Even tho' you & I are only 6 years apart, our dad's are approx. 13 - 14 years apart. My dad didn't get any rock'n'roll, and didn't want to. My parents used to say (hilarious to me) things like: "Why don't they take singing lessons?". And of course, I'd be thinking: Because then it wouldn't be rock'n'roll!
I was totally gone on all the British bands as was most of Cleveland, including TV/radio. Songs that didn't chart nationally got played here (for instance: Here Come the Nice by the Small Faces). The Rolling Stones were on the local Mike Douglas Show, and performed almost all of their debut LP. But when they came thru town a few months later, they sold so few tickets for Public Hall that they lost money. The mayor suggested people not attend, due to the pandemonium/near riot that ensued when the Beatles played Public Hall. My neighbor won a radio contest (paint your picture window for Halloween), but when her prize was a Stones LP, she passed on it. The Stones didn't really happen here in a big way until after Satisfaction. My dad liked Frank Sinatra singing Lennon/McCartney or Harrison, and eventuially admitted that he thought the Beatles were good songwriters. He liked the quieter songs on the Moody's Days of Future Passed. He described King Crimson & Gentle Giant as "random" sounding. And as the Headz all know....there's only 2 kinds of music! The kind you like & the kind you don't. On Oct 20, 3:18�pm, Eidem <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh, believe me, t, I do appreciate it! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Diamond Headz" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/michaellenz?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
