This Super Bolt (33170) "Lottery" single may have missed it's mark the 1st time around (circa 69/70), but it's hair-brained stance deserves another shot at the top 200. The Kickball Queen band was from Detroit, Michigan.
Posted on 03/13/2008
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Zowiee...I love this! Psychedelic-fever-dream organ, maniacal laughter, Grace-Slickish opera-of-the-insane vocals...
This reminds me to thank my lucky stars that my lottery number was the best you could hope for: #365.
Trivia question: who was the English studio guitarist who worked with Tom Jones a lot? He had a little pony-tail and I think was called Big Jim something-or-other.
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My number was above 300. MoreMoose comments are very apt. Obviously recorded from well-worn vinyl, clicks, pops and all. Not exactly sympathetic to the boys overseas at the time.
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Info about Tom Jones sidemen is hard to find, I tried!
He was briefly produced by Joe Meeks, such as this 1964 song "Chills & Fever" which I kinda like:
My number was low but I had registered as a C.O. On the submission form I wrote an essay questioning whether the planet Earth should be allowed to continue existing or whatever crap I came up with, it's possible they didn't want to persue me as a candidate (do they save those forms?).
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I also wrote some horrible essay as a C.O., then appeared before the local draft board and further embarassed myself with an incoherent, stammered statement before ancient skeptical eyes. I shudder to remember....but I never ended up in 'Nam.
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I just watched, and thoroughly enjoyed, that Tom Jones clip. Though I am well aware of Joe Meeks, Telstar, and his bizarre story, I had no idea he ever worked with Tom Jones. Does the record sound this good?
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"Chills And Fever" the studio record, that's where you hear the Joe Meeks touch.
Successful stunts pulled at the draft board include these:
Iggy Pop (then known as Jim) had peanut butter up his butt, and in front of the Sgt. or whoever it was, reached around, pulled out a sticky gob and in his mouth it went... they got rid of Jim pronto!
My friend Cyril of the Groovies showed up on acid, and went wandering off instead of following the yellow line...
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Wow, that wacky Iggy.. did it taste like Madonna?
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"Open wide for Chunky!"
You just know Iggy (icky!) put just the right amount of drama into this stunt.
If there's a new draft, those old tricks won't work again.
Tell your 16 - 17 year old mates to start thinking of new ones now. Just in case McCain wins.
Get your Corporal Klinger act down!
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Seriously, there has been no statement from McCain that would imply that he supports a resumption of the draft, which would be political suicide for anyone who attempted it.
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Dermahrk, you're right, there's been no statement as such from McCain; tho he has said he will keep our troops in Iraq as long as needed. I don't have the exact quote(s).
I do respect McCain, he might make a fine president and he's certainly one of the most reasonable Republican senators...
But if we stay the course in Iraq as he seems determined to do, surely our enemies already know our volunteer armies are stretched to the limit...
one big push on another front and (terrorists) could force our hand, making a draft unavoidable...