TW

Tom Watson

05/01/2007 8:07 PM

James Died?

Aretha. Sam and Dave. The Four Tops. The Chambers Brothers. Smokey
Robinson and the Miracles. Martha and the Vandals (don't even try),
Marvin Gaye, The Commadores, Gladys, The Supremes, Tempt's,

Jesus Wept...


That man will be missed.



Regards,

Tom Watson (Fairly Unbalanced)

tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (real email)

http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1/


This topic has 25 replies

DB

Dave Balderstone

in reply to Tom Watson on 05/01/2007 8:07 PM

06/01/2007 2:50 PM

In article <[email protected]>, Tom Watson
<[email protected]> wrote:

> Aretha. Sam and Dave. The Four Tops. The Chambers Brothers. Smokey
> Robinson and the Miracles. Martha and the Vandals (don't even try),
> Marvin Gaye, The Commadores, Gladys, The Supremes, Tempt's,
>
> Jesus Wept...
>
>
> That man will be missed.

Did you hear that the funeral took three times longer than expected
because of all his wardrobe changes?

;-)

Rd

"Robatoy"

in reply to Tom Watson on 05/01/2007 8:07 PM

06/01/2007 5:48 AM

That's MR. James to you, sir.

I FEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEl goooooooood.......
Yoew.

r-------> who's totally miffed at that attention-whore Sharpton
"speaking on behalf of all of JB's fans"

Goodgod..OW!

HHuH!

Fj

"Freddie"

in reply to Tom Watson on 05/01/2007 8:07 PM

08/01/2007 3:14 PM


>
> With all the respect I have for those guys, and it's a lot.
>
> This is the musician who I will truly miss some day:
>
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Harris_%28musician%29>

Up the Irons Barry. \m/

- jbd

CS

"Charlie Self"

in reply to Tom Watson on 05/01/2007 8:07 PM

09/01/2007 6:49 AM



On Jan 6, 8:48=A0am, "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote:
> That's MR. James to you, sir.
>
> I FEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEl goooooooood.......
> Yoew.
>
> r-------> who's totally miffed at that attention-whore Sharpton
> "speaking on behalf of all of JB's fans"
>
> Goodgod..OW!
>
> HHuH!

Probably no worse than GWB eulogizing Gerald Ford, though Sharpton may
be even less of a person than Bush.

BS

Bob Schmall

in reply to Tom Watson on 05/01/2007 8:07 PM

06/01/2007 9:40 AM

Tom Watson wrote:
> Aretha. Sam and Dave. The Four Tops. The Chambers Brothers. Smokey
> Robinson and the Miracles. Martha and the Vandals (don't even try),
> Marvin Gaye, The Commadores, Gladys, The Supremes, Tempt's,


And Buddy, on the day the music died.

Bob
Tryin' one anyway: Martha and the Vandellas

cb

charlie b

in reply to Tom Watson on 05/01/2007 8:07 PM

06/01/2007 2:34 PM

Thank the stars Les Paul will go on forever. I'm
pretty sure he's working on making himself
bionic.

Sure hope I don't outlive Clapton.

I wonder if anyone packed it in when Sinatra died?

charlie b

BS

Bob Schmall

in reply to Tom Watson on 05/01/2007 8:07 PM

07/01/2007 9:58 AM

Buddy Matlosz wrote:
> "Bob Schmall" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Tom Watson wrote:
>>> Aretha. Sam and Dave. The Four Tops. The Chambers Brothers. Smokey
>>> Robinson and the Miracles. Martha and the Vandals (don't even try),
>>> Marvin Gaye, The Commadores, Gladys, The Supremes, Tempt's,
>>
>> And Buddy, on the day the music died.
>>
>
> The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.
>
> Buddy
>
>
(Sound of dope slap)
Not you, fool--the one with talent.

