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Post by Joe Karlosi on Jul 19, 2012 5:30:24 GMT -5
I specifically complained of Ringo not signing autographs to semi-polite fans who bump into him in public places when he is not otherwise engaged in a private matter. I have never supported the obnoxious Beatles fans who think Ringo or Paul must stop in the middle of a concert just for them and sign the drumskin or album cover they foolishly brought to a concert! That is rude to everyone else. What could be more "public" or "non-private" than a concert? I know Paul's motto is not to bother him when he's being private, but he doesn't mind when it's part of a public thing. The fact is that there HAVE been fans who've succeeded at getting things signed at concerts, be it rude or not (I think it turns out to be a bright move, if they are successful). There is a video online somewhere of Paul signing a PEPPER album cover and tossing it back to the owner at the end of a show. There are also videos of concerts where Paul stops to invite fans onstage to sign their backs or arms after reading a sign asking him to do it. (And what's more, the audience cheers with approval and enthusiasm -- they loved it!). When I saw Paul at the MTV UP CLOSE taping on December 10 1992, I brought along a photo for possible signing. If you ever watch the entire "raw" version of the taping you can see me in between moments where Paul is pausing for makeup raising my arm with the photo. I took a chance and while it did not work, I have no regrets and I don't care what anyone else thinks. You snooze, you lose.
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Post by sayne on Jul 22, 2012 1:16:49 GMT -5
Just got back from seeing Ringo at the end-of- tour show at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles. Very nice night. As I wrote earlier, I wasn't going to go, but when discount half price tickets went on sale, I decided "what the hell." Nothing to lose. It's summer, the weather is perfect, it's 15 minutes from my house, it's a Saturday night, and ONLY 27 bucks!
Steve's preliminary report was right and I'm sure he'll be able to submit a bunch more info, but I can confirm that Joe Walsh, Peter Frampton, Edgar Winter, and Joe Walsh were there. In fact, Joe Walsh actually did play Rocky Mountain Way. Man, if only Frampton and Winter had played, too. There were a bunch of other people who came on to sing With a Little Help from My Friends and Give Peace a Chance, but I couldn't make them out from my last row in the venue seat. Can't wait to find out myself who they were. It looked to me that Jim Keltner was behind the drums and Rick Nielson sang, but I can't swear to that.
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Post by John S. Damm on Jul 22, 2012 13:55:46 GMT -5
You folks who get to see shows in L.A. are so lucky as you never know who'll appear! Sounds like a fun night? Didn't you go solo too? When one sees Ringo in Hammond, Indiana(a dreary, crime-ridden city), we are lucky if Ringo himself shows up! Even Chicago is no draw of surprise guests. When I saw Macca there in April 2002, Louise Harrison was there as Paul announced the presence of George's long estranged oldest sister. Big deal! Maybe Oprah too but is she going to sing, I don't think so.
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Post by sayne on Jul 22, 2012 19:40:14 GMT -5
. . . Didn't you go solo too? . . . Yup. My wife MIGHT have gone just to humor me, but (for her) the thought of sitting through Toto, Mr. Mister, and Todd Rundgren caused her to check the fine print in the wedding vows and she discovered that there was no obligation for her to humor me under those conditions. ;D Apropo about nothing, but indicative of what we have in Los Angeles, my wife and I were both on vacation this last week. We decided that instead of going away for vacation, we would stay local and do what tourists do. Maybe this will be useful to some of you should you plan a trip to LA. The Hollywood Forever Cemetery, one of the oldest and where a lot of celebs are buried, actually shows movies in the evening during the summer. You can bring a picnic basket and watch on a huge portable screen. We heard that Hollywood Bowl is open for free during the day (parking, too), and that if the LA Philharmonic has a show that evening you can sit and listen to them rehearse - also for free. So, we did that. We also went on the "Tragical Mystery Tour" which takes you on a tour of the places where some of Hollywood's most newsworthy deaths and other rather sordid events occurred. We saw the house were the Black Dahlia was murdered (if you have the stomach, you can Google photos of her found body. Caution: They are very graphic). We also saw where she lived. We saw where Rebecca Schaeffer, Sal Mineo, Janice Joplin, John Belushi, River Phoenix, Bela Lugosi, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, and others died. Less gruesome, we got to have bathroom break at the park where George Michael got busted and we saw the ATM where Hugh Grant withdrew money for his "date" with Foxy Brown. There were also lighter aspects of the tour, so we did get to see various stars homes/apartments like Marilyn Monroe, Mae West, Natalie Wood, Gene Kelly, Elvis, Lucy, Carl Reiner, Peter Falk, etc. We even went down the street that the Clampetts drove down during the opening credits. It's funny how many of the above places I've passed by for years and years but never knew they had a history. If you live in a large city that gives tours, I highly recommend that you do what the tourists do. You'll discover a bunch of things you never knew about your town.
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Post by John S. Damm on Jul 22, 2012 21:13:35 GMT -5
That was awesome, sayne! Thanks. Yes, those would all be things I'd like if in L.A. I have not been there since 1978.
In Boston we did the DUCK tour of downtown Boston where for $30.00 a person you get a 90 minute driven tour of the most historic places in downtown Boston in a WWII era amphibious landing vehicle.
I know, it sounds cheesy but those DUCKS zip right through downtown Boston as no one messes with them and try that in your own car, you'd never make it in Boston's crazy layout and traffic.
