Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Mellotron film in London...
2009-09-30 by fdoddy@aol.com
frank, you re killin me...I m crying I m laughing so hard... fd ... From: lsf5275@aol.com To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, Sep 30, 2009 2:01
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2009-09-30 by fdoddy@aol.com
frank, you re killin me...I m crying I m laughing so hard... fd ... From: lsf5275@aol.com To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, Sep 30, 2009 2:01
2009-09-30 by fdoddy@aol.com
fantastic! just precious... ... From: John Wright To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, Sep 30, 2009 1:56 pm Subject: RE:
2009-09-30 by fdoddy@aol.com
I made a film...once, but there was a gaping hole in the plot (aaaand begin) fd ... From: Gary Brumm To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
2009-09-30 by fdoddy@aol.com
I m sorry, but I love Frank..I really do! He is, without a doubt, one of the most original voices out there and when he talks, I listen. They don t make em
2009-09-30 by Tron400
Dan, I keep several of these around for my modular synth. I think this would fit the bill quite nicely.
2009-09-30 by fdoddy@aol.com
Oh man! Mercury is in serious retrograde or some shit like dat! snap! ... From: skipsnips@aol.com To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, Sep 30,
2009-09-30 by Mike Dickson
Indeed it was. ... -- Mike Dickson, Edinburgh Free Music Project: http://www.mikedickson.org.uk/ Or http://www.last.fm/music/Mike+Dickson Or
2009-09-30 by Tom Doncourt
... Re: [newmellotrongroup] Wakeman on a bonfire Bonfire? Just stick a wick in him, hed be one of those wizard candles! Personally, I d quite like to see Rick
2009-09-30 by Mark Pring
Mike, do you still have a CM10 in your tron? I have exactly the same tuning problems with my tron and had thought it was due to the CM10. Being 12,000 miles
2009-09-30 by Gary Brumm
What a great show....the first time I say it he destroyed a Porsche 911..... From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
2009-09-30 by Tom Doncourt
... Re: [newmellotrongroup] Wakeman on a bonfire Personally, I d quite like to see Rick Wakeman on a bonfire. Not because of his Mellotron stunt, just because
2009-09-30 by Gary Brumm
Hi John, I have no problem with that at all...it is somewhat subjective and I would certainly not let a Mellotron go to waste if it were in the room when I was
2009-09-30 by doctorwho8@aol.com
... Was that the car james May of Top Gear made into a sailboat twice? Bill the Doctor Rudloff
2009-09-30 by John Wright
Hi Gary, I m enjoying the list today. Lots of robust dialog. Samplers arguably may be more reliable but in my opinion a Mellotron has a better sound. I ve
2009-09-30 by Mike Dickson
One of my all time favourite expressions came from the lips of a cop I know whose utterance (in a Scottish accent of course) was See that cunt? Twat s a
2009-09-30 by Gary Brumm
My XKE had a hood (bonnet) like this....I can t count the hours I sat on the wheel staring at the engine cursing at it....but when it ran....driving it was an
2009-09-30 by Mike Dickson
Talent and twattery are not mutually exclusive by any means. Rick Blechta is a /great /author, you know. ... -- Mike Dickson, Edinburgh Free Music Project:
2009-09-30 by Mike Dickson
Maybe. He s still a twat though. ... -- Mike Dickson, Edinburgh Free Music Project: http://www.mikedickson.org.uk/ Or http://www.last.fm/music/Mike+Dickson Or
2009-09-30 by skipsnips@aol.com
So I m gathering... apologies all around. ... From: ClayE To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, Sep 30, 2009 2:07 pm
2009-09-30 by Mike Dickson
Interesting.I have an eight track Mackie with a MIDIverb. The noise floor on the Mackie is very impressive which is more than can be said for the MIDIverb. Or
2009-09-30 by Mike Dickson
I had a Triumph Herald. The Mellotron is a model of reliability compared to this. At least the bonnet opened forwards to let you stand */in /*the engine
2009-09-30 by Gary Brumm
I believe he (Wakeman) talks about it in a Mellotron documentary he was in. I don t know if it is true but he certainly has distanced himself from the
2009-09-30 by tronbros@aol.com
Twat. One of my very favourite words. It s even better than bollocks, a word I have high regard for. Coupled together as in the twat is talking
2009-09-30 by Gary Brumm
Thank you Mike for that great example of an opinion! ☺ I don’t know Rick Wakeman personally but being talented and being a twat are not mutually exclusive
2009-09-30 by Mike Dickson
Sorry, but that is an /idiotic /retort. I cannot cook to Michelin Star standard, but if I go to such a restaurant then I expect that standard to be placed
2009-09-30 by ClayE
Skip: I guess this group takes some getting used to. Frank s message was not at all serious. It was tungue in cheek humour. The whole thing. Clay
2009-09-30 by lsf5275@aol.com
aahhh! In a message dated 9/30/2009 2:55:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, rick@rickblechta.com writes: That s when you d probably want to add some weed...
