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- Park Avenue Produce Presents singer and music historian, Tiny Tim, the "Eternal Troubadour", who is interviewed by Wes Bailey between engagements at Club 89 in Omaha, Nebraska. Mr. Tim sings, "Down In The Subway", and his own composition, "Dear Tuesday", a musical love letter to Tuesday Weld. This is show # 3 in our Omaha Cox Cable Omaha Public Access TV variety series in 1982.
Damn, I thought Tiny Tim was a total weirdo. Because of his songs. He was just some down to earth, cool guy.
Haha, he was cool and down to earth. Definitely still a weirdo, tho
Not because of his songs, but how he sang those.
He will be missed
@@jackwoods535 We got a philistine over here. 😂
Tiny Tim was a total weirdo. Not because of his songs, but he was a really weird dude. From what I've read anyway.
WOAH his voice is so much deeper than I thought.
+TALKINGtac0 I know I was "HWAAAAT!?!?!!?"
In a lot of his songs, he sings in baritone. He seemed to drop the falsetto some time in the 70's.
he is old-er in this video
like 20 years older yeah his voice got way deeper
SAME
OH MY GOD THAT'S HIS REAL VOICE!?!?!?! HOW DOES HE SING LIKE THAT!?!?!
The Almighty Loaf Bloke I thought the EXACT same thing! Flippin reminds me of Tay Zonday how low his voice really is...
+The Almighty Loaf Bloke Falsetto
Farting Guy I know ... nice name
Farting Guy Thanks and umm.. what? In the US, we pronounce it English if your asking haha
Farting Guy Ohhh! Haha I get it now :P thanks
I love how respectful Wes was to Tiny. RIP both these lovely souls.
+Adam Lewis when did he died? (tiny tim)
Glynkan Gaming I think I'm 1996. Check wikipedia, I am out right now on a slow mobile device
+Adam Lewis tnx for responding. I checked it out quickly and yea. He died in mid 1996.
Wes Bailey is dead ?
Rip Wes but not tiny time he was a terrible person
He is so unbelievably charming, kind, humble and completely not into himself. Something you don’t find in 80% of today’s ‘musicians’.
Agreed. I am taken away as to how humble he was.
The interviewer's haircut tho
Thanks for watching our video, Josh, and for your comment. The interviewer was a very good friend, whom I'd known since 1971 in high school. He passed away about six years ago, so he cannot speak for himself regarding your opinion of his haircut from 1983 when this was taped. In defense of Wes, considering other hairstyles from 80's like mullets, mohawks, and women's big hair, it's pretty tame. Remember, Tiny Tim's haircut was very weird and shocking in the 60's when he first started performing, but now guys are wearing long hair again. It goes round and round. Thanks again for watching.
Galaxo I am sorry about the loss of your friend, Galaxo. Wes was so young here, and undoubtedly had an untimely passing. Cancer is awful.
Chuck Finley's comment about Wes's hair is understandable. Even considering the year, 1983, the hairstyle is unique. It certainly is not wildly unpolular like a mullet, and not garish like "big hair"; it's more Puritanical, like a parson, with bangs in the rafters and not a single stray hair shaft, as if it was meticulously cut with a bowl and combed with a fork. Your explanation of it, and your information about your friend, helps us understand Mr. Wes Bailey. He is a great interviewer, casual and comfortable, and seemed to get Tiny Tim to speak of some uncommon topics, such as space age and the future (even if some of the topic transitions were rough as a pothole, like at 17:07).
#TinyTim was an amazing soul (even if he didn't, apparently, own a comb). Mr. Bailey's dead-pan facial expression, an instantaneous flash, as Tiny warbles at 10:51 is priceless! I see from other videos that Mr. Bailey was a great performer, and had a sharp wit. Enjoyed making others laugh. A nice man.
This is a great interview, and you are kind to post it, Galaxo. Huge number of "hits". I watched it three times myself. A great treasure, this film. Fabulous! Thank you so much.
You're making me cry. Thanks for the warm comments.
+coolkayaker1 Couldn't agree more with your comment about Mr Bailey's face at 10:51. I've watched this interview many times now and that shot always gets me. Something magical about that moment.
+furry balls plopped menacingly on the table INC , Thank you so much. I hope your dad is being made comfortable. These unfortunate situations are only magnified around holiday time. I hope the new year brings new peace of mind and heart. God bless Tiny Tim.
I cant believe this is his real voice after hearing him sing Tip toe thru the tulips.. XD
itsmaxchua he had a wide voice range. Normal voice was baritone as was his regular singing voice. 5 octive range...very rare.
I love how laid-back, informal, and respectful this interview is. This kind of thing is a lost art that you don't see often nowadays.
Wes did terrific. Tiny Tim terrific. One of the best interviews.
Tiny Tim was put in the ukulele hall of fame!!! :) :)
O'riley there is a ukulele hall of fame!!!
