Any Spike Jones fans here? - Page 2

Gn2Dlnd · 04-10-2007, 03:35 PM

ring ring
Hello? You don't say. You don't say! You don't say...
Who was it?
He didn't say!

Did you know that Joel Grey (father of Jennifer Grey) is the son of Mickey Katz, the "glugger" for the Spike Jones Band? In an interview on Downstage Center Joel went into his dad's old bit without missing a beat!

ring ring
Hello? You don't say. You don't say! You don't say...
Who was it?
Same guy!

mousepod · 04-10-2007, 03:55 PM

Count me in, too. I just watched a couple of hours of old Spike Jones tv appearances last week.

Alex · 04-10-2007, 04:05 PM

I don't know who you're talking about so I'm in the "no" column.

BDBopper · 04-10-2007, 04:49 PM

For those of you who don not know who Spike Jones is. You owe yourself to go investigate him. Without even investigating him if you remember Disney short "Symphony Hour" that is pretty much what Spike Jones did, but with a little mroe style and flair and everything flowed well without becoming a cacophony.

Beforehand do a study of music from the Big Band era of the late 30's and 40's because that is most of the material Spike Jones would lampoon (along with familiar classical pieces).

Spike Jones' "Der Fuehrer's Face" was turned into a Disney short subject so you may have seen that if you have the Treasures DVD it appears on but I think it can also be found on youtube...at least I have seen it there in the past.

blueerica · 04-10-2007, 05:12 PM

Ahh, we did a Disney Oscar Shorts screening not too long ago, during which we saw "Der Fuehrer's Face." Good schtuff.

Alex · 04-10-2007, 06:52 PM

I don't listen to any music so that's ok. I'll just go on being unfamiliar with Spike Jones (odds are that if I heard things I'd recognize them, I just don't have a name attached to them).

Also, is there a reason, beyond a stylistic choice, that you shout everything?

BDBopper · 04-10-2007, 07:24 PM

just a style choice and I can read it better afterwards. If you prefer I'll just keep it regular. I didn't think I was shouting.

I THOUGHT THIS WAS SHOUTING

Not Afraid · 04-10-2007, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by BDBopper

just a style choice and I can read it better afterwards. If you prefer I'll just keep it regular. I didn't think I was shouting.

I THOUGHT THIS WAS SHOUTING

Ah HA! Thos of us with correctable vision wouldn't even think that it might be able to see if the text is bold. Thank you for "opening our eyes".

innerSpaceman · 04-10-2007, 08:32 PM

ALL CAPS IS SHOUTING. Bold is dramatizing. And Spike Jones is hot stuff. (I'm not familiar with a lot of it, but I like a lot the stuff I know.)

oh, and small text is an aside.

BDBopper · 04-10-2007, 08:44 PM

Thank you for the explanation. I will refrain from bolding my text here. The last thing I want to do is send people the wrong signal. Sorry about that.

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Gn2Dlnd Parmmadore Jim Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Casita del Queso Posts: 3,810	ring ring Hello? You don't say. You don't say! You don't say... Who was it? He didn't say! Did you know that Joel Grey (father of Jennifer Grey) is the son of Mickey Katz, the "glugger" for the Spike Jones Band? In an interview on Downstage Center Joel went into his dad's old bit without missing a beat! ring ring Hello? You don't say. You don't say! You don't say... Who was it? Same guy! __________________ Does anyone still wear a hat?
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04-10-2007, 03:55 PM	#2
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	Count me in, too. I just watched a couple of hours of old Spike Jones tv appearances last week. __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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04-10-2007, 04:05 PM	#3
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I don't know who you're talking about so I'm in the "no" column.
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04-10-2007, 04:49 PM	#4
BDBopper Not Taking Any Crap! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cleaning Up America, One Step At A Time! Posts: 1,694	For those of you who don not know who Spike Jones is. You owe yourself to go investigate him. Without even investigating him if you remember Disney short "Symphony Hour" that is pretty much what Spike Jones did, but with a little mroe style and flair and everything flowed well without becoming a cacophony. Beforehand do a study of music from the Big Band era of the late 30's and 40's because that is most of the material Spike Jones would lampoon (along with familiar classical pieces). Spike Jones' "Der Fuehrer's Face" was turned into a Disney short subject so you may have seen that if you have the Treasures DVD it appears on but I think it can also be found on youtube...at least I have seen it there in the past.
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04-10-2007, 05:12 PM	#5
blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	Ahh, we did a Disney Oscar Shorts screening not too long ago, during which we saw "Der Fuehrer's Face." Good schtuff. __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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04-10-2007, 06:52 PM	#6
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I don't listen to any music so that's ok. I'll just go on being unfamiliar with Spike Jones (odds are that if I heard things I'd recognize them, I just don't have a name attached to them). Also, is there a reason, beyond a stylistic choice, that you shout everything?
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04-10-2007, 07:24 PM	#7
BDBopper Not Taking Any Crap! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cleaning Up America, One Step At A Time! Posts: 1,694	just a style choice and I can read it better afterwards. If you prefer I'll just keep it regular. I didn't think I was shouting. I THOUGHT THIS WAS SHOUTING
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04-10-2007, 08:32 PM	#9
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	ALL CAPS IS SHOUTING. Bold is dramatizing. And Spike Jones is hot stuff. (I'm not familiar with a lot of it, but I like a lot the stuff I know.) oh, and small text is an aside.
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04-10-2007, 08:44 PM	#10
BDBopper Not Taking Any Crap! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cleaning Up America, One Step At A Time! Posts: 1,694	Thank you for the explanation. I will refrain from bolding my text here. The last thing I want to do is send people the wrong signal. Sorry about that.
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