Bob

BS

Bob Schmall

in reply to Tom Watson on 05/01/2007 8:07 PM

07/01/2007 10:00 AM

Lew Hodgett wrote:
> Somebody wrote:
>
> > I wonder if anyone packed it in when Sinatra died?
>
> Without question, Sinatra set the standard; however, even he recognized
> where no to go.
>
> When asked about recording "Scotch & Soda", he supposedly responded that
> Bob Shane's rendition put that song out of reach for anybody else.
>
> Bob Shane, who he?
>
> Think Kingston Trio.
>
> Lew
>
Agreed-Shane is one of the great unrecognized stylists in music,
probably because he was so genre-specific.

Bob

BS

Bob Schmall

in reply to Tom Watson on 05/01/2007 8:07 PM

08/01/2007 11:06 AM

Buddy Matlosz wrote:
> "Bob Schmall" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Buddy Matlosz wrote:
>>> "Bob Schmall" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>> Tom Watson wrote:
>>>>> Aretha. Sam and Dave. The Four Tops. The Chambers Brothers. Smokey
>>>>> Robinson and the Miracles. Martha and the Vandals (don't even try),
>>>>> Marvin Gaye, The Commadores, Gladys, The Supremes, Tempt's,
>>>> And Buddy, on the day the music died.
>>>>
>>> The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.
>>>
>>> Buddy
>>>
>>>
>> (Sound of dope slap)
>> Not you, fool--the one with talent.
>
> Jeez, touchy li'l asshole, aintcha?
>
> B.
>
>
I ain't so little.
I should have included a smiley...

Bob

BS

Bob Schmall

in reply to Tom Watson on 05/01/2007 8:07 PM

10/01/2007 8:45 AM

Tom Watson wrote:
>
>
> Watson - listening t his newly acquired Will The Circle Be Unbroken
> off of the iTunes site, so he don't have to copy it from vinyl.

Back on that Lost Highway, eh? Which Circle, Tom--1 or 2?

BTW, who sang "Wildwood Flower" in "Walk the Line?" It was ostensibly
June Carter (pre-Cash) but it wasn't her sound at all. I suspect it was
lip-synched to a Maybelle Carter original. Anyone?

>
> There's more good music on this bad boy than I can process.

Thous hast said it. I put 150 CDs worth of my junk on a 30gb iPod and
filled only 3/8th of it. Now to hard wire it to my truck's stereo system
and life is complete.

The only quirk I've found in the iPod is that it was apparently designed
for earbud-type reproduction--no bass. So the iPod is heavy on bass and
when I run it through my home stereo I need to dial way back on bass and
way up on treble.

Bob

BS

Bob Schmall

in reply to Tom Watson on 05/01/2007 8:07 PM

11/01/2007 8:56 AM

Dave Balderstone wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, Tom Watson
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Aretha. Sam and Dave. The Four Tops. The Chambers Brothers. Smokey
>> Robinson and the Miracles. Martha and the Vandals (don't even try),
>> Marvin Gaye, The Commadores, Gladys, The Supremes, Tempt's,
>>
>> Jesus Wept...
>>
>>
>> That man will be missed.
>
> Did you hear that the funeral took three times longer than expected
> because of all his wardrobe changes?
>
> ;-)
Hardest working dead man in show business.

BM

"Buddy Matlosz"

in reply to Tom Watson on 05/01/2007 8:07 PM

08/01/2007 5:36 PM


"Bob Schmall" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Buddy Matlosz wrote:
> > "Bob Schmall" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> >> Buddy Matlosz wrote:
> >>> "Bob Schmall" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >>> news:[email protected]...
> >>>> Tom Watson wrote:
> >>>>> Aretha. Sam and Dave. The Four Tops. The Chambers Brothers.
Smokey
> >>>>> Robinson and the Miracles. Martha and the Vandals (don't even try),
> >>>>> Marvin Gaye, The Commadores, Gladys, The Supremes, Tempt's,
> >>>> And Buddy, on the day the music died.
> >>>>
> >>> The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.
> >>>
> >>> Buddy
> >>>
> >>>
> >> (Sound of dope slap)
> >> Not you, fool--the one with talent.
> >
> > Jeez, touchy li'l asshole, aintcha?
> >
> > B.
> >
> >
> I ain't so little.

