Peter Ivers "Slap the Ginkels" Spiel - New Wave Theatre 1982

[ulysses1904]

I remember this show, I stayed up late back in the summer of 1982 to watch it. Nothing else like it at the time. Was this the guy that always asked the musicians "what is the meaning of life?"

[emmers57]

Night Flight was like the best thing on TV in the eighties, its too bad USA cancelled it.

[texaho]

i would do anything to own the entire new wave theatre series on dvd. such awesome memories!

[dillyshrimp]

@texaho i know a guy.

[snappycatchy]

Simon Shamas?

[matsuyamati]

T he spiel was written by David Jove........not Peter. Read up on Jove, who was sinister, creepy, psychotic.......He directed the show and they filmed it at Jove's house on fairfax in LA while Jove was hiding from the Feds.

[428SCJ]

How did He die,(Stabbing?),and who killed Him? A GREAT TV Show

[lastwolflord]

never heard the term ginkels. What does that mean?

[fretkills]

he sounds like pee-wee herman. 8)

[Theoppositesex]

In an ideal world being on television would be the exclusive domain of people who are this cool.

[Disinfotainment]

Fraid no improv involved. He and Jove wrote these out precisely beforehand.

[Balfadaz]

No doubt Disinfo. You'd think the sunglasses would tip off most people that cue cards are in use.

[dragonflydragonflly]

I wish I could go back to those days! Overnights on USA were great.

[andreasdiscgolfer]

genius

[alshouse]

What if Peter Ivers was God and we just didn't get it back then? :)

[larrybob]

Seeing this video a few months back turned me onto Peter Ivers. I bought and read the recent book on him "In Heaven Everything Is Fine" By Josh Frank with Charlie Buckholtz.

[Arbow1986]

Yeah I'm just about to finish that book it says that there is going to be a documentery to come out with the paperback (which I have) but I cant find anything about it on the web. I think it would be great to see, Peter Ivers seemed to have live a real intresting life and made his make with some important people in the early 80s

[hobodreamer]

Does anyone have the transcript of what he is saying here, some of it I can't quite make out,

like it sounds in the beginning he is saying "It's a barnyard in course that Ginkels recognize" or is he saying "import" then in the middle it sounds like he is saying "Our techno Ben Arthur Godfrey said there's no room for transfusions" is that right? always liked hearing him talk, but couldn't always get what he was saying....Thanks

[MemphisMemories]

Please check the information column to the right of the video player. I have posted a transcript of what Peter Ivers is saying.

Thanks for asking. I was glad to do it. I think that this is still a very important message for our time as well.

[hobodreamer]

Thank you, Yes this message is just as relevant today as it was then, sometimes I wonder if Peter wasn't killed because he could see what others could not. Sad...

[swamplifecontrol]

@hobodreamer Our Techno-Ban- Aurthur Godfry- State . Pretty Sure !

[hobodreamer]

@swamplifecontrol Thanks !

[MemphisDude]

Friend of mine.  I wish he'd stuck with blues harp.

[NewWaver80014]

Peter, we miss you so much. Have a gherkin on me.

[TheAgentChaos]

Agreed.

[ivycompton]

How about "Goodnight L.A."? That local show from the late 70s or early 80s featured tons of amazing (and now seemingly forgotten) punk and art-punk vidz. Somebody find this stuff please!!!

[triogamy]

What happened toDavid Jove The producer Of New Wave THeatre

[NewWaver80014]

He died on 09/26/04.

[mhirtes12]

Did they ever find his killer(s)?

[NewWaver80014]

If you are referring to Peter, no they did not.

David Jove was not murdered - he died of cancer.

[hobodreamer]

On October 11, 2007, television producer Stuart S. Shapiro announced that he had acquired the Night Flight library, copyrights and trademarks, and that he is preparing for a relaunch of the show both on line and on television.

[Dandan57]

New Wave Theatre was the shiznik man!!

[nitwitbit]

"After seeing Nancy at the nightclub I just wanted to kill her..Then they pulled me off of his back, his face looked like a cracker jack, I'll never get Nancy back!" I would like to see the clip where the saxy girls in lingerie are singing "Shooby dooby do f**k you... I don't care about you shooby dooby doo f you". I was lucky to get a new reduced best of New wave theatre vhs for a buck or two at a record store(sealed!)

[misterpress]

great memories of a classic program with your "ghost host"--remember video concert hall? -another classic show....party on!

[cypherks]

Dang I miss New Wave Theatre. I used to make my friend invite me over to his house for sleepovers since we didn't have cable :(

Thanks for uploading this!

[jpowell180]

A message that sounds like it's from the future...but from 1982!!

[nagaflas]

How I miss Night Flight...

[EarlyLAPunk]

Look out for the gherkins...