Mellotronists

this isnt even my favorite mellotron records list, just some examples off the top of my head so you get the idea... -west coast consortium -cosmic michael 

perfect, because i have no desire to hear from you! thanks dude like i said, moody blues suck! so anyway, lets talk about some truly memorable tron

In a message dated 3/14/2007 4:07:47 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
thisisgb@... writes:

perfect, because i have no desire to hear from you! thanks  dude

like i said, moody blues suck! 



I would imagine many of us feel the same about you. It's fine to have a  
opinion. They say opinions are like assholes. The way in which you have chosen  to 
express yours seem to indicate that you are one...
 
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-kraftwerk (yes, they sure did use one)

Sorry no - this was the Orchestron if you're referring the mid 70's period.

--the isley brothers - yes on Don't Say Goodnight 1980.

The mellotron probably belonged to the studio.

It makes a difference. If you own a mellotron, you have more time to come up with some innovative playing techniques than if you spend just a few rushed minutes with it in a studio setting.
-

.

Music for me has always been a question of melodic invention, some drama  and 
the sense of passion in what I am listening to.  I have listened to an  awful 
lot in my life and the road this discussion is going is so utterly futile  
and pointless that I wonder why I am even bothering to contribute.  If the  
bright young thing that has joined the list wants to opinionate then let  his 
blatherings ring forth and bore the assembles masses, for that's all  they achieve.
 
Whatever makes music work for you is whatever makes music work for  you.  It 
is not transferable, correct or definitive.  It just  is. Long reign the 
enigma.
 
Martin
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here here!

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 From: tronbros@...
 To: thisisgb@...; Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
 Sent: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 5:18 PM
 Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Re: mellotron users who CLOWNED moody blues
 
       Music for me has always been a question of melodic invention, some drama and the sense of passion in what I am listening to. I have listened to an awful lot in my life and the road this discussion is going is so utterly futile and pointless that I wonder why I am even bothering to contribute. If the bright young thing that has joined the list wants to opinionate then let his blatherings ring forth and bore the assembles masses, for that's all they achieve.   Whatever makes music work for you is whatever makes music work for you. It is not transferable, correct or definitive. It just is. Long reign the enigma.   Martin STREETLY ELECTRONICS - All Things Mellotronic
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And I love you Jon and want to tread grapes in an oak vat with you just  like 
we promised ourselves.
 
Martykins

In a message dated 3/14/2007 5:36:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jonesalley@... writes:

That's why so many of us love you,  Martin.  Sadly, the obvious is what is 
often difficult for some to  see.



I love him because he looks a bit like my Aunt Florence. Though I'm  not 
quite sure that the would smell quite the same.
 
I'm for the free exchange of information and opinion. I don't like it when  
folks get ugly about it. Although I am up for a good scrap once and  again.
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From: TRONBROS@...

To: jonesalley@... ; Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 4:39 PM

Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Re: mellotron users who CLOWNED moody blues

And I love you Jon and want to tread grapes in an oak vat with you just like we promised ourselves.

Martykins

lol ooh ok, so this place is censored. you would think that this of all places would be the place to freely discuss GOOD music that uses the mellotron. guess

agreed. appreciation of different types of music, like so many 
things, is a matter of individual taste. i had friends who loved 70's 
era King Crimson AND The Grateful Dead. i could never figure that 
out. opposite ends of the spectrum if you ask me. i never could and 
still don't appreciate The Dead. but that doesn't mean they SUCK. i 
just don't personally like them...the music bores me to death. 
but...to each their own. i begrudge no-one their artistic expression. 
if i don't care for the music i just won't buy or listen to it. i see 
no need to bash the band or the people who DO like them.

one of the problems with society today (and this is MY opinion, 
that's all) is that some people aren't willing to agree to disagree. 
with music, that's almost essential. not everyone is going to like 
the same things. and some people will like the same band but for 
totally different reasons. it makes for some tension but, the world 
would be a pretty boring place if everyone liked and disliked the 
same things. 

anyway, just some food for thought. bon appetit!!

