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Ep. 147 Today's Peep Weaves Together Some Random Thoughts of Fall, Melodies of Autumn, Classic Car Ad Nostalgia, and Highlights Robert Plant's Timeless Artistic Journey in our Rare Record Spin
What if the changing of the leaves could also change the soundtrack of your life? Join me on the Pat's Peeps Podcast as I recount how autumn's embrace reshapes my musical landscape, with melodies from Vince Guaraldi's work with Charlie Brown painting the perfect October picture. Each note and memory intertwines with the season's charm. Plus, get a sneak peek into upcoming episodes featuring heartwarming tales and spontaneous laughter as I take a trip to Arizona with my siblings.
Ever wondered why those vintage car dealership commercials stick with you? Take a nostalgic road trip with me as we revisit the colorful characters and quirky ads that once dominated the airwaves. Personal stories of charismatic figures like Ralph Williams and Rudy Castillo bring these ads back to life, capturing the essence of an era when you could almost feel the charm through your TV screen. Whether it's sharing childhood schemes to score a free 10-speed bike or drawing from my treasured 45 record collection, featuring the Honey Drippers' "Sea of Love," this episode is a tribute to the nostalgia of car dealerships and classic rock legends alike.
As the episode plays out, we take a reflective turn with the legendary Robert Plant's artistic journey, celebrating his embrace of timeless classics. On the verge of our 147th episode, my heart swells with gratitude for you, my loyal listeners, whose enthusiasm fuels each new endeavor. With the Arizona sun on the horizon, I promise to capture its warmth and energy in future episodes, blending our shared love for music and memories. Join me as we continue this journey together, celebrating the soulful tunes and cherished stories that define the Pat Speeps Podcast.
Welcome my friends to the Pat Speeps Podcast, number 147. Today is 10-10. 10-10, 2024, october the 10th. Today, as I look out my studio windows into the first day this year that I have kind of I kind of feel fall in the air, there's an orange hue Let me go with hue. There's an orange hue, maybe a thin layer of clouds. There is a breeze. It's a little layer of clouds, there is a breeze. It's a little bit cooler today. It's not cloudy, but it's a little cooler than it has been, even though it's supposed to be hot again. I don't know, but I'm going to enjoy just the temperature being a little cooler today. Today is a Thursday and, by the way, I'm Pat and I host the Pat Walsh Show on radio as well. Thank you very much for being a part of my Pat's Peeps podcast and a part of my radio show, if you are, if you do listen KPK in Sacramento and is heard nationally and internationally on your free iHeart app.
Speaker 1:And when I think of fall, I think of many things. I love fall. Excuse me, I need a little drink of water here. I love fall. I think my favorite season is probably spring. I love spring. You know, winter is done. Things are growing, things are blossoming and you know, and you've got nice green grass. I just love it. I just I love spring but I love fall too. I just love it, I love spring, but I love fall too. But when I think of fall, you know, I'm just basically an audiophile, I'm a music guy. My musical moods change with the seasons. What about you?
Speaker 1:One thing I love about fall music I think of, this time, especially in October, is Vince Giraldi. I associate fall with, like Charlie Brown. I know he has great Christmas stuff. Yeah, vince Giraldi's so good, but there's the great pumpkin waltz, but there's the great pumpkin waltz and there's just something about his music. Vince Guaraldi, the Vince Guaraldi Trio, makes me want to go to the Pumpkin Patch. You know, as I'm listening, thinking about Vince Giraldi, that's so good, my favorite, one of my favorites, because I'm a big Dean Martin fan and there's some others. But one of my favorite Christmas albums is also Vince Giraldi. Of course the Charlie Brown Christmas, but he has so many great songs and for all occasions, of course Vince Giraldi, the Thanksgiving theme we have that next month, one of the things that I love right now.
