MLT Club Member Tim Arnold
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It’s funny I was only 4 yrs old but I remember it, or at least remember what was happening. They more or less activated pop culture that night. That was on a Sunday night and I don’t think any teenager in America slept that night. By Monday morning most every girl was in love with at least one Beatle and every boy wanted to be one. It was just a huge impact on everyone and it just kept growing (Beatlemania). Soon came the British invasion and a huge influx of American bands as well and the established “biggies” like Elvis and others had to “up” their game or get left behind. Even today, 60 years later, artists are influenced by them and are measured against them both musically and popularity. There may be some that sell more records or make more money but no one will ever have that kind of impact. They completely changed the world that night.
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Welcome Graham, I’m Tim from Wisconsin USA. This is a cool and fun website/club. So many cool things to see, hear, and read. A lot of great club members and Mona and Lisa are amazing. I hope you enjoy being a member.
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I’m posting this one just for fun. It’s been more than a year since Amy Slattery has posted a video on YouTube but she has posted this one in the last month. The song should be very familiar to MLT fans. I know Amy and her Dad in the video but don’t know the guy singing lead in the middle but I do notice a nice rock on Amy’s ring finger. They are clearly miming the song and having a good time doing it. But I think it sounds pretty good and Amy’s voice sounds really good, more mature. I hope they keep making music and posting videos.
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Jurgen, here’s one of the simplest instruments, a one string, washtub bass. I can remember my brother Rod making and playing one to keep time with my brother Tom playing his guitar. Not as good as the two old boys in the video but just as effective.
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Hi David,
I never even got an allowance when I was young so I never bought any records until I was a teenager and working part time on farms usually helping bale hay in the summer. We had a couple ways of making money though, returning glass soda bottles for the refund was a good one. Burning the insulation off wiring and taking the copper to the junkyard could earn some money. We had a golf course between our home and the edge of town where our local grocery store was so we would hunt the ditches to find golf balls and sell them to the golfers, a brand new ball could get me as much as a quarter. It was a daily event, My sisters would be in charge of the store list and money and the rest of kids would tag along for the near 2 mile trip to the store, pulling a wagon with a few pop bottles and maybe a my little brother, then put the groceries in the wagon for the return trip. Even my dog (a rat terrier named Fritz) would go and he was the only dog the store keeper would let in his store. I think Fritz only went because he knew Mr. Van would accidently drop a weiner on the floor for him.
I remember too, you could get a good deal buying some of those K-tel records that were a compilation of hits usually played by knock off bands. They weren’t they real thing but they were good enough for the price. We usually listened to them on a cheap portable record player with a stack of pennies on the needle arm to keep them from skipping, so the sound wasn’t very good. But, it was hip music and it was groovy.
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Hi Jung
Ross was a character, the quote I wrote was watered down considerably, Lol. His nickname was Bosco and he was a tall but bent over grey haired old buzzard. He wasn’t educated but he taught us kids a lot of good words. I miss him.
I learned a lot about music from my siblings. They all had their favorites so I heard everything from gospel and country to Elvis and the Beatles. I think some of my early favorites were the “California” sounds of the Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, I liked the Ventures too, still do. I liked some of my older brother’s stuff of Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry, but I never cared much for Elvis, I like a lot of his old rockabilly stuff now though. My brother Tom was 4 years older then me. He joined the Army in 1973 and when he left he gave me his stereo and his LP collection. The stereo was a cheap one that was pink with round pink detachable speakers but it sounded great through headphones. He didn’t have a lot of records but he had some great ones, three of which are on MLT WOTT’s. Bridge Over Troubled Waters, American Pie and Teaser and The Firecat by Cat Stevens, plus a couple CCR and John Denver albums. I think Let It Be was in the collection too. I was 14 and that was a great start for my collection. I think the first album I actually bought was Exile on Main Street by the Stones. I also had a Live LP by Grand Funk Railroad that I loved. I would stack like 5 albums on that stereo and jump into bed with my headphones on and listen until I fell asleep.
I would be curious to find out from you and other club members, what was the first album or single that you ever bought.
Sorry for getting off the track of the Beatles. Here’s a video that really gives you the feeling of Beatlemania. The screaming was intense and they could drive the girls crazy just by shaking their heads.
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I can remember my uncle Ross saying in his loud gravelly voice “The goll-dang longhaired whippersnappers, they all got V.D.” Lol, I didn’t even know what V.D. was.
I like watching a the old footage on YouTube of the concerts and fans at the airports or outside their hotels and limousines. In my little midwestern hometown all we got to see were the Sullivan appearances and little snippets here and there on the nightly news. Of course my teenage sisters who were both working at the local A&W root beer stand bought all the 45’s and magazines they could find so between the radio and their cheap little portable record player I got to hear a lot of great music. I was always a fan and remember the movies and the cartoon series, I still have a few bubble gum cards from A Hard Days Night. I could never buy my own records until the 70’s and by then I was into The stuff from that era. I liked BTO, Kiss, Aerosmith, Deep Purple and many more but did buy some of the Beatles and Stones albums. I have quite a few of them now on cds but still enjoy watching them on YouTube. I’ll always be a fan.
