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Post by Cat Stevens on Aug 29, 2012 12:08:17 GMT -5
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lenny
Aug 21, 2012 11:06:06 GMT -5
Post by Cat Stevens on Aug 21, 2012 11:06:06 GMT -5
"I should've known that "Sincerely, L. Cohen" shit was a bad sign." - well to be fair, the whole song is supposed to be a letter. Are you saying he should've sign it "Cheers, Len" or that he should've left it unsigned? But as you said, you had your first exposure a week or two ago. Lot of albums to check out. Welcome! In other news, prince Charles seems to like him, check out that douchebag William's clueless comment: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9w_tnvpzwE
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lenny
Aug 13, 2012 18:59:09 GMT -5
Post by Cat Stevens on Aug 13, 2012 18:59:09 GMT -5
Len started another world tour yesterday in Ghent, Belgium. Setlist from the LC forum:
Set 1 Dance me to the end of love Going home The Future Bird on a wire Everybody knows Who by fire Darkness Amen Come healing I can't forget Different Sides Anthem
Set 2 Tower of song Suzanne Crazy to love you Heart of no companion The Gypsy Wife The Partisan Democracy Coming back to you (Webb Sisters) Alexandra leaving (Sharon Robinson) I'm your man Hallelujah Take this waltz
Encore 1 Marianne First we take Manhattan
Encore 2 Famous blue raincoat If it be your will (Webb Sisters) Closing time
Encore 3 I tried to leave you Save the last dance for me
Encore 4 Sisters of mercy Waiting for the miracle
33 songs in total, 3:55 min
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Post by Cat Stevens on Aug 6, 2012 22:31:05 GMT -5
DECCA newsletter '67
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Post by Cat Stevens on Jul 13, 2012 7:35:23 GMT -5
Member from another forum PMed me this -- "Found this today--I'd clipped it to my program for his Bobness's May 26, 1966 show at the Albert Hall in London--it's the review from the London Times the next day. Tee hee!" Program:
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Post by Cat Stevens on Jul 12, 2012 9:30:42 GMT -5
Found another one:
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Post by Cat Stevens on Jul 10, 2012 9:23:24 GMT -5
Thanks to IORR site for these goodies concerning Stones' first gig: Dave Stevens, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Alexis Korner, Jack Bruce, MJ, Cyril Davies, Charlie Watts (you can just make out his ear) The set list from Ian Stewart's diary -- - Kansas City (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller) - Baby What's Wrong (Willie Dixon) - Confessin' The Blues (Walter Brown/Jay McShann) - Bright Lights, Big City (Jimmy Reed/Mary Lee Reed) - Dust My Blues (Elmore James) - Down The Road Apiece (Tony Raye) - I’m A Love You (Jimmy Reed) - Bad Boy (Eddy Taylor) - I Ain't Got You (Calvin Carter) - Hush-Hush (Jimmy Reed) - Ride 'Em On Down (Eddy Taylor) - Back In The USA (Chuck Berry) - Kind Of Lonesome (Jimmy Reed) - Blues Before Sunrise (Elmore James) - Big Boss Man (Luther Dixon/Al Smith) - Don't Stay Out All Night (Billy Boy Arnold) - Tell Me That You Love Me (Jimmy Reed) - Happy Home (Elmore James)
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Post by Cat Stevens on Jun 26, 2012 19:42:09 GMT -5
"oh shut up you tart"
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Post by Cat Stevens on Jun 20, 2012 7:30:39 GMT -5
Sorry Owey... great crowd though.
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Post by Cat Stevens on Jun 20, 2012 7:30:13 GMT -5
Sorry to hear about old Vic... in other news, Paul turned 70 two days ago... Brian Wilson is 70 today.
