LOVED ONES - The Loved One - 1966 R&B Freakbeat
THIS IS AN ALL TIME FAVOURITE, AND ONLY 40 YEARS AGO. WHERE HAS THE TIME GONE!
Saturday, June 10, 2006
Monday, June 05, 2006
I GOT A NEW DRUM MACHINE!
FROM PREVIOUS POSTS, YOU MAY HAVE PICKED UP ON THE FACT THAT I THINK DRUMMERS ARE PROBABLY A WASTE OF STAGE SPACE WITH TODAY'S NEW TECHNOLOGY. I AM ASSURED, THAT EVEN THOUGH THIS IS ONE OF THE EARLIER MODELS, DRUM MACHINES ARE THE WAY TO GO. I HAVE LISTENED TO "the HEAD", AND ROB ASKEW'S BAND, AND THEY DON'T HAVE DRUMMERS. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS, THIS ONE TAKES UP ABOUT THE SAME SPACE AS A DRUM KIT. IT LOOKS VERY NICE IN THE BEDROOM STUDIO, AND MARGARET WAS HAPPY TO MOVE TO THE SPARE BEDROOM, TO AVOID STEAM BURNS.
I'D LIKE TO WRITE SOME MUSIC, BUT HOW DOES THIS THING WORK?
AS A RECOVERING TECHNOPHOBE, IE, I STILL HAVE NIGHTMARES ABOUT DOS, I AM A MUSICIAN WHO HAS HAPPILY CIRCUMVENTED THE ENTIRE LAST QUARTER CENTURY, WHEN IT COMES TO MUSIC TECHNOLOGY. I WASN'T HERE. NOW THAT I HAVE RETURNED, I AM TRYING TO COME TO TERMS WITH ALL THIS STUFF I HAVE PURCHASED ON EBAY, SOME WITHOUT ANY INSTRUCTIONS. THOSE OF YOU WHO WERE BORN WHEN SAMPLERS, SYNTHS & SEQUENCERS WERE A PART OF THE LANGUAGE, WOULD HAVE NO APPRECIATION FOR THE PROBLEMS OF THE AGED, TECHNICALLY ILLITERATE MUSICIAN, AND WHAT THEY MUST FACE. I HAVE AN ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING BACKGROUND, BUT WHEN I MOVED INTO MANAGEMENT 20 YEARS AGO, ANY REAL UNDERSTANDING OF CURRENT TECHNOLOGY WENT DOWN THE TOILET. ALL I WANT TO KNOW, IS, HOW DOES THIS BLOODY THING WORK? I THINK I HAVE BEEN DUDDED ON EBAY AGAIN!
Saturday, June 03, 2006
DRUMMERS GETTING UNDUE ATTENTION
OR ARE THEY? I WORK WITH A YOUNG GUY, YES YOU GUESSED IT, ANOTHER DRUMMER . I WAS TALKING TO HIM ABOUT HIS KIT. (WHAT ELSE?) HE WAS TELLING ME HE PAID 1500 FOR THE KIT, AND PROBABLY ANOTHER 2000 FOR CYMBALS. I DON'T KNOW WHY, THEY ALL PRETTY MUCH SOUND THE SAME, DON'T THEY? WHICH REMINDS ME ABOUT THE VERY FIRST BAND I EVER PLAYED IN, WHILE STILL AT SCHOOL. THE DRUMMER WAS FRED LAPPIN, HE WAS THE DRUMMER BECAUSE HE WAS THE ONLY BLOKE I KNEW WITH A DRUM KIT. HE WAS A GOOD BLOKE, A MAD STONES FAN; ALL HE COULD PLAY TO WAS "GET OFF MY CLOUD", SO IT DIDN'T MATTER WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO PLAY, IT ALL ENDED UP SOUNDING LIKE GET OFF MY CLOUD.
Friday, June 02, 2006
WHO WRITES THIS STUFF, BERNARD ZUEL?
