Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:12:39 -0700
Reply-To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: C.W. McCall
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Thanks Jim, good to see you've got your ears on there good buddy..........
On 10/26/07, Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote:
>
> Well.... Close.
>
> Wikipedia entry:
>
> In 1973, while working as creative director for an Omaha, Nebraska
> advertising firm, Bozell & Jacobs, Fries created a television
> campaign for the Metz Baking Company. The Clio Award-winning ads
> [1974] featured a truck driver named C.W. McCall, who was played by
> Dallas actor, Jim Finlayson. The commercial's success led to songs
> such as "Old Home Filler-Up an' Keep on a-Truckin' Café", "Wolf Creek
> Pass", and "Black Bear Road". Fries sang and wrote the lyrics, and
> Chip Davis, later of Mannheim Steamroller, wrote the music.
>
> More here: <http://www.narrowgauge.org/4x4/cw_pages/html/mcwho.html>
>
> 10-4 good buddy?
>
>
> On Oct 26, 2007, at 5:24 PM, Max Wellhouse wrote:
>
> > For you music heads, CW McCall's real name is Chip Davis and after
> > having some fun with advertising, went on to form Manheim
> > SteamRoller. Quite a stretch from 70's Bubba CB schtick to real
> > quality tunes. He also headed up an Old Home Bread series of
> > commercials where this truck driver and truck stop waitress were
> > doing some funny comedy-based commercials selling Old Home Bread
> > using more of the CW McCall type jingles in the background. Not sure
> > how widespread the commercials ran, but I saw them on the TV in Iowa
> > back in the day. We still have an Old Home Bread outlet store here
> > in Cedar Falls in which we shop at regularly.
> >
> > Vanagon Content: I have a Manheim Steamroller CD in my CD changer
> > in my 90 GL.
> >
> > DM&FS
> >
> > At 05:54 PM 10/26/2007, Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote:
> >
> >> Are you kidding ? ! No one even knows who C. W. McCall is, good
> >> buddy.
> >> Backatcha, scott
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> >> Behalf Of
> >> Jake de Villiers
> >> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 1:09 PM
> >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >> Subject: Re: test test
> >>
> >> That's a copy good buddy. Is that "Convoy" I hear faintly in the
> >> background?
> >>
> >> On 10/26/07, Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Trying out gmail's new IMAP* remote mailbox function using
> >> Thunderbird
> >> > as the client.
> >> >
> >> > Check check -- is thing thing on? Can anyone hear me?
> >> >
> >> > ==
> >> >
> >> > * Available in limited areas only. See
> >> >
> >> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imap#Advantages_over_POP3
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> >> > 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> >> > 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> >> > 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> >> > KG6RCR
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Jake
> >> 1984 Vanagon GL
> >> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> >> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> >> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/
>
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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
http://subyjake.googlepages.com/
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