Speaker 1:I mentioned this before fall. Any of you watch football college. I mentioned this. I Fall. You know you watch football college. I mentioned this, I think, maybe on a previous podcast. But sports, you know, because right now the baseball playoffs and last night my Dodgers stayed alive and hammered the Padres 8-0. Vince Guaraldi even has music about that. Baseball Love October for baseball. You know.
Speaker 1:Another guy I like is Dave Brubeck. I mean, you can't be in a bad mood listening to you know this kind of Vince Giraldi At least I can. What a piano player. Again, I don't own the rights to this. I'm just trying to share the music with people so they know about it, just in case they don't. I know most people do Make people feel good. I feel good listening to this. That's the baseball theme, digging that groove, that groovy groove, baby.
Speaker 1:Yeah, you know, one of my favorites by Vince Giraldi too, that it doesn't remind me, one of the ones that doesn't remind me of like a holiday, and it's probably, you know, arguably I don't even really want to say that maybe his most famous song. It's not even that, it's probably. No, it is Vince Giraldi's most popular song in terms of radio play, like any of the Charlie Brown themes more popular on TV. But Vince Giraldi, the Vince Giraldi trio, they've got a great song. I always loved it Growing up being Vince Giraldi Trio. They've got a great song. I've always loved it Growing up being the station wagon, you know with the parents and they've got the AM radio going and inevitably this song would come on and I always loved the song Cast your Fate to the Wind, vince Giraldi trio. So Cast your fate to the wind, beautiful song, jeez.
Speaker 1:Anyhow I get off on this topic. You know again this all. Anyhow I get off on this topic. You know again this all stems from fall. One leads into the other and then this one will lead into another song or something else. I'm sure you probably are the same way where it reminds you of a certain season, a certain time of year, a certain memory. But yeah, my musical tastes begin to shift with the seasons. Vince Giraldi, thank you so much. Man, what a great artist.
Speaker 1:Listen, what else? What do we have today? You know, one of the things, one of the things I'm going to talk about on my show tonight. I mean, no, I don't know, maybe I don't know if it's going to be tonight. Actually, I might wait till Scott Robinson comes back in as a guest, maybe on Tuesday.
Speaker 1:Wednesday I'm going to Arizona, as I mentioned. I'll be back Tuesday and I'm going to do some podcasts. You know, what I'm going to do is I'm going to do some podcasts unbeknownst to my brothers and sisters. I mean, they don't know it now, but I will be informing them that we're going to be doing some podcasts and share some family memories on the podcasts and share whatever else who knows, you never know with my family, but I have my brother, jim, steve, tim and then my sisters Michelle and Stephanie. So all of us are going to be together in Arizona for a few days. It'll be a really nice thing, like I mentioned on my previous podcast, to be together. So, yeah, I plan on doing some podcasts from there. So we'll keep that going.
Speaker 1:I was going to mention that we were going to talk about Columbia House Records and Tapes, but I think I mentioned that already and then we never ended up doing it. So I'm still going to do that Columbia House Records and Tapes, which reminded me of things like Mr Maitland, I don't know. In my mind it starts clicking. One dot leads to another. It's connect the dots that made me start thinking about. You know, back in the day, that era, you know the late 70s, into the early 80s or into the 80s, maybe even to the mid 80s but they would have that Columbia House Records and Tapes where you'd buy 11 and then you get the next one for a penny. What a great deal.
Speaker 1:Until they started sending you random stuff because you didn't have any money. You were too at least in my case, who, at least in my case irresponsible to follow up on the contract that you signed with them. And then they started sending CDs Well, no, not CDs, excuse me Eight tracks, or albums of records that you never ordered, or albums of records that you never ordered. I remember they sent me they started doing that with me. They sent me like a Barbra Streisand, you know, because I'd ordered like BTO, not Fragile. Do I sound like a guy who wants Barbra Streisand? I ordered like BTO, not Fragile. Let me see if I can remember just a few of them Queen Jazz, this is all.