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Daryl, I feel the same as you about the long time club members like Jung and Jacki always being so kind and friendly. I had a lot of problems navigating thru the club when I first started (still do at times) and they were always eager to help. I had trouble posting comments, pictures, videos you name it. Some of it had to do with the very slow internet service I had and some of it was my own stupidity and reluctance to look for or ask for solutions before making the mistakes on my own, Lol. I’m also one who will make a statement that I believe to be a fact and then later find out I am not exactly right. I usually don’t google information until after I realize I’m wrong but I’m not afraid to admit my mistakes.
After 13 months I really feel like now this is more a community than a fan club. Especially the ones that participate in the forums and the comment sections under the weekly posts. Not only leaving comments but also leaving replies to comments by other club members. It really means a lot. Once I left a comment under a post about the upvotes and replies meaning a lot to me and Lisa replied to it. It was the first time one of the Twins replied to my comment and it felt so good. Every time Mona or Lisa left an upvote or comment or a “like” on Facebook or a little heart on YouTube, it felt so cool, still does actually. I submitted quite a few questions to the Q&As in the first couple months and eventually one came up at the end of a Q&A video. I was so happy, even though it seemed like a dumb question when I heard it. In the next few Q&As they answered a bunch of my questions and I felt a little embarrassed, I didn’t realize I had submitted so many questions and also didn’t think they would answer them all, but they did. Now I try to think of more intelligent things to ask but there may be a few more dumb ones coming. I have trouble trying to sound intelligent so I generally try for humor in my questions and statements. However, I am finding out that many things that are funny in Wisconsin farm country are not always funny in the U.K. or Canada or Germany or New York, sorry for that.
Anyway, a lot of the club members, new and old, seem more like friends than just members of the same club. I enjoy sharing videos and ideas with everyone and I enjoy just reading everyone’s comments. I love seeing everyone’s questions get answered and seeing Lisa and Mona responding to other members. And I am genuinely happy to see my club friends win the give away prizes, well except the bobbleheads, I really want those, Lol. No just kidding, I have a special treasure from MLT, but those bobbleheads are cool.
That’s all for now, take care and be cool, and of course, stay groovy.
And Daryl, I’ve edited this comment a few times but there’s probably still some errors.
Coming soon: part II of Me And MLT.
Oh we need a video too. How about a great “Lisa” cover tune.
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Jung
Collecting is fun no matter what it is you collect and we all have prize possessions no matter what their monetary worth. I collect a lot of the cars I’ve always liked, Mustangs, Corvettes, Camaros, 50’s and 60’s models of all makes. I would guess I have around 30 Mustangs but mostly 60’s and 70’s models. I say Hot Wheels but I really mean 1/64 scale diecasts. I remember the Sizzlers but I don’t have one, hmmm, (Ebay). I do have a couple 1/64 scale r/c cars called Pocket Racers. I have bought a lot of cars on Ebay but generally go after “loose lots” of cars where you can get many cars for a minimal price and you end up getting various models and conditions of vehicles. I’ve gotten a lot of interesting cars that way. But, there is still something fun about finding a cool one in the local Walmart or Dollar Tree. In fact yesterday I found a 1964 Lincoln Continental amongst the many “junkie” ones at Walmart. The ones I like the most besides the ones I mentioned are many of the Nascar (stock cars) I have and NHRA drag racers. I have a few vintage ones made in 1968 including “Snake” and “Mongoose” NHRA Funny cars which not only made Hot Wheels a household brand it also promoted drag racing as nothing had done before. I have a few oddball ones like Wisconsin State Patrol car, Packers, Playboy, KISS and a Beatles Mini Cooper. I like the famous cars from movies and TV shows too. I have a few Batmobiles, Lol. I do give a lot of them away to the kids in my family but still have way too many.
I don’t know much about pens but it sounds like you have a very nice collection. I’m glad you hold dear the ones that have sentimental value and hold memories of your loved ones. Some of my cars are replicas of ones my brothers or sisters have owned that hold fond memories. It’s funny how we hold memories of things like cars and pens. I like what you stated about what someone was doing a hundred years ago when they had the same pen in their hand. That’s what I find interesting about vintage things too. I have a 1929 $10 bill from the federal reserve bank in Chicago and sometimes I wonder if Al Capone or John Dillinger ever had it in their pocket.
