helps you acquire your own thoughts and then create a strategy of the day.

Why did you leave your last place of employment?

This is definitely one of the common interview questions that could possess a different reply according to a person’s circumstances. If you left your last job of your accord to pursue some other hobbies, you’ll be able to merely describe that when giving your answer. Having said that, if you ever ended up being fired in your previous occupation or maybe quit entirely on bad conditions along with your employer, your own reply will need more finessing.

In the event you had been let go from your job, a reference check to your previous employer could undoubtedly reveal the truth so don’t bother lying. In short, make clear that you had been let go from the last employment but you have learned regarding your faults and are ready to move ahead. Keep the reason brief as well as concise. Most importantly, withstand the urge to talk badly about your former management or workplace. Practically nothing sends up a red flag more rapidly than a future employee who appears upset and vindictive.

Why do you want to work here?

The obvious answer is to get paid however that’s definitely not the proper response. You’d be amazed how many individuals go into an job interview without carefully researching the organization at which they’re applying. Similar to other common interview questions, the interviewer desires to understand that you actually understand the company as well as deserve to be a part of it. Does this company possess a outstanding status? Do you find it on the leading edge of technology? Are you excited about the actual products it offers? Each one of these make great answers.

It’s best to look and feel comfortable enough in your talents to be able to speak readily and also effortlessly during the entire job interview. The important thing should be to practice, practice, practice. Work with a friend to role play and ask these common interview questions. Then work on your answers until they’re second-nature. And then walk into your job interview realizing that you’re ready to create an awesome impact and get hired now! Please check out our large Online Discount Gift Store Click Here and our other Online Discount Stores below which helps support this politically incorrect blog. Thank you. This article was originally titled “Common Interview Questions – Learn the Right Answers to Land Your Dream Job” by Martin with permission to republish”

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Here until its removed from You Tube is the opening 4 Minutes of Lost Final Season, a preview of the first four minutes of Lost Season 6. I’ll describe what happens in case You Tube removes it from this Blog: The first 2 minutes is the same scene or a variant of how Lost Season 5 ended with Julia going down down down into the H Bomb shaft and then pulling the H Bomb Plug. Ripoff! We know this. Then comes the money shot, as Gomer Pyle would say, Golly, and we see Jack freshly shaven looking like he did in Lost Season 1 First Episode sitting on a plane and offered an extra drink from a flirting stewardess and we’re not exactly sure if Jack knows he’s been transported back in time. The plane then hits turbulance and it sounds like its going down and Jack braces himself and we still don’t know if he Know, you know what I mean and then its all smooth again and Rose appears across the Isle and says “IT’s Normal” and makes smooth small talk with Jack not giving any indication she know who he is. She also don’t know she’s a dying woman again! Here now is the Video Preview Lost Final Season courtesy of You Tube:

I don’t know about you but I was disappointed. I was expecting Fireworks but all I got was ho hum same old, same old! If you want to see something more interesting, here’s a Video of the Best Commercial for Super Bowl 2010 that will never not be Broadcast because Doritos are Morons.Watch and Read about Balloon Boy Rides Again by clicking here. Please check out our large Online Discount Gift Store Click Here and our other Online Discount Stores below which helps support this politically incorrect blog. Thank you.

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John Rabbit Bundrick, a Texan who’s been with legendary English Rock Band The Who on Keyboards for the past 30 plus years has graciously consented to do this Who Super Bowl Exclusive Interview for this Blog which was help made possible by our contributor, author David Clayton (Heavy Load: The Story of Free and Publisher of the Free Appreciation Society Magazine). Since the Who is playing The Super Bowl February 7, 2010, this interview is a Football and Sports Related Interview pertaining to the Who and Rabbit Bundrick and probably the only one ever with a member of the Who on American Sports! I hope to do a more extensive music related interview with Rabbit in the future.The text of this interview is (C) 2010 Phil Hersh David Clayton and the interview can not be reproduced without this blog’s permission. Before the interview starts, here are links to Rabbit Bundrick and David Clayton’s websites as well as our Online Discount Gift Shop, perfect for Valentine Day Gifts, Birthday Presents and much much more (Please Click Here) which help support this blog as well as this blogs other Online Discount Stores listed at the bottom of this interview. John ‘Rabbit’ Bundrick www.rabbitwho.com and www.myspace.com/rabbitbundrick Free Appreciation Society Magazine For more information on Free, Rabbit and Paul Kossoff www.myspace.com/freeappreciationsociety For details of ‘Heavy Load - The Story Of Free’, a chapter extract and where to order this highly regarded book Please Click Here

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1. What songs are you planning to play at the Super Bowl?

