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Mastroianni said:

I could spend my day sitting in this chair and die right there, rather than go to a nursing home.
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God on you Tom, what a nice garage place indeed!
Maybe it has to do with this ABC motorcycle thing:
A – we like to drive them
B – we like to work on them
C – we like to look at them (with a drink and good music even more relaxing)
:D
 
I believe he was born in Kenya .......... He did Finnish , African and Mexican whistling songs .......
Dunno about the Rolf connection , although he was a guest on the Rolf Harris Show once ... ( along with Clodagh Rogers and Blue Mink ... ) ..............
 
piranha-bro2 said:
That's a pretty amazing story, Cam. A nice tale of an unpretentious performer. Melanie wrote that song about Woodstock I think? Or maybe she performed it there - or both? I saw a doco on her (or maybe Woodstock) and she was pretty much unknown when she was booked and then performed there, a folk singer from the UK who had absolutely no idea what she was about to be part of.

It was a huge hit here, and probably worldwide, so I'm puzzled that noone turned up to her gig! I'm sure in melbourne it would have been a major sold out concert.
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I think she was puzzled too. So was I. I thought she'd have been well enough known in Tassie by 1976 for way more people to have turned up. But I suppose it was a different time. There was no internet so gigs were only promoted in the local newspaper. Unless they took out a full-page ad every day, or promoted it endlessly on TV, it would be easy to miss. And we had no decent venue for big performances in the 70's. The City Hall where Melanie performed is just a big empty exhibition hall with rubbish acoustics and no seating. It's OK for industrial or trade exhibitions, but we locals all know what a shit venue it is for musical acts so we tend to stay away. As there was no public seating, we all sat on the wooden floor around Melanie, getting splinters in our arses while she sang. A few people got up and danced from time to time. One thing I remember her saying as she finished the gig was "Next time, tell your friends!" But there never was a next time. She also did a gig in Launceston on that same tour. I dunno if there was a better turnout for that one.

We have way better venues in Hobart now, but still don't get many international acts. Even though it's a capital city, it's pretty much a small country town compared with Melbourne or Sydney. Most major tours skip Tasmania entirely because it can be so unpredictable. I think there's been a few major acts that were big in other cities but a box office flop in Hobart. We normally have to go to Melbourne if we want to see major performers, which makes it a pain in the arse and pretty costly. You'd have to be a fanatic to bother. I can count on one hand the number gigs I've been to.

Woodstock was 1969. Melanie wrote "Candles in the Rain" in 1970 about her experience of performing at Woodstock after dark in the rain while everyone in the crowd held up candles or cigarette lighters. While I was browsing youtube yesterday, I listened to a podcast interview with her from about 2000ish. She said she was shit-scared about going on stage at Woodstock in front of thousands of people, especially after big name acts like Joan Baez and Janis Joplin. When it got dark and started to rain, she was hoping everyone would leave and she wouldn't have to go on. But the crowd didn't leave. It turned out to be an iconic performance and a turning point in her life. The crowd loved her and she went from being an unknown nobody to a big deal in that one performance.
 
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Growing up in a pre-video age, I'd never seen Patti Santos before this morning. I'd only ever listened to the music.
This was my introduction to It's A Beautiful Day

Courtesy of this wonderful Columbia sample album: Forty artists for £2.50 in '72, a gift for an impecunious lad.
Great artists, too, stuff you weren't gonna hear on the radio, such as it was, back then. I've bought most of the albums featured on it, over the years. Many of them fond favourites, I would never have heard of, otherwise.
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UK Release
1. Jumpin' Jack Flash - Johnny Winter
2. Hallelujah! - Sweathog
3. Tramp - Home
4. Glory Be - Arrival
5. Situation - Jeff Beck Group
6. 157 Riverside Avenue - REO Speedwagon
7. Grand Coulee Dam - Bob Dylan
8. Too Many Mondays - Barry Mann
9. Silence - Jake Holmes
10. She Loves the Way They Love Her - Colin Blunstone
11. The Nest - Jimmie Spheeris
12. Love Song - Lesley Duncan
13. Go Down Gamblin' - Blood Sweat &Tears
14. Calico Baby - Dreams
15. So Many People - Chase
16. Sleepless Nights Wayne Cochran & The CC Riders
17. Monkey Time - Boz Scaggs Band
18. Magnificent Sanctuary Band - David Clayton Thomas
19. Cool Fool - Edgar Winter's White Trash
20. Hoedown - Poco
21. Hello Mary Lou - New Riders of the Purple Sage
22. Bugler - Byrds
23. To Make a Woman Feel Wanted - Loggins & Messina
24. Amsterdam - Al Stewart
25. Little Girl Lost - Kris Kristofferson
26. Stealin' - Taj Mahal
27. Dawn - Mahavishnu Orch
28. While the Sun Still Shines - Fields
29. Para los Rumberos - Santana
30. Chelsea - Girls Spirit
31. No Word for Glad - It's A Beautiful Day
32. Hold Your Head Up - Argent
33. Underbird - Titantic
34. Hint of A Freeze - Fishbaugh Fishbaugh & Zorn
35. Sun Never Shines on the Lonely - Redbone
36. White Lies - Grin
37. I Call That True Love - Dr Hook
38. What Kind of Man Are You - Genya Ravan
39. Strange Is This World - Nieman
40. Just A Thought - Jonathan Swift
 
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Dellortoman said:
She said she was shit-scared about going on stage at Woodstock in front of thousands of people, especially after big name acts like Joan Baez and Janis Joplin. When it got dark and started to rain, she was hoping everyone would leave and she wouldn't have to go on. But the crowd didn't leave. It turned out to be an iconic performance and a turning point in her life. The crowd loved her and she went from being an unknown nobody to a big deal in that one performance.
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Reminds me of a virtually unheard of Joni Mitchell recounting playing at (iirc) the Isle of Wight.
 
