HW: Origin of "Blanga"?

[Doug Pearson]

On Fri, 15 Dec 2000 16:23:01 EST, Chuck Rosenberg <Chuckrecs at AOL.COM> wrote:
>Hello. Is this a BOC-L term only?? There is that "Blanga-Guide" thing on the
>web, there's the BtG tune "Meet the Blanga", too.
>
>So what's the story?

As I understand it, the term originated because that's what you say when
you're singing along with "Born To Go" (the song) without knowing the
lyrics ...

"Blanga blanga blanga blanga blanga blanga
 Blanga blanga blanga blanga blanga blanga
 Blanga blanga blanga blanga blanga blanga
 Blanga blanga blanga blanga blanga blanga
 Blang! ... Blang blang blang
 Blangaba blangaba blanga
 Blangaba blangaba blanga
 Blangaba blangaba blanga
 Blangaba blangaba blanga
 Blangaba blangaba blanga
 Blangaba blangaba blanga
 Blangaba blangaba blanga"
(repeat ad infinitum)

Or "Orgone Accumulator":
"Blanga blanga blanga blanga
 Blanga blanga blanga blanga
 Blanga blanga blanga blanga
 Blanga blanga blanga blanga
 Blang blang blang blang blanga blanga blanga blanga
 Blang blang blang blang blanga blanga blanga blanga
 Blang blang blang blang blanga blanga blanga blanga
 Blang blang blang blang blang ..."
(repeat)

OK, so there are some "blangaba"s and "blang"s in there, but you can get
the picture ...

>And how do _you_ pronounce it? At SD2K this year, Marc
>Power said "blan (rhymes w/plan)-ga (as in ga-ga)".

You say "blanguh", I say "blonga"?

        -Doug (who's always had a way with words)
         ceres at sirius.com