After the two Beatles movies (and actually, I'd place it before Help!), the Dave Clark Five movie, Having A Wild Weekend is probably the best. It's John Boorman's first movie

Also known as CATCH US IF YOU CAN. Wonder why they changed the name in the US?

Wonder why they changed the name in the US?

Probably because that song was a hit in the US at the time. It's my favorite DC5 song too. Great melody and drive.

Incidentally, I've been meaning to point out to joe and other Beatles fans that a recent NPR podcast for All Songs Considered (4/13?) was about the recent re-release of the American editions of certain Beatles albums with a lot of discussion and comparison between the US v. UK editions. Lots of interesting insight into how the markets worked and were different back then. (Little details about how royalties were paid out in each country - by song in US, by record in UK - affected how many songs would be on each album.)

I'm not an audiophile, but it was fascinating to hear the stereo version of "Twist and Shout" again with the extreme stereo separation (vocals in one ear, instruments in the other) and really focus on how fucking hard John is singing on that song. The expert they were interviewing said that John was coming off a cold and his voice was already raw, and he was gargling with milk (which I don't think would be the preferred gargle, but that's what he did) and there was blood in the milk after he spit it out. He's really ripping his vocal chords on that track.

Dude! I can never get anybody to hang out and watch my music visuals stuffish.

OK, how about next Thanksgiving, when FAQWife & I will probably be back in SF, we can schedule a movie night with you two?

"Don't Go Out Into the Rain (You're Going to Melt)."

Aww, Fred. My sister had that 45. The other 45s I remember most:

"Red Rubber Ball" - Cyrkle (written by Paul Simon!)
"New York Mining Disaster 1941" - Bee Gees
"Carrie Anne" - The Hollies (I play the janitor/you play the monitor) (Oooh! - great bridge)

Thanks for the fun memory.

Heh. Mrs. Brown is a greyhound, plus being a spoiler is making me giggle.

The expert they were interviewing said that John was coming off a cold and his voice was already raw, and he was gargling with milk (which I don't think would be the preferred gargle, but that's what he did) and there was blood in the milk after he spit it out. He's really ripping his vocal chords on that track.

Wow. That is messed up on several levels.

Wonder why they changed the name in the US?

Not sure. Was it before or after the DC5 appeared in Get Yourself a College Girl?

OK, how about next Thanksgiving, when FAQWife & I will probably be back in SF, we can schedule a movie night with you two?

Absofuckinglutely! That'd be great.

Though, I'm going to lure Spidra over here before then.

Was it before or after the DC5 appeared in Get Yourself a College Girl?

I think after. Get Yourself A College Girl, btw, has a great great clip of Astrud Gilberto doing "Girl From Ipanema" backed by Stan Getz. I think there's also a Jimmy Smith organ jazz workout in that movie too.

Hec, I'd forgotten the "Girl from Ipanema" number.

Have you heard about the health problems of the DC5's lead singer? I can't remember the details offhand, but XM's '60s on 6 has sponsored several benefit-like events to assist him.

Have you heard about the health problems of the DC5's lead singer? I can't remember the details offhand, but XM's '60s on 6 has sponsored several benefit-like events to assist him.

DC5 Trivia: Dave Clark was a stunt man in the British film industry before his band took off. Also, he was the drummer, which is not where you tend to find bandleaders. Sort of like the odd situation with Paul Revere and the Raiders where the main guy was Mark Lindsay, not Paul Revere.

Right, Mike Smith was the name.

And here's an article. He was paralyzed in a fall.