Subject: Re: The Apple Boogie Tape Author: TaDa Pope Date: 13 Jan 2005 10:36 pm Ref: 1 >Subject: Re: The Apple Boogie Tape >From: carbide@egine.com >Date: 1/13/2005 1:33 PM Pacific Standard Time >Message-id: <1105652022.805080.126750@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> > >carbide@egine.com wrote: >> Mark Frischknecht wrote: >> > Greg Andrzejewski wrote: >> > > There was something about it in the book West of Eden. IIRC, it >was >> given >> > > out a a yearly sales conference, probably 1987. >> > > >> > > -Greg >> > > >> > > <carbide@egine.com> wrote in message >> > > news:1104625331.079982.212590@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... >> > > >> > >>I picked up an official Apple audio tape, with hits like "Apple >II >> > >>Forever" and "Blue Busters" (to the tune of "Ghost Busters"- Blue >> being >> > >>Big Blue, aka IBM.) >> > >> >> > >>Anyone know the history of this gem? The latest date I can find >on >> it >> > >>is 1987. >> > >>-Paul >> > >> >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > could you make mp3's of the tape? >> Yes. I'll do that, and post here when done. >> -Paul > > >OK, I've made mp3's from the tape and scanned both sides of the album >art/lyrics paper. > >Here's a listing of the songs on the tape: >Side A >Ripples >Power to Be Your Best >We're so Excited >Blue Busters > >Side B >Apple II Forever >Breaking Through >Building the Future with You >Leading the Way > >I would describe the music as upbeat disco from that era (~1987). It >grew on me as I made the mp3's and browsed thru the lyrics. > >"We're so Excited" you'd recognize as a popular song called (I think) >"I'm so Excited". >"Blue Busters" as I mentioned is a modified version of "Ghost Busters". > >Some sample lyrics: >Apple II Forever > >Remember how we started >Not so long ago >A personal way to grow >Our dreams become reality >And now we're makin' history > >Refrain: >Apple II Forever >Making life better and better >Apple II forever and ever >Bringing the rainbow to you >Apple II forever. > >Blue Busters > >Something strange stinking up your desk? >Wo can you call? >Blue Busters! > >We ain't afraid of no blue >We ain't afraid of big blue. > >OK, so now I'd like to share and preserve these gems. >It's about 35 megs total. I only have dialup, and 28.8 at that. I don't >have access to binary newsgroups. What I could do is send the images >and mp3's as email attachments over a period of several days, or upload >them via ftp. > >I'd like to send them to one or more people who can see that they are >archived somewhere for the enjoyment of Apple II enthusiasts today and >in the future. > >Volunteers or suggestions on where I could send these files to achieve >those objectives? Post here, that email address is a spam bucket. >-Paul > > > > > > > > I'd be glad to host all the files on my website at Apple2.org.za/gswv/ Contact me by email if you want to send them to me for that. |
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