He deserves it
@@kryptonitespider-bitedynam7305 yes
Ok but why the heck is that a thing?
@@bigred610 well, where else would we put those amazing artist that play ukulele?
He may have done things to make people laugh, but he was also super intelligent and cultured when it came to music and performance. A truly underrated artist 💚
He was such a gentle and intelligent soul. ❤️
Have always loved Mr. Tim.
Tiny Tim was such a blessing to us all. God Bless Tiny Tim.
He was, Sam. He was in the middle of a midwest nightclub tour performing almost every night. This interview was videotaped early in the morning at the Cox Cable Public Access studio in Omaha. He had done two shows the night before at Club 89, and hadn't much voice left. We were just a small production company, but he was kind enough to schedule us in after Wes told him what big fans we were. Our video with him has over 14,000 views so he's still our lucky star! Good Bless Tiny Tim.
Going on 400,000 views at this point in time. Tiny Tim lives on through his fans.
He's very intelligent. And seems genuinely kind.
I watch this interview at least once a month. I love it. Tiny Tim is such a great guy to watch and listen to.
Speaking for Park Avenue Produce, We are so glad you appreciate this video. It was truly a once in a lifetime experience for us, too. I re-watch it often also.
+Galaxo Well it's one year on and I'm pleased to say I still watch this video on a regular basis! Absolute gold!
Galaxo Would you, under any circumstances, allow me to sample this interview in one of my songs?
Galaxo still watch it :)
@@jtpinnyc I too have watched this interview countless times. Something very soothing about it.
This interview is one of a kind. I love that Wes Bailey gives Tiny Tim the freedom to talk and express himself. I would love to see more interviews by Mr. Bailey.
Actually what people don't realize is that his vocal range is incredible. He preferred to sing in a lower tone but it was so similar to Elvis that he didn't want to just be seen as a copy cat on he discovered he could sing a full range in a high register and added a ton of vibrato to make it unique. He knew that his singing technique was mocked and considered a novelty act but he enjoyed the music and fame in whatever form it came. I love this guy.
God bless Tiny Tim's gentle ol' soul
When he wasn't hitting his wife, he was very gentile
Blake X
May I ask where you got that information from ? I can’t find anything when I google it
Emily G His interview with Downey here on TH-cam
Blake X You’re making it sound as if he hit his wife frequently. He admitted to losing temper and laying his hand on her once, after years of getting mentally abused by her. It’s always inexcusable, no question, but he admitted to his mistake and the people involved moved on. You seem to be attempting to paint him up as a generally abusive person.
@@theblakex When he wasn't hitting his wife, which was a one-off occasion. So in fact 99% of the time he was very gentle.
Tiny Tim died the year I was born :'( His music will always make me happy no matter what mood I'm in. R.I.P. Tiny Tim. You will always be a true musical god and a legend in my book D':
Agreed
god lord you're a puppy son
24 25?
He’s like an encyclopedia of musicians.
wow,his eyes were so pretty!
For a little time and in a little way the world was enriched by the presence of tiny Tim.
While he always had fans, it's unfortunate that he isn't alive today to see that he's even more popular and appreciated today than ever.
I had the pleasure of meeting Tiny Tim in the early 80s, and was indeed a cool guy, like another commenter said. A very down to earth humble person, a talented artist of the type you just can't find today. What other famous personality could you find riding a greyhound bus???
I miss him. He was a wonderful person. Unique and very beautiful
That was over far too soon. What a sweet, gentle interview. That was 20 minutes of a big warm hug. Breaks my heart they're no longer here.
I'm fascinated by this guy
God Bless you Tiny Tim wherever you are. You touched my life and the world was a better place because of your presence.
I love listening to him sing historic songs! He brought all the warmth and charm that came from those times.
what a lovely man.
This is a fascinating interview and the interviewer is to be commended for his thoughtfulness and respect for Tiny Tim's work. This is the way that Tiny Tim should be remembered.
Yeah, I agree. The two seemed perfectly fitted.
What a great man, and a great loss...
From the year 2020: Space, no. Quarantined at home, yes!
Tiny tim is such an amazing soul down to earth person and very talented! I love watching his interviews hes full of words of wisdom
I loved this! Tiny Tim was so unique and had a real heart for music. He truly was a music historian and seemed to have been a genuine person.
What a passionate and obsessed artist. That passion for your influences and craft is fucking intoxicating to me. Love this man.
RIP king 👑
This guy was stuck in the 1900s now i understand why he sung the way he did RIP GOOD SIR RIP
*Two of the best haircuts*
Oh 1982
Wonderful interviewer so laid back and without an agenda.
What a gentle soul Tiny Tim was
wow Jim Carrey interviewing Tiny Tim!