Speaker 1:When I was in the record club, my first, my initial. You know the initial time I got into the record club, the only time, of course. What else did I get Three Dog Night Greatest Hits Earth, wind and Fire. That's the way of the world. I mean just some of the records I got from that Anyhow. But then they'd start sending, like Loggins and Messina, like, no, I mean no disrespect to Loggins and Messina, it just ain't my bag man. And certainly Barbara Streisand or Paul Anka.
Speaker 1:Have them up, baby, that wasn't on my list. Quit setting this to me, then your parents would catch on. Then you'd be in trouble. Patrick, patrick, anthony, come out here please. You get out there like you get the envelope in front of them. You know what is this. What is this? Did you sign a contract with Columbia House? You know you have to pay. Right, we're not going to pay it for you. You got to pay During those times. I I mean you know what? I started my record collection like that, seriously, so it was a good thing. No biggie, no one kicked down my door. I don't think I have any bad credit score due to the fact that, however that ended up anyhow, that was centuries ago, or due to the fact that, however that ended up Anyhow, that was centuries ago. But it made me think of other things, like what else was going on that time, like at the very same time, like Ronco, things on TV like Popeil's Pocket Fisherman.
Speaker 3:You remember that Early 70s? It's the fishing invention of the century. There's never been anything like it. Popeil's Pocket Fisherman Men, women, youngsters can cast almost like experts the very first time. Small enough to fit in glove compartment, backpack, any travel bag or even in your pocket, and Pocket Fisherman's handle is its own mini tackle box. Flip up the special DuPont nylon rod and you're ready to fish anytime, even catch big ones like this, with heavy test line and your favorite lure and shock absorber. Fisherman is made with a smooth action johnson spin casting reel filled with tri-lean xl line, and boy, does it catch fish. It's the perfect outfit for casting in tight spots. You can even hang it on your belt. Expert or amateur will love popeil's pocket fisherman. It's rod, reel, reel line, bobber hook, the whole thing. Yes, it's fishing fun for the whole family and only $19.95. What a gift.
Speaker 1:What a gift you get the Popeil's Pocket Fisherman. They had some great Ronco commercials. If you remember that, you know. Another one that I remember, if you go way back into that era, was the Mr Microphone by Ronco. Remember that one.
Speaker 4:Hey, this Christmas party is getting a little too quiet. I think it's time we liven it up with my favorite Christmas gift.
Speaker 3:Mr.
Speaker 4:Microphone hey, what's that? Well, you set the dial on your FM radio and testing, testing, testing, Microphone hey, what's that? Well, you set the dial on your FM radio and testing testing, testing.
Speaker 2:I'm on the radio.
Speaker 3:These kids are having a fabulous time with Mr Microphone, the cordless microphone that actually puts your voice on the radio. There are no attaching wires, so you're free to Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. Broadcast.
Speaker 1:Ha, ha ha ha. Broadcast the dude dancing with his boombox down the street. He's singing to his boombox straight up karaoke, as he's disco dancing down the road, You're free to move around.
Speaker 3:Broadcast over any FM car radio.
Speaker 2:Hey, good looking, we'll be back to pick you up later.
Speaker 1:Yeah, oh, my God, that's 1978. You got a car full of people, you got the dude with a white guy, fro, and he's got the microphone, and they're driving by. He sees a girl. I'm going to assume it's a girl, you never know. Hey, good looking, we'll be back to pick you up later. Oh good, well, I'll be right here waiting for you. How creepy is that. You know that'd be kind of funny, though now to just get in your car with a Mr Microphone, shoot some video for YouTube. I may have to do this. Don't copy that. Maybe someone's already doing it. You're going to get a microphone. Go down the road. Hey, good looking, we'll be back to pick you up later Broadcast over any FM car radio.
Speaker 2:Hey, good looking, we'll be back to pick you up later.
Speaker 3:You can broadcast in mono or with two or more radios and stereo. Professional entertainers use Mr Microphone for rehearsing.
