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----- Original Message -----
From: "vairtex" <vairtex@...>
To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 7:12 PM
Subject: [Mellotronists] Re: Rick Wakeman


> It's very similar to Rick's story of his LIVER!! I think he regrets
> that too! :-)

ROTFL!

Too bad the Rickster didn't swear off playing the 'trons and set fire to all
his bottles of booze, instead of the other way round...

Cheers,
SDM -- a 21st century schizoid man
www.systemstheory.net

> Cheeze #997
>
>
> --- In Mellotronists@y..., "Chris Dale" <chris.dale@s...> wrote:
> >
> > Sir Rick sold his double mellotron and a surviving birotron. The
> other
> > mellotrons he burned (see translated excerpt of interview below):
> >
> >
> >
> > RW: The Mellotron... I used to have two single Mellotrons, and a
> double
> > special Mellotron. And the two single ones I had, I was so
> frustrated,
> > because of tuning problems, and the tapes... And full of anger, I
> took the
> > two Mellotrons into a field, a put petrol over them, and I fired
> them.
> >
> >
> > YM: You really did that?. I can't believe it!.
> >
> >
> > RW: Yeah. And all of them, all the wood, burnt and all the metal
> just...
> >
> >
> > YM: Did you enjoy that?.
> >
> >
> > RW: At the time, at the time I enjoyed it, because they had ruined
> so many
> > sessions through going wrong and breaking, but afterwards I regret
> it. Oh,
> > of course I regret it!.
> >
> >
> > YM: And they were two 400 Mellotron, isn't it, the white ones?.
> >
> >
> > RW: Yes, so however how many 400 Mellotrons were built, I can tell
> you there
> > are two less
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: pete <marabus@g...>
> > To: <Mellotronists@y...>
> > Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 6:27 AM
> > Subject: [Mellotronists] Rick Wakeman
> >
> >
> > > Does anyone know if Sir Rick ever sold his mellotron(s)?
> > > Pete
> > >
> > >
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