A few years ago I did some light research on my ancestors first living in New England and coming to Wisconsin via Pennsylvania and Ohio. What interested me more than the names of actual relatives were the dates and times and what was happening in the nation at that time. I had relatives in Connecticut in 1773, 3 years before the revolution. My Great Grandfather on my Mother’s side had served in the Civil War at the onset of the war and my Dad’s Great Grandfather was discharged at the end of the war. These are the things I find fascinating. I wish I had paid more attention in History class when I was in school. I really enjoy reading articles and watching documentaries about American history, especially pioneering days and particularly the history of my area in the Midwest.
I love the song you posted but especially by the Twins. It always amazes me how Paul and John too, could put that much music into a song less than 3 minutes and in this case less than 2 minutes. Mona and Lisa have really continued that with their songwriting also, always combining clever lyrics, vocals, and harmonies with innovative arrangements and always room for a cool guitar solo. I listen to songs like Songbird or Make Show and think there is so much going in that song and then look at the time and think, there is no way that is right. I don’t know how they can put that much music into that short amount of time, but they can.
I love adding music videos to my comments and especially MLT videos. Here’s one that illustrates my statement. This one is a little longer coming in at a little under 4 minutes but there is so much going on with the lyrics, vocals, harmonies and a smokin’ hot guitar solo. I had listened to this song many times but just this fall I was listening with headphones and really noticed the “wah, wah, wahs” at around 0:25, 1:20 and 2:45. I couldn’t believe how cool it was and how much just that little vocal fill added to this already great song. Always learning and hearing new things in these girls songs, very cool.
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Jung, I could listen to him talk about guitars for hours. I like his attitude toward collecting too. He doesn’t necessarily go after the most valuable but often just the opposite. Especially in his early years price was a main concern and he bought guitars that were interesting. It seems he got a lot of vintage guitars before they were actually vintage. Interesting too about the time he had with John and Yoko on recording Double Fantasy. There is a bowling alley in Waukesha WI (near Milwaukee) that has a connection to Jack Douglas, Les Paul, Steve Miller, Rick Nielson and others. I’m not sure why but many people with connections in the music industry hung out there. In this interview Rick says that Cheap Trick’s drummer Bun E. Carlos had already been hired by Jack Douglas to work on Double Fantasy. I remember Carlos one time saying he used to go to the bowling alley in Waukesha and I bet it’s where Jack Douglas knew him from. Interesting stuff and that’s what I like is the stories and history behind these guitars.
Do you collect vintage type pens also? Do you go looking for vintage pens? I got into collecting “Hot Wheels” cars just a couple years ago and now have around 2,000. It’s fun and quite inexpensive. I have a few vintage ones but generally go after ones that I just like. I like finding new ones in stores and used ones at Goodwill and a few second hand shops. I have even restored quite a few. I like taking race cars and repainting and detailing them to look like local stock cars. It’s a fun hobby and keeps me off the streets, Lol.
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Hi Bud
You are so right about the Twins original music. They don’t just write good songs, they create wonderful pieces of musical art. The lyrics are so intelligent and well put together and there is always interesting things happening with the musical arrangements. I like everything they do including all the great covers and would be a fan if that’s all they played, but it’s their own songs that make me think of them as true artists and very good ones at that. They are among the best I’ve ever heard. I can’t wait to hear what they create next.
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Hi Jung,
I was only about 5 when Beatlemania hit so I don’t remember a lot of particulars, I just remember the impact they had. I still have a few Beatles bubble gum cards I bought back in the day. They were from the Hard Days Night movie. Mostly I remember all their big hits getting played on the radio and the 45s my sisters had. When I was older I bought quite a few of their albums, 8 tracks, cassettes at one time or another but was never real familiar with some of the earlier album cuts and B sides. A lot of the Beatles songs that Mona and Lisa cover are these types of underrated, lesser known tunes. They do such a great job with them, they really impact me more than the Beatles versions. Same thing with some of the other 60’s covers they do , like you said, I had long forgot about some of these or never really cared a lot about the originals. I am so glad I found the MLTs and I do love their original songs. It’s so fun to once again have an artist that you can look forward to their next creation.
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Jung, I agree with you on Jump Ship. It would be a great song for a movie. I hope the girls eventually make a video for it for YouTube. It stood out as the best song on Why? when I first listened to the album. I think all the songs on the album are great now but Jump Ship is still on the top of my list. I made my own video of it using old World War II videos, mostly air and sea battles. It works great as a background for those videos. I won’t upload it to YouTube though because the video quality is not good. Plus, I would never upload MLT music without their permission.
Speaking of Bond movies I think my favorite Bond themes are Live and Let Die by McCartney and Nobody Does It Better by Carly Simon. I think Mona and Lisa would do a fantastic version of either.
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Jurgen, I have never heard of Walpurgis night. I have heard of Maypoles and I remember older people speaking of May Day. Many of the pioneers that settled in my area of the States were German so I’m not sure if that’s where those terms come from or not, interesting.
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Jurgen, I really like the two videos of Faun, even though I don’t understand the language it doesn’t matter. The music is beautiful and the videos are very well done. The second video is extremely beautiful.