Speaker 1:I'm sure they do. Liberace used it, Zomfear.
Speaker 3:And you can too. It's practical and great fun for the whole family.
Speaker 1:Yeah, yeah, and for only $12.88. Dad, dad, can we play Mr Microphone again? Shut up, son, you really make great.
Speaker 3:Christmas gifts. Mom, yeah, Dad, can we play Mr Microphone again? Shut up son Mom.
Speaker 1:How many of those places are still in business? By the way, I love the guy at the end Walgreens, walworth. Let's listen to the stories again Walgreens, walgreens is still around, right, isn't it? Woolworth, woolco, woolworth, woolco? I don't think so. I don't think. Osco, Osco, venture, weebolts, montgomery, osco, venture, weebolts, montgomery Ward, ward, montgomery Ward is far gone, gone, gone, gone, wow. And those gone, gone, wow. Now, those were the days.
Speaker 1:Remember they'd have like the glass cutter. Remember they have like the glass froster. Wouldn't it frost your glasses, son? That really frost my glasses.
Speaker 1:Remember, remember that they'd have the glass cutter so you can make like a terrarium. Remember terrariums. Remember that was a big thing. You could cut your glass with a glass cutter. For any other reason, I don't know why you would cut glass. I don't know why anyone would go. You know if, if I only had a glass cutter, I could cut some jars. I never quite got that Like what, but unless maybe then you had the terrarium, because that was another thing in the 70s, right, people had terrariums. It was a huge thing Also back in the day. See, these are just random things that I have sort of connected in my mind here, made what in my mind, one went to the other. I started thinking other things that were during that time like more well, some of them local, some of them were national, like, for instance, hi folks, chuck Swift, the little profit dealer, anyone remember him? I folks Chuck Swift, and he was the car dealer and he ended up in the wheelchair and he was a little profit dealer.
Speaker 1:I think he had a foreign road. I think he had a dealership on Florin Road that was like Ford and then Toyota. I know he eventually had the Toyota. But man, I remember that guy like it was yesterday. Chuck Swift. Everyone of course remembers Cal Worthington from back early 70s and that was even into the 1980s. You know everyone started talking about those old car dealerships.
Speaker 5:Everyone remembers cal here's cal worthington and his dog spot give a new trunk to your wife. She will love you all your life. Go see Cal.
Speaker 1:Go see Cal, go see Cal. Give a new trunk to your wife. She will love you all your life. Go see Cal, go see Cal, go see Cal.
Speaker 5:Hey, once again I want to show you a painless way, a painless way to get into a new Ford Look.
Speaker 1:Alright, so this is 1984. Let's listen to Cal give us some prices for brand new cars which it's just when you look at them, they look so old.
Speaker 5:I'll sell you this new 84 LTD for $75.95, or I'll lease it to you with no money down $180 a month $75.95, brand new. I'll sell you this new Ranger pickup for $57.95, or I'll lease it to you with no money down $136 a month.
Speaker 1:Ranger pickup for less than $6,000. A Ford truck right now. What are they? $70,000?
Speaker 5:1984 Bronco. Ii sell it to you for $93.95, or I'll lease it to you no money down. $219 a month. A 1984 Ford F-150 pickup the full price is $66.95, or I'll lease it to you with no money?
Speaker 1:All right, say that again. So this is the F, okay, oh my God, listen to the difference in the prices. One more time, one more time there, cal A 1984 Ford F-150 pickup. F-150 pickup.
Speaker 5:A 1984 Ford F-150 pickup. The full price is $66.95.
Speaker 1:F-150 pickup. The full price is 66.95. F-150 pickup 66.95 again, like 70, 75 grand, or I'll lease it to you.
Speaker 5:I'm pretty sure, but no money down 156 a month. A brand new van conversion. This is a van conversion and the full price is only 79.95 or I'll lease it to you.
Speaker 1:No money down 233 a month I don't even know what a van conversion is 2850 Bellevue Boulevard, Long Beach.