Steve 


--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, Jerry Korb <jkorb@...> wrote:
>
> 
> 
> G B wrote:
> 
> >  lol ooh ok, so this place is censored. you would think that this 
of all
> > places would be the place to freely discuss GOOD music that uses 
the
> > mellotron. guess not. you guys win, the moody blues are awesome 
DUDE
> 
>   ------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------
> 
> 
> 
> Hi G B and all,    Will temporarily de-lurk to add my two bits' 
worth.
> Our list is not censored.  I've seen helluva lots of postings over 
the
> last 9+ years. Most about Trons, music,tech stuff, etc. And quite a 
bit
> unrelated.
> 
> ....That's the great thing about an open forum. Most of us are very
> passionate about our Trons . Whether or not others agree on a 
topic ,
> that's not really relevant.  Point is, some of us "seasoned" members
> were moved by music long ago to make a lifetime investment in a 
Tron.
> Some waited 30 years to own one , some had them 30 years.
> 
> It's not what you wrote about the MB which ruffled feathers, GB.
> It's the WAY you presented your opinions.   For example, If I enter
> a chat-room of classic Corvette owners/club, and say the slightest
> unexpected thing about fiberglass bodies and such, I'd better wear
> a flak jacket or run like hell.
> 
> Dunno who said the phrase "One person's trash is another's 
treasure."
> Kinda applies here too.   How's about it gang ??
> 
> Best, -- Jerry Korb ("Close To The Edge" influenced my Tron purch 
in '73)
>

G B wrote:

>  lol ooh ok, so this place is censored. you would think that this of all
> places would be the place to freely discuss GOOD music that uses the
> mellotron. guess not. you guys win, the moody blues are awesome DUDE

  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Hi G B and all,    Will temporarily de-lurk to add my two bits' worth.
Our list is not censored.  I've seen helluva lots of postings over the
last 9+ years. Most about Trons, music,tech stuff, etc. And quite a bit
unrelated.

....That's the great thing about an open forum. Most of us are very
passionate about our Trons . Whether or not others agree on a topic ,
that's not really relevant.  Point is, some of us "seasoned" members
were moved by music long ago to make a lifetime investment in a Tron.
Some waited 30 years to own one , some had them 30 years.

It's not what you wrote about the MB which ruffled feathers, GB.
It's the WAY you presented your opinions.   For example, If I enter
a chat-room of classic Corvette owners/club, and say the slightest
unexpected thing about fiberglass bodies and such, I'd better wear
a flak jacket or run like hell.

Dunno who said the phrase "One person's trash is another's treasure."
Kinda applies here too.   How's about it gang ??

Best, -- Jerry Korb ("Close To The Edge" influenced my Tron purch in '73)

In a message dated 3/14/2007 6:59:23 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jkorb@... writes:

Hi G B and all,    Will temporarily de-lurk to add my two  bits' worth. 
Our list is not censored.  I've seen helluva lots  of postings over the 
last 9+ years. Most about Trons, music,tech  stuff, etc. And quite a bit 
unrelated.  
....That's the great thing about an open forum. Most of us are very  
passionate about our Trons . Whether or not others agree on a topic  , 
that's not really relevant.  Point is, some of us "seasoned"  members 
were moved by music long ago to make a lifetime investment  in a Tron. 
Some waited 30 years to own one , some had them 30  years.  
It's not what you wrote about the MB which ruffled feathers, GB.  
It's the WAY you presented your opinions.   For example, If I  enter 
a chat-room of classic Corvette owners/club, and say the  slightest 
unexpected thing about fiberglass bodies and such, I'd  better wear 
a flak jacket or run like hell.  
Dunno who said the phrase "One person's trash is another's  treasure." 
Kinda applies here too.   How's about it gang  ??  
Best, -- Jerry Korb ("Close To The Edge" influenced my Tron purch in  '73) 


Well put, Jerry. 
 
I just don't like strangers pissing in our back  yard, especially without at 
least a polite introduction.
 
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ok. put it like this...

put a mellotron in front of me and put one in front of you and lets
see which one of us performs magic. your understanding of this
instrument is all science (i assume thats why youre here) and no soul.
the science is the means and NOT the end. if you actually do apply
yourself artistically on the mellotron and happen to be good, then i
would love for you to share your music with me and prove me wrong. i
am not looking to impose my view, i am looking to get you people
thinking about the not-so-obvious possibilities of the mellotron too,
not just the watered down pop aspect(thanks for bringing up that coke
commercial, btw).

its only an opinion people, RELAX! nothing personal, nothing that any
of you should have taken offense to, just a simple expression of my
opinion, which is that the moody blues are overrated and there are
many more recordings done with a tron that surpass anything they
touched. thats ok! im sure they did some things better outside of
music than the guys with genuine talent and artistic insight.

