Tom you mention the Who. They are touring the US this summer. Peggy & I are going to see them on like the 25th, in Grand Rapids Mi! Should be fun. Jim
On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 6:40 PM, Tom Martin < [email protected]> wrote: > Im getting ready to do ebay his wek ill Focus on Music movies of Rock.. > > the 30 x 40 has a taped tear down the middle agout 19 inches from bottom > otherwise just some wear on edges and no pinholes....color looks great.. > id like 200.00 and 13 shipping obo otherwise it will be on ebay...i take > paypal... > > now my old rocke memorie,,im 60 almost 61 so we do this awhile then we > die...as we hit that chrord from the beatles- the end,,,LOL:) > > I had a flashback to age 15 about 1971 i was in art class and i wa drawing > a pic of Led zepplin.. and it was like animaion i had asked the shool to > let me quit as i wanted to play Rock and troll and was getting gigs at bars > at age 15 doing lek jazz and country as that paid 25.00 a man and in 1971 > that was ok loot.. > > so im sitting there in my heavy metalanimation drawing coshatch on pages > marshall ,, i could here tem playing -hey hey mama gone make you sweat > gonna make you groove,,, whena kid cam up amd said why dont you be like > therest of us and draw florals....i creacked and said be like therest > ofyou?? hats the point i dont want to be like the rest of you..nwhichi > tooka bottle of purple tempure paint and squessed it righ inthe guys > kisser!!! theni took my desk and threw up the papers and went weeeee.. and > a riot ensued of kids going run for your life type attitude... > right then the art teacher entered the room..a effeminate man he stared > flaing his hands in frustartion saying my clas my cals you distrupted my > class....!!! > > so i ended up in the pricipals office he saysok martin you win yo can > leave i haveto expell you though..and he said but the last guy i expelled > was mark farner of grand funk rrailroda i shook his hand and said thank You > sirr yiull never regret this...and so my 72 i was playing full time..and in > 73 i gota cal from Toledomostfamous 50s rock band ;Johnny and he > hurricanes..Johhny paris who said hey kid i heard your pretty good... > the thing abot 50s music is its clean trite licks vs the zepplin distorion > so john would always tease me as the kid wonder whei would crank outa solo > to jimmy page iss or clapton ish.. > > s the rock films ill have are from when i was in my music prime..liek this > Tommy poster 1975 i did a 45rpm that ear very bubble gum commercial because > the studio guy said it has to be snappy to be a hit,,, > > I also have alice cooper movie poste who i met several tims around 71-72 > and on conert for bangledesh i was almost signed to leaon Russell label > shelter records and i went there in 1976 and they had my demos on the > tableso they where genuine..also i have ac/dc trick or tret,, Zackariah > with the james gang met walsh when they played toldeo and asked him for his > smasshed speaker botton,,,so thhese poser will be a trip down memory > lane....i also have b eatles and other rock films lkelast waltz, and > others..somepunk stuff and detroit rock city andothers like that horror > flick i forgot rihjy now has the cramps and others think its romero... > > i also have rock magazine , rollng stone,and fan magazine, hit parader and > beatle mags going back to 60s..also teen beat and stuffliek that...Johnny > dated tina Louis the movie ster from gilligans island and introduced Dick > clark to his wwife.... he also wa on that tour on Bus that big booper and > Buddy holly doed in a plane crash so he was very hip toRock and taught me > loads ofshow biz advice wheni was just 17..when he pased i was a > paullbearer..a few yearsback,, the bestles warmed up for the hurricanes at > tehstar Club in hamburg germany... > > so its been a lot of music history for me.. i met pete best the 1st > drummerand he remebered John,,, > > but John Bonham to me is the buddy rich of rock the gonzo just had the > best grooves i ever heard,, i still default to those tunes.. when i play > even though im no where near pages sound.... Greg knows what im talking > about as he haas ernie ball blood in him also...long Live rock...:) > > ---- > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: > [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely > responsible for its content. > -- Gresham's Seasonal Services, Inc. <http://www.greshamsseasonalservices.com> President | Owner - Macomb County O: 586-677-SNOW | F: 586-677-5669 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