The drivers are amplified and have historical guide licenses. Our guide was awesome, and hilarious too. I saw more and learned more about downtown Boston in that 90 minutes than I did walking around for four days! I should have done that on day one.
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Post by scousette on Jul 23, 2012 0:53:44 GMT -5
. . . Didn't you go solo too? . . . Yup. My wife MIGHT have gone just to humor me, but (for her) the thought of sitting through Toto, Mr. Mister, and Todd Rundgren caused her to check the fine print in the wedding vows and she discovered that there was no obligation for her to humor me under those conditions. ;D Apropo about nothing, but indicative of what we have in Los Angeles, my wife and I were both on vacation this last week. We decided that instead of going away for vacation, we would stay local and do what tourists do. Maybe this will be useful to some of you should you plan a trip to LA. The Hollywood Forever Cemetery, one of the oldest and where a lot of celebs are buried, actually shows movies in the evening during the summer. You can bring a picnic basket and watch on a huge portable screen. We heard that Hollywood Bowl is open for free during the day (parking, too), and that if the LA Philharmonic has a show that evening you can sit and listen to them rehearse - also for free. So, we did that. We also went on the "Tragical Mystery Tour" which takes you on a tour of the places where some of Hollywood's most newsworthy deaths and other rather sordid events occurred. We saw the house were the Black Dahlia was murdered (if you have the stomach, you can Google photos of her found body. Caution: They are very graphic). We also saw where she lived. We saw where Rebecca Schaeffer, Sal Mineo, Janice Joplin, John Belushi, River Phoenix, Bela Lugosi, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, and others died. Less gruesome, we got to have bathroom break at the park where George Michael got busted and we saw the ATM where Hugh Grant withdrew money for his "date" with Foxy Brown. There were also lighter aspects of the tour, so we did get to see various stars homes/apartments like Marilyn Monroe, Mae West, Natalie Wood, Gene Kelly, Elvis, Lucy, Carl Reiner, Peter Falk, etc. We even went down the street that the Clampetts drove down during the opening credits. It's funny how many of the above places I've passed by for years and years but never knew they had a history. If you live in a large city that gives tours, I highly recommend that you do what the tourists do. You'll discover a bunch of things you never knew about your town. That is a cool thing to do, sayne. I would love to go on that Tragical Mystery Tour next time I get down to LA. There are lots of touristy things in San Francisco too, that I don't do and I should put those on my agenda.
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Post by sayne on Jul 23, 2012 1:32:35 GMT -5
. . . In Boston we did the DUCK tour of downtown Boston . . . I've taken that, too! So cool. I think the best part is when the "duck" goes into the Charles River. The tour we went on had a guide dressed like John Lennon on Pepper. I've taken the tour of Fenway Park. That was fun. Got to actually go on the field and sit in the dugouts, stand at the base of the Green Monster and go to the top, and sit in a seat that is actually behind a beam (can't see any of the game, but someone owns that season seat). I think the guided walking tours of Boston are good, and the bus tour to Lexington and Concord is good. Went to Salem. The city bus tour is fine and so is the tour of the House of Seven Gables, but I'd skip the place that does the Salem Witch Trial reenactment. That was really cheesy and a waste. I've done those Hop-on-Hop-off Tours in London and Rome. I'd recommend them to anyone. It's a great way to get the "lay of the land" before venturing out on your own. When we were in Bath, England, we took a tour to Stonehenge. But, there was so much to see and learn on the way there. We even saw Solsbury Hill, the one written about by Peter Gabriel. A great tour in Rome is the Vatican Scavi tour. They actually take you down deep beneath St. Peter's into the excavation areas. It's hot and stuffy (not for the claustrophobic). For you religious Catholics, you end up at the place where you can actually see St. Peter's (supposed) bones. I'm sure very moving to the faithful. I know this has been off-topic, but all these tours are taken by tourists and usually not by the locals. Many of them are quite good, and I'm sure the locals would learn a lot about their town, too. I've never taken a harbor cruise in LA or San Diego, so I think I might want to do that before the summer is over.
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Post by lowbasso on Aug 5, 2012 12:21:13 GMT -5
I wonder if Ringo would ever consider asking Pete Best to join his All-Starr Band for a summer......
They could do a duelling version together of "Love Me Do" as a parody to the whole Pete Best dismissal episode. Ringo sings while Pete drums and vice versa....
Maybe on the British Idol TV Show, with G. Martin (and Andy White) as judges... ;D
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Post by mikev on Aug 5, 2012 15:07:48 GMT -5
I wonder if Ringo would ever consider asking Pete Best to join his All-Starr Band for a summer...... They could do a duelling version together of "Love Me Do" as a parody to the whole Pete Best dismissal episode. Ringo sings while Pete drums and vice versa.... Maybe on the British Idol TV Show, with G. Martin (and Andy White) as judges... ;D lowbasso-Andy White actually lives here in Caldwell.
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Post by lowbasso on Aug 5, 2012 19:33:55 GMT -5
I wonder if Ringo would ever consider asking Pete Best to join his All-Starr Band for a summer...... They could do a duelling version together of "Love Me Do" as a parody to the whole Pete Best dismissal episode. Ringo sings while Pete drums and vice versa.... Maybe on the British Idol TV Show, with G. Martin (and Andy White) as judges... ;D lowbasso-Andy White actually lives here in Caldwell. Yes, I know! I saw a story on him recently and was surprised to find that out!
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