mmmm hmmmm. i didn't know about that at all. thanks for that info. now i can make fun of andrew about it like i used to with allen klein. i can't do THAT anymore, 'cause he's dead, and, you know, decorum and all that.
On Nov 10, 2:18 pm, Jurgenhaim <[email protected]> wrote: > I believe ALO signed the Small Faces from Don Arden who was one of the > biggest crooks in the entertainment industry (father of Sharon > Osborne) and who used some menacing methods regarding "looking after > his clients interests". > Wouldn't surprise me if he isn't scarred by that experience....both > physically and mentally! > > From wikipedia > > "Arden's business methods > In 1966, Arden and a squad of 'minders' turned up at impresario Robert > Stigwood's office to 'teach him a lesson' for daring to discuss a > change of management with Small Faces.This became one of the most > notorious incidents from the 1960s British pop business. Arden > reportedly threatened to throw Stigwood out of the window if he ever > interfered with his business again" > > On Nov 10, 6:01 pm, bobby cormier <[email protected]> wrote: > > > "here come the nice"! my teen dream anthem. of course i was on pills. > > ALO refuses to say anything about the small faces to me, so, after > > several queries, i dropped it. don't know why to this day. > > > On Oct 20, 4:02 pm, t bedford <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > 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!- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
