Re: [AMC-list] Green Hornet hatchback radio album with Bruce Lee

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Williams

Ken 

Quoting Eddie Stakes <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> You are right, Britt Reid was Green Hornet character, had to pull out some 
> of my comic books in attic to check. Van Williams 'played' the Green Hornet.
> 
> On the back of album (yes, I must have dozen, there are differences in them 
> also) it has CAST: Britt Reid (The Green Hornet), Kato (Reid's faithful 
> valet) Lenore Case (Casey, Reid's Secretary); Michael Axford (reporter); 
> Newsboy, Announcer, no names for them. There are also two more photos, one 
> of Kato crotching behind the car with gun drawn, while Green Hornet waves a 
> white flag in hole in wall. Other photo shows Green Hornet with gun drawn 
> while he makes trusty 'faithful valet' clean up mess, which looks like 
> crappy chinese couch with boards under it, really, REALLY low budget stuff. 
> Now you mention it, probably NOT Van Williams behind that mask (unless hard 
> up looking for work in 1972/73 by then, Batman had all the crime swen up in 
> Gotham City & Superman had Metropolis under control) and looking even closer
> 
> at album the Green Hornet character appears to be wearing earrings in both 
> ears. That is not Bruce Lee in the album cover photo, it is Chin Lee from 
> Happy Village Buffet on Dairy Ashford near I-10 in Houston. try Dim Sum! 
> Even closer inspection looks like the building is in Detroit, which most 
> buildings look like this anyways.
> http://realestate.msn.com/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=23468266
> 
> before you had these guys standing in front of a Green Hornet you had a 
> Green Hornet model from AMT
> 
> http://www.planethoustonamx.com/Photo_Gallery_AMC/amc%20models/hornet_model.jpg
> 
> then AMC decided to release a Green Hornet for Canadian markets only
> 
> http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5213/5491107026_1f0f4085f1_b.jpg
> 
> I have never seen one of them. And later in 1990s, I found a 73 Hornet 
> hatchback at a gas station they were going to haul off for scrap and bought 
> it for $150, it was factory 304V8/AT car and bacst to drive, so painted it 
> like Britt & Kato's car there
> 
> http://www.planethoustonamx.com/Photo_Gallery_AMC/red_death.jpg
> 
> We all know where Bruce Lee is not sure what ever happened to Van Williams 
> career. If below link to ebay Green Hornet album is gone or item sells, 
> simply do search there for 'amc album' and others pop up for one's 
> collection. Black Beauty my arse!
> Eddie Stakes
> Planet Houston AMX
> 713.464.8825 days
> eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> www.planethoustonamx.com
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ken Ames" <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Green Hornet hatchback radio album with Bruce Lee
> uuummmm
> Van Williams played Britt Reid who played the GH and Bruce Lee played Kato 
> but this was in the 66-67 TV season. The fellows on the LP cover are neither
> 
> Williams nor Lee. : )
> Ken
> 
> Quoting Eddie Stakes <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> 
> Some of you have probably never seen these, but it is radio program from the
> 
> green Hornet Series back in 1970s, and at one time...was sponsored by 
> American Motors. Britt Reid as the Green Hornet, and Bruce Lee as Kato, yes,
> 
> THAT Bruce Lee 'Fists of Fury' and other great kung fu films. This ain't my 
> auction but cheap, you can finf these on ebay for $10-$25  usually.
> 
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/GREEN-HORNET-RADIO-SHOW-RECORD-LP-/380441180626
> 
> good for one's collection. The ONLY reason I brought this up was a customer 
> who stopped by my house commented on my 71 SC/360 and said 'wow, you should 
> have painted it green like in the Green Hornet' so had to bring out this 
> album to show it was a hatchback, but nice thought anyways.
> 
> 


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