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Location: Colorado | I've always liked GC--wish I could have been so humbled to meet him.
My parents have told me when I was little (probably 3 or 4) I would run to my room and grab my cheesy little guitar then run back out to the TV to play along with "Blen Sambo".
Great stories guys. Thanks for sharing. |
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Location: Tucson, AZ | ...DRESS CODE: "basic" black goes with EVERYTHING
...uh, some people just don't "take" good mug-shots (wonder why that is?) |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Do you think Glenn has ever visited the OFC? |
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Location: SoCal | No.... His oldest daughter, who tours and sings with him, just recently sat him down and showed him his own fan website. He's not a computer kinda guy. |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Great story and photo's. My Wife and i met GC about 3 years ago at Pembroke NC. I introduced the show and my wife and i went back and met and talked to Glen During Intermission. we had aphoto done but it turned out blurry. still good enough for us to have. GC was very Kind and very gracious and your right, his road/stage manager was also very kind and arranged the meeting,
Gc signed an Oldies 96.6 T-shirt for me, i plan on getting it framed with aphoto of glenn at some point. |
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Location: SoCal | His road manager is Bill MacClay? Been with him forever... |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Yep, You're right Paul, You refreshed my Memory. It was Bill and he was so very nice. |
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Location: Omaha, NE | Ok...no joke...I brought up this thread and my wife, looking over my shoulder, asked "who's that guy standing with Kenny Rogers and Glen Campbell". |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | :D :p :)
That's PRICELESS!!!! |
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Location: big island | Originally posted by Omaha:
Ok...no joke...I brought up this thread and my wife, looking over my shoulder, asked "who's that guy standing with Kenny Rogers and Glen Campbell". did you tell her Paul Stookey? |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
He's not a computer kinda guy. Probably just as well, considering how often we take the piss out of him.
(That's not rude. Ask the BOFC.) |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | That would be Noel Paul Stookey..and that's a great comeback..Of course...Lets see if Stephen
Gets it! :) |
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Location: big island | Paul usually did not use the Noel part of his name until recently Steve. He is, of course, the founding member of Peter, Paul and Mary. I just visited his website and on the first gallery page there he is playing, of all things, an ukulele! Not a quality one though...
http://www.noelpaulstookey.com/ |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Thanks for the Link. I knew he didn't usually use the Noel Part ..I was trying to throw around the knowledge that he even had that name. I love his solo work. I use to have a live Lp of his that got left at one of my Radio jobs. I wonder if it ever made it to cd? I'm going to check out his site. |
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Location: big island | funny how these threads have a tendency to just wander in all directions... |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | I know ..It's so...Us isn't it! :D
Bu the way, The LP I lost is now available on CD through his website. Always loved the Story about The henhouse.
Ok..we now return you to your regulary scheduled thread about "Glen Campbell meets the OFC. |
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Location: Central Florida | The first time I saw GC in concert (and met him backstage) was August 5th, 1972, in Tampa, FL. It just so happened that this was also the very day he took delivery of his first Breadwinner (a white one). He used it in the show that night (his T-head was there on stage, but he never touched it the entire show).
When I got the the call to go backstage during intermission, he had an 8x10 photo already signed (personally inscribed) and waiting for me. I was only 12 at the time, and when he first saw me he kinda stroked my hair and smiled because it was obvious to him that I was attempting to style my hair just like his. But anyway, the reason I'm sharing this story is because of what he said regarding his first impressions of his newly-acquired Breadwinner.
I told him that was an interesting looking guitar and that I'd never seen him play one like that before (that's when he told me he'd just gotten it that morning). I said I thought it sounded great, and he said, "Yeah, I've been fooling around on it all day today; it's really cool." Then he added with a laugh, "It's the best sounding battle axe I've ever heard." |
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Location: NJ | ". . "who's that guy standing with Kenny Rogers and Glen Campbell". . ."
I woulda' went with Chuck Norris . . . |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | After GC signed the guitar, he then held it up to take a closer look and said, "Oh, its an Ovation 12. God these things are great guitars." It was really great to hear him say that, with no solicitation from us whatsoever. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Cliff, I gonna spin kick your ass while wearing my Christmas sweater!
thanks tho....rather be a Norris than a Stookey. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Stephen,
I like your sweater. It reminds me of tire treads...
Pretty kewl meeting, the Glen. |
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