Mellotronists

--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "fretless_ib" 
<fretless_ib@...> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> 
> Just wanted to thank everyone for the posts, clips, and 
well....just
> great stuff.
> 
> I saw King Crimson in late 1971 in Waterbury Connecticut.
> Edgar Winter was the opening act.
> I remember seeing two Mellotrons, one stage left, one stage right.
> I wondered why they had two 'Trons, but only played one.
> At the time, I didn't know that the 'Tron was so prone to breaking 
down.
> Were they M-400's?
> Looked like they might have been.....the cabinets were white.
> I also saw The Moody Blues at Boston Garden in 1972.
> I thought I was getting bad seats because we were in back of the 
band,
> if any of you remember, Boston Garden was a round venue.
> Turns out that they were GREAT seats!
> I got to see Mike Pinder masterfully playing the MK 2 and a white
> Fender Strat. on one song, and Ray Thomas playing a Bass Flute on
> "When you're a free man."
> "The Seventh Sojourn" wasn't even released yet.
> (Shows you how old I am, by crakie!)
> 
> Anyhow, thanks for this group too.
> 
> Fretless
>

Damn Reply default!! Did it again!!

I saw King Crimson open for Edgar Winter at the Waterbury Palace 
around the same time. Fripp and Collins occasionally played the very 
reliable M400's simultaneously.

Bernie