The Mellotron Group

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From: Ms. Janet Strauss

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Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 7:14 PM

Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK

Anybody else have a brush with fame?

Brush with fame? Musical or non musical?

Back in the eighties, I had Heinekens with Elizabeth Taylor in her living room one evening.

When I was a kid living in Rome Italy, a classmate had his single mother get her boyfriend at the time to take us to the movies.

He showed up at our house…it was Robert Wagner.

Jim

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From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Rick Blechta
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 6:28 PM
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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK

On Jun 1, 2011, at 6:17 PM, John Wright wrote:

Alas, my on,y brush with fame not counting the time Greg Lake told me to get away from him after seeking an autograph from the Works I tour.

I once slammed Wes Montgomery's hand in one of those old self-serve elevators at an amp repair place on 48th St. in NY. He was reasonably nice about it. I was totally freaked out thinking I might have ended his career.

I also spent an afternoon with Eric Clapton at Audio Speaker Techniques down near Canal Street. We were both getting speakers re-coned. His were also stamped "Cream" and since he had a beard (and I hadn't seen him with a beard), I thought he was one of the band's roadies until about 5 minutes before I left. He was hanging around with Tony (the owner) because he couldn't stand being around Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker anymore that tour.

I also caddied for Ed Sullivan, and my wife hit Richard Nixon in the head with a rather heavy door. She was going in as he was reaching for the doorknob on his side.

Anybody else have a brush with fame?

Rick