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Dave: I don’t think the boys were ready for the TV show just yet. I had just finally gotten them to stop pooping in the sandbox at the park.
Simon: Alvin hated doing the Christmas album. That was just the complete opposite of what he was into at the time. Alvin: It was really a shame because here I was, you know, living the American Dream. I mean, what kid doesn’t want to be a rock star? And here I was, an honest to goodness rock star.........and it wasn’t on my terms.
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It was 1961. Just a few years after the boys blasted onto the charts with Witchdoctor, when it all fell apart. The boys started getting older and harder to control. And the found money was taking a toll on David Seville. Dave: I went from like not being able to afford a sandwich at Burger King to being able to buy like, lots of sandwiches. I mean, suddenly I was faced with all these options. It was like, hold the pickles, hold the lettuce, special orders don’t upset us. Well, maybe it upset me, man!!! All right? Jesus. Maybe...it upset me. Simon: Yeah, it was about this time when Dave started smoking pot. Alvin: He was rockin’ the ganj pretty hard. Theodore: I don’t really know what that means but it always smelled funny in the bathroom. |
Simon: The thing that was amusing about Dave was that he always was able to reinvent himself to fit in with the latest burn out trends. I mean, he was right there in the 60’s, sporting this ridiculous beard. He got into this phase where he was making his own clothes for awhile, trying to play White Rabbit on the piano. Then he was right in that pseudo-porn scene in the 70’s. He said he got into 54. I dunno cause there was this bowling alley down the street called 54 Lanes. He might have been talking about that. He might not have even of known there was a difference. And then of course there was the repentant yuppie phase in the 80’s, where he had a mullet and would light up in guilt ridden relapses under his bed sheets like we wouldn’t notice. I didn’t really care. Everyone has to have a hobby, you know? Next Previous Home |
