Re: [newmellotrongroup] New Guy
2011-06-04 by John McNamara
*Well now, that s a bright start for the morning! I m in Massachusettes. I bought an M400sm from a guy in 1996 or 7. It was in great shape, however it was
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Re: [newmellotrongroup] New Guy
2011-06-04 by lsf5275@aol.com
Well, the polite thing to do would be to introduce yourself and tell us all about yourself. We have a rather strict initiation process here. You should have
New Guy
2011-06-04 by john.mcnamara65
Hey all! new to this group, but I m glad I found it. I m a tron freak, though I no longer own #917 : (
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2011-06-03 by will davis
my friends always teased me about my spending habits I was in desperate need of an alternative this allows me to spend my paycheck the way I want to.
Music for 2 Tron parts
2011-06-03 by johnm400s911
Hello, I m doing some recording and am struggling with two Tron solos, Can Utilities and the Coastliners and Starless . I can get close, but some of my
The Mellotron Museum Man
2011-06-03 by Dieter
Hello Does anybody have any contact details of the Japanese guy who lives in Italy and has got like twenty trons - all models featured except for a few rare
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-03 by lsf5275@aol.com
Thanks Fritz. After reading his autobiography, Keith seems like he might be a pretty nice guy to those he encounters. In a message dated 6/2/2011 9:23:32 P.M.
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-02 by fdoddy@aol.com
So I m hanging out with Mr. Anderson at some NY restaurant/bar and he s into talking about faeries and guardian angels and all sorts of metaphysical nonsense,
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-02 by john barrick
Captain Crane! The master of the Flying Sub!
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-02 by fdoddy@aol.com
My job puts me in front of a lot of celebs for sure, but I have the best time working with the incredible musicians who come through my door and work on either
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-02 by lsf5275@aol.com
He was one of my favorite actors when I was a kid. In his early work he was known as Al Hedison. In a message dated 6/2/2011 8:51:08 A.M. Eastern Daylight
Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-02 by Charles
I ve met most of my proggy heroes over the years...Moodies (with Patrick), Yes, Genesis/Hackett, Strawbs, Asia, Crimson (except Fripp),Renaissance. I got
Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-02 by tron400
... Vegas ... That reminds me of another. While recording at Scepter Wand, we stayed at a Holiday Inn that the Turtles were also staying in. A doorman came
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-02 by tronbros
Oh yes, him and most of the client list but apart from those, nobody. Sob. Robert Fripp has invited JB and me for cakes next time we are down his way. He
famous brush
2011-06-02 by Paul Marshall
We shook hands and his fingers reached up to my elbow, they were about 18 inches long. Then I had a photo taken with him. He looked badly drunk and I looked
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-02 by john barrick
I met Mark Volman of The Turtles after a lounge gig they were doing in Vegas in the summer of 94 - he was pleasant, but not terribly interested in talking to
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-02 by Ms. Janet Strauss
Oh …I forgot one too. And this one is in the music business…or was. My brother was at an art gallery buying a self portrait by one former singer turned
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-02 by Ms. Janet Strauss
He killed Natalie Wood? I d much rather have spent the evening with Natalie Wood. (ooooh yeah). Jim ... From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-02 by Chris Dale
I have several stories but one I should mention is the time I was invited to play and demonstrate the Mellotron at a 60 s music convention and was put up in a
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-02 by lsf5275@aol.com
I forgot... and I intend to forget again in a few minutes. I have had a number of beers and various other beverages on a number of occasions in the past, with
Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-02 by tron400
Jammed with F. Zappa, Jimmy Carl Black and the Mothers sax player (don t remember his name) at the Cafe A Go Go. Jim Fielder was there, too. The Velvet
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-02 by lsf5275@aol.com
Was that before or after he killed Natalie Wood? In a message dated 6/1/2011 7:14:31 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jandjstrz@verizon.net writes: When I was a kid
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-02 by lsf5275@aol.com
You forget... You ve met that famous nobody Paul McCartney. Celebrate your good fortune. In a message dated 6/1/2011 6:34:27 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-02 by lsf5275@aol.com
Actually, when I was a little boy of about 6, After Church/Sunday School we would have Sunday dinner at my grandparent s house. On several occasions I
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-02 by lsf5275@aol.com
That must have made you feel good. In a message dated 6/1/2011 6:15:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, john.wright@consona.com writes: Alas, my on,y brush with
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-02 by Tony
I had two, about a decade apart. Met Thomas Dolby after Blinded concert locally, and Patrick Moraz twice. Moraz was on a plane, and we talked, then he
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-01 by Ms. Janet Strauss
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
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-01 by Ms. Janet Strauss
LOL. ..great... In one of the live shows I saw the MB in 78 .Graeme Edge attempted to do the Balance from a Question of Balance LP.. It took a long time to
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-01 by Mike Dickson
A few - * When I was about a year old my mother pushed me in my little buggy around a corner near East Fountainbridge in Edinburgh and sent 007 sprawling
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-01 by David Jacques
The closest I got was when I was recording a session at Criteria Recording Studios in Miami at the same time they were recording Layla at the same studio...