The Sock said:
Growing up in a pre-video age, I'd never seen Patti Santos before this morning. I'd only ever listened to the music.
This was my introduction to It's A Beautiful Day

Courtesy of this wonderful Columbia sample album: Forty artists for £2.50 in '72, a gift for an impecunious lad.
Great artists, too, stuff you weren't gonna hear on the radio, such as it was, back then. I've bought most of the albums featured on it, over the years. Many of them fond favourites, I would never have heard of, otherwise.
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UK Release
1. Jumpin' Jack Flash - Johnny Winter
2. Hallelujah! - Sweathog
3. Tramp - Home
4. Glory Be - Arrival
5. Situation - Jeff Beck Group
6. 157 Riverside Avenue - REO Speedwagon
7. Grand Coulee Dam - Bob Dylan
8. Too Many Mondays - Barry Mann
9. Silence - Jake Holmes
10. She Loves the Way They Love Her - Colin Blunstone
11. The Nest - Jimmie Spheeris
12. Love Song - Lesley Duncan
13. Go Down Gamblin' - Blood Sweat &Tears
14. Calico Baby - Dreams
15. So Many People - Chase
16. Sleepless Nights Wayne Cochran & The CC Riders
17. Monkey Time - Boz Scaggs Band
18. Magnificent Sanctuary Band - David Clayton Thomas
19. Cool Fool - Edgar Winter's White Trash
20. Hoedown - Poco
21. Hello Mary Lou - New Riders of the Purple Sage
22. Bugler - Byrds
23. To Make a Woman Feel Wanted - Loggins & Messina
24. Amsterdam - Al Stewart
25. Little Girl Lost - Kris Kristofferson
26. Stealin' - Taj Mahal
27. Dawn - Mahavishnu Orch
28. While the Sun Still Shines - Fields
29. Para los Rumberos - Santana
30. Chelsea - Girls Spirit
31. No Word for Glad - It's A Beautiful Day
32. Hold Your Head Up - Argent
33. Underbird - Titantic
34. Hint of A Freeze - Fishbaugh Fishbaugh & Zorn
35. Sun Never Shines on the Lonely - Redbone
36. White Lies - Grin
37. I Call That True Love - Dr Hook
38. What Kind of Man Are You - Genya Ravan
39. Strange Is This World - Nieman
40. Just A Thought - Jonathan Swift
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Dad, Dad, Dad! What's an album?
Kidding aside, that is a great playlist.
 
Indeed Angie Stone, was sound and light man at "Weird Fashion" show, all gal show, count'em... 150 women in the room, was the only one of two males allowed, the other was Sax and Piano. Played Wish i Didnt miss you ( anymore ) as background music, very popular as many requested whom was the artist. Must be at least more than 6 years ago. Did that show twice, annual event.

Have to hand it to me, managed to go home alone both times, 150 gals and many in my age group... no one more mystified than me... a wistful sigh... and a grin.

Learned a few Angie songs for bass, never performed with any bands i was in.... how it goes... j.
 
More ramble, warning... was ( still am ) attracted and more, to "Lovers Lounge" music websites. Ditto selected House and Trance, though highly selective that have merit.

Driven by the same Laverda ( had 5 at one time ) verve, did my own trance songs Korg M3 and the essential Korg Radias with Roland 13 note pedal board ( PK5 trigger the synths with foot ) still playing bass or flute same time. Over the top and then some, somewhat similar to out on a 180 in open territory, main melody at 4300rpm 4C cam, j
 
There were rumblings of "Dark Forrest" exploitation of African themes, ie no financial contribution. Truth perhaps will never be disclosed. All the same this melody and SBS ( community based TV ) in Australia caught my ear and eye. j.

 
wot again... 'fraid so. Caveat, what is called "Jazz" is so wide you could drive an oil tanker through the term, when you could drive your tanker in free navigation... reject that outright, Jazz was from the 1920's et al. Stopped there, the rest is extrapolation or less.

This mob have tunes that i use here, flute and bass. Perhaps know to a few here already, cannot beat a good Bossa Nova.

 
I wasn't sure whether to post it on 'Music in the shed' or 'This week's joke,' but here it is.
Arlo's always the talker; man, "I swear he can talk underwater." He's a good storyteller, and if you can hang in as he tells the tale, you will get a good laugh. Arlo is still out there touring, no longer on his motor-sickle, but telling tales and making people feel good.

 
...moving into second, third and forth gear, then ....overdrive.... Arlo, a start your engine song Dave....j


Get the mob on stage...

 
Looking back through this thread I realized there was quite a lot of crossover with my current favorite podcast- Andrew Hickey - History of Rock Music in 500 Songs. He is a detail loving nerdy guy - which has some crossover with people who love the kind of old motorcycles we do. If you want half an hour on the history of the Theremin then try his Good Vibrations episode (which is over 2 hours long).

https://500songs.com/

https://500songs.com/podcast/episode-146-good-vibrations-by-the-beach-boys/

So much good stuff in there and a lot of my current shed listening comes from this podcast (have become obsessed with Big Star and their connections to mid 80s shoegaze)
 
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