John “Rabbit” Bundrick: I believe Pete Townshend said we are going to do a medley of the most famous Who hits. It’s a 12 minute slot so we have worked about 5 songs linking to each other and the whole thing is Rock n’ Roll from start to finish.

2. As an American, are you a Football fan? College or NFL Football or both?

Oh yeah, with a Capital Yeah! The Dallas Cowboys are my team, I’m sad to see they are not gonna be at the Super Bowl but hey, what an exciting time it will be anyway. It’s the biggest gig The Who have ever done in their entire career. Sometimes College Football is better than the Pro’s. The college players are vying for position for the NFL Scouts, so they try much, much harder making their game full of excitement and danger.

3. How do you follow Football and American Sports living in England?

They show American Football games over here, too. No worries, I get my fill.

4. Who are you rooting for in the Super Bowl and is The Who going to stay and watch the entire game?

I don’t care really. Dallas ain’t there, so whoever wins is fine by me. By the way, who are the two teams playing?

5. Do Pete Townshend and Roger Daltry know anything about American Football at all? Who if any team will they be rooting for or is it all alien to them?

Uh, I doubt it but if either one does, it will be Roger.

6. What does it feel like playing in front of the whole world (watching live on TV)?

In a word ……….GOBSMACKED!. It hasn’t really sunk in yet and probably won’t until I hear the crown screaming……YEE HAW…………….

7. Is playing the Super Bowl the biggest thrill of your musical career? If not, what is?

Nope, the biggest thrill in my career was when I joined Free and worked with Paul Rodgers at the microphone. Awesome guy he is. No one beats Paul Rodgers in my book.

8. Do you miss living in the United States?

NOPE………….

9. Did you play any Sports growing up in the United States?

I sure did- Baseball, football basketball. I sat on the bench the whole season. I was shit at Sports. I’m a music lover after all.

10. Who were your favorite pro athletes and pro teams growing up in the US and today from any American Sports?

None. Now ask me who my favorite musicians were………………

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In a wishful spoiler rumor started by me, 13 Dies of Huntington’s Disease soon. Yay! We can all dream. Never before will so many people be happy someone died of Huntington’s Disease but 13 is a fictional character and if Jerry Seinfeld can joke about making out with a girlfriend watching Schindler’s List, we can hope 13 Dies of Huntington’s disease soon. Both the 13 character and the actress playing 13, Olivia Wilde, are terrible in my opinion. When interviewed, Olivia Wilde seems to be oblivious of this! Note, even though I don’t think Olivia Wilde is a good actress, I don’t have anything against Olivia Wilde personally and I wouldn’t want her or any real person to die of Huntington’s disease or anything else.

I normally wouldn’t blog about this but last night’s House episode, “Remorse” was the final straw for me. The 13 character not once but twice interferes with a patients life because she does not like the patient. At any other Hospital, the 13 character would have been fired for her actions. But not 13. It’s almost like 13 is considered above everyone else. She seems to be treated like a Goddess on House and while she has a pretty face, she’s got no breasts, sorry-tell us how you really feel, and I wouldn’t walk barefoot over broken glass for her. In fact most of the viewing audience seems to dislike the 13 character from what I can tell online and since 13 has Huntington’s Disease, let the 13 character die already! Please check out our large Online Discount Gift Store Click Here and our other Online Discount Stores below which helps support this politically incorrect blog. Thank you.

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Real Chimpanzees filmed and directed their own movie for the BBC Natural World programme “Chimpcam” using a specially designed monkey-proof camera given to them by primatologists. No this isn’t an April Fools Joke and the Sound track isn’t “Hey, Hey, We’re the Monkees”! Betsy Herrelko, a primatologist, introduced video technology to 11 chimpanzees living in a newly built enclosure at Edinburgh Zoo, UK. Over 18 months, she introduced video technology to a group of 11 chimpanzees living in a newly built enclosure at Edinburgh Zoo, UK. The chimps soon displayed an interest in film-making.

