Mister Jones and Me, Part II...Well, it Got Here; Now What...?

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Wow! I forgot how much I love this song; I was just a young teen when it came out, but Billy Paul put so much emotion into his performances of this song that I never got tired of it. Heck, I tuned in to Soul Train because he was going to be on it, and ~ heck of hecks! ~ he was! Of course, Soul Train almost always had their guests lip-sync their songs, as it wasn't really technically possible to bring in a live band. The only exception I ever saw was when Elton John showed up and sang "Benny and the Jets," and one or two songs I don't remember. They had somehow removed his vocal track from the songs and he belted them out like a trooper. Ah, memories... o_O
 
Those are definitely British teeth! That's too bad it didn't work out as it is a very cool dial. But at the end of the day what good is a watch that you can't read the time on? Back it goes to Mr. Powers
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And this was where I and a whole lot of other SoCal kids (and adults, too!) got their vinyl, cassettes, and even 8-track tapes! The sign on the left reads "Records - Tapes - Funky Junk," and the "funky junk" was basically what you'd find in any good "head shop" back in the day. Wherehouse had locations all over Cali, particularly in the Smell-A area, where they were based. Their radio ads became iconic with the annoiuncer always starting and ending each spot with "Where? At the WHEREHOUSE!!" I worked there from 1976 to 1979, and it was a lot of fun, though some of the employees always seemed to have sizable sticks up their butts...WHERE? At the WHEREHOUSE!!

(And, NO, that is NOT me in that picture!! :rolleyes:)
 
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misterjingles said:
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And this was where I and a whole lot of other SoCal kids (and adults, too!) got their vinyl, cassettes, and even 8-track tapes! The sign on the left reads "Records - Tapes - Funky Junk," and the "funky junk" was basically what you'd find in any good "head shop" back in the day. Wherehouse had locations all over Cali, particularly in the Smell-A area, where they were based. Their radio ads became iconic with the annoiuncer always starting and ending each spot with "Where? At the WHEREHOUSE!!" I worked there from 1976 to 1979, and it was a lot of fun, though some of the employees always seemed to have sizable sticks up their butts...WHERE? At the WHEREHOUSE!!

(And, NO, that is NOT me in that picture!! :rolleyes:)
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And OMG! That AMC Matador on the billboard!! Can you edit that out, Mr. J??
 
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