Re: New York P2ers rise again!
A new and shocking piece of information is that here in big bad Hew York City--OK metropolitan New York, but it works out that way: we now have one of the largest P2 contingents around. HERE...Last night, newer members Nina Melechen and Micah Raferty and Jason Lewis joined Mrs. and Mr. Hockeystick and me at that Kelly Willis/Bruce Robson show which was swell...New York area P2ers now include the following...People are known to show up here form Philadelphia, Connecticut, and even Boston too. They know who they are! Wow Barry, pretty amazing. There's probably more out there in the bushes too. Now...if we could only get some of these folks to make pilgrimages together out once in awhile to see some of us "small fry" like the afore-mentioned Star City, or Elena Skye, or the Alphabet City Opry, or even...yes, dammit, the Ghost Rockets! insert dramatic crescendo, cymbal crashes Y'all come out once in a while say howdy, okay? We've all had our shots, like to meet new faces, won't steal your girlfriends, brush after every meal... besides, you never know when you'll have to pay the Big Bucks to see one of us at Che Stadium (named after the famed Cuban guerilla leader, Che Stadium) you missed your opportunity to see us for free at the Rodeo Bar or for $3 at 9C... Buddy Mr. Smith Goes To Washing Day Rockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Buddy Woodward - [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE GHOST ROCKETS - "Maximum Rhythm Bluegrass" http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * -Original Message- From: Barry Mazor [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sunday, April 25, 1999 12:07 PM Subject: New York P2ers rise again! Barry M.
Fw: GHOST ROCKETS spring into Spring
THE GHOST ROCKETS SPRING INTO SPRING ...with some cool shows ... Friday May 7 - District of Country Barn Dance and Show ( w/ Honky Tonk Confidential... ...AND Elena Skye the Demolition Strang Band! Buddy Whoops! Rockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Buddy Woodward - [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE GHOST ROCKETS - "Maximum Rhythm Bluegrass" http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * -Original Message- From: Mick Hargreaves [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Recipient list suppressed Recipient list suppressed Date: Tuesday, April 27, 1999 12:16 PM Subject: GHOST ROCKETS spring into Spring Thanks for reading - please enjoy the surf, sun, and plentiful new vegitation! - If you're sick of being on this list, reply, saying: REMOVE LEFT FUNNY BONE...HA, HA, HA. - Oops, we almost forgot to mention the lemur, and Gretzky. * Undertow Graphic Design: http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow * The Ghost Rockets: http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets * Mick's Corner: http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets/mick.html
Re: Buck's Hot Dog?
Unless you can dig up some old Starday compilations from the 60s, which regularly featured old Buck recordings from his pre-Capitol days on small labels such as X and Pep, you're going to have to get your early Buck from (*gasp!*) b-o-o-t-l-e-g sources. DISCLAIMER: This in no way *encourages* the patronization of the bootleg industry, but is provided for information and entertainment purposes only. g On vinyl there was a late 70's release called "Hot Dog!" from the "Apex Record Corporation" of Hollywood; features a bright yellow cover the same photo from the front of the Capitol Lp "Sings Tommy Collins," and the Pep logo. At Tower in NYC several years ago I found a Nice Price'd CD called "You're For Me" which is most certainly a bootleg. With a cheap, homemade looking single-sided insert, it features 12 tracks from his indie days, the company is "Creative Sounds, Ltd" from Aluquerque. As recently as three or four years ago Time/Life put out a Buck "Best Of," as part of their classic country series, which included as a final bonus track the original Corky Jones cut of "Hot Dog!," which they licenced from the old man hisself. Buddy Rhythm Booze Rockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Buddy Woodward - [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE GHOST ROCKETS - "Maximum Rhythm Bluegrass" http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * -Original Message- From: BARNARD [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 11:59 AM Subject: Buck's "Hot Dog"? Does the Buck Owen's vinyl lp called "Hot Dog" contain some of that pre-Buckaroos, late-50s stuff that Buck did as "Corky Jones"? If not, what are the names of the lps that had this stuff. Were these bootlegs of some sort, or were they on a label? Thankya, --junior
clip: San Francisco honors Gram Parsons
``If it goes well, I want to have an acoustic one at the Joshua Tree Inn on December 31.'' Shea has already reserved room No. 8, where Parsons overdosed 25 years ago. Does anyone else find this disturbingly ghoulish? Buddy Mangler Rockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Buddy Woodward - [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE GHOST ROCKETS - "Maximum Rhythm Bluegrass" http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: Dale Watson Report?