and if you disagree, just explain why you disagree and let that be
that. dont be so emotional. at ease soldiers!

bazz

--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "jonesalley" <jonesalley@...> wrote:
>
> Mellotroll, go back to the MySpace forums where you belong.
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: G B 
>   To: LSF5275@... 
>   Cc: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 5:22 PM
>   Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] mellotron users who CLOWNED moody blues
> 
> 
>   lol ooh ok, so this place is censored. you would think that this
of all places would be the place to freely discuss GOOD music that
uses the mellotron. guess not. you guys win, the moody blues are
awesome DUDE
> 
> 
> 
>   On 3/14/07, LSF5275@... <LSF5275@...> wrote:
>     In a message dated 3/14/2007 1:28:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
thisisgb@... writes:
>       this isnt even my favorite mellotron records list, just some
examples off the top of my head so you get the idea...
> 
>       -west coast consortium
>       -cosmic michael
>       -laser
>       -king crimson (AHEM!)
>       -captain beefheart
>       -kraftwerk (yes, they sure did use one)
>       -in the cage
>       -the isley brothers
>       -joy division (surprised arent you)
>       -kant
>       -lucifers friend
>       -lenny white
>       -the ohio players
>       -the release music orchestra
>       -achim reichel 
> 
>       blah blah blah blah blah...
> 
>       doesnt seem to be a question of youth now, does it doug? but
you probably dont remember half of those records. too bad your youth
was wasted on moody blues.
> 
> 
>     So do you own a Mellotron? Or are you just being an antagonistic
a-hole with a chip on his shoulder about the Moody Blues? I've seen
many of the bands on your list, live. I can't think of one of them
that put on a better show. Different, perhaps, but not better. So you
like Mellotrons. We al do. That's why we're here.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "G B" <thisisgb@...> wrote:
>
> this isnt even my favorite mellotron records list, just some 
examples off
> the top of my head so you get the idea...
> 
> -west coast consortium
> -cosmic michael
> -laser
> -king crimson (AHEM!)
> -captain beefheart
> -kraftwerk (yes, they sure did use one)
> -in the cage
> -the isley brothers
> -joy division (surprised arent you)
> -kant
> -lucifers friend
> -lenny white
> -the ohio players
> -the release music orchestra
> -achim reichel
> 
> blah blah blah blah blah...
> 
> doesnt seem to be a question of youth now, does it doug? but you 
probably
> dont remember half of those records. too bad your youth was wasted 
on moody
> blues.
>.



>>>> Whoa, hold the phone here.  First off out of respect, think 
about the people in this forum. To us, Mr. Pinder and the Moody 
Blues are an important part of the Mellotron heritage and like them 
or not, these discussions will go on whether it be babble, puns or 
fact...nature of the beast.  So let cool heads prevail here. Second, 
thanks for the list, now I don't feel so out of place.  You see my 
record collection is extensive and also diverse.  I knew from the 
release of TEE that Kraftwerk used a Tron.  You see I didn't spend 
the 70's folowing the Moodies, in fact I was a dj on a Cleveland 
disco station and worked many years doing the local clubs before the 
mainstream knew what Disco was.  I happen to like disco and r&b so 
remember that when you're listening to Skin Tight or Peanut Butter.  
For the record I probably remember more music and groups than you 
forgot.  Everyone has different tastes, you see purple, someone else 
sees violet. Learn to diversify and widen your scope and be a little 
more humble. And no Joy Division was no surprise, it was a good 
impression.  Respectfully  Doug

In a message dated 3/14/2007 9:34:11 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
thisisgb@... writes:

and if  you disagree, just explain why you disagree and let that be
that. dont be  so emotional. at ease soldiers!



I guess we once again fail to  communicate. I tried to explain it to you off 
list but that didn't seem to  work.
 
You don't know me and you  obviously don't know much about Mellotrons. You 
may have demonstrated that you  have the ability to listen to music and perhaps 
identify a song in which  one is played, but that's about it. Your opinion 
carries no weight with me at  all. I don't need to put a Mellotron in front of 
you. The only time that will  ever happen is if you are fortunate enough to be 
in the audience when one is  being played by me or someone else (other than 
you.) I have no reason to accept  any challenge from someone who runs their mouth 
with nothing to back it up. Why  don't you describe to us all here what your 
credentials  are?
 