Indeed
Dumb and Dumb3st
Lloyd
A gentle heartwarming man, very talented and a pure hearted Christian man
What a great man!! RIP Mr. Khaury!! We will always remember you💖💖
There are some incredible interviews to be found on YT Tiny did on the Howard Stern Show. Howard was intrigued by Tiny's cleaning routine. Hearing Tiny describe how to properly clean a sink is fascinating.
I remember listioning to him on howard stern. They were goofing on him. But the more he spoke the more they liked him. I felt the same way. He was fantastic.
Bloody good interview. Thanks for the up, much appreciated.
I love and respect Tiny Tim, his music made/makes me happy. I find him one of the most unique and talented people ever, too unique and talented for the masses, the masses like things that are usually terrible since the 60's. Only those artists that have minimal fame are any good it seems. He was so lucid an intelligent in this interview. I loved him.
THAT is how you do an interview, God bless Tim (R.I.P) and good on ya Wes, you did it much better than Howard Stern.
I love different people.. it’s nice to see someone stand out and comfortable to be themselves
What a sweet soul Tiny Tim was !
Interviewer asked Tiny Tim his impressions of a wide range of people. Every response he praised each one !
Thank you very much for your thoughtful comment, Joseph. How many of those rude people would have the guts to say these things if they didn't have a keyboard and screen to hide behind? Also, considering Mr. Tim AND our interviewer, Wes Bailey have BOTH passed on, it seems some people have absolutely no respect for the dead.
Thank you from Wes.
Thank you for your thoughtful comment. We were so lucky to get this interview, being just a Public Access TV show in Omaha, Nebraska. Wes had gone to see him perform just the previous night, and had the balls to go backstage afterwards to ask him to be on our shows. The rest is all on the video, except the memorable part after the show, when I got to meet him, too.
Skip to 1:19 for the start of the video.
Thank you, "ThatGuy" for the viewing hint. I uploaded our video with the original color bars and title for historical purposes. We produced this at one of the first public access cable channels in the Midwest. We signed up as a group, and recorded our weekly shows for Cox Cable Omaha in 1980. This was how they taught us to present a professional television show, as they were all produced at that time, beginning with 5 seconds of black, color bars, countdown and titles. I transferred the shows from the original 3/4 inch master tapes. All ten of our cable public access shows are here on my Galaxo channel to enjoy. Thanks for watching.
Galaxo
All well and good, my friend, but most people (of which I am one) prefer the instant gratification. Don't get me wrong, it's cool to be able to see how it was presented on TV, but it's something I'd have liked to opt out of, thus I inform the masses. :)
Galaxo no one cares
Skip to 21:54 for start of the song.
@@blainesloan9328
Hope you've learned to respect people in the last two years.
Esse homem doce , profundamente estudioso e inteligente , nunca foi reconhecido como um dos gigantes da música ! Uma pena !
Thank you for the kind comment. I agree with you about his voice. We've been friends since high school, and later professional theater in Omaha, then Chicago. he was also a great singer, too. Sadly, Wes passed on in 2007 after a long battle with lung cancer. Luckily, we have many of his performances on film and tape. He's featured in many of the PARK AVENUE PRODUCE PRESENTS videos on my Galaxo Channel. Temporary immortality. Thanks for watching and commenting. Regards, Ben Ziola (Galaxo)
Rip Wes
I must admit years ago, I thought he was a a comedian and his act a joke. This interview reveals a very intelligent man who was in touch with the musical muses.
Truly an under estimated talent
Thank you so much Galaxo, for posting this; what a treat! You know, this was the very first time I saw Tiny Tim wear jeans and what appears to be retro earth shoes. Like you, I also first saw him on Laugh In and have been a fan ever since. R.I.P., Tim and Wes.
A gem, an absolutely sweet person who loved simplicity.😂❤❤
One of the problems I've always had was growing to love and respect people through their works that have already passed on.
He has such a deep voice how does he sing that high
Rip a music legend tiny tim 😭😭😭 would be awesome that his kid inherited their music skills and is carrying on tiny tim's legacy in 2021
Tiny Tim was an awesome musician! Now he's singing Living in The Sunlight on that golden stage in heaven!
I admire Tiny Tim's musical knowledge! Amazing!
guy's voice is melodic even if he's only speaking...
tiny tim truly loved music, what a great man, its a shame to see him so big knowing that he would die of heart attack in 1990's
A jewel with a sense of humor.❤❤❤
just found this internet treasure :) , dont know why people find wes baileys haircut strange... he looks like a cool guy to me
yeah, very respectful, thoughtful and attentive to the person he was interviewing.
Wow! Tiny Tim really don't sound like The Tiny Tim high pitched voice. He really is down to earth and smart. To be honest I think of Andy Kaufman watching him speak. Truly a great person. Thanks for the upload Galaxo...
He's very interesting & has quite a unique singing voice. Would have been neat to see him live.
