ELP and Rick Wakeman

[Mike Granger]

You guys probably won't believe this, but Rick Wakeman played my home made synth
back in 1976 while he was with Yes in Long Beach Ca. I managed to smuggle it
back stage. He was intrigued by it when he spotted it since it had no panel
graphics! He asked if he could play it to see what it sounded like, and I fell
all over myself hooking it up for him. This was before Journey to the Centre of
the Earth was released, and he played sections of that project on MY SYNTHESIZER
blowing me totally away! I'll never forget the experience. He asked me if I was
interested in selling it to him, and I told him I had way too much of myself
invested in it to let it go. I'm glad I kept it!

If anybody is interested in seeing an ancient picture of the synth (and me in
1976), go to :
    http://www.ambrosiaweb.com/ambrosia/fans2.htm
 I don't have that much hair these days, but the synth still works! Also used it
to record the synth parts of the first Ambrosia album in the same time period.
Has anyone ever heard their self titled album? It has just this year been
released on CD for the first time. Thanks for allowing me to think back to
exciting times long ago.

Mike Granger