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Where are these bands from?



And sorry Jim.  That response about the band named Etc.
just split my sides and I really didn't have a good answer
for you about the other bands you mentioned.  I hope you will
post to this list when Who related items come up your way.

Good cheer,
Beau (would that be one lump or two) McCrury

>Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 00:02:37, -0500
>From: THRH79B@prodigy.com ( K D GILES)
>Subject: Re: Where are these bands from?
>
>Carlos Valdes <cjvaldes@gua.gbm.net> wrote:
>
>>Davis Brothers (Ray & Dave) are from southern London
>
>Close, but no sitar!  The Davies brothers are from the Muswell Hill 
>area, which is way on the other side of London.  According to Ray, 
>when he and Dave were young they referred to the good folk of south 
>London as "the potato people".  Not very nice, but that sort of 
>geographical snobbery takes place even in much smaller towns, like 
>the one I live in.
>
>And to the original querent, Jim_Blair@pcmailgw.ml.com,
>
>>I just wanted to thank all the replies (BOTH OF THEM) I got 
>>for this question. Guess I expected a little too much. 
>>(Zeppelin and Tull from the USA, huh ?) Get a clue.
>>Can someone give me a coherent answer, please?
>
>You may not have noticed, but this is the WHO mailing list.  While 
>topics relating to rock music in general do often come up here, I 
>would not expect a precise or even coherent answer to any question 
>not involving the Who.  Any library should have one or more rock 
>music reference books that could provide you with a brief biography 
>of most (if not all) the bands you listed.
>
>- -Yellow "And the little green monster" Ledbetter
>
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>
>Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 22:28:09 EDT
>From: Nycnash333@aol.com
>Subject: digest
>
>I have to subscribe every day to get each issue of the digest. 
>How can this be fixed?
>
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>
>Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 22:47:55 -0700
>From: "B W Radley" <bwradley@earthlink.net>
>Subject: Pete on Letterman
>
>INCOMING!!!!!  (Consider yourself warned, Beau!!)
>
>Having watched the broadcast Thursday night, I almost wish the cable/VCR did
>go out, when Petie Boy started bagging on Roger for the BRS tour.
>
>If it wasn't for the fact that I would have to have cleaned up the mess, and
>my recgonizing that PT was, once again, in the grips of his cronic
>"idontknowwhatthehelliamtalkingaboutitis" I probably would have pulled an
>Elvis on the TV.
>
>Let's see . . . (and I am going on what Roger said at the final BRS show):
>
>Roger agrees to go on tour with a bunch of young musicians, including a fair
>number of inner city kids, who otherwise would not have had the chance to
>experience traveling across the country, and being able to perform in front
>of appreciative audencies, and PERHAPS, get the idea that there might be
>something more to life than can be found outside the narrow confines of the
>ghetto.
>
>Part of the proceeds of the tour is to go to a program to revitalize school
>music programs, something that is all too often one of the first victims of
>shortsighted budgetcutting schoolboards.
>
>(Yes, he is being compensated for his time, as well he should--consider how
>much he could make if he ever decided to go out on tour as a solo artist vis
>a vis whatever he earned on the BRS tour--I bet you dollars to donuts that
>the latter is nowhere what he could have made on the former.)
>
>And the reason why Pete decides to go on a mini-tour?????  (or should it be
>$$$$)
>
>Let's also add to the mix the following:
>
>Did anyone else notice in yesterday's (8-16-98) PARADE magazine (for those
>who do not know, PARADE is a magazine supplement that appears in many Sunday
>newspapers) an article entltled "This Song's For YOU!"  The article is about
>a guy named John Beltzer, who has produced some 800 personalized songs for
>chornically and terminally ill children that focus not on their illness, but
>on who they are, and the things they love.  For example, one 9 year old
>girl, who has leukemia, received a song which has lyrics about how she loves
>her Beanie Babies (see below for more about Beanie Babies!!!) baking cookies
>with her mom, riding in her dad's boat, and playing with her brother.  The
>songs are professionally written and recorded by Beltzer and some 160
>songwriters and producers.  Apparently a number of well known performers
>have either recorded or have agreed to record songs for this project.  One
>of the persons in the latter catagory is our pal Roger!!!
