Letterman helps out the Zombies

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"The above headline is true. Last night, David Letterman rescued The Zombies. They are, of course, the phenomenal '60s group who had hits like "Time of the Season" and "She's Not There."

The Zombies were stranded in Canada yesterday after their plane from Winnipeg to New York was grounded, thanks first to bad weather and then what could have been a terrible Air France crash in Toronto.

The Zombies — principally Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone — were headed to New York to do two shows at B.B. King Blues Club and Grill in honor of Mike Smith, lead singer of The Dave Clark Five. Smith was in a brutal car accident two years ago from which he is still recovering.

The Zombies were due to be on a bill with other hip '60s acts like Peter & Gordon, Billy J. Kramer and Denny Laine, as well as Beatles tribute band The Fab Faux.

Luckily the B.B. King show was being produced and emceed by Paul Shaffer, who happens to be friends with Letterman. When The Zombies called in to say what had happened, Shaffer snapped into action. He immediately called Letterman, who dispatched his private plane to Hamilton, Ontario, to pick up The Zombies and whisk them to New York.

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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,164574,00.html

Wow, what a badass.

― Cunga (Cunga), Wednesday, 3 August 2005 18:35 (twenty years ago)

what a goodass!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Wednesday, 3 August 2005 18:48 (twenty years ago)

too bad there was no opportunity for the zombies to turn into cannibal zombies!

― stockholm cindy (from norway) (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 3 August 2005 18:49 (twenty years ago)

Thanks Dave.

― Voodoo Child, Wednesday, 3 August 2005 18:49 (twenty years ago)

Letterman gave rock and roll to you.

― Bobby Peru (Bobby Peru), Wednesday, 3 August 2005 19:03 (twenty years ago)

this is awesome. i had no idea the zombies were still alive (puns aside)

― sleep (sleep), Wednesday, 3 August 2005 19:09 (twenty years ago)

Winnipeg has direct flights to New York?

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Wednesday, 3 August 2005 19:10 (twenty years ago)

he should have them on his show. there's no fucking way i'm going to bb kings.

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 3 August 2005 19:11 (twenty years ago)

Winnipeg has direct flights to New York?

feel free to consult expedia for all your travel needs.

― michael burble, Wednesday, 3 August 2005 19:12 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, but what has he done for Argent?

― PappaWheelie (PappaWheelie), Wednesday, 3 August 2005 19:13 (twenty years ago)

what do you mean, argent was there!

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Wednesday, 3 August 2005 19:47 (twenty years ago)

That's okay Dan, if I would've read the thread before posting, I would've seen my joke was already made previously, yet, better:

Letterman gave rock and roll to you.
-- Bobby Peru (per...), August 3rd, 2005.

― PappaWheelie (PappaWheelie), Wednesday, 3 August 2005 19:48 (twenty years ago)

" Paul Shaffer, who happens to be friends with Letterman"

― Suzy Creemcheese (SuzyCreemcheese), Wednesday, 3 August 2005 20:00 (twenty years ago)

hallelujah itsa raning men

― chris andrews (fraew), Wednesday, 3 August 2005 20:15 (twenty years ago)

"It's a word, it's a plan...it's LETTER-MAN!"

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Wednesday, 3 August 2005 21:19 (twenty years ago)

Argent was his (subsequent) band, Dan.Songs I remember:"God Gave Rock'n'Roll To You" and "Hold Your Head UP" (saw 'em live, and they did)

― don, Wednesday, 3 August 2005 21:26 (twenty years ago)

it's raining letterman.

― retroman, Thursday, 4 August 2005 05:46 (twenty years ago)

funny thing, the bass player from Argent group is actually with this group...

so, in terms of "Original Members" ... it's the absolute same

vis-a-vis Argent/Zombies. It's also really amazing. Because of course COLIN COLIN COLIN

and boy does he still sound great...

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Thursday, 4 August 2005 05:50 (twenty years ago)

I wish I had the kind of money where I could do nice things for bands like the zombies, the kinks, left banke, and brian wilson. I would like to do nice things for those people.

― Super Cub (Debito), Thursday, 4 August 2005 06:12 (twenty years ago)

anyone else heard last year's new "zombies" album?

― marc h. (marc h.), Thursday, 4 August 2005 11:00 (twenty years ago)

Argent was his (subsequent) band, Dan.Songs I remember:"God Gave Rock'n'Roll To You" and "Hold Your Head UP" (saw 'em live, and they did)

I know. I was making a joke.

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Thursday, 4 August 2005 11:36 (twenty years ago)

I'M GOING TO SEE THEM FOR FREE ON SATURDAY! MY LIFE HAS NEW MEANING!

― J (Jay), Thursday, 4 August 2005 11:46 (twenty years ago)

At the Ohio State Fair? Is that before or after the puppet show?

It's sad to see the great Zombies reduced to state fair shows. The concert here in New York last year (at Town Hall) was brilliant. And they still play classy joints in Europe (like the Bloomsbury Theater), but here it's mostly fairs and casinos. Has their time of the season passed?

Do check out the live double CD from last years tour that the Zombies recently released. It's available through Amazon and worth the extra import price.

Now if only the Left Banke would regroup and perform. Then I would finally be able to die peacefully.

― drewo, Thursday, 4 August 2005 16:38 (twenty years ago)

It's sad to see the great Zombies reduced to state fair shows.

On the contrary, I'm sure these are premium gigs, especially for an act with 40 years on it.

― brianiac (briania), Thursday, 4 August 2005 16:48 (twenty years ago)

I was going to see them Saturday also .. And I think they were supposed to share a bill with Ian Hunter .. But now, it's Denny Laine instead..? Anyway, I'm not going.

― Draw Tipsy, ya hack. (dave225.3), Thursday, 4 August 2005 16:50 (twenty years ago)

Oh yeah, they have other members of Argent (I've seen Blunstone/Argent twice) and they play that blasted "Hold your head UP" song for about ten minutes.

― Kate Silver (Kate Silver), Thursday, 4 August 2005 17:01 (twenty years ago)

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