Ms Herrelko somehow was able to teach the chimps to use a touchscreen to select different videos which revealed which images the chimps like to watch. She then gave them what is dubbed a “Chipcam” a camera in a box that protected from damage from the chimps.

I hope this TV Show which is being broadcast January 27, 2010 gets broadcast in the United States. I think now I’ll try to buy a painting by an elephant, see below:

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“Surviviors”, BBC America Upcoming TV series is a very good, almost Americanized Show- I mean that in a good way cause I’m American, a bit like the TV Show Jericho Meets the Walking Dead comics book series but without Nukes or Zombies! “Survivors” is a re-imagining, God I hate that word, of creator Terry Nation’s original British 1975 to 1977 TV series about, to quote the official Survivors DVD description “a post-apocalyptic, present day world ravaged by a devastating plague, Survivors explored how humanity would cope in a world stripped of modern technology and comforts. The disease struck quickly and with devastating effect – a global plague that, in Britain, spares just a few thousand people. This is the chilling story of some of those who survive — Jenny, Greg, Abby and others — determined to construct a new community from the surrounding wasteland where the technology and skills of the old life have become obsolete.”

Having watched both the complete Survivors 1975-78 DVD Set and the complete Upcoming 2010 BBC America Survivors Season 1 Remade Series, I have to tell you the Survivors Season 1 of the remade series is much, much better in my opinion than the original 1970’s Survivors series, as its better made with better acting and more emotional depth and better production values. Survivors features a break out actor, Max Beesley who plays Tom, an escaped convict and murderer who looks like he’s going to explode any minute but doesn’t as he tries to remake his life. Max Beesley cuts the tension in the air just by his very presence without saying a word and if he’s cast in an American Movie or TV Series, Max Beesley will be a star. His performance in “Survivors” reminds me of Ray Liotta’s incredible performance in “Something Wild” for which he was screwed out of an Academy Award Nomination.

One of the things to me that makes this remade TV Series of “Survivors” so good and much better than
the original series is that the characters though English in an English setting, are totally relatable to Americans as opposed the 1970’s series of which I found hard as an American to relate to most of the characters and their experiences. This version of “Survivors” could actually be remade easily into an American TV series with the same dialogue and nothing would be lost in the translation.

Season 1 of the BBC America Survivors is much more tighter and more emotionally in depth from the original series which to me had chintzy production values. The characters are much more in depth than the original characters and the pacing is much faster. The only thing I find bizarre with Season 1 is that it doesn’t seem to dawn on the characters the immediate need to arm themselves despite the fact they are constantly being threatened by others. Duh! I think BBC America Survivors will be BBC America’s most successful TV series. Survivors starts February 12, 2010, incidentally. Please check out our large Online Discount Gift Store Click Here and our other Online Discount Stores below which helps support this politically incorrect blog. Thank you.

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Well known Beatles Singing American Murderess in Italy Amanda Knox besides being involved in the Murder of Meredith Kercher also wound up ruining the Gift and Free Advice Blog Google Adsense earnings. Note this article is not meant to trivialize Meredith Kercher’s murder but to serve as a warning to people whose Blogs and Websites use Google’s Adsense Program to help make spare income to offset their Website Expenses.

What happened to me with Google Adsense was partially my fault and I am writing this Blog so other Google Adsense Program users can learn from what happened:

On July 1, 2009, I wrote and published a Blog Post titled, “Murder Suspect Amanda Knox Parents How to Waste Money- My Personal Opinion” which received a few hundred readers at the time, no big deal one way or the other and I didn’t think anything more of the post. On December 4, 2009, Amanda Knox was found guilty of murder, sexual violence and other charges and sentenced to 26 years in prison. The next thing I know, The Gifts and Free Advice Blog which was averaging 150,000 unique readers a month, suddenly within 4 days had 70,000 people reading my July 2009 Amanda Knox Parents Blog. Sounds great right? A fortune in Adsense Money would be coming in, right? Er, NO!

