Mellotronists

On Thu, 20 Sep 2007, partune wrote:

> --- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, fdoddy@... wrote:
> >
> >  Quite beautiful to my ears....
> >
> > fritz
>
> I was fortunate enough to see Robert Fripp in 1979 at a small club in
> beautiful downtown Rockford, IL (home of Cheap Trick no less) perform
> with Frippertronics. Wonderful stuff! He was actually pleasant to
> talk to as well; which was a nice surprise.
>
> regards,
> partune


i saw that same "portable mobile" tour too.
in a tiny record shoppe here in suburban philadelphia.
there was maybe 25 people there.
i think it was a weeknight, and was only announced a day or two before
the actual show [pre-internet obviously].

he did seem more... approachable back then, at least in that context.
still on the pompous side, but certainly less hostile than he seemed
to become later on.

it was really cool seeing the frippertronics performed in such an intimate
setting, and you could see the technique up close. quite cool it was.

...jeff