Mellotronists

To our friends across the pond,

Macca is on tour and he has his MKV with him.  Hopefully he will be doing 
some archive stuff using the machine.  It has a new capstan, revamped 
keyboard action, fresh tapes and sounds great.  If all the tickets haven't 
yet gone, spash out(although the ticket prices look frightening).  Luckily at 
the last moment he decided to leave the MKII in the studio.  A blessed 
relief.  For those who do get to a gig, as you enter the auditorium there 
will be an ambient ethnic piece playing.  Listen out for MKII violin rhythm 
fills in the mix.  Very effective.  Sadly he's not touring the UK or Europe 
in the near future. Bugger.

Best,

M + J
<A HREF="http://www.members.aol.com/tronbros/index.htm">Streetly Electronics - all things MELLOTRONIC</A> 

US East Coast Agent: Jimmy Moore - JMoore6397@...

Rick

PS Are the ticket prices even more frightening that the prospect of being in a confined space with Dickson?

(All things MELODRAMATIC)

tronbros@... wrote:

I heard something on the radio about the tickets being into three-figure 
territory *before* the touts' mark-up. I know he's written one or two 
memorable tunes but that's taking the piss, if it's true. sold out in toronto 
already.
mkV huh? who's playing it for him?

anyone else got the crimson book yet? it's pretty damn good- very 
comprehensive, and bits of it will make you want to smack bob upside the 
head. 

duncan/400nr1098 (definitely more of a ringo-tron)

Crimson book?? Do tell!

--- In Mellotronists@y..., ferrograph@a... wrote:
> I heard something on the radio about the tickets being into three-
figure 
> territory *before* the touts' mark-up. I know he's written one or 
two 
> memorable tunes but that's taking the piss, if it's true. sold out 
in toronto 
> already.
> mkV huh? who's playing it for him?
> 
> anyone else got the crimson book yet? it's pretty damn good- very 
> comprehensive, and bits of it will make you want to smack bob 
upside the 

> head. 
> 
> duncan/400nr1098 (definitely more of a ringo-tron)

-----Original Message-----

From: ferrograph@... [mailto:ferrograph@...]
Sent: 11 March 2002 23:39
To: rblechta@...; Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Sir Paul on tour


Duncan/all


anyone else got the crimson book yet? it's pretty damn good- very
comprehensive, and bits of it will make you want to smack bob upside the
head.


I thought it was pretty good, but I've since been told by David Cross (for
whom I'm booking a European tour for late August - any help gratefully
received!) that he wasn't even interviewed for the project, and Crimso
'wasn't that bad' after all! Beware old quotes regurgitated 30 years
later...

Andy T.
M400 #1145

http://freespace.virgin.net/andy.thompson/

In the recent message <LPBBJKDEBBIEMEKBMKKDKEOLDDAA.andy.thompson@...>
you wrote...

> I thought it was pretty good, but I've since been told by David Cross (for
> whom I'm booking a European tour for late August - any help gratefully
> received!) that he wasn't even interviewed for the project, and Crimso
> 'wasn't that bad' after all!

Per Sid Smith - David Cross made four appointments for interviews, then
cancelled them all in a bit of a huff (no one knows why). Having said
that, he turned up for the book launch. Then again, he was getting paid
for that. Read into this what you will.

Mike Dickson (tron@...) M400 #996
The Official Cynic of Streetly Electronics
Streetly Sample Library http://www.blackcat.demon.co.uk/tron/

-----Original Message-----

From: Mike Dickson [mailto:tron@...]
Sent: 13 March 2002 19:19
To: Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com; andy.thompson@...
Subject: [Mellotronists] Sir Paul on tour


In the recent message
<LPBBJKDEBBIEMEKBMKKDKEOLDDAA.andy.thompson@...>
you wrote...

> I thought it was pretty good, but I've since been told by David Cross (for
> whom I'm booking a European tour for late August - any help gratefully
> received!) that he wasn't even interviewed for the project, and Crimso
> 'wasn't that bad' after all!

Per Sid Smith - David Cross made four appointments for interviews, then
cancelled them all in a bit of a huff (no one knows why). Having said
that, he turned up for the book launch. Then again, he was getting paid
for that. Read into this what you will.


Really? Bizarre! I won't press him on the issue, but I can only presume he
had his reasons, reasonable or otherwise!

Andy T.
M400 #1145

http://freespace.virgin.net/andy.thompson/