Guest Gregory Alberts
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Forgive me for the double posting. I can’t figure out how to delete. I thought I knew.
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It was on my tenth birthday in 1969. My father gave me five dollars, and with that I walked to a Thrifty Drug store and bought the albums “Help” and “Sargent Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band”. I think Help cost $1.65, and Peppers cost around $2.75, and I walked out with change. Try doing doing that with five dollars now with brand new albums. The third album I bought was Beatles ’65, which I purchased at a Safeway supermarket. It was interesting because Safeway still had the listening rooms so that you could try out the records before you bought them. This was in ’70 or ’71. And the records are still playable.
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I distinctly remember hearing about the Fillmore when I was growing up and the groups that played there. I was in grade school then. I did mention where I’m from in the Introduction but I don’t mind saying it again–I’m from California.
Thanks Micheal.
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I’ve been up since 4:30 this morning ( California time) baking pies. I’ve discovered it’s less hectic than traveling. Happy Thanksgiving you’all.
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Well, let’s see. I’ll just start by saying that I love “A Friend of Mine”. It’s beautiful and sublime in contrast to MLT’s high performance numbers like “I Saw Her Standing There.”
Then I guess “Maxwell’s Silver Hammer” and “Bus Stop” can be interchanged. I enjoy the humor in both. Also, in “Hammer”, the double images of Mona and Lisa, the editing, their father swinging away with a hammer, and the black and white effects keep it alive. Yeah, it’s darn good. The same goes for “Bus Stop” –the editing I mean–except it’s in color. I rarely laugh out loud for a video. But this one did it for me. Mona and Lisa are such darn good actors.
I’ve watched “Please, Please Me” multiple times and there are days when I can’t get it out of my head. And I don’t want to. It’s done in a very “simple” way but the multiple images placed next to each shows how to put new life into a good song and then reinventing it making it great.
But there is something about “Paint it Black”. It has everything going for it I think. The darken surrounds, and the passion put into the singing by Lisa is second to none. The guitar work is awesome and full of strength, but Mona’s use of the Schlagwerk Cajon set is inspiring. I’ve never seen anyone put so much feeling into a what can only be described as a simple percussion instrument. Wow. And I really do mean inspiring. I’ve thought about buying one.
Well, there it is.
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Welcome aboard George. I too have a fondness for vinyl. And shellac.
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Welcome Jota.
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Thank you Lisa for describing so beautifully what you and Mona have done, and will continuing doing, in order to be such wonderful artists. It would seem that being artists have opened up a unlimited supply of inspiration and inventiveness to describe this world in many ways. Wow. I’m even more in awe of you now than I was when I first heard your recordings on Youtube weeks ago. Thank you.
There’s another lifetime for me out there I’m sure.
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Thank you for the warm greetings gentlemen.
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Yeah, he has concerns.
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That is a pretty good list. Thanks for this Robert.
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Thank you Lisa. Yeah, I do love jigsaw puzzles, but this looks like its going to be a lot of fun: seeing your careers unfold, and being able to participate in a small way. Fantastic!! I’ve never done anything like this before. It’s pretty exciting.
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Sorry about that Jacki.