Smashed Hits and Golden Chi-Chi's
by Bobby Volare
David Prasad
“These are the hilarious exploits of Dean and Don's "Breakfast Club" morning show at radio station KKDJ 106 FM in Fresno, done back when radio was still strictly local, at a time when FM Radio had come into its own and was about to receive a rude awakening from MTV. And wouldn't you know, it was also the heyday of Fresno State's Red Wave.”
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Mega Limited Double CD + 28 pg. Booklet
LAST CALL FOR BOBBY VOLARE'S DOUBLE CD SET! We have less than 20 left (see story below). This set has all of Bobby's hits and comes with a 28-page booklet that tells his whole incredible story. Whether you knew him as The Fifth Beatle, The Sixth Stone, or "the man who put the gensing in the g-string," this is Bobby in all his agonizing glory!
BACKGROUND: 1000 of these sets were pressed in 2005 but almost immediately after they went on sale, seventeen cases (850+ sets) were lost in the collapse of the company authorized to sell them. Other than the handful of discs we initially sold (and another batch I had given away to those who had worked on the project), THIS BOX WAS ALL THAT WAS LEFT.
This collection is worth checking out. We first began working on it back in 1993 after KKDJ management worked a deal with legendary audio engineer Rafael Carmany to restore the original tracks. The result was this unique collection. Here's all the Bobby classics, “Chowchilla,” “Fresno Woman,” “Blackstone Side Of The Street,” “Carlo Rossi Rose Wine,” Nights In Visalia,” “The Wind Cries Bobby,” and Dr. Demento favorites like “Return My Blender,” and “Lock The Snackbah.”
There are over 40 tracks in all arranged as two seperate albums. Disc One contains Bobby's biggest tracks in “SMASHED HITS & GOLDEN CHI-CHI'S.” Disc Two is the only concept album ever composed about the San Joaquin Valley, “SGT. BOBBY'S JALAPENO PEPPER CLUB SANDWICH BAND.” There are many bonus tracks as well as a 28 page booklet featuring “The Bobography,” Volare's life story plus an exclusive interview with the man himself. Profusely illustrated (see thumbnails), the booklet has a complete listings of all the tracks, the musicians, as well as the stories behind the songs.
Includes immediate download of 39-track album in your choice of high-quality MP3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire. ... more -
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Frisky
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To Hell With You
02:41
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Bobby's Mambo
01:58
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All Right With Me
02:58
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Highway 99
03:23
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Our Bill Will Come
02:34
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Unforgivable
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That's Life
01:54
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Return My Blender
02:12
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Cedar Lanes
03:23
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Freezno Morning
02:26
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Carlo Rossi Rose Wine
02:01
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T.G.I. Fridays
04:17
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My Car's In Pieces
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Valley Guy
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A Day In Bobby's Life
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Foggy Fresno Nights
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Nights In Visalia
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Chowchilla
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Coalinga Was Gone
04:00
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The Wind Cries Bobby
04:17
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Fresno Woman
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Millerton Lake
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Eskimo Pie
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Out On The Sidewalk
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Kettleman City
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August In Fresno
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Room Together / The End
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Girl From Woodward Park
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Grassy Knoll
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Love Theme From Oz
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Girl From Mission Beach
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about
The double album contains all the Bobby Volare classics!
