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Merlyn Merlot
Fourth Love
USA
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 Posted - 11/08/2006 : 07:19:47
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Welcome To Denny's Gower ad Sunset
I was having a bite with Rodney a good friend of Arthur's
all of a sudden Arthur came by
and we started talking and he sat down for a good while
it was only recently after the Royce Hall UCLA Show in which a lot of people were disappointed with Arthur Including Arthur
as he looked at me and Apologized to me for that show.,
I said Look man I've seen so many mind blowing shows in the last year
and there are more coming tjem i name checked The Anmoreagains 1st show at Spaceland along with the First The Knit Factory LA show
the Henry Fonda and the completely amazing Love Zombies double bill at the Wilshire Ebel
He smiled when he realized id gone to so many shows
I wanted to tell him I had played Keys with Baby Lemonade at the Ash Groove in Santa Monica a benefit
for his " Throw one of greatest artists of all time in Jail" show
but i choose not to
I did get to tell him that it's been absolutely
inspiring to hear these classic tunes with him singing his heart out
and with the Great Baby Lemonade and Mr. Echols
not to mention the Strings and Horns
How unexpected and Mind-blowing is it for your audience to finally get to hear these tunes done properly?
He said "Its really inspiring to me too
after a while he got up and Extended his hand to shake mine
A Handshake I'll never Forget
I knew at the time this was a once in a lifetime hang and writing about it now makes me feel better during this time of Transition
"Like The Moon and The Stars and The Sun"
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LeeRob
Fifth Love
397 Posts |
Posted - 11/08/2006 : 20:55:39
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Merlyn Merlot,
I remember meeting you in line at the Whiskey. You are a true and loyal fan, which you don't need me to tell you. I hope you heal well.
Lee
Yes, I'm going 'round and 'round. |
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bob f.
Old Love
USA
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Posted - 12/08/2006 : 03:34:16
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Merlyn: i 'm sure i've seen/met you , 'cause i too was at the
Knitting Factory show ( the 1st one)
Henry Fonda (2003), and Wilshire Ebell ( with Zombies)!!! all great shows!!!
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Merlyn Merlot
Fourth Love
USA
190 Posts |
Posted - 12/08/2006 : 04:34:27
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to both Lee and Bob
I have been a Love Devotee since the first album came out
when I was just starting jr. HIGH
I've been going to shows since 72 though the Top Hat Didn't appear until The late 80s
btw
I had the amazing Mind blow experience to do a gig with my old band last Saturday night
and John Densmore sat in with us
We dedicated our Song "The Veil" to Arthur
and i thought Wow On Stage with a Door doing a tribute to Love
That felt right
and then the following Monday His amazing Love Tribute came out in the la Times
Speaking of Following
I went to Baghdad
I went to Laurel
Tripped in the canyon
My head is still bent, but now
You I'll be following
Oh, oh, oh
I went to Johnny
I went to Conka
One of them told me
That he was holding, but now
You I'll be following |
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SignedRW
Fifth Love
USA
280 Posts |
Posted - 13/08/2006 : 09:12:45
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Hey Merlyn-
A brief "You I'll Be Following" lyric update from
a bonafide source. 1972, I'm doing rock radio in San
Luis Obispo, playing plenty of Love, as always. My
girlfriend, whom I scheduled on the air to do some fill
in shifts (also playing tons of Love; no surprise) gets
fan mail on a regular basis from a gentleman residing just up the road, courtesy of the great state of California, who very sincerely thanks her for playing so much music by his old band. Don Conka went on to explain that he had been in the California Mens Colony,
San Luis Obispo, for quite some time, and that he'd be
happy to reveal the "true stories" behind many Love
songs. For instance, he continued, in "YIBF," the "owe
it Johnny, owe it to Conka" line was all about Arthur's
tendency to freqently "borrow" a bit of herb. He also
stated that "He had a shoebox behind the icebox" was
another totally truthful line, regarding the location
of a bandmember's (who shall remain un-named) stash. The letters were very cool and very honest. When I had a chance to speak with Don, after he sat in on the "Smokestack Lightning" encore at the House of Blues, he absolutely and without question recalled those "fan" letters he'd written and sent more than thirty years earlier. A cool guy, who I'm sure is
out there laying down a soid beat right now. |
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SignedRW
Fifth Love
USA
280 Posts |
Posted - 13/08/2006 : 09:16:31
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| That would be, of course, a "solid" beat.... |
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Merlyn Merlot
Fourth Love
USA
190 Posts |
Posted - 13/08/2006 : 17:40:34
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| RW LOVED That Story! Thanks for sharing |
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kdion11
Old Love
USA
552 Posts |
Posted - 14/08/2006 : 20:10:21
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[quote]Originally posted by Signed RW
Hey Merlyn-
"gets fan mail on a regular basis from a gentleman residing just up the road, courtesy of the great state of California"
Hey Rick. Great post, so it looks like another piece of the LOVE puzzle comes out - looks like DC was also a guest of the great state of CA.
Free the states ! |
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My Dinner With Arthur Lee