Neither am I.

> I should have included a smiley...

Let's drop it.

B.

Cc

"CW"

in reply to Tom Watson on 05/01/2007 8:07 PM

08/01/2007 3:56 AM

Buddy, I think that was meant as humor. Forgot the emoticon.

"Buddy Matlosz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Jeez, touchy li'l asshole, aintcha?
>
> B.
>
>

LH

Lew Hodgett

in reply to Tom Watson on 05/01/2007 8:07 PM

07/01/2007 12:33 AM

Somebody wrote:

> I wonder if anyone packed it in when Sinatra died?

Without question, Sinatra set the standard; however, even he recognized
where no to go.

When asked about recording "Scotch & Soda", he supposedly responded that
Bob Shane's rendition put that song out of reach for anybody else.

Bob Shane, who he?

Think Kingston Trio.

Lew

Sk

"Swingman"

in reply to Tom Watson on 05/01/2007 8:07 PM

10/01/2007 10:17 AM


"Bob Schmall" wrote in message


> The only quirk I've found in the iPod is that it was apparently designed
> for earbud-type reproduction--no bass. So the iPod is heavy on bass and
> when I run it through my home stereo I need to dial way back on bass and
> way up on treble.

Menu|Settings|EQ ... turn it to OFF and see if you still have the problem.
Of the 6 iPods we've had, none of them have exhibited the problem you
mention.

BTW, do hardwire it to your truck stereo and don't fall for the FM xmitter,
or you will be missing the bass, sorely!

My truck stereo has a stereo aux input ... wouldn't leave home without it.

--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 1/06/07

EH

Elrond Hubbard

in reply to Tom Watson on 05/01/2007 8:07 PM

06/01/2007 2:58 AM


> Aretha. Sam and Dave. The Four Tops. The Chambers Brothers. Smokey
> Robinson and the Miracles. Martha and the Vandals (don't even try),
> Marvin Gaye, The Commadores, Gladys, The Supremes, Tempt's,
>
> Jesus Wept...
>
>
> That man will be missed.

I read an editorial that suggested that, for a guy who didn't live his life
paying much heed to the Surgeon General's health recommendations, J. B. was
doing pretty damn well to cheat the grim reaper for 73 years.

Yep, Papa's got a brand new box.

BA

B A R R Y

in reply to Tom Watson on 05/01/2007 8:07 PM

10/01/2007 5:00 PM

Swingman wrote:
>
> My truck stereo has a stereo aux input ... wouldn't leave home without it.
>

logjamelectronics.com can put an aux input into almost any factory
stereo. The adaptor I have for my Toyota Tacoma allows me to set the CD
changer to disc 1 / track 1, eject the CD, and listen to the aux. Put
the CD back in and the CD plays. It was ~ $75 and took less than 15
minutes to install following radio removal instructions on the net.

Once you go direct, nothing else will do!

BM

"Buddy Matlosz"

in reply to Tom Watson on 05/01/2007 8:07 PM

07/01/2007 9:53 PM


"Bob Schmall" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Buddy Matlosz wrote:
> > "Bob Schmall" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> >> Tom Watson wrote:
> >>> Aretha. Sam and Dave. The Four Tops. The Chambers Brothers. Smokey
> >>> Robinson and the Miracles. Martha and the Vandals (don't even try),
> >>> Marvin Gaye, The Commadores, Gladys, The Supremes, Tempt's,
> >>
> >> And Buddy, on the day the music died.
> >>
> >
> > The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.
> >
> > Buddy
> >
> >
> (Sound of dope slap)
> Not you, fool--the one with talent.

Jeez, touchy li'l asshole, aintcha?

B.

BA

B A R R Y

in reply to Tom Watson on 05/01/2007 8:07 PM

09/01/2007 12:15 PM

Freddie wrote:

>
> Up the Irons Barry. \m/
>
> - jbd


Yeeesss sir!