SMASHED HITS AND GOLDEN CHI-CHI'S
Jack The Knife and Frisky (Live at The Hacienda - Fresno)
So To Hell With You
Beware
Bobby's Mambo
All Right With Me (Live at The Sands - Las Vegas)
Highway 99
Girl From Mission Beach
Our Bill Will Come
Unforgivable
Return My Blender
Cedar Lanes
Freezno Morning
Carlo Rossi Rose Wine
T.G. I. Fridays,
My Car's In Pieces
Blackstone Side Of The Street
By The Time I Get To Fresno
I Left My Heart At Cal State Fresno
and Red Rabbit (Live at CSUF Vintage Days)
Valley Guy
SGT. BOBBY'S JALAPENO PEPPER CLUB SANDWICH BAND
A Day In Bobby's Life
Foggy Fresno Nights
Nights In Visalia
Can't Stand This Empty Bed
Chowchilla
Coalinga Was Gone
The Wind Cries Bobby
Tons Of Fun
Fresno Woman
Millerton Lake
Lock The Snackbah
Sunflower Seeds For Lunch
Eskimo Pie
Out On The Sidewalk
Kettleman City
August In Fresno
Room Together-Golden Cringes-The End
BONUS TRACKS:
Grassy Knoll
Girl From Woodward Park
Highway 8
SMASHED HITS AND GOLDEN CHI-CHI'S
Jack The Knife and Frisky (Live at The Hacienda - Fresno)
So To Hell With You
Beware
Bobby's Mambo
All Right With Me (Live at The Sands - Las Vegas)
Highway 99
Girl From Mission Beach
Our Bill Will Come
Unforgivable
Return My Blender
Cedar Lanes
Freezno Morning
Carlo Rossi Rose Wine
T.G. I. Fridays,
My Car's In Pieces
Blackstone Side Of The Street
By The Time I Get To Fresno
I Left My Heart At Cal State Fresno
and Red Rabbit (Live at CSUF Vintage Days)
Valley Guy
SGT. BOBBY'S JALAPENO PEPPER CLUB SANDWICH BAND
A Day In Bobby's Life
Foggy Fresno Nights
Nights In Visalia
Can't Stand This Empty Bed
Chowchilla
Coalinga Was Gone
The Wind Cries Bobby
Tons Of Fun
Fresno Woman
Millerton Lake
Lock The Snackbah
Sunflower Seeds For Lunch
Eskimo Pie
Out On The Sidewalk
Kettleman City
August In Fresno
Room Together-Golden Cringes-The End
BONUS TRACKS:
Grassy Knoll
Girl From Woodward Park
Highway 8
credits
released 17 December 2012
MUSICIANS INCLUDE: John Ayala, Jerry Barnett, Bill Bixler, Jesse Bloodworth, Mike Borelli, Jeff Bowman, Bob Brumbleloe, Rafael Carmany, Jimmy Carter, Kevin Cearly, Dean Clark, Craig Cordova, Anthony Craig, Steve Daily, Robert Diebert, Gene Doi, Lynn Farmer, Gray Gregson, Coleman Head, Don Heflin, Ruth Kauffman, Jerry Leal, John Mahaffey, Donny Marvin, Kevin Mason, Ben Medrano, John Miller, Tony Negate, Marty Nemanick, Lester Nunes, Glenn Olson, Don Olson, Robert Orndoff, Susan Parmeter, George Ramirez, Russ Reed, George Rotalo, Robert Russell, Paul Shagoian, Bill Sindt, Dan Voelz, Bimbo Walker and many others. See album for complete listing.
MUSICIANS INCLUDE: John Ayala, Jerry Barnett, Bill Bixler, Jesse Bloodworth, Mike Borelli, Jeff Bowman, Bob Brumbleloe, Rafael Carmany, Jimmy Carter, Kevin Cearly, Dean Clark, Craig Cordova, Anthony Craig, Steve Daily, Robert Diebert, Gene Doi, Lynn Farmer, Gray Gregson, Coleman Head, Don Heflin, Ruth Kauffman, Jerry Leal, John Mahaffey, Donny Marvin, Kevin Mason, Ben Medrano, John Miller, Tony Negate, Marty Nemanick, Lester Nunes, Glenn Olson, Don Olson, Robert Orndoff, Susan Parmeter, George Ramirez, Russ Reed, George Rotalo, Robert Russell, Paul Shagoian, Bill Sindt, Dan Voelz, Bimbo Walker and many others. See album for complete listing.
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- Track Name: Eskimo Pie
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A long, long time ago I can still remember
How the public pool would make me smile
Out at Blakely’s, I had my chance
Dive off the tower or wet my pants
And it might make me a hot shot for a while
The long climb up it made me shiver
One look down, my knees would quiver
My skin looked like a pork chop
It hurt like hell that belly flop!
I can’t remember if I cried
As I took my three speed for one last ride
It made the cover of TV Guide
When Webster Webfoot died
Grandma’s saying, how about we have a chicken potpie?
