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Wow - like Planet of the Apes with Rickenbackers.
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Is that the drummer from the White Stripes?
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For the 1st 1:15, I was wondering what the corpulent fellow was doing up there...
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That was.... weird.....
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You blew it all up! You ********!
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We finally really did it!! You maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! G-d damn you all to hell!
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???

Alright, which one of you is Bright Eyes....
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WOW!!!! What a strange clip!!!!

The poor harp player looked so WRONG in that leather vest combo.

Amazing.
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Wow! One has to wonder if they used this video as a model when they went to make Planet of the Apes. Not just the look, but the movements!
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Two things:
1. Singer/harp player's shoulders.
2. Drummer's hair.
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The drummer, I learned is Jan Errico, who also played with the Mojo Men. I remember the latter group more than the Vejtables. The Mojo Men's hit was "Sit Down, I Think I Love You." I didn't know it was written by Stephen Stills, until I read the blurb at the bottom of the page.

At first, I thought it was another British Invasion group, the hair, the band get-up, even the style of the song. What a surprise to learn they were American, from San Francisco, yet!

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San Francisco can be a surprising place!

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Post by lyle_from_minneapolis »

Am I the only one who actually liked the tune? This is a band I've read about but never heard until now. Jan Errico also went by the name of Jan Ashton, and I believe she was chosen over Grace Slick for the Mojo Men. (...looking for a longhaired brunette with heavy mascara...)

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I had heard of this band but never saw them. They sounded pretty ho-hum. Very Beatle-ish. The singer upfront did look like an ape. Basically, this is a 60's "period piece" and should be taken as such.
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