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Pant t-Tlw ParqubMM Weakly, Hertford, H.C., Thursday. January , 177 fFiri vl flbme Jt Perquimans: man Jack : A Star Who - -. ; i Wolf J5". AT HOME IN PER QUIMANS Taking time out from their busy lives, Lou, Todd and Joy relax at their new home in Per quimans. (Newbern photos) . M ' . lal I v : a J : WE JUST CALL HIM DAD f III . " Wolfman's two children, I I I '. t Todd and Joy, see their I I iSfCTl -father's celebrity status as if 1 H Viii! : "no big deal." Joy said, "We i I ;: just call him Dad or Wolf." 1 Pr4l 1 II pi-ma l. b ; I - - in ri- H-r: i:L-J WOLFMANJACK p J I 1 A BIG THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION DURING OUR MOVE OF THE BUS STATION .' - - SEE OUR SPECIAL ON PANTYHOSE ' : REG. 59 ; "f S,.Le3paiksfcr$1.C9 A BELVIDERE NATIVE -Lucy "Lou" Lamb Smith, wife of Wolfman Jack, is a native of Perquimans Coun ty, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lamb. Her love for her home led to the purchase of their Per quimans residence. CHURCH & MARKET ST. HERTFORD Enjoy By KATHYM. NEWBERN Perquimans County has long held different attrac tions for different people. But for the Robert W. Smith family the attraction was not the beautiful Per quimans River or the' abun dance of hunting and fishing facilities. No, for ihe Robert W. Smith family, Per quimans County was attrac tive because of a house and family ties. In June, the family pur chased a stately old manor in the Belvidere section of the county. As a little girl growing up in Belvidere, Mrs. Smith had often ridden by the house while going to and from school and had thought it to be ."an in teresting old home." . Perquimans residents may know Mrs. Smith as the former Lucy Lamb, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lamb of Chappell Hill, and sister to Jean, Pauline, Kathy and Murray Lamb, Or they may know her as the wife of Wolfman Jack, famed star of radio and television. In a recent interview with Wolfman whose real name is Bob Smith, he mailed highlights of his career and explained the purchase of a house in, Perquimans County. The house will not be a v permanent residence for Wolfman and his family but rather a sort of retreat and a place to stay while visiting Lucy's parents and other relatives. Wolfman and his family actually reside in Beverly Hills, Calif, where he works. They also have a . beach home on the Pacific coastline. And plans are to purchase several other retreat type places. In addi tion to being a place to stay when visiting in the area, Wolfman emphasized the , fact that he hopes their newest home will also afford the family little privacy, something they treasure but have little of. He described the new house not only as a retreat but also as a way "to get away from the press and telephones." Concerning the new home in Belvidere, Wolfman said, "We've been able to escape down here pretty much. We're not looking for sightseers. We didn't buy this house to put a security guard outside. We're here because we choose to be here to get away from the world." He further explained that he is very family-oriented and his work does not allow him to spend much time ' with his wife, whom he calls Lou, and his two children: Joy, age 15; and Todd, age 13. Wolfman pointed out that he spends about 150 days ot the year traveling . and another 100 days per year doing radio and television shows which doesn't leave much time to relax and en joy being with his family. Both of Wolfman's children agree that he is away from home a lot but they feel they enjoy their time with him even more oecause of it Having Wolfman Jack for a father is "no big deal'! to TMt CLOSf K OU LOOK THf BET'tN WE IOOK 74 Pont, Sprint, 2 dr., 74 Gran Torino, 2 dr.; V8, AT, PS, VT. ; ' -74 Pinto Rynabout, 4 cyi., 4 spd. it , ; - .' 73Catilina4dr.lVS,AT,PS,ACl VT. , 73LTD4drVS,AT,PS,ACVT. 73lTDW2rAV3,ATfPS,Ril 72 Gran Torino, 2 dr., $ 'Making Folks Happy' them although Todd did say, "It makes me more popular with certain people," and sister Joy readily agreed. Todd added that being the son of a celebrity really doesn't have any effect on him since he doesn't know what it is like not to be in that situation. Wolfman's 'wife, Lou, added that in California it is not "a big thing" since celebrities are . in abundance there. Wolfman was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. and has lived in the South and Texas but has spent most of his life in California. He' met Lou when he was working as a disc jockey for WYOU in Norfolk, Va. They were married in 1960, a date that he marks as the "true begin ning of my career." Although he