Speaker 1:I don't even know what a van conversion is. What does that mean? They converted something into a van. Was it a van? They converted it into something else. What's a van conversion? You know, we had Cal Worthington on when I was producing a morning show on KSTE back in the 90s. We had Cal Worthington come into the studio and then we had him out in the parking lot, I swear to God, and he was appraising the value of our cars at the time. And at that time, having not been out of college very long, just starting at the radio stations, I had a little Ford Festiva and Cal he went out there and he appraised our vehicles Live on air. By the way, he did live on air. That's pretty cool. So I got to meet him and hang out with him for a while. Let me see what else you know.
Speaker 1:Here's another one from 1964. Here's another guy I got to meet and I just found this randomly, but I got to meet this gentleman who seemingly wore the exact same clothes every single day, at least any time I ever saw this guy. But I met him at Southgate Shopping Center. Thank God for my mom. She'd take me to see singers. If anything was happening in town she'd take me to see him. She'd take us to see him as kids Like a big star would be coming to town. She'd take us to see singers. If anything was happening in town, she'd take me to see him. She'd take us to see him as kids Like a big star would be coming to town, she'd take us to see him.
Speaker 1:Roy Rogers opened up a restaurant Roy Rogers, like one of the earliest drive-thrus I can remember she took us to Roy Rogers restaurant like a fast food joint and he handed us our burgers out the window. So I met him. But I met this guy as well, another car commercial. This was Chevy. We were at Southgate Shopping Center on a gray day. I remember there used to be this big cement I don't even know what you would call it in the parking lot of Southgate.
Speaker 1:It was like a I don't know a cement stage, maybe Just a big platform, as I recall, and one day my mother took us out there when Bonanza was a big deal and we got to meet Dan Blocker, who played Hoss in Bonanza, always wearing that vest and those trousers and hats- Howdy.
Speaker 6:I'd like you to take a look at some of the brand new 1964 chevrolet trucks. Of course shiv has made so many truck improvements over the last five years, and take an ad machine to count them all up. But I'd like to show you just a few. Now you take this chevrolet fleet side. Chevrolet has hoped that windshield will pull her forward that makes it easier to get in and out of, and that's true on all of the 64. Chevrolet has hoped that windshield will pull her forward that makes it easier to get in and out of, and that's true on all of the 64 chevrolet trucks. And for easier riding they put one of these big coil springs at all four wheels. This big old v8 with a high torque, 409, was developed by chevrolet so that a lot of truckers could do the work of a big rig with a low-cost heavy-duty Chevrolet truck.
Speaker 1:Haas. Wow, I got to shake that guy's hand, dan Blocker. Rest in peace, dan Blocker. All these memories just came flooding into my mind when I was thinking about Columbia House Records and Tapes and fall and all of this, and those are classic commercials.
Speaker 1:I don't remember this one, though. I don't recall Bayshore what is it? Bayshore, chrysler, plymouth. Anyone remember Ralph Williams from Bayshore, chrysler, plymouth? All right, well, I just discovered this.
Speaker 1:I'm going to play Ralph for you here from Bayshore. This is a rarity for me. You know my podcast. I discovered this. I'm going to play Ralph for you here from Bayshore. This is a rarity for me. You know my podcast. I mean radio or my podcast. You never hear me curse. I don't curse. I don't do it In real life. You ought to hear me cursing like a sailor, but then again, when it's content on my podcast and it's from someone else and they curse and they say things that you go, what did he just say? I'm not going to edit that for you. I'm going to leave that in Exactly how it went Went, went. So, without further ado, do I need to give a creeping trigger warning, don't get freaked out. This is 1970, man, or something like that, so brace yourself for cursing. Well, what do you mean cursing? He's a car salesman. Well, you'll get the pointalph williams. He's the owner of bayshore chrysler plymouth and he's got a word for you here magazines.
