WE GET LETTERS

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Over the past year or two, we've received hundreds of comments, letters and emails remembering The Now Explosion from all over the country. Eventually, most of them will appear here.

For now, here are a few of the latest. We try to answer them all and we've posted just a few of our recent replies to make as much room as possible for your comments and questions.

AND if you see yourself dancing in our video from 37 years ago, tell us and we'll certainly give you credit.

ALSO (if you wish), whether you were a viewer or a dancer, email us a picture of yourself - then or now - and we'll post it with your comments.

Send anything to: hithere@thenowexplosion.net

To: hithere@thenowexplosion.net
Subject: wow!
From: Teresa in Rome, Georgia

My sister and I reflect on the first "MTV" all the time. I especially remember "Spirit in the Sky" and "Bridge over Troubled Water", as well as the Airport theme! How wonderful to have seen this. I can't wait to see the videos next time I'm in Athens! Thanks!!
Teresa - Rome, GA

Reply from: bobwhitney at TheNowExplosion.com

Hi Teresa,

Thanks a lot for your comment. Bridge Over Troubled Water and Spirit in the Sky were two of my favorites also. UGA rescued two versions of "Spirit" and one of "Bridge". Unfortunately, the one which included Martin Luther King's film clip is still among the missing. Glad you remember all that wonderful stuff. I'm sure UGA will be glad to set you up to watch the video on a slightly larger screen than on YouTube.com. Thanks again for your thoughts. You guys keep things rockin' in Rome.

Bob Whitney - Founding Elf - TheNowExplosion.com

From: Teresa in Rome, Georgia
Thanks so much. I will do that. Thank you for creating such wonderful memories!
Teresa
From: ubertuberboy at YouTube.com
In 1970, I was 17 & new to this country & Now Explosion on Channel 11, Manhattan, NY, on Saturdays was so much fun. Loved the girls dancing in their mini skirts, some barefoot, and the colors & effects, it was just a kick. Please, more!!!
From: GatewayGhettoProd at YouTube.com
-Very nice. I was about 12 years old when this was put on the schedule at the brand-new UHF station KDNL-TV30 in St. Louis. It ran for 5 amazing hours on Saturday, up against the likes of "American Bandstand" on KTVI, "Happening '70" on KPLR, and "St. Louis Hop" on KSD-TV. Over time, some of the hours were replaced by other programming, (like "Roller Game of the Week") until finally the last remaning hour of "Now Explosion" was replaced by the then-new "Soul Train". For some reason, the clip I remember most (not shown here) was the one for the song "Georgie Girl". There was a version of the tile sequence with a particular theme song playing...(not this version) wish I could remember the tune...maybe you could include a collection of opening and closing sequences and "bumpers" (5 second segments in between commercials to remind you what you were watching) in the next video. This would be much appreciated! 

From: pookerville at YouTube.com
OH, MY GOD! I REMEMBER THIS SHOW! This was on in Boston on WSBK-TV channel 38. During the summer of 1970, it used to run 4 hours on Saturday afternoon, and 3 hours on Sunday night! What a show it was!

Later From:pookerville at YouTube.com
The Now Explosion was ahead of its time! MTV can't claim to be the first music video channel anymore, since Now Explosion really hit the airwaves! What a great show it was!

From: katpil at YouTube.com
I was 15 in 1970, living in Atlanta, and remember watching Now Explosion every chance I could. My favorite videos were "Honky Tonk Woman" and "I Still Get The Same Old Feeling", and no, it does not seem like a long time ago. Every time I hear "Honky Tonk Woman" today I see that girl dancing. I looked up Now Explosion in Wikipedia and found you here! Thanks, Bob, looking forward to Segment #2, #3, etc. I would love to see an online library ala ITunes where we could view Now Explosion videos by song title.
 From: mrpussypants at YouTube.com
Katpil- that would require to feed all the lawyers to each other. Corporations DO NOT LIKE TO LET PEOPLE HAVE THE POWER. Look at PBS docs- well- what docs?!- many have been pulled because Corporations own the rights now to PUBLIC FILMS and the public no longer has many rights- even to freely view them! STILL- PEOPLE HAVE THE POWER TO GET BACK WHAT WAS LOST FOR QUICK CASH.
From: Rollin558 at YouTube.com
Holy mackeral!!!! Youtube is so great. I've been typing in searches of songs and programs I thought only I remembered. I typed in Now Explosion, which I loved watching in NYC, so many years ago. As the nine minute vid started, I was hoping against hope that I'd see the vid of a sexy blonde dancing to Creedence Clearwater's "Looking out my back door." And sure enough, toward the end, there was 20 seconds of it. It would be great to somehow see all of that CCR video. For some strange reason, that video and that blonde remained in my mind all these years. Many, many thanks for the post, BobWhitney.
Reply from: bobwhitney at YouTube.com
Thanks very much for the comment re. Out My Back Door and The Now Explosion. We'd really like to hear more. Where were you when you watched The Now Explosion? Do you still know other people who also watched? Does it seem like a very long time ago? What's happened to you since those days? Again - thanks for your comment. We expect to be able to post more of the re-discovered video so keep us in mind. And please tell us anything you remember.
From: thx1138i at YouTube.com
Once again Bob an excellent time capsule of groovy swinging sounds, images and performances. I hope that we see a proper DVD release of Now Explosion sometime soon and that this classic stuff isn't forever confined to poor quality online clips. Thanks.
From: Shevytaylor at YouTube.com
Wow, a blast from the past. I remember the show very well from Boston on Channel 38. What a find!