I'm drifting off, it's 1978...Bob McAllister, my hero from Wonderama Skip Stephenson is on the Jerry Lewis MDA telethon introducing Robert Shields, I mean Jobriath uhm err Peter Gabriel dressed for A Chorus Line rehearsal, it looks like he really does "...need this job"
Minutes later Richard Dawson exercises Extreme Smug Restraint and carries on with the show.
Cool to see Jobriath but that's not Bob McAllister in the intro.
Here's Bob LINK
Still trying to figure who that is. Something tells me that he was on something like That's Incredible!
Posted by: Krys O. | September 03, 2008 at 12:16 PM
Actually I think that's Skip Stephenson doing the introduction. And I'm not proud of knowing that.
Posted by: Michael | September 03, 2008 at 12:16 PM
Got it! That's Skip Stephenson who was on Real People!
LINK
Posted by: Krys O. | September 03, 2008 at 12:18 PM
that's not Jobriath, either.
Posted by: Ian | September 03, 2008 at 02:02 PM
We *know* it's not Jobriath, Ian for goodness sakes, CONTEXT!
Posted by: Pseu Braun | September 03, 2008 at 02:09 PM
i messed up my own context! i was responding to Krys' correction.
anyway, it's good to see old Peter Gabriel footage.
Posted by: Ian | September 03, 2008 at 05:27 PM
This is probably what Peter Gabriel was afraid would happen IF he stayed with Genesis. So no bad thing he didn't.
Posted by: SillyWilly | September 04, 2008 at 01:49 AM
How'd that dude change eyebrows so quickly, was that a mask?
It looked like Woody Allen running over to the toteboard at the end. These things were fun to watch in the 70's. Just 'blah' now.
Posted by: Dale Hazelton | September 04, 2008 at 09:46 AM
That fella is completely successful at being creepy the way a mannequin is creepy. He moves like "Soy Bomb".
Posted by: Jeffersonic | September 04, 2008 at 01:01 PM
if you like weird masks on pop music check this out :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jk64x7tBq0
Posted by: tintin | September 04, 2008 at 05:32 PM
You had John Barbour on this blog, now Skip Stephenson. When are we going to see the full-tilt Real People revival on Beware of the Blog, huh? Any Peter Billingsley clips?
Posted by: jonp72 | September 04, 2008 at 11:03 PM
A live review?
http://www.tvparty.com/homeroom1/5-14-81.html
The uploader of that clip is thanked as 'Brent' in the one comment left and this is about a Brent-led band named Manakin from 1981, though maybe they went through some musical changes...
Posted by: Ned R. | September 06, 2008 at 09:13 AM
I'm finding out more information! I posted on my own blog about this (and linked back here, of course):
http://nedraggett.wordpress.com/2008/09/06/in-search-of-manakin/
And it turns out we have at least one mutual friend via Sparks fandom (LONG story)! Will post more on my blog as I can.
Posted by: Ned R. | September 06, 2008 at 04:31 PM
i'm excited there are people trying to dig up more on Manakin! they did at least one more song that day (and judging how the video ends, i'm guessing it is on the same tape) and i'd love to see it. high schmaltz, but fun to watch.
Posted by: Ian | September 06, 2008 at 07:04 PM
Okay, it's gotten to the point where Butch Patrick is involved in this whole story to an extent. Really!
http://nedraggett.wordpress.com/2008/09/07/in-continuing-search-of-manakin/
http://nedraggett.wordpress.com/2008/09/07/manakin-iii-the-butch-patrick-connection/
Posted by: Ned R. | September 07, 2008 at 08:11 PM