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Location: Carle Place, NY | A few weeks ago the IMAC Theater in Huntington, NY, advertised a 40th Anniversary show of Ten Years After. My initial interest was quickly extinguished when I found out that Alvin Lee is not with the band.
Then today I saw an ad for the Lovin' Spoonful at Tarrytwon Music Hall. I went to the band's website and sure enough it's touring without John Sebastian.
There's probably a bunch of others, but to me this is just plain wrong. A band shouldn't tour under a name that's synonomous with one real talent when that artist is no longer with the band. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Entertainment copyright law is complex, difficult to understand, and very non-intuitive. |
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Location: NJ | Y'mean like when John B. fills-in for me on the occasional TwoManGroup gig??? :D |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by cliff:
Y'mean like when John B. fills-in for me on the occasional TwoManGroup gig??? :D No, we just refer to that as a temporary upgrade. |
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Location: south east Michigan | A few years back a local bar advertised "Now Appearing...Steppenwolf!!!".
In truth it should have read... "Now Appearing... the guys who hold the rights to the name.... Steppenwolf".
Steppenwolf without John Kay is just another cover band. |
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Location: NJ | ". . No, we just refer to that as a temporary upgrade . ."
Right.
You just made the bottom of next year's "sign-in" sheet . . . (again). |
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Location: closely held secret | At least I'll be on it...(again). |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | A Freddie and the Fishsticks reunion tour wouldn't be the same if Brad/Slipkid wasn't there. :p |
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Location: NJ | no, . . but there'd be a lot more Dressing Room . . . |
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Location: south east Michigan | I'll say it loud and I'll say it proud... A FISHSTICK AM I!!!
Though sharp edged shells do chafe my chest, I'll be one till I die.
I'll don my skirt and clip my bra but I can't help but wonder if...
I had those locks of girly-girl hair... just like that cute guy Cliff!! |
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Location: south east Michigan | crickets...crickets..
Aw come on guys.... you're killing me here.
Eight hours without a single responce.
I thought that was some darn fine poetry and I was hoping for a little positive re-enforcement.
Ya know, with just a little encouragement I might become a famous song writer someday. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Some of us WORK!!
Slipkid already mentioned Steppenwolf. (whch rained on my story) I saw them advertised at dumpy wannabee tourist biker bar years ago. (Ocean City, MD)
I was warned that it wasn't worth the price of the beer.
And we all know that Ozzie has tried to sue whoever is in Black Sabbath these days. |
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Location: Midland, MI | Originally posted by cliff:
no, . . but there'd be a lot more Dressing Room . . . Dressing room? Where I'm from we usually call it the dining room...that certain people parade around half-clothed in it not withstanding. :p |
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Location: Midland, MI | Originally posted by Slipkid:
I'll say it loud and I'll say it proud... A FISHSTICK AM I!!!
Though sharp edged shells do chafe my chest, I'll be one till I die.
I'll don my skirt and clip my bra but I can't help but wonder if...
I had those locks of girly-girl hair... just like that cute guy Cliff!! You remember that commercial where the guy shuts off his computer and says, "I reached the end of the internet"? I think I'm canceling my service tomorrow. :eek:
:p :D |
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | I'm waiting for the Fishsticks tour....
As to copyrights and contracts, things happen. I think of John Fogarty and CCR. He was not only not with the band, but forbidden for years from publicly playing the songs HE had composed that made CCR succesful.
Be sober and have a good attorney at hand before signing a contract; right, Mark? (The Fishsticks made need a different kind of legal protection....)
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Herman's Hermits w/o Peter Noone |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Some bands improve without certain band members ... |
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Location: south east Michigan | Went to see The James Gang without knowing Joe Walsh had just quit the band. No fun that night.
Went to see Three Dog Night a loooong time ago. One of the dogs was in rehab. Couldn't really tell a difference. |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by an4340:
Some bands improve without certain band members ... Pink Floyd w/o Syd Barrett. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Originally posted by Paul Blanchard:
I think of John Fogarty ....., but forbidden for years from publicly playing the songs HE had composed that made CCR succesful. I think it was more that he refused to play the songs because he was ripped off and made no residuals when they were played.
If I recall, he played for a significant Vietnam Vets event (The Wall/ditch?) and did a speach about putting things behind you before he ripped into Proud Larry...and plays the old songs now. |
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | Maybe that's it; spite always adds flavor to the mix and he never seemed the most humble of guys. I do know that he plays the old songs on his Austin City Limits appearances of late. |
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