Those Lesterburger’s worse than Gerber baby food dry
At Mars Drive In we’ll get an Orange Nehi
But the valley soda fountains went dry
‘Cause our little Webster just died
Around Kearney Bowl we saw the hardtops race
And John Glenn’s capsule was up high in space
Cause Walter Cronkite told us so
We loved J.F.K. and our Nestle’s Quik
Euless Park was our Candlestick
Back when Fresno was a Giant’s only friend
Near Harpain’s Dairy a sitting duck
Farmer’s firing salt loads from a pick up truck
I was out of luck, on a barbed wire fence my pants were stuck
And the Bulldogs tried to take the field
The West Coast Relays refused to yield
It wasn’t Radcliffe or Beiden Field
When Webster Webfoot died
We kids were screaming, “Buy, buy another Eskimo Pie
This Lesterburger’s worse than Gerber baby food dry
At Mar’s Drive In we’ll get an Orange Nehi
But the valley soda fountains went dry
‘Cause our little Webster just died”
It’s been twenty years and like a rolling stone
They keep adding pavement up on North Blackstone
But that’s not how it used to be
There was Bob’s Big Boy, Last Chance Gasoline
North of Shaw, all the hills were green
And Fashion Fair was just a future dream
In city hall new plans were drawn
Big money decisions were being handed down
Fulton Street has got to go
We’re gonna build a mall here, see? Raise the dough!
As the mayor did his Groucho Marx
The monkey’s screamed out in Roeding Park
The Crest and The Hardy, they both went dark
When Webster Webfoot died
My dad was saying, ” Let’s get ourselves an ice cold Eskimo Pie
Today’s the day they tear the courthouse dome from the sky
When the big one comes, son, then you’ll understand why
But the marble water fountain went dry
Even my new kite wouldn’t fly” (it was a Man In The Moon)
Copper smelter in a summer swelter
Hey! Lets move those doves and pigeons
Get ‘em out to the animal shelter
Eight miles high, she’s falling fast!
The courthouse dome landed smack right on the grass
Bob Long and Dick Moody did a telecast
And The Chipmunks on the sidelines, what a cast!
The burning leaves were sweet perfume
Collegians played a marching tune
And Hoppy did a dance, Flippo Jr. sat there in a trance
As the wrecking ball climbed up high off to the right
Thousands of people cried into the night
Uncle Jimmy Weldon called up Chicken Delight
And Webster Webfoot died
The vendor’s screaming, ”Buy, buy a melted Eskimo Pie
We got old cheeseburgers worse than Gerber baby food dry
We got Diet Rite, I ain’t got no Orange Nehi
Hey man! That water fountain’s gone dry!”
Even my kite wouldn’t fly!
We held the wake at the Eagle Café
Dale Brothers coffee and some Special K
But the waitress frowned and looked away
I went back to the White Front store
Where dad bought our TV years before
But the man said, “Webster Webfoot flew away”
On Fulton Mall, the neons beam
Winos sleep where Del Webb dreamed
Useless Pit Stop tokens, the slot cars all were broken
At The Three Stooges we laughed the most
When ol’ Al Radka was the host
Rainbo Bread done burned the toast
When Webster Webfoot died
So remember, next time you have a chicken pot pie
Could be Webster or a mobster, there’s no need to ask why
Wreck a courthouse or a henhouse
It’s the same, by and by
Now that Blakely’s giant pool is drained dry - Track Name: Room Together / The End
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Carport and blacktop, it got speed bump landlord
See the model apartment, he wants cleaning deposit
He wants first months rent, cable is free
Sign a lease agreement and he'll hand you the key
Tiki torch back porch, it got washer dryer
It got Weber kettle, we can cook a tri-tip
I say I love you, you like me
Let's go rent a U-Haul and you'll move in with me
Room together right now, live me with me
We got ice maker, we got bottled water
Got a fireplace insert, got Hotpoint dishwasher
It got wall to wall to wall in pink
Casablanca ceiling fan spins over the sink
Room together right now, live with me
Condo conversion, yeah they cost like crazy
I be charging groceries, couch needs reupholstery
Just enough to pay utilities
Can't forget to pay MaBell and P G & E
Room together, I'm broke, whoa is me
