Yesterday I was playing a bunch of Christmas songs through my 
system using the PlexTalk and slowed Elvis singing a Blue 
Christmas down far as the PlexTalk would allow.  Wow did that 
ever sound BLUE! It was terrific to a point with a lot of songs 
but a little goes a long way.  Jim WA6EKS

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From: Lou Kolb <[log in to unmask]
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Date sent: Wed, 25 Dec 2013 13:08:27 -0500
Subject: Re: VGS-1 Speaking Rate

Don't know which CD that is but it sounds like Bob Rivers, who 
did many
Christmas parodies including one called Flu Ride instead of 
Sleigh ride.
The lyrics are funny but even better is the spot-on Karen 
Carpenter
impression.
Lou Kolb
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From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]
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Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2013 12:46 PM
Subject: Re: VGS-1 Speaking Rate


 Yep, he saved Liberty Records from bankruptcy with the Witch 
Doctor which
 was number 1 for three weeks in the summer, and then that 
hoola-hoop song
 which was number 1 for four weeks.  I think it got released 
December 7th
 and
 sold four million copies by Christmas.

 By the way, does anybody have that Christmas Humor CD from 2003 
that is no
 longer in print?  It has songs on it like an Elvis Presley 
immitator doing
 Return to Santa.  If anybodey does, let me know; I can't find 
that album
 since it is out of print.

 Steve, K8SP
 ----- Original Message -----
 From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]
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 Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2013 11:04 AM
 Subject: Re: VGS-1 Speaking Rate


 Indeed, John.  In fact, David Seville did all the chipmunk 
voices.  They
 are
 exactly doubled, as I discovered when I slowed my old talking 
book
 machine
 down to 16 and 2 thirds rpm with a chipmunks album on it.  
Dave's
 speaking
 voice was nearly impossible to understand but he sang Simon, 
Theodore and
 Alvin in perfect 3-part harmony.  At 16, It was easy to tell it 
was him
 doing the singing.  He got a lot of milage out of that chipmunk 
idea.
 Lou Kolb
 Voice-over Artist:
 Radio/TV Ads, Video narrations
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 www.loukolb.com
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 From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]
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 Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2013 9:58 AM
 Subject: Re: VGS-1 Speaking Rate


 Wasn't the way that whole thing was started when Dave sped up 
his own
 voice
 for a song he did in the 50's?
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 From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]
 To: <[log in to unmask]
 Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2013 9:31 AM
 Subject: Re: VGS-1 Speaking Rate


 Good way of putting it, Howard.

 I still remember when I was a kid, and one day, I played a 
Chipmunks
 Christmas song from a 45 RPM record at 33 RPM, and suddenly 
figured out
 that
 the Chipmunks were really men whose voices were just sped up to 
play
 the
 part.

 I don't know how many kids I told that to, after it was 
discovered, but
 to
 this day, I sometimes feel a bit guilty about how many 
children's
 ilusions
 I
 shattered.  (smile)

 Tom Behler: KB8TYJ


 -----Original Message-----
 From: For blind ham radio operators
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 On Behalf Of Howard Kaufman
 Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2013 3:39 AM
 To: [log in to unmask]
 Subject: Re: VGS-1 Speaking Rate

 Yes it is.  Silly engineers.
 Its like an old record player.  Remember playing the 33's on 45, 
or say
 even
 earlier, the 45's on 78?


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