Mellotronists

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Coulter" <jeffc@...>
> To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 5:17 AM
> Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Crimson's Trons
>
> > this is also in direct contrast to a meeting i had last week with what
> > i consider a real legendary person. i met gerry anderson last week.
> > some of you are probably too young to remember thunderbirds, fireball
> > xl5, stingray, supercar, captain scarlet, but might vaguely recall
> > space 1999 or UFO [the tv show - not the band].
> > he is a gracious, humble, inceredibly pleasant and approchable man.
> > and he even knows what a mellotron is:
> > "you mean one of those things that has all the tapes?"
> > i had him sign all my japanese box set thunderbird laserdiscs.
> > he did it quite happily, and remarked how some people hate to sign
> > autographs but when people STOP asking then you have to worry.
> >
> > ...jeff

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Greetings Gang,   Gerry/Sylvia Anderson featured use
of the Tron in their second season of "Space 1999"
(first aired in USA 1976) .
The  dated TV programme "UFO" also had sprinklings
of Tron in the series.

FYI ........ Jerry Korb