| Stairway
to Stardom Vol. 1
After
The Gong Show and before American Idol,
the greatest
talent shows were on public access. Stairway
to Stardom
may be the best example of “they
are so bad, they're great!”
performances.
Featuring a Neal Diamond cover band of
chubby Jewish
kids from the Bronx, a jaw dropping "Hairdresser"
song that
could very well sweep the nation and the
host Frank Masi,
who looks kind of like a short, tubby
Basil Rathbone with a
perm and a Grandpa Munster streak down
the middle! This
disc also includes the mind melting Alabama
public access
show: The Dean & Co. Christmas Special!
Filled with geriatric
ballet dancing to puppets singing Steve
Miller’s "Abra
Abra Cadabra" plus a whole lot more!
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