Mellotronists

Now if I could just find my damned Moog Sonic V.  I still kick myself daily 
for that one.

> Jonsey-incredible!
> Pete
>
> jonesalley wrote:
>
>> In the late 1970's, I played in a popular band in Vermont, doing a modest 
>> selection of originals, a lot of arena-rock stuff, Styx, Foreigner, 
>> Journey, REO, and the like, and also a fair amount of fusiony stuff like 
>> Steely Dan and Return to Forever.  I had a nice setup, some of my own 
>> keyboards, and some gear that the band owned, including an early Korg 
>> analog polyphonic which was a mildly eccentric and uncommon synth of the 
>> time that I got a lot of good use out of.  I left the band in 1980, but 
>> have stayed a Korg fan to this day.  A few years ago, I saw a Korg P 
>> listed on eBay, and ended up winning the auction.  The seller was in the 
>> northeast, and I mentioned in an email that I had used one of these 
>> instruments in a band in Vermont, and told a little of the band history. 
>> To make a long story short, the fellow that sold me the eBay Korg was the 
>> brother of the player who replaced me in the band in 1980, and when he 
>> left the band a couple of years later, he bought the Korg and took it 
>> with him and sold it to his brother, my eBay seller, many years later.
>>  I now own the exact same instrument that I played on many New England 
>> stages over twenty-five years ago.
>>

Ok,
 
Here is my story. When I was 17 (1970 I think)I was over at a friend's  house 
listening to Pink Floyd (I think it was Ummagumma) for the first time.  There 
were a few of us sitting around in his bedroom listening to the music,  
getting high and admiring the Harley Davidson Panhead motor he was rebuilding  
right there in his bedroom. 
 
I had just gotten my high school ring and I took it off to show it to  
someone. Somehow, caught up in the moment I forgot about the ring and it  
disappeared. I didn't realize I had misplaced it until the next day. I never did  find 
it. Until.....
 
About 10 years ago it was returned to me. It seems that it had spent nearly  
25 years in the crankcase of that motor. Apparently, someone dropped it into 
the  open crankcase on that fateful day as a joke on me. My friend proceeded to 
bolt  the rest of the motor together without noticing it. The motor was never 
run,  because my friend drowned a few weeks later.
 
After my friend died, the Panhead motor was given to another friend who  kept 
it as a memento. It was never put into a bike. Then, in 1985, the other  
friend decided it was time to put that motor to work. Because the engine had sat  
for all those years, he tore it apart for a rebuild and found my ring. He saw  
the initials and date inscribed in the ring and started asking around. I 
hadn't  seen him in twenty years, but he managed to find me and return my ring. 
(no, he  was not there when I lost it)
 
It doesn't fit anymore.
 
Frank

----- Original Message -----

From: lsf5275@...

To: jonesalley@... ; Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 11:47 PM

Subject: Re: Fw: [Mellotronists] more magic

Wow - quite a few 'bizarre coincidence' stories! All v.cool, and probably all weirder than mine! I have a slightly lesser (though more embarrassing) one to add:

I was flicking through 'Classic Rock' mag a month or so back, when an ad caught my eye for a NWOBHM (look it up) compilation, with a pic of three young guys going hell for leather on the ol' air guitars on the cover. To cut a long story short, it gradually dawned on me that the one in the middle was my good self, circa 1980. I identified the other two (one of whom I still know) - our faces are hidden behind curtains of hair, which it turns out (as suspected) is why it was used. I eventually rang the record co., who very nicely sent me a few complimentary copies, and told me where they got the pic from. The picture library similarly sent me a free 8x10", proving that there are some decent people in the world. And no, I don't remember it being taken. :-)

Andy T.

In a message dated 11/8/2005 12:53:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
andy.thompson@... writes:

Wow - quite a few 'bizarre coincidence' stories! All  v.cool, and probably 
all weirder than mine! I have a slightly lesser (though  more embarrassing) one 
to add:
 
I was flicking through 'Classic Rock' mag a month or so  back, when an ad 
caught my eye for a NWOBHM (look it up) compilation, with a  pic of three young 
guys going hell for leather on the ol' air guitars on the  cover. To cut a long 
story short, it gradually dawned on me that the one in  the middle was my 
good self, circa 1980. I identified the other two (one of  whom I still know) - 
our faces are hidden behind curtains of hair, which it  turns out (as 
suspected) is why it was used. I eventually rang the record co.,  who very nicely sent 
me a few complimentary copies, and told me where they got  the pic from. The 
picture library similarly sent me a free 8x10", proving that  there are some 
decent people in the world. And no, I don't remember it being  taken.  :-)
 
Andy T.
 



Can we see it, Andy?
 