Speaker 4:You've read it in the newspapers. In fact, perhaps you've even seen the owner's picture, ralph williams, the owner of bayshore, chrysler, plymouth, 345, alcamino real in the city of san bernal. You notice the big, bald-headed son of a bitch. The man that came to San Francisco to offer them more for the dollar they spend. The man that came to San Francisco to rape each and every citizen and the whole San Francisco Bay Area. You don't believe it? Listen to me, I don't lie. Ralph, ralph, you didn't lie. Take a fucking car like this, a 1966 Ford, a Country Squire, 9-factor station wagon. Don't worry about the equipment. Imagine all the fun you can have in the back.
Speaker 2:Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha ha ha ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha ha ha ha, cut Ralph Ralph.
Speaker 1:Yeah, what uh caught? Ralph, uh, ralph, yeah, what's up? Uh, yeah, ralph. Uh, well, you dropped the f bomb there. It was 1970. They didn't say that, yeah and uh, you alluded to the fun you get.
Speaker 4:Yeah, shut up, I'm a ball-headed son of a and while you're it, imagine all the money that that bald-headed prick, Ralph Williams, is going to be making on the car he's trying to fuck you out of. Oh God, yes, the man that will take every dime out of the San Francisco Bay Area and spend it on prostitutes, booze and, of course, crap tables in the city of Las Vegas. Oh God, I'm sure you've heard about it, so remember that.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I'm sure you've heard about it.
Speaker 4:Yeah, I've heard about Ralph Williams Spreading his, all his money on booze and hookers and the crap tables in Vegas. What was it?
Speaker 1:And of course, crap tables in the city of Las Vegas. Sure, sure, what was it? Was it women and booze? And what was?
Speaker 4:it San Francisco Bay Area and spend it on prostitutes, booze and, of course, crap tables in the city of Las Vegas. Oh God yeah, man, was that a party? I'm sure you've heard about it. So remember this If you'd like to get fucked, I'd work real hard, jeez.
Speaker 1:Ralph, ralph, cut. Now what's wrong? Ralph, you're Listen, ralph, you know, look at the way you're talking to the viewers. Ah, screw the viewer. Hey, this is my sales tech. Yeah, but Ralph.
Speaker 4:Yeah, yeah, we heard that, Ralphie don't?
Speaker 1:We heard it, ralph? All right, take four If you'd like to get fucked. Hey, ralph, he asked you. Please can you refrain, hey?
Speaker 4:you come down here, let ralph williams do it. Why not remember? Our address is three, four, five. What do you say?
Speaker 1:if you want to get, let's play that whole thing in context over and over, we'll use that word if you'd like like to get fucked and hooked real hard before you buy a car, come down here.
Speaker 4:Let Ralph Williams do it. Why not Remember our address is 345 El Camino Real, Hi.
Speaker 1:Ralph, are you Ralph? Yeah, I'm Ralph. You know what I want you to do. What's that you know, hey?
Speaker 4:now In the city of San Bruno. But if you come from Marin County, east Bay Area, san Jose, your money spends just as well as anybody else's, and when this bald-headed son of a bitch gets a hold of you, you will spend money Talking about payments. Five years, payments of $100 a month you can't get. Even so, shop before you buy. Base your price supplement.
Speaker 1:He's no Rudy Castillo Chevrolet, but Ralph bringing it strong. Trigger warning, trigger warning. All right, I did my stupid trigger warning. Let's finish things up, ralph. Ralph came strong. You know what else I remember, boy by the uh. Remember rudy castillo chevrolet. Hi folks, hi folks, rudy castillo, rudy castillo, rudy castillo chevrolet and beautiful downtown galt. Remember him. There you go. So he's now get a free 10-speed with every test drive at Rudy Castillo Chevrolet in beautiful downtown Galt. Like dang the man's giving away 10-speeds, I try to plead with my parents come on, go, take a test drive at Rudy Castillo. I want a 10-speed. Shut up, son, shut up son at a 10 speed, get up son.