GREAT show, amazing steel player, good food, lots of beer. What more could you want? Well...*snif*... Buddy Elena's Friend She Couldn't Find Rockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Buddy Woodward - [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE GHOST ROCKETS - "Maximum Rhythm Bluegrass" http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Friday, April 02, 1999 8:52 AM Subject: Dale Watson Report? Hi all, Anyone see Dale in NY? 'Fess up, all reviews appreciated. Kate
Re: your worst fears realized
Everything evil you've ever believed about the record biz is true, according to this, at least. Yeah, so much so you wonder whether the piece is legit Oh, it's legit alright...just read "Hit Men" which confirms everything in that article in spades. Buddy Where's The Money Rockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Buddy Woodward - [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE GHOST ROCKETS - "Maximum Rhythm Bluegrass" http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * -Original Message- From: Todd Larson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, March 31, 1999 5:31 PM Subject: Re: your worst fears realized
GRox In VT
GHOSTROCKETS SPEND SPRING BREAK IN VERMONT! Friday March 26, Saturday March 27, 1999 With two shows at: TOADSTOOL HARRY's Rt. 4 in the Sherburne flats, East of Route 100, (Across from the Pasta Pot, Between Killington Mountain access road and the Skyeship Gondola Base) Killington, VERMONT 802.422.5019 Yup, that's right down the road from Killington Mountain, and yes, there's still tons of snow up there. Shows start shortly after 10pm each night. Local band ELBOW will warm up both nights. A Saturday afternoon invitational bluegrass pickin' party is planned at the house Mickrocket rents up there for nefarious snowboarding purposes. We'd love to have some pickers come down scare the living daylights out of us, toss back few in front of the fireplace kick back with some great music before we trudge off to work again that night, so if you pick or know of anyone in the area that might be interested, email us back for details (got any VT contacts, Jon? If so feel free to pass this on them or Bgrass-L or whomever). For even MORE info, go to: http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets Buddy Snowboard Rockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Buddy Woodward - [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE GHOST ROCKETS - "Maximum Rhythm Bluegrass" http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
B-Bender
What exactly is a B-Bender? A drink? Guitar? Style of playing the B-string on a guitar? Early version of the wonderbra? By the way, is the G. Parsons to which "Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man" is co-credited Gram or Gene? Lance . . . The Parsons-White B-Bender is a spring pulley device Gene Parsons invented for Clarence White's Telecaster. When you pull down on the neck of the guitar, it activates a pulley connected to the strap button on the upper bass bout of the guitar which pulls the B-string and bends it up up a whole step, which enables one to simulate the string-bending effect of a pedal steel guitar. Quite an ingenious device, which he has since gone on to market professionally over the last 30 or so years. Gene has his own business that builds installs it; its also currently available from Fender as a custom option, as well as being featured on one of their Tele models. Its been used by countless musicians since. There's a less expensive device that does the same thing called a Hipshot, retailing at about $80, which can be retro-fitted onto an electric guitar with out having to route out the inside to install the Parsons String Bender mechanism. I've had a Hipshot on on my Tele for the last 10 years or so. The tone and the "pull" are not quite the same, but it works for me, at least until I can afford one of the Real Things. "Drugstore Truck Drivin' Man" was co-written with GRAM Parsons in London, just prior to the South African disaster, was