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lemonade kid
Old Love
USA
9873 Posts |
 Posted - 07/10/2009 : 00:54:38
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What an iconic movie. Those of us who were lucky enough to see it back in the day at the
theatre were blown away....of course, it only added to our negative feelings towards red
necks and "pigs"...
the whole anti-establishment thing.
The characters were allegedly Based on Roger McGuinn & David Crosby.
I wonderd how you all, as later generations, were affected or felt about this revolutionary
kind of filming (for Hollywood), the film itself and of course --the fantastic soundtrack.
Also, what about you all that were there in the day...rocker, John9, bob, ol' man, Tina....n' all.
You know who I mean....
Dylan was asked to contribute, but was reluctant so the Byrds covered "It's Alright Ma,
I'm Only Bleeding". For the title track, "Ballad Of Easy Rider", Dylan wrote the first verse
and simply said--
"Give this to Mcguinn, he'll know what to do with it." Oh yeah, did he!!
Music from Jimi, Steppenwlf, The Byrds, The Band. Here is the title track.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNjzzDNIJWw
Let your freak flag fly!
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive, with all your might,
and when you laugh, laugh like hell,
and when you get angry, get good and angry.
Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough.
--william saroyan
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bob f.
Old Love
USA
1308 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2009 : 04:42:21
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i remember those posters of Hopper's bike/finger shot!
seemed that this was one of the very first "hippie" movies that was "ours". "The Trip", too! before this, Hollywood's portrayal of hipsters was a joke! you know, the Sonny Bono vest, Sears headband,
wig hair neatly in place, bell-bottoms, nicely ironed Laugh-In shirt,
clean fringed boots, groovy, man! but don't mention drugs!
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rocker
Old Love
USA
3606 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2009 : 15:01:12
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yeah what was that vest made out of???????...
seems there's some esp floating around here...I was just listening yesterday to Ballad Of Easy Rider by Fairport on "Unhalfbricking!"... |
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Joe Morris
Old Love
3491 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2009 : 15:26:45
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I'm sorry to hear that. I'm sure the rest of the album is pretty
good though, what with the Dylan cover Si Tu Dois Partir |
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rocker
Old Love
USA
3606 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2009 : 16:53:18
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| he heh well it was a different take!....yes loved that "Francais" sound...kind of reminded me of Danny Lanois' stuff! |
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lemonade kid
Old Love
USA
9873 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2009 : 17:08:08
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Originally posted by rocker
yeah what was that vest made out of???????...
seems there's some esp floating around here...I was just listening yesterday to Ballad Of Easy Rider by Fairport on "Unhalfbricking!"...
Was "Easy Rider" on the CD as a bonus? I don't have it on my "Unhalfbricking" vinyl.
It's on my Fairport anthology 2 disc set....
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive, with all your might,
and when you laugh, laugh like hell,
and when you get angry, get good and angry.
Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough.
--william saroyan
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rocker
Old Love
USA
3606 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2009 : 17:12:56
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| lk you are sharp kid!....yes...it was a bonus...I got it in that little record shop that I visited upstate last week... |
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lemonade kid
Old Love
USA
9873 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2009 : 17:42:02
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Originally posted by rocker
lk you are sharp kid!....yes...it was a bonus...I got it in that little record shop that I visited upstate last week...
Nice. Any other gems? I found a mint 2-eye Ballad of Easy Rider. Hard to find a nice 2-eye of that one.
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive, with all your might,
and when you laugh, laugh like hell,
and when you get angry, get good and angry.
Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough.
--william saroyan
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rocker
Old Love
USA
3606 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2009 : 18:02:04
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very good!...and the next time time I'm there I'll be sure to check the RCA (you know His Masters Voice!) 1939 78 rpm version of
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (amazingly it comes with gramophone too) You'd like that,Ozzie eh?....... |
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lemonade kid
Old Love
USA
9873 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2009 : 18:21:37
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Originally posted by rocker
very good!...and the next time time I'm there I'll be sure to check the RCA (you know His Masters Voice!) 1939 78 rpm version of
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (amazingly it comes with gramophone too) You'd like that,Ozzie eh?.......
Cool! My vintage 1971 Sony (state-of-the-art for the day) TT can play 78's!
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive, with all your might,
and when you laugh, laugh like hell,
and when you get angry, get good and angry.
Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough.
--william saroyan
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Joe Morris
Old Love
3491 Posts |
Posted - 09/10/2009 : 02:39:50
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I had to toss my 78s sadly
Couldn't play them on my late unlamented
TT that could only play on one speaker |
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lemonade kid
Old Love
USA
9873 Posts |
Posted - 09/10/2009 : 23:15:20
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quote:
Originally posted by Joe Morris
I had to toss my 78s sadly
Couldn't play them on my late unlamented
TT that could only play on one speaker
TOSS??! Ouch!! 78's only need ONE speaker!! 
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive, with all your might,
and when you laugh, laugh like hell,
and when you get angry, get good and angry.
Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough.
--william saroyan
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bob f.
Old Love
USA
1308 Posts |
Posted - 10/10/2009 : 01:53:48
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yeah...78s sound best on those old timey wind-ups with the big horn!
...what the world needs now... |
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rocker
Old Love
USA
3606 Posts |
Posted - 12/10/2009 : 14:20:50
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....you know I had "Cap'n Video and His Video Rangers on 78's back when!!...they were h-e-a-v-y if you get the drift...
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lemonade kid
Old Love
USA
9873 Posts |
Posted - 12/10/2009 : 17:52:59
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Originally posted by rocker
....you know I had "Cap'n Video and His Video Rangers on 78's back when!!...they were h-e-a-v-y if you get the drift...
What a great name for a psych band...I'm surprised no one picked it up...."Guardian of the Safety of the World" in 1949!! I don't remember the show, Before the days of syndication.
I wonder if it was taped and was it released on DVD or VHS?
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive, with all your might,
and when you laugh, laugh like hell,
and when you get angry, get good and angry.
Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough.
--william saroyan
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rocker
Old Love
USA
3606 Posts |
Posted - 12/10/2009 : 18:53:52
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| heh heh I never saw it myself! But I know Norton was a big fan of Cap'n Video. He and Ralphie boy fought over watching it when they "owned" half of the tv they bought! ... |
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