THE Auction, The Fore Site and More!
Okay … who else wondered where I wuz besides me? wait … that didn’t sound right … I mean Awww, I wuz off-the-air due to a small glitch in the system … but, now that that’s taken care of, let’s get back to the bizness of MUSIC!
First, someone wrote and asked Who was that Lord Something you mentioned? Well, his pic’s in the upper left there. He fashioned himself after America’s Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, and, with his group The Savages onstage, would arise from a black coffin to open his act!
Though he wasn’t the best singer, his Jack The Ripper gained some pirate airplay and became sortuva cult hit.
Lord Sutch (real name David Sutch) also wanted to be a politician — even going so far as to start his own political effort, the Official Monster Raving Loony Party.
There’s more about him in this Wikipedia article. And, no, he’s passed; sadly, he hanged himself in 1999.
On to brighter things:
HEY … CHECK OUT THE NEW FORE SITE!!
After a lot of careful planning and hard work, Fore manager Neil White has put together one of the best-looking (and easy-loading!) sites on the web!
ForeHeads, if you’re as wild about the band as yer emails have led me to believe, you’ve gotta check the band’s new site! It is completely FAB!!
Oh … and, while we’re at it, let’s take a mo to remember Luke, and keep the lad in prayer and thought as he battles this yet-mysterious malady. Dunno yet what the docs are findin’ out, but we’re hopin’ it’s all gonna be good!! Just hang onto that keyboard for a sec and send some good vibes out to him now, okay?? Thanx …
THE GREAT ROCK AUCTION AT CHRISTIE’S
Now, someone out there’s already thinkin’ “Geez … that divorce of Ms. Brinkley’s really costin’ her! She’s sellin’ Billy Joel’s old stuff!”
Naaah … it was the auction of auctions in London, where the following were up for bids (and, obviously, sold!)
- The drum skin used on the cover of The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper album sold for £541,250 ($1m) - almost four times the estimate.
- John Lennon’s lyrics for Give Peace a Chance sold for £421,250.
- A pair of John’s tinted prescription sunglasses, which he wore for the cover of the single Mind Games, raised £39,650 ($79,000).
- Recordings of the Jimi Hendrix Experience performing at the Woburn Music Festival in July 1968 went for £48,050 ($95,000)
- A Marshall amplifier used by Hendrix in concert brought £25,000 ($50,000) and a pair of his stripy flared trousers made £20,000 (49,000).
- A 1967 Gibson guitar, formerly owned by Pete Townshend of the Who, sold for £32,450 ($64,000).
Man, if there was ever a time ya wish ya had the spare change …
Anyway, that’s it for this ultra-concentrated, power-packed, vitamin-enriched edition. Until this evening, remember:
Keep yer hands where I can see ‘em …waitasecond … I’m on the wrong script … errrrr …
Keep yer eyes on the skies, your nose in the wind, your heart with the music (and Luker!) ….
and I’ll see ya on the flip side!
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