I READ IN THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD , METRO SECTION TODAY,
"ANCIENT KIWI DRUMMER AND SONGWRITER MAX MERRITT AND HIS BAND THE METEORS WILL BE SLIPPING AWAY AT PENRITH RSL ON JUNE 11," . NOW, EVEN BLOODY MAX MERRITT IS A DRUMMER!!!
ALSO, ON THE SAME PAGE, CONCERNING MY DECEASED NAMESAKE, DAVE ALLEN THE IRISH COMEDIAN, THEY ALMOST MADE AMENDS WITH THE FOLLOWING; DAVE WAS IN THE AUDIENCE AT THE EDINBURGH FRINGE. A TRENDY YOUNG COMEDIAN WAS GETTING NOWHERE AND RESORTED TO TALKING TO THE AUDIENCE IN A "AND WHAT'S YOUR NAME" WAY. HE DIDN'T RECOGNISE ALLEN, SO HE SAID, "AND WHAT'S YOUR NAME SIR?" IN A PATRONISING VOICE. ALLEN REPLIED:
"DAVE ALLEN". THE AUDIENCE SUCKED IN A COLLECTIVE BREATH. THE CLUELESS COMEDIAN SAID, "AND WHAT DO YOU DO SIR?" ALLEN SAID; "I'M A COMEDIAN. WHAT DO YOU DO?"
"ANCIENT KIWI DRUMMER AND SONGWRITER MAX MERRITT AND HIS BAND THE METEORS WILL BE SLIPPING AWAY AT PENRITH RSL ON JUNE 11," . NOW, EVEN BLOODY MAX MERRITT IS A DRUMMER!!!
ALSO, ON THE SAME PAGE, CONCERNING MY DECEASED NAMESAKE, DAVE ALLEN THE IRISH COMEDIAN, THEY ALMOST MADE AMENDS WITH THE FOLLOWING; DAVE WAS IN THE AUDIENCE AT THE EDINBURGH FRINGE. A TRENDY YOUNG COMEDIAN WAS GETTING NOWHERE AND RESORTED TO TALKING TO THE AUDIENCE IN A "AND WHAT'S YOUR NAME" WAY. HE DIDN'T RECOGNISE ALLEN, SO HE SAID, "AND WHAT'S YOUR NAME SIR?" IN A PATRONISING VOICE. ALLEN REPLIED:
"DAVE ALLEN". THE AUDIENCE SUCKED IN A COLLECTIVE BREATH. THE CLUELESS COMEDIAN SAID, "AND WHAT DO YOU DO SIR?" ALLEN SAID; "I'M A COMEDIAN. WHAT DO YOU DO?"
Thursday, June 01, 2006
2SM SOUND SPECTACULAR 1965
I HAVE A PROGRAMME FROM THIS BAND COMPETITION HELD AT THE SYDNEY STADIUM. IT NAMES ALL THE BANDS, THE MEMBERS AND WHAT INSTRUMENT THEY PLAYED. I WILL LIST THE BANDS, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN FURTHER DETAILS, LEAVE A COMMENT AND I WILL GET BACK TO YOU.
IN ORDER, AS THEY APPEARED IN THE PROGRAMME.