a sarcastic riposte to the Nashville audience who had rejected the Byrds after their guest appearance on the Grand Ole Opry in 1968. More specifically, the song was directed against Ralph Emory (ie: "this one's for you, Ralph" as McGuinn says at the end of the cut), who had denounced the Byrds as longhairedhippyweirdofaggots on his radio show. Between record plays and right-wing comments about the Byrds, Emory would announce commercials for various items such as truck components, and it was from this that McGuinn developed an image of the drug store truck drivin' man who was so reactionary that he mightg as well be head of the Ku Klux Klan. Buddy Among Others Rockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Buddy Woodward - [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE GHOST ROCKETS - "Maximum Rhythm Bluegrass" http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Return of the Grevious Angel
I haven't played this in a long time, but I remember that the Mekons cut was outstanding. Well son, that's a matter of opinion...g Buddy Bleeech! Rockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Buddy Woodward - [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE GHOST ROCKETS - "Maximum Rhythm Bluegrass" http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Return of the Grevious Angel
It sucked. Different strokes, I guess...I loved it, particularly Pet Clarke's Crazy Horse-ish take on one of the Hot Burritos (I forget which one)... Steve Kirsch Of course, Steve, opinions are totally subjective. On the whole I found the compilation illustrated just how little most of the bands included really understand traditional country music, which where Gram took his inspiration where most of his recorded output was based from. Buddy Opinions Are Like Assholes Rockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Buddy Woodward - [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE GHOST ROCKETS - "Maximum Rhythm Bluegrass" http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Speedy Price
PS: If you don't know about Buddy Charleton, listen to some Ernest Tubb records. When he says "and Buddy, now," that's who he's talking about. Definitely in the top drawer of steel guitar gods. Bob Hoffnar, our steel player, as accomplished as he is, travels down to VA frequently to take lessons from Buddy, btw... Buddy Factoid Rockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Buddy Woodward - [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE GHOST ROCKETS - "Maximum Rhythm Bluegrass" http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
I'll Fly Away
I'LL FLY AWAY (Albert E. Brumley) c 1932, renewed 1960 Albert E. Brumley and Sons ...one of them "Sons," btw, is famous pedal steeler TOM BRUMLEY, former member of the Buckaroos, not to mention Rick Nelson's fine Stone Canyon Band... Buddy Tom Cattin' Rockets PS - Monkey'd around a little with my email program after asking my server's tech support dept, so hopefully all that weird gobbledegook at the bottom of my emails should be gone... Someone let me know if its still a problem! Thanks. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Buddy Woodward - [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE GHOST ROCKETS - "Maximum Rhythm Bluegrass" http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Don Was info please....
Joe on Focusrites: It's a really nice line of compressors that are so well-engineered that you can really squash things without the artifacts commonly found in cheaper units, like loss of highs, etc. I'd kill for one but I ain't rich enough...Ah damn. Guess I'll just go back to my still-unfulfilled search for that ribbon-mic-I'll-find-someday-in-a-junkshop-for-ten-bucks of my dreams...--junior Best damn mic for recording banjo, period! Buddy Ribbon Rockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Buddy Woodward - [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE GHOST ROCKETS - Maximum Rhythm Bluegrass http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Bye, Bye American Pie...
