The last driver of the "Hot Rod Lincoln" gone

Bob Jersey

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Sep 27, 2021, 10:41:00 AM9/27/21

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George Frayne, 77, led Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen, which had possibly the best-known version of a tune Charlie Ryan introduced in 1955... The Marvelous Mrs Maisel featured the song in December 2019, and the group appeared on "The Midnight Special," Don Kirshner's "Rock Concert," and on 3/24/82 on LNwDL...

The Albany Times-Union, nearest his home of Saratoga Springs, NY: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/George-Frayne-aka-Commander-Cody-dies-at-77-16489907.php (link)

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M-D November

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Sep 27, 2021, 12:32:36 PM9/27/21

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I got really confused for a moment - I saw "Commander Cody" and my mind jumped to "Commando Cody", and all I could think of was the old MST3K riff ("Nipple nipple tweak tweak fly fly fly!") which...probably inappropriate given the circumstances.

Kevin M.

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Sep 27, 2021, 1:12:55 PM9/27/21

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On Mon, Sep 27, 2021 at 9:32 AM M-D November <mdnov...@gmail.com> wrote:

I got really confused for a moment - I saw "Commander Cody" and my mind jumped to "Commando Cody", and all I could think of was the old MST3K riff ("Nipple nipple tweak tweak fly fly fly!") which...probably inappropriate given the circumstances.

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On Monday, September 27, 2021 at 10:41:00 AM UTC-4 Bob Jersey wrote:
George Frayne, 77, led Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen, which had possibly the best-known version of a tune Charlie Ryan introduced in 1955... The Marvelous Mrs Maisel featured the song in December 2019, and the group appeared on "The Midnight Special," Don Kirshner's "Rock Concert," and on 3/24/82 on LNwDL...

The Albany Times-Union, nearest his home of Saratoga Springs, NY: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/George-Frayne-aka-Commander-Cody-dies-at-77-16489907.php (link)

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