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Some of this is a bit over the top but it was still interesting, about how a classic film spurred one man's eventual career in radio.
How Wolfman Jack Launched My Career in Radio
An excellent article, particularly as the 50th anniversary of American Graffiti's release is right around the corner, but some of those "quotations" attributed to Wolfman Jack are not correct (that the Beach Boys will go a long way or the Elizabethan poem). Maybe they were in a version that was cut before the film was released. Any other American Graffiti fans out there? Agree? Disagree? Couldn't care less?
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I was/am a fan of American Grafitti , the film, but more for the cars . After becoming a DJ , it was interesting to see the Wolfman in action, and I started listening to his syndicated show whenever I could pick it up in P.E.I. I'm thinking it was a station out of Chicago I used to find him on at night. This would be in the mid 70's.
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mic'em wrote:
I was/am a fan of American Grafitti , the film, but more for the cars
Mike-- every one of those cars, from Milner's '32 five-window coupe to Falfa's '55 Chev coach, Steve Bolander's '58 Impala, Laurie's father's '58 Edsel, Curt's Citroen 2CV, Joe's '51 Mercury and Suzanne Somers' white '56 Thunderbird had an AM radio, all of which were fully cranked to the Wolfman.
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As did my 56 Meteor, but I added an AM/FM/Cd in the glove box.
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georgio1 wrote:
An excellent article, particularly as the 50th anniversary of American Graffiti's release is right around the corner.
Since I know this film is one of your favourites, you might be interested in this:
'American Graffiti' cast 50 years later
Beach Boys fans (Crystal Beach, Sauble Beach & Wasaga Beach retirees) say that "All Summer Long" which has been used by (among others) the Simpsons TV show to mimic American Graffiti's ending was a 1964 album cut, two years after the film's stated placement in the year 1962. The film has similarly been dissected 6 ways to Sunday by enthusiasts who agree that people in large cities (Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa) "didn't get it". Perhaps some truth in that, as it reflects a busy, small-town culture.
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A Raleigh, North Carolina TV station reveals Wolfman Jack lived out the end of his life in a very small town in the state, possibly trying to escape the juggernaut personality he'd created that had become bigger than life. He built his own studio there and kept a relatively low profile, passing away in the town of Belvidere in the mid-90s. He's buried in a local cemetery.
It's a short report but kind of fun to watch. Where else are you going to see an interview with the Wolfman's former butcher?
Wolfman Jack's Adopted Home