thefilmarchive.org DVD: www.amazon.com December 18, 1963 Mr. Drysdale’s efforts to prove to the Clampetts that Beverly Hills is really the place for them to be only makes matters worse. In November 1969, while in prison in connection with a car theft, Susan Atkins boasted to an inmate that she was responsible for the murder of Sharon Tate. This led to her indictment, along with the accomplices she named, Charles Manson, Charles “Tex” Watson, Patricia Krenwinkel and Linda Kasabian. Atkins also revealed that the murders of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca in Los Feliz, Los Angeles, the night after the Tate murders, were also committed by “Family” members, and incriminated Leslie Van Houten as a participant in the second murder. On June 15, 1970, Manson, Atkins, Krenwinkel, and Van Houten were tried while Watson remained in Texas fighting extradition. The details of the trial were reported throughout the world. Kasabian was a reliable and consistent witness. She testified about a hippie group and its leader Charles Manson, a thwarted musician who believed that a race war was imminent. He believed that the music of The Beatles warned of the coming holocaust, which he referred to as “Helter Skelter”, after the Beatles song, and also believed that only the “chosen”, his “family”, would survive. Briefly associated with Terry Melcher, Manson had believed that Melcher would foster his musical aspirations; when this did not occur, Manson felt infuriated and betrayed. Manson believed that …
Video Rating: 5 / 5
A great band from Austin, TX with a great sense of humor. I wish they were more widely known. This song is from their album “Never an Adult Moment”.
Video Rating: 4 / 5
24 comments
theRoseofmyheart says:
March 6, 2012 at 12:14 pm (UTC 0 )
Thank you so much
666finalsIgn666 says:
March 6, 2012 at 12:56 pm (UTC 0 )
brilliant!!
TheJblair320 says:
March 6, 2012 at 1:20 pm (UTC 0 )
Austin Bands are the best!!! Love it!!!
kirbyquilter says:
March 6, 2012 at 1:48 pm (UTC 0 )
heard this on VPR–love it!
BonjoviFan08 says:
March 6, 2012 at 2:26 pm (UTC 0 )
truly one of my fav songs!
violetrose2552003 says:
March 6, 2012 at 2:56 pm (UTC 0 )
i love it
stevensarchery says:
March 6, 2012 at 3:13 pm (UTC 0 )
@CarlySara007 hah awesome i used to live in PA and the only station that would play it was cat country 96
stevensarchery says:
March 6, 2012 at 3:53 pm (UTC 0 )
@CarlySara007 hah awesome i used to live in PA and the only station that would play cat country 96
CarlySara007 says:
March 6, 2012 at 4:28 pm (UTC 0 )
anyone here because of cat country? <3
909chuck says:
March 6, 2012 at 5:18 pm (UTC 0 )
As writ, somebody said, as a result of substituting locoweed for coffee during a writing session. Too weird fer words.
brightpagan says:
March 6, 2012 at 6:03 pm (UTC 0 )
This song could be used in a basic math lesson, Hillbilly Subtraction.
DerbyCityBoy90 says:
March 6, 2012 at 6:14 pm (UTC 0 )
silly hill billys
DarcyTV1 says:
March 6, 2012 at 6:27 pm (UTC 0 )
I saw the Austin Lounge Lizards in 1999 in St. Augustine, FL, and they said this song was done by a friend.
BonjoviFan08 says:
March 6, 2012 at 6:30 pm (UTC 0 )
classic song. this song cracks me up. to bad there isnt a video to this otherwise it sure be funny!
TheNorthernDragon says:
March 6, 2012 at 6:55 pm (UTC 0 )
2 caught on fire… Lol
carioca56 says:
March 6, 2012 at 7:41 pm (UTC 0 )
How are they going to be more widely known. They are WAY too eccentric for commercial success. That is why they are great.
teanagedramaqueen says:
March 6, 2012 at 8:08 pm (UTC 0 )
wtf do you meen by too much alcohol? I didn’t think this was the original song that they play around Halloween time. my mom was looking for it.
leonidasleahy says:
March 6, 2012 at 8:44 pm (UTC 0 )
@teanagedramaqueen
Too much alcohol?
ownerfate says:
March 6, 2012 at 8:49 pm (UTC 0 )
i rember this song!!! omg…. soo funny! great song
beauryan101 says:
March 6, 2012 at 9:05 pm (UTC 0 )
I’ve been looking for this song for a few years…
finally found it…
funny song
beepbeepgac says:
March 6, 2012 at 9:51 pm (UTC 0 )
As far as I know, the Lounge Lizards wrote it.
leonidasleahy says:
March 6, 2012 at 10:00 pm (UTC 0 )
I think this is an original. There was a 1967 movie, “Hillbillys in a Haunted House,” with Ferlin Husky, but it doesn’t appear to have anything to do with this song.
teanagedramaqueen says:
March 6, 2012 at 10:09 pm (UTC 0 )
hey, what’s the original of this song??
StarsSaphire says:
March 6, 2012 at 10:35 pm (UTC 0 )
Love this song!