Author Topic: TVPMM and "Whew!" rights (Read 15223 times)

mparrish11 · « **on:** July 13, 2010, 04:47:56 PM »

Looks like TVPMM wants to get the theme from the US Copyright Office and is testing the waters WRT donations...

1) Would the USCO actually have the tape? If so...might there be other missing gems?

2) Would you donate to TVPMM for obtaining (as I've heard it mentioned here before), the "Holy Grail" of GS Themes?

Twitter Feed from TVPMM (13:02PM PST 07/13/2010):

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Considering a fund to obtain the music from WHEW! from the US Copyright office. We have a release but not the additional funds to obtain...

chris319 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 13, 2010, 05:05:41 PM »

I'm going to make a guess and say all they may have is a lead sheet.

dazztardly · « **Reply #2 on:** July 13, 2010, 05:24:47 PM »

Didn't this guy have a donation fund for The Cross-Wits restoration?

tvrandywest · « **Reply #3 on:** July 13, 2010, 05:33:07 PM »

I encourage all interested to make a donation to the museum.

Rest assured it is run by an honest and passionate gentleman whom I've known for about a decade. I wholeheartedly endorse and support his efforts!

Randy
tvrandywest.com

mparrish11 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 13, 2010, 05:50:33 PM »

[quote name=\'dazztardly\' post=\'244059\' date=\'Jul 13 2010, 05:24 PM\']Didn't this guy have a donation fund for The Cross-Wits restoration?[/quote]

I don't think he had a fund set up for the Cross-Wits restoration...

Chief-O · « **Reply #5 on:** July 13, 2010, 06:36:24 PM »

The fund he had set up was for the BMI license.

chris319 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 13, 2010, 09:56:12 PM »

We're going to bang the drum again when it comes time for donations to the BMI fund.

snowpeck · « **Reply #7 on:** July 14, 2010, 11:25:07 AM »

[quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'244058\' date=\'Jul 13 2010, 04:05 PM\']I'm going to make a guess and say all they may have is a lead sheet.[/quote]

A quick search of the copyright database turns up only an episode of the show on 3/4" videotape (it doesn't specify an airdate or anything) with an attached 21 page description, and a 2 page trumpet section of sheet music. Not sure what he's trying to accomplish here.

cmjb13 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 26, 2010, 01:42:20 PM »

TVPMM has created a status page for trying to acquire the music.

http://tvmusicmuseum.com/whew/welcome.html

chris319 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 26, 2010, 01:54:04 PM »

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Music Composed by Alan Thicke

Did not save a master reel. He didn't even remember doing the show.

Wow. Startling.

Now I know Bud Austin's real name (Harold Augenblick). Almost as startling.

Ian Wallis · « **Reply #10 on:** July 26, 2010, 02:04:32 PM »

Wow - maybe this is one of those instances where it really did disappear off the face of the earth. But...they found the entire Hollywood Squares theme - so you never know!

At least this page confirms that all the episodes exist. Maybe we'll be lucky enough to see them again someday.

clemon79 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 26, 2010, 02:09:44 PM »

Is he really claiming that a Web site is in its "37th year"?

JasonA1 · « **Reply #12 on:** July 26, 2010, 03:01:19 PM »

The Museum is. What that consists of is an exercise left to the reader.

Mike Malone's contribution sounds like a heartbreaker. I appreciate the handiwork over there; hope it turns up something.

-Jason

clemon79 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 26, 2010, 03:27:51 PM »

[quote name=\'JasonA1\' post=\'245033\' date=\'Jul 26 2010, 12:01 PM\']The Museum is. What that consists of is an exercise left to the reader.[/quote]
Indeed. I'm pleased to announce the 30th Anniversary of the Chris Lemon Arcade Token Museum, celebrating exonumia since 1980!

Jimmy Owen · « **Reply #14 on:** July 26, 2010, 03:30:44 PM »

[quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'245030\' date=\'Jul 26 2010, 01:54 PM\']

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Music Composed by Alan Thicke

Did not save a master reel. He didn't even remember doing the show.

Wow. Startling.

Now I know Bud Austin's real name (Harold Augenblick). Almost as startling.
[/quote]
Bud would be 90 if he hadn't died in 1986. (according to imdb.com)