Jake and Elwood page 4

Jake and Elwood page 4 by ric gustafson

As the first season of ' Saturday Night' went along, John was fuming. He thought he was supposed to be the focus of the show. Instead, he noticed Chevy Chase was getting most of the attention. After an after show party, Steven Spielberg told John about a new film he was going to do. The premise of the story was about Los Angeles being seized by fear after Pearl Harbor. Spielberg thought John would be perfect to play a Japanese submarine captain. John showed Spielberg his samurai character.

After John and Dan took a cross country road trip, they both got ready for the rest of the 1975 season. For the Jan 17 episode, Michaels asked Buck Henry to be the host. John was asked to do ' Samurai Delicatessen. Toward the end of the show, Howard Shore, Paul Shaffer and the band came out dressed as bees. Aykroyd was wearing amber tinted sunglasses. He also had his harmonica. John asked the audience if they wanted to hear some blues music?. John began to sing an old Slim Harpo tune. It was called ' I'm a King Bee'. Then John did some cartwheels. The audience cheered.

Lorne Michaels could tell from the audience's reaction , something special was happening. 

The Blues Brothers was born that night.

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Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric