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Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 2:01
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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re:
Mellotron film in London...
Sorry, Mike - I'd assumed
sarcasm...
Andy Thompson wrote:
>> Rick Nielsen was irrelevant and who, indeed, gives a
monkey's about Kanye 'Bigmouth' West?
I admit I
haven't heard of him (West) until about 2 minutes ago but on looking at who he
is it seems he is most notorious for a tirade on MTV recently. Whatever that
amounted to, it's fair to say that one does not get on MTV unless rather a lot
of people give a monkey's about you, regardless.
Indeed, but I believe we had
a fairly recent debate on 'popularity in the world outside this list'. Just
because someone sells millions of records doesn't mean anyone here's going to
like them, or that said records will matter in the long run. They'll make
their creators fairly rich and their record companies phenomenally rich(er),
but are mostly artistically void. IMHO, of
course.
>>
p.s. We supplied two
Mellotrons for The Strawbs' 40th anniv.bash t'other week.
Who indeed by comparison gives a monkey's about the Strawbs?
Hardly anyone.
In the grand
scheme of things, probably not, no, but given that I'm writing for list
members, not the Great Unwashed (apologies to any list members who consider
themselves unwashed), then yes, I'd imagine a lot of people here do give a
monkey's. It was fun, BTW, and I met Rick Wakeman, who studiously avoided the
Mellotrons, but was on good form re.bonfires.
Andy T.