The community of Mellotronists is  a small and devoted one. You may be on 
this list... but like the old saying  goes, "You can't be a biker if you don't 
own a bike." And you can't be a  Mellotronist if you don't have a Mellotron. All 
you can do is  wish.
 
There are many members of this  list who contribute positively yet haven't 
yet realized their goal of owning a  Mellotron. Try being like them.
 
Why don't  you go listen to  whatever band you like. If there is something 
interesting you might like to  share with the rest of us, or a question you want 
to ask,please do. If you would  like to start a positive discussion about a 
subject interesting to you, please  do. If all you want to do is spew vitriol 
and empty challenges, please find  someplace else to do so.
 
Maybe you should reexamine your  original posts and try starting over. I'm 
reasonably sure you've irritated a  fair number here besides me.  



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In a message dated 3/14/2007 10:01:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
caddyfam@... writes:

For  the record I probably remember more music and groups than you  
forgot.


Doug, I think you got that expression backward. ;)
 
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--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, tronbros@... wrote:
>Long reign the enigma.

Yeah!! Long reign the enema!! Oh, sorry...wrong list.

--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, lsf5275@... wrote:
>
>  
> In a message dated 3/14/2007 10:01:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> caddyfam@... writes:
> 
> For  the record I probably remember more music and groups than 
you  
> forgot.
> 
> 
> Doug, I think you got that expression backward. ;)
>  
> Frank
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  Yeah you're right, but the brain was busy thinking up things you 
can't use here!!! Doug

--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "G B" <thisisgb@...> wrote:
>
> lol ooh ok, so this place is censored.

Censored? Nobody's stopped you from posting, have they?

ok im sorry. let me start over. 

i had no right to even speak on the mellotron at all. you all are my
superiors in age, wisdom, and understanding. please excuse me.

thanks doug, bernie and everyone else who was willing to take the time
to put me in my place. by the way, forget about my list of records
with the mellotron on it. dont worry, i wont be annoying you guys with
this stuff anymore.

youre right, its too bad youth is wasted on the young. but personally
i feel that it is the responsibility of you guys (the old guys) to
pass down your knowledge about instruments like the mellotron or else
all of the music of the future will turn to digital shit.

--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "geee_bizzle" <thisisgb@...> 
wrote:
>
> ok im sorry. let me start over. 
> 
> i had no right to even speak on the mellotron at all. you all are 
my
> superiors in age, wisdom, and understanding. please excuse me.
> 
> thanks doug, bernie and everyone else who was willing to take the 
time
> to put me in my place. by the way, forget about my list of records
> with the mellotron on it. dont worry, i wont be annoying you guys 
with
> this stuff anymore.
> 
> youre right, its too bad youth is wasted on the young. but 
personally
> i feel that it is the responsibility of you guys (the old guys) to
> pass down your knowledge about instruments like the mellotron or 
else



> [all of the music of the future will turn to digital shit.]
>
  Funny thing,, that's almost exactly what I said in the late 70's 
about rap music.  If nothing else you should be congratulated on 
starting a swarm of posts tonite.  Think of it this way, did your 
parents come down on you when you were young and listening to that 
heathen laden rock and roll as many of our time did?  Well now we 
are the "parents"  and some of us tend to resent change, its the 
ones who grow with it that fare better.  Judging by your list you 
have diverse tastes, good, grow with that.  It is the differences in 
this group that make the sum greater, and we are all "mother hens" 
to our Trons, so like D Train,,Keep On!!!!!Doug

In a message dated 3/14/2007 10:56:31 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
thisisgb@... writes:

ok im  sorry. let me start over. 

i had no right to even speak on the  mellotron at all. you all are my
superiors in age, wisdom, and  understanding. please excuse me.

thanks doug, bernie and everyone else  who was willing to take the time
to put me in my place. by the way, forget  about my list of records
with the mellotron on it. dont worry, i wont be  annoying you guys with
this stuff anymore.

youre right, its too bad  youth is wasted on the young. but personally
i feel that it is the  responsibility of you guys (the old guys) to
pass down your knowledge about  instruments like the mellotron or else
all of the music of the future will  turn to digital shit.



Ok,
 
Now start over. You do have a right to be here. Just let us all get to know  
you 1st before you go blowing steam. We argue here all the time. We also often 
 get pissed off and occasionally pissed on... and sometimes we just get 
pissed.  Most folks that join up tell the rest of us who they are and what they're 
into.  Then everybody goes... "Hey! Welcome aboard!" Or something like that.
 
