I used to laugh when Jon "Bowzwer" Bauman would strike that pose. You remember the pose: the one where he flexed his arm and wrist and looked as if he was gonna ram his fist down his own throat.
Priceless.
The group often sang a cover of the song Donna, by Ritchie Valens.
I had a girl, Donna was her name
Since she left me, I've never been the same
'Cause I loved my girl,
Donna, where can you be? Where can you be?
I liked a girl named Medina, who was older and in 6th grade. She broke up with me, and I had a hard time with the rejection. Donna sounded pretty close to Medina, so I sang that song a lot, and substituted the name. It was good therapy. But while I loved the show, I always got a little uncomfortable when the group dressed in their gold uni-tards for the show's finale.
Something just wasn't right about that to an 10 year old adolescent.
Bauman made a lifelong living off Bowzer, performing at state fairs and cruises and working the game show circuit in the 80s and early 90s. He also formed his own production company, Jon Bauman Productions, which produced the ten hour series The Golden Years Of Rock 'n' Roll for the A&E Network.
Doh-doh-de-oh-doh...Goodnight, sweetheart
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I vaguely remember Sha Na Na, but I do remember Bowser!
I loved Sha Na Na. I got to see them live at the Nathan Goff Armory in Clarksburg when I was about 9 or 10. Bauman was priceless! I distinctly remember loving their cover of "Blue Moon". Although, unfortunately, they wore the gold unitards in the live show, too.
I loved the Sha Na Na show. I did think Bowser made the show especially when he hit the deep bass notes.
I loved the picture of Bowser you have and certainly remember the pose. I tried to watch it ever week back in the 70's. I grew up in the 50's when the songs Sha Na Na were the songs of the day. I love that style of Rock and Roll.
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