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Neither .38 Special nor its follow-up, Special Delivery, received much attention, but .38 Special began to build up a following through its constant touring. Bassist Lyons left before the recording of 1979's Rockin' Into the Night, the album that demonstrated a more melodic, driving sound; he was replaced by Larry Junstrom. Rockin' Into the Night became a moderate hit, but 1981's Wild-Eyed Southern Boys was a genuine hit, going platinum and generating the Top 40 "Hold On Loosely."
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Colt 38 Special Squad: Marsigliese (Ivan Rassimov) is a cold blooded killer known ... as the Black Angel. His brother was accidentally killed by Inspector Vanni (Marcel Bozzuffi) when the police raided their hideout. Marsigliese is not a man who easily forgets when someone kills a family member. He gets his revenge by killing Inspector Vanni’’s wife. After the death of his wife Vanni gets promotion to form a secret squad of cops to help clean the streets of all the scum at any cost. The district attorney quickly closes down the squad when it becomes apparent that they are working above the law and he takes Inspector Vanni off the Black Angel case.
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In 2007, 38 Special was the opening act on Lynyrd Skynyrd and Hank Williams Jr.'s Rowdy Frynds Tour. 38 Special's song "Trooper With an Attitude" was the opening sequence song in Broken Lizard's Super Troopers. The movie was released in 2001.
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Every member of .38 Special seemed to give everything to this astounding performance. They invited the audience to stand and move forward, which many did with no need for a second prompting. Don Barnes (singer, guitarist and more for .38 Special) poured his soul into the performance, giving everything he had to fans. Donnie Van Zandt (singer) incited the crowd into a near frenzy of tangible energy with his engaging performance that included constant movement and a freeness of spirit. Danny Chauncey (guitarist) aroused a reverence within the audience with his uninhibited and purely emotional ability to wield his guitar. Larry Junstrom (bass guitar) with his pristine playing and deft ability's brought wave after wave of tumultuous sound and beat.
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The J-frame .38 Special was immensely popular from its inception, especially among law enforcement and civilians, but even aircrews often used them because of the size and weight. Several variations followed: the shrouded hammer Bodyguard (Model 49) and the hammerless Centennial (Model 40). Airweight variations having aluminum alloy frames were developed on the three basic forms: Chiefs Special Airweight Model 37, Bodyguard Airweight Model 38, and the Centennial Airweight Model 42. In 1965, the Chiefs Special was rendered in stainless steel and designated the Model 60, becoming the first stainless steel handgun.
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Extras for Colt 38 Special Squad include the films original trailer, a brief photo gallery and a video introduction by the films composer Stelvio Cipriani. Other extras include a twenty six minute interview with Stelvio Cipriani titled “Always the Same 7 Notes”. Cipriani talks in depth about and plays the various themes and motifs he has created through out his career. Rounding out the extras is a ten minute interview with the films editor Antonio Siciliano titled “a Tough Guy”.
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