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Film
May 27, 2012 8:06:17 GMT -5
Post by Cat Stevens on May 27, 2012 8:06:17 GMT -5
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Post by Cat Stevens on May 2, 2012 17:57:56 GMT -5
Thanks for the photo, Owey - here's a great anecdote from Rory: In 1973 he also appeared alongside Peter Frampton, among others, on Jerry Lee Lewis' infamous "London Sessions”. Rory does not recall those recordings with the fondness of the Muddy Waters sessions but he says he did find it intriguing to work in close proximity to such a volatile character as The Killer. "There was a strange sense of violence and madness around whenever Jerry Lee was in the room,” he says. "Whenever anyone annoyed him, he'd immediately pull up his left trouser leg and go for his sock as if he had a gun in it. I never actually saw him with a gun in the studio but I'm sure if he'd had, he'd have shot somebody. There was always a borderline of danger about him which I think is necessary for real rock `n' roll.” A year or so after the release of those "London Sessions”, Rory and a few friends were invited to a special Jerry Lee Lewis showcase gig at the Roxy club in Los Angles. The concert began equably enough and the audience was really starting to get into it when who should walk in but one John Lennon. "Lennon was going through his LA phase at the time and his hair was really short but everyone still recognised him and they all turned around to look at him as he took his seat in the balcony,” recalls Rory. "Needless to say, the fact that he was being upstaged drove Jerry Lee wild. He started to do the "Jerry Lee Rag” but everybody was still looking up at Lennon and whispering about him. All of a sudden, Jerry Lee stopped and started on about how The Beatles were shit and The Stones were shit and there ain't nobody could play real rock `n' roll the way Jerry Lee could. Lennon loved this. He had his boot up on the balcony and he started egging Jerry Lee on, shouting (adopts convincing Lennon voice) `yeah, you're right there man, The Beatles are shit!' People started laughing but Jerry Lee thought that Lennon was shouting abuse at him so he freaked out altogether. He just pushed the piano across the stage and stormed off.” The atmosphere in The Roxy was understandably tense. Most people left, fearing that Jerry Lee might go on the rampage with one of the firearms that everyone knew he always carried with him. Others stuck around hoping to witness just such an eventuality. As it happened, Rory Gallagher had a backstage pass and wanted to go in to Jerry Lee's dressing room to try and cheer him up and calm him down. Rory's brother and manager, Donal, warned against this and argued that he would be risking his life to enter such a fearsome lion's den at a time like this. Enter, at this delicate juncture, Tom O'Driscoll. O'Driscoll is a brick-shithouse of a man from Scull, Co. Cork. A fisherman by trade, he has acted as Rory's unofficial bodyguard for almost two decades and still travels most places with him today. Donal Gallagher agreed that Rory could go backstage provided that O'Driscoll went with him. "I wasn't too afraid of Jerry Lee because I had worked on the sessions with him,” says Rory. "But everybody else was obviously very scared because there was nobody else in the dressing room when Tom and I went in.” It took considerable diplomacy and tact on Gallagher's part but gradually he managed to coax Jerry Lee out of his sulk. "We actually got to the point where we were just chatting away, reminiscing about the sessions and that kind of thing.” Rory recalls. "Then, all of a sudden, the door opened and in walked Lennon. There was dead silence for a couple of seconds. I just stared at Jerry Lee to see how he was going to react. But Tom O'Driscoll couldn't resist this opportunity. He was a huge Beatles fan and he just went over to Lennon, dropped down on his knees, kissed his hand and said `I've been waiting twenty years to get the autograph of the king of rock `n' roll'! "Of course, this drove Jerry Lee completely wild. He went for his sock, thinking that he had a gun in it and then he started looking around for something to throw or break. Lennon could see all this so he quickly signed Tom's piece of paper and then, to diffuse the situation, he took the pen and another piece of paper from Tom and went across the room to Jerry Lee. He did exactly what Tom had done to him. He went down on his knees, kissed Jerry Lee's hand and said `I've been waiting twenty years to get the autograph of the real king of rock `n' roll'. Jerry Lee was delighted. He signed the scrap of paper and they started talking then and everything was fine. It was a wonderful moment.” www.rory-gallagher-tributepage.de/rory1/rorygallagherstory.htm
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Post by Cat Stevens on Apr 27, 2012 19:16:36 GMT -5
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Post by Cat Stevens on Apr 18, 2012 10:27:52 GMT -5
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Post by Cat Stevens on Apr 18, 2012 10:21:09 GMT -5
Beatles for sale is there, mentioned both in the main Beatles article and in the Beatles discography article ("studio albums"), but yeah it's a bit confusing with all these "Something new", "Beatles VI" releases thrown in.
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Nothing
Apr 18, 2012 10:14:34 GMT -5
Post by Cat Stevens on Apr 18, 2012 10:14:34 GMT -5
Here's a pre-WWII photo of my hometown's main square: And another one: It's pretty much the same today, except that the Holy Trinity column (1781 - 1945) isn't there anymore, communists destroyed it.
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Post by Cat Stevens on Apr 12, 2012 21:34:28 GMT -5
Rory with couple of soon-to-be-famous dorks back in 1981:
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Nothing
Apr 9, 2012 20:03:58 GMT -5
Post by Cat Stevens on Apr 9, 2012 20:03:58 GMT -5
Thanks for that link... I always enjoy watching old footage of various cities... especially my hometown, of course... speaking of hometowns, you probably saw this lovely footage before -- www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHU6B7FG-e8
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Nothing
Apr 8, 2012 14:26:03 GMT -5
Post by Cat Stevens on Apr 8, 2012 14:26:03 GMT -5
"In June this year Simon Townshend will be releasing a video single entitled 'Typically English'.
He would like the video for the song to celebrate everything Typically English' in this Jubilee year.
So why are we telling you?
We would like you, his fans and nearest and dearest to capture on video what 'Typically English' means to you, everything from Red London buses, fish and chips, punks, mods, piers, scooters, flags right through to your Nan having a cup of tea in the sun and everything inbetween. All you need is a camera that can shoot in HD and film what 'Typically English' means to you, or what it has ever meant to you- We 'd also love to include your footage from the hot summer of 76 or the Silver Jubilee of 77 or the mod revival of 79 or any other nostalgia trip you would care to share for inclusion...send us the footage and we will do the rest.
But be quick- deadline is the end of April."
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Post by Cat Stevens on Apr 4, 2012 9:42:12 GMT -5
Is that... him!? No way! Great find, Owey!!!
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