Um...if its all the same to you, can we kindly refrain from using thewords Buddy and on the way down in the same sentance? Er...Ok..how's this?BUDDY Woodward and those fantabulodiddlyumpshadelic Ghost Rocketswill be playing Capital City Barn Dance in Richmond, Virginia ON2/7 with Elena Skye and Honky Tonk Confidential and maybe another band; if anybody needs directions I know THE WAY DOWN.Oh...should I take out the semicolon? gHeh heh, I always said you wuz a good writer, Geff... But can we refrain from using BUDDY and COLON in the...oh nevermind. Buddy Your Phrase Here Rockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Buddy Woodward - [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE GHOST ROCKETS - Maximum Rhythm Bluegrass http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
steve earle cd
Tommy Miller:I've just made up a cd with various live performances of Steve Earlefrom the radio. It really sounds nice. If you are interested, they are$10. 14 songs, over 60 minutes long. Email me offlist for the tracklisting and sources of the songs. Something very much like this happened to us in Europe last year; it prompted the release of our own Bootlegs CD, we're looking for the bastards so we can sue the hell out of 'em. I'd rethink this project if I were you, my friend. It's bootlegging, pure simple, as such prohibited by law. We'll have a hell of a time rounding up the European crooks, but seeing as you're right here in the good ol' US of A, probably a lot easier to find ( making your presence, intentions AND email address available right here on this public forum for all to read), you're looking at a whole passel of trouble from E-Squared, I can purty much guarantee you... Buddy Where's The Money Rockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Buddy Woodward - [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE GHOST ROCKETS - Maximum Rhythm Bluegrass http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Greg Garing Friends
My goodness, you found me out! Thanks for mentioning the show, Kat. This was a rare all-bluegrass show by Greg, we were all pretty stoked to be doing it with him. Just wanted to expand clarify a couple of the names: the bassist was BOB JONES, also a fabulous guitar picker, AND the guy everyone 'round here goes to for instrument repair. He's got a shop in Brooklyn does fine, fine work. The female lead harmony vocalist featured on several songs in both sets was the lovely talented Mary Olive SMITH, a weekly regular at the Alphabet City Opry, my new Opry duet partner now that the equally lovely talented Elena Skye is on the road so much these days (*snif!*). We were fortunate enough to convince Mr. Garing to pull out the fiddle, and boy can he set fire to that baby. That's when ol' Bob came over on guitar...and I got to quickly learn how to play stand up bass in front of a packed house...boy, talk about learn-while-you-earn...(you woulda been proud of me, Jon! Next time we run into each other I hope you'll show me that double-slap thing?). To say nothing of trying to fit those tight National fingerpicks back on my blistered fingers after doing Katy Hill at Warp 9...yipe! Buddy Doghouse Rockets I saw Greg and Friends this past Friday night for the first time. Iasked my friend, Holly Tashian what to expect and she told me I was infor a treat. Well, she was right. It was a great show at a very nicesmaller venue, Emmerline Theater in Mamaroneck, NY. Some familiar songsand a few originals too.Greg surrounds himself with very fine musicians (I just hope I get thenames right):Bob Clark - bass and guitarBarry Mitterhoff - mandolinBuddy Woodward (Ghost Rockets) - banjo and bassMary Olive - (sorry I can't remember your last name -but I do rememberyou wonderful voice) - vocalsIt was a great show - I look forward to seeing them in the future.Back to lurking...Kat * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Buddy Woodward - [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE GHOST ROCKETS - Maximum Rhythm Bluegrass http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: Hay Check this out!
