Wholly appropriate. I have personally experienced live performances from Chet and Cornelius and appreciated them right along with many other brothers and sisters. They are certainly due some laurels. Al > -----Original Message----- > From: steroid.(mike lepker) [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, October 14, 1999 4:33 PM > To: Hartkopf, Al [PPBCS:7S10:EXCH] > Subject: Re: David Sprague needs to get his facts straight > > What about the term........ Alumni ???? > -----Original Message----- > From: Al Hartkopf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thursday, October 14, 1999 10:03 AM > Subject: FW: David Sprague needs to get his facts straight > > > >Hi all, > > > >I sent this to Guitar.com today in an attempt to correct his errant ways. > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] bounced, but the [EMAIL PROTECTED] went through. Not > that > >I would call for a mail-bomb or any thing . . . . but . . . > > > >Al Hartkopf > >Software Delivery Evolution & BLM > >Core Upgrade Programs > >Nortel Networks > >fon 919-905-7597 (esn 355) > >fax 919-905-8775 (esn 355) > >mobile 919-271-0314 > > > >PS: Yes our newest corporate ditty is "Come Together" and yes one of our > >people was busted on a recent flight to the UK for joining the "Mile High > >Club." Just another claim to fame :-) > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Hartkopf, Al [PPBCS:7S10:EXCH] > >> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 1999 11:43 AM > >> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > >> Subject: David Sprague needs to get his facts straight > >> > >> Hi, > >> Please forward this to David Sprague. > >> In a recent Pipeline article David Sprague wrote: > >> > >> Founding Doobie Members Robbed of Right to Rock > >> By David Sprague > >> > >> When you're a Jet, you're a Jet all the way... but when you're a Doobie > >> Brother, things are a little bit different. The multi-national > >> conglomerate > >> that operates under the name "The Doobie Brothers" has won a > preliminary > >> injunction against three former, er. "employees" who've been using the > >> name > >> to tour the nation's backroads. A Florida judge stepped in and ordered > >> Dave > >> Shogren, Chet McCracken and Cornelius Bumpus, all of whom were original > >> members of the Doobies, to stop booking and promoting their new group > >> under > >> any "Doobie" variation, since those are all registered trademark > belonging > >> to the Doobie Brothers Corp. The band, which formed in 1970, has > undergone > >> numerous personnel changes over the years -- kinda like Menudo or the > Foo > >> Fighters -- but the corp. retains the name. -- David Sprague > >> > >> His facts are wrong. Of the three musicians cited, only Dave Shogren > was > >> an original member. Even at that, Dave departed the band after the > >> self-titled 1971 album which never went anywhere. Dave appeared on only > >> two songs on the second album "Toulouse Street" and was not present for > >> any subsequent albums and did not tour with the Brothers in 72 when > they > >> promoted that album. He is given credit for this work on both albums > and > >> on the Doobie Brothers web page, as is appropriate. He is "an original > >> member", but clearly has not logged the miles or the years to lay any > >> serious claim to it today. > >> > >> As for Cornelius and Chet, they first appeared with the Doobies on > their > >> 1980 album "One Step Closer" and continued on the 1983 release "The > Doobie > >> Brothers Farewell Tour." They both toured with the Brothers during > those > >> years. > >> > >> When the band reformed in the 1989 Chet and Corn were not with them. > Corn > >> was in fact working session jobs and toured briefly with Steely Dan. > Word > >> on the street is that the whole "Original Doobie Brothers" sham was > cooked > >> up by their publicist. Typical. > >> > >> But let's see who was their then as now. Tom Johnston and Pat Simmons > are > >> all that is left from the very first album, but Big Mike Hossack joined > in > >> 72 and Keith Knudsen joined in 73. These guys have been there for > almost > >> two decades. It is clear that they are "The Doobie Brothers." They play > >> the songs, hold the rights, did the time, and rocked the world. If you > >> would give Dave, Cornelius, and Chet the ability to call themselves > "The > >> Doobie Brothers", you should likewise give Maria Muldaur, Ry Cooder, > Jeff > >> Baxter, Maureen McDonald, Billy Payne, and a whole string of others > that > >> have appeared on albums by "The Doobie Brothers." Many groups and > artist > >> have guest musicians as well as member turnover. That hardly gives them > >> all rights to the group name (ala Roger Waters/Pink Floyd and many > >> others). > >> > >> Next time David blasts hard-working, dues-paid-in-full musicians for > >> protecting their name, he should at least get his facts straight. I > know > >> who The Doobie Brothers are and so do their fans. Perhaps a little > >> homework on his part is in order. He owes the Brothers an apology and > can > >> send it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit their homepage at > www.doobiebros.com > >> and do it there. > >> > >> Al Hartkopf > >> Software Delivery Evolution & BLM > >> Core Upgrade Programs > >> Nortel Networks > >> fon 919-905-7597 (esn 355) > >> fax 919-905-8775 (esn 355) > >> mobile 919-271-0314 > >> > > >