I caught a fantastic USA opening night of the current tour in Hartford.
If more musicians drank and smoked less and played more "football",
they could all sound that good in their 50's. I never sat down during
the show.

I never sat down at the 5-6 JB shows I saw either. The cast of
thousands on stage always gave me a chuckle, too!

TW

Tom Watson

in reply to Tom Watson on 05/01/2007 8:07 PM

11/01/2007 7:20 PM

On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 08:56:01 -0600, Bob Schmall <[email protected]>
wrote:


>Hardest working dead man in show business.


I used to say the same about Tip O'Neill.


Regards,

Tom Watson (Fairly Unbalanced)

tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (real email)

http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1/

TW

Tom Watson

in reply to Tom Watson on 05/01/2007 8:07 PM

08/01/2007 8:32 PM

Yeah, lets.

You're both nice people who have misunderstood each other.
'Nuff said.


Watson - listening t his newly acquired Will The Circle Be Unbroken
off of the iTunes site, so he don't have to copy it from vinyl.

There's more good music on this bad boy than I can process.

The only bad thing I've found is that Honky Tonking ain't nowhere near
as good as Hank's.

Doc and Merl are awsome, though.



Regards,

Tom Watson (Fairly Unbalanced)

tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (real email)

http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1/

Sk

"Swingman"

in reply to Tom Watson on 05/01/2007 8:07 PM

10/01/2007 11:53 AM

"B A R R Y" wrote in message
> Swingman wrote:
> >
> > My truck stereo has a stereo aux input ... wouldn't leave home without
it.
> >
>
> logjamelectronics.com can put an aux input into almost any factory
> stereo. The adaptor I have for my Toyota Tacoma allows me to set the CD
> changer to disc 1 / track 1, eject the CD, and listen to the aux. Put
> the CD back in and the CD plays. It was ~ $75 and took less than 15
> minutes to install following radio removal instructions on the net.
>
> Once you go direct, nothing else will do!

Got something similar for my daughter's Subaru for her 21st birthday last
year, but it does it's fancy stuff with an iPod instead of the CD changer.
It lets her control the iPod, hidden in the console between the seats but
directly connected to the stereo, with the car radio/stereo controls.

The idea was to *hopefully* keep her eyes, and attention, on the road and
not be futzing with the iPod while driving ... hopefully.

--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 1/06/07

BA

B A R R Y

in reply to Tom Watson on 05/01/2007 8:07 PM

06/01/2007 11:32 PM

On Sat, 06 Jan 2007 14:34:06 -0800, charlie b <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Thank the stars Les Paul will go on forever. I'm
>pretty sure he's working on making himself
>bionic.
>
>Sure hope I don't outlive Clapton.
>
>I wonder if anyone packed it in when Sinatra died?

With all the respect I have for those guys, and it's a lot.

This is the musician who I will truly miss some day:

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Harris_%28musician%29>

BM

"Buddy Matlosz"

in reply to Tom Watson on 05/01/2007 8:07 PM

06/01/2007 9:46 PM


"Bob Schmall" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Tom Watson wrote:
> > Aretha. Sam and Dave. The Four Tops. The Chambers Brothers. Smokey
> > Robinson and the Miracles. Martha and the Vandals (don't even try),
> > Marvin Gaye, The Commadores, Gladys, The Supremes, Tempt's,
>
>
> And Buddy, on the day the music died.
>

The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.

Buddy

Mb

"Mekon"

in reply to Tom Watson on 05/01/2007 8:07 PM

06/01/2007 2:27 AM


"Tom Watson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Aretha. Sam and Dave. The Four Tops. The Chambers Brothers. Smokey
> Robinson and the Miracles. Martha and the Vandals (don't even try),
> Marvin Gaye, The Commadores, Gladys, The Supremes, Tempt's,

So did Charlie Drake....
Same day I think.

Mekon


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