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Beat and pop Groups of the 1960's from Birmingham.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger209125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492607932902142434.post-27335481216292128792024-03-01T06:35:00.001+01:002024-03-01T06:35:14.059+01:00Bulls Head Bob. March 2024 . Mr and Mrs Bob<p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hello From Sunny Shores.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Mrs Bob and I are currently on our second honeymoon after 50 years of marriage. There will be a blog but a week later than usual this month so "Dont go frettin' herself ya hear". </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Love from</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bob</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492607932902142434.post-5688948168965659932024-02-01T06:50:00.000+01:002024-02-01T07:44:25.299+01:00Bulls Head Bob - Feb 2024. REVVING UP FOR SOME CAR GUITARS and A HARLEY DAVIDSON TOO!! AMERICAN SHOWSTER.<p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hello My Friends,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Been through the wars lately with the horrid flu variant and feeling a bit pissed off but am back feeling "on the up" and raring to delight with another epic blog for you hungry people, well maybe epic is taking it a bit far!! This month I thought I might delight you guitarists out there with some wierd instruments. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpyQfvE5bxAof4rmh-7KYL-ITXbWfO1kVpgnDXKLW6YDn1eyBioBoe93e15vBWiz6iSTkWcP11GjVGiNNDF1tvSazZEsGYaDX1L9FHq5FFPqi1yzu_bO3s8jMXxktnNhza4tBOYnKbyrgjm7_0chiMNpHQ1AMYCd4kD-MqhpCQZRi0d6hcUVfziJeBMlJN/s1080/duesenbergstarplayer-tvblack2016-d59561b1bc3aa4834e53696e5c43f63c29c70085-1920x1080.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpyQfvE5bxAof4rmh-7KYL-ITXbWfO1kVpgnDXKLW6YDn1eyBioBoe93e15vBWiz6iSTkWcP11GjVGiNNDF1tvSazZEsGYaDX1L9FHq5FFPqi1yzu_bO3s8jMXxktnNhza4tBOYnKbyrgjm7_0chiMNpHQ1AMYCd4kD-MqhpCQZRi0d6hcUVfziJeBMlJN/s320/duesenbergstarplayer-tvblack2016-d59561b1bc3aa4834e53696e5c43f63c29c70085-1920x1080.jpg" width="142" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">THE CAR/GUITAR IS THE STAR.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Some time ago I featured the lovely original Guild Corvette and a more recent reissue of the model with Racing stripes down the body like a Corvette Car. During the winter recess I was talking to a mate who had recently bought himself a Deusenburg guitar and it is styled on the car of the same name, with nice lines and chromework like the car itself.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">AMERICAN SHOWSTER</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">This raised my interest in searching out other guitars that may have followed in the footsteps of Car Guitars and found a treasure trove from one maker who fabricated a whole range of models and motorbike tank body shaped guitars which may be of interest to you guys who might want to own a guitar to suit your character. At this point I have to say that there are not many about in general terms but there are 2 guys in the USA who have cornered the market for these models. The instruments are under the name American Showster and were produced by Kramer. They are really eye catching and the star of the range is without doubt the:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">AS57 BEL AIR</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's the first guitar I have ever seen modelled on the tailfin of a Chevrolet Bel Air and comes with a working tail light at the jackplug input!!</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWB_3qx8GhH5RG8FpQbu-d0-a6nPjlQhSyEsOhRMW1FvVyIBQaR5A-80Y6YPzE81wmnQTJTrABYVHHZ8vnfAjfzek1Z-2Z-llI3a8-ly3N61Og0ceNOPMzydlJCXq9w86LNeokVTjkuffvgBKRDTK2NHqkyqChKNlyJ0HPdcZ-cKZU1MK4TaIIEMouzU6b/s700/AS57%20pickups.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="405" data-original-width="700" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWB_3qx8GhH5RG8FpQbu-d0-a6nPjlQhSyEsOhRMW1FvVyIBQaR5A-80Y6YPzE81wmnQTJTrABYVHHZ8vnfAjfzek1Z-2Z-llI3a8-ly3N61Og0ceNOPMzydlJCXq9w86LNeokVTjkuffvgBKRDTK2NHqkyqChKNlyJ0HPdcZ-cKZU1MK4TaIIEMouzU6b/w640-h370/AS57%20pickups.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgakB4IWGKiDZ-YOc-3UDFUKnYVOgTzveDSBd46JfTzwaKF9YpKNxBa2oP6CK1rOqNhwaYLt3_lOcT76Gxa3qWFXdcFctIK2oKpIDy9g3hy5Y3PuR8z6RXFR9rWVmnWmWk9nASQyqJVhXWr48ddp8MGphvn4f1lmW9UPsGjqnq1-JxgdMBjQcXIJy_0QLK/s700/as57light.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="254" data-original-width="700" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgakB4IWGKiDZ-YOc-3UDFUKnYVOgTzveDSBd46JfTzwaKF9YpKNxBa2oP6CK1rOqNhwaYLt3_lOcT76Gxa3qWFXdcFctIK2oKpIDy9g3hy5Y3PuR8z6RXFR9rWVmnWmWk9nASQyqJVhXWr48ddp8MGphvn4f1lmW9UPsGjqnq1-JxgdMBjQcXIJy_0QLK/w400-h145/as57light.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">This model comes in different colours and pick up configurations including EMG. Its a pretty thing alright!!</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">American showster also produced a couple of motorbike guitars too with the body shape of a Harley Davidson petrol tank and like the Guitar above it came in differing colours and configurations nlike this beautiful Flame effect gas tank:</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9j6eRrn5eJVq34KZnQ8-LSC2Um8XzlzRbKFiS7XEFD944a1dSdbcwMRBYSv4pINH94OKGj40yUxqNbyR87jEae8D5aB3qHWlPzebWrLXfphh17CZG5EvgaGpc3q6pClsEl-soW9PnHUq51L1QmvFLDKUXxA6m0vNYwt5bJNO0-IcQUD9xCRnWx-opw0I9/s259/flameguitarwhole.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9j6eRrn5eJVq34KZnQ8-LSC2Um8XzlzRbKFiS7XEFD944a1dSdbcwMRBYSv4pINH94OKGj40yUxqNbyR87jEae8D5aB3qHWlPzebWrLXfphh17CZG5EvgaGpc3q6pClsEl-soW9PnHUq51L1QmvFLDKUXxA6m0vNYwt5bJNO0-IcQUD9xCRnWx-opw0I9/w640-h347/flameguitarwhole.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">And also in Harley Orange with Bigsby</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9YlHG3iJ8njmUQNyo4qXN9XKpvgxKTjq3IqTQFxBDx24pzByWb6LqjNioKkVB0yeR7Zaz3lL5BrD7HEJHZfLSFzaSI4sqv1DMv4jce-Lfg32EB-z43gfr-EtaMC6JKCtPXUDVbZfhM_0BE9Oghez_Dj6mlCgC4Op48K_MuGms40J2XaLD27Z_clJvMFLn/s1200/harleywithbigsby.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9YlHG3iJ8njmUQNyo4qXN9XKpvgxKTjq3IqTQFxBDx24pzByWb6LqjNioKkVB0yeR7Zaz3lL5BrD7HEJHZfLSFzaSI4sqv1DMv4jce-Lfg32EB-z43gfr-EtaMC6JKCtPXUDVbZfhM_0BE9Oghez_Dj6mlCgC4Op48K_MuGms40J2XaLD27Z_clJvMFLn/w400-h225/harleywithbigsby.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">the Cream of the Crop, colourwise was this beautiful Coppertone AS57.</span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVmtWtYBmn77qn1qLM_TvwS8qmajicAqcc0JDQCtuOf1Ee6yISQHMKNHHkI8qotsgoFitXVec4k9EoorWL-A76sa-hKpyqyGgQmg6aib5bEZIQvanKfAjbzxUejC64kCh1ywbYM9jdfw218NPZyKKqK7HPp0VFVCUPxQ5wo8HwfqTPJY9U2TMmlbstEeF/s1110/as57copper.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1110" data-original-width="650" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVmtWtYBmn77qn1qLM_TvwS8qmajicAqcc0JDQCtuOf1Ee6yISQHMKNHHkI8qotsgoFitXVec4k9EoorWL-A76sa-hKpyqyGgQmg6aib5bEZIQvanKfAjbzxUejC64kCh1ywbYM9jdfw218NPZyKKqK7HPp0VFVCUPxQ5wo8HwfqTPJY9U2TMmlbstEeF/w234-h400/as57copper.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I cant guarantee what they sound like but they are certainly eyecatching and, as they are no longer made, are ripe for a guitar collectors purchase.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">There is a good Youtube clip of these and many more models at a Guitar Meet in the states with a phone number too if you are in the market for an American Showster to add to your hoard.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">here is the Clip so click HERE</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://youtu.be/Uz4J-26f5PE?si=-jQtTAkydIH0d-qk"><span style="color: red;">AMERICAN SHOWSTER</span></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Not to be outdone by Kramer some folk have created their own Car Guitars and the top of the range is this stunning aluminium Cadillac built by Ali Kat guitars and is owned by Dave Gartland from whom you can buy lovely art prints of this gorgeous guitar (copyright Dave Gartland).</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisYZI420zojPCCA4BVpc1s9RkZYbJq4fJjZIkTKU08x6LJ325iYRsLTHW__1s3gb0ytGaPhX9sgxGtrGfCJtFjyINNsf9XEZw8oxoA4QJc7gJTkNt_UFvUnI_bxxav2yndwL1VLN06I41aKMB9GCOdlQXr2nXwDiIShrqYyyYnCIk-21Qk40j-eP3zq_y5/s600/cadillacguitar.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="600" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisYZI420zojPCCA4BVpc1s9RkZYbJq4fJjZIkTKU08x6LJ325iYRsLTHW__1s3gb0ytGaPhX9sgxGtrGfCJtFjyINNsf9XEZw8oxoA4QJc7gJTkNt_UFvUnI_bxxav2yndwL1VLN06I41aKMB9GCOdlQXr2nXwDiIShrqYyyYnCIk-21Qk40j-eP3zq_y5/w640-h336/cadillacguitar.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">LAST BUT NOT LEAST GUITAR CAR</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There is a beautiful Gibson Les Paul Corvette too:</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></div><div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFmfbO6VyefvqeBkvlOzNvvj1NjWCMAoRB51Sf3ZA3RT6yMiSyhgpLO5P2ewA3AOk1z3XC8PneP7yRC51JxWmnTLX1_p0O9_E5qWcAhKaG-gvX0bbXMLTnoOTeXp641FFhHKUVvR2tXA_htLqCl_yJZ88Iq7IJcFXjvpv7CoBgLxMLyLJYa1JdY_MyP-I/s750/gibbocorvette.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="251" data-original-width="750" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFmfbO6VyefvqeBkvlOzNvvj1NjWCMAoRB51Sf3ZA3RT6yMiSyhgpLO5P2ewA3AOk1z3XC8PneP7yRC51JxWmnTLX1_p0O9_E5qWcAhKaG-gvX0bbXMLTnoOTeXp641FFhHKUVvR2tXA_htLqCl_yJZ88Iq7IJcFXjvpv7CoBgLxMLyLJYa1JdY_MyP-I/w640-h214/gibbocorvette.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Nice inlaid neck too. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Unfortunately I'm not in the market for any of the above beauties but am sure that some of you may want to own one of these individual machines so good hunting, good luck and check your bank balance before you think about it!!!!</span></div><div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">So there you are, something to dream about. My mate with the Duesenberg was aghast when I showed him these.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQM29b0J90CkRIJ7tllouIpn-d28QLeuhSzG3pLBRB90Nt3Mk2PMXh_P15nBZDnDVFyldhQuRS3xVA2iueNijjVD8GFgTt_Y2bJKtJaJctso40pKhXGmd9BIDEgD1ZxyWYJAG5YpzC0VNcHkcmf_2kIqotKiLAuZEVYI9aagL8Y28rsaFApNsSe0GUj9_t/s996/20240201_062453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="996" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQM29b0J90CkRIJ7tllouIpn-d28QLeuhSzG3pLBRB90Nt3Mk2PMXh_P15nBZDnDVFyldhQuRS3xVA2iueNijjVD8GFgTt_Y2bJKtJaJctso40pKhXGmd9BIDEgD1ZxyWYJAG5YpzC0VNcHkcmf_2kIqotKiLAuZEVYI9aagL8Y28rsaFApNsSe0GUj9_t/s320/20240201_062453.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I'm waiting until someone makes the Brummie version of the 1955 Hillman Husky estate guitar (my first vehicle) before I'm tempted to buy one. The 1955 Husky model had a "side valve" engine so maybe it could be called the "El 34" to give it a bit of Pzazz!!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">FINALLY</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Its my and Mrs Bobs 50th Wedding Anniversary tomorrow, we have great food and who knows, perhaps shes bought me one of these peculiarities??</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Take Care of yourselves.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bob</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Copyright: Bullsheadbob</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Contact: Bobsbullocks@Gmail.com</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492607932902142434.post-6743034025991699832024-01-01T08:29:00.000+01:002024-01-01T08:29:29.770+01:00Bulls Head Bob Jan 2024. DENNY LAINE RIP. JEFF LYNNE, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! <p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hello You Lovely People!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Happy New Year!! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It's 2024, I'm still alive and if you're reading this you are too! so congratulations to all you west Midlands musicians of the Brumbeat era of the 1960's who were a part of the magic and to those who packed the Dance Halls and created great atmospheres for us to entertain.</span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">DENNY LAINE. RIP.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiako-y6tNYe3V9tIhFR1me_sue__QmH5TDdvqcHXpzry46vZQ4-xDhDrr5a4jK-whN0ymVvjZ4WaBsHo55eWJP6ixRnl8VOiiVY8oUh42GRz8iXWnhH0AjUooknLVcCpt7istDqj4qlGT5v_8jPP3dKrvtFKXQpjYTJYwnnCxtPtJ6SNZuxGjd49m7MgCl/s749/20240101_080027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="749" data-original-width="646" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiako-y6tNYe3V9tIhFR1me_sue__QmH5TDdvqcHXpzry46vZQ4-xDhDrr5a4jK-whN0ymVvjZ4WaBsHo55eWJP6ixRnl8VOiiVY8oUh42GRz8iXWnhH0AjUooknLVcCpt7istDqj4qlGT5v_8jPP3dKrvtFKXQpjYTJYwnnCxtPtJ6SNZuxGjd49m7MgCl/s320/20240101_080027.jpg" width="276" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have always been a fan of Denny Laine and have written many articles about him as an important influence in the venues of Birmingham. From the Springfield Ballroom days of the very early 60's with The Diplomats to the fabulous first formation of Moody Blues with his turbo charged vocals belting out the hard Rythm and Blues sound of Brumbeat and being the voice of 'Go Now', full of emotion that went straight to your heart in the opening bars, he was something special. </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">After leaving the Moody Blues he wrote and recorded, as the Denny Laine's String Band, the wonderful and biographic 'Say You Dont Mind", that was and still is real class that didn't get the success it deserved until many years after when re recorded by Colin Blunstone. Paul McCartney remembered him from those early days too when the Moodies were on the same bill as The Beatles and wasted no time in making contact with him when he departed the Beatles to form Wings.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Last year he went out on the road across the USA on an acoustic solo tour performing songs and relating some stories of his journey in the world of music. The tour finished and he went straight to the Carnegie Hall to perform in a night of the songs of Paul McCartney where he showcased the song he co wrote with McCartney, Mull of Kintire.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It was probably his last gig but what a place to play your last appearance, a very fitting end to an illustrious career in the music biz. He was the best in Birmingham in those early days and will be sadly missed by this old rocker. God Bless Denny.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I was away when Denny passed so didnt make any comment in the last blog but I didn't want to miss acknowledging his Brummie beginnings albeit a little late. Please visit the Pie Stand page at <a href="http://www.brumbeat.net"><span style="color: #ffa400;">BRUMBEAT</span></a> www.brumbeat.net to read John Woodhouse's article for a much broader and complete dedication to Denny.</span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">JEFF LYNNE.....HAPPY BIRTHDAY</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0tdoju_XIcGWetRerniHQ9Hgi5JzKzZUxk58ASqrOv83Vspl1QxgY8cagZ_1_Pu05UNKxQwnhR-4L1qTvZkcHwX3HY_OrRopIYT8tEANubc-r11bui3UQb5qiv4lD-LF7OMmPgCRv2KWKC9fQAqPiz3MklVvvBQ7Sj2pOq9Ch9UXSpQ7-xTmPZRyQFd6/s1097/20240101_080239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1086" data-original-width="1097" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0tdoju_XIcGWetRerniHQ9Hgi5JzKzZUxk58ASqrOv83Vspl1QxgY8cagZ_1_Pu05UNKxQwnhR-4L1qTvZkcHwX3HY_OrRopIYT8tEANubc-r11bui3UQb5qiv4lD-LF7OMmPgCRv2KWKC9fQAqPiz3MklVvvBQ7Sj2pOq9Ch9UXSpQ7-xTmPZRyQFd6/s320/20240101_080239.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I don't often talk about Jeff on the blog because every facet of his life is covered by the ELO network and I'm not really a fan. However, it would be churlish of me not to mention his recent 76th birthday. Jeff is also a Brumbeat Hero but a little later than Denny Laine, his band The Idle Race were very popular on the circuit of Brummie venues but lacked getting the "big break" to push them into stardom. His songs with that band were quirky and inventive and I liked them a lot. His invite to join the twilight days of The Move was just what he needed to lift him into a higher strata where he would blossom and compete with Roy Wood, the two of them collaborated on the music which would give birth to ELO.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">There was too much friction however and Roy departed to form WIZZARD leaving Jeff free reign over the ELO name and its direction. The rest is history and although there were many, many people who featured in that band they were there only to play Jeff's songs and the release of "Out of the Blue" cemented his name as a truly serious songwriter to be reckoned with. His lush productions gained many admirers most famously with George Harrison who asked him to produce his next album and that inevitably dragged him into The Beatles fold when asked to produce "Free as a Bird" which must have seen him walking around in a daze, head in the clouds. It must have been a sensational feeling. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">You don't gain anything sitting on yer arse and Jeff got his rewards for a life of hard work and dedication but with some folk getting hurt along the way. These days he is rightly a world star born from the days of BRUMBEAT.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">So, Happy Birthday Jeff, may you have many more. Happy New Year.</span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">MORE CHRISTMAS BIRTHDAYS</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">There were some other prominent Brumbeaters birthdays in recent days so Wishing a Happy Birthday to </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">JOHN WOODHOUSE Head Honcho at WWW.BRUMBEAT.NET </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">BOB STYLER. 30 December.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">JOHN FINCHAM. Born on Christmas Day. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">FINALLY</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">I am still in recovery mode from the festivities but sincerely wish you all a Properous new year and Hope for some Peace in these troubled times initiated by politically dangerous thugs. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Bob</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Copyright: Bullsheadbob </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Contact: Bobsbullocks@gmail.com </span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492607932902142434.post-78740077089745931352023-12-01T06:30:00.132+01:002023-12-01T06:30:00.140+01:00Bulls Head Bob - Dec 2023. Happy Xmas. The Shadows. Christmas shopping. Salvation Army.<p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hello my Chickadees!! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzxVWLXxuehQBTR47P0WwXMFIrXHApIrc5TlxidTcW7MtXgUEFCL_XXiI7TP4jvCOxnw2P1LC6ia5_k2-9MjmctX8pUNmeEx9WAhLFNDIf9JbdogYUgwmbAZMOuyai8AUBBrtP9GgyfrktIziS0Y3grw3rpNOXMSD1Xvom9_giNcQVrJh1O5AfThJS-xn0/s1199/Screenshot_20231128-083558_Chrome.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="866" data-original-width="1199" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzxVWLXxuehQBTR47P0WwXMFIrXHApIrc5TlxidTcW7MtXgUEFCL_XXiI7TP4jvCOxnw2P1LC6ia5_k2-9MjmctX8pUNmeEx9WAhLFNDIf9JbdogYUgwmbAZMOuyai8AUBBrtP9GgyfrktIziS0Y3grw3rpNOXMSD1Xvom9_giNcQVrJh1O5AfThJS-xn0/s320/Screenshot_20231128-083558_Chrome.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Happy Christmas to all of the world-wide readers of the blog. I really appreciate your correspondence telling me your experiences....we are family.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Once again I'm full of the Spirit of Christmas and looking for appropriate gifts for Mrs Bob and the Bobettes. The Christmas tree has been ordered to display in the bay window and I've got loads of dangly things to decorate the ceiling with. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">First things first, I would like to wish belated birthday greetings to two people who changed my life over 60 years ago, in fact they changed the whole face of guitar music for the Brits, ergo, the world!! and they are:</span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">HANK AND BRUCE</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdMS3qXtvKxVOAezklTzlVywJLBSIeAj6kB7Qtr6vzFCUK_jAs5kQDhXx8jXfdAXBDF-sGnSqHQzm-jHYkqnGguCX5QYq9Sav_Ngr-aDQscfna9LWxXKFRTmNhZSJlKRV1vAf_2ns9XlRgWwrGDtxi_BfRqcDDldEgHLAHc1FfHxN0w0Shyphenhyphen0d9Shagild/s1200/20231128_073358.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="910" data-original-width="1200" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdMS3qXtvKxVOAezklTzlVywJLBSIeAj6kB7Qtr6vzFCUK_jAs5kQDhXx8jXfdAXBDF-sGnSqHQzm-jHYkqnGguCX5QYq9Sav_Ngr-aDQscfna9LWxXKFRTmNhZSJlKRV1vAf_2ns9XlRgWwrGDtxi_BfRqcDDldEgHLAHc1FfHxN0w0Shyphenhyphen0d9Shagild/s320/20231128_073358.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Shadows were the most influential group in the UK and every aspiring guitarist learned their tunes religiously. That first sound of a Stratocaster in the hands of Hank B Marvin opened our ears and its beauty was undeniable. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Pete Townsend and Tony Iommi were</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7eEShFi3FbAjJz4lJkEOpUzLPstKMvl9E_o6cVpHhf5Ihk0L0hP-0k01KDbXAGH-NG2K4HvIC-h2cXQh7OanWTrbkPBUSuXMtzP4yq-hw86TPxpJQO21aGLuOv2HdcUO5WVFx1kvPpFymbDYj7tuornLDgmQB2LdciALN5jG4z5pt1_MFfWB_yhVhVGE/s1200/20231128_073449.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="797" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf7eEShFi3FbAjJz4lJkEOpUzLPstKMvl9E_o6cVpHhf5Ihk0L0hP-0k01KDbXAGH-NG2K4HvIC-h2cXQh7OanWTrbkPBUSuXMtzP4yq-hw86TPxpJQO21aGLuOv2HdcUO5WVFx1kvPpFymbDYj7tuornLDgmQB2LdciALN5jG4z5pt1_MFfWB_yhVhVGE/s320/20231128_073449.jpg" width="213" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">amongst those who worshipped at the church of Hank but it was not only the tunes that attracted us, it was the technique that inspired us all and particularly the rythm guitar patterns of Bruce Welch were outstanding. </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">They started at the 2i's coffee bar in Soho at the age of 15 and they have now reached the ripe old age of 81 and are still both active in showbiz. So happy birthday to our home grown heroes and thanks for the inspiration. One of the first records I was gifted at Christmas 1961 was this wonderful Extended Play record for less than £1.</span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj_sgpg8KfhQfGgg3v6M1YhzsXn9WFbhtcKV3pTiRdecO5JoM54oPL6qLIDVbFeHu-ai3P0d5Cx0BFhcwb5_9vMCMJ56sKzc_klajI2cyBPxS85Itimoeh5MY1Op0ghN85v8j87itKdzQSbvZnVfXYts8sDLPfuQNC7XVssaqa2uAEdOtFb5ZzTgYr0dYg/s1199/Screenshot_20231128-092839_Chrome.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="1199" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj_sgpg8KfhQfGgg3v6M1YhzsXn9WFbhtcKV3pTiRdecO5JoM54oPL6qLIDVbFeHu-ai3P0d5Cx0BFhcwb5_9vMCMJ56sKzc_klajI2cyBPxS85Itimoeh5MY1Op0ghN85v8j87itKdzQSbvZnVfXYts8sDLPfuQNC7XVssaqa2uAEdOtFb5ZzTgYr0dYg/w400-h236/Screenshot_20231128-092839_Chrome.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">My favourite Shads tune ever was The Savage!! which featured in the film The Young Ones. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">They were such a great band to see Live too. </span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-large;">CHRISTMAS SHOPPING</span></div><div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As usual at this time of year I like to proffer suggestions for Christmas gifts from cheap gifts like my Shadows EP to the ridiculously expensive to balance things out. The first is a CD recorded by some pretty dedicated musicians who make the sound and create the Dickensian feel of Christmas as they stand outside in all weathers, in most towns and cities, making us feel all jolly </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">as we go about our shopping.</span></span></p><p><span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">THE SALVATION ARMY</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqokWIA2gwCvhdADlv621dGgeGxdRI88CWqoXod9hfcVPaB0QKmm0FhyphenhyphenFrOgfS7oXwus-2ADIzCiUC55og4BEu2FPXCCqmUldS0u2LPNz5wHY9nCvXSE155FJvVB-PiYk4S4bDLbIEs5lVC-gW5KNvTv4YKTpiQNRQG7vf-ABEbzef6BqxlOhJCMhy2ay/s1191/20231128_075558.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1191" data-original-width="1107" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqokWIA2gwCvhdADlv621dGgeGxdRI88CWqoXod9hfcVPaB0QKmm0FhyphenhyphenFrOgfS7oXwus-2ADIzCiUC55og4BEu2FPXCCqmUldS0u2LPNz5wHY9nCvXSE155FJvVB-PiYk4S4bDLbIEs5lVC-gW5KNvTv4YKTpiQNRQG7vf-ABEbzef6BqxlOhJCMhy2ay/w371-h400/20231128_075558.jpg" width="371" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Not only do we get to listen to some fine brass bands but any profit from sales does wonders to help the less fortunate get a bed for a night or a hot meal in the freezing cold of the winter nights.</span><p></p><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It's less than a tenner, it's a marvellous cause to support, so do yourself and those who need help a favour by buying a CD or dropping a couple of quid into one of their collection tins and you will get the nice gift of feeling Good that you did something charitable at this time of year. Thanks!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Now then for those who have loads of dosh how about this Christmas offering from Fender to help drain your bank balance.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I give you the</span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">FENDER TONE MASTER PRO PEDAL BOARD </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoVjLu48q-qeCakitPEiGK9JPvH-eipsoqQp2Hs_dUZ8S6o3U2gxIqjXXWHWDCChgD7cecTVUTTbk0ocdyowjE8Qb9SyBAFMaQPW11R1zhzsbejQGOq9YcpFierBJmmAd4XJA1EBT0VOITB-yvYIROoXMtTiljI61eBGnGzRS_a0bLbLBsa4bh8eFYGFFa/s1173/Screenshot_20231123-084843_Chrome.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="841" data-original-width="1173" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoVjLu48q-qeCakitPEiGK9JPvH-eipsoqQp2Hs_dUZ8S6o3U2gxIqjXXWHWDCChgD7cecTVUTTbk0ocdyowjE8Qb9SyBAFMaQPW11R1zhzsbejQGOq9YcpFierBJmmAd4XJA1EBT0VOITB-yvYIROoXMtTiljI61eBGnGzRS_a0bLbLBsa4bh8eFYGFFa/w640-h458/Screenshot_20231123-084843_Chrome.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">For you guys who are hungry for more gadgets and effects pedals Fender have this pedal board on sale for a numbing price of £1.500 pounds....wtf!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQmKjJbrDtwk4NvVNKUlw2GwQ8SzR2JVzM08lq7tP2mfaiMQa8RDQE5e4OqgDsiCG-vbBy06-xmxdCXjxMms-DPtadNQ1BiX9gxoRWbofnm_KgR_rp9WCjQW4ud5SHlpni1-e7EmitrvBnN1S8cy2PEZhU0QB08TyJEcl3ScYItyfpjzRlXuVKzpMrMYy/s1051/20231127_085850.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1051" data-original-width="650" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQmKjJbrDtwk4NvVNKUlw2GwQ8SzR2JVzM08lq7tP2mfaiMQa8RDQE5e4OqgDsiCG-vbBy06-xmxdCXjxMms-DPtadNQ1BiX9gxoRWbofnm_KgR_rp9WCjQW4ud5SHlpni1-e7EmitrvBnN1S8cy2PEZhU0QB08TyJEcl3ScYItyfpjzRlXuVKzpMrMYy/s320/20231127_085850.jpg" width="198" /></a></div>I'm staggered by the cost and astounded that it comes in two pieces, the pedal board and it's own dedicated powered speaker cabinet which will set you back another £500. It's almost like a deconstructed Fender Mustang with the inbuilt computerised effects taken out and put into a separate container but much, much more expensive. However if you have the dosh and it makes you feel good then it's all about choice. Happy Christmas. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">BOBS CHRISTMAS LOCATION</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">As this blog is published I shall be travelling North to spend the Festive Season in Manchester with the family. I love it in Birmingham but you have to be where the kids are as you get older and your priorities change. When I was playing in the 60's there was no finer feeling than gigging on Christmas Eve to a full dance hall, watching everyone getting into that wonderful Christmas feeling with loads of girls giving me a festive kiss or two after we played the last song and then arriving back home to a nice coal fire in the hearth and the tree glinting with its adornments. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">My Mum always stayed up till I got back home so we could drink a Whisky Mac toast together and wish each other a peaceful Christmas and a prosperous new year which is what I wish for you lovely blog readers too, it's nice to share our memories. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I haven't got my traditional card for Oggie this year, he's never been one for celebrations and this Christmas he's not too well but I will say that I love the guy, we met when we were both 11 years old and both learned the guitar together, all of The Shadows stuff, right through to the Merseybeat days, one afternoon that stays in my head was when we learned "Sweets for my Sweet" and our practicing of the Bruce Welch rythm style made the job so much easier. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Happy Christmas Oggie and keep breathing my friend xxx.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Be kind to each other. Peace and Love.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bob</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Copyright: Bullsheadbob </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Contact : Bobsbullocks@Gmail.com </span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492607932902142434.post-34144286380351465112023-11-01T06:30:00.050+01:002023-11-02T05:39:00.081+01:00Bulls Head Bob Nov 2023. The 60's Generation, Free Love. Streaming your own Music. Now and Then Shocker.<p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hi you Brummie chums</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Do you remember all those years of over expectation then getting that weekly disappointment as Villa lost in the last minute? I thought that, my being a fan was a punishment from a greater force, for the bad things I must have done in the past. Well I dont want to put the kibosh on their present form but it's amazing to see this performance level. UTV!!!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On with Motley:</span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Blog Comments.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Thanks for the comments on the last blog about a guitars connection to ex King Bees guitarist Geoff Brown. I must apologise to someone who left a nice comment, he had been at school with Geoff I think?, and hasn't seen it published. I was reading it and in only what can be described as a Senior Moment and almost as an involuntary action, I pressed Delete! I'm extremely sorry because once you press the 'D' button you can't get it back but do feel free to contact me anew my friend. I'm sure that Geoff and the blog readers would be appreciative of your comments.</span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">THE SWINGING 60's GENERATION'S REBIRTH. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">What was it that made the 60's Swing? It was Sex...the "Pill" arrived in 1961 the girls were now freed from the danger of pregnancy and like Bunnies we humped our way through the decade of free love and psychedelia. That was 60 years ago so what happened to all those young free spirits, they grew up, had a bunch of kids and a mortgage, lived through amazing days, got a pension then got even older and moved into a retirement home where, like their predecessors, they live a less energetic lifestyle playing Crib or Scrabble for the rest of their days. Well those perceptions are being obliterated by the 60's generation.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWefWvHp_LZ0huhMwSmfxLejDWnqLrR_6hCKhOtLyG36WSS3LolqPZ6lC24Dvucki1oQzJfwhZrujAF_ctA90nuselM-GLYtwONOiWcwJAIRxbGQY15QfGTuXh7GAK8tuk5T6BtR-FHMUBS7bTqlj1ouSBdvJx_Cv7BvjqqyuWbaqyr9K2QTazI1i5pth/s1193/20231031_130746.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="1193" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWefWvHp_LZ0huhMwSmfxLejDWnqLrR_6hCKhOtLyG36WSS3LolqPZ6lC24Dvucki1oQzJfwhZrujAF_ctA90nuselM-GLYtwONOiWcwJAIRxbGQY15QfGTuXh7GAK8tuk5T6BtR-FHMUBS7bTqlj1ouSBdvJx_Cv7BvjqqyuWbaqyr9K2QTazI1i5pth/s320/20231031_130746.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The older gals no longer need to take the Pill but now it Is the guys turn to start taking the Blue Pill and other "perk me ups" that are now freely available courtesy of Boots over the counter medications, what a dream situation we have in the UK. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitfR6QGLzZInRpyi6uXwwukmEnEkfwDDrK6Q8MzttIvq-kBm47d5RqEi4MoSNuSwdmIV5b42rd2_FtsiP8CMgcPBV2QSx7zGs3UiXerMzFhe1oE2nWnhTwkgMrPXha3fnn1GsZ4w-JV4esSqv1A4135paINhKkx8pm_AaPbhLsWmgGhcyuxbsEekyvkUKJ/s1183/20231031_124230.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="1183" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitfR6QGLzZInRpyi6uXwwukmEnEkfwDDrK6Q8MzttIvq-kBm47d5RqEi4MoSNuSwdmIV5b42rd2_FtsiP8CMgcPBV2QSx7zGs3UiXerMzFhe1oE2nWnhTwkgMrPXha3fnn1GsZ4w-JV4esSqv1A4135paINhKkx8pm_AaPbhLsWmgGhcyuxbsEekyvkUKJ/s320/20231031_124230.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Long queues of white haired lotharios outside Boots have become common place. Women too, buying it for 'a friend' for Christmas.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdjffz7xC2p5TkxrdkyuRfAbZNYUNymR-Sr8q_QF74vfHJZXB6zzGaGUWaONygrS9TdFyYIgAC2b6qVufij1Lc-fmax4JNrvDCQkC6Wsgbypvh9UpCSPo8Mm08OQjj4LHXgNVu0oO9zdrNZaydjXooHCU4DqheBzz2Bmj8AVALsNNrQ4fBS0vJZd1Ohc_S/s902/20231031_124317.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="902" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdjffz7xC2p5TkxrdkyuRfAbZNYUNymR-Sr8q_QF74vfHJZXB6zzGaGUWaONygrS9TdFyYIgAC2b6qVufij1Lc-fmax4JNrvDCQkC6Wsgbypvh9UpCSPo8Mm08OQjj4LHXgNVu0oO9zdrNZaydjXooHCU4DqheBzz2Bmj8AVALsNNrQ4fBS0vJZd1Ohc_S/s320/20231031_124317.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I have been reading that Care homes and Residencies have become hotbeds of sexual activity with STDs becoming more commonplace and are predicted to reach epidemic proportions in the next 12 months. Ho Ho Ho....Merry </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Christmas</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">STREAMING YOUR OWN MUSIC?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Your band has just invested some money to record 4 songs and release their first EP. What a moment indeed, bursting with pride you tell everyone you know that you are now Recording Artists. Thoughts of selling mountains of downloads fill your head and you start looking for your dream car and waiting for the invite to play at Glastonbury. It all sounds too easy doesn't it? </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">There are companies who you can register your songs with and they take a percentage of your sales for getting your music onto all the biggest Streaming Platforms like Amazon and Spotify and YouTube Music and with your quality goods, success is surely just around the corner. Hold Hard my friends, reality is also awaiting to shatter your illusions of success because you may not know just how much you will make for each play of your music. Here is a small chart which will help you realise your potential income:</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqfMsgF1zOzB_LZ1SJ8W38qA3yZHPMoVw9E_SyCrHrObUGxfKYlMxYdKW-xMQsLJgfCqvHLjwozNRkxqvTp3dovtvM26-IxNvdKob_KANw686t7JOnHvAL6tDtgqnCGF6R2z6UUGdxXar8WYfCgVxemfgsC6EvlfglL92rn_WhblmNDIhvnh7BzKlsZUp/s1247/20231031_124542.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1247" data-original-width="1110" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqfMsgF1zOzB_LZ1SJ8W38qA3yZHPMoVw9E_SyCrHrObUGxfKYlMxYdKW-xMQsLJgfCqvHLjwozNRkxqvTp3dovtvM26-IxNvdKob_KANw686t7JOnHvAL6tDtgqnCGF6R2z6UUGdxXar8WYfCgVxemfgsC6EvlfglL92rn_WhblmNDIhvnh7BzKlsZUp/w570-h640/20231031_124542.jpg" width="570" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Let's say you paid 250 dollars for the recording, another 150 to have some CD copies reproduced for sale. To simply recover that outlay from Streaming on Spotify you would need to register 3140 streams for each 10 dollars or 125,600 plays to get your 400 bucks back less the commission you have to pay the company who has put them on Spotify. You will have bragging rights that your material is available on line but financial rewards will be hard earned. So perhaps you will think again if it is worth it? Nobody said that being a musician is easy and being knocked back is par for the course but on the optimistic side of things, it only takes one self penned song to change your fate forever, so good luck to you all.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">NOW AND THEN - THE BEATLES</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">When the Fabs released "Free as a Bird" I was moved to tears for a week or so everytime I heard it. Then came Real Love which wasn't that great. It was said that the remaining Beatles had actually recorded 3 tracks recovered from a cassette of John Lennons but George Harrison had said he would NOT be a party to releasing the third song which he considered inferior material. Well George has passed on and Macca and Ringo have now taken the opportunity to release that third track "Now and Then" and how George must be turning in his grave at this piece of Poo, it really is a shocker and so disappointing to listen to. I strongly recommend you NOT to buy it. What happened to their strict policy of only releasing quality?? Not impressed at all.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">So that's not a very uplifting way to end this months blog but next month it's the Christmas special so something better to look forward to.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Take Care of yourselves and the ones you hold dear.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bob</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Copyright: Bullsheadbob </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Contact: Bobsbullocks@Gmail.com <br /></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p><br /></p></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492607932902142434.post-25311575945656368912023-10-01T05:18:00.003+01:002023-10-01T12:27:45.197+01:00Bulls Head Bob Oct 2023 - The Story of one special YAMAHA SA2200. The King Bees. Pete Oliver. Geoff Brown. The Craig. Richard Seymore<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hello Brummies, Musos of the 60s, Brummies Abroad and lovers of the greatest time in live music.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My Friends,</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> I am full of joy, because today I reunited a beautiful baby with it's birth father. It was an emotional moment without the need of a midwife or nappies.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">THE BEE'S KNEES</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">There is a pulsing heart between a chosen instrument and its musician as they meld with each others vibrations, attributing each other with the sound that that combination produces. Those instruments become cherished 'keepers' or family.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_OgB-d3mW35pfIAA1i_oPyz34hbMljN-Nu0H_gIoNwi4MtrLK1pZD7Vr3MdB2y2vQ-YXcMTNdco-uM7x9ztU6dyT57RsXJU_6QlLyQYvVP_k8D_afUz7dqlU8q-3RJNKBFmye7vdn9xqC6WKbSGXUrYTejV8rSusPXi0z_N5VqOP701EURgl2P-9j6EyL/s669/20230929_155855.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="465" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_OgB-d3mW35pfIAA1i_oPyz34hbMljN-Nu0H_gIoNwi4MtrLK1pZD7Vr3MdB2y2vQ-YXcMTNdco-uM7x9ztU6dyT57RsXJU_6QlLyQYvVP_k8D_afUz7dqlU8q-3RJNKBFmye7vdn9xqC6WKbSGXUrYTejV8rSusPXi0z_N5VqOP701EURgl2P-9j6EyL/s320/20230929_155855.jpg" width="222" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The 60's Brummie guitarist that impressed me most was Pete Oliver he knew everything and could play anything, plus the fact that he was such a nice guy. He worked for many years working in and owning music shops. His guitar of choice, his keeper, in the later years of his playing was his blonde Yamaha SA2000 first manufactured in 1978 and although Pete sadly passed away a few years back, his guitar can be found still sounding great in the hands of his son, Rob Oliver. I too bought a Yamaha and I still have it.</span><p></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">1960's </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana;">THE KING BEES.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana;">GEOFF BROWN meets MRS BROWN</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmvrSvx4cS4BQ7Tf4Z0T0zLlFvAOJpsCsfsN5BZXK1mXxNvT5kRMvAjeEyeyLF1mOKyljaURqz0htXzSi7NIrOme_FnSa16i_dZbplzIvuI94O-ImKcZb5KDqRG_Ig1NP8tWGtFzn6AWJX70Najy-M1Lyi_BA6YN2o9mqRcY2DR5WsTcZ9yaTs6F1o0YLQ/s1794/20230922_140032.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1794" data-original-width="840" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmvrSvx4cS4BQ7Tf4Z0T0zLlFvAOJpsCsfsN5BZXK1mXxNvT5kRMvAjeEyeyLF1mOKyljaURqz0htXzSi7NIrOme_FnSa16i_dZbplzIvuI94O-ImKcZb5KDqRG_Ig1NP8tWGtFzn6AWJX70Najy-M1Lyi_BA6YN2o9mqRcY2DR5WsTcZ9yaTs6F1o0YLQ/w301-h640/20230922_140032.jpg" width="301" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In 1992 YAMAHA released a new model, the SA2200 as a result of legal action with Gibson about the 2000. The new 2200 had thinner cowhorns than its predecessor I believe, but there was little difference between the two models. It was in this year that former, The King Bees guitarist Geoff Brown, a 1960's Brummie blues/R&B band of good repute, walked into Jack Woodroffes music emporium, loved the look and feel of the new Yamaha. It must have been love at first sight. Geoff then decided to make their relationship special by cutting out a brass truss rod cover, having his name engraved on it and fitting it to the guitar. Mr and Mrs Brown were one. After a whirlwind romance they sadly went there separate ways in 1996 when Geoffs eyes were drawn to a younger looking ARP Odyssey Synth to move to and broaden his musical horizons. <br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">1996. RICHARD SEYMORE, Birmingham.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">"I was out shopping in Birmingham for a guitar, I had £300 and was sure of finding a new or good, second hand guitar for that.</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> I always liked the Back to the Future 'Johnny B Goode' Gibson" . At the guitar shop there were a variety of guitars. Richard spotted and fell in love with the wine red Yamaha but it was double the price of his budget. A friend said "buy the Yamaha and you'll never need another guitar". "I called my Dad and he agreed to give me the extra 300 to buy it. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixMhqIwAxM-oyzW6mQSlVbEdquAchFnbX-3FW0UW22LXyvzCIp7xKypjkDCZ3TBPKMImOhJKUPWA7RpK1FCfpR7ajvUkd4wXO7TDD576-meIK6CaMqSo8tmEhTqHljjGIhfKXpurjPJbS-JvceMv5Mm5u58AtcKJAIzWmUbqYvcixQHKnDY0uu-qpPBYR3/s1558/20230922_135858.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1558" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixMhqIwAxM-oyzW6mQSlVbEdquAchFnbX-3FW0UW22LXyvzCIp7xKypjkDCZ3TBPKMImOhJKUPWA7RpK1FCfpR7ajvUkd4wXO7TDD576-meIK6CaMqSo8tmEhTqHljjGIhfKXpurjPJbS-JvceMv5Mm5u58AtcKJAIzWmUbqYvcixQHKnDY0uu-qpPBYR3/w308-h400/20230922_135858.jpg" width="308" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />On close inspection of the guitar I noticed the brass engraved, truss rod cover plate but was too busy admiring the craftsmanship of the guitars construction. I loved it. Neither I, nor my friends knew who Geoff Brown was. The shop couldn't tell me either when I went back to pay for the guitar and with the internet in its infancy there wasn't much information available. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn6l_tpyVGWhS8tB3uv-fPE5taGVM5ZffFxwg_rMO2WhykLEm7xbFckQBSY2l1BiNjrTTSNoTCZomk50DdgmNJkavo5orWm31r4CCZ1-3mXBK7Dt7QBuTaq6uFgHv9No0e5Z8CgcCEblHR_D9qYRNVhHMbfRZigHe_gjFg96mo-VXySHl9TB0gN6zrwjcM/s1200/20230922_135822.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn6l_tpyVGWhS8tB3uv-fPE5taGVM5ZffFxwg_rMO2WhykLEm7xbFckQBSY2l1BiNjrTTSNoTCZomk50DdgmNJkavo5orWm31r4CCZ1-3mXBK7Dt7QBuTaq6uFgHv9No0e5Z8CgcCEblHR_D9qYRNVhHMbfRZigHe_gjFg96mo-VXySHl9TB0gN6zrwjcM/w400-h225/20230922_135822.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I used it to learn the guitar, countless hours playing along to backing tapes and tabs always wandering who Geoff Brown was?. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">When my fingers started to hurt I would put down Mrs Brown and unknowingly play Mr Brown's computer games!".</span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br />Some years later.....</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5p3eOyKN6Yml62sHB0lVxxFMhTfUKduNgruqqT5cwpAg67VP7zolhPY2RSlPh9wQeeDqhv4Rke85bdlJM5XQKvxZjpEiU1LJUpVOBwv8_vgWapX4vvICZxwealrCfiValGZ57lPsffB49ZJ4NYjH1vMkI7rFbka31h0nH8d27FjEjyuyl6iJ6RU9O3nKr/s1920/Screenshot_20230922-085138_Gallery.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5p3eOyKN6Yml62sHB0lVxxFMhTfUKduNgruqqT5cwpAg67VP7zolhPY2RSlPh9wQeeDqhv4Rke85bdlJM5XQKvxZjpEiU1LJUpVOBwv8_vgWapX4vvICZxwealrCfiValGZ57lPsffB49ZJ4NYjH1vMkI7rFbka31h0nH8d27FjEjyuyl6iJ6RU9O3nKr/s320/Screenshot_20230922-085138_Gallery.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>After discovering who Geoff Brown was by way of an article written by John Woodhouse on the Brumbeat.net website, Richard was left with the quandary of where to look to find him to see if he had been the guitars previous owner. He tried a link to Geoffs Myspace page but, alas, some time had passed since the article and Myspace had become defunct. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In mid September Richard sent an email which plopped into my inbox as I was writing the Oct blog asking if I could help put him in contact with Geoff and I was immediately sucked into this challenge and abandoned what I was writing to concentrate my efforts in trying to resolve his "Guy meets Guitar" story but I only had 12 days to get the whole job done before publishing day. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">John W checked back on his 2019 emails and discovered<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNEOiqXbJ9l4jQxF4JF5mrHfBMMvdsq2VamWlsuaOkFEtU6LR8ryxC7BnpyWkN5mHtp9c907GmFaOTOLAgFSIRPEfD5ymRsfLbtNlMPDasAffF073n0ZpK0Uxh30xKAsmj6yIOMCfhy_S0n9RMgtrlfXwwEiG22yHeqGYuXToZuzXSIvkcQr75fdHi0QaW/s1286/20231001_053245.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1286" data-original-width="989" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNEOiqXbJ9l4jQxF4JF5mrHfBMMvdsq2VamWlsuaOkFEtU6LR8ryxC7BnpyWkN5mHtp9c907GmFaOTOLAgFSIRPEfD5ymRsfLbtNlMPDasAffF073n0ZpK0Uxh30xKAsmj6yIOMCfhy_S0n9RMgtrlfXwwEiG22yHeqGYuXToZuzXSIvkcQr75fdHi0QaW/s320/20231001_053245.jpg" width="246" /></a></div>another contact address to try, so I fired off a quick email explaining the story not knowing if this was still current and Bingo! Geoff sent an immediate reply to Richard who was overjoyed to finally find that it was </span><i style="font-family: verdana;">the </i><span style="font-family: verdana;">Geoff Brown who had been the original owner and to answer his questions about the guitars use in other projects that Geoff had been involved in. <i>(To read the article that Richard read, go to BRUMBEAT.NET, List of Bands and click on the Craig entry. Geoff has had a remarkable life </i></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>and is well worth the read.) </i></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">These days Geoff can be found living in Mexico where he is enjoying playing gigs to full houses with his Blues outfit <span style="color: red;">FROG CITY BLUES</span>. He said "I played that guitar for several years and I loved it" adding "I hope it still plays well". </span></div><div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjmBM8Nrumf5SaCFn_CKsveKdDzFUf59iXCDHn-uNv5I8CHe2Uu4Md9zeDExBtDdNHr4Q3OxNkAeYGIBbSj2IX1irLAbeWlsDxVfPp0xotO0hV0ri2QD45w8MzNPwJ6TMTu5cPIfFcRSLrMNU9lMASBM79KbkqeMbCF52VOSfe2jtFeWfGSuIxV4tW7WHJ/s837/20230919_085814.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="837" data-original-width="593" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjmBM8Nrumf5SaCFn_CKsveKdDzFUf59iXCDHn-uNv5I8CHe2Uu4Md9zeDExBtDdNHr4Q3OxNkAeYGIBbSj2IX1irLAbeWlsDxVfPp0xotO0hV0ri2QD45w8MzNPwJ6TMTu5cPIfFcRSLrMNU9lMASBM79KbkqeMbCF52VOSfe2jtFeWfGSuIxV4tW7WHJ/w454-h640/20230919_085814.jpg" width="454" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><p>Richard Seymore is currently working and living in China where he still plays occasional gigs but unfortunately Mrs Brown didn't fancy life in the Orient and has remained at home in her Case at Halesowen in the UK awaiting his return.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8NzBXhpRfD5KFFwMCCJSAjb8hcTizhggSsXAZbc-bPIpQFd3g0dbqay2lTHtiyOI7WsZiZCzKyxlt6AEYT4ivbo4Q_cnBz94f2X8iuTXZZhN5ttZAHVi41wKFksGAOul73sIDu4G34hVXcWqMCpynoN0wkMt_Xlrw6xyEeb5Jt_VAI0o5NWX74OPCUzqK/s1200/20230928_065530.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="896" data-original-width="1200" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8NzBXhpRfD5KFFwMCCJSAjb8hcTizhggSsXAZbc-bPIpQFd3g0dbqay2lTHtiyOI7WsZiZCzKyxlt6AEYT4ivbo4Q_cnBz94f2X8iuTXZZhN5ttZAHVi41wKFksGAOul73sIDu4G34hVXcWqMCpynoN0wkMt_Xlrw6xyEeb5Jt_VAI0o5NWX74OPCUzqK/w640-h478/20230928_065530.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p> A very happy Richard's reply to Geoffs email stated...</p><p>"Playing the guitar has connected me to so many amazing people around the world but I didnt think I'd end up connected to you in Mexico via the guitar I learned to play on".</p><p><span style="color: #ffa400;">FINALLY. </span></p><p>This story is remarkable in that it has taken 12 days to communicate with all parties over 4 countries, Mexico, China, Canada and finally bring it all together here in the Bloggery where I added the final words at 0600 this morning, 1 Oct 2023. It has been made possible by the enthusiasm of the participants to get this story out there and their communal love of music. Long may it continue. </p><p>Yamaha guitars are brilliant, for some reason the name doesn't have the kudos that Gibson and Fender have but those people who know guitars know better!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjnjuk4gKskhxafq6goVxeFKPfGvFp1aQ2_rIn-RKps6_O-5prrd7TgRNhMxcFEDBStcwPBIx2RLGurYAf-o7qyF1_WLCBNJ4PpkmB2Y5Af58XPNCbiiYMGi0vLozSIrteEFOa0Sqt0yxHj6gO3aVgVNmwSBEdtiS-eTh0hkPlSfx3dEIa70vF5V8dIUw/s1641/20230922_135945.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1641" data-original-width="1071" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjnjuk4gKskhxafq6goVxeFKPfGvFp1aQ2_rIn-RKps6_O-5prrd7TgRNhMxcFEDBStcwPBIx2RLGurYAf-o7qyF1_WLCBNJ4PpkmB2Y5Af58XPNCbiiYMGi0vLozSIrteEFOa0Sqt0yxHj6gO3aVgVNmwSBEdtiS-eTh0hkPlSfx3dEIa70vF5V8dIUw/w418-h640/20230922_135945.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><br /><p>So the blog publishes in 10 minutes when I shall be fast asleep. I hope you enjoyed it and many thanks for your continued support for the Bulls Head Bob blogspot.</p><p>Take care of the one you love.</p><p>Bob</p><p>Copyright: Bullsheadbob </p><p>Contact: Bobsbullocks@Gmail.com </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492607932902142434.post-25183882587137192812023-09-01T05:30:00.121+01:002023-09-01T05:47:09.643+01:00Bulls Head Bob Sep 23. 1968, THE MOVE. THE BAND...ROBBIE ROBERTSON.<p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hello My friends,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It might as well rain until September sang the marvellous Carol King so let's hope she was right and we will be in for a beautifully warm month. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">1968</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The year of 68 was a time of change, musically speaking, with the charts full of melodic songs and ever-changing chart action. In September there was only one record by a Brummie band in the singles charts at Number 30. The Moody Blues with one of their new fangled, poetry songs "Voices in the Sky", goo on ar kid! music to snooze to. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The heavy psychedelic bands now only recorded LP's leaving the Singles chart altogether. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">For me, it was a happy time socially and musically in Birmingham, there was a party atmosphere with more bands and gigs than you could shake a stick at. The city centre had a vibe, great clothes shops where the groups would buy all their stage wear for a reasonable amount, great music shops too both as a consumer and for instruments. The worlds best bands played in the city with regularity and you could see them for the cost of a pint.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">For one Brummie band though 1968 was their best year commercially and their worst as a group of musicians and they were;</span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">THE MOVE</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">A line up of experienced Birmingham band members came together to form The Move whose purpose it was to "make it" in London. They were dynamic, had Roy Wood as the song writer, brilliant harmonies and stage presence and in 1966 had made it into the charts with "Night of Fear".</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The ambition of every band was to have an LP so that was their real achievement of 1968 and it got to number 15. The cover artwork was by The Fool, the Dutch artists who had done the psychedelic art for The Beatles. Their first LP.... MOVE. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwHrhYeKF-bpRgRfYUgAwiJkh_ES9OGvZHyULXssyOEXiTZj3hqSVQQRIDnZVc53JGPbR-bTihbCxMvXeyuGTUDZryVF_8IzWNrG5noXYXIbW8zqnIn2oVTg7ABl2pU86WlNOvs1KKbPCH34XB_Q6befxa6pcMQ40oSMvrw7baxKn2rhYf4W63xKSIhbt/s898/20230829_140027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="891" data-original-width="898" height="637" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwHrhYeKF-bpRgRfYUgAwiJkh_ES9OGvZHyULXssyOEXiTZj3hqSVQQRIDnZVc53JGPbR-bTihbCxMvXeyuGTUDZryVF_8IzWNrG5noXYXIbW8zqnIn2oVTg7ABl2pU86WlNOvs1KKbPCH34XB_Q6befxa6pcMQ40oSMvrw7baxKn2rhYf4W63xKSIhbt/w640-h637/20230829_140027.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The second reason for it being a successful year was they scored the No 1 spot with Blackberry Way. I still have this LP in my collection. The next 3 albums failed to make the the charts.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Despite their success,1968 saw them fall to pieces in a toxic atmosphere with bassist Ace Kefford forced out the band after many fights with Trevor Burton. After achieving great success and headlining tours with Hendrix and Pink Floyd they had become a spent force bereft of energy, enthusiasm and more importantly Kefford. Bizarrely, they started playing at cabaret clubs. Burton left the band as Blackberry Way topped the charts followed by Carl Wayne . The Move limped along until Roy Woods transmogrification to The Electric Light Orchestra.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">THE BAND. ROBBIE ROBERTSON.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">As I said, 1968 was a year when music began to change and The Band were one of the reasons why, when they released their first LP, The Big Pink.<br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzKa96MxChAMNfQPDLWE2OkQzlxSzKUk0RfTObHcJ1vEeJPCwQZgQCisdfT2HtDp_x4yyEeNfP58JXFZWrfFBYFKD1CZjmXY1hQexSzRPodOGzbCSyDRbdYKZ0o4aT5TE_jU6xeD40shu4Pkn-ckuijzRCAieORH6blpnNKQQ4IlFt7Pahx4fp1sl8kImS/s1200/20230831_120151.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="1200" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzKa96MxChAMNfQPDLWE2OkQzlxSzKUk0RfTObHcJ1vEeJPCwQZgQCisdfT2HtDp_x4yyEeNfP58JXFZWrfFBYFKD1CZjmXY1hQexSzRPodOGzbCSyDRbdYKZ0o4aT5TE_jU6xeD40shu4Pkn-ckuijzRCAieORH6blpnNKQQ4IlFt7Pahx4fp1sl8kImS/w640-h422/20230831_120151.