Speaker 1:Then there was the locally. There was the Dodge Boys. Remember that Dodge Boys? Remember the Dodge Boys Like an animated cartoon, the Dodge dealers in town. I loved that commercial. And then there was the Roseville gang. Remember the Roseville gang? I can't remember each one of their names or their dealership. They'd get the Roseville car dealers together and they'd have them doing things like playing sports like football. Doing things like playing sports like football. Don has a great. Don is passing the savings on to you at Don Blakewell Chrysler Plymouth. You know, the next guy would be like. You know, chuck is, chuck is. It's a touchdown every time with Chuck Dodson at Dodson Toyota. Remember that? It'd be the Roseville gang. God, does anyone remember that? How old do you have to be?
Speaker 1:And I'm holding a record in my hand that I plucked from my collection today, my ultra rare 45 collection. It's in this sleeve, I'll bet you, before I pull it out, I'll bet you it's never been pulled out of the sleeve. I'll bet it's in perfect condition. It's in one of the record sleeves from the radio station, the typical green record sleeve. And I'm looking at it. Whew, that is beautiful, I mean, it's just in great shape. It's never been played, ever. It's on Peranza Records. Peranza, you don't see this one very often. It's kind of a I don't know, maybe maybe a light blue, almost aqua, kind of a label promotion copy not for sale. This side is stereo. Both sides are stereo. Wow, yeah, it's never, ever been played. It's a little bit of dust, that's about it. You know these have been sitting on the shelf so long that the edge that sticks out of the sleeve has collected dust for 30, 40, 50 years in some of these cases anyhow.
Speaker 1:So this one same song, both sides, from an english rock and roll band of the 1980s. It's a former singer of one of the greatest bands of all time in many people's estimation in terms of rock and roll. One of the greatest singers in one of the greatest bands, who then started his own band once his other previous band broke up and he formed the group in 81. He had a real career goal having a band that had sort of more of a heavy rhythm and blues feel to it or basis. Anyhow it formed from really an existing cover band in England. Many members sort of came and went in this band band, including a former bandmate of this person and another um extremely popular rocker and former bandmate in another band, if any of this makes sense. And then some other friends, studio musicians, uh, including the original Judas Priest guitarist, ernest Chataway, which is interesting to note here.
Speaker 1:And this band released only one recording. It was volume one by this band, released on my mother's birthday, november the 12th 1984. It peaked at number three in early 85 on the Billboard Hot 100, a remake of a Phil Phillips tune. Hit number 25 with Rockin' at Midnight, originally a Roy Brown recording and a rewrite of Good Rockin' Tonight, and with the EP's success the artist stated that a full album would be recorded, but it was never recorded. So, without further ado, I present to you from the band the Honey Drippers, the singer Robert Plant, of course, formerly of the band Led Zeppelin. One of the members that came and went within the band was Jimmy Page, also Jeff Beck. Jimmy and Jeff, of course, were both members of the Yardbirds at one time. With all that in context, here is the Sea of Love by the Honey Drippers.
Speaker 2:Remember when we met that day, I knew you were my best. I want to tell you how much I love you. Come with me my love To see. Come with me my love To the sea, the sea of love. I want to tell you just how much I love you. Come with me To the sea, oh Lord, remember when we met? Oh, I knew you were my man. Oh, that's a thing. I knew you were my man. I don't want to tell you, oh, how much.
Speaker 1:I love you. It was really I felt like at the time a real departure, obviously for Robert Plant to play these like sort of older I don't want to call them standards really that sounds good on vinyl, on vinyl. Thank you so much for tuning in, listening and paying attention and giving me a shot here with my Pats peeps. This is number 147. I wish you a very happy Thursday, all right, and I'll be off to Arizona tomorrow and then bring you some podcasts along the way from beautiful and even hotter Arizona. See you on the radio, I love you.