Frank

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From: LSF5275@aol.com

To: andy.thompson@... ; Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 9:09 PM

Subject: Re: Fw: [Mellotronists] more magic

In a message dated 11/8/2005 12:53:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, andy.thompson@... writes:

Wow - quite a few 'bizarre coincidence' stories! All v.cool, and probably all weirder than mine! I have a slightly lesser (though more embarrassing) one to add:

I was flicking through 'Classic Rock' mag a month or so back, when an ad caught my eye for a NWOBHM (look it up) compilation, with a pic of three young guys going hell for leather on the ol' air guitars on the cover. To cut a long story short, it gradually dawned on me that the one in the middle was my good self, circa 1980. I identified the other two (one of whom I still know) - our faces are hidden behind curtains of hair, which it turns out (as suspected) is why it was used. I eventually rang the record co., who very nicely sent me a few complimentary copies, and told me where they got the pic from. The picture library similarly sent me a free 8x10", proving that there are some decent people in the world. And no, I don't remember it being taken. :-)

Andy T.

Can we see it, Andy?

Frank

No. :-) Actually, if you search hard enough on Amazon you'll probably find it.

Andy

Andy,
I did some browsing and found what nwobhm was and a few compilation cds 
but no picture of 3 guys.Come on-please help us!
Pete

Andy Thompson wrote:

>  
>
>
>         I was flicking through 'Classic Rock' mag a month or so back,
>         when an ad caught my eye for a NWOBHM (look it up)
>         compilation, with a pic of three young guys going hell for
>         leather on the ol' air guitars on the cover. To cut a long
>         story short, it gradually dawned on me that the one in the
>         middle was my good self, circa 1980. I identified the other
>         two (one of whom I still know) - our faces are hidden behind
>         curtains of hair, which it turns out (as suspected) is why it
>         was used. I eventually rang the record co., who very nicely
>         sent me a few complimentary copies, and told me where they got
>         the pic from. The picture library similarly sent me a free
>         8x10", proving that there are some decent people in the world.
>         And no, I don't remember it being taken.  :-)
>          
>         Andy T.
>          
>
>     Can we see it, Andy?
>      
>     Frank
>      
>      
>     No.  :-)   Actually, if you search hard enough on Amazon you'll
>     probably find it.
>      
>     Andy
>
>

Andy,
All that browsing got me to your Litmus You Are Here cd.Is that sold in 
the US?
Pete

pete wrote:

> Andy,
> I did some browsing and found what nwobhm was and a few compilation 
> cds but no picture of 3 guys.Come on-please help us!
> Pete
>
> Andy Thompson wrote:
>
>>  
>>
>>
>>         I was flicking through 'Classic Rock' mag a month or so back,
>>         when an ad caught my eye for a NWOBHM (look it up)
>>         compilation, with a pic of three young guys going hell for
>>         leather on the ol' air guitars on the cover. To cut a long
>>         story short, it gradually dawned on me that the one in the
>>         middle was my good self, circa 1980. I identified the other
>>         two (one of whom I still know) - our faces are hidden behind
>>         curtains of hair, which it turns out (as suspected) is why it
>>         was used. I eventually rang the record co., who very nicely
>>         sent me a few complimentary copies, and told me where they got
>>         the pic from. The picture library similarly sent me a free
>>         8x10", proving that there are some decent people in the world.
>>         And no, I don't remember it being taken.  :-)
>>                  Andy T.
>>         
>>     Can we see it, Andy?
>>          Frank
>>               No.  :-)   Actually, if you search hard enough on 
>> Amazon you'll
>>     probably find it.
>>          Andy
>>
>>
>

In a message dated 11/7/2005 10:25:16 PM GMT Standard Time,  
jonesalley@... writes:

Now if I  could just find my damned Moog Sonic V.  I still kick myself daily  
for that one.


Dear All,
 
I'm sure we've all got a list of gear that we regret selling (Moog Sonic  VI, 
Wasp Deluxe, Fender Musicmaster etc. etc.)
 
Norm

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From: "pete" <marabus@...>
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Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 11:28 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: [Mellotronists] more magic


> Andy,
> I did some browsing and found what nwobhm was and a few compilation cds 
> but no picture of 3 guys.Come on-please help us!
> Pete

Nope.  :-)

Andy

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From: "pete" <marabus@...>
To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 11:46 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: [Mellotronists] more magic


> Andy,
> All that browsing got me to your Litmus You Are Here cd.Is that sold in
> the US?
> Pete

I don't know if any shops *anywhere* sell it, but it's easy to get on
mail-order from our manager's site:
http://kryton.clickandbuild.com/cnb/shop/spacemusicshop?op=catalogue-products-null&prodCategoryID=5
should take you directly to the relevant page. The good news is, our next
effort, which we're recording sometime after Xmas, should be coming out on
Rise Above records, Lee Dorrian from Cathedral's label, so we should
actually be in the shops with this one.

Andy