Not everyone in here is old, well maybe Rick and Martin, but that  being 
said, all ages are welcome. It's kinda like being a dog during his first  time at 
the dog park. He won't do well if he stars out by trying to hump every  dog 
there. Sniff around a while, piss on a bush and find someone to run  with.
 
Welcome aboard!
 
PS. Who here said youth is wasted on the young? Getting wasted is wasted on  
the young. As for passing on knowledge, you find more Mellotron knowledge on  
this list than anywhere else on Earth.
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 -----Original Message-----
 From: lsf5275@...
 To: jonesalley@...; Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
 Sent: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 5:48 PM
 Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Re: mellotron users who CLOWNED moody blues
 
        In a message dated 3/14/2007 5:36:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jonesalley@... writes:  That's why so many of us love you, Martin. Sadly, the obvious is what is often difficult for some to see.   I love him because he looks a bit like my Aunt Florence. Though I'm not quite sure that the would smell quite the same.   I'm for the free exchange of information and opinion. I don't like it when folks get ugly about it. Although I am up for a good scrap once and again. 
 
 
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 From: zappaboggs@...
 To: mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
 Sent: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 6:53 PM
 Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] mellotron users who CLOWNED moody blues
 
       G B...   At times, it's not what you say, but how you say it...   I'm not huge fan of the Moodies, but I do recognize their contribution to the progress of the instrument...   And from a previous topic, I always thought Uncle Floyd was the 5th Beatle...  
        "Nothing can change the shape of things to come."  ...Max Frost   "Any talent that we are born with eventually surfaces as a need" ...Marsha Sinetar       
 
 ----- Original Message ----
 From: G B <thisisgb@...>
 To: "LSF5275@..." <LSF5275@...>
 Cc: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
 Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 6:22:30 PM
 Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] mellotron users who CLOWNED moody blues
 
  lol ooh ok, so this place is censored. you would think that this of all places would be the place to freely discuss GOOD music that uses the mellotron. guess not. you guys win, the moody blues are awesome DUDE
 
 
  On 3/14/07, LSF5275@aol. com <LSF5275@aol. com> wrote:    In a message dated 3/14/2007 1:28:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, thisisgb@gmail. com writes:      this isnt even my favorite mellotron records list, just some examples off the top of my head so you get the idea...
 
 -west coast consortium
 -cosmic michael
 -laser
 -king crimson (AHEM!)
 -captain beefheart
 -kraftwerk (yes, they sure did use one)
 -in the cage
 -the isley brothers
 -joy division (surprised arent you)
 -kant
 -lucifers friend
 -lenny white
 -the ohio players
 -the release music orchestra
 -achim reichel 
 
 blah blah blah blah blah...
 
 doesnt seem to be a question of youth now, does it doug? but you probably dont remember half of those records. too bad your youth was wasted on moody blues.
       So do you own a Mellotron? Or are you just being an antagonistic a-hole with a chip on his shoulder about the Moody Blues? I've seen many of the bands on your list, live. I can't think of one of them that put on a better show. Different, perhaps, but not better. So you like Mellotrons. We al do. That's why we're here. 
 
 
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--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, "Pomeroy Ranch" 
<punchbowl4@...> wrote:
>
>  
> lsf5275@... wrote:
> 
> 
>  And you can't be a Mellotronist if you don't have a Mellotron.
>  
>  
>  Hey, I'm not even a Mellotronist because I don't have a 
Mellotron, but
> I do a  fair job of faking it..a bit better than you I'd bet.
>  
>  
> I'm reasonably sure you've irritated a fair number here besides 
me. 
>  Yep.
>  
> Vance...irritated Chamberlinist..
>  

Chamberlins are so olde skool.

In a message dated 3/15/2007 1:25:41 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
punchbowl4@... writes:

Hey, I’m not even a  Mellotronist because I don’t have a Mellotron, but I do 
a  fair job of  faking it….a bit better than you I’d bet…


Now now, no offense intended. I can play samples too and sometimes find  them 
quite useful. And anyway, you may be right; you may well be able to fake it  
better than I can. My quote still stands. Without a Mellotron, one may be a  
keyboard phenomenon, but not a Mellotronist.
 
Frank
 
PS. I have a motorcycle. Can you fake riding one of those? 
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Vance,
 
I missed the part about you having a Chamberlin. My  apologies. Still not a 
Mellotronist though.  
 
Besides, I was really aiming my remarks at "GB" and no offense was  meant to 
anyone on the list.
 
