Mellotronists

zappaboggs wrote:

>  First, let me say it was a pleasure and honor to meet up with Jerry
> and Mali...  I guess you can say it could have been an unofficial
> meeting with MONEYPIT... Also, kudos to Ken for a wonderful site full
> of info on Trons & the canal.....  My wife just informed me that part
> of my Dad's Day gift is a membership to the Canal Krewe....
>
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> Greetings Dave and gang,
>
> My pleasure to show you the historical digs around Waterloo
> Village.   Discussing 40 year old instruments amid buildings
> erected in 1760 is quite inspiring .
>
> Congrats to Peg for recruiting you into the CSNJ.
> With avg. age of 70 of most members, the org. needs a
> new generation of people with diverse interests/backgrounds
> to  continue the legacy.  And of course, to also assure the
> future of things Mellotronic.....
>
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>   The exchange with the Congessman was extremely entertaining...  As
> Jerry was asking him the Watergate trivia question, he was rudely
> interrupted by the locals...  We decided to head out and as we were
> leaving, the Congressman blew everyone away and insisted on the end of
> the question...
>
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> The Congressman from Sussex County was not your typical
> hand-shaking,baby-kissing person . I was quite impressed by
> his sincerity with  the canal's history and future preservation.
>
> Hey JB, can the Tron be registered a national historic
> artifact in England ??
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>   Jerry, do you think some of the missing Nixon tapes from Watergate
> are laying in some tape rack somehere???    C&O Canal? Watergate?
> Tapes?  Trons?? Dave...  ( .... Tronless in Sussex)
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> Hmmmm, let's see.....reported 18 minutes missing on
> one 1972 Watergate tape.  24 seconds per 3/8" tape.
> And 35 tapes....that makes about 14 minutes on an
> M400 taperack.  Nah, prob. not.......
>
> Not unless former Pres. Nixon laced an M400 with
> the Watergate info. Much like Chris Dale with Martin's
> help,  sequenced "Gingerbread Man" on M400 tape frame.
> .....Nah... 'Ya think ??
>
> Cheers, JK (8 seconds of silence.....most unusual.....)