Mellotronists

Personally I credit my 30 year ownership of the black "Spook-o-Tron" as 
keeping me with a full head of hair.
It's no stranger a theory than I have read on other topics from this diverse 
list.

Tony
M400 SM #510 ... scaring people for 3 decades and counting. :-o
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "dscr22" <dscr22@...>
To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 9:52 PM
Subject: [Mellotronists] Re: "Mark", the Mark V (GOOD STORY (?))


> COPIED FROM LINKED WEBSITE:
> "" "Mellotron" the name is owned by Mellotron Archives.
>
> You can name your Mellotron whatever you want to.  John named his
> Mark.  Other Mellotrons have names like the Mooatron, Mouseotron,
> Synertron, Formicatron, Pindertron (a.k.a. Sharayah), Promiscutron
> (a.k.a. The Bastard a.k.a. the EMItron), Stickertron, Julia, and
> Guaranteed Divorce If I Buy It. ""
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> That last one would seem to be the standard m.o.  Not necessarily in
> this group, but I think a lot of people here aren't actually 'Tron
> owners.
>
> Anyway, my story is a bit different:
> I'll skip the background about passing up a $450 'Tron in 1990 and
> just about killing myself for it ever since, which she knew about.
> Suffice that $3000-3500 wouldn't seem in the feasible ballpark to
> reconcile the anguish.  Add on that she was pregnant again only a
> year after having twins.
>
> So we're riding in the car, don't know how we got around to it...
> but the upshot was: a $3-4000 Mellotron purchase was OK with her IF
> I AGREED TO CUT MY HAIR (which was like shoulder length, not down to
> my @ss or anything).  Christ!!! Women!!!  Not the "guaranteed
> divorce" line, but the straights among you I'm sure can relate in
> some way.
>
> Epilogue:  it grew back in less than a year.  But then I wound up
> cutting it again.
>
> Question: I see the pictures online and wonder why so many of the
> most prominent Mellotron afficionados are bald/ing?  Wait, I think I
> figured it out...
>
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> --- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, Ken Leonard <ken@k...> wrote:
>> Greetings!
>>
>> Last month I had the opportunity to check out a Mark V that turned
> out to
>> be just a stone's throw from where I work!  The machine is in
> great
>> condition, with one bit of weirdness---the key retention bar bolts
> are bent
>> back.  Now if anyone can solve that mystery...
>>
>> The owner of this machine is John Bezjian, who has been working
> with analog
>> (and digital) gear for over 30 years as a musician, synth
> programmer, and
>> more.  He has worked for Moog, Fairlight, Synclavier, and E-mu
> (scroll
>> through your E-mu sample disks and you may find his name).  John
> has taught
>> synthesis and sampling at the UCLA extension school.
>>
>>
>> As a follow up to this June adventure, the Mark V had a surprise
> visit
>> today from the Mellotron Professor and the Mrs.  (It's always nice
> to see
>> Jerry and Mali!)
>>
>> http://www.kleonard.com/mellotron/mpb050604/
>>
>> Enjoy!
>>
>> ...kl...
>> M400 #805 - half a Mark V
>> M400 #1037 - me, too, but hopefully not the back half
>>
>> ** Ken Leonard - Web Table of Contents:  http://www.kleonard.com
>>  >> CD available! "Improvised Waves: Mellotron/synth
> improvisations"
>> ** Get Outdoors New England:  http://www.GONewEngland.org
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