>
>If you are so inclined, they have a web site at http://www.songsoflove.org
>where you can find out more about this charity as well as ordering a CD of
>some of their songs.
>
>BW Radley
>bwradley@earthlink.net
>NOW OPEN!!!  BW THE WEB SITE AT http://room.earthlink.net/~bwradley
>FEATURING BEANIE BABY KITTY PORN!!!  (Sorry Mr. Clinton . . . the Beanie
>Babies DO NOT give lap dances!!)
>
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>
>Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 09:36:47 EST
>From: David Thirteen <thirteen@the-spa.com>
>Subject: Who Archive
>
>I've added the following to my who article/interview archive: 
>
>'78 Keith Moon interview -- he talks about his drum setup
>'94 Goldmine interview with Roger Daltrey
>'96 Goldmine interview with John Entwistle
>Quadrophenia liner notes -- "Jimmy"
>Who's Missing liner notes -- Pete
>Tommy reissue liner notes -- Richard Barnes
>
>
>Thanks again to the invaluable, indispensable, supercalafragilistic, efforts
>of Brian Cady!
>
>If anyone notices any "typos", etc., in any of these articles, please let me
>know (I didn't have time to proof 'em). 
>
>D13
>
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>
>Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 12:11:37 PDT
>From: "Dan Scurio" <dscurio@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Pete at HOB! Video, Review, Meeting Pete!
>
>Well, what can I say that hasn't been said.  Chuck you said it all. 
>
>Pete's stories are very entertaining.  The band was ok.  Tracy the 
>guitarist/vocalist was purely eye candy for the boys.  
>I prefer last year's show because it was raw Townshend. 
>
>This show video taped. Platinum Entertainment owns the distribution 
>rights.  They said they have agreed to air the show on PBS.  It will 
>probably be used to raise money for the Maryville Academy. Send emails 
>to Platinum and beg them to release the tape.  BTW, Platinum is also 
>distributing "Daltrey Sings Townshend". Check out their web page.
>
>Pete was interviewed for local news.  I understand it was broadcasted on 
>a Monday morning news program call "FOX thing in the morning".  He joked 
>about Clinton and Monica.  Anyone tape it?  They showed footage of HOB.
>
>BTW, I MET PETE.  After last year, I finally figured out where to meet 
>Pete.  About six of us waited until 2:30 am.  He signed his name.  He 
>wouldn't say much.  At first he said no to photos. I asked again and 
>again.  I told him that I would donate more money to Maryville.  He 
>finally agreed.  I was the last fan to talk with Pete and I have a photo 
>with him as well. 
>
>Rodger wasn't this friendly.
>
>Review:
>
>http://chicagotribune.com/splash/article/0,1051,SAV-9808180245,00.html  
>
>
>"What ever can be wrong with kids" Pete, HOB 1998.
>
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>
>Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 16:10:13 EDT
>From: Thought09@aol.com
>Subject: Re: Band's origins
>
>All of the bands are listed were british ... not sure of the towns however
>
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>
>Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 16:48:31 -0500
>From: Cheryl Posner-Weber <otter@execpc.com>
>Subject: Stamp, Lambert, and "I'm a Man"
>
>I could swear I read somewhere that Chris and Kit co-authored "I'm a
>Man," although the song is attributed to Bo Diddley.  Now I cannot track
>down the quotation.  Is it possible that they just did a new arrangement
>of Bo's song for The Who?
>
>- --Cheryl
>
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>
>Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 14:57:05 PDT
>From: "Dan Scurio" <dscurio@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Platinum's web site!
>
>http://www.platinument.com/
>
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>
>Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 19:30:46 -0400
>From: Brian Steven Cady <cadyb@mindspring.com>
>Subject: Re: Stamp, Lambert, and "I'm a Man"
>
>At 04:48 PM 8/18/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>I could swear I read somewhere that Chris and Kit co-authored "I'm a
>>Man," although the song is attributed to Bo Diddley.  Now I cannot track
>>down the quotation.  Is it possible that they just did a new arrangement
>>of Bo's song for The Who?
>>
>>--Cheryl
>
>Yes it is the same as Bo Diddley's "I'm A Man" (don't miss the Yardbirds
>version 
>too, which is wonderful).  Not only did Kit and Chris have nothing to do
>with the 
>arrangement, but I'm fairly certain The Who were playing it live prior to
>their 
>becoming The Who's management.
>
>			-Brian in Atlanta
>
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