Studebaker Hawk!

[Rabrrrrrr]

born next to the frozen beef pies, underneath Joni Mitchell's autographed picture.


Hey Ethel, there's a Howard Johnsons. Wanna eat some clams?

Howard Johnsons! Howard Johnsons! Howard Johnsons!

[Rabrrrrrr]

1. Kickin' for the Zappa fans

[DBoon]

2. With a tree growing off of his shoulder!

Edwards Airforce base was LUNCHED! I said LUNCHED! By a famous mountain (hadey yadey ya da) and his small wooden wife.

[Rabrrrrrr]

4. Billy had two big caves for eyes,

and a cliff for a mouth that would go up and down
and whenever he laughed
He would cough up some dust and HAAACK up a boulder

HACK HACK!

HAAACK up a boulder

HACK HACK!

HAAACK up a boulder!

[BlueJazz]

3. I've always thought that the Hawk......

was one of the coolest automobiles ever built.

[dbt]

5. Raymond Loewy?

Wasn't that the designer's name? Nice chops!

:bounce:
dbt

[Webster Green]

6. Ha!.....I've had no luck in getting my friends to listen.....

to "Billy the Mountain". After the first couple of minutes, they're, like, "what the fuck is that shit?" I tell them its a classic anti- war/anti-draft anthem, but to no avail! Oh well.

"Just another band from L.A. also has the definitive version of "Call any vegetable". (IMHO)

[Webster Green]

7. Oh yeah!..................

"A mountain is something,
you don't wanna fuck with,
don't wanna fuck with,
don't fuck around!"

That's us folks....a growing mountain of discontent!

Watch out, Chimpco Inc.

[Rabrrrrrr]

8. Ha! I like that analogy!

We are growing into the mountain that Shrub better not f--- with any more!

[devilgrrl]

10. My first Zappa record!!!

:-)

Studebaker Hawk, he's really out of sight
Studebaker Hawk, he does it every night
Studebaker Hawk, he treats the flies alright
Studebaker Hawk, that's why they never bite

[Rabrrrrrr]

12. You better get your ass in gear and get down there for your f-ing physical

or I'll see to it that you end up as landfill in some impending New Jersey marsh reclamation, and your wife here will end up as a series of broomsticks...

[MaineDem]

13. My first, too!

Man, does this bring back LOTS of memories. SOme I don't think I'll ever remember though. :evilgrin:

[Kat45]

14. I first heard "Billy the Mountain" playing in the record dept of

the Harvard Coop (store). I loved it; I was laughing so much. I stayed in the store so I could hear the whole thing. Then I immediately bought the album.

[Rabrrrrrr]

15. There is another version on Playground Psychotics

that's a bit longer. Same basic story, but with some extra instrumental stuff, and a bit different.

[Kat45]

17. What is Playground Psychotics? n/t

[Rabrrrrrr]

18. A 2 CD set of old live stuff he put out a few years ago -

Not sure when it came out, but I'd say it must have been '93, maybe even '94.

[Kat45]

19. Thanks. I'll have to look for it.

[chaumont58]

9. The first car I owned was a 1953 Studebaker Commander V8

That was in 1957, when I was a young member of Uncle Sugar's Air Force. It was the forerunner of the Hawk series. The Hawks had a different grille and fins, else the same. My car was a damn good car. Maybe the strongest memory of that time is driving to LA to visit my girlfriend and listening to Fats Domino sing Blueberry Hill.

[Kenneth ken]

11. kick

[RandomKoolzip]

16. Greggary Peccary!

Who is making those new brown clouds? Who is making those clouds these days?