Other nostalgia interests besides tiki and exotica - Beyond Tiki

A aquarj Tiki Socialite SF bay area, CA Joined: Apr 02, 2002 Posts: 1125	A aquarj Posted posted on Mon, Aug 22, 2005 10:15 PM On 2005-08-10 11:56, Urban Tiki wrote: I just got a DVD that has two movies on it- Ghost of Drag Strip Hollow (1950s B&W), and Ghost in the Bikini (Early 60s in color). In the Ghost in the Bikini, there is a pool party scene with a band playing by the pool. Not only are all of the instruments Vox (big Vox emblem on the bass drum), but there are big tiki planters around the pool. There is this really crazy shaped Vox guitar. This is a great (cheesey) DVD. I know this post is 12 days old, so call me slow, but here's a couple more tidbits about that flick. The band at the pool party in Ghost In The Invisible Bikini is the Bobby Fuller Four. They had to lip-sync and then overdub some vocals later. Guitarist Jim Reese was put on the piano - makes no difference anyway when no one's really playing. The Vox gear musta been some kind of promotional fix, because the BF4 hated the sound of Vox gear and wouldn't use it except to start a bonfire (as Jim Reese says in Kicks). But later on, Vox put out an ad with a still from the movie, with the BF4 "playing" on the Vox gear. Fun movie though. For an AIP beach movie, it's missing a few things, like Frankie, Annette, and the beach. But it's got Eric Von Zipper, Nancy Sinatra, Tommy Kirk, Boris Karloff, and Gorilla X, er, I mean Monstro. If'n you dig this kinda stuff, you really should check out the Dumb Angel Gazette (discussed here). The new issue just came out, and it's, like, the bossest. -Randy

On 2005-08-10 11:56, Urban Tiki wrote:
I just got a DVD that has two movies on it- Ghost of Drag Strip Hollow (1950s B&W), and Ghost in the Bikini (Early 60s in color). In the Ghost in the Bikini, there is a pool party scene with a band playing by the pool. Not only are all of the instruments Vox (big Vox emblem on the bass drum), but there are big tiki planters around the pool. There is this really crazy shaped Vox guitar. This is a great (cheesey) DVD.

I know this post is 12 days old, so call me slow, but here's a couple more tidbits about that flick. The band at the pool party in Ghost In The Invisible Bikini is the Bobby Fuller Four. They had to lip-sync and then overdub some vocals later. Guitarist Jim Reese was put on the piano - makes no difference anyway when no one's really playing. The Vox gear musta been some kind of promotional fix, because the BF4 hated the sound of Vox gear and wouldn't use it except to start a bonfire (as Jim Reese says in Kicks). But later on, Vox put out an ad with a still from the movie, with the BF4 "playing" on the Vox gear.

Fun movie though. For an AIP beach movie, it's missing a few things, like Frankie, Annette, and the beach. But it's got Eric Von Zipper, Nancy Sinatra, Tommy Kirk, Boris Karloff, and Gorilla X, er, I mean Monstro.

If'n you dig this kinda stuff, you really should check out the Dumb Angel Gazette (discussed here). The new issue just came out, and it's, like, the bossest.

-Randy

Post #181299 by aquarj on Mon, Aug 22, 2005 10:15 PM