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The style of music played by The Band was a mixture of bluegrass/country and rock. It was intelligent, biographical and full of American history. Each and every member of the group had talent and were as tight as could be after years of working on the road with Ronnie Hawkins and playing with Bob Dylan. Lots of groups were influenced by them including my band and we did "Long Black Veil" in our set</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEkxsOV9Zj4QIxAuRIVEgoDMt1W_RQwRYwIzIuLTGL6W6ENzqaH9iVSAm1kDpEyxS4LjA9y3C8D5HD_lLLRf6vVSqzXBy4Exc16ORE104IxC-66_8917uNoWbnGWYI0XZ61THjsvKBEMdc1nlDgzcQNaK30_M4YU3v5PDm5VO9pkRWm-5qYwLlGCBeGWNO/s1200/20230831_130750.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1192" data-original-width="1200" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEkxsOV9Zj4QIxAuRIVEgoDMt1W_RQwRYwIzIuLTGL6W6ENzqaH9iVSAm1kDpEyxS4LjA9y3C8D5HD_lLLRf6vVSqzXBy4Exc16ORE104IxC-66_8917uNoWbnGWYI0XZ61THjsvKBEMdc1nlDgzcQNaK30_M4YU3v5PDm5VO9pkRWm-5qYwLlGCBeGWNO/w400-h398/20230831_130750.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">There was only one great songsmith in the group and that was Robbie Robertson who crafted such wonderful lyrics for songs such as "unfaithful servant", one of my faves featuring the voice of Rick Danko. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Their follow up to Big Pink was the eponymous THE BAND or the brown album as some call it. It was just brilliant and is a benchmark, classic recording for others to aspire to. It was definitely Robertsons best spell of writing and there isn't anything on it I dont like. It was their greatest success and thereafter things went downhill for them, too much touring and arguments regarding payment of royalties with Robertson being the recipient of all the songwriting credits. The other members arguing that they had all been responsible for music passages, influences, tweaks, hooks etc so there should have been some financial consideration but to no avail. The income for them, all bar Robertson, was based on live gigs, clearly not sustainable in the long term. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Band called it a day in 1976 after performing The Last Waltz, with Robertson saying he couldn't take playing on the road anymore, he then recorded a new album and went on the road by himself. That must have really hurt the others, the final indignity. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Band reformed in 1983 with guitarist Jim Weider replacing Robertson to play some concerts, touring was their only form of income. Sadly, pianist Richard Manuel committed suicide after a concert in 1986. The band folded. In the following years Rick Danko and Levon Helm passed away and sadly Robbie Robertson passed away a couple of weeks ago leaving Garth Hudson as the sole surviving member of the best musical group there ever was.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGgPocPn-1flzakoO-xlOO6zSHxLzhyOc85tySTPVkK2Xxqe672TjvpEIbXbBq9ldop1w3TxKIbefYofO2errOqKuqLcYgJy0BFAfb2cHUUkmdRNnoHz1JGXpgSHyYRLC7etRWL-FTQQ4ivoyVCMTASd0yHyj1ZoL3Hu3iiFhiCh0AXQH6QSWW1Yh42QT/s812/20230831_132050.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="643" data-original-width="812" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGgPocPn-1flzakoO-xlOO6zSHxLzhyOc85tySTPVkK2Xxqe672TjvpEIbXbBq9ldop1w3TxKIbefYofO2errOqKuqLcYgJy0BFAfb2cHUUkmdRNnoHz1JGXpgSHyYRLC7etRWL-FTQQ4ivoyVCMTASd0yHyj1ZoL3Hu3iiFhiCh0AXQH6QSWW1Yh42QT/w640-h506/20230831_132050.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It seems that the desire to make great music and gain fame as a band was never enough for either The Move or The Band. They both had their moments and opportunities but it always comes down to money or the lack of it or jealousy and mistrust. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I have to say on a personal level that Chris Kefford was a good bassist, singer and performer with great looks and I always found him to be a nice guy. The well known phrase " The reason why certain people continually say bad things about you is because they dont want others to know how badly <i>they</i> treated you"</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgURxhMGtjRvpH018aug5XgtydJG4zHphO_gBRW0PqU5wC53EhVw7Ud98HRMN4pnYt1jhrAyDGCWum9h95quzNPLheHMJo-rxUVJFScgdo9gf3SqEg__rYzNLO_Q6oc0Gmic-0pjjw_bZjcRekXJ_Sd9QbFlpEQWx3LpmffShcKhDvPL_cnq0j1CONrLwY/s896/20230831_150459.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="643" data-original-width="896" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgURxhMGtjRvpH018aug5XgtydJG4zHphO_gBRW0PqU5wC53EhVw7Ud98HRMN4pnYt1jhrAyDGCWum9h95quzNPLheHMJo-rxUVJFScgdo9gf3SqEg__rYzNLO_Q6oc0Gmic-0pjjw_bZjcRekXJ_Sd9QbFlpEQWx3LpmffShcKhDvPL_cnq0j1CONrLwY/w400-h288/20230831_150459.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chris Kefford.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">So be careful what you wish for, someone always gets the shit end of the stick!!! And there is ALWAYS one person who wrecks bands for their own purposes.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">All of the above aside, 1968 wasn't all doom and gloom though because that year saw the arrival of the incredibly gorgeous songbird Mary Hopkin with her release on the new Apple label at No 2 in the charts "Those were the Days"</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMrwj3paCHmrL7G-4HYEy2pyS5KFhbjL_XdVLNcxuVZQRH9k6ElXI_yduJLi16M7hY4x_d7zHmb-2qCQZf0roQpv4u-0zAVoaZBqYXVzRbdYGS7V944iejtZfcHcbaEfkU3pra2zyKwPiCPqK06V0RVFJVRK7nZLwgfrTjOGUwhlHRuY3--g7PLJ7GTYxB/s746/20230830_071620.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="531" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMrwj3paCHmrL7G-4HYEy2pyS5KFhbjL_XdVLNcxuVZQRH9k6ElXI_yduJLi16M7hY4x_d7zHmb-2qCQZf0roQpv4u-0zAVoaZBqYXVzRbdYGS7V944iejtZfcHcbaEfkU3pra2zyKwPiCPqK06V0RVFJVRK7nZLwgfrTjOGUwhlHRuY3--g7PLJ7GTYxB/w456-h640/20230830_071620.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">FINALLY</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Well today has been declared Mexican Food and Mojito Day in the Bob Household and I shall be doing my best to enjoy every scrap. I wish you all a pleasant weekend. Where's me Sombrero?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Peace and Love. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bob </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Copyright: Bullsheadbob </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Contact: Bobsbullocks@Gmail.com</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492607932902142434.post-46555065118679453982023-08-01T02:45:00.000+01:002023-08-01T02:45:00.136+01:00Bulls Head Bob Aug 2023. A Bit more Ringway Music. Some Brumbeat bands 1965 <p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hello you Brummie Musos,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It's hot, Hot, Hot my friends but it is the holiday season so we shouldn't really complain. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">A BIT MORE RINGWAY MUSIC</span>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Its 1965, Ringway Music has opened, only a small shop but as it is run by musicians we all flock there, I buy my first Gibson from there. It has since been consigned to the Brum history vaults as one of the greatest shops there was and us Brumbeat musos look back on it with great affection. One of those aficionados, namely Bill Lovegrove, has kindly sent me a picture of that very boutique to refresh our memories and make us feel good inside. </span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;">1965</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The year of 1965 was one of mega activity for Birmingham bands and this is what was happening with just a few Birmingham bands at that time starting appropriately with.</span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">THE SPENCER DAVIS GROUP</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Spencer Davis group have had their first hit with 'Keep on Running' and are doing some promotion leading up to their second chart success "Somebody Help Me'. I guess they are promoting the shop or the new Burns "Fully Transistorised" Orbit amplifier as Spencer is sat on one although I can't remember them using it on stage. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMs76wMpgwTkLWLlbDhyXezlEIV7ao7JNLR0Mmvyd265rXR1RDnjZT7h0L2hx0DGBRCc5RyhLR60cJsA5nO_JpQdIpLh-Z1bXvDe02lnnxZLhi_oQMeQzYIatrh9ZO5KUrqFlxSijefXoVbNjcPQz1-mS37AifkBOXanlmc67tQCOL1xnRMQM5qvUzxyW/s1259/20230730_063505.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1259" data-original-width="1155" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMs76wMpgwTkLWLlbDhyXezlEIV7ao7JNLR0Mmvyd265rXR1RDnjZT7h0L2hx0DGBRCc5RyhLR60cJsA5nO_JpQdIpLh-Z1bXvDe02lnnxZLhi_oQMeQzYIatrh9ZO5KUrqFlxSijefXoVbNjcPQz1-mS37AifkBOXanlmc67tQCOL1xnRMQM5qvUzxyW/w588-h640/20230730_063505.jpg" width="588" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I guess Steve Winwood is inside getting a free coffee. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">At the time several bands tried this amp, I've even seen a picture of Clapton using one on stage. I used one for one night and it was a lifeless pile of poo!</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On the music side of the coin this was, hands down, the best Rythmn and Blues outfit in the country and a very young Steve Winwood was a teenage heartthrob, as well as being brilliant at everything else he did.<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Dont you just love the way Spencer has a couple of pens in his top jacket pocket, he did work at Aston University prior to the bands success so it was a funny way of looking important back then. Anyway just another peek at this much loved shop at the best of times.</span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">THE APPLEJACKS</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrM4GvjSM5ibWmKbsTeNbW_be1aX1wMb2cZXxLEgCavNE-NTYYA_3V2p_f95eyqpIjRte3FG8xWi6-3UzIPr0lfQw_61-N0HllnUvU5ExyFZh3sUI5AUuhLjb-H3MiaJ-f7vXUIaCw_kFkNdaDs_fRzWpXOqCqZ0QmYKMFpnyTUBV6_XR7f0ShZUKJZJFY/s1115/20230731_103027.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1115" data-original-width="1068" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrM4GvjSM5ibWmKbsTeNbW_be1aX1wMb2cZXxLEgCavNE-NTYYA_3V2p_f95eyqpIjRte3FG8xWi6-3UzIPr0lfQw_61-N0HllnUvU5ExyFZh3sUI5AUuhLjb-H3MiaJ-f7vXUIaCw_kFkNdaDs_fRzWpXOqCqZ0QmYKMFpnyTUBV6_XR7f0ShZUKJZJFY/s320/20230731_103027.jpg" width="307" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Applejacks had been the first Brummie band to get a chart hit in 1964 getting to Number 7 in the charts with 'Tell me When' and had a good follow up with the Lennon and McCartney penned 'Like Dreamers Do' and their final single 'Three Little Words', the latter 2 both getting to the 20's in the charts. Record companies in those days were wankers and would try and foist some inapropriate song or other on bands who had scored a hit and The Applejacks were no exception. DECCA wanted them to record 'Chim Chim Cheree' from Mary Poppins for their next release, the band argued that it wasn't a song they should be doing and basically refused to record it. They found themselves put on the back burner by DECCA for a further 6 months and it was 1965 before they released another single, by which time, interest in the band had flagged and they returned to playing local gigs in Birmingham before getting a lucrative deal to play on the cruise ships....for years and years.</span><p></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">THE MOODY BLUES</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZ5VMld4TyMfKzGEiZmDpvTWMDrijJnOkYm53EhL3HTFE-C_sRdSgfsQM6zbNoDQ1nvI_sthoDsAzuMFRcN5-_wKm8vP6Yy4nHZAvS5ok9dOMfUEEgsPjD3J21E6ATgMmRFfPh2xEWjMouKLSfKEArsbUeMUSfv4ELaQLaXeFbtAyldABjKHrFW_Lj5Ja/s889/20230731_102646.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="889" data-original-width="882" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZ5VMld4TyMfKzGEiZmDpvTWMDrijJnOkYm53EhL3HTFE-C_sRdSgfsQM6zbNoDQ1nvI_sthoDsAzuMFRcN5-_wKm8vP6Yy4nHZAvS5ok9dOMfUEEgsPjD3J21E6ATgMmRFfPh2xEWjMouKLSfKEArsbUeMUSfv4ELaQLaXeFbtAyldABjKHrFW_Lj5Ja/s320/20230731_102646.jpg" width="317" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Moody Blues scored the second chart entry of a Brummie Band with the classic "Go Now" reaching No 1 in 1964. Their light shone bright for a short period as an R and B band, touring with The Beatles but they were royally robbed of any earnings by Tony Secunda and their production company. In 1965 two of the band left, namely Denny Laine and Clint Warwick. The Moodies found themselves doing local gigs back in Birmingham before resurrecting themselves in the psychedelic progressive rock genre achieving phenomenal success.</span><p></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">THE UGLY'S</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCFT942KRdUbhygYCF6XusFss6Pat1lrvhvr4k68njHwJgpdngn_5YYGemzkoK5ZcDUQopy8NV0qOI3vhOPrhDsJwLnLM93qsomK-gPVyy5Zbl5cCuVQ-F0MWCR8EjSWe0PBqTsxY5n2KjtsETAqlk72-MjWglxNZmAEy3581gu8ROzV1V0KxhrkeGMxhS/s859/20230731_101703.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="859" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCFT942KRdUbhygYCF6XusFss6Pat1lrvhvr4k68njHwJgpdngn_5YYGemzkoK5ZcDUQopy8NV0qOI3vhOPrhDsJwLnLM93qsomK-gPVyy5Zbl5cCuVQ-F0MWCR8EjSWe0PBqTsxY5n2KjtsETAqlk72-MjWglxNZmAEy3581gu8ROzV1V0KxhrkeGMxhS/s320/20230731_101703.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Uglys got a record deal with PYE and in 1965 released their self penned single "Wake up my Mind" which didn't do too well in the British Charts but bizarrely got to Number 1 in Australia and Number 10 in New Zealand in August of 1965. The same year they released "Its Alright" and got lots of pirate radio plays of Tony Blackburn and Simon Dee and touring and headlining all the best venues. The record was selling 750 copies per day and the band featured on Ready Steady Go, it looked as if they were going to chart but fell foul of greater success owing to a strike by the record distribution industry so, with no records available at the point of sale, other music had replaced yesterdays favourites when the strike finished.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">They were lined up to tour Australia with The Rolling Stones in early 66 but the Australian Musicians Union wouldn't permit another British Group on the tour despite them having hits there. This band got some really bad breaks in 1965 and beyond.</span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">FINALLY </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In 1965 I was playing some of the usual places like the Hen and Chickens and The Mermaid and venturing out to Stratford on Avon and a great nights at Walsall Town Hall having the best days of my life with a great group and a great group of friends too.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In 1964 there were two BRUM BEAT LP's issued. The first was released on the Dial label that comprised of the bands managed by the Reagans who ran a lot of venues in the city, notably The Ritz in Kings Heath and a second LP on DECCA featuring bands on the Decca label at that time. These are still around on Ebay.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I heard that there was a reunion planned for those who were on the Reagan bands version organised by Keith Powell (and the Valets) saying that members of five of those bands would be present. Sadly I received the news too late to publicise it.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_s8h3GYwi8tU89qSXNxdWZHqRURHN3vHaWswT03CSPbQcEDjhv05X7bH5UamqGO3NeqJpnCOcB-PCdlnYuGkRc-rTDkLRX6Obgw1ogN9iSsQmVUBOS8ssJZ1oEB7klO9P_wSfgHYQT5QNYGWt8kWUYPf91IaH7pKTdPEqwlRH9Q4l7tx_6L5rBDwMc1ha/s1077/20230731_101359.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="991" data-original-width="1077" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_s8h3GYwi8tU89qSXNxdWZHqRURHN3vHaWswT03CSPbQcEDjhv05X7bH5UamqGO3NeqJpnCOcB-PCdlnYuGkRc-rTDkLRX6Obgw1ogN9iSsQmVUBOS8ssJZ1oEB7klO9P_wSfgHYQT5QNYGWt8kWUYPf91IaH7pKTdPEqwlRH9Q4l7tx_6L5rBDwMc1ha/w640-h588/20230731_101359.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">So anyway if you're holidaying this month, enjoy yourselves and put on lots of tanning lotion.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Take care</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bob</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Copyright Bullsheadbob </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Contact Bobsbullocks@Gmail.com</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492607932902142434.post-23887962723192661622023-07-01T05:00:00.000+01:002023-07-01T05:00:00.151+01:00Bulls Head Bob July 2023. Glastonbury 2023. MACCAS New Book. Rock Birthdays. Where and how it all Started<p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hello My Lovelies,</span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">GLASTONBURY 23</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Well that was another great Glastonbury Festival. The weather</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwm3YqfxPE20aTwaZ8IMk7yblXJyhF2Iq8z1g4NtBl43n7Ax6M-i2OJIfPUIPswsLdQOxYlVnMjspTZIlx51oAcOrlb2cDc-iEDg54VbcbHELp5_geISTmRXoHb4rlx2djX6vrQdOzNRUsMnma903E-wmZxQLk-PoIRGOrikoWvUZNOEzYJ_prREOEQlbR/s1360/20230629_173709.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="957" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwm3YqfxPE20aTwaZ8IMk7yblXJyhF2Iq8z1g4NtBl43n7Ax6M-i2OJIfPUIPswsLdQOxYlVnMjspTZIlx51oAcOrlb2cDc-iEDg54VbcbHELp5_geISTmRXoHb4rlx2djX6vrQdOzNRUsMnma903E-wmZxQLk-PoIRGOrikoWvUZNOEzYJ_prREOEQlbR/s320/20230629_173709.jpg" width="225" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">lifted everyone's spirits and it was a party atmosphere. There were great highlights with the Foo Fighters appearing as the surprise act on the opening night and just how great were they?</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The world of music is a better place thanks to Dave Grohl with his unending dedication to his craft and as an all round champion for supporting all music. But let's get back to the 60's.</span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">CAT STEVENS</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I don't know whether Cat Steven's spot on the Legends stage on the Sunday afternoon was a blessing or not. His set was pretty lifeless and the crowd became subdued or bored and, although he tried, he just didnt seem to have any connection with the crowd and when someone shouted "Let's Go!!" he kinda lost his temper and replied "What do you mean "Let's Go", "what do you think I'm doing?". </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwViQiY_Btr46BqwO6jcjw9pA3TTL-skp15RLKTHBYjuXDCgcpyVPkElcapRRiDeLCvDknkgd_9RqsGedyjIuy6_SlbliM3OBU3Tz5sI8ykA_vmmB0D55fpK-iXL7KOvlXwn1MNq8vesF2QEiqU65ZT31YBisU5K6_Yi7ehWgKSixzULZ_8b3aezGYoMyk/s671/20230630_100818.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="497" data-original-width="671" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwViQiY_Btr46BqwO6jcjw9pA3TTL-skp15RLKTHBYjuXDCgcpyVPkElcapRRiDeLCvDknkgd_9RqsGedyjIuy6_SlbliM3OBU3Tz5sI8ykA_vmmB0D55fpK-iXL7KOvlXwn1MNq8vesF2QEiqU65ZT31YBisU5K6_Yi7ehWgKSixzULZ_8b3aezGYoMyk/s320/20230630_100818.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I knew what he meant though. Cat Stevens wrote some great songs but it was a pretty boring set. As an aside, back in the 60s when he was a little more animated, he was backed by a Brummie band called ZEUS featuring Sprike Hopkins and the Canadian Pilling Brothers.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTOx3HggDnixUi65fdEaKpWgTW5exMKsjCIOHuYytQXTh2aj-3n6yqV9x-U6W_DQXgr-8TQr9bbKzSiODD8mv3gNdNxwZWJClfH4E-X3C1jHJUJrwOUy5tA4wydSIGPs9IpKoQdMBI3NSxL-1EHlt6UOqykkcnEKFImskLW3tCtUg6sbkIu-lExC0rUYbV/s1182/20230629_172734.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1129" data-original-width="1182" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTOx3HggDnixUi65fdEaKpWgTW5exMKsjCIOHuYytQXTh2aj-3n6yqV9x-U6W_DQXgr-8TQr9bbKzSiODD8mv3gNdNxwZWJClfH4E-X3C1jHJUJrwOUy5tA4wydSIGPs9IpKoQdMBI3NSxL-1EHlt6UOqykkcnEKFImskLW3tCtUg6sbkIu-lExC0rUYbV/s320/20230629_172734.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The positive side to his act was that we all couldn't wait for Elton John, who by contrast set the place on fire, always the consumate performer, he got down to business straight away and had the crowd in his hands, the place thundered and roared their approval to the man who stole the whole show. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The size of the crowd to see Elton was F*****g staggering, I'd never seen the like. It was reported that there were 120,000 people just watching him. He announced that it was definitely his final performance but he's done that before a couple of times already so it's not necessarily so.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBn6GabtCmehM-s2uosDQBMStHsPz3vs5NFVgEkQrpDcKs0nGd-8GzhD9d9mUAybECGvCu8WAELKraB3PLT7UNsfwqsccTYIzOb-tNefwY4W4fwsSwIvFYAO3oZSUafF-HnthNaqnFNtcO_mVDvz4VUCZqNitYaauvZPQVePHB9wfrTPyO__HQWcI_0hcG/s1140/20230629_172826.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="833" data-original-width="1140" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBn6GabtCmehM-s2uosDQBMStHsPz3vs5NFVgEkQrpDcKs0nGd-8GzhD9d9mUAybECGvCu8WAELKraB3PLT7UNsfwqsccTYIzOb-tNefwY4W4fwsSwIvFYAO3oZSUafF-HnthNaqnFNtcO_mVDvz4VUCZqNitYaauvZPQVePHB9wfrTPyO__HQWcI_0hcG/w640-h468/20230629_172826.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">DANGER RED ALERT!</span> </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">After the event, whilst reading about the festival in the national press, I came across a piece of news that I feel obliged to share with the world of the BHB Blog, in order to give you plenty of time to make holiday plans for next year during the festival dates. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">And it came to pass that one Mel C, the 'almost a singer' of the Spice Girls had been doing a set at Glastonbury too. She was on the Avalon Stage, generally known for folk acts. She said "All the Spice Girls are up for a gig here next year on the Legends Stage". Since that announcement I've read that Ryanair flight bookings for the Sunday of next years event have completely sold out and that the biggest auto tune desk is being manufactured as we speak.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKg0VA5Bg3cM5qu_QP7_sFAk_MIl_cGeIMfbYLJU-FyQBbcCJUfcvc-xEAh7Cclmx5RfR4chSGdGwDrYcNK2pCGDCeVYiZkYFL2xR6Ii7fwE991DEy9x7tRmf_eRhaOEInOBDmlJ3Nl3pOpymAA7Cxw5nFxFyBTb7go2nwEJ0fORSbk8BZ1li4mNM0LvhM/s1200/20230629_180158.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="1200" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKg0VA5Bg3cM5qu_QP7_sFAk_MIl_cGeIMfbYLJU-FyQBbcCJUfcvc-xEAh7Cclmx5RfR4chSGdGwDrYcNK2pCGDCeVYiZkYFL2xR6Ii7fwE991DEy9x7tRmf_eRhaOEInOBDmlJ3Nl3pOpymAA7Cxw5nFxFyBTb7go2nwEJ0fORSbk8BZ1li4mNM0LvhM/w640-h494/20230629_180158.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">PAUL McCARTNEY NEW BOOK.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">A book by Paul McCartney has been released featuring many "never before seen" photos he took during 1964, coincidentally the year I left school, and the year The Beatles rose to mega stardom. All the teachers at the school must have known I was destined for fame because they all cheered as I walked out of the school gate, they really loved me.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Anyway for Beatles fans it's a must. It is Number 1 on Waterstones book charts and retails at £45 pounds. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It would be a great gift as a 'buy early' present for christmas</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgs3fYu_XiBwqn2Ax9llUQEKJM3eZBZRc_PutRX2bgSLXzO81uNVQystnb8Snxgs967INCg8g794spFP9MK-KZNzvAUgtihIf_T6RAH9JcUGvC6vPY8YVC0-tYt_Aqi_oNmXjgkZItmdveDdWZoBAOTKdaY3BuLFOdZLThvDk7_o1TlOJm2AkB8ttA94HS/s1303/Screenshot_20230629-164929_Chrome.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1303" data-original-width="1199" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgs3fYu_XiBwqn2Ax9llUQEKJM3eZBZRc_PutRX2bgSLXzO81uNVQystnb8Snxgs967INCg8g794spFP9MK-KZNzvAUgtihIf_T6RAH9JcUGvC6vPY8YVC0-tYt_Aqi_oNmXjgkZItmdveDdWZoBAOTKdaY3BuLFOdZLThvDk7_o1TlOJm2AkB8ttA94HS/w368-h400/Screenshot_20230629-164929_Chrome.jpg" width="368" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Paul has recently celebrated his 81st birthday. Who'd have thought that The Beatles would have lasted so long?</span><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">ROCK BIRTHDAYS</span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: xxx-large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Other significant 1960's rock star birthdays in June/July include. BRIAN WILSON, Beach Boys. RAY DAVIES , The Kinks. GEORGIE FAME. RONNIE WOOD and CHARLIE WATTS, The Rolling Stones. RONNIE LAINE, The Small Faces. IAN PAICE, Deep Purple. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">RINGO STAR and MICK JAGGER. Luckily for me I got to see all these old timers when they were young studs, giving it LARGE!!!!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">WHERE AND HOW IT ALL STARTED</span>. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It didn't start with the Beatles or the Stones but their popularity has carried the music till today. But, who were their influences? It was the first Rockers who started at the 2i's coffee bar in London.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6p-E5ee7uXm4VY0f-hCIub1tm6MnJtQEWPRYpHSbc-8Juxvk-8Y2eVzjIsjLLgup4_AN76PIa8plRffFMmzKCnIxqlLtht3hVWRs3100f9bNkt_uLr8V55CoW8YunJsiwMcYApzqNZ_59mR6xWv-3tPKrUQGanjl7eLm3M3Q-dr57y6OjwSEpGIs_wupg/s1689/20230629_164645.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1689" data-original-width="1124" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6p-E5ee7uXm4VY0f-hCIub1tm6MnJtQEWPRYpHSbc-8Juxvk-8Y2eVzjIsjLLgup4_AN76PIa8plRffFMmzKCnIxqlLtht3hVWRs3100f9bNkt_uLr8V55CoW8YunJsiwMcYApzqNZ_59mR6xWv-3tPKrUQGanjl7eLm3M3Q-dr57y6OjwSEpGIs_wupg/w426-h640/20230629_164645.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We all copied these acts on their first Rock and Roll tour. There are still some of these guys around today, some of whom I have the pleasure and honour of knowing.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">FIRST ELECTRIC GUITAR WITH 'BALLS'</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Here we have a picture of the absolute first real rock guitar going through development with its creator, the incredible and ground breaking Mister Les Paul When he bolted two halves of an acoustic guitar body to a single slab of wood fitted with pick ups.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHAcs-O72XZgiPR-J7IoerwGLf15vWDk5aXaRGbhtYO8m8GY36BYoVvw4TpgpKxL6hVKYCtnuBdgO0bVl1oGW8085FIDk4xgCIsqyKCA7RLtFRTJgkIjoPJtTsbVmHqvAksQ21LH6e3QkAecTLFdGbus71gvpTNs5ROUpG9GPbdla41GULXhCJx3Qpjv4/s1434/20230629_164741.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHAcs-O72XZgiPR-J7IoerwGLf15vWDk5aXaRGbhtYO8m8GY36BYoVvw4TpgpKxL6hVKYCtnuBdgO0bVl1oGW8085FIDk4xgCIsqyKCA7RLtFRTJgkIjoPJtTsbVmHqvAksQ21LH6e3QkAecTLFdGbus71gvpTNs5ROUpG9GPbdla41GULXhCJx3Qpjv4/s320/20230629_164741.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">His genius was not only producing an electric guitar, it was producing a guitar with sustain, something that growled when it was powered up.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">He then further engineered it to be used in recording studios with in built effects. Something that Brian May and his father latched onto when building May's own individual guitar many, many years later.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Some of you may have been misled by the sub title when I referred to the 'first electric guitar with BALLS'. I was not referring to the self proclaimed Birmingham Supergroup who got together, never played a gig, never released any recordings and all but one of the line up were sacked by its leader within 3 months, what a joke. What a waste.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">FINALLY</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">So there we are, the present day with its mega festivals from the first days of Rock in variety theatres in one go. Long may it reign. So lets keep music live, never say die. It doesn't matter how old you are, you only have to please yourself so</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">KEEP PLAYING!!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Take care of yourself and the ones you love and they will take care of you.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bob</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Copyright: Bulls Head Bob</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Contact: Bobsbullocks@Gmail.com </span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492607932902142434.post-68423042504693964912023-06-01T05:30:00.117+01:002023-06-02T19:24:24.183+01:00Bulls Head Bob - June 2023. THE MIGHTY VILLA! GUILD SCORE AN OWN GOAL. HERE COMES THE NIGHT - BERT BERNS<p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Howdoo You Brummies</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Its June, it's sunny and I'm feeling Happy which, given the state of the world, is surprising but what can be the cause of this nice feeling??</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I'll tell you what, it's THE MIGHTY <span style="color: #ffa400;">ASTON VILLA!</span>! Being a Villa</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwrMc7tNNUxyCUyqbpv79ncOEBMlBTlelduK944sTi_7OqxX9y1MLJGY-qW2XyBhmcA72U89NvVOl1k5isyF8GuKynACCBRlw12cTfOYg6GTX10tqlPXBqaGoDPR72AubYdGtddpXRcI0hjMa6PYmRhjpBKEP94LWC6NtnWtyDsDt58ueiMM7vNQA9_g/s984/20230531_100032.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="984" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwrMc7tNNUxyCUyqbpv79ncOEBMlBTlelduK944sTi_7OqxX9y1MLJGY-qW2XyBhmcA72U89NvVOl1k5isyF8GuKynACCBRlw12cTfOYg6GTX10tqlPXBqaGoDPR72AubYdGtddpXRcI0hjMa6PYmRhjpBKEP94LWC6NtnWtyDsDt58ueiMM7vNQA9_g/s320/20230531_100032.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">fan has been very difficult to live with for all these years but now we stand proud. At the beginning of the season we were truly on a downward spiral with nothing to look forward to except an impending exit from the Premier League. </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">A lacklustre attitude with bad results week after week and then we got a Proper Manager with discipline, vision, dreams and expectations. Unai (pronounced Oonaye) (for my friends in foreign climes) Emery has turned my frown upside down alright! and we will be playing in Europe next year. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Mrs Bob who has no idea about the Villa or football in general thought his name was 'One Eye'. That hilarious supposition had me and the gang in stitches when she tried to join in the celebratory conversation at the pub! I love her, she's the the girl for me!! UTV....</span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">NAMM 2023. GUILD GUITARS SCORE OWN GOAL.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Up till a few years ago the blog readers were treated to a report</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-5YjaNci9cWuNkFuyW194Zk7pKcSbX6u3FhIArXCHs_4fNybOdAVRpgMkHX12PFDCIy_V4IXd3wNg9s6HA28r9w5j5fC3WP8bk5cIfdokHeesjNweb8s_2-HF6wixduVXW5egwx_sh9GoFyCp_SMIBIPxKnTNtoFUDQo8MIbX62iZN62RHyYWttX5Q/s1200/20230531_140535.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="857" data-original-width="1200" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-5YjaNci9cWuNkFuyW194Zk7pKcSbX6u3FhIArXCHs_4fNybOdAVRpgMkHX12PFDCIy_V4IXd3wNg9s6HA28r9w5j5fC3WP8bk5cIfdokHeesjNweb8s_2-HF6wixduVXW5egwx_sh9GoFyCp_SMIBIPxKnTNtoFUDQo8MIbX62iZN62RHyYWttX5Q/w400-h286/20230531_140535.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWv-2o1sY1HqnkxFzLSAd2RZDj3GA4qA5HLGIpiHHZFVK2BLydSZLi_r4FDbrnhJsdzXwdb4QN85O5WVRkVySXD7Sjt-17ShKAZoUMicVhaDwsjYkZJnqPXNSlIOVxo18fWD_xtcHn0T-TvEjsZyxE-0B09EKdwV24EyPirk279A8NlHHGh_9GWwCEw/s1478/20230531_100115.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1478" data-original-width="562" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWv-2o1sY1HqnkxFzLSAd2RZDj3GA4qA5HLGIpiHHZFVK2BLydSZLi_r4FDbrnhJsdzXwdb4QN85O5WVRkVySXD7Sjt-17ShKAZoUMicVhaDwsjYkZJnqPXNSlIOVxo18fWD_xtcHn0T-TvEjsZyxE-0B09EKdwV24EyPirk279A8NlHHGh_9GWwCEw/s320/20230531_100115.jpg" width="122" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">from The NAMM music show by our old mate and US resident Bill Bonham. Sadly Bill passed away but every year when its announced it reminds me of Bill and what a loss to the music world he was but on the positive side it serves to remind me of happier Brumbeat Days when he was on the scene with his Hammond B2 growling away.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I had a cyber check on this years show and particularly Guild Guitars where they displayed their latest offerings and, as usual, their acoustic models are gorgeous and the Solid body offerings look like Russian pieces of crap, devoid of design ethics as shown in this picture of their Surfliner selling at £475.00. There is also a Surfliner deluxe with a Tremelo for £725. 00. Pictured below.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I think "clunky and unattractive" and "could do better" is my take for this retro looking guitar.</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHKf4xmZz5VyeargELX1bb_gXRGnq7zuv62gwjmh2dTjJYx7He6WsM6z7AKVGsTUZmDjVVObSdnBASHdNrFqdsSm80imzPkMPEzFh1m9p-gWrCrtISaeJ4UQHfNNGm3yyxOaHr0jt4d-UwFPQEVilTfVJ8Lsa-7SP7kdbLr4TjPqURSI5u3bajCz0_g/s629/20230531_104035.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="629" data-original-width="369" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHKf4xmZz5VyeargELX1bb_gXRGnq7zuv62gwjmh2dTjJYx7He6WsM6z7AKVGsTUZmDjVVObSdnBASHdNrFqdsSm80imzPkMPEzFh1m9p-gWrCrtISaeJ4UQHfNNGm3yyxOaHr0jt4d-UwFPQEVilTfVJ8Lsa-7SP7kdbLr4TjPqURSI5u3bajCz0_g/s320/20230531_104035.jpg" width="188" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It reminds me of the pre 60's days looking in guitar shops and this would be the one hanging on the wall that nobody wanted to try. Guild should have studied the sleek, sensuous lines of the gorgeous looking METEORA from Fender, or perhaps they did and decided that Clunky was the way forward in filling their retro niche for those who have no style. I am sure it's built well but, really?</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Fenton Weil were one of the worst guitars built in the late 50's. Bits would drop off them and the fret wire wasn't even inset into the neck but at least they looked good. Dear me Guild are certainly consistent.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">CLASSIC 60'S HIT. HERE COMES THE NIGHT. BERT BERNS</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdUScVfcFZ6BB8KWYMaJPNZaSJfhLC60eD3AncBRhl23pcTkIB4vfwCmIteZ03rf0LNqCIv9pg6Vhj_OvZk0zfjqhCE1wp_CW6cgMoAIXKeKOeHy4JMfyO9tlfkuVjaLsBrNsW2LqRno_RmlJTcpAxDhmhtQQJDv3mLWuljalIQbvPmIeGzbEzSVyR9g/s1200/20230531_141935.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1118" data-original-width="1200" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdUScVfcFZ6BB8KWYMaJPNZaSJfhLC60eD3AncBRhl23pcTkIB4vfwCmIteZ03rf0LNqCIv9pg6Vhj_OvZk0zfjqhCE1wp_CW6cgMoAIXKeKOeHy4JMfyO9tlfkuVjaLsBrNsW2LqRno_RmlJTcpAxDhmhtQQJDv3mLWuljalIQbvPmIeGzbEzSVyR9g/s320/20230531_141935.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I just love this song and remember playing it with my first band at those 60's gigs in Brum. I believe that the public think that 'Here Comes the Night', the 1965 hit by Them was written by Van Morrison. Well not only was it written by another guy, namely Bert Berns, but had been previously released in 1964 by Lulu with a slushy, soulless arrangement full of strings courtesy of Mike Leander that did nothing on the charts. The recording, released a year later by 'Them' was a different kettle of fish and Morrisons gravelly, earthy voice gave it some urgency which was offset by some melodic guitar phrases supplied by Jimmy Page.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1ztpKqSYbhIiWp57X9lJzMdB8iHz9YHvQ4WRGKWjwNN7RYG6Zt0Hu2E3PyWYIa091pi6KanUmOyrNDs5xEP_TrD9NvecYqZEH4Zx_xTHqZ1cF_O9Asx1JMYVjE40yGqJhaQBFi7j-I7U5eP8dAZUOgzVyoa-mW8kJpap8Y7w9awj4HU_SNzZ-IWctg/s1071/20230531_114925.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="699" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd1ztpKqSYbhIiWp57X9lJzMdB8iHz9YHvQ4WRGKWjwNN7RYG6Zt0Hu2E3PyWYIa091pi6KanUmOyrNDs5xEP_TrD9NvecYqZEH4Zx_xTHqZ1cF_O9Asx1JMYVjE40yGqJhaQBFi7j-I7U5eP8dAZUOgzVyoa-mW8kJpap8Y7w9awj4HU_SNzZ-IWctg/s320/20230531_114925.jpg" width="209" /></a></div>Bert Berns, also known as Bert Russell was a contracted songwriter in the famous Brill Building in New York. He famously co wrote "Twist and Shout" with Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers who released Twist and Shout prior to The Beatles famous rendition and wrote 'Baby Let me take you Home' by the Animals and later co wrote 'Hang on Sloopy'by the McCoys.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">He wrote many more hits but didnt achieve any success as an artist himself.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">A double DVD about Bert Berns was released. Called "BANG, the Bert Berns story". I haven't seen it myself but imagine it is interesting. I'm not sure if it's still available but probably worth a view.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Ok guys, thanks for dropping in to the blog. Its music history with a touch of irreverent humour, always worth a visit.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Take Care of the Ones you Love. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bob</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Copyright: Bullsheadbob </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Contact: Bobsbullocks@Gmail.com </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492607932902142434.post-22096430619505252762023-05-01T05:30:00.036+01:002023-05-01T05:30:00.136+01:00Bulls Head Bob May 2023. NEW VANS FOR OLD. PASSPORT. WEE WILLIE HARRIS RIP.<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Good Day Brummies, Brummies Abroad, Brummie musicians and mates.</span></p><p><span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">IT'S A NEW DAWN, IT'S A NEW DAY, </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">IT'S A NEW, OLD VAN!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">What goes around comes around they say but I never imagined that, in these days of high tech and design innovation, the British motor industry would revert to producing a van that, in the 60's had become a van that a band could buy, second hand, for around £15.00 at the car auctions once the post Office had finished with them and drive it till the engine fell out or simply rotted away. This van wasn't pretty, in fact if you were in a band you'd probably have felt embarrassed pulling up at a venue in it. With a registered, unloaded, top speed of 53 mph and fuel consumption of 22 miles to the gallon, it would have taken 2 hours to drive the 16 miles in a fully loaded group van to a gig in Wolverhampton from my house in Birmingham avoiding steep hills on the way. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Here is a photo of the original vehicle, this one being the top of</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEtw3wE3kCxVMGleugWj0Yx-d9uhM5FyqLYmxPSfqE3_SpvV7sNndWyYPsiyk3ziQXBN8zEerKlFHXi0xL-SOkFQOWMeSep44bgfOhXLZG_gnN5izPRijPqZcHV5qlZbIyRfX2QBUqEc51j3p68VX8CDek2kjhefLQVbXckRfk-xg0Oe0He0W6ZzQhDA/s1274/20230430_080014.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1274" data-original-width="974" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEtw3wE3kCxVMGleugWj0Yx-d9uhM5FyqLYmxPSfqE3_SpvV7sNndWyYPsiyk3ziQXBN8zEerKlFHXi0xL-SOkFQOWMeSep44bgfOhXLZG_gnN5izPRijPqZcHV5qlZbIyRfX2QBUqEc51j3p68VX8CDek2kjhefLQVbXckRfk-xg0Oe0He0W6ZzQhDA/w306-h400/20230430_080014.jpg" width="306" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">the range model with windows and ONE windscreen wiper. The Van is a MORRIS J type and I wouldn't have been seen dead in one of them. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">However I wrote a 'special' blog about group Vans back in August 2014 and do have photographic evidence of one in action with the group THE INCAS who must have been a bit strapped for cash, moreover I find it hard to believe that the band would have wanted to be seen in or on it!! and here it is. Look away if you're squeamish!!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhFGkZzhxXppVx-Zasca1cT3_4f3ebLzprhq13zkt3_D6qBijqNBJ094Xoys1H9yyDjS6-fuex1j8aA92MbPAQmuIQQPxdrvsX2selUB2PNQ-a5umsMYF-lsO6X7lABDAjliNdCq0yla3r4gHP19ENone7QuQ_7ei6Fa8OS8bAupXjy2PktuBtX6W4Q/s982/20230430_081720.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="982" data-original-width="787" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhFGkZzhxXppVx-Zasca1cT3_4f3ebLzprhq13zkt3_D6qBijqNBJ094Xoys1H9yyDjS6-fuex1j8aA92MbPAQmuIQQPxdrvsX2selUB2PNQ-a5umsMYF-lsO6X7lABDAjliNdCq0yla3r4gHP19ENone7QuQ_7ei6Fa8OS8bAupXjy2PktuBtX6W4Q/w512-h640/20230430_081720.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">There we are, absolutely dreadful, just the rust holding it together. Production of this van ceased in 1961.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">So, someone, presumably a person who has no design ethic, no concerns for aerodynamics and has never read the classic August 2014 Bulls Head Bob Group Van's of the 60's thought it would be a must to produce an up-to-date, electric powered, version starting its production in 2024 and here it is in all its glory. Now renamed the:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> <span style="color: #ffa400;">MORRIS JE VAN</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9Sf4bmPWJrhTG0ru3wm3fFZqlm0hjqxjw7r9nIYJAGeGn-ITsLv5fmWf8lg5Xpts6skCwb2seJpMuqV3UQhL2g75AHOZo6VAkcsiOf_URPjR94_PqR4vbU0tJ4_nqjsd7tzENv6AZ-Nfuv0NYsyy4gAA67oWKPkH0M4oTYXI03eFUZKwmghsJNl2qw/s1105/20230422_125406.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="1105" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9Sf4bmPWJrhTG0ru3wm3fFZqlm0hjqxjw7r9nIYJAGeGn-ITsLv5fmWf8lg5Xpts6skCwb2seJpMuqV3UQhL2g75AHOZo6VAkcsiOf_URPjR94_PqR4vbU0tJ4_nqjsd7tzENv6AZ-Nfuv0NYsyy4gAA67oWKPkH0M4oTYXI03eFUZKwmghsJNl2qw/w640-h404/20230422_125406.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gone is the split windscreen but still looking like a pile of poo, they've even adopted the colour. Now here's the really fun part, it's made of carbon fibre!! I'm staggered, perhaps they think it will be a must for F1 drivers wives? Can you imagine how much it would be to repair?</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's all electric with an option of 3 battery packs giving a driving distance of 150 to 250 miles. Hang on to your wallet though, this thing costs £60.000 pounds!!. They obviously dont want poor muso's to own one. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">I do wish the new Morris team every success in their venture but do wonder who has got that sort of cash for a novelty? I believe that's it's been launched to take on the new VW Buzz van but the VW is a little cheaper and stylish so Morris will have a battle to win the share of the market.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii376vgS4Cm2CbZNI7IHNC10XFJTCW0VPNCraQnzdxifP1_uhw7tEkR07NIGgooGv7S5LMpL9ddIF5C5tD7eOZ6MFKZKPbCnTNSmmO2iVOVpXnRMEt-LWnhYu_IpWuhJRv-3duOz87yOBVuSnIMB0yGssg6mUtchFlXMvar7Y3oOcznnhShGqCP9-bNA/s1135/20230430_110641.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="1135" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii376vgS4Cm2CbZNI7IHNC10XFJTCW0VPNCraQnzdxifP1_uhw7tEkR07NIGgooGv7S5LMpL9ddIF5C5tD7eOZ6MFKZKPbCnTNSmmO2iVOVpXnRMEt-LWnhYu_IpWuhJRv-3duOz87yOBVuSnIMB0yGssg6mUtchFlXMvar7Y3oOcznnhShGqCP9-bNA/w640-h402/20230430_110641.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;">PASSPORT</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">My friend and owner of the BRUMBEAT.Net website, the worlds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBiMxYMK763tW2zhfhAnZfckW90VTRb32ChjchvVZkjp02CZLNo3ljvvZb-tLXBYvUQUJE2nQyJ0rLxtGckqO9LBQ1RTWxte_sRBuCsMr9X9fR22dDnsZI90k3RQ4Z5jIMAgULTeFYnfpgF-EV3hiXztGUYi_dE41HUERJY8lRcXdkw3GUIpLXru3Rbw/s1105/20230430_075606.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1105" data-original-width="1070" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBiMxYMK763tW2zhfhAnZfckW90VTRb32ChjchvVZkjp02CZLNo3ljvvZb-tLXBYvUQUJE2nQyJ0rLxtGckqO9LBQ1RTWxte_sRBuCsMr9X9fR22dDnsZI90k3RQ4Z5jIMAgULTeFYnfpgF-EV3hiXztGUYi_dE41HUERJY8lRcXdkw3GUIpLXru3Rbw/s320/20230430_075606.jpg" width="310" /></a></div>best and most informative website of the 60's Brumbeat musicians, is a Brummie Abroad. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">John Woodhouse lives in Canada, Oshawa to be exact, the same town that gave birth to heavy metal legends <span style="color: #ffa400;">ANVIL,</span> famous for not being famous!!</span></span></div><div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">John is a good bass player and over the years has been in bands on an "off and on" basis, one of those bands being Passport. He has now renewed his musical passion and the band PASSPORT are gigging again but this time with a more focused drive, energy and business approach. They have a brand spanking new website which you can visit here <span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: #ffa400;"><a href="http://passportrocksyou.com">PASSPORT BAND</a>.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1le4tZMWPr6kQaqfPWei3OM6rfsCteB8T55SnkPI1XppmkiS9MSWyGT7aw9eGOVOyKI6W5KRp0DHWFDewLuS_V0iG3T10TlmDxoPhCCt4tE52ERrsf3PYSYJnYU-6ZNhcJ_GShmzvslzu5IZUdZl1exzDyXe1pepxlewHV0fI7VrHaps8Cot9zxpEQ/s1048/20230430_113552.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="1048" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1le4tZMWPr6kQaqfPWei3OM6rfsCteB8T55SnkPI1XppmkiS9MSWyGT7aw9eGOVOyKI6W5KRp0DHWFDewLuS_V0iG3T10TlmDxoPhCCt4tE52ERrsf3PYSYJnYU-6ZNhcJ_GShmzvslzu5IZUdZl1exzDyXe1pepxlewHV0fI7VrHaps8Cot9zxpEQ/w640-h338/20230430_113552.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I was stunned by the amount of songs in their set list.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">So all my friends in Canada, if you live in Oshawa or that neck of the woods keep your eyes open for this band and their BRUMBEAT specialist, John Woodhouse Go and chat to him, if you are a follower of the great 60's BRUMBEAT days or simply go and enjoy some good rockin music.</span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">WEE WILLIE HARRIS. RIP</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We've all got to go sometime and that sometime arrived for Rock and Roll legend Wee Willie Harris a couple of days ago.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmhbUX9Ymo5lHQdKQMFYDO9G3Z27iSq8bXMDrUZoaPTQIK2zPxzFvXx8ULv5ouc465QqqXQqttRb1_qGY0aPN4YzF3oPrFOFs1KT8utT16l7dlurB8GSb8u34zfH4kQ7F0euvvAveM2Ely9TeBw95i3L63lkB-eR8SeNSJtyLrBGD8SSsohfoZ6my4w/s1488/20230430_115349.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1488" data-original-width="1057" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmhbUX9Ymo5lHQdKQMFYDO9G3Z27iSq8bXMDrUZoaPTQIK2zPxzFvXx8ULv5ouc465QqqXQqttRb1_qGY0aPN4YzF3oPrFOFs1KT8utT16l7dlurB8GSb8u34zfH4kQ7F0euvvAveM2Ely9TeBw95i3L63lkB-eR8SeNSJtyLrBGD8SSsohfoZ6my4w/s320/20230430_115349.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Here's a link to a blog I did in 2019 about this fabulous performer, one of the stars of the first televised Rock and Roll show, the great </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">6.5 Special. God Bless.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://bullsheadbob.blogspot.com/2019/07/bulls-head-bob-july-2019-festival.html" style="background-color: #fff2cc;">WEE WILLIE HARRIS</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">FINALLY</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Its BBQ at the Bob house this week, lots of people coming, the whole family will be there for the first time since Covid. Really looking forward to the day and getting back to some kind of normality.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">So, look after each other and KEEP PLAYING!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">BOB</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Copyright: Bullsheadbob </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Contact: Bobsbullocks@Gmail.com </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492607932902142434.post-61883846416248349922023-04-01T05:27:00.000+01:002023-04-01T05:27:00.328+01:00Bulls Head Bob Apr 2023. April 1963 Rise of The Beatles. The Merseyboys. Keith Reid RIP. Open Mic Night.<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hello Lovers of the greatest music decade ever, from the Greatest City in the UK.. "Come on you Brummies".</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It's Spring!! the first of April, the smells of Rose, Jasmine and sweet Fresia assailing my memorial olfactory glands with heady aromas. Flower Power at its finest.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana;">60 YEARS AGO.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">April 1963. The rise of The Beatles.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The first week of the charts in April 1963 saw Cliff and The Shadows were still the major force in British pop music with </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVk0nGi_UzQMTm1FDWQMaum-qDdqmr70ADL6BIkAEmrlYOMIQIvwKFMVMOGAcHWEDnFucFM_3XI6rv7L3yP0y2oWl--T9WrOdCDK-ZM80vOkAv4O1az-ANACuL1DWjkPuaeeVPKlq1UE-geDBb-g--MtKILLCH_9Vjqh23LSuODaDEAh2dTRJQhT__g/s1200/20230331_061409.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1148" data-original-width="1200" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsVk0nGi_UzQMTm1FDWQMaum-qDdqmr70ADL6BIkAEmrlYOMIQIvwKFMVMOGAcHWEDnFucFM_3XI6rv7L3yP0y2oWl--T9WrOdCDK-ZM80vOkAv4O1az-ANACuL1DWjkPuaeeVPKlq1UE-geDBb-g--MtKILLCH_9Vjqh23LSuODaDEAh2dTRJQhT__g/s320/20230331_061409.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Shadows 'Foot Tapper' occupying the No 1 slot and Cliff Richard at No 2 with 'Summer Holiday' and the film of the same name doing extremely well in the cinemas. It was Cliff and The Shads second film. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The incredible Billy Fury held the Number 3 position with 'Like I've Never Been Gone'. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It was the last hoorah of the "old guard", that first flush of teenage stars, who brought Rock and Roll to the British public and although they didn't know it yet they were about to be classified as yesterdays news. The Beatles had their first chart success with Love me Do in Oct 62 and their second single 'Please Please Me' had reached no 2 in March of 63 and was now heading out of the top 10. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLDGALFZMch3aKuoOTOj2kiqCjJAcNK8M8NqtJgzsxOEWrIYgtiOPoJTiUL9jc6skzf5p0X82YXCax2tXlcDU5oNXYnU0JjSflMekxP-OY06axokM12VMofx2fBD0qOVlS_RSYhebbY_3x2tYacrRGmxIUgnjsl5YIWfsIg7BcOO5eIlQIr1y6Wy7YQ/s1021/20230331_082206.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="745" data-original-width="1021" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLDGALFZMch3aKuoOTOj2kiqCjJAcNK8M8NqtJgzsxOEWrIYgtiOPoJTiUL9jc6skzf5p0X82YXCax2tXlcDU5oNXYnU0JjSflMekxP-OY06axokM12VMofx2fBD0qOVlS_RSYhebbY_3x2tYacrRGmxIUgnjsl5YIWfsIg7BcOO5eIlQIr1y6Wy7YQ/s320/20230331_082206.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I was a dedicated Shadows fan and tried to stay loyal to Hank and the boys but The Beatles massive popularity was too much to ignore, they were causing a tidal wave of excitement. It wasn't just their music that changed things, Liverpool was now seen by the record trade as the epicentre of popular music and scousers Gerry and the Pacemakers were riding up the charts heading to the Number 1 slot with "How do you do", their next 2 singles also went to number 1. There was a great rush by other artists to record a Beatle song, making Lennon and McCartney a vast amount of cash in a little time.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The next three 1963 Beatle singles all went to number 1 in the UK. They were unstoppable. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwzKBzxCIlqqO075_e-tgI7rJE03knTaOVMUwREjQ1PprZuJoRzQFFmaET_EYZm5OO72vTpWlGFtR5op5pSFybwfSCJiaAEx6Ilzaiy7xcOUCIB1cNSJcDfZsbsPusmxI4cnsLQ7fTd48l4gDYG8_BAOLhp1wuHuv4h7gHpIhefRaS3unlais1M4TVjA/s1200/20230331_084823.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="984" data-original-width="1200" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwzKBzxCIlqqO075_e-tgI7rJE03knTaOVMUwREjQ1PprZuJoRzQFFmaET_EYZm5OO72vTpWlGFtR5op5pSFybwfSCJiaAEx6Ilzaiy7xcOUCIB1cNSJcDfZsbsPusmxI4cnsLQ7fTd48l4gDYG8_BAOLhp1wuHuv4h7gHpIhefRaS3unlais1M4TVjA/s320/20230331_084823.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In a years time they occupied the top 5 places on the American charts, an unbeaten record and what is more, they were on 4 different record labels too! </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It was only in 2019 that Ariana Grande came close when she held the top three places in the </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">US charts.</span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">BACK IN BRUM </span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>The Brumbeats aka The Merseyboys. </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCglK--GQSaSoLCvUdHv-JiBTR6CTUWU6b7wQgrzvYWuvpnqtGK27FHPrmMDk6ZDzp5l6b1V2YhDgPi6b1UgMHMIh6s9HNesz7rMgkT8wNAx-rjqLUUTtzKxFWOCHR6cw2cW6t_s0B_MSQCbtodhq5OkPdMGgVQry0QVASPuBW9h6ctcL6_UUs2CCXA/s1200/20230331_091644.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="883" data-original-width="1200" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCglK--GQSaSoLCvUdHv-JiBTR6CTUWU6b7wQgrzvYWuvpnqtGK27FHPrmMDk6ZDzp5l6b1V2YhDgPi6b1UgMHMIh6s9HNesz7rMgkT8wNAx-rjqLUUTtzKxFWOCHR6cw2cW6t_s0B_MSQCbtodhq5OkPdMGgVQry0QVASPuBW9h6ctcL6_UUs2CCXA/s320/20230331_091644.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Merseybeat became the buzzword for the 60s beat group sound of Liverpool and in Birmingham "Brumbeat" became our own identifier along with the band The Brumbeats. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This band had the foresight to imitate the Fabs and recorded an</span><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyFwECN8ZpBIPyExJNZmzLCsIm28eVu3yzlBCkPOwg9k4V0MvCPRr-zLuUG4McvMW3QsMgsT3i838zJeYQbT0cfz9I36UnL56JDWMzdvHz0PzPXy5AQIZfiYdZyNdW7y6BNFXY6P9UBgMT21NfMDdav8tZSQ9y1J2CqbpRur1hr1hBuRwYYNQD-c-cw/s1019/20230331_091118.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="908" data-original-width="1019" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyFwECN8ZpBIPyExJNZmzLCsIm28eVu3yzlBCkPOwg9k4V0MvCPRr-zLuUG4McvMW3QsMgsT3i838zJeYQbT0cfz9I36UnL56JDWMzdvHz0PzPXy5AQIZfiYdZyNdW7y6BNFXY6P9UBgMT21NfMDdav8tZSQ9y1J2CqbpRur1hr1hBuRwYYNQD-c-cw/s320/20230331_091118.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">LP of Beatles songs and re-released them on the VJ Label under the name of The Merseyboys. These days there are only two of the Brumbeats still around, saxophonist Paul Carter and vocalist Graham Ashford, now a US resident who is still performing and regular blog contributer too, thanks Graham. </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This vinyl LP can still be found on Ebay etc should you feel the urge.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">KEITH REID - RIP.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid4i2mVo45Wn0M7Mq4vJvHwchKME1GFPKgDilznIlOmAiaJkNuL5I-u8fp3cVxgEelhdbYMfoyKDYXZ325imVgvZ3TSqInAODXTfoTrezqhQW6V01gfCWsii6u9ff9R5ykfweWQkNcvsbkaBN6XMhsLfC-8OURivY6o9FpdThXT_MBHXax1W0xDcqPiA/s852/20230331_134529.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="852" data-original-width="544" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid4i2mVo45Wn0M7Mq4vJvHwchKME1GFPKgDilznIlOmAiaJkNuL5I-u8fp3cVxgEelhdbYMfoyKDYXZ325imVgvZ3TSqInAODXTfoTrezqhQW6V01gfCWsii6u9ff9R5ykfweWQkNcvsbkaBN6XMhsLfC-8OURivY6o9FpdThXT_MBHXax1W0xDcqPiA/s320/20230331_134529.jpg" width="204" /></a></div>"We skipped the light fandango, turned cartwheels cross the floor". I don't believe there can be a music fan alive who doesn't know that opening line to 'A white shade of pale", the song that really defined the psychedelic Summer of Love. Not only did he write the lyrics to that masterpiece but the rest of Procol Harums output too. The magnificent "Salty Dog", "Homburg" and the inspirational "Grand Hotel" rate highly amongst my top favourites of that time and all time. Keith passed away on 23 March aged 76. Just superb to have been around at the same time.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Moody Blues "Go Now" produced by Alex Wharton also ranks in my top favourites both as a song and it's earthy, soulful production so it's no wonder that Denny Cordell who had been Whartons office boy at that time should have produced Procol Harum with that same magic formula he had learned from his boss. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-large;">OPEN MIC</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;">FRIDAHS HALL </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">I </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">told you, last month, about a new open mic night at Fridahs Hall. The first opening night was unfortunately on St Patrick's day when most people were partying. So just a reminder that the next night will be on 14th April. Book yourself a spot. Its a great venue, great host and a free beer for each performer!!!!</span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8zzlFI6Eyfthi0OrcIESY893b_2BDeq-3rWCNLk2oyX1LEAceUI2h0GLV_vt1Iddmi8iuXAIlb67HXpUHDgoOmzgp8i8jsBj8hOhHAoE1MOw3cN357ps0cQMt1LOJAQgw1rG1qLkk7fL1xglaignsRHLJtDAoimcqlBvW1OTB6R-IgxRuCTGhX9cBlw/s1200/20230329_194643.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="970" data-original-width="1200" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8zzlFI6Eyfthi0OrcIESY893b_2BDeq-3rWCNLk2oyX1LEAceUI2h0GLV_vt1Iddmi8iuXAIlb67HXpUHDgoOmzgp8i8jsBj8hOhHAoE1MOw3cN357ps0cQMt1LOJAQgw1rG1qLkk7fL1xglaignsRHLJtDAoimcqlBvW1OTB6R-IgxRuCTGhX9cBlw/w640-h518/20230329_194643.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Finally</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Easter is on the horizon so get the one you love a nice Easter Egg for a surprise gift, it's only a small gesture but will warm the heart of the recipient.!!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Happy 78th to the wonderful Eric Clapton.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Have a good un'</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bob</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Copyright: Bullsheadbob </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Contact: Bobsbullocks@Gmail.com </span></div><div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span face=""Google Sans", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #3c4043; font-size: 16px;"> </span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492607932902142434.post-75877030853068311542023-03-01T06:30:00.003+01:002023-03-01T14:02:43.053+01:00Bulls Head Bob - March 23. Denny Laine on tour. Oldbury New Open Mike Night. Chas Newby? Tony Iommi at 75, Black Sabbath Ballet?? Wtf!! I Dont Know my KLEMPT from my BINSON!<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hello My Darlings!! Hello Brummies, and especially all the West Midlands bands of the 60's who were a part of that original Brumbeat Sound.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">As an aspiring 12/13 year old guitarist with a natural ear for music and a thirst for knowledge I set myself targets to achieve. I had done the whole Shadows and Ventures thing and was looking for inspiration. I got that from seeing local bands, that's where the real excitement was, that teenage atmosphere and I learned my stagecraft by watching great 'stage moves' and delighted in the effect they had on audiences and one guy who had that musicality and stage "Prescence" aplenty was the great</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">DENNY LAINE </span></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0HOx12Q1yVCeiihbGCBnSdPAI7__Q2toR-tubvwiE3yxY2EyVldh6IZzLDRUXE87ZAEStLkw1rbOgpg9YOsr68OJrWx4SeNBPlE44gGgF_yZwgQXILt6mCpQRZYpaoUzs2ISWwuupej_5rn2iAtJkp5Bff-8tHTE850Cku8GGdfcXZDHQ1CXCQgsAUw/s1160/20230227_124839.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1160" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0HOx12Q1yVCeiihbGCBnSdPAI7__Q2toR-tubvwiE3yxY2EyVldh6IZzLDRUXE87ZAEStLkw1rbOgpg9YOsr68OJrWx4SeNBPlE44gGgF_yZwgQXILt6mCpQRZYpaoUzs2ISWwuupej_5rn2iAtJkp5Bff-8tHTE850Cku8GGdfcXZDHQ1CXCQgsAUw/w400-h368/20230227_124839.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Denny was an 'electric' and 'fully wired' performer then with his gritty supercharged voice fronting The Diplomats, a fine example of a Beat Group. He rose to his best forming the original Moody Blues line up and his performance at The Ritz with Go Now topping the charts was incredible, the place was jammed and the adrenalin was flowing as he and the band blasted out their Rythm n Blues set, I was in awe. I have admired Denny since those days a lot and still do and am pleased to see that he had a successful one-man acoustic tour in the USA in Feb. Denny has an Offical Facebook page with links to further information about gigs and Songs. So "Go Now"...... sorry about that, Dad joke.</span><p></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-large;">OLDBURY NEW OPEN MIKE NIGHT.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">As 60's teenagers we had an abundance of youth clubs to go and play at, we played for nothing to begin with whilst we assaulted young audiences ears with our, less than mediocre, attempts at being a band . You've got to start somewhere!! and playing live is the first step. These days, what happens</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> for the thousands of </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">adults who love music and have nowhere to play and display their talents? Open Mic nights are the answer and l</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">uckily for those in the Oldbury area a new "Open Mike (sic) Night" is</span></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlyHGHKKaFohgY7BTTmQQh8dTlHDSe4tCieKUkJKq5NMo6wtF_MGLwYBh43hbPKEtGHkloUQjMe0L5cKwrKINKSJH41YTB0ZAuiOXk9NrvtKq-OdfLeZK9e4uky-0qCwBOpf32xvzxtQwBrP9utK0RZZTuo_6UIFgAiUAiSZNVZ8GtOUcju_UyoH0OFA/s1008/20230228_090108.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="1008" height="75" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlyHGHKKaFohgY7BTTmQQh8dTlHDSe4tCieKUkJKq5NMo6wtF_MGLwYBh43hbPKEtGHkloUQjMe0L5cKwrKINKSJH41YTB0ZAuiOXk9NrvtKq-OdfLeZK9e4uky-0qCwBOpf32xvzxtQwBrP9utK0RZZTuo_6UIFgAiUAiSZNVZ8GtOUcju_UyoH0OFA/w320-h75/20230228_090108.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>starting at Fridahs Hall, Dudley Road, Tividale B69 2PJ, where you can arrange a chance to strut your stuff, individually, as duos or bands. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRPkeihmpSkCv6o6XCPsA7AuzS2LBiosA4zrsDXWmeIRS3zYyrkeT8No8Yoe_TBiyOp9RSQHnewgraVQp8HMd6luy1nmDwhpXhWZcHT0avvG0n_DDlIkJOQGrD-iCUnCWlQa1hWIDEAulDoSLsc1TPkWhoaXn_1HAJ5R1hRl4DksQ6EMtgMFm-UKlzXw/s1414/20230228_090220.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1414" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRPkeihmpSkCv6o6XCPsA7AuzS2LBiosA4zrsDXWmeIRS3zYyrkeT8No8Yoe_TBiyOp9RSQHnewgraVQp8HMd6luy1nmDwhpXhWZcHT0avvG0n_DDlIkJOQGrD-iCUnCWlQa1hWIDEAulDoSLsc1TPkWhoaXn_1HAJ5R1hRl4DksQ6EMtgMFm-UKlzXw/s320/20230228_090220.jpg" width="272" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The new venue is being hosted by none other than the great Bob Styler who is well aquainted to gigging in the Black Country and has been playing with Brummie bands since the early sixties, in all sorts of line ups, so not only is he well qualified to run the Open Mike but is also the right man to seek advice from. All round good guy!!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">There is also a licensed bar with one free drink per performer, a back line </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNeqh7-uBEYa1ziS9tSaCAGOUu_iH5tOLwPHyAfdi7-Du4qT9cSy7INgrig7SYtPmIzL4z_IGHvn5SRrMxUODAE0IRIRhI74zag5JImekpbn0IkHHKRiez_Mbs_7wrPm-zaCEDT49lUPni-foX0k--SMSg0uxEcxzD61NJvbR6robWfmQB8F1ypIt0Nw/s1200/20230228_090141.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1200" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNeqh7-uBEYa1ziS9tSaCAGOUu_iH5tOLwPHyAfdi7-Du4qT9cSy7INgrig7SYtPmIzL4z_IGHvn5SRrMxUODAE0IRIRhI74zag5JImekpbn0IkHHKRiez_Mbs_7wrPm-zaCEDT49lUPni-foX0k--SMSg0uxEcxzD61NJvbR6robWfmQB8F1ypIt0Nw/w400-h276/20230228_090141.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">of amplifiers, drums, a great PA system <i>and</i> stage lighting is also supplied which is so good in providing a warm ambience to play in. So not much kit to take with you, this is a Win - Win situation. Bring your friends along it's a great social occasion too, make your partners proud.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">If you're interested you can make contact with Bob via his Facebook Page 'Frida's Open Mike Night' where a phone number is available for you to book a spot on stage or send him a message. The next event is 17 March starting at 7.00 PM with the first hour dedicated to Bob's band The Blue Badges. A splendid time is guaranteed for all.</span><p></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">WHO THE HELL IS CHAS NEWBY?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPb-jEnakkEf3cLGz7xwXTV_Qlw7X5WkmrSIDV24S6OhWN5AMRGCnQPddci7NgNqTldbgafO_n_41pW5fag94rLsGF-4vLpsT5QzKWkebBSSmUamO58C-g0hIoPo3Zgu6an19B4M95FCEQiVKHJ-Iry-XvBgWOr_CPY_t2B0ERFOprTspgWv5yN16yWQ/s598/20230228_102103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="358" data-original-width="598" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPb-jEnakkEf3cLGz7xwXTV_Qlw7X5WkmrSIDV24S6OhWN5AMRGCnQPddci7NgNqTldbgafO_n_41pW5fag94rLsGF-4vLpsT5QzKWkebBSSmUamO58C-g0hIoPo3Zgu6an19B4M95FCEQiVKHJ-Iry-XvBgWOr_CPY_t2B0ERFOprTspgWv5yN16yWQ/w640-h384/20230228_102103.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />I'll tell you who he is, he's the bass player who joined The Beatles as bass player for two weeks in 1960 shortly after they had returned from Hamburg leaving Stu Sutcliffe behind. He played with them for four gigs, before he quit the band to go to university to become a maths teacher. Pete Best was still the drummer at that time and the world has always kind of sympathised with him by the manner in which he was dismissed before they took the world by storm. With the release of the Beatles anthology Pete got his long awaited financial reward for which I'm very pleased.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I think that Chas Newby has probably had as many sleepless nights as Best did asking himself "What was I thinking?". Can you imagine the amount of times he said "I was in The Beatles" to people before getting the normal two word reply "Piss Off!!" </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Coincidentally he is a left handed player like Macca. These days Chas plays gigs with The Quarrymen who all Beatle fans <i>would</i> have heard of. I'm glad he's still playing!! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">SPINAL SABBATH</span>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">A Happy Birthday to the lovely Tony Iommi, 75 and not a grey hair in sight, he truly must have some real Black magic going on there. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In 2021 he released his own perfume accompanied by the aroma inspired recording "Scent of Dark" ooh spooky?? That got my thoughts going, picturing sweaty Sabfans at a festival covered in fragrance whilst smoking weed and drinking cider by the gallon.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGP45M0V8ce0Kt5cTu2tXTvAKQfne7BXCtZel7UOxWMWE3TGdXaCB4GrQNfYbnkZYm3yKRFEAZix_FlCMkbeEwl5D5pOpOXdynn3t3vePQ5v5O5zaTrs1mrINmtb-M7IwOhmS99hARQaT30p-Kd2KojvdQLjZln0InB0Jxiw_v8MxBYWTq7LLuf4BNw/s1200/20230228_104559.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1014" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGP45M0V8ce0Kt5cTu2tXTvAKQfne7BXCtZel7UOxWMWE3TGdXaCB4GrQNfYbnkZYm3yKRFEAZix_FlCMkbeEwl5D5pOpOXdynn3t3vePQ5v5O5zaTrs1mrINmtb-M7IwOhmS99hARQaT30p-Kd2KojvdQLjZln0InB0Jxiw_v8MxBYWTq7LLuf4BNw/s320/20230228_104559.jpg" width="270" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">And now as if from the script of Spinal Tap itself there is going to be a Black Sabbath ballet staged by the Birmingham Royal Ballet Company....."What!!! How Black will that be? "The blackest of Black" that's how much. </span><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Alright you lads on yer toes. I'd love to see the line of Sabbath fans queuing up for the event smelling like a Turkish Brothel and kitted up for the night in the above anticipated Merch. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1tmOvting_tg2Vzq8K-j_AEJH47RF7B7gsqfxo5b4UFq-NNr-N7YS5SsfatBlH3Psp0xJgZFzifvNJVuoY9__agOg4t5Pr1PHr67t-MBh_ntoScDr7qkz_rlSi3q_YWj3aZC2sFwwIkzlp34TBb1FWdGU1UhAT30RFUR3odhlivrPu3k9Jh1xxagzIw/s1129/20230228_111505.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="1129" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1tmOvting_tg2Vzq8K-j_AEJH47RF7B7gsqfxo5b4UFq-NNr-N7YS5SsfatBlH3Psp0xJgZFzifvNJVuoY9__agOg4t5Pr1PHr67t-MBh_ntoScDr7qkz_rlSi3q_YWj3aZC2sFwwIkzlp34TBb1FWdGU1UhAT30RFUR3odhlivrPu3k9Jh1xxagzIw/w640-h390/20230228_111505.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />In all honesty I would love to see this, it will be a fabulous event. I imagine there will be some balletic fireworks for sure from this incredibly dynamic company.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The event runs from 23 to 30 Sep 23 but is unfortunately already sold out. Support the Arts.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">YOU DONT KNOW YOUR KLEMPT FROM YOUR BINSON BOB!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In march 2017 I wrote a blog about Italian guitars Galantis etc and in that blog, showed a picture of a KLEMPT P.A. System wrongly saying it was a BINSON, which I knew was wrong but was kind of thinking I'd get away with it because I was in a rush to get the blog finished.........WRONG!! How could I believe I'd get away with that? It even says KLEMPT on the amp and echo? for goodness sake. I've always meant to correct it on that page but never got around to doing it and would like to thank all those who have contacted me and one day I will correct it. It's very nice to know you care! Have a nice day to you all and thanks for your visit here's a cyber hug..</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">FINALLY</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Spring is approaching and we will all feel better emerging from the cold and damp so let's try and be optimistic if we can.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On that note I shall conclude this months fol-de-rol, which I thought informative but brimming with wit and jolly japes, for your delectation.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Toodle Ooooo</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bob</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Copyright Bullsheadbob </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Contact Bobsbullocks@Gmail.com </span></div><div><br /></div><div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492607932902142434.post-51892763344709600772023-02-01T06:30:00.075+01:002023-02-01T06:30:00.220+01:00Bulls Head Bob - Feb 2023. David Crosby, Jeff Beck. Birth of Motown - Barrett Strong<p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hello you guys n' gals and musical pals,</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">February is a month I enjoy because it's nearly Spring and my old bones will start warming up and most importantly it's my and Mrs Bob's 49th wedding anniversary which means an outing somewhere, a nice hotel and a slap-up meal. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I said last month that the friends and faces of our youth are now all disappearing to the great dance hall in the skies and January was a real downer saying farewell to 60's icons Jeff Beck, David Crosby and the first Motown star Barrett Strong. So although there is some sadness at their loss it is also a time to celebrate their lives and achievements.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">JEFF BECK</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Jeff was THE best guitarist in the UK bar none, pure class. In</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9SxDos8-_ISxlfpiGumhajr5Og5Pne-DEA9JkUeqBKvqmA7-tC0lY-zaCYszNqUub0NHFN0nrTWozDtbuFZi9qRe7IE_lr-NxsPE00EUqlimKy_mC9-fPw8YbN42sFh7IzMYEPDFmMweiPZbcoovJYze72VCH0TL_TqbVn9By94OIDskoPduUVx8IMg/s1387/20230131_080707.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1387" data-original-width="726" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9SxDos8-_ISxlfpiGumhajr5Og5Pne-DEA9JkUeqBKvqmA7-tC0lY-zaCYszNqUub0NHFN0nrTWozDtbuFZi9qRe7IE_lr-NxsPE00EUqlimKy_mC9-fPw8YbN42sFh7IzMYEPDFmMweiPZbcoovJYze72VCH0TL_TqbVn9By94OIDskoPduUVx8IMg/w209-h400/20230131_080707.jpg" width="209" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">the 60's I had followed and been amazed by his guitar antics with the Yardbirds and learned some of the sounds he had conjured up on hits like Heart Full of Soul and Over, Under, Sideways, Down, he was a real technician and got sounds from his guitar that none else could. I was lucky enough to be on the same bill as the Jeff Beck Group at some university or other whilst Rod Stewart was the vocalist and Hi Ho Silver Lining was in the charts and that band were fantastic, hard and loud with Jeff ripping through some amazing solos. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXFbO9Kf2uZlClKmBn3dgdn8bTGqmTkDHN5Us7sk95TgvNU28OZFxV-13KhhUntYh4M523JRe_KT9-rSec5IcLKaLRD4h3iVpmhoFrtTJGrLvvG_4gqzv04jpDOO25tVyN6IG5hivBOom50WKn4-RdfdgsQVQ2e5oPY9loJ2hmARS4vj3zCc1K5xRlSA/s1188/20230131_080857.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="731" data-original-width="1188" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXFbO9Kf2uZlClKmBn3dgdn8bTGqmTkDHN5Us7sk95TgvNU28OZFxV-13KhhUntYh4M523JRe_KT9-rSec5IcLKaLRD4h3iVpmhoFrtTJGrLvvG_4gqzv04jpDOO25tVyN6IG5hivBOom50WKn4-RdfdgsQVQ2e5oPY9loJ2hmARS4vj3zCc1K5xRlSA/s320/20230131_080857.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Some years on and his work with Stevie Wonder on "Talking Book" left me breathless at the maturity of his playing and note selection, his solo and fills particularly on the track "Looking for Another Love" are sublime, just a handful of notes chosen and played impeccably. It is still one of my favourite solos that I go back to all the time. Stevie Wonder wrote "Supersticious" for Jeff specifically to record but liked it so much that he recorded it himself although Jeff did record it with Beck, Bogert and Appice.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">There is a YouTube Clip of Jeff playing at Ronnie Scott's and he managed to get Eric Clapton on stage and do a couple of songs with him, the first being "Little Brown Bird" and it was the first time I saw Clapton showing signs of nerves as he and Beck traded solos and for me Jeff came out on top because of his ability to play in so many styles. Jimmy Page was in the audience and had to sit squirming through Eric and Jeff playing the next song, Willie Dixons "You Need Love" that Led Zep had stolen and renamed it as Whole Lotta Love. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Funnily, I was never a fan of his instrumental covers, just a personal choice because his best work was being let loose to amaze us lesser mortals.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Anyway, sad to say, he's gone but has left a massive legacy behind. God Bless. </span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">DAVID CROSBY</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">So as I was going through the throes of sadness at Jeffs passing, David Crosby upped and died too!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw9EFA1fIlc3iC8YyeX406cDJddP9KHsc-QZDjlDOIzLO4XtGI0ArYmUZX-R49MBT9ghWbPyqna-VfqAQVyFdQKFzLtXH3zp_fvoG167jh52R6LSfxxmKewBDxcFOuLn9zgOSET4u8Dvujpf6DdGuSF3C2lyLKnqM3saVrJ4zhaZ3QQnSNqv0bCvx4qg/s1200/20230131_095859.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1132" data-original-width="1200" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw9EFA1fIlc3iC8YyeX406cDJddP9KHsc-QZDjlDOIzLO4XtGI0ArYmUZX-R49MBT9ghWbPyqna-VfqAQVyFdQKFzLtXH3zp_fvoG167jh52R6LSfxxmKewBDxcFOuLn9zgOSET4u8Dvujpf6DdGuSF3C2lyLKnqM3saVrJ4zhaZ3QQnSNqv0bCvx4qg/s320/20230131_095859.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">"Hey Mr Tambourine Man" was the song that introduced The Byrds to the British public and its members. I recall learning it at a practice session with my first group and for the first time we sang 3 part Harmonies. We had sung the Everly Brothers stuff which was 2 part and this additional voice opened my eyes. The Byrds did one tour of the UK which didn't impress the public at all, however it did result in Roger McGuinn writing "Eight Miles High" about their British experience.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">David Crosbys voice was his greatest asset. He was the coolest of the cool and had an individual sense of fashion. This Baby faced musician soon became the girls favourite and he hung out with The Beatles, elevating his status even more. When you're young and fame flies into your face and you find yourself with a load of cash it changes your life, Crosby, already self opinionated, became a horror to work with and The Byrds sacked him, the press said he was sacked for musical differences but he said he was sacked for being an asshole! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Byrds were yesterdays news anyway and he looked for</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHf2aIFOFO_CDx1YV6a_FBu15gPJ8swQ-uv16ScyCtek1S24iCFbFChp2S7A28gFuodUcZzfT_Tcmnr2HRbvJaujcQVci_xd5wky0Ch0kn5qAp6K1PfIN8cr0rRXVNMSmz8PcofpO-Vkw0EdJzc1kI8ZQMzOE-W_1yW1YhyRJVfGwq8W8u69GAXRZomg/s1194/20230131_080407.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="1194" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHf2aIFOFO_CDx1YV6a_FBu15gPJ8swQ-uv16ScyCtek1S24iCFbFChp2S7A28gFuodUcZzfT_Tcmnr2HRbvJaujcQVci_xd5wky0Ch0kn5qAp6K1PfIN8cr0rRXVNMSmz8PcofpO-Vkw0EdJzc1kI8ZQMzOE-W_1yW1YhyRJVfGwq8W8u69GAXRZomg/w400-h259/20230131_080407.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">another fresh avenue of creativity which came along from his friend Stephen Stills. It didn't take long for the duo to realise they sounded great together. Then Graham Nash showed up on the scene and WHAM! the vocal triad came to be the biggest act around for a long time. The delicate, almost imperceptible, intricacies of Crosby's harmonies would lodge themselves in between the melody line of Stills and the high harmony of Graham Nash adding a thickness to the sound and one could almost be forgiven for thinking there were only two voices singing.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">He wrote some wonderful songs too, the hauntingly beautiful "Guinevere" to the mundane "Almost cut my Hair" which, despite the subject matter being inconsequential became his song of revolution, his hair being his "freak flag".</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisuSscQyYtUcJddfjYVzo9gIGe3t5r_OeIb_2vhR1d0MVss23Ed6D0FS74ryI-HC-nMxohXa18zk3AqaMzLCn1IllW8YDgFkHOfni1Lc8RPknTo1_5sd5nCd6OgEuazt-xS0uB7S77LcrctdnxhWspkSwgt0VkPPKbU8s3RkV9p3uzADohj1UEf4nPPg/s1186/20230131_080450.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1111" data-original-width="1186" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisuSscQyYtUcJddfjYVzo9gIGe3t5r_OeIb_2vhR1d0MVss23Ed6D0FS74ryI-HC-nMxohXa18zk3AqaMzLCn1IllW8YDgFkHOfni1Lc8RPknTo1_5sd5nCd6OgEuazt-xS0uB7S77LcrctdnxhWspkSwgt0VkPPKbU8s3RkV9p3uzADohj1UEf4nPPg/s320/20230131_080450.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The whole story of CSN was one of volatility mainly between Stephen Stills and Crosby and there were many fights between them all too. His Drug addiction ruined his life and those of his friends, Graham Nash stood by him though, even when Crosby was thrown into jail. He had spent every cent he earned, his hair was falling out and had incurred the wrath of the whole music community of LA. On his release Crosby and Nash went out on tour and recorded some good stuff along the way, in particular the song "Out of the Darkness" a song whose melody had been written by the bands keyboard player Craig Doerge. He gave them a recording of the melody line and Crosby and Nash wrote the lyrics in 20 minutes in the back of a car on the way to a gig. It's a song I still listen to and one I recommend to you, fabulous soulful slide guitar too courtesy of David Lindley.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Anyway, his own arrogance was his own undoing, even Nash fell</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjQ5bT2z6UjB7UJpZ_qcb3SpSfl0WSuhoRB_Yi0vTwQNwkRA_duLvrGUivd-M1eebQLce4B-Ni8YQ15umOf-8lzrXrLSo-Oc4Ry8H-jcLHM-lQUKe5sLC4iNm0W3jvXqcjKB9M7hrjbSbX0G_Qlhc9wP4kQrVFMTyehE8TnZ_8fA05Gk5DqsK-sY5bA/s1142/20230131_080611.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1142" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjQ5bT2z6UjB7UJpZ_qcb3SpSfl0WSuhoRB_Yi0vTwQNwkRA_duLvrGUivd-M1eebQLce4B-Ni8YQ15umOf-8lzrXrLSo-Oc4Ry8H-jcLHM-lQUKe5sLC4iNm0W3jvXqcjKB9M7hrjbSbX0G_Qlhc9wP4kQrVFMTyehE8TnZ_8fA05Gk5DqsK-sY5bA/w263-h400/20230131_080611.jpg" width="263" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">out with him for good after he had made disparaging remarks about Neil Youngs relationship with Darrel Hannah. He had reverted to that baby faced member of the Byrds who had become an unforgivable asshole. So love him or hate him, it was still a shame that the end of his extremely talented musical life should have been tainted by his ambivalence towards the people he had partnered along the way.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I read his 1988 book Long time Gone in which he details his own rise to fame and also his ultimate failings. He could never seem to escape his demons. Some people are wired that way. Read it if you get a chance.</span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">BARRETT STRONG. THE BIRTH OF MOTOWN.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJKxamfh1A6lJmiGvpNXyljwK4EZ9RZzh9YT9rz8H5Wv7oaDRmW36KI4woywr9V_NqfjGRecT8wTCUABqbcf2bpCC5iGgUD8YKdpu-KMq7YUskB-SWuDozIiQ8zIIEUXmmU-QH1bxtcbgkhfG1RVxrSheLzcbBcEHH18gqxcg3yY03xxLsk4UtIBexg/s1157/20230131_085048.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1157" data-original-width="1143" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJKxamfh1A6lJmiGvpNXyljwK4EZ9RZzh9YT9rz8H5Wv7oaDRmW36KI4woywr9V_NqfjGRecT8wTCUABqbcf2bpCC5iGgUD8YKdpu-KMq7YUskB-SWuDozIiQ8zIIEUXmmU-QH1bxtcbgkhfG1RVxrSheLzcbBcEHH18gqxcg3yY03xxLsk4UtIBexg/s320/20230131_085048.jpg" width="316" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">There are many great artists who we think of as the stars of Motown and, generally speaking, the name of Barrett Strong doesn't feature at all but he influenced and wrote some of the classic songs of Motown and had the first hit record released on the label in 1959 called "Money".</span><p></p><p><span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">You are never too old to learn and until I read of his recent demise I had never heard of him as an artist and the first time I heard "Money" The Beatles were singing it with it's great intro, quite heavy for it's time. Actually, I think I heard Denny Laine and The Diplomats singing it live in Birmingham prior to The Beatles?</span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcNlq7m-hBdY6JSCO7McPvULIrZki6pLIk_Hiu8E_ZAgoGJIcyAl2ExvevYw8BnfBxEGdLrNzsOHudCOVgWTFYRjWxBztOzCyAEfdGAMaTqOeolhr_0szyiQcTvSzlXHCUTAFlSM16zSabo-qzRi1s1pOFGMvUqO7s1i4b3J-BADzRDQJX-4n-NkIOag/s1271/20230131_094609.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1271" data-original-width="1007" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcNlq7m-hBdY6JSCO7McPvULIrZki6pLIk_Hiu8E_ZAgoGJIcyAl2ExvevYw8BnfBxEGdLrNzsOHudCOVgWTFYRjWxBztOzCyAEfdGAMaTqOeolhr_0szyiQcTvSzlXHCUTAFlSM16zSabo-qzRi1s1pOFGMvUqO7s1i4b3J-BADzRDQJX-4n-NkIOag/w318-h400/20230131_094609.jpg" width="318" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Barrett had a couple more hits but his real talent was that of a songwriter/lyricist and he provided some of the very, very best songs to the biggest Motown stars of the day like Marvin Gaye - "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" and "Wherever I lay my Hat" which unbelievably was a B side track!!</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> He then wrote "War" for Edwin Starr and practically every song by The Temptations including the brilliant "Papa was a Rolling Stone" and the psychedelic"Ball of Confusion".</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">He left Motown and tried his luck again as a performer releasing 2 albums but not achieving great success in that area.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">"Do what you do do well" is the lesson there but I doubt he had too many regrets in his life. He was 81 when he died. A remarkable talent.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">FINALLY</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Although this blog may be a tad depressing, talking of the deaths of these people of our youth it is also a record of the quality of the acts that we 60' teens grew up with and saw at the many venues in Birmingham for the price of a pint or two of beer!! We really had the best of times. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Take Care of each other,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bob</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Copyright: Bullsheadbob </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Contact: Bobsbullocks@Gmail.com </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492607932902142434.post-18415462109634776892023-01-01T06:30:00.194+01:002023-01-03T08:45:35.150+01:00Bulls Head Bob Jan 2023. Bob Dylan. Mysterious Blues Band?? Your chance to own a 1963 Original Fender Stratocaster!!!<p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hello you Guys n' Gals and welcome to 2023 and the start of the New Year that is definitely ready for change. We had a bostin' Christmas although this year we kept to a tight budget owing to the rising energy costs, so expensive guitars have to take a back seat for a while. However this month I feature an original 1963 Fender Stratocaster, Fiesta Red over Sunburst, that could be yours but first......</span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">BOB DYLAN</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZUXdanpI6q1iOOFIXOaViAqU17JeQJCf0FJEv3rOdLLN6tvWdtr9rPQOoTBRHYvv2IhV57cmzdALntL46Oe4Gi1aDxNLfpsIR61qq44-YrzYZWhpO0_L3CCyjh5EuzJrLeujG7s2BysonngeBb-1d5S4Lv_qT8JAxiASvh_80l7PE2eHqt-aPpZoaWw/s1217/20221227_080450.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1217" data-original-width="974" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZUXdanpI6q1iOOFIXOaViAqU17JeQJCf0FJEv3rOdLLN6tvWdtr9rPQOoTBRHYvv2IhV57cmzdALntL46Oe4Gi1aDxNLfpsIR61qq44-YrzYZWhpO0_L3CCyjh5EuzJrLeujG7s2BysonngeBb-1d5S4Lv_qT8JAxiASvh_80l7PE2eHqt-aPpZoaWw/s320/20221227_080450.jpg" width="256" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">You may recall I gave Mr Dylan a literary spanking for having his limited edition "signed" book, retailing at 599 Dollars, actually signed by a machine. He gave a poor excuse pertaining to vertigo and the publishers gave an even weaker excuse that was an insult to the book buying, music loving public. I can't see how physically signing a book can give you vertigo unless you are stood on top of the 900 copies that were designated as the 'special edition', he could have signed a few at a time?</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">All that aside, Mrs Bob kindly bought me an unsigned copy for £35 as one of my Christmas gifts and I love it! I admire Dylans music history knowledge along with his own prodigious output. I love books and this book is a cracker. Incredibly informative as he comments on some significant songs that he's known or weaves word pictures of song characters. Great humour too. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Strongly recommended. </span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">MYSTERIOUS BLUES BAND.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It's a good thing for musicians of different ages to play together, indeed, the members of my own boogie band are from different generations and work together brilliantly. My old blog friend, drummer Tom Lane whose music history harks back to the Brummie bands of the 60's has been trying for the past few years to 'retire' himself from playing with bands and especially as drummers have to lug all that kit around but always finds himself in demand. There's a saying "Use it or Lose it" which certainly pertains to musicians and I'm really pleased that he hasn't chosen to sit back and simply reminisce about the good old days.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Tom has been recruited into a group calling themselves the Mysterious Blues Band playing at Midlands venues. Its a trio format of Drums Bass and Guitar where its necessary to have a solid drummer keeping the vibe tight. There are some awesome young players about who shine in that environment.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuR7W5JmvdaNIKHRV_h0KAlsvzTr4VPwDwZm_hVuRcOm0NMbE4Ota3fKL4T0Zv3cl2RvQbBWBifI-_vp6Gmi1x9kKvQ6HWYoRVahxmdY0n8uB5ivXzWrOu97b0u1bG_G25sEhaDc1fQ8Aq-mtw6TsJgDvxCdmsgU9CoWgyYzVNDHr7A1LIqlkkHz7umQ/s1200/20221230_051106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="892" data-original-width="1200" height="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuR7W5JmvdaNIKHRV_h0KAlsvzTr4VPwDwZm_hVuRcOm0NMbE4Ota3fKL4T0Zv3cl2RvQbBWBifI-_vp6Gmi1x9kKvQ6HWYoRVahxmdY0n8uB5ivXzWrOu97b0u1bG_G25sEhaDc1fQ8Aq-mtw6TsJgDvxCdmsgU9CoWgyYzVNDHr7A1LIqlkkHz7umQ/w640-h475/20221230_051106.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I've got a couple of gig dates for the band so if you have the inclination to hear some solid blues then get yourself along to see them. Tom is a lovely guy so go and have a chat with him, he has a good history.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">8 Jan 23. The Crew, Nuneaton starting at 1945.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">28 Jan 23, Ryan's Bar, Derby town centre starting 2100.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Good luck you guys, keeping music live!!!</span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">1963 ORIGINAL FENDER STRATOCASTER.</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">COULD BE YOURS.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfEck8zUsN0LL5jfRB8TXeNY89vOuXVSoNsA-xoFUiq5o-ugSSCFfKUNyoMfXeilXQJCUoLue0lIoVaH67TttDy7lPyImDfj1KX5Hudy23mDM_zvDXTzVaHwhtgAA2oD5r5DClyjjhHNTOAr3FuxkdHL03jQxz62tXTQGncPuCP1v-xqCtrMCNW1e4Jw/s1413/20221230_111900.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1413" data-original-width="924" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfEck8zUsN0LL5jfRB8TXeNY89vOuXVSoNsA-xoFUiq5o-ugSSCFfKUNyoMfXeilXQJCUoLue0lIoVaH67TttDy7lPyImDfj1KX5Hudy23mDM_zvDXTzVaHwhtgAA2oD5r5DClyjjhHNTOAr3FuxkdHL03jQxz62tXTQGncPuCP1v-xqCtrMCNW1e4Jw/s320/20221230_111900.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Us guitarists yearn to have a special guitar, something that we've always wanted. The guitarists of the early 60's certainly wanted a Fiesta Red Fender Stratocaster to be like their hero, the wonderful Hank Marvin, followed by a couple of years when Gibson had completely dominated the guitar market with the humbucking Les Paul in the hands of Eric Clapton, Clapton then started using a Strat after hearing Steve Winwood play one on songs like Keep on Running with the use of a fuzz tone, and a little later of course, the arrival to the British shores of Jimi Hendrix with his Stratocaster antics once again made the Strat <i>the</i> guitar to own.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Right now, I know someone who is about to put his Original 1963 Stratocaster, Fiesta Red over Sunburst, up for sale. It won't be cheap for sure but there's not many about are there? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It comes with it's original case and history. Here are a couple of fotos to make you drool and should you wish to pursue your dreams of having a guitar that has more Spank than a pricey dominatrix feel free to drop me an Email at Bobsbullocks@Gmail.com and I will gladly put you in touch with the seller.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix5UHunb-LbKtsN2Tny-DH9vAhB5QzdQeMjcbxOF4POQaCls0di_XEu0yZHCnxJIlWd-9jNbn_eqpi73GkoRtfgHl2jcvTnAanA_ahq-bvzP2IT8y4BMoIxvhhKT1tYKC9qBzMcVtmf_kJSJbS21ByU5cLdWhenMQ4qSw8RdFH5ajgISP6Hj1ZAJrUxg/s1200/20221230_111735.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="1200" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix5UHunb-LbKtsN2Tny-DH9vAhB5QzdQeMjcbxOF4POQaCls0di_XEu0yZHCnxJIlWd-9jNbn_eqpi73GkoRtfgHl2jcvTnAanA_ahq-bvzP2IT8y4BMoIxvhhKT1tYKC9qBzMcVtmf_kJSJbS21ByU5cLdWhenMQ4qSw8RdFH5ajgISP6Hj1ZAJrUxg/w400-h269/20221230_111735.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXvX208MQ6F-ugPDfV1hIUSyxZ37Cc-QIL_IgaV3ya4360qZqIQLf-kCWSokRM1adHxYtl68ABn9WDiiGMyGRMYrlzta9bffvjx38-PxoTI1NxK97IhYfb44fu7-U9qnJoDqMQUPVxA7-vU7B6TiPBCZ3uo2SpETC9Q0CE2hkeiqBzgRf8krm5g7JDw/s1630/20221230_111827.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1630" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXvX208MQ6F-ugPDfV1hIUSyxZ37Cc-QIL_IgaV3ya4360qZqIQLf-kCWSokRM1adHxYtl68ABn9WDiiGMyGRMYrlzta9bffvjx38-PxoTI1NxK97IhYfb44fu7-U9qnJoDqMQUPVxA7-vU7B6TiPBCZ3uo2SpETC9Q0CE2hkeiqBzgRf8krm5g7JDw/w295-h400/20221230_111827.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">The seller has many, many more photos and information about this piece of music history which he will be more than happy to share with you should you wish to buy it.</span><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">This could be your dream come true and my friends, the prices will only go upwards so is a great investment!!! Good luck</span>.</span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Finally</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Back in the 60's my everyday language was spattered with words like "groovy, cosmic" and "far out", and every sentence would end in "Man". I spent some time with my 14 Year old grandson recently and was really glad to hear he was "Styling his Drip" and not having a clue what he was saying? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The wheels go round my friends! Translation: accessorising his outfit.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I wish you all a happy new year and live in the hope that peace will soon come to this troubled world. I always have.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bob</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Copyright: Bullsheadbob </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Contact: Bobsbullocks@Gmail.com </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492607932902142434.post-57374487782524041982022-12-01T06:00:00.014+01:002022-12-01T06:00:00.253+01:00Bulls Head Bob Dec 2022. Bulls Head Bobs Christmas. Bob Dylans Dizzy Spell. Christine Perfect RIP.The Salvation Army.<p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Howdoo you Brummies!! My mates abroad and all Brumbeat musicians. A merry Christmas to you all.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Another bottle of Christmas Spirit is upon us and Mrs Bob and I are busying ourselves planning our forthcoming social events now that Covid is not as fierce as it was year ago thank goodness.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We are buying Christmas gifts on a budget this year so no more expensive Power Tools for her and no new guitars for me!! What! did I really agree to that?....in a moment of weakness, Yes I did and I'm a man of my word. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimv3VF8PKSWmHuei5BetCKvXS0wCyJRvBvAfiFfUDWJJg6HtJ6n_GMOpT5T0EKm-UDeC_gsVvOQGOxIOgJ8v1pKW7XijtjvYyRjZ1ss9KMlJrx0YSPysa--ZCQQIgXgiyWrHQKAVDxX-lXvSZKQXaJpl3EO_c55iOgh9bCbhElaK9ZSHDmj8LZ2HD8eQ/s559/20221130_143514.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="559" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimv3VF8PKSWmHuei5BetCKvXS0wCyJRvBvAfiFfUDWJJg6HtJ6n_GMOpT5T0EKm-UDeC_gsVvOQGOxIOgJ8v1pKW7XijtjvYyRjZ1ss9KMlJrx0YSPysa--ZCQQIgXgiyWrHQKAVDxX-lXvSZKQXaJpl3EO_c55iOgh9bCbhElaK9ZSHDmj8LZ2HD8eQ/s320/20221130_143514.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Christmas agreements aside, <i><span style="color: #fff2cc;">ITS MY BIRTHDAY TOMORROW!! </span></i>and I'm hoping for an Electronic Drum Kit!! It's a win-win gift, It keeps the noise down, I am a drummer too so it's just the thing for recording purposes and you don't have to associate with trouble making drummers</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Now, Power Tools for Mrs Bob had been my go-to 'personal' gift, she loves them and keeps a lot of them in their boxes, unopened, just waiting for that moment she might need a 50cc petrol-engined, Angle Grinder. I have been in a quandary about her gift until my dear old Mums words of advice </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> came to me, she said</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">the secret to a successful marriage is to "Listen to each other" throughout the year and pick up on the things your partner might have said they "really want". I make mental notes and Mrs Bobs</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> been saying for more than a year to me now that what she "really wants" is the garage wall to be painted so she can put up curtains and make it into her Ladies Chamber.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQOI3lvCfbK3XPBl_BNfB4B7q9xharnzaNyZjrPFPTyL8ns0lAXK1nJHOmHQnJivXMNzH5dhxxc4MsOoSZ3xAKUCOKE5DnOHCZJsOsEaEvo1Gb3YHnKL5k265EzHV2qJ1OlpTQDJuBwPGS-k5Pe1NDFwnMVBNLfYKB4Q73VGUUL9VL-DM-6KIQDAeSw/s391/20221130_145225.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="391" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQOI3lvCfbK3XPBl_BNfB4B7q9xharnzaNyZjrPFPTyL8ns0lAXK1nJHOmHQnJivXMNzH5dhxxc4MsOoSZ3xAKUCOKE5DnOHCZJsOsEaEvo1Gb3YHnKL5k265EzHV2qJ1OlpTQDJuBwPGS-k5Pe1NDFwnMVBNLfYKB4Q73VGUUL9VL-DM-6KIQDAeSw/w200-h144/20221130_145225.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Her wish is my command so I've bought her some tins of paint to do the wall with and luckily, because I bought so much, the store gave me a load of brushes free, so I'm keeping them back for her birthday in January when she will have the joy of receiving an added gift and can get to work straight away.</span><p></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">OH OH! BOB DYLAN'S COMMERCIAL VERTIGO</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HZk1IYwDhGggfS0WeYH6JzQq0hAmXJ5gtn4MSNN2I-DGDtzYx7iLMDTdHkcF5o21Mx6bCWODcM7S2IkfhqGErATp2mHqEJ8mqR01BvfkBx-jzSY3I68AzJJxagxdoh0Q8WdvhZtUXkOFtvDG0H738ITSyjNzu899M4rzwhM-x2xU9mx8-u-gfeEaeg/s608/20221130_145148.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="555" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1HZk1IYwDhGggfS0WeYH6JzQq0hAmXJ5gtn4MSNN2I-DGDtzYx7iLMDTdHkcF5o21Mx6bCWODcM7S2IkfhqGErATp2mHqEJ8mqR01BvfkBx-jzSY3I68AzJJxagxdoh0Q8WdvhZtUXkOFtvDG0H738ITSyjNzu899M4rzwhM-x2xU9mx8-u-gfeEaeg/s320/20221130_145148.jpg" width="292" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Let the Buyer Beware. If you buy as a highly priced book or record box set which is "Signed" you do so because historically it adds value to your investment. If you happened to buy Bob Dylans recent book, a Limited 'Signed' Edition of 900 copies only, "Philosophy of Modern Song", a snip at 599 Dollars you might feel a tad pissed off to discover that the books had been signed by an Autopen, in other words printed by a machine!!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Dylan is a genius when it comes to the history of music, I am a fan, I adore his radio shows and hang on his every word but this autopen signed book is a cheap act. He has apologised for this and is quoted as saying he couldnt sign the books because of vertigo, the publishers say "It is a genuine Bob Dylan signature applied by technology, perfectly acceptable.........BOLLOCKS! says this Bob. Get your money back now. </span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">A YEAR TO FORGET AND A CAUSE TO REMEMBER</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This past year has been one piece of bad news after the other. War, suffering, volcanos, landslides, earthquakes, Trump. Harry and Meghan whingeing about being millionaires. The incredible greed of the energy companies watching people die for the sake of a company dividend. The list is endless and disappoints me on a grand scale. I intend to immerse myself in the bosom of my family and enjoy my good fortune to have them about me. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTezsdRIt2sYGLx2zGSyEcP-NayrZlh5Y3H_Jk7DfKIt2ar1FEtVrt2szYi-96ksKRdewO9B3fI4tPeKNfVPigbfCqz_PexLprJH6nD8UAFJqyVkET0qOSbkqkBoLWaH87T8u618PtJM-4Z28azughsuvZBlfxPQzZj_FSaE-bDn4cehlLuBzu-apwrA/s1164/20221130_205741.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="1164" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTezsdRIt2sYGLx2zGSyEcP-NayrZlh5Y3H_Jk7DfKIt2ar1FEtVrt2szYi-96ksKRdewO9B3fI4tPeKNfVPigbfCqz_PexLprJH6nD8UAFJqyVkET0qOSbkqkBoLWaH87T8u618PtJM-4Z28azughsuvZBlfxPQzZj_FSaE-bDn4cehlLuBzu-apwrA/w400-h295/20221130_205741.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />I know it's a bit of a dismal ending to the year but it will have been a lot worse for some others who find themselves without a place to sleep so, with that thought in mind. I'd like to, once again, ask if you do find yourself wanting to lend a small financial hand to help, The Salvation Army who are a wonderful organisation would appreciate any tiny donations. You are bound to see and hear their Brass bands playing Carol's in many market towns filling us with the Christmas feeling. Drop a pound in their tin and it will make a big difference to somebody elses life, if only for a short while. Thankyou.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">FINALLY </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">News just in, RIP Brummie songstress Christine Perfect.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9TlBapwVDM2akKbxJ9Bauevo9HElCvnASQrkTcXkd3591xpkreT9TOICyWfhhAcOer871CiE9Mnf1zArOgQo7nSTSWPdQjneJniEtTJIyZRXgrJ3z_yIjgd7sp7zr0jNBrOI-PzdET8U9nwWUJ1CDlPuZaKYQ9lXIxL9vT4qO8sHEgeqzFmo-tKqbmA/s1072/20221201_043737.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="1072" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9TlBapwVDM2akKbxJ9Bauevo9HElCvnASQrkTcXkd3591xpkreT9TOICyWfhhAcOer871CiE9Mnf1zArOgQo7nSTSWPdQjneJniEtTJIyZRXgrJ3z_yIjgd7sp7zr0jNBrOI-PzdET8U9nwWUJ1CDlPuZaKYQ9lXIxL9vT4qO8sHEgeqzFmo-tKqbmA/w640-h476/20221201_043737.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Thankyou for visiting </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">and reading the blog this year. I wish you all a Happy Christmas and pray for a better year to come.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Take Care</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bob</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Copyright: Bullsheadbob </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Contact: Bobsbullocks@Gmail.com </span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492607932902142434.post-22078123506701764432022-11-01T06:00:00.208+01:002022-11-01T06:00:00.262+01:00Bulls Head Bob Nov 2022. What we did on our Holidays.. Off to the Movies. Mrs Bobs clash with The Clash. Revolver!! Jerry Lee Lewis.<p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hello you Brummies, Mates here and Overseas, Musicians, all of my ex Girlfriends and all those who I might have upset on my journey through life. NO NO, hang on, there are some whom I'm pleased to have upset, so to those few, Greetings and F U. </span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">WHAT WE DID ON </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">OUR HOLIDAYS</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">When it comes to Mrs Bob nothing is too expensive to gift her and n</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">othing is too onerous for me to do to brighten her day. "Let's go to Spain or Portugal for our holidays" we said.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Well, after some discussion we opted to save money and still have a wonderful vacation by staying at home and <i>pretending</i> we had actually gone on holiday abroad. We packed our cases, then at rush hour, we boarded the Number 11 bus route known locally as The Outer Circle which is the Longest Bus Route in Europe surrounding Birmingham, it takes 3 hours which is about the same duration as a flight to Spain.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqca4sAv7SwJelkxobj1Qw_BA7Re3Opa_XjQYg0V95Rp1sHuuj-ylfY6UD9qtm49n3b2UnbPb4hYS8g152yC4I7XubDtBGarE4GzlFJXGQXiHWv1D0s0WtQXUaTvlRAshxBg_bwvr9XRm96T0DTweJ9WjsnyQbvYZX7cNogN4ypRRvy8hiypmV6DeT6Q/s1435/20221017_185819.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1435" data-original-width="1044" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqca4sAv7SwJelkxobj1Qw_BA7Re3Opa_XjQYg0V95Rp1sHuuj-ylfY6UD9qtm49n3b2UnbPb4hYS8g152yC4I7XubDtBGarE4GzlFJXGQXiHWv1D0s0WtQXUaTvlRAshxBg_bwvr9XRm96T0DTweJ9WjsnyQbvYZX7cNogN4ypRRvy8hiypmV6DeT6Q/w466-h640/20221017_185819.jpg" width="466" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />The bus was jam packed and for a part of the trip we had a spattering of raucous, obnoxious wankers making the journey feel authentic, they were Effing and Blinding and shouting to each other about Effing lager and "BIRMINGHAM CITY FOOTBALL CLUB" shouted as one word with the syllables fired in a staccato manner that resembled an anti-aircraft gun. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It really made you feel like you were immersed in all the pleasures of being stuck at Manchester Airport, the worst in GB, in the Ryanair "Priority Boarding" line for an hour, jostling for position then noticing that there are only two people in the non priority queue, just perfect. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmhqt7BG7zHxhBV_HZduHoaWAAq3IuG5TBzgDq8UuvStwOxdFudP0QX10ChdRz_D8Biug2-iQo92-Yi3CZAJ5GWKj_L7IDfxDQ2o0lwNPVDLjKHvdaFfq2YA9eWCCbM8Q_cypL3CnQYVKcXQDB69kIkdfSTPp8sTfseQKNLdtCT0ZlKFe6hoOknClOQ/s1068/Screenshot_20221028-093943_Chrome.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="1068" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmhqt7BG7zHxhBV_HZduHoaWAAq3IuG5TBzgDq8UuvStwOxdFudP0QX10ChdRz_D8Biug2-iQo92-Yi3CZAJ5GWKj_L7IDfxDQ2o0lwNPVDLjKHvdaFfq2YA9eWCCbM8Q_cypL3CnQYVKcXQDB69kIkdfSTPp8sTfseQKNLdtCT0ZlKFe6hoOknClOQ/s320/Screenshot_20221028-093943_Chrome.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Outer Circle was Outa Sight passing areas of extreme interest and many locations where I had played during the 60's. We got off the bus before the bus stop nearest our house, "Brumbeat Villas", then we walked with our cases for 500 yards to simulate getting off the Ryanair aircraft and walking through the entirety of an airport to get out. We had two arguments on the way and one of the wheels on the big suitcase crumbled away leaving us to drag it along but we at last arrived at our holiday resort, our big house with self catering and British TV. The sun was shining as I had the first beer of the day and watched the Red Bull Formula1 Racing team cheat their way to another victory.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">A well stocked fridge and two takeaways within a short distance, we couldn't have wished for more. We decided we would take a virtual trip to the cinema later that evening too and it was mid-afternoon when Mrs Bob started getting frisky after a Mackeson or two, holiday sex!! At this juncture I will leave that particular adventure to your imagination but it did involve a pound of over-ripe peaches and a book we were given last Christmas from a dyslexic friend called "The Pleasure of Essex". As a bonus, we had the added advantage that us "more mature" souls have, in that we can fit sex in during the TV adverts as well as getting the kettle on! Here's a post coital photo of us couch potatoes relaxing in the sun getting our breath back.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_to7LHHZHhpFKF3RDBuRrspmCPoml15tgDAP2uMfRIH9XcNnjlZA489n-aj0BDDuy9aPp-8PpXsToemP7FR9BkYZy9kc-b5Cige0u4h9WDSEsUYLhAWpTwwDB0x6s-vmg_0oJeZUafeM5Jn23qXLN_i475lTqynXiO5zHGSbuWP5PkpcfbCzaBqeRw/s2472/20221027_081140.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2472" data-original-width="1906" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_to7LHHZHhpFKF3RDBuRrspmCPoml15tgDAP2uMfRIH9XcNnjlZA489n-aj0BDDuy9aPp-8PpXsToemP7FR9BkYZy9kc-b5Cige0u4h9WDSEsUYLhAWpTwwDB0x6s-vmg_0oJeZUafeM5Jn23qXLN_i475lTqynXiO5zHGSbuWP5PkpcfbCzaBqeRw/w309-h400/20221027_081140.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">You will notice that our tomato plants have grown well but disappointingly not a single tomato in sight. </span><p></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">OFF TO THE MOVIES</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Armed with a Hot Dog and some popcorn we retired to the lounge and fired up the Smart TV and the home cinema kit, awesome!! </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We chose 2 films of a 60's music nature to enjoy, the first being the much hyped</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> bioflick of Mr Hips himself.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;">ELVIS</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUysNdu3-FqpCBld-Oo1Jg8NQ70kSprDJWdFZe8iNMi1MuCVEU0dGxhwo8oj3Jg9w_czXMw6dZ3QdqwJ5vsDfrCEun4_z_WWPvANX3MTrFTiKNPHOXYhaVtFfW8Pt0BN_ofSSPuhx809iVkpmv45MAq0np6RcDpVA_SKAeoPvNDbk8673tyLzLMIqKw/s1495/20221017_154229.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1495" data-original-width="1048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUysNdu3-FqpCBld-Oo1Jg8NQ70kSprDJWdFZe8iNMi1MuCVEU0dGxhwo8oj3Jg9w_czXMw6dZ3QdqwJ5vsDfrCEun4_z_WWPvANX3MTrFTiKNPHOXYhaVtFfW8Pt0BN_ofSSPuhx809iVkpmv45MAq0np6RcDpVA_SKAeoPvNDbk8673tyLzLMIqKw/w448-h640/20221017_154229.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We have long been fans of the 1979 Film of the same name starring Kurt Russell and directed by John Carpenter so with 42 years having passed, allied to the massive leaps of movie technology since then we were ready to be entertained. Austin Butler was a passable young Elvis both in looks, from certain angles, and also vocally where he excelled in sounding like the early Elvis. His body 'moves' were honed to perfection.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Tom Hanks plays Elvis's manager Colonel Tom Parker. Hanks is the consummate character actor and was heavily made up to resemble the entrepreneur but you could still tell it was Hanks. It was at this point where </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgGPSeeZDDv1uv4qtSflq5idDCVLghnJmS3SgzhwQdiGS-nj6qDJWTYz5lEbgNki6QOJWMH90J5_KxMdy76K3xg8Dp3jSrsUbnqiuX1Pv28UjOmRIgmSbrep9FrtciGrhmsEGFrEYXTHIhvR6k_ubYw7wlh4NAAzP-AMnsQ06PTpUsiNbhkvb-14ezQ/s1097/20221017_154202.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="651" data-original-width="1097" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzgGPSeeZDDv1uv4qtSflq5idDCVLghnJmS3SgzhwQdiGS-nj6qDJWTYz5lEbgNki6QOJWMH90J5_KxMdy76K3xg8Dp3jSrsUbnqiuX1Pv28UjOmRIgmSbrep9FrtciGrhmsEGFrEYXTHIhvR6k_ubYw7wlh4NAAzP-AMnsQ06PTpUsiNbhkvb-14ezQ/w400-h238/20221017_154202.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">the film started to be more about Col Parker than Elvis and there were "Fast forward" single frame shots of Elvis covering the passing of the years stopping at selected points which at first was OK but spoiled the Elvis musical journey for me, I wanted more of him than Colonel Parker. In this film too, Elvis didn't get fat or even have facial changes after his excesses of food and drugs which puzzled me. We both felt that the film should have been titled "Elvis and the Colonel" and although it was entertaining, it was nowhere near as good as the more gritty 1979 version. I asked Mrs Bob for her opinion, her reply was "Mmmmmm" as she left the room to get some small tubs of ice cream. For those who have no knowledge of Elvis it was probably more enjoyable? </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We got settled in to watch our next music Biographical movie:</span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-large;">RESPECT</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVvK-_rzEutNHYnFEsFGHcEXjuzBl5f0JbTVZOqzTULNOb9RwXnCslms64Rq1cGxBxz22TdoPGRzZsnBssTol9EZwg6nkDyZyLWn6N-tF-1e3b4PEbeWIAOYeYIn1Ly2bn9iFetltpKUhvXhvYTrfDNfOnEAP7wf0USyNZo8baJsbZF7Bf3b_njkeO1w/s1494/20221017_153816.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1494" data-original-width="1011" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVvK-_rzEutNHYnFEsFGHcEXjuzBl5f0JbTVZOqzTULNOb9RwXnCslms64Rq1cGxBxz22TdoPGRzZsnBssTol9EZwg6nkDyZyLWn6N-tF-1e3b4PEbeWIAOYeYIn1Ly2bn9iFetltpKUhvXhvYTrfDNfOnEAP7wf0USyNZo8baJsbZF7Bf3b_njkeO1w/w433-h640/20221017_153816.jpg" width="433" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Before going any further about the Aretha Franklin Story I have to say that Jennifer Hudsons voice in this 2021 movie is truly amazing and I turned up the volume to get the full effect. Back in the 60's "The Queen of Soul" had always seemed a bit of an undeserved epithet to me with her record releases sounding a bit bland and 'middle of the road' until her cover of Otis Redding's "Respect". That is explained well in this great movie where Arethas life is portrayed warts and all. I would rate this movie as being akin to Lady Sings the Blues in its quality of detail.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I knew very little of Arethas life so it answered a lot of questions about her musicality and Aretha Franklin herself had a say in the Film's detail and authenticity. Sadly Aretha died in 2019, just before filming began however she personally chose Jennifer Hudson to portray her, a wise move indeed. I am equally sure that Jennifer would have been flattered by this praise. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It is filmed beautifully and Hudsons acting is great as was the whole cast. It is highly recommended viewing for all you soul music fans that rang out in the dance halls of the UK in the 60's. Nice one!!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">For the next couple of weeks Me and Mrs Bob enjoyed our indoor holiday without pressure or the risk of food poisoning. The cost of the journey on Route 11 was under £10 as opposed to the £400 for Ryanair and another 400 for a cheap hotel. The housing was free and the sun shone brightly.</span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: xxx-large;">MRS BOB'S CLASH WITH THE CLASH</span></div><div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In 1985 The Clash decided to do an acoustic 'Busking' tour. They busked at all the places that The Alarm, a group they hated, were playing to draw off their audience I suppose. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">At this time we were living near to York.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">After a days traipsing around the various shops Mrs Bob sat on a bench in Kings Square with her full shopping bags to get some rest before walking to the bus stop to get home. As she was waiting, a horde of sweaty youths came carousing into the Square, they approached saying "Get off the bench, The Clash are going to play here". "Piss Off you Tossers" she replied standing her ground, well sitting her seat to be factual. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Clash entered the square to the roar of their supporters but due to Mrs Bob's steadfastness they had no 'stage' to get on. They played, Mrs Bob listened a bit, disliked it and toddled off to the bus stop. Here is a photo of the event where </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Mrs Bob's blonde hair can be seen in between the two Clash members on the right of the picture whilst three guys in the background are glowering at her. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> I shall not be moved!!!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zKY32LlLGDZ1hssYO-ivROejU19d9lw_QYVkrA6rmLy8KcC6bn1_8xFC4nLOOFn8hUiOjS4kaqKlsFIRFwH1CRsF-Ab1f08znxVIKu1cGISAeGd7-cR8hTHvVteCBEhNt0tlmQ5l1ym7no2qXK0isTwdISZAiN8t28Dfpa_ufYf8-tjze4wwaL5oUg/s1156/20221028_102331.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="1156" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zKY32LlLGDZ1hssYO-ivROejU19d9lw_QYVkrA6rmLy8KcC6bn1_8xFC4nLOOFn8hUiOjS4kaqKlsFIRFwH1CRsF-Ab1f08znxVIKu1cGISAeGd7-cR8hTHvVteCBEhNt0tlmQ5l1ym7no2qXK0isTwdISZAiN8t28Dfpa_ufYf8-tjze4wwaL5oUg/w640-h406/20221028_102331.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I'm surprised that Joe Strummer didn't write a song about meeting the immovable force that is Mrs Bob.</span></div></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">REVOLVER</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ1h6hg5htpwjxNIeRDr6cOpDmsc0wgXJVPU44vnZra0t_bXMUMBeuwcuRDBaEjhHlsJKfygmtnl7v9d2eQXbGUo-Pz58s5kHyxWOfUA1mxQobYgnUtk4fYFLfUma9VanMqWE43Wfm4T6S6bJvKxQVwLf-8_Uvz3jt3BGXpvUzg2zdYm6RjX5mzB7iMQ/s897/20221028_165326.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ1h6hg5htpwjxNIeRDr6cOpDmsc0wgXJVPU44vnZra0t_bXMUMBeuwcuRDBaEjhHlsJKfygmtnl7v9d2eQXbGUo-Pz58s5kHyxWOfUA1mxQobYgnUtk4fYFLfUma9VanMqWE43Wfm4T6S6bJvKxQVwLf-8_Uvz3jt3BGXpvUzg2zdYm6RjX5mzB7iMQ/w396-h400/20221028_165326.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><br />What's your favourite Beatles album?......the majority of answers would point to Sgt Pepper for its innovation or REVOLVER for the bands harsh and heavier recording period following the early mop top pop songs. It's opening track, Taxman was an inspiration for sure and still has great impact. The album has been remixed by Giles Martin and is now available to order. As usual in the Beatles remixes it will be available in all formats and prices. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The basic CD is around £16 which satisfies my needs. The problem with their early recordings is the separation of left and right tracks with drums and bass on the left and vocals on the right. This problem has now been resolved and the tracks now blend into each other in glorious full blooded stereo. This would make a great gift for Christmas for the music lover in your life. Luvverly stuff.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;">JERRY LEE LEWIS</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just 4 months ago I did the blog praising Jerry Lee's longevity as the remaining member of the million dollar quartet. As reported, he was due to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, which actually happened on 17 October 2022, sadly The Killer couldn't attend the event due to ill health, nonetheless his name is inscribed in those hallowed halls forever and rightly so. Jerry passed away on 29 Oct, just 12 days later. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">He and his music will remain in my head and heart till, I too, peg out. My condolences to his family and his many fans, he will be missed but his legacy will live on.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-large;">Finally</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Should you want to experience the Number 11 Outer Circle experience yourself check out the link below to the Outer Circle Route webpage.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://outercirclebus.com/the-tour/"><span style="color: red;">Outer circle Route</span></a><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Take care out there.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">Bob</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Copyright Bullsheadbob </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Contact Bobsbullocks@Gmail.com </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492607932902142434.post-13573033516434570672022-10-01T03:52:00.003+01:002022-10-01T03:52:45.527+01:00Bulls Head Bob Oct 2022. Getting my knees brown!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk1KUti35q64iT5atk6ycY0siEDTk2ud_Tc2vW6mUcnyc6K967Bf-Es7D76-jz0Eay5sgWfORd7nuH1j4cBMxnk8idrE0QQeBiznj-qY6AyqOBLlluDKqiT3d29zepaF-YqQYCDberS18MAWq_cRDx4m7Dnj2jHycOtqXg9bg1ts1SlVVGYlELFjj80A/s1062/20221001_044802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="790" data-original-width="1062" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk1KUti35q64iT5atk6ycY0siEDTk2ud_Tc2vW6mUcnyc6K967Bf-Es7D76-jz0Eay5sgWfORd7nuH1j4cBMxnk8idrE0QQeBiznj-qY6AyqOBLlluDKqiT3d29zepaF-YqQYCDberS18MAWq_cRDx4m7Dnj2jHycOtqXg9bg1ts1SlVVGYlELFjj80A/w640-h476/20221001_044802.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">See you next month!!</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492607932902142434.post-2291813472648135482022-09-01T04:03:00.001+01:002022-09-11T11:44:34.122+01:00Bulls Head Bob Sep 2022. JONI MITCHELLS LIVE GIG. CARL WAYNE. BRUMBEAT.Net Up and running. DEJA VU...THE UGLYS, We have all been here before. <p> </p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hello Brummies,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6kzVlFMLEBvyYB6Y_e2HU1DnQzD9dDcEiUgwkvhYaNjjAUmcDNG5InsO4_-QbP7leqdxbOZQXhszLi-GjeSPXLEtOqVNEldRZokznJHb7wSRm7muZz5JE6An-jed0PxPYbQtLxlwWglZqWYSCMQw2IrmCQhtXnEa4zxIL5IeNrEcSD6TPdN--SHPvA/s935/20220821_093048.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="935" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6kzVlFMLEBvyYB6Y_e2HU1DnQzD9dDcEiUgwkvhYaNjjAUmcDNG5InsO4_-QbP7leqdxbOZQXhszLi-GjeSPXLEtOqVNEldRZokznJHb7wSRm7muZz5JE6An-jed0PxPYbQtLxlwWglZqWYSCMQw2IrmCQhtXnEa4zxIL5IeNrEcSD6TPdN--SHPvA/s320/20220821_093048.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />Ain't it great to be a Brummie? Everyone loves us after we showed the country what REAL hospitality is like during The Commonwealth Games. It's a bonus for the greatest city on the planet and we should all be justifiably proud of our heritage. Built on our gritty industrial past, which was my and maybe your reality, those times are now consigned to history superceded by hi-tech. However the charm of Brummies is embedded in the richness of our life in a multi racial society built on hard work since the 1950s and our self-effacing humour is enchanting and infectious too. I have often remarked during my blog years that the City was a real role model of social integration. I'm very proud of being a Brummie.... long may she reign.</span><p></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">JONI MITCHELL. NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqoXFugP3iWOUKhiHf3MLrP2eAGH73xRyUdKxnJm-_UsHndj_Pfwzz2YoXn_RXpG0yx2stuyWewFXny4zcJIKwNNZbus29Yh9cy7GB--PE-XDf4oNdd03Oz2Nvabe8J1xjzTCZCbkFm3WeHOiA3dii9kmiTZgrGs1QCVUr2SMWsCFAulPUgjTJlUyZOg/s1385/20220821_093800.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1385" data-original-width="1174" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqoXFugP3iWOUKhiHf3MLrP2eAGH73xRyUdKxnJm-_UsHndj_Pfwzz2YoXn_RXpG0yx2stuyWewFXny4zcJIKwNNZbus29Yh9cy7GB--PE-XDf4oNdd03Oz2Nvabe8J1xjzTCZCbkFm3WeHOiA3dii9kmiTZgrGs1QCVUr2SMWsCFAulPUgjTJlUyZOg/s320/20220821_093800.jpg" width="271" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In 1967, Joni played at The Jug O' Punch, Digbeth, Birmingham for £10.00. A couple of years later she achieved her first UK chart success with the release of her 2nd LP "Ladies of the Canyon" which peaked at Number 18. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">From then on her light shone bright, going supernova in 1971 with her outstanding musical and autobiographical LP, "Blue" and it was a masterclass in songwriting, pouring out her soul for the world to hear, I was hooked on her voice and musicality, not only as an exceptional songwriter but also as a guitarist with a radical variety of guitar tunings and a great pianist where she floated on a gentle musical breeze. A string of releases followed with Joni being at the forefront of the singer/songwriter genre regaling us with her musical journey from folk to jazz from then on. She was exceptional in every sense.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3RLuAWauiwOg5c4MtBDnytUv9TqszI8qVT8J2MkNQKe8i_Ii_4Je_cV6TW56I_ufn3RO54rjNEfPgS4gRYz62QtkOLnmQoQfHBUqJaPg6-RFz3bEnZRs2ISeM8PrDoiWrLJWuTa8Vo10HR7Mo7CftioMxFLqMl5q9baxawtHR9omOVra_J-ntbp7gA/s1400/20220828_090620.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3RLuAWauiwOg5c4MtBDnytUv9TqszI8qVT8J2MkNQKe8i_Ii_4Je_cV6TW56I_ufn3RO54rjNEfPgS4gRYz62QtkOLnmQoQfHBUqJaPg6-RFz3bEnZRs2ISeM8PrDoiWrLJWuTa8Vo10HR7Mo7CftioMxFLqMl5q9baxawtHR9omOVra_J-ntbp7gA/s320/20220828_090620.jpg" width="274" /></a></div>In 2015 she suffered an aneurysm which left her with no mobility, speech or the ability to play music. I won't dwell on that right now, suffice to say, it was a battle for Joni to even get to the most basic of mobility and ability. Then along came Brandi Carlile who took on the mantle of helping her hero get back on her feet again. She organised, at Joni's house, a monthly "Joni Jam" where people would gather and sing Joni songs to her and with her giving a critique or a nod of approval.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Last month at the Newport Folk Festival Joni surprised the world and got back on stage! The Joni Jam players were assembled on stage before the Queen made her appearance to the roar from the crowd, real heartrending emotion flooded the air with people spontaneously bursting into tears as she came onto the stage, a tad unsteady on her feet and assisted by her daughter. Joni was back!!! Now 78 dressed in Jazzy Joni style she sat down and the magic started, Brandi was her right hand, high-note vocalist, giving Joni little hints of lyrics in the nicest way. The high register of Joni's voice has now been superceded by a rich and mellow tone but still with her lovely tremelo. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgROag8dthzVhL-oNKQaKL7mE4ueStjKa7n4ygBnd_XLCRPixAzVnzUcWslbLSOCFL7u8Z2WM2yFlu66aOw2J2AWCnp4-gqFF0t1gCxwQjVYzbN0_RH2PsVxNvo7qrCgHBEUvLs6m6INxdLDsDb-ee-UDe6txSNiggIggyH-PGEAIiVRzLkiTMV5AOYMQ/s1405/20220828_090305.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1405" data-original-width="1045" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgROag8dthzVhL-oNKQaKL7mE4ueStjKa7n4ygBnd_XLCRPixAzVnzUcWslbLSOCFL7u8Z2WM2yFlu66aOw2J2AWCnp4-gqFF0t1gCxwQjVYzbN0_RH2PsVxNvo7qrCgHBEUvLs6m6INxdLDsDb-ee-UDe6txSNiggIggyH-PGEAIiVRzLkiTMV5AOYMQ/s320/20220828_090305.jpg" width="238" /></a></div>She sang several songs and played some guitar too but the most poignant song for me was "Both sides Now" because she wrote it at 22 I think and now, 56 years later, the meaning becomes more real for her because she had indeed seen a whole lotta stuff from both sides in her life. That sentiment was certainly felt by Wynnona Judd, who was sat behind her with tears streaming down her face. She also sang a couple from "Court and Spark" another 'must have' for songwriters to lean on for inspiration with Joni rockin' on her Throne of Gold. Her music has and will always be played in this house. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">When the Beatles released "Free as a Bird" I cried for days, never expecting to hear them again and I shed several tears seeing and hearing the amazing JONI MITCHELL this time around too. There are some YouTube clips of her appearance including the very moving "Both Sides Now". It would be great to have a DVD release of the gig </span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">CARL WAYNE</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It is now eight years since Charlie's demise although it doesn't feel like it. Carl Wayne and The Vikings, The Move, the West End Musicals and ending his career with The Hollies is testament to the greatness of his vocal quality. There is not a lot more left to write about him, that isnt available to read already on the Brumbeat page. I was a bit shocked to learn of his death but he is still in my memories of those 60's days in his company. God Bless you Charlie... </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">THE UGLYS - DEJA VU</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">A group of Spanish teachers were visiting the Guggeheim Art Museum in Amsterdam looking at some old masters, they entered the Rembrandt gallery and came face to face with someone's face they knew very well.... "Its Will Hammond" one of them said. They were all amazed at the likeness, burst into laughter and sent him the foto. The Painting is by Rembrandt and is called "The Noble Slav" painted in 1632.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">"When I received it I thought they had photoshopped my face onto it as a joke so I disregarded it till we met up at a gig and they said it was a real portrait. My good lady bought me a print of it one Christmas. I've got it framed on the wall and people always ask why I had my portrait painted wearing golden Arabic robes? That's when the fun starts".</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPCsOQ33L1v7GGCjzF3lwuSU3Xb3JMki9MDzvvwkNfzdlyiXyLxQRa0Dw-c5lcMEzRwk5u61jpC1tYk21tkde4BQzlULzrgJJePRLfZEHClFaCIkwk26xqGKYQtEp6Ds_uuz_JccIkex96rlDMsDPeTMjSxtVOYY1n6Xb2ax_lDaf3Xegiwb8d84szog/s1154/20220720_122216.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1106" data-original-width="1154" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPCsOQ33L1v7GGCjzF3lwuSU3Xb3JMki9MDzvvwkNfzdlyiXyLxQRa0Dw-c5lcMEzRwk5u61jpC1tYk21tkde4BQzlULzrgJJePRLfZEHClFaCIkwk26xqGKYQtEp6Ds_uuz_JccIkex96rlDMsDPeTMjSxtVOYY1n6Xb2ax_lDaf3Xegiwb8d84szog/w640-h614/20220720_122216.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">If that wasn't strange enough, I popped into a music shop last month and bumped into the younger double of my "Uglys" bandmate, drummer Keith Smart. "It was amazing, I was staring at him, and he must have thought I was trying to pick him up or something". </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPS__dmm08EnG-bpOVU2XvfKCruTVNSN4Ep7fPNWfBaozzpUC0pCBFfggezZMriObbzpbuWFqsfeuonulCSUEiJrp6xvXpnfa658rkE6YLpqRYaK14mald-dW2DopgX9gkcb91BXMTmq2Ucmk-cjO9bWOHQdIHgY1rAvIvOQCKSpDf0nTm6NgZ30diHw/s747/20220728_180717.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="610" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPS__dmm08EnG-bpOVU2XvfKCruTVNSN4Ep7fPNWfBaozzpUC0pCBFfggezZMriObbzpbuWFqsfeuonulCSUEiJrp6xvXpnfa658rkE6YLpqRYaK14mald-dW2DopgX9gkcb91BXMTmq2Ucmk-cjO9bWOHQdIHgY1rAvIvOQCKSpDf0nTm6NgZ30diHw/s320/20220728_180717.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcAFvIf8zYwkjl4DKvXBxoqvdFQox-XQC4KsIMQnPlFrJlcbCuQpzKHzdikKaAXtwXLrOgEVbi0qNZcKgXGNJGs37FeEZuqTDQIRk-MtwJ2jsVFuBJadLWBCcvCC4cGgkwEV5iXUJrpJq2uLh3URLn-UcVD59W2YKK06Fw7LA3kGNHPUNjC-8w6Drvg/s433/20220829_123001.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="357" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcAFvIf8zYwkjl4DKvXBxoqvdFQox-XQC4KsIMQnPlFrJlcbCuQpzKHzdikKaAXtwXLrOgEVbi0qNZcKgXGNJGs37FeEZuqTDQIRk-MtwJ2jsVFuBJadLWBCcvCC4cGgkwEV5iXUJrpJq2uLh3URLn-UcVD59W2YKK06Fw7LA3kGNHPUNjC-8w6Drvg/w330-h400/20220829_123001.jpg" width="330" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The likeness was staggering.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Spanish musician Nu above and the great Keith Smart below whilst with Wizzard. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We have all been here before!<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">BRUMBEAT.NET</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Good news! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">John Woodhouse is now overcoming the cyber glitches that had occurred on the BRUMBEAT.Net website and is up and running again and this month features Robert Plants journey from Walsall to Led Zeppelin on the Pie Stand page. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It's always a good read and a font of information on most every Brumbeat band that ever there was. The best period for guitar bands....the 60's.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">FINALLY</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It's beautiful dog walking weather, so I'm off to the park where, no doubt, I can reflect on how lucky I am to have existed through such great times including these days. I don't have a dog, I can't keep going through the heartbreak of losing them, so nowadays I go out and make a fuss of other peoples pooches. It's great, I get my daily "Dog Fix" without the poo or the vets and food bills. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">UPDATE CHARITY EVENT</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On 17 Sep there is a charity event at the Boat and Railway featuring a clutch of Brummie talent raising money for a great cause, Teenage Cancer Trust. Ex Brumbeat survivor Bob Styler who featured in The Yamps, The Fashion and Traction will be performing and he's so famous they dont need to put his name on the poster, just a photo! Show starts at 7.30. Be there.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Go Bobby Go!!!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH07kEp9iP9AWIaoKMZaZiVP_5AMMHgA9fS38BIuzeU5No_Ds1BqXgZpd0NITk-2GCyzvnk7gX41V7FM_knfP-dIV02nEoNwIijbZiuLunnaerjY3ai7RH2f1yTRW2KHuFaCQd658pPmYGDwF_howCMHgmsMHGpbXrPvJEXJa3xmDXZjx3nm1QkDXIEA/s1695/20220911_123553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1695" data-original-width="1196" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH07kEp9iP9AWIaoKMZaZiVP_5AMMHgA9fS38BIuzeU5No_Ds1BqXgZpd0NITk-2GCyzvnk7gX41V7FM_knfP-dIV02nEoNwIijbZiuLunnaerjY3ai7RH2f1yTRW2KHuFaCQd658pPmYGDwF_howCMHgmsMHGpbXrPvJEXJa3xmDXZjx3nm1QkDXIEA/w452-h640/20220911_123553.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><br /> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Take Care my Friends, be Kind to Each Other.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Keep Playing </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bob</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Copyright: Bullsheadbob </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Contact: Bobsbullocks@Gmail.com </span></div><div><p><br /></p></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492607932902142434.post-48726344528757122252022-08-01T05:30:00.009+01:002022-08-01T06:58:41.187+01:00BULLS HEAD BOB Aug 2022. JOHNNY NEAL Rocker of Ages. GEORGE Whatshisname of Ringway Music....GEORGE WATTS.<p style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hello you Brummies, Lovers of 60's music, </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">"There are places I remember".........the opening line to The Beatles "In My Life" rings true in all of our lives so much so that the song is one of the most played at funerals because it's in the category of "our song" but is also a song that reminds us of all of our past occasions and memories if you get my drift.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">GEORGE Whatshisname........RINGWAY MUSIC</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">There are indeed many places I remember and many people too, who had an impact on my life in the Brumbeat context, and one of those was George .......? </span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4J3fTnvcn-5c3_xqB7iAQ6hua2sCgxOhAZQVu-3DGag3yogMY3FyWItTsimhGGJC82G2M7kQWpKVn_Lj0h43j0colntTwaS056e2swuugtcPZT7-knhq_5b-wB2EWKosiEQkQ9Rw6M1_CmlqtotFSKd2cNtFJpP5nuh-pzF22i1Eht94nnJ6B9Mc-Bw/s1380/20220731_130316.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1380" data-original-width="849" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4J3fTnvcn-5c3_xqB7iAQ6hua2sCgxOhAZQVu-3DGag3yogMY3FyWItTsimhGGJC82G2M7kQWpKVn_Lj0h43j0colntTwaS056e2swuugtcPZT7-knhq_5b-wB2EWKosiEQkQ9Rw6M1_CmlqtotFSKd2cNtFJpP5nuh-pzF22i1Eht94nnJ6B9Mc-Bw/s320/20220731_130316.jpg" width="197" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Noel Gordon left</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I could never remember his surname, but he was one of the co-owners of Ringway Music along with drummer Lionel Rubin and bassist Ken Ingarfield who were both members of the Jerry Allen quartet who featured on ITV's midday programme, Lunch Box with Noelle Gordon who later starred as the owner of the Crossroads Motel. George was the brass and flute expert in the shop so, not being a guitarist, he wasn't the focus of my musical intentions and, in fact, the first time I saw him I thought him to be a bit 'professor-like', deserving of respect and only to be spoken to from a safe distance! That perception was quickly dismissed by his charm and mild enthusiasm for my 15 year old paltry efforts at playing rock and pop. My Mum liked him because he wore a tie!</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Many, many years have passed since those halcyon days of the opening of Ringway Music and during those years I have oft pondered what George's surname was and what he did away from the shop as he wasn't with the Jerry Allen Quartet on a permanent basis but was a member of Jerry's Big Band. So I was knocked out when I received an email last month from one of his daughters, Carrie Watts.....WATTS!! That's his Name!! mystery solved and not only that but Carrie kindly took the time to find a photo of him inside the shop, a shop many of us remember fondly.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">GEORGE WATTS</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwzPiK0Ej_OFZUbd1qirvjklsAueZCdfx1sykFw--YYCGaYmuzUTPTG6CoA-cZRpyYjzqBsphDbayHixiP-D2Q75tNpyf6e__xlgWEhZlFMKEfMNZeZkrFrL5AH_oiy9kpOj93Ud_6AQkNMqlw01QLX7_u2zrgNlrj2Ghzuv-DBYj1BZBwzJv7uMOqWA/s1920/Screenshot_20220719-083810_Gallery.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwzPiK0Ej_OFZUbd1qirvjklsAueZCdfx1sykFw--YYCGaYmuzUTPTG6CoA-cZRpyYjzqBsphDbayHixiP-D2Q75tNpyf6e__xlgWEhZlFMKEfMNZeZkrFrL5AH_oiy9kpOj93Ud_6AQkNMqlw01QLX7_u2zrgNlrj2Ghzuv-DBYj1BZBwzJv7uMOqWA/w400-h640/Screenshot_20220719-083810_Gallery.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This photo takes me back to my youth and he is just as I remember him, it must have been a hot day because he has his tie on but his sleeves rolled up.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The 3 owners were a tight knit bunch and when they weren't in the shop together they were in each others houses because they all lived in Hinkley and next door to each other!! Carrie remembers them all being in and out of each others houses like having an extended family.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I never knew what a brilliant musician he was but he played with Johnny Mathis, Vic Damone, Pat Boone, various orchestras, as the flautist for the Ian Campbell folk group and was a part of Shirley Bassey's touring outfit. That Shirley connection would surely have impressed my Mum even more than the tie wearing!!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The shop was very successful initially but over time and with tough competition from other city traders it started to lose money at which point George and Ken left the partnership and Lionel carried on, on his own, until he found himself losing far too much and the shop closed forever. I bought my first Gibson guitar from there, spent more than a few hours playing the guitars in there, chatting with Pete Oliver and meeting up with other musician friends. It was such a nice ambience and I got to sign the ceiling.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">George moved out to Spain, still touring with "Our Shirl" and sadly passed away in 2012 at the age of 83. He was fondly known as "Gentle George" by his jazz buddies and is missed by all who knew him. I'm sure he must have influenced many of the brass players in the great City of Birmingham and I hope they enjoy this photo as much as I do. Thank you Carrie.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">ROCKER OF AGES...... JOHNNY NEAL...87 YEARS YOUNG.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I was 3 year old sproglet when Johnny Neal started gigging at the age of 16 in 1951. He was the first of the Rock and Rollers in Birmingham with his backing band the HOUND DOGS and I have the greatest delight to feature, again, the photo below as one of the best from those days, bar none.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-TZCCzZnzXWP27vL2FXNYep6sS_cnlCs92-FmYuv-XvSPln_Njpe19vnh1FdSsrGjOcXG4HvDcjLjXpbMf_q-wZm8tO_XsMsi_Ql5w1HrQD7A3Cc11FQf6Bzf60LZtYKrgMF97b7CHI7ok5e6dfHIYTfkHFTvnzGk6Eye0Jhuuy_nc4osOItUwCLBA/s1128/20220728_180526.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="1128" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-TZCCzZnzXWP27vL2FXNYep6sS_cnlCs92-FmYuv-XvSPln_Njpe19vnh1FdSsrGjOcXG4HvDcjLjXpbMf_q-wZm8tO_XsMsi_Ql5w1HrQD7A3Cc11FQf6Bzf60LZtYKrgMF97b7CHI7ok5e6dfHIYTfkHFTvnzGk6Eye0Jhuuy_nc4osOItUwCLBA/w640-h440/20220728_180526.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">That's pure rock and roll, everyone plugged in to a 12 watt amp and Johnny looking as cool and dapper as Elvis himself with a generous application of Brylcreme and baggy pants. In those days drummers were only trusted with a snare and hi-hat. </span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">As reported a few blogs ago he has recently found fame anew in Brazil so this is his 7th decade rockin' out which is no mean achievement....go Johnny go!! He is known by his close friends as "Noga" and I'm pleased to be one of those who calls him that. There are a few years between our ages so I call him Old Nog and he calls me Young Bob. I've still got a lot to learn to attain that longevity he has deservedly earned but I'm trying. He reached the great age of 87 last month which does make him the well deserved holder of the title of "Rocker of Ages".</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">HAPPY BIRTHDAY NOGA!!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">FINALLY</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I'm extremely pleased for the England Womens football team, they were a delight to watch and deserved to win. Ella Toones goal was real class. Clapclapclapclap.....</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Toodle-Ooooooo</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> <span style="color: #ffa400;">Bob</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Copyright: Bullsheadbob </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Contact: Bobsbullocks@Gmail.Com </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492607932902142434.post-37587935766758695852022-07-01T05:30:00.074+01:002022-07-01T05:30:00.228+01:00Bulls Head Bob July 2022. Communucation Breakdown!! Fender METEORA, The guitar I Can't Buy!!. GRAHAM ASHFORD's Thumb. 1969 WEM SAPPHIRE.<p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hello you Brummies, Brummies Abroad and other assorted chums.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNFoh8GG8WeQRSDQEKDyOGoOOVdLn_4oaTDp9QD89lyFC_zLxqbOoTvoQEUzeYjUeWon1Dbbsl59vCohuQNI0Us64XGjL4UQQMMh0Gq7Gh77Tagnp3llQhT3jkPa8AYP21oJRUysNu3qTydOI1of90-ehzLswIT28XygFMKVbyjRkWZ-MnWVrTRSm2Q/s1095/20220630_024123.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1095" data-original-width="1026" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNFoh8GG8WeQRSDQEKDyOGoOOVdLn_4oaTDp9QD89lyFC_zLxqbOoTvoQEUzeYjUeWon1Dbbsl59vCohuQNI0Us64XGjL4UQQMMh0Gq7Gh77Tagnp3llQhT3jkPa8AYP21oJRUysNu3qTydOI1of90-ehzLswIT28XygFMKVbyjRkWZ-MnWVrTRSm2Q/s320/20220630_024123.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Ah, what a beautiful summer is upon us, BBQs, lounging on a sun bed sipping a cold tequila sunrise and of course the best music festival in the world, Glastonbury on the TV. Macca did it again, putting on a brilliant show at 80 years old, pure class that only one other musician has matched through his own 80 years and that is the wonderful Brian Wilson with both celebrating their 80th birthdays last month.. Both are huge fans of each other and have been the driving force that inspired the two biggest bands in the world from the UK and USA of the 60's and beyond to better each others Albums. The songs they individually crafted will be with us for many, many years and I'm so pleased to have experienced hearing them from their first airing, so exciting. God only knows I need the warmth of the sun to keep having those good vibrations inside......!!</span><p></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">There has been a bit of an ongoing cyber glitch with the</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo239skMU2PymNvCU1fgSX1ZNggifMFxgz4T1zCJ3j_g405L08WUMAYXIZyLgWm_mAFBFkSxWclRjSsWRyZlNz06GNtmcQpgcAURkJpGLyOdyZz699zlkUH8jl4dLWLuChst7iWC9HILEHFToFNkef8V4S1YNdZ6Kgjpq2iJYCMK39digMmhUQV2hS9A/s1397/20220630_024542.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1397" data-original-width="1122" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo239skMU2PymNvCU1fgSX1ZNggifMFxgz4T1zCJ3j_g405L08WUMAYXIZyLgWm_mAFBFkSxWclRjSsWRyZlNz06GNtmcQpgcAURkJpGLyOdyZz699zlkUH8jl4dLWLuChst7iWC9HILEHFToFNkef8V4S1YNdZ6Kgjpq2iJYCMK39digMmhUQV2hS9A/w161-h200/20220630_024542.jpg" width="161" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">BRUMBEAT.Net website with some of you guys having problems trying to link to the site from the blog or vice versa. Should you experience any difficulty trying to access the blog from BRUMBEAT or any other link, you can simply Google "Bulls Head Bob" and there I am, at the top of the page, so with one click you will</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">arrive at the blog ready to be amazed by the ramblings of a genuine old git!!</span><p></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">FENDER METEORA. </span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">The guitar I can't Buy!!!</span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Back in April </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I wrote about the stylish Fender METEORA and, having written about it, I convinced myself that I should own one right now, with my choice being the stylish 3 colour sunburst with maple neck. There were good reviews on Youtube from the usual guitar review sites even though the guitar is made solely in Mexico, which meant I would normally </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">avoid buying it because, in the past, it would mean stripping out inferior electrics and putting in something more reliable and potent. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I logged on and went to the Music Store site, credit card in hand, bursting with anticipation to get my grubby little mitts on it, I hadn't been this excited since the days of perusing the Bells of Surbiton guitar catalogue looking at a Watkins Rapier. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">So, I got to the Fender page and there was the METEORA in all its glory and then I noticed, written in red ink</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljjHtWLMTU5UNgMOhpMo9nYCzXuNQh7qDQHyOAset3tzoQsK0AkinpQCYKm8_M46RjC3VR4MiReGHtOX3LYWJFsgvtpzUEEfGkQE8pRnhu0NfsigmDQ5Zf7a9LTcSYHCT_vtrLvJwEExEgHHXe4DnBYUzonTXJStEykOCi1PEGRAY02b0PdEmTrR9EQ/s1259/20220624_062806.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1259" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgljjHtWLMTU5UNgMOhpMo9nYCzXuNQh7qDQHyOAset3tzoQsK0AkinpQCYKm8_M46RjC3VR4MiReGHtOX3LYWJFsgvtpzUEEfGkQE8pRnhu0NfsigmDQ5Zf7a9LTcSYHCT_vtrLvJwEExEgHHXe4DnBYUzonTXJStEykOCi1PEGRAY02b0PdEmTrR9EQ/w191-h200/20220624_062806.jpg" width="191" /></span></a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">"Estimated to be in stock April 2023!!!"</span>...."What? Kin Hell" I thought stuffing the credit card back into my wallet, "that can't be right! It must be a typo". I then proceeded to Thomann with the same result, except the wording was "<span style="color: red;">available between 13 and 19 weeks". </span> </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The next stop was<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSOigVuluMGsCApkMiZHWxjrkB0vtCQR1_K6U0S379NTFTYyoJfz5Z9zOsLMBah3dn5KYNA9q1fGmbJuRL1KaqcBmti36GeB9ZvI34VkCN-vwy1nlhwrXc_r49Oi3_g_qLiVsjw4LfMRDS3RYcWgdjPD7cxIoKDhS-C3lqtGF3PMejSkTd4rWb9Z_8Sg/s1600/20220624_063055.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSOigVuluMGsCApkMiZHWxjrkB0vtCQR1_K6U0S379NTFTYyoJfz5Z9zOsLMBah3dn5KYNA9q1fGmbJuRL1KaqcBmti36GeB9ZvI34VkCN-vwy1nlhwrXc_r49Oi3_g_qLiVsjw4LfMRDS3RYcWgdjPD7cxIoKDhS-C3lqtGF3PMejSkTd4rWb9Z_8Sg/s320/20220624_063055.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Andertons, normally very reliable but their site too was bad news saying <span style="color: red;">"available in 3 months".</span> I searched other outlets who said they had the guitar but their prices had been inflated by 2 or 3 hundred pounds more which I wasn't willing to pay. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I am not at all surprised that this sunburst model is so popular but there is also a real downside to buying a guitar in demand and that is Fender rushing to get the product out to the shops which could impair their quality control which, I have to say, has been a Mexico problem in the past. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7sZRyhgEepD2jGdGVsq4wp5JGo_ofe4PXfCmXE0SJpG5li6D-AhrZ8ynStlwbwhCeAFaa12dajL9w_YzGV3B_bOxDogOo6VvLjy2x__mCLESzO68lIvw-RNhOuodn9K8JnTCVpGSqq-evyHGFDM3kkSq7uqtsYHtFD4nsWgDfupVIRwk0_j6_Eqn8cw/s1200/20220628_183702.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="1200" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7sZRyhgEepD2jGdGVsq4wp5JGo_ofe4PXfCmXE0SJpG5li6D-AhrZ8ynStlwbwhCeAFaa12dajL9w_YzGV3B_bOxDogOo6VvLjy2x__mCLESzO68lIvw-RNhOuodn9K8JnTCVpGSqq-evyHGFDM3kkSq7uqtsYHtFD4nsWgDfupVIRwk0_j6_Eqn8cw/s320/20220628_183702.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">So, with that in mind, I shall wait until the situation quietens down before venturing forth. There doesn't appear to be as big a problem with the Meteora in other colours, although the silver grey Sunburst is in demand too now.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I saw it in action with the brilliant Declan Mckenna at Glastonbury and it looked and sounded great.</span><p></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">GRAHAM ASHFORD</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq9SfgZRdFs1q-H5GjjaWGwCb3xg4vCULVzv_YQm78QSn95IY62kB1RwK2oO7LYUkVYJwKXTxKFCKIOe1Aa9YHyyQ_4WdWqAaSqbqyKRaIxiTjy237C180rqn3_kDZ2K67vsYNjCO_sgJJVLbIEAYHOB_EmBVatRLKdmFQBSjhDGgZ4jk3CEdd5KGKgw/s1602/20220629_083832.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1602" data-original-width="1074" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq9SfgZRdFs1q-H5GjjaWGwCb3xg4vCULVzv_YQm78QSn95IY62kB1RwK2oO7LYUkVYJwKXTxKFCKIOe1Aa9YHyyQ_4WdWqAaSqbqyKRaIxiTjy237C180rqn3_kDZ2K67vsYNjCO_sgJJVLbIEAYHOB_EmBVatRLKdmFQBSjhDGgZ4jk3CEdd5KGKgw/w135-h200/20220629_083832.jpg" width="135" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Brumbeats vocalist Graham</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> Ashford is currently taking a "break" from "right hand activities" after getting a bone replacement and tendon repair to his right hand recently. There is no truth in the rumour that he broke his hand himself because his wife Caroline had been receiving too much attention from friends after being in plaster herself for 4 months after breaking her left arm in a fall.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEholTjFkMIy6pXqyCWJ_x-0bQKo2DMZ_K8tbgSSSL_E_bKE5RfDSv5fCD7TJV6jlaL7jgewmPrRN9Y99u1WaCKKMvu5X2V1RuWQrzF_zjiMGTii0IHuq6g85FqUF308EIlGAgALoC0sY79RJq4HKa0phI9qBK1_bevG7p3mM1DtJzJuk97Tm8Fd41LtQA/s1543/20220629_083747.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1543" data-original-width="1098" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEholTjFkMIy6pXqyCWJ_x-0bQKo2DMZ_K8tbgSSSL_E_bKE5RfDSv5fCD7TJV6jlaL7jgewmPrRN9Y99u1WaCKKMvu5X2V1RuWQrzF_zjiMGTii0IHuq6g85FqUF308EIlGAgALoC0sY79RJq4HKa0phI9qBK1_bevG7p3mM1DtJzJuk97Tm8Fd41LtQA/w143-h200/20220629_083747.jpg" width="143" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We know that the older you get, the longer </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">It takes to heal and Caroline had just got back to her old self in time for Graham to get plastered! </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I hope you recover soon Graham so you can get back to painting. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It won't interfere with his singing voice though so he and his Hawaian band will still be " giving it some" in the bars.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;">OLD KIT. </span></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">WEM SAPPHIRE</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-large;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It was 1969, the glory days of the Watkins Rapier budget guitar that inspired a nation had passed, Watkins or WEM as it was now known had become one of the leaders in the field of amplification and great PA systems. In a bit of a last gasp they released the Watkins/WEM Sapphire guitar.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0ypsw7dhv61XDVs8aIfSNafWzAYIILJwCm5Fcdts2qX5rX7esvlawNQBL-O_z4tlJD--5u5PhkkemUWcHTlumiCs_q3wgI-hBhJoJoKRjvExl_KwRdadACx0R4mV3EDWb0BhqDj75hp08GBNLKMeVlY7r-vuTDapNCvkjJ9Uy-KD2KfEHteWhHgKWg/s1200/20220629_095457.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="892" data-original-width="1200" height="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0ypsw7dhv61XDVs8aIfSNafWzAYIILJwCm5Fcdts2qX5rX7esvlawNQBL-O_z4tlJD--5u5PhkkemUWcHTlumiCs_q3wgI-hBhJoJoKRjvExl_KwRdadACx0R4mV3EDWb0BhqDj75hp08GBNLKMeVlY7r-vuTDapNCvkjJ9Uy-KD2KfEHteWhHgKWg/w640-h475/20220629_095457.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span><span style="font-size: large;">It had, in fact, been released in 1968 as the Wilson Sapphire, and had been badged accordingly with a different headstock and control knobs. This rare beauty is really reminiscent of a few Burns models with the shape of the body identical to the Short Scale Jazz, the scratch plate layout just like the Burns Marvin and the controls from the Burns London split sonic. This particular guitar is currently for sale on EBay from Germany at around £1000.00. There were not too many of these made so it is a rarity worth buying for keen collectors of old British guitars. </span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #fcff01; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">FINALLY</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">There's absolute bedlam at British airports. The Govt gave the airlines a load of dosh to pay furlough wages to staff who were being laid off but they sacked the staff and kept the money and are now blaming the Govt. What a disaster.</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">Take Care you Guys, it's a greedy world right now.</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">Bob</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">Copyright: Bulls head Bob</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="font-size: large;">Contact: Bobsbullocks@Gmail.com </span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492607932902142434.post-12416945477237588482022-06-01T04:00:00.001+01:002022-06-07T02:29:54.309+01:00Bulls Head Bob - June 2022. The last of the first - JERRY LEE LEWIS..Country Hall of Fame RICK PRICE - The Move RIP. The Queens Jubilee concert 2022. Us Golden Few.<p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Howdoo you Brummies!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It's summer time here at Brumbeat Villas and I'm busy as a host of bees, immersing myself in the garden and it's definitely the place where I feel removed from the world in turmoil with this lust for power, hatred and greed so prevalent. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">OK, enough of that, let's go back to better times when gender issues didn't exist because we had more pressing things to do with our time.</span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">ALL THINGS HAVE A BEGINNING</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1M3uOmdTsXVhpIJrZvUyJEyyvG8g_rY0Kr9f-CtVDomfjXcPE8OOsg8ldGMcGOwMq0fad-cR_zHr15C9yxPnijyh78xdpSiSN8BhrQuz2gXjr3KcWaDqKYCzeYJH4t0epAy3j_seCJdFQ7qjseEIbuk9pgJ9OajB_1SMcSPCZBGilUgTWhsApn_9NcA/s1112/20220601_040320.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="878" data-original-width="1112" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1M3uOmdTsXVhpIJrZvUyJEyyvG8g_rY0Kr9f-CtVDomfjXcPE8OOsg8ldGMcGOwMq0fad-cR_zHr15C9yxPnijyh78xdpSiSN8BhrQuz2gXjr3KcWaDqKYCzeYJH4t0epAy3j_seCJdFQ7qjseEIbuk9pgJ9OajB_1SMcSPCZBGilUgTWhsApn_9NcA/w640-h506/20220601_040320.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br />"</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">How true Bob" you're probably thinking because it all starts somewhere. My own musical journey started at the birth of</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7caBFLoPqqK0rA1Wq0bPDEB4YUcziBK8FE6_ZKcqS1FixHDi8Lg82glO3cdujnPuH4lqDOwgOStJYgwxz_tDbMkYQau8xjYzZISs29DeE2Srtc8We-mfigoPh3VKTb_qwOSQySPLPOCB38hyXp02Nmq_w15oaOTE4j-Pwpclz20ngn4qfujSTkhrMg/s1534/20220522_125149.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1534" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7caBFLoPqqK0rA1Wq0bPDEB4YUcziBK8FE6_ZKcqS1FixHDi8Lg82glO3cdujnPuH4lqDOwgOStJYgwxz_tDbMkYQau8xjYzZISs29DeE2Srtc8We-mfigoPh3VKTb_qwOSQySPLPOCB38hyXp02Nmq_w15oaOTE4j-Pwpclz20ngn4qfujSTkhrMg/s320/20220522_125149.jpg" width="250" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Rock and Roll, albeit being only 8 years old at the time when first subjected to the hissing and popping sound of a scratchy 78 rpm record as the needle hit the lead-in grooves, and I experienced that moment of anticipation before my first listen to rock and roll. Clunk! ssssssssssst "Well since my new baby left me".... Elvis had arrived, my eyes popped wide open as my elder teenage sisters screamed at the sound and my Father shouted at them to shut up. It's perhaps, pertinent to note that the output from our wind-up wonder was slightly louder than hitting the top of a boiled egg with a teaspoon, no volume controls, no controls at all!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">"Ah" I thought, my own beginning has arrived and with every new 78 that I heard I knew I wanted to play a guitar and sing and get told to shut up by my bully of a father, it was the only way I could fight back.. The instrument arrived quite quickly thanks to my mother followed by the anticipated recriminations from Mr Cruel of Wankerland.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_l-cNsV9PFB35I3pmMd_ux07sSR2q-bpOD8kRahW5EIdB-8T9bwLCegr8_y_OspdL7ScY5lRD9d1k9sY4cuGHJoV16C9Qh_F7rNo4gknlekCJczYXgDizHxraCPjRj-Rdx6xxFYZboSKjtGn4WkU2qfNRit1FeRW18L7B4-i1VL6bDGrY69yCud6lhw/s809/20220522_084022.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="754" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_l-cNsV9PFB35I3pmMd_ux07sSR2q-bpOD8kRahW5EIdB-8T9bwLCegr8_y_OspdL7ScY5lRD9d1k9sY4cuGHJoV16C9Qh_F7rNo4gknlekCJczYXgDizHxraCPjRj-Rdx6xxFYZboSKjtGn4WkU2qfNRit1FeRW18L7B4-i1VL6bDGrY69yCud6lhw/w373-h400/20220522_084022.jpg" width="373" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I didn't listen to Elvis much from then on because, in 1957, a bigger rebel in the form of Jerry Lee Lewis and his "Whole Lotta Shakin" was on the scene and I have been a fan of this devil since then.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">'Great Balls of Fire', 'Breathless' and the fabulous 'High School Confidential' followed in quick succession. I was a bit too young to care or understand about him marrying his 13 year old cousin, which effectively finished his rock and roll career at the time, it did however give birth to my rebellious nature which is still a part of me. Everything Mr Cruel hated, I loved, so 1957 was a great year for rebels. It seemed strange that when in 1959, just 2 years later, Elvis moved 14 year old Priscilla into Graceland and the world just said how pretty she was?</span></p><p><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4aIAjjC7FpY7zVY4dt8ST_pxQjquwj1Fa2ZMwzco3L2QbuP8yoKvtPY4dzZfzFzahVNNfZQqIxbcwJ1rpNzpnjknkGhiW7F399OzUyH62pxhCu0XaJT4J6zREPG3FKe0i069ZRJrkOL8_kxwdgpqwWo224ZqC3FP7ycpBH4Ct4TXbo5xTG_5YMSVRdw/s1509/20220522_084853.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1509" data-original-width="1132" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4aIAjjC7FpY7zVY4dt8ST_pxQjquwj1Fa2ZMwzco3L2QbuP8yoKvtPY4dzZfzFzahVNNfZQqIxbcwJ1rpNzpnjknkGhiW7F399OzUyH62pxhCu0XaJT4J6zREPG3FKe0i069ZRJrkOL8_kxwdgpqwWo224ZqC3FP7ycpBH4Ct4TXbo5xTG_5YMSVRdw/s320/20220522_084853.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">So here we are in 2022, 65 years have passed, two of those four songs I still play on stage and <span style="color: red;">86</span> year old Jerry Lee is still performing, he is now the sole survivor of that early USA rock and roll music AND what is more, is about to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. If ever there was something that would stick in the craw of those "all sweetness and light", Bible bashing Country fans it would be this. I am a happy man because he is a great artist with a love of Country music and was instrumental in c</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">reating that same melting pot of country rockin' styles that influenced The Band years later b</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">ut Jerry did it first.</span><div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUDdt-Tv_liMM72e53yev-7JAASB2foXfa08WwMuvdn0uP5EsnweqIXSY58HrVAJ2tTln6d3OlwR9y4e53QP2qVhUh2JLOkJY2WEaqz98sVUIekMg77-NQXwA-IelOZfaPDx7auZoHnzBU45L6RmGvBVqDIRj0P1paLKK2lQVydVPmkDcT44xD6GYPQ/s1096/20220524_140932.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1096" data-original-width="739" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUDdt-Tv_liMM72e53yev-7JAASB2foXfa08WwMuvdn0uP5EsnweqIXSY58HrVAJ2tTln6d3OlwR9y4e53QP2qVhUh2JLOkJY2WEaqz98sVUIekMg77-NQXwA-IelOZfaPDx7auZoHnzBU45L6RmGvBVqDIRj0P1paLKK2lQVydVPmkDcT44xD6GYPQ/s320/20220524_140932.jpg" width="216" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">How people go on about Hendrix setting fire to his guitar!..well Jerry did it first in 1956 and on a much bigger scale, emptying a petrol filled Coke bottle into his piano and setting it on fire whilst playing Great Balls of Fire on stage to outdo Chuck Berry. The British population was outraged when the Sex Pistols swore on TV, pretty tame by todays standards but in 56 Jerry Lee shocked, outraged and offended the whole world. </span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrehQIKpytUjZXdWsD_ChyEs0sBkN1tPGTd3R2c6UkmuTEcVPT346vi5DPltTtBGZnEs4gBZeWt7bVHyRhIqNvVkkJIyF6zCDTMOgH6XXhTXMAVyKGO4dP526F21xpL5nl-MEJsFmGU0uo9CmzldRFfUpkPAxfzLAVYVW58Yw6S0a7tWEmEWqlyf4JQ/s1182/20220522_132024.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrehQIKpytUjZXdWsD_ChyEs0sBkN1tPGTd3R2c6UkmuTEcVPT346vi5DPltTtBGZnEs4gBZeWt7bVHyRhIqNvVkkJIyF6zCDTMOgH6XXhTXMAVyKGO4dP526F21xpL5nl-MEJsFmGU0uo9CmzldRFfUpkPAxfzLAVYVW58Yw6S0a7tWEmEWqlyf4JQ/s320/20220522_132024.jpg" width="217" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">This guy has been a real Rebel for a lifetime but a hero to me. Go Jerry Lee! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The Film of Great Balls of Fire starring Dennis Quaid is a must for fans of Rock and Roll music. Early Rock and Roll made a brief comeback in 1968 and I got to play Jerry Lees songs which I adored. That comeback had been championed by Birminghams, The Move copying the Duane Eddy sound for the intro to "Fire Brigade" which leads me to deliver a bit of sad news.....</span><p></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">ALL THINGS MUST PASS.</span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">RICK PRICE - RIP</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxA8haM75sfMN4iHK1v-V3mVGqXKgXP7VdbsFS4X5GR3mMHq5FXAfEmgOrUwELU_GrZVHP25BnMk0H3ygauROAmvw2HS7weYcUsiJQhP8PjssdHNJPTZ1uZDFZSfm1ZlrYG9sSbJn9mxUjZpX172QlzZJzBgQwGT6aMAecPq7XItTCmVsiw85BkD0ew/s587/20220522_102717.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="399" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxA8haM75sfMN4iHK1v-V3mVGqXKgXP7VdbsFS4X5GR3mMHq5FXAfEmgOrUwELU_GrZVHP25BnMk0H3ygauROAmvw2HS7weYcUsiJQhP8PjssdHNJPTZ1uZDFZSfm1ZlrYG9sSbJn9mxUjZpX172QlzZJzBgQwGT6aMAecPq7XItTCmVsiw85BkD0ew/s320/20220522_102717.jpg" width="218" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Another tick of the Brumbeat musicians clock has seen the passing of Rick Price, ex Sight and Sound, The Move and Wizzard. Rick had certainly paid his dues on the Brumbeat music scene serving with a few Birmingham bands before being somewhat surprised to be offered the job of bassist for The Move by Roy Wood. However, at this time The Move were just doing cabaret dates and Rick was wholly suited to those kind of disciplines so he would have been the ideal replacement.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Although I was on the scene at the same time and we were both on the same Bill of shows that my band and his played, I never actually met him, just a nod of the head as we passed each other. Sight and Sound were basically a cabaret style group and not to my personal liking. For an in depth background article about Rick, make a visit to www.brumbeat.Net where John Woodhouse details</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> his beginnings on the Sight and Sound band page. Got to be worth a read for lovers of Birminghams music history at the best time for bands, the 60's. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVavR-qYE-d09ap2PIlK7xf9kb4mD31gdJMsm8bueNJt31g5OxX3pbT_kPRhqWkaL74P-DJstdigDwRZ5G_x7OUMGRPfqVpGY-7XyImQ8JhJcEIRNdAgiujhHTA7EgYJWIUPqaET0q2luNSjOckjlbqazsm8ECLJQ4A6Kni7ye4cigNd4eivuqLN9JBQ/s1045/20220522_121227.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="1045" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVavR-qYE-d09ap2PIlK7xf9kb4mD31gdJMsm8bueNJt31g5OxX3pbT_kPRhqWkaL74P-DJstdigDwRZ5G_x7OUMGRPfqVpGY-7XyImQ8JhJcEIRNdAgiujhHTA7EgYJWIUPqaET0q2luNSjOckjlbqazsm8ECLJQ4A6Kni7ye4cigNd4eivuqLN9JBQ/w640-h520/20220522_121227.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">When The Move broke up, Rick continued playing with Roy when he formed Wizzard, after his departure from ELO, so enjoyed a few well deserved years in the charts. My condolences go to his family and friends. </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">THE QUEENS PLATINUM JUBILEE CONCERT.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5y_UjaeDAynKSX4SSHY0imJ-GE5Kcbazp9a1wSWsPFpTBsvDFLy2TI_71L7DzQfC31QuS2dorVfg94mZ0cmeR9OZcBHP2VKUReFSlj-gj3C8_DGXroNce-omM-9cxvgH4ID5L6qUW0D3TcrIuth2DcPjeXq0g8n8oesPds61G0vKj_z4UlNDiC6H0Yw/s886/20220525_084009.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="852" data-original-width="886" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5y_UjaeDAynKSX4SSHY0imJ-GE5Kcbazp9a1wSWsPFpTBsvDFLy2TI_71L7DzQfC31QuS2dorVfg94mZ0cmeR9OZcBHP2VKUReFSlj-gj3C8_DGXroNce-omM-9cxvgH4ID5L6qUW0D3TcrIuth2DcPjeXq0g8n8oesPds61G0vKj_z4UlNDiC6H0Yw/s320/20220525_084009.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I am pleased to see that those responsible for choosing artists for the 4 June concert at the Palace have heeded my advice and not employed anyone to do with X Factor. The bill is headed by Diana Ross and they have bought back the immaculate Stevie Wonder, Cliff Richards, Ed Sheeran AND Birmingham's Duran Duran who had been ignored at the last Jubilee as reported by this very blog. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQPGHYy_A_7RGsSIcxHJQT8VQ4CnANg1eOLz0kddhn4t3POvLG5M5OYTizY6uG12TTicY2Vh_G0wJpR_8zuEKrY_9zqlrbE4_u0j4ywPCQVzL9k5NrKc6WzFbPkkFk2EtT4tSwo0wNhrwnk_VJoasWsNrRA3EQjkt8g4hqm6AGniup5i8E4FmXLmPqOw/s730/20220525_134019.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="730" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQPGHYy_A_7RGsSIcxHJQT8VQ4CnANg1eOLz0kddhn4t3POvLG5M5OYTizY6uG12TTicY2Vh_G0wJpR_8zuEKrY_9zqlrbE4_u0j4ywPCQVzL9k5NrKc6WzFbPkkFk2EtT4tSwo0wNhrwnk_VJoasWsNrRA3EQjkt8g4hqm6AGniup5i8E4FmXLmPqOw/w200-h147/20220525_134019.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Guitarist Brian May will be making two appearances, a solo performance, no doubt perched on top of a tall building playing God Save the Queen, personally I would love to