Hi, no, only seen in these here parts! Can't tell you how long
I have looked for that damned video however!
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Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 11:35
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Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] rebel
convertible "Machine" in music video
Good tune. That's not the Rebel that was in Kenosha for the
last big show, was it?
Eddie Stakes <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
A few years ago, I had the sheer pleasure of meeting the
Killer's sister...that' s right, Jerry Lee Lewis's sister Linda Gail
Lewis who is talented musician in her own right going well back decades.
A friend of mine, Chuck Singleton, who works for Houston Studios here
said "they need a neat musclecar for a video shoot" and he was used to
seeing my AMXs, Javelins, SC/360s and other stuff parked out front of the
Scoreboard Sports Bar on Interstate 10. But the Rebel convertible
"Machine" caught his eye however. He asked if he could use it and I have
known Chuck since 1980s and quickly obliged!
I had never heard of
Linda Gail Lewis but knew all about Jerry Lee Lewis as I play piano and
also played keybords in a band. And he rocks. Anyways, Paige and me drove
downtown and dropped off the Rebel, of which Chuck said would be perfect
for the shoot. Paige & me hung around watching several takes. Really
exciting if you have ever sat in on something like that. Linda Gail was
promoting her new record 'Into The Shadows' of which this particular song
would be one of the first "cuts" from that record; the song is "I'd
Rather Stay Home & Rock & Roll!" where she bangs on the
piano!
Paige & me got a ride home as the Rebel would be there for
three days filming. I don't know why it never occured to me then to not
take a camera with me. Linda loved the car as did the producers all of
which got a extended long winded history on AMC......I was promised a
video but I could not get it until the video was released, it was my
understanding it would first be released in Britian where she is wildly
popular, then the US. I never got a video and well, darn it, never got a
signed autograph either of her standing next to the Rebel!
I never
made that mistake again of not being with camera, and a year later my 78
Pacer custom woodie wagon would be featured in yet another filming, this
time for a national insurance firm. We filmed that in Katy, Texas
about 10 miles west of me. I hope to put that full commercial in English
and Spanish on www.youtube.com soon for all to enjoy. It was filmed
in both English and Spanish as it appeared on Telemundo and Univision
along with major english networks like CBS. I have photos from that
shoot, and also photos of my 74 Continental Airlines Gremlin which was
sold to Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks for the movie "The Haunting"; that
is Liam Neeson and Lili Taylor in my Gremlin in the movie, the car ended
up in England. Both the Pacer custom wagon and the Gremlin appear on my
website however under the JUST STUFF file, so have photos of
that.....just never got to see the Rebel.... until now!
This is
the direct link to view the Linda Gail Lewis video, it is about 4 minutes
and really catchy tune so crank it up: http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1703248482
If
you can't access the link above, simply go to
www.myspace.com
then search for "Linda Gail Lewis" and click on
the video to watch!The Rebel still looks great in 2007 by the way and
is still driven daily in Houston,Texas and now sports 127,000 miles on
that formidable 401. Eddie Stakes' Planet Houston
AMX 713.464.8825 eddiestakes@planethoustonamx.com www.planethoustonamx.com Email
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