Fred- this is what we been looking for! Can't wait for us to get on- Canyou imagine our shows live on the internet? Yeah buddy. RW Shamy Huh? Buddy Yeah Buddy Rockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Buddy Woodward - [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE GHOST ROCKETS - Maximum Rhythm Bluegrass http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
MonkEE Biz
Hell, if you are going to talk about the Beach Boys I can ask anotherdumb question...also on CNN (guess what I watch while eating lunch) oneof the news lines at the bottom said that Michael Nesmith of the Monkeyshad been awarded 47Million (well it may have been thousand, the eyes aregoing) from PBS for fraud?What did they do to the guy? Sarah W. He won? GOOD for Admiral Mike, I say! Michael Nesmith owned operated Pacific Arts, a highly successful innovative TV (he basically invented MTV, for good or bad), movie (produced Repo Man and Tapeheads among others), music (his own music, as well as the Hellecasters, on Rio Records) and video conglomerate. One of the many things he did was licence distribute videos from many different companies, such as Broadway Video (Lorne Michaels' company; one of the vid's PA distributed was All You Need Is Cash, the Rutles documentary). He entered into a deal with PBS to distribute Ken Burns' Baseball series that aired on PBS a few years ago. I don't know all of the details, but they screwed him over on the deal, after sinking a LOT of capital into the venture he had to go after PBS, which tied up their money. He was then unable to pay the repo houses that duplicated all the videos for him, which caused them to sue his company for non-payment, etc. Result, Pacific Arts/Rio went under. Glad to hear he prevailed, hope to see him back up running again. During all this, he recorded and produced the Monkees reunion CD, Justus, as well as writing directing the brillliant reunion TV special on ABC a couple years ago, did a European tour with them to vast acclaim before that little squirt Davy fucked things up...AGAIN. Latest news I hear is Davy has decided to sue Rhino Records for non-payment of royalties or something, they've frozen royalty payments for the rest of the group as well while litigation works it way out. Whatta schmuck. Incidentally, Mike has written his first novel, The Long Sandy Hair of Neftoon Zamora, which was released by St. Martin's Press in December. He just did a book signing at Barnes Noble here in NYC on Jan 29th...woo-hoo!! Buddy Nez Rockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Buddy Woodward - [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE GHOST ROCKETS - Maximum Rhythm Bluegrass http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
California harmonies (was Soul)
Speaking of which, has P2 ever talked about the whole California country rock style of harmony where it's always in unrelentingly sweet thirds-no tension, no dissonance, no variation? Er, ah, that's your basic bluegrass harmony. Not Stanley mountain music,bluegrass. Via Chris Hillman, Herb Pedersen, Doug Dillard, Bernie Leadon,Jim Dickson (producer), et.al...Where's that dang Budrocket when youneed him, anyhow? He's got a pretty good grasp of the details. I only find this style cloying when over-used or ILL-used by inferior imitators (which may even include, er, US). As for the Byrds, you can't find anything more glorious than the outro of Bells Of Rhymney, or the spooky, bagpipe-drone of the pedal tone background harmonies on If You're Gone (from the Turn,Turn, Turn Lp). As for Herb Pedersen, check out his harmony arrangements for the Dillards; some really beautiful bluegrass-meets-Beach Boys intervals, lots of shape-note influenced note bending. Interestingly enough, Dillards mandolinist, Dean Webb, assisted the Byrds in developing their first hit record. Back in 1964, both bands rehearsed at World Pacific Studios (under the ageis of manager Jim Dickson) were friends. Driving home late one night, Dean passed by World Pacific noticed Dickson's Volkswagen parked in the lot. Inside, Dickson was vainly attempting to settle a loud argument involving members of the Byrds (no surprise there...listen to the hidden track on the Notorious Byrd Bros. reissue). They were divided on how the harmony should sound on a particular song they were trying to record. Dean was drawn into the dispute and asked to solve the dilemma. He took McGuinn aside worked out the parts on tape, singing tenor to McGuinn. When that was done, Dean sang the baritone. The Byrds carefully followed Dean's arrangement, and easily recorded the song in straight triad harmony. The result was Mr. Tambourine Man. Further revelations on the California sound can be found in Desperados, the upcoming book by Canadian writer John Einarson...should be a corker, when finally released! Buddy Harmony Rockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Buddy Woodward - [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE GHOST ROCKETS - Maximum Rhythm Bluegrass http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Americana discussion
