Thanks Gino, I saw Pink Floyd on tour in 1973 (I believe) for DSOTM and again in 1994 for The Division Bell album; another friend of mine from England is friends with Dick Parry their saxophonist. He got me a pass and I saw them in their final dress rehearsal at Joe Robbie (now Sun Life) Stadium in '94. I didn't have tickets to the concert the following evening (it rained), but the dress rehearsal was almost 2 hours long and the weather was perfect; I would estimate there were only a couple of hundred people there ? A day after the show, my friend borrowed my car so he could show Dick and 2 of the female vocalists (all very nice people) around town. They picked me up from work and we drove them back to their hotel in Fort Lauderdale. I remember speaking with Dick about Lol Coxhill who he knows personally and is also fond of. Yes, I would have loved to see PF during the early days, but never did. Hooking up with somebody locally who owns a working Mellotron in South Florida is about as likely as Emilio and Gloria Estafan inviting me over for dinner. Even some of my closest friends think it is strange that I have such a curiosity and interest in Mellotrons. My companion, a beautiful 14 year old Dalmatian is sick and in the final chapter of her life. I have made a commitment not to travel anywhere until she is gone. When that day comes, I'm going to call on one of you guys and maybe my dream will come true. Robert ________________________________ From: gino wong <wonggster@gmail.com> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, May 3, 2012 8:02 PM Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: The Musical Box TMB is as close to seeing Genesis in their prime as being there. It is shocking how accurate they are. I followed Genesis in the early 70's seeing 6-7 stops each tour (did that with PF before DSOTM too) and these guys are getting down to the nuance, they are not a tribute band. I am sure there are any number of people who would allow you to come see and play their Mellotron. We dodo dat. On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 6:38 PM, ClayE <ecclesreinson@rogers.com> wrote: > >TMB keyboard player David Myers web site:http://www.davidmyersmusic.ca/index_en.html > >Last I heard he was using G Force M-Tron samples. Hopefully samples of The Streetly tapes. http://www.gforcesoftware.com/products/thestreetlytapes > >Clay > > >--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, lsf5275@... wrote: >> >> I don't recall. I'd have to go back through my photographs or ask David >> Myers. He was the keyboard player the last time that I saw them. >> >> >> In a message dated 5/3/2012 3:17:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > >> rmrmax@... writes: >> >> >> >> >> >> Frank, >> >> >> Thanks for correcting me. Shows you "guys" how little I really know about >> Mellotrons. But I'm learning, however slowly... I guess the back of the >> cabinet fooled me ? But whatever source of Mellotron samples that were >> used, sounded very authentic to these ears. Maybe I have Tinnitus too ! Not >> that I'm necessarily interested, do you know what is the source of the >> Mellotron samples that TMB use ? >> >> >> BTW - my friend who I went to the concert is an acquaintance of Dave >> Kerzner of IK Multi Media Sampletron who was also at the show and he indirectly >> introduced me to Dave, who lives somewhere in South Florida. Dave did not >> point this (TMBs use of samples) out to me. Over enthusiastically, I asked >> / "begged" Dave if there was any possibility if someday in the future, I >> could visit him and see and hear his Mellotron. He replied "We don't do >> that" and walked away. Oh well... >> >> > >> With respect to the organ, do they use an M3 ? >> >> >> Robert >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > ____________________________________ >> From: "lsf5275@..." <lsf5275@...> > >> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com >> Sent: Thursday, May 3, 2012 2:40 PM >> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] The Musical Box >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Sadly, Robert, you weren't close to a real 400 lat night either. It's a >> keyboard controller inside a Mellotron shaped cabinet. I know this, because >> I've seen it up close and I know that they don't use a real one. I think >> Pierre Vielleux was probably the only member/keys player in TMB who actually >> used one on stage. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> In a message dated 5/3/2012 2:15:10 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > >> rmrmax@... writes: >> >> >> >> >> Last night, I had the pleasure of seeing The Musical Box perform "The Lamb >> Lies Down On Broadway" at The Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida. >> >> >> They were fantastic and paid great attention to detail in every respect; >> the sound was great too! >> >> >> Any of you "guys" who like the Gabriel era Genesis who have never seen The >> Musical Box perform before, I highly recommend you check them out. >> >> >> For their encore, they played "The Musical Box" and "Watcher of the >> Skies". By then, several of the other concert goers who had the better seats on >> the floor area near the center had left, so I had the opportunity to see >> them up close. Their keyboardist had a beautiful black M400 Mellotron and >> it sounded wonderful to my ears. An RMI Electric Piano was sitting on top >> of the Mellotron and another keyboard was sitting on top of the RMI. He >> also had an organ that I "think" was a Hammond, but it was not a B3 and I >> don't believe it was a C3 or A100 either. There was a Leslie speaker sitting >> on the far right of the stage. >> >> >> >> I don't remember ever being in such close proximity (approximately 20 >> feet) to a real Mellotron in all my life; what a thrill it was ! >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> >> >> Robert >> >> >> http://www.5gig.com/The+Musical+Box-tourdates/ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > ____________________________________ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Recent Activity: >> * _New Members_ >> (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newmellotrongroup/members;_ylc=X3oDMTJnMW5nOG40BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIxMjQ1MTQ2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcw >> NTAzMjE0NARzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2bWJycwRzdGltZQMxMzM2MDQzNzIx?o=6) 1 >> * _New Photos_ >> (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newmellotrongroup/spnew;_ylc=X3oDMTJna2pubzUwBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIxMjQ1MTQ2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA >> zMjE0NARzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2cGhvdARzdGltZQMxMzM2MDQzNzIx) 3 >> _Visit Your Group_ >> (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/newmellotrongroup;_ylc=X3oDMTJmbjMwcjkyBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIxMjQ1MTQ2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTAzMjE0NAR >> zZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzEzMzYwNDM3MjE-) >> >> >> (http://groups.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTJlYWRnNDc4BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIxMjQ1MTQ2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTAzMjE0NARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTMzNjA0Mzcy >> MQ--) >> Switch to: _Text-Only_ >> (mailto:newmellotrongroup-traditional@yahoogroups.com?subject=Change%20Delivery%20Format:%20Traditional) , _Daily Digest_ >> (mailto:newmellotrongroup-digest@yahoogroups.com?subject=Email%20Delivery:%20Dige >> st) • _Unsubscribe_ >> (mailto:newmellotrongroup-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe) • _Terms of Use_ (http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/) >> >> >> >> >> >> . >> > > -- "All music is folk music; I ain't never heard no horse sing a song." 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Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: The Musical Box
2012-05-04 by Robert