A recent rash
of Hot Mont revivalism in several Latin American nations has been
bringing good financial returns to those wise enough to hold on to
some of his memorabilia from a South American concert tour in
1975. The main
thrust of this recent resurgence in Hot Mont 's popularity in Latin
America is due to a widely distributed bootleg version of his 1975
salsa / reggae release "Hot Tamontle!" throughout Venezuela,
Colombia & Panama. Although the sound quality of the
bootleg is very poor , people are lining up for copies. This, in
turn has brought memorabilia collectors out of the woodwork.
T-shirts with
the buzz-phrase "El Monte Clarinet" (the obvious translation
misprint makes this shirt very rare and very valuable) are bringing
upwards of $500.00 in reasonable condition. The more plentiful
shirts with the corrected "El Monte Calliente" are also fetching a
fair but substantially lower price.
his
management change away from Illustrious Management in 1976. But , it
gets even worse:
physical
girlfriend of that time , "Analie" and marketed in certain Latin
American countries (as well as Sherman, N.Y.& environs) for a
very short time. If you can put your hands on an authentic "Bad Mood
Ring" , it could bring you some serious money.
Hot Mont
& his band disappeared from the public eye soon after recording
their never-released and tentatively titled "Explosive Analysis"
(sic)album in Macon, Ga. late in 1977. No one has been able to
find the man who created this music that is again creating a
worldwide stir, nor has anyone ever actually located the masters to
this last known recording effort. (Although several unscrupulous
sources have reported otherwise.) Never really
accepted in the United States as a "major act", Hot Mont & crew
concentrated on the foreign markets, especially Central & South
America & Scandinavia. Hot Mont was a household word in
certain areas of the world , although largely ignored here excepting
in certain Midwest "pockets of popularity". This current
Latin American resurgence could conceivably help "Monte Calliente"
ride on the the crest of the current Latin music craze in the U.S.,
and finally give him the credit he deserves as an innovator
unmatched in popular music culture.
-Tab
Wenderson |
This concerns a product manufactured by Hot Mont's
parent company HoMoCo
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Exploding Tea Set Causes Burns ,
Irritation
A toy
tea cup reportedly self-combusted in Phillipsville ,Pa on
Tuesday afternoon during a children's tea party in this rural
community in northern Pennsylvania. There were no serious injuries ,
but the parents of the slightly injured child have vowed to get to
the bottom of this heartless prank. According to
police , the children (parents have requested anonymity pending a
possible lawsuit) were reportedly playing peacefully when the teacup
exploding ,showering the group of kids with sharp shards of
glass , and "making a sound like an M-80
firecracker". Early
investigation shows that this tea set incident may not have
been a prank after all. Apparently , there was a very limited
release of a "Combat Tea Set" toy which , although only sold
in Latin America ,may be the culprit. This tea set was apparently
marketed for a very short time in Venezuela as "Hot's Combat Tea
Set", by an obscure American company known as
HoMoCo . No one from
this organization can be located as of this writing. Anyone knowing
anything about this "exploding tea set" or about organization known
as HoMoCo should inform authorities. If by some odd chance , you
have one of these obscure "Hot's Combat Tea Set" , please inform the
police. Do not touch the explosive toy yourself and keep
it out of reach of children & pets.
 Don't touch it! Run away!
-reprinted from Bizarre News /
1978 |