THE COMMANCHEROS, THE BLONDELLS, JOHN KING AND THE FUTURES, THE CLASSICS, PETER AND THE WOLVES,BARRY COUSINS AND THE CITIZENS, JOHN L. COCHRAN AND THE FENDERS, THE TRADE WINDS, THE FRANTICS, THE CHAINS, SOME PEOPLE, THE ROULETTES, THE CRITICS (FROM WANGARATTA) , THE ALOES, THE SHINDIGS, THE GASS COMPANY, THE HUSTLERS, CHRIS HALL AND THE IN CROWD, THE SOUL AGENTS, THE DYNAMICS, THE PHOENIX, THE TAVERNERS,THE CHECKMATES, THE KING BEES, THE SENATES, JIMMY CROCKETT AND THE SHANES, THE STINGRAYS, THE NEW INTERNS, THE RHYTHM BEATS, THE GROUP, THE ROCKIN' ROGUES, THE KASSETTES, THE SHOWMEN, THE INITIALS, DENIS WILLIAMS AND THE DELAWARES, JANETTE FAY AND THE SHANDELLS, THE CRUSADERS, THE STARLINERS, THE RENDELLS, COBB AND CO, THE CHEYENNES (FROM LITHGOW),
THE PRESSMEN, THE ROAD RUNNERS, THE ROAD AGENTS, MIKE DAY AND THE KNIGHTS, THE RAIDERS, ALLAN JONES AND THE SHEFFIELDS, LEX LYNDON AND THE SPARTANS, THE NOMADS, THE LEGENDS, THE ROADRUNNERS, TERRY DEAN AND THE IMPACTS, THE D-FENDERS, THE TWO WAVES, GARY AND THE MONARCHS, THE TORQUAYS, THE CORVETTS, THE ROADRUNNERS (FROM WOLLONGONG).
THAT'S 59 BANDS!!!! AND IT STARTED AT 6 P.M. I NOTICE BILLY TAYLOR AND WAYNE THOMAS AMONGST THE NAMES, BILLY'S BAND, THE TORQUAYS, WERE ON 57TH.
THEY MUST HAVE HAD THE ROTATING STAGE WITH ONE BAND SETTING UP, WHILE THE OTHER PERFORMED. AT 10-12 BANDS AN HOUR, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A HEAD SPIN, AS WELL AS A STAGE SPIN!
IN ORDER, AS THEY APPEARED IN THE PROGRAMME.
THE COMMANCHEROS, THE BLONDELLS, JOHN KING AND THE FUTURES, THE CLASSICS, PETER AND THE WOLVES,BARRY COUSINS AND THE CITIZENS, JOHN L. COCHRAN AND THE FENDERS, THE TRADE WINDS, THE FRANTICS, THE CHAINS, SOME PEOPLE, THE ROULETTES, THE CRITICS (FROM WANGARATTA) , THE ALOES, THE SHINDIGS, THE GASS COMPANY, THE HUSTLERS, CHRIS HALL AND THE IN CROWD, THE SOUL AGENTS, THE DYNAMICS, THE PHOENIX, THE TAVERNERS,THE CHECKMATES, THE KING BEES, THE SENATES, JIMMY CROCKETT AND THE SHANES, THE STINGRAYS, THE NEW INTERNS, THE RHYTHM BEATS, THE GROUP, THE ROCKIN' ROGUES, THE KASSETTES, THE SHOWMEN, THE INITIALS, DENIS WILLIAMS AND THE DELAWARES, JANETTE FAY AND THE SHANDELLS, THE CRUSADERS, THE STARLINERS, THE RENDELLS, COBB AND CO, THE CHEYENNES (FROM LITHGOW),
THE PRESSMEN, THE ROAD RUNNERS, THE ROAD AGENTS, MIKE DAY AND THE KNIGHTS, THE RAIDERS, ALLAN JONES AND THE SHEFFIELDS, LEX LYNDON AND THE SPARTANS, THE NOMADS, THE LEGENDS, THE ROADRUNNERS, TERRY DEAN AND THE IMPACTS, THE D-FENDERS, THE TWO WAVES, GARY AND THE MONARCHS, THE TORQUAYS, THE CORVETTS, THE ROADRUNNERS (FROM WOLLONGONG).
THAT'S 59 BANDS!!!! AND IT STARTED AT 6 P.M. I NOTICE BILLY TAYLOR AND WAYNE THOMAS AMONGST THE NAMES, BILLY'S BAND, THE TORQUAYS, WERE ON 57TH.
THEY MUST HAVE HAD THE ROTATING STAGE WITH ONE BAND SETTING UP, WHILE THE OTHER PERFORMED. AT 10-12 BANDS AN HOUR, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A HEAD SPIN, AS WELL AS A STAGE SPIN!
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