has worked as a disc jockey at numerous radio . stations, , Wolfman cites two in par ticular which were boosts to his career: XERF which he described as "the world's most powerful commercial station;" and XERB. He ad ded that "American Graf fiti," a film about and starring Wolfman Jack was a tremendous boost to his popularity. XERF was a Mexican radio station in Del Rio, Tex- carrying 250,000 watts which covered the North American continent. After his marriage, Wolfman moved to the Del Rio station and then on to Los Angeles, Calif. He has also worked id New York City and Chicago. While working at the Del Rio station, XERF, Bob Smith became known to his many fans as Wolfman Jack. It was in 1960, a time in radio-that he remembers 'as the "Big Bopper Syn drome," a time when d.j.'s were using catchy, air names. He would come on the air at midnight with wolves howling in the background. The Wolfman ' part came from the creature depicted in horror movies. And the Jack was simply ad ded from a popular saying at the time, "What's hap pening, Jack." As his popularity grew with listen ing audiences, songs were written and recorded about him by some 18 artists among which included "The Beatles" and Jose Feli ciano. One of the best known is "Clap for the Wolfman" recorded by the group, "Guess Who." He describes his career from 1964 to 1973 as a time when he was "very hot on the west coast." And in 1973 the film, "American Graf fiti" was released by . Universal Pictures. Pro i duced by Francis Ford Copula of "The Godfather" fame and directed by George Lucas, the film' can only be termed abox office hit The movie was based ' around The Wolfman Jack Radio Show and starred the Wolfman himself. He described the film as "recapturing the feeling of the time." Lucas had asked . Wplfman to appear in the film and the original agree ment was for him to be paid 11,000 per day. His part : would take three days to do, rUSED CARS V8, At, 72LTDf4drV8,AT,PS,ACVT. 72 Impaia 4 dr., V8, AT, PS, AC, VT., 71 Maverick 4 dr., 6 cyl AT, AC 71 PoRtiac4dr.,V8,AT,PS,AC, VT. . 70 Ford LTD, 4 3 dreary, 2 dr., 13, AT, PS IVinsloiv one day for the scenes star ' ring him an two days to do the soundtrack. However the original agreement did -not go through. Instead, ; Wolfman was "given a piece of the picture" or a per centage of the profits. He smiled and said, "I probably made a half million dollars ' off that movie by having a peice of it." He also added with pride, "That movie outgrossed everything done up to its time except for a . few super hits like The God father'." The Wolfman has also appeared in what he calls a lot of B movies, but he added, "I didn't do any more flicks after American' Graffiti because it became a classic." He did add that he would like to do more movies but radio, television, and personal appearances are keeping him busy, f And keeping busy he is. Four years ago he became the host and moderator of the television show called "The Midnight Special" seen on NBC late Friday nights. It is now the longest running live music rock 'n. roll show in existence and is seen in 30 countries around the world. Wolfman describes the show as the "strongest and heaviest music show in television." His radio show is syndicated on well over 2,000 stations and is beard in 43 countries including the United States. He is also the star of a new one-half hour variety com edy show being produced in Canada. Known as "The. Wolfman Jack Show" it will be shown in the states start ing in September y On the show, Wolfman exhibits his. ags3-TH powd r f u LlU "SntlWiontwttm 1 ' frTrwpomnrtd ventilation tystam It built wtthlnth range, capturing tmok and odon K LI ta Huitt wtihln ttw II n tm I M ut . 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THE DtADLINt For changes, andor additions is 5:00 P.M. on January , IV. Please, don't wait until the r NORFOLK TELEPHONE COMPANY V J Inur ,r winrinn ISEDTRUCKS 74ChcC10,V8,SS,S3. , 74 Chew. CIO, 6 cyl., SS, SB. 74 Ford, F-1C0, V8, SS, PS,S3; 73 Ford 250, V8, PS,SS,LB. 73Chew.C10rV8,SS,P8,LB. 73 Ford F-1C0, V8, AT, PS, ftS, LB. I, he placed his efforts, he is quicktoadd. - As he put it, "I love what I do. I love everything I'm in to. I'm very lucky. I've been able to do everything I've ever wanted. Yes, I'm. very lucky and very fortunate. I think I've made a lot of folks happy.", . v . When you see, Wolfman Jack on television or hear him on the radio, you have to agree; He's a man that en joys his work and he has made a lot of people happy. Company Commercial Office I an important call and proper . .. last minute. 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