Smashed Hits and Golden Chi-Chi's, by Bobby Volare

Smashed Hits and Golden Chi-Chi's

by Bobby Volare

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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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Here's the album that features everything Volare from his first hits, BOBBY'S MAMBO and BLACKSTONE SIDE OF THE STREET to the complete and uncut ROOM TOGETHER featuring the world's biggest ending. And just in time for the 60th anniversary of the JFK assassination, you get the ultra rare GRASSY KNOLL which was actually recorded inside the Texas School Book Suppository Building and rushed to Jack Ruby's Carosel Club for its debut where it was declared "number one with a bullet." Unfortunately, all copies of the record were destroyed by the FBI, the CIA, the NSA, the NBA, the KGB, the KFC, the GMC and AT&T until a solitary pressing unexpectedly emerged thanks to the long awaited declassification of the JFK files by the National Archives this year. Yes, Bobby Volare's SMASHED HITS AND GOLDEN CHI-CHI'S is a cultural avalanche destined to push the boundries of good taste like a techtonic tsunami. Get aboard and feel the rumble before you come to your senses. ... more

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Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Dean & Don Vol. 6 (KKDJ 1980-1985), Dean & Don Vol. 5 (KKDJ 1981-84), Smashed Hits and Golden Chi-Chi's, Dean & Don Vol. 4 (The Final Shows), Dean & Don Vol. 2 (KCLQ 1986-87), Dean & Don Vol. 3 (KFYE 1988-91), and Dean & Don Vol. 1 (KKDJ 91-93). , and , .

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1.	Jack The Knife - Frisky 07:11	info	buy track
2.	To Hell With You 02:41	info	buy track
3.	Bobby's Mambo 01:58	info	buy track
4.	All Right With Me 02:58	info	buy track
5.	Highway 99 03:23	info	buy track
6.	Our Bill Will Come 02:34	info	buy track
7.	Girl From Woodward Park 02:36	info	buy track
8.	Unforgivable 03:19	info	buy track
9.	That's Life 01:54	info	buy track
10.	Return My Blender 02:12	info	buy track
11.	Cedar Lanes 03:23	info	buy track
12.	Freezno Morning 02:26	info	buy track
13.	Carlo Rossi Rose Wine 02:01	info	buy track
14.	T.G.I. Fridays 04:17	info	buy track
15.	My Car's In Pieces 02:08	info	buy track
16.	Blackstone Side Of The Street 03:37	info	buy track
17.	By The Time I Get To Fresno 02:24	info	buy track
18.	I Left My Heart At Cal State Fresno / Red Rabbit 07:22	info	buy track
19.	Valley Guy 03:22	info	buy track
20.	A Day In Bobby's Life 02:39	info	buy track
21.	Foggy Fresno Nights 03:44	info	buy track
22.	Nights In Visalia 03:45	info	buy track
23.	Can't Stand This Empty Bed 03:35	info	buy track
24.	Chowchilla 03:08	info	buy track
25.	Coalinga Was Gone 04:00	info	buy track
26.	The Wind Cries Bobby 04:17	info	buy track
27.	Fresno Woman 06:57	info	buy track
28.	Millerton Lake 02:53	info	buy track
29.	Lock The Snackbah (Antacid Mix) 04:12	info	buy track
30.	Sunflower Seeds For Lunch 02:39	info	buy track
31.	Eskimo Pie 06:51	lyrics	buy track
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
32.	Out On The Sidewalk 02:44	info	buy track
33.	Kettleman City 02:17	info	buy track
34.	Room Together 05:29		buy track
35.	August In Fresno (+20 Sunsceen Mix) 06:16	lyrics	buy track
AUGUST IN FRESNO TEMPURATURE’S SOARING PAVEMENT IS SCORTCHING BALLS OF MY FEET AUGUST IN FRESNO +20 SUNSCREEN SCOPING BIKINIS ON REEDLEY BEACH I FEEL MY SHOULDERS START TO STING CAN’T EVEN TOUCH MY FACE WENT TO THRIFTY FOR A CAN OF BACTINE FELT JUST LIKE A SQUIRT OF MACE AUGUST IN FRESNO MY BED IS BURNING ROTISSERIES TURNING I’M MEAT, MY SEAT’S IN HEAT, NO TREAT BV: Hey, I’m Bobby Volare, how are ya? BABE: Who? BV: Listen, would you rub a little lotion on my back? I’ve got, like, a 3rd degree burn back there between my shoulder blade area. BABE: Oh, all right. BV: Hey, weren’t you the Coppertone Girl? BABE: No! BV: I think you were, I really do! There’s only one way to tell though… BABE: That’s it! I’m out of here! BV: Hey, where you going? BABE: Buh-bye! I CANT EVEN TAKE A SHOWER THIS IS WORSE THAN POISON OAK I THOUGHT I HAD ON SWIMMING TRUNKS HOW’D I GET BURNED SO LOW? COME NOVEMBER I’LL REMEMBER JUST HOW TENDER MY HEINIE COULD BE AUGUST IN FRESNO GLOBS OF NOXEMA AUGUST IN FRESNO 1st reprise COME DECEMBER I’LL REMEMBER TO SURRENDER WHEN IT’S COLD AND FROSTY IT CAN’T BE WORSE THAN AUGUST IN FRESNO AUGUST IN FRESNO 2nd reprise COME DECEMEBR I’LL REMEMBER TO SURRENDER WHEN IT’S COLD AND FROSTY PRODUCER: Hey, Bobby. That's a take, man. C'mon! BV: But I was just getting going! PRODUCER: Well let's wrap it up! BV: But this is the best part! Listen to this! Ultimate reprise: AUGUST IN FRESNO +20 ENDINGS
36.	August In Fresno (Mega La Chi-Chi Mix) 06:50	info	buy track
37.	Love Theme From Oz 01:51	info	buy track
38.	Highway 8 (San Diego Mix) 03:31	info	buy track
39.	Girl From Mission Beach 02:31	info	buy track
40.	Grassy Knoll 05:54	info	buy track

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Here's all the Bobby Volare classics!
Jack The Knife and Frisky
So To Hell With You
Brutha 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

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 Cringers-The End

BONUS TRACKS:
Grassy Knoll
Girl From Woodward Park
Highway 8
Hey Steve Garvey

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released December 17, 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.

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Dean and Don Fresno, California

The legendary morning radio team that set ratings records that hold to this day. Here is the official "best of" series, over six hours of Dean & Don highlights from their fifteen year career.