2009-09-30 by lsf5275@aol.com
I, for one, think the burning Mellotron story is bullshit. Wakeman made it up because its another great Wakeman story. I believe he is even starting to
2009-09-30 by lsf5275@aol.com
I m not talking. In a message dated 9/30/2009 2:46:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, john.wright@consona.com writes: Frank, you ve restored so many, I suspect
2009-09-30 by Mike Dickson
Personally, I d quite like to see Rick Wakeman on a bonfire. Not because of his Mellotron stunt, just because he s a twat. ... Personally, I d quite like to
2009-09-30 by Rick Blechta
... As they often say as the World Series rolls around, You can never have enough good pitching.
2009-09-30 by Rick Blechta
... No, that would be the blue one with the unicorn.
2009-09-30 by Rick Blechta
... That s when you d probably want to add some weed...
2009-09-30 by Mike Dickson
Mine is the same.I distinctly recall that when I was recording Water Through Fingers on the fiorst Systems Theory album it was worse than ever. The coda to
2009-09-30 by John Wright
Frank, you ve restored so many, I suspect the only thing you haven t seen in a Tron is Jimmy Hoffa s corpse. ________________________________ From:
2009-09-30 by lsf5275@aol.com
I m sure the older plywood ones are tasty, but the later, particle board ones with phenolic board front and back panels would likely leave a chemical
2009-09-30 by Rick Blechta
... Not if you want them to be soft and chewy -- except for the crunchy bits of tron, of course!
2009-09-30 by dan_miso
Got it! Thanks for your replies. Dan
2009-09-30 by Rick Blechta
... No. Mellotrons used in place of chocolate chips make really great cookies. Try it with yours today!
2009-09-30 by dan_miso
That s WAY too much butter, Rick!
2009-09-30 by lsf5275@aol.com
Did you remember to add in some weed? I suspect so, otherwise what kind of idiot pours all that stuff into a Mellotron? That wasn t a joke was it? In a message
2009-09-30 by lsf5275@aol.com
Really? I thought I went so far over the edge into absurdity that no one could mistake the intent. I think everyone on this list knows that Irving
2009-09-30 by Rick Blechta
... I ran my tron dry into a Mixmaster set on low for 30 seconds, then slowly mixed in 30 pounds of creamed butter, 16 1/2 pounds of sugar, a pinch of salt,
2009-09-30 by lsf5275@aol.com
Radio Shack or Guitar center. One into two. Or, you can buy a 1/4 inch jack and solder it to the existing line out and plug them both in. If you don t use the
2009-09-30 by skipsnips@aol.com
Sorry - it was too subtle for me! ... From: lsf5275@aol.com To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, Sep 30, 2009 12:58 pm Subject: Re:
2009-09-30 by dan_miso
Wow, thanks Clay! Any idea where I could get get an adaptor to run out 2 outputs from the trons? Cheers, Dan
2009-09-30 by lsf5275@aol.com
I run my Trons dry into a Mackie 12 channel mixer, then loop it out and through an Alesis Nanoverb and back into the mixer on a different channel. I pan the
2009-09-30 by Gary Brumm
Yes I owned several...they were an extremely dependable car......I also owned several British cars...the Triumph Spitfire is a much better analogy to the
2009-09-30 by Mark Pring
Ahhh. I though I had given up on that sound. Hadn t thought of that, one more try. ... From: ClayE Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re:
2009-09-30 by lsf5275@aol.com
Clay, Would you please throw all the stupid people off the list? (nudge, nudge, wink, wink) (hold on a sec while I put on this blindfold and go stand in front