I remember when I had my first beer.rik I remember when *I* used to rip off that tired old (fuckin') Steve Martin joke... Back to church with ya, gran'pa. Buddy Excse M Rockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Buddy Woodward - [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE GHOST ROCKETS - Maximum Rhythm Bluegrass http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Americana guesswerk
Someone else made this argument too, and I have to say, so what? Everdrawn 100 people at one of your gigs, Buddy? As a matter of fact, yes Bob, I have do draw at *least* that many, a good deal more, thank you. And you? Danny Barnes' profile has nothing to do with the point that a label's completely unnecessary to disseminate your music on CD anymore.Sure it does. How do you think he was able to book said mini-tour, got those folks to come out to his gigs buy those CDs in the first place? Why, NAME RECOGNITION, not to mention a little extra investment capital. Sure, anyone who can afford to buy, rent, or borrow a burner can disseminate their music on CD. You can give 'em away, leave a pile on the counter at the 7-11, or next to the cigarette machine at your local club. Doesn't mean you can get anyone to shell out the bucks though, and you cannot force people to care. Sure does help having people who are aware of your reputation discuss your wares among each other in, say, internet lists like this one. Unless you've got lots of disposable income, in the absence of a significant amount of sales there will come a time when such projects become less less feasible more of a financial burden. Buddy If A CD Falls In The Forest Rockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Buddy Woodward - [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE GHOST ROCKETS - Maximum Rhythm Bluegrass http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Americana guesswork
Hm. OK, you performing types -- and I know there's a few on the list --knowing what we know about being signed, the infamous Steve Albini thingand Jimmie Dale Gilmore's debt to Elektra and all, why does anyone still*want* to be signed?Bob Q: Well, if you hate shovelling elephant shit so much, why don't you get another job? A: What, and give up SHOW BUSINESS??!! Buddy Pachyderm Pooh Rockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Buddy Woodward - [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE GHOST ROCKETS - Maximum Rhythm Bluegrass http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Americana discussion
Is it really necessary to toss around all the expletives in these discussions. Your passion is understandable but isf*%$ this and that really required to make a point. I wouldargue that if kids are a focus to turn on to americana youmight not be the one to lead the way. FUCK, man, you're right. Shit, I'm fucking sorry, really I am. Fucky Fuck Rockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Buddy Woodward - [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE GHOST ROCKETS - Maximum Rhythm Bluegrass http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Americana guesswork
And who wants to be signed now that you can buy your own CD burner and laser printer and print up CDs as you need them, at the rate you need them, etc?Danny Barnes is doing just this -- burning 100 copies of his new releasesand selling 'em for $25. They're selling out. But the problem here goesthe other way. If you're happy with 100 people hearing your latestrelease, that's fine, but a lot of bands (and fans) wouldn't be.Bob I suspect Danny Barnes ain't hurtin' too much financially these days, his profile being a little higher than the rest of us, having had releases on both Quarterstick and Sugar Hill...not to mention this other fun stuff: composed and performed the score for the 20th Century Fox film The Newton Boys, recorded with Bill Frisell the score for the HBO documentary American Hollow, played the banjo on the upcoming Disney children's CD, The Sounds of Springtime...etc. Oh yes, Danny is represented by the Davis McLarty Agency. Hell, he had to be able to afford that CD burner somehow... Buddy 1000 Copies For The Music Fans Rockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Buddy Woodward - [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE GHOST ROCKETS - Maximum Rhythm Bluegrass http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Americana guesswork
On Tue, 19 Jan 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...But really, do I care if Jay Farrar never sells 1,000,000 copies of anything? As long as he can make a living in this silly business, I suspect he'll be reasonably content and will continue making music. Kip And that's the key, innit...Making A Living. There has to be some sort of *success* to maintain a sustainable yield, or it just dries up. Hard for me to comment further when I can't even seem to get out of the goddamn starting gate...if I hear one more why they ain't signed is a mystery comment in a review I'm going to puke. Figure I'll worry about the rest when - or IF - the time comes... Buddy 0 for 0 Rockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Buddy Woodward - [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE GHOST ROCKETS - Maximum Rhythm Bluegrass http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
