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He only recorded three albums, Live At The Icehouse, Unzipped and this one. Somehow, this one seemed to be the most appropriate at this moment in our history.
on The Smothers Brothers Show c. 1967
After
CBS sold five minutes of airtime on
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
for a political ad, the show's writers came up with a bit in which
Paulsen disclaimed association with the ad and stating that the ad was
unfair to him as a candidate. CBS refused to air the bit, but the
incident became the impetus for the
Smothers Brothers writers launching a Pat Paulsen presidential campaign.
His campaign in 1968 and succeeding years was grounded in comedy,
although not without serious commentary. He ran the supposed campaigns
using obvious lies, double talk and tongue-in-cheek attacks on the major
candidates, and he responded to all criticism with his catchphrase,
"Picky, picky, picky". There're videos of him on the
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour that is incredibly right on target for almost every single issue we face today (
link below).
Shortly after
Clint Eastwood was elected mayor of
Carmel, California in 1986, the
LA Times reported that Paulsen proclaimed himself "mayor" of Asti, the small town near his vineyard. The office was of his own invention.
In 1995, Paulsen was diagnosed with colon cancer, and doctors discovered
that the cancer had spread to his brain and lymph nodes in 1997. He sought alternative medicine treatment for his cancer in
Tijuana,
Mexico, and died there from complications of pneumonia and kidney failure on April 25, 1997.
Tracklist:
Side 1:
A1 - Meet The Candidate - 1:30
A2 - Two Cows - 2:43
A3 - Soldiers' Lament - 1:53
A4 - Freedom To Censor - 2:45
A5 - I Will Not Run... - 2:23
A6 - I Will Not Serve... - 2:35
A7 - The Critics Attack - 1:17
A8 - Counter-Attack - 0:38
A9 - Slip Of The Tongue - 2:28
A10 - Formal Announcement - 1:43
A11 - In Your Gourd, You Know He's Good - 0:45
A12 - The Bandwagon - 1:17
Side 2:
B1 - Humble Beginning - 1:25
B2 - The Age Of Reason - 2:45
B3 - Ruthless Denial - 0:35
B4 - Big Shot - 2:32
B5 - Victory Rally - 1:37
B6 - Meet The Prez - 5:15
B7 - Questions And Evasions - 0:45
B8 - Messing Around - 1:14
B9 - The Simple Savior - 3:05
Companies, etc.
Copyright © – Rubicon River Records
Record Company – Kragen, Smothers & Fritz, Inc.
Record Company – Mercury Record Productions, Inc.
Record Company – Conelco Corporation
Published By – KSF Music
Published By – Big Drum Music (2)
Pressed By – Mercury Record Manufacturing Company
Credits:
Art Direction – Les Weisbrich
Engineer [Recording] – Jesse Hodges
Liner Notes – Ralph Story
Management [Pat Paulsen Campaign] – Kragen/Fritz, Inc.
Other [Photos by] – CBS-TV, Chase, Ltd.
Photography By [Photos by] – Frank Bez, Ken Kragen
Producer – Cecil Tuck, Gary Blair
Voice [George Putty Portrayed By] – Thom Beck
Voice [Press Conference Reporters] – Bill Thompson (5), Cecil Tuck, Ralph Story
Written-By [Commentary], Narrator [Commentary Narrated By] – Ralph Story
Written-By [Material] – Al Gordon, Allan Blye, Cecil Tuck, Ernie Chambers, Hal Goldman, Lorin Paulsen, Mason Williams, Ron Clark (3), Sam Bobrick
Notes:
On the top right rear of the jacket and on the labels (all caps): Electronically Altered To Simulate Stereo.
Catalogue #s: SR 61179 is on the jacket front, rear and spine; SR-61179 is on the labels.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society: B.M.I.
Matrix / Runout (A-Side Runout Etching, variant 1): SR 61179-A-M2 II MR B
Matrix / Runout (B-Side Runout Etching, variant 1): SR 61179-B-M1 III MR D
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout stamped, except R, ll, MR, G etched, variant 2): SR 61179-A-M1 R ll MR G
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout stamped, except l, MR, E etched, variant 2): SR 61179-B-M1 l MR E
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): SR 61179-A- M1 || A MR
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): SR 61179-B- M1 G MR |
Pat Paulsen – Pat Paulsen For President
Label: Mercury – SR 61179, Rubicon River Records – SR-61179, Mercury – SR-61179
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1968
Genre: Non-Music
Style: Comedy
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