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Now that the AmericanJuly-4th holiday weekend
is over, I'dlike to share with you all more things
happening with"MONEYPIT" and events Mellotronic.
The "official"highlights/photos will be forthcoming on yet
another excellentKen Leonard Website.
MONEYPIT hasserved as a rallying-point for
Mellotron enthusiasts/ownersin New England since 1998
and now elsewhere.Some work,some music,
and plenty ofcomraderie/food/drink is our version
of antique carmeets, or historical society BBQ's, etc.
MONEYPIT happilycomplements the Mellotron Workshops
held in Torontoand Philly in years 2000-2001.
Our hopes/wishesare to have JB/Martinge to again
grace our shores and darken our towels for a weekend
of cheerful insanity/ kindred-spirits. How about it guys ??
That said, fromJuly 1-5, arriving and departing at
different times,attendees were :
Jerry and MaliKorb (Host/Hostess in Vermont )
Ken Leonard (onecharter member of MONEYPIT)
Jimmy/Nancy/AnnaMoore from Glen Mills,PA.
......the Streetly East Coast Representative.......
AND.... "secret"guest , Pierre Veilleux of Montreal,
after a three-yearabsence. He's baaaaack !
Highlights ofthe weekend :
22 feet of LinearTron ( same as in March, but someone erred)
SFX #6 , an earlyunit with different layout from later SFX Trons.
for some R&R and facelift......Property of Jimmy Moore.
M400/725 , the orig Mellotron used by Larry "Synergy" Fast
of Morris Cty. NJ on his first 1975 LP, for some R&R .
Mountain views,toursof Green Mtns, Ben/Jerry's ice-cream
factory,etc. Incl. the Mongolian Grille, a Moneypit eatery.
Weekend BBQ withplenty of eats/suds, capped with
fireworks. And an overwhelming desire to create a Mellotron
"bottle-rocket", as tribute to Rick Wakeman.
Some work/serviceon M400/1037 tapeframe of Ken L.
Music galore,courtesy of Pierre's awesome talent on
Mark-I/124 , JKMK6, the "Synertron" and more.....
.....And of course,qualitytime/conversation among friends
and family . Was great to see the Moores and Pierre after a
three-year gap.
....More to come,gang.Write-in to the list and share your holiday
gatherings andevents. Have a wonderful week ahead !
-- Jerry Korband extended family.....