I really love this guy. May he RIP...❤️
I never appreciated Tiny Tim when I was younger. Now I see he is an amazing repository of musical information as well as a real performer. In all honesty, he’s not my cup of tea but gee, he was clearly a phenomenal talent. Intelligent, articulate reflective and authentic. I’m going to take him more seriously.
I just discovered this video, almost 13 years after it was posted - thank you for sharing it. Like most, I just thought of Tiny Tim as the oddball who did the "Tulips" song, but recently I've been learning more about him, and seeing interviews like this have been incredibly informative. The host mentions seeing Tiny's live performances over two nights, and the setlist for each being almost unique, 30-40 different songs each night... This is the side of Tiny Tim that I wish there was more documentation of. By those in the business his incredible knowledge of early pop music was really respected, and it would be great to have had more recordings of this huge variety of material he had memorized and performed. The Luna Park Marathon is the best example I have seen so far, but I sense it was the tip of the iceberg in terms of his catalogue. It seems unfortunate in some ways that he is only known for his biggest hit. But this interview provides some insight into his greater talent - thank you for that!
its stuff like this that shows why the internet is so important. Yes like everything it has its flaws but also it allows us to keep things safe and to kind of archive things of the past which then keeps them safe from ever being deleted.
Would love to have heard him sing more of the very old songs, from 1920s era. He had a REAL gift that went beyond his unique persona of the time.
I remember listening to several radio interviews of Tim by a popular local radio talk show host in the 80's and 90's. I was initially stunned because the concept that I had of him which had been constructed while watching his performances early in his career was completely opposite the impression of him while being interviewed. I was absolutely stunned at how intelligent and thoughtful he was and he was truly a musical genius with a seemingly photographic memory when it came to much older music dating back into the early 1900's. But my 2 most lasting impressions of the man was of how genuinely nice and caring he was at all times. The other impression was the fact that when you hear his story, it quickly becomes evident that he has been preyed upon and taken advantage by people such as managers and promoters throughout his adult life. He made a LOT of money for other people throughout his career and he rarely had much to show for it when all was said and done. I believe in the last years of his life he was struggling to just make ends meet and keep a roof over his head. What a shame that the industry took so much from such a good man. RIP Tiny Tim.
Tiny Tim was a brilliant man. And during his interviews he was an honest man. Actually very talented. His falsetto voice was his gimmick and his trademark song was " Tip Toe Through The Tulips." He had a remarkable memory. Rip Tiny Tim.
So interesting to hear about Tiny Tim. I don't think most people are aware of what he was really like.
Wonderful interview, God Bless you Tiny, Wonderful Man. R.I.P
What a fascinating man.
that smile...he was so handsome. Wow!
Tiny was a musical genius... a musical encyclopedia! He's absolutely, amazing!!
Tiny Tim is solid gold !
THIS IS AN INTERVIEW
This interview is a joy to watch, Wes is the perfect interviewer and I can watch and listen to Tiny Tim for hours. In fact I watched this whole thing again the day after watching it for the first time.
Sadly missed , great performer and didn't get the break he needed! Until modern s*** movies used his great tracks, when he was gone :/
what a pleasant interview
WOW, for someone that you say was baked he was very articulate and just a treat to listen to, his voice is a LOT deeper than I had ever imagined as Tip Toe was probably the only song I really knew of his, and it was always higher pitched. GREAT interview and I truly regret never being able to see him perform at all. Thank you for this great insight into a true legend.
He was a very nice person when I met him around this time, He took time to talk with me and was so smart and kind.
This was really cool. I enjoyed it immensely! Thank you for sharing!
He sounds a little like Gene Simmons when he talks.
Not to be rude, but he sound like him because they're both Jewish. Most Jewish men have that sort of accent.
When I first heard him talk I said"man he sounds just like Gene Simmons
lsunationalchamps08 Same here my friend.
Gene Simmons sounds like an arrogant, narcissistic and completely out of touch person who is a wet-brain from being drunk on his own wealth and fame.
Tiny Tim sounds like a humble, intelligent and insightful artist who found what he loved and shared the love.
Perhaps the accent a bit, but inflection, intent, timing and cadence are all dissimilar to that lowlife fool with a large tongue who can hold a guitar with elevator-soled boots. Rest In Peace Tiny Tim. Gene Simmons, stop adding toxicity to our world.
I think he sounds like Dee Snyder.
Excellent chance to see the real Tiny Tim, & just how knowledgeable he was. A real class act.
What a life he lived
What a fantastic interview! Thank you for bringing me here broken TH-cam algorithm.
When he sings I actually thought something was wrong with him but he’s highly intelligent
I kind of get a Joe Spinell vibe from him. A kind, soft-spoken, misunderstood genius of performing.
Tiny tim is a good dude man . great interview he was truly an underrated musician.