What I screwed up and didn’t discover till it was too late was that Adsense because of the Huge Increase in Reader Traffic to this Blog thought that I was apparently doing some kind of Fraud Scheme and converted most if not all of my Adsense Ads to Public Service Announcements which pay nothing, Nada! Apparently I was suppose to, and this is my fault, notify Adsense whenever I’m expecting a sudden significant increase in traffic to my site which I simply did not know out of my stupidity all of which resulted in Google putting up the Public Service Announcements. Eventually, I managed to contact Adsense to tell them that the increase was legit and they dropped the Public Service Announcements and put back the Adsense Google Ads. Good, right? Er, No!

It seems ever since then the ads have been almost always ads not related to the Subject of my Blog Post which has resulted in a considerable drop in my Adsense Earnings. I’m sure that’s sending a smile to the Amanda Knox supporters but dudes, honestly, the amount of money I was earning monthly on Adsense before the drop in earnings would be good for one nice dinner out for me and a date and now it’s good for a few pizza delivery orders! When I try to contact Adsense about the non-relevant ads I don’t get any response at all which is one of the problems with Google Adsense, their live personal customer service help is virtually non-existent and trying to contact Google using their own Contact Google (Adsense) links is an exercise in Kafka Madness leading to dead ends. You would think that a billion dollar company like Google could afford to hire live human beings for one to one customer service but Noooooooooooooo!

Unfortunately for all I complain, Adsense for me is the only game in town and I’m just happy for any morsels I can get! In December 2009, the Gifts and Free Advice Blog had 240,000 Unique Monthly readers, an increase of nearly 90,000 readers from the previous month, yet suffered a large drop in our Adsense Earnings, so let this tale be a caution to potential and actual Adsense users! This Blog still makes a little bit of money from our E-Commerce Stores listed below like Our Online Discount Gift Shop but its just enough to support my time and expenses doing this Blog. I guess there’s no business like Show Business! Go New York Jets! Postcript: So much for the Jets! Congratulation Indianapolis Colts. Please check out our large Online Discount Gift Store Click Here and our other Online Discount Stores below which helps support this politically incorrect blog. Thank you.

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In 1964, an incredible mainly instrumental British Group called Sounds Incorporated including drummer Tony Newman of the Jeff Beck Group, opened for the Beatles at Shea Stadium and other Beatles concerts around the world. I stumbled on this absolutely incredible video on You Tube of Sounds Incorporated live at Shea Stadium performing Fingertips in which the Sounds Incorporated Frontman “Major” Griff West dances on the stage like Roy Head (”Treat Her Right”) on LSD and I mean that as a compliment! I also stumbled on this incredible picture taken of the Beatles and Sounds Incorporated taken from the Beatles Australia 1964 Tour in Brisbane that one of the performers, Johnny Chester, kindly let me use for this blog. Here is a who’s who on this picture. Johnny Chester’s Website is www.johnnychester.com

Top row (L to R)
Devon Minchin MSS, Dave Lincoln (lead guitar ‘Phantoms’), Bob Garde (rhythm guitar ‘Phantoms’), Alan Fenton (drummer ‘Phantoms’ - killed on a road construction project circa 1980), Johnny Chester (Aust. singer), Johnny Devlin (Aust./NZ Singer), Pete Watson (bass-guitar ‘Phantoms’ - died of throat cancer 1985), Noel Tresider (organ - ‘Phantoms’).
Standing (L to R)
MSS Security Guard (unknown), Malcolm Evans (’Beatles’/'Sounds Inc.’ Technical Road Manager - committed suicide 1980s), ‘SOUNDS INC.’ - Dick Thomas - (Wes Huntor) - Bass guitar, John Gillard - (John St John) (guitar), Alan ‘Boots’ Holmes (baritone/tenor sax/alto flute), Dave Glyde - (Major Griff West) (tenor sax- moved to Australia in 1980s), Baz Elmes - (Barrie Cameron) - baritone, organ & piano, Tony Newman - (Richard Anthony Newman) (drummer), George Harrison (Beatles Tour Photographer - Manchester Press)
Seated (L to R)
John Clapson (Stage Manager), Unknown secretary to Bert Potts, Bert Potts - Brisbane Festival Hall Manager, Malcolm Cooke (Assistant Tour Manager- Aztec Promotions), Kenn Brodziak (Promoter CEO- Aztec Promotions), Dick Lean (Promoter - CEO Stadiums Australia), Lloyd Ravenscroft (Tour Manager), Arthur Hubbard (Gen. Manager MSS) Neil Aspinall (’Beatles’ Road Manager)
Bottom (L to R)
Alan Field (Compere/comedian), “Beatles” - George Harrison (guitar - died 2002), Paul McCartney (bass guitar), John Lennon (guitar — died, shot 1980s), Richard Starkey (alias ‘Ringo Starr’ - drummer), Derek Taylor (’Beatles’ Public Relations - died 2002).