The fifth Beatle Clarence White
According to the All (Knowing) Music guide, Clarence White participates inevery Byrds album from Younger Than yesterday to Farther along. However,he's not an official member until after Sweetheart. So, here's myquestion: If he's just a session until Easy rider, what songs does he playon prior to that album? And also, at what point does he start touring withthe band? And, finally, does anyone else notice a similarity between thesong Nashville West, and Todd Snider's My Generation (Part 2)?Clarence's pre-official Byrd status apearances: YOUNGER THAN YESTERDAY (1967) Time Between (which also features Vern Gosdin on acoustic guitar), Girl With No Name NOTORIOUS BYRD BROTHERS (1968) Wasn't Born To Follow, Change Is Now, Goin' Back (also with Orville Red Rhodes on steel) SWEETHEART OF THE RODEO (1968) A *lot* of the tracks, but you can really hear him backing up the last verse of One Hundred Years From Now Also... GENE CLARK WITH THE GOSDEN BROTHERS (1967) Released the same week as Younger Than Yesterday, features the Byrds rhythm section (Hillman Michael Clarke). Clarence's official status as a Byrd began when they returned from their disasterous South African tour (minus one Gram Parsons) July 1968, he appeared live on their next album DR. BYRDS MR. HYDE (1969) in that capacity, continuing through the end of that configuration of the group in 1972. He was not a part of the reunion on Asylum Records in 1973...which really isn't *that* bad of an album, if you ask me... Buddy Ask Dr. Stupid Rockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Buddy Woodward - [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE GHOST ROCKETS - Maximum Rhythm Bluegrass http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
the fifth beatle
It was Leppo. He mainly stood in the back. He couldn't play guitar, but he knew how to have a good time, in Hamburg that was more difficult. Buddy I'd Like To Be Two Hairdressers Rockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Buddy Woodward - [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE GHOST ROCKETS - Maximum Rhythm Bluegrass http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
IF You Play a Used CD in a Forest ...budrocket rant
Brooks is already pretty bluegrass-friendly, what with being the only personin the world able to reunite the Newgrass Revival g, and he carries one ofthe best bluegrass bass players and singers around in his band, even if sheonly sings and doesn't play bass therein. I also hear from reliable sourcesthat he has a killer version of The Fields Have Turned Brown in the can,with Carl Jackson singing harmony.Ah-h! Which makes it all the easier to get our assassin (James Earl Ray Manzarek) close to the target. heh heh heh... Buddy E Howard Hunt Rockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Buddy Woodward - [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE GHOST ROCKETS - Maximum Rhythm Bluegrass http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
If you ran into Garth with a used CD in a dark alley.....
[Matt Benz] Why do *any* of these folks need to make moremoney? ...It's not Garth: it's people in general. That's why someone like Jesus stands out. g The rest of us fail miserably and remain simply human.Dude, you're scaring me. Come back to the Dark Side, come back... Buddy Satan Claus Rockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Buddy Woodward - [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE GHOST ROCKETS - Maximum Rhythm Bluegrass http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
No Subject
Read Dreaming Out Loud for a blow by blow account of his obsession for control, to the point where he was making so much moeny and had everyone at the label in a strangle hold, there was very little left (moeny or time) for the other artists on the label. Gotta great story about that, heard from someone I know that was signed to Capital at the time, but isn't anymore. Names have been changed to protect their parents... Mr. X told me that the guy Garth maneuvered into Jimmy Bowen's place knew absolutely ZERO about music. There was a marketing meeting at Capital that the New Guy sat in on. They were discussing a project where they took old Patsy Cline recordings paired up current country singers to duet with her, like Hank Jr's Tear In My Beer. They were having some trouble with one of the artists being able to clear his or her schedule in time to make the recording date, the New Guy reportedly said, well why doesn't someone call Patsy ask her to intervene?. Buddy Blind Leading The Stooopid Rockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Buddy Woodward - [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE GHOST ROCKETS - Maximum Rhythm Bluegrass http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Shaggs vs. Monkees
So who gets more royalties, Mark Farner or Mickey Dolenz? (he sucks too)-- Mike Woods You leave Mickey alone, Mike! Buddy Thems Fightin' Words Rockets * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Buddy Woodward - [EMAIL PROTECTED] THE GHOST ROCKETS - Maximum Rhythm Bluegrass http://www.hudsonet.com/~undertow/ghostrockets* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