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-01 by Rick Blechta
What about Sir Paul What s- is-name?
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-01 by tronbros
Sadly I have never met anyone. It hurts.... M mellotronics.co.uk
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-01 by Rick Blechta
... 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
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-01 by John Wright
Hi Fritz, Here is my Mike Rutherford story. The Summer of 1978, Genesis was doing the And Then There Were Three Tour. Remember the moving mirrors on stage?
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-01 by John Wright
Hi Fritz, Here is my Mike Rutherford story. The Summer of 1978, Genesis was doing the And Then There Were Three Tour. Remember the moving mirrors on stage?
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-01 by lsf5275@aol.com
Fritz, tell everyone the Jon Anderson tits story. In a message dated 6/1/2011 4:14:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, fdoddy@aol.com writes: For the most part.
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-01 by lsf5275@aol.com
Cold-hearted round thing that rules the night... Cold-hearted sphere that rules the night... Cold-hearted ball-like thingie that rules the night... Orb rules!
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-01 by fdoddy@aol.com
For the most part. However, I always found Jon Anderson to be pleasant enough and Mike Rutherford seemed like a bubbly chap when I got to hang with the band
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-01 by john barrick
LOL, Frank.
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-01 by Gary Brumm
I have friends that visit there regularly and they love it. Defacing a beautiful building is something done regularly here in California. Sorry to hear that
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-01 by Gary Brumm
The musicians I listed are the ones that made the Mellotron famous (or infamous) and have the luxury of playing on any gear they desire. I think Mike’s
RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-01 by John Wright
I always liked the use of the word “orb”. Good for Scrabble, but not much else. From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-01 by lsf5275@aol.com
One of my favorites... In brightest day, in blackest night, No evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil s might, Beware my power... Green
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-01 by lsf5275@aol.com
Drugs! In a message dated 6/1/2011 10:54:13 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, barrickjohn262@gmail.com writes: Yeah, that was Edge writing, but Pinder volunteered to
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-01 by Tom Doncourt
That is why I like Seventh Sojourn- no poems or other attention diverting stuff- just tight songs and a lot of mellotron/chamberlin. One of the great and
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-01 by john barrick
Yeah, that was Edge writing, but Pinder volunteered to read the shit. He bears some responsibility. How the hell he could complete a take without giggling
Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-01 by Charles
No Mike-that would be Graeme :)
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-01 by Mike Dickson
On 01/06/2011 12:34, Charles wrote: But still...it was Mike s cosmic spirituality that really shaped the first 7 albums. If that meant he was responsible for
Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-01 by Mike Dickson
Edinburgh is a beautiful city, probably unlike any other you ll ever see and I am most fortunate to live right in the centre of it. Having said that, the
Re: MOODY BLUES voices EEEEEK
2011-06-01 by Charles
Their new keyboardist is using a Memotron in his rig. But still...it was Mike s cosmic spirituality that really shaped the first 7 albums. You can replace