Photo by D’Arcy Pforr, Commercial Photographer. Taken at the Brisbane Festival Hall, Australia June 1964. Personnel listing prepared by Noel Tresider (Dec. 2002)

The Shea Stadium video opens up with a drum solo by Tony Newman and at around the 1:11 mark they begin Fingertips:

I have 3 CDs by Sounds Incorporated and they are quite good and fun to hear and though they were recorded in the 1960’s they still sound great: Sounds Incorporated/Studio Two Stereo [IMPORT] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] This is a double CD of their first 2 albums on (BGO) and a self titled CD “Sounds Incorporated” that features many singles and stuff not on the double CD including the incredible “Hall of the Mountain King” which the Who later Recorded. I’d recommend them all to anyone who enjoys the videos of Sounds Incorporated I posted here. I also found that another CD of historic previously unreleased Sounds Incorporated just came out called “Tarzan” which I just ordered.

Sounds Incorporated original line-up (the group that played Shea Stadium I think) was:
Alan “Boots” Holmes (baritone saxophone)
“Major” Griff West (saxophone)
Barrie Cameron (keyboards, baritone saxophone)
John St. John (guitar) - (born John Gillard)
Wes Hunter (bass) - (born Richard Thomas)
Tony Newman (drums) - (born Richard Anthony Newman)

If you think “Fingertips was awesome, check out this 9 1/2 minute clip of Sounds Incorporated live in Australia which includes Chuck Berry duck walks on the Sax, super powered Tony Newman drumming, some more Fingertips and one of my favorite Sounds Incorporated numbers, “The Spartans”:

Check out Sounds Incorporated performing one of their featured concert numbers, the William Tell Overture” which shows that “White Man Can Jump”- haha!

Here’s some more background information quoted from Wikipedia from their free usage rights, “Unusual musical instruments were a feature. The battery-operated Clavioline keyboard (as used by The Tornados) is heard on “Keep Movin’”, but is also heard prominently on their previous disc before Meek, “Sounds Like Locomotion”. Al Holmes played the lead melody on flute throughout “The Spartans”.

1966 was the first year the group released no singles in their home country but recorded a second album, again simply titled Sounds Incorporated. This was released on EMI’s fledgling Studio 2 label, primarily to show off EMI’s mid 1960s advances and developments in stereo recording techniques. Any singles taken off the LP for foreign markets were in that format’s usual mono however, making these unusual items for UK collectors of the group.”

By 1967 the group’s name truncated to ‘Sounds Inc’. The Beatles, still friends from the Hamburg days invited Cameron, Holmes, and West to be the saxophone section on their Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album track, “Good Morning Good Morning”. After this guest appearance Sounds Inc left EMI and released a solitary single on the Polydor label “How Do You Feel”, their first single release to feature vocals.”

Here’s one of my favorite numbers by Sounds Incorporated “Rinky Dink” originally recorded by Baby Cortez that seems to still be be played in roller and ice skating rinks in the United States albeit by different artists:

“The group began to disintegrate in the late 1960s, Newman having already left to work as a session musician and at one stage joining the Jeff Beck Group. Cameron’s leaving for a career in A&R left a gap in the group, filled by Trevor White, the group’s first true vocalist. The group soldiered on, moving to and mainly playing in Australia for their final years together. Their act became more middle-of-the-road, exemplified in their final LP, which was released in many territories but not the UK, containing more vocals than instrumentals. In 1971 they finally broke up.” I really am surprised Sounds Incorporated didn’t make it big in the United States. Please check out our large Online Discount Gift Store Click Here and our other Online Discount Stores below which helps support this politically incorrect blog. Thank you.

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