4/27/2007

And, we’re back with more of your comments, questions, etc… as I promised yesterday… Time to answer another FAQ (Frequently Asked Question, for those of you new to this hip initial stuff the kids are all into): Many of you ask where you can get the lyrics to our Sven songs, or, if we can send them to you. We get SO many requests, we can’t send them out, and we really don’t post them anywhere- maybe that’s an idea for the future-but, it seems like, if you really want the lyrics, you’ll have to tape the show, and then write them down. Just pretend it’s a game, called “Sven Stenographer…” Jerry, who mentioned a couple of HIS favorite Sven parody songs (“Waiting for the Robert E. Lee” from “Horror Express” and the “Norwegian Wood” parody for the Ed Wood movies) Says he’s a big fan of “Svensurround” –and, though he enjoys the Universal films we’ve been showing, he really tunes in for the Sven content. He was wondering if we would ever do what we had done for a couple previous anniversary shows a few years back- that is, do a show that’s ALL Sven bits- with no movie, just the various Sven segments. Well, Jerry, we’d love to- however, putting one of those shows together, with so many little clips from so many shows, takes a LOT of production time, and, with our usual production schedule here at the station, it would be very difficult. BUT- maybe, if we get enough of a break, we could do one. Maybe a salute to all these Universal movies, once we get several more of the classics under our belt? I’ll run that by the powers that be… “The Great Gaileena” sent me a message after we ran “Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible man”- she said that, though I talked about the other actors, I didn’t mention William Frawley. Actually, I did mention him, but didn’t go into great depth about his career, since I thought everybody was pretty familiar with the man who was Fred Mertz on “I Love Lucy.” But, Gail, you’re right- let’s give him a nod-Frawley also played “Bub”- the maternal grandfather on “My Three Sons”- until a stroke forced him to retire, and be replaced by William Demarest, who played Uncle Charlie .Did I ever tell you guys about when I worked with three of the “Sons”- and played Uncle Charlie in a skit with them? Hmm…sounds like a blog topic for next week! One more quick question- Andrew asked how often I rehearse the songs I do on the show. Uh- here’s how it works- when Doug brings the sing in to our show taping session-that’s the first time I hear his arrangement- usually, I’ll practice it once or twice, and then we tape it.And- to answer another question- the tradition of me singing on the show was established by the original Sven, Jerry G.- who would play his 4-string guitar and sing the songs (many times, written by me!) I just continued the tradition, with Doug providing the music- first, with an upright piano at WFLD, and finally, with the complete arrangements he produces and records. Enough with the singin’ already- and the bloggin’- by the way, if you want to ask me a question or send a comment- it’s svengoolie@wciu.com …