I have been looking for a copy of the birthday melody for years.... It's tradition in our family to play this to play that song, so now I can bring it back. Thanks for posting!
I know this is old, but I have to add one thing. Showbiz pizza didn't fall prey to Chuck E Cheese. They actually bought Chuck E Cheese out of bankruptcy and ran both restaurant chains for several years before deciding to unify them all under one umbrella.
Unfortunately, the expense of running the Rock-afire was one of the reasons the decision was made to switch all restaurants to the CEC brand.
There's a great little documentary about all of this that fans might find interesting:
It's rather a shame I never had a Showbiz where I lived. Best I had to contend with was other such clones with names like "Razz-Ma-Tazz" and "Major Magic's (who held out the longest in my town alone), though I use to see Showbiz ads on Detroit stations all the time back in the 80's.
thanks so much for putting these up! i have this exact record but have misplaced it and i think we maybe even had another one with more songs. the documentary is on hulu! {=o) http://www.hulu.com/watch/213600/the-rock-afire-explosion
that is freaking awesome, this song has been stuck in my head for about 20 years. plus, it is nearly my birthday. thanks.
ReplyDeleteI have been looking for a copy of the birthday melody for years.... It's tradition in our family to play this to play that song, so now I can bring it back. Thanks for posting!
ReplyDeleteWow! I still have this 45rpm record and it still plays even though it's cracked all the way through!
ReplyDeleteI know this is old, but I have to add one thing. Showbiz pizza didn't fall prey to Chuck E Cheese. They actually bought Chuck E Cheese out of bankruptcy and ran both restaurant chains for several years before deciding to unify them all under one umbrella.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, the expense of running the Rock-afire was one of the reasons the decision was made to switch all restaurants to the CEC brand.
There's a great little documentary about all of this that fans might find interesting:
http://www.rockafiremovie.com
It's rather a shame I never had a Showbiz where I lived. Best I had to contend with was other such clones with names like "Razz-Ma-Tazz" and "Major Magic's (who held out the longest in my town alone), though I use to see Showbiz ads on Detroit stations all the time back in the 80's.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the kind comments! I gotta track down this documentary on the Rockafire Explosion!
ReplyDeletethanks so much for putting these up! i have this exact record but have misplaced it and i think we maybe even had another one with more songs.
ReplyDeletethe documentary is on hulu! {=o)
http://www.hulu.com/watch/213600/the-rock-afire-explosion