Frank
 
PS. I would love to have an M1. The only Chamberlin I have is a Rhythmate  
30. Doesn't make me a drummer, though.
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I'm half mellotronist on my mother's side....
 
 
 fritZ

 -----Original Message-----
 From: lsf5275@...
 To: punchbowl4@...; Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
 Sent: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 9:37 AM
 Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Re: mellotron users who CLOWNED moody blues
 
        In a message dated 3/15/2007 1:25:41 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, punchbowl4@earthlink.net writes: Hey, I’m not even a Mellotronist because I don’t have a Mellotron, but I do a fair job of faking it….a bit better than you I’d bet…  Now now, no offense intended. I can play samples too and sometimes find them quite useful. And anyway, you may be right; you may well be able to fake it better than I can. My quote still stands. Without a Mellotron, one may be a keyboard phenomenon, but not a Mellotronist.   Frank   PS. I have a motorcycle. Can you fake riding one of those?  
 
 
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--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, tronbros@... wrote:
>Long reign the enigma.

Yeah!! Long reign the enema!! Oh, sorry...wrong list.

... Mellotron, but ... me. ... Chamberlins are so olde skool. ... No, I m more of an originalist.no, not organist - Martin is the organist, that s what Mike s

Vance,
 
I missed the part about you having a Chamberlin. My apologies. Still not
a Mellotronist though.    <http://cdn-cf.aol.com/se/smi/0201d20638/02> 
 >> Apology accepted.Does playing Dave K's MkII once count, tho'??
Besides, I was really aiming my remarks at "GB" and no offense was meant
to anyone on the list.
 
Frank
 
PS. I would love to have an M1. The only Chamberlin I have is a
Rhythmate 30. Doesn't make me a drummer, though.

>>I didn't think it was genetic..Always thought it was contagious
tho'...
 
I'm half mellotronist on my mother's side....


fritZ

-----Original Message-----
From: lsf5275@...
To: punchbowl4@...; Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 9:37 AM
Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Re: mellotron users who CLOWNED moody blues
In a message dated 3/15/2007 1:25:41 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
punchbowl4@... writes:
Hey, I'm not even a Mellotronist because I don't have a Mellotron, but I
do a  fair job of faking it..a bit better than you I'd bet.
Now now, no offense intended. I can play samples too and sometimes find
them quite useful. And anyway, you may be right; you may well be able to
fake it better than I can. My quote still stands. Without a Mellotron,
one may be a keyboard phenomenon, but not a Mellotronist.
 
Frank
 
PS. I have a motorcycle. Can you fake riding one of those?
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--- In Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com, Rick Blechta <rick@...> wrote:
>
> 
> On Mar 15, 2007, at 6:05 PM, Pomeroy Ranch wrote:
> 
> > I'm half mellotronist on my mother's side....
> >
> >
> > fritZ
> 
> I have a mellotron background.
> 
> Problem is, Martin's right in the middle of it. Does anyone know an  
> artist who can airbrush him out?
> 
> Rick
>


 Try the person who signed Pinders name pon that Tron or just get a 
Mellotron pillow cover and put it over the whole thing?  DB

In a message dated 3/15/2007 6:11:18 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
franzs@... writes:

 
 
 
I'm a drummer and I have a Mellotron.  Does  that make me a drummellotronist?
Jeff






No Jeff, that just makes you a Mellotronist who want's to be a musician  



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> >  From: zappaboggs@...
   > >  Sent: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 6:53 PM
   > >
   > >  And from a previous topic, I always thought Uncle Floyd was
   > >  the 5th Beatle...
   >
   > From: fdoddy@...
   > Sender: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
   >
   >  Uncle Floyd! One of the bands I was in played on his
   >  show....just nuts!

Wow, that's funny... Uncle Floyd being the fifth Beatle.  

Which band?

For the other 99% of this list: Uncle Floyd is very weird show with a
cult following on an obscure New Jersey cable TV station.  It's a
delightfully strange adult comedy show disguised as a children's show,
sort of like "Peewee's Playhouse" in that sense.

You can find clips on YouTube, and I highly recommend the "Best of
Uncle Floyd" DVD.

Mellotron connection?  Sure... there's a David Bowie song called "Slip
Away" that honors the Uncle Floyd show and Bowie's most famous song
features Rick Wakeman playing Mellotron.

  -- Don

-- 
Don Tillman
Palo Alto, California
don@...
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