UDII
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Post by UDII on Dec 21, 2019 18:19:27 GMT
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Post by Boozin' Susan on Dec 28, 2019 23:26:41 GMT
hello all...I'd like to share a Hal Blaine story with you. In the early 90's I produced a show, along with his publicist Brad Smith, called "an evening with Hal Blaine.." in Hal's hometown of Holyoke Ma. I put together a 12 piece band that, along with Hal, performed several of his biggest hits ( Mrs. Robinson, Windy, Return to Sender, Up,Up and Away, Dedicated to the One I Love, A Taste of Honey, and of course, Be My Baby) and Hal told a story before each tune. I prepared the drum charts, and was filled with pride as I watched him reading them. He hadn't played some of these songs in over 20 years....and he never missed a beat. He even threw us a curve and decided to"swing" Mrs. Robinson...just fantastic!!! Now for the story. We wanted to do something for him because of all he gave to us through his music. For me he was the soundtrack of my youth and formative years as a drummer. It just so happened that at the end of his book on the Wrecking Crew he talked of a dream that someday they might be playing his music in outer space. I passed this on to Brad who got back to me and said I wouldn't believe it ,but the astronauts had a Rock Band (a great way to shake the rigors of training) and Jim Weatherby, the mission captain for the Shuttle Enterprise was a drummer. He knew of Hal's work and said he'd be more than pleased to take some cassettes of Hal's work up on the next flight!!!! For the Finale of the show we presented Hal with an autographed photo of Jim at the Enterprises control panel playing a drum pad with a beautiful inscription calling Hal out of this world, along with a flight patch to commemorate the mission....The tears started to flow. and we all new, including the audience, that we got him!!! It was such an honor to share the stage with him that night and we remained good friends. Before the show he asked me backstage why we were doing all this, as we had never met before and my reply was that we loved him..True then and true now. I miss him. But I'll always have his music to remind me of what a wonderful musician and person he was....Thanks Hal for Everything!!!! And thank you all for reading, B.L. Can any of you decipher what STeVE’s poat means? It seems kind of non-sequitur here.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2019 23:50:26 GMT
I don’t know but the use of “hell” just makes it seem like STeVe is annoyed and being rude.
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Post by respiratoryproblems on Dec 29, 2019 1:11:10 GMT
Steve knows this story is bullshit, as he’s been personally piloting the International Space Station for the last thirty years (with the odd lunch break to chew the fat with Buzz Aldrin and Christa Macauliffe), and has never heard of Jim Weatherby.
Space: where no one can hear your breath of life.
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Post by Brick Wall on Dec 29, 2019 1:17:43 GMT
There are essentially three things "wrong" with the story: 1. STEVE is not the subject of the story. 2. STEVE is not even a peripheral part of the story. 3. STEVE was not present as the story took place.
All of which, of course, precludes STEVE from his customary center stage presence. And THAT, for a narcissistic asshole such as STEVE, is intolerable. So he takes a snipe at it. Ever predictable.
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Post by Boozin' Susan on Dec 29, 2019 2:07:19 GMT
There are essentially three things "wrong" with the story: 1. STEVE is not the subject of the story. 2. STEVE is not even a peripheral part of the story. 3. STEVE was not present as the story took place. All of which, of course, precludes STEVE from his customary center stage presence. And THAT, for a narcissistic asshole such as STEVE, is intolerable. So he takes a snipe at it. Ever predictable. I think you’ve hit the nail on the head.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 29, 2019 2:15:05 GMT
Has anyone responded back to him? I hope not, that should piss him off more. Between that and the Vicodin he should be in a good mood for KaRLA tonight.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2020 17:15:43 GMT
James_S888:
Hoofy:
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Post by braindead on Jan 5, 2020 17:34:25 GMT
The point,mine host, is that you're a rude prick.
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Post by hoffa_nagila on Jan 6, 2020 8:14:47 GMT
My system sounds great. It's like Prince Albert is in the can.
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daved
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Post by daved on Jan 6, 2020 9:39:49 GMT
My main system sounds like a bunch of tiny speakers are in the cabin of an inexpensive Japanese car. Stunning.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2020 2:19:38 GMT
But I thought STeVe never uses copies of tapes?
Ken Charmer:
Hoofy:
Ken Charmer:
STeVe:
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bradman
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Post by bradman on Jan 8, 2020 3:15:22 GMT
Goddamn I hate them.
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Post by 5kbooster on Jan 8, 2020 3:17:07 GMT
Imagine that. 40+ CDs. Hundreds of hours of the Four Seasons. Only a lobotomized, utterly deranged imbecile would want to hear even 2 minutes of that shit. you might be able to reduce down it to 1 minute if you got duophonic rechannels...
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Post by Boozin' Susan on Jan 8, 2020 4:49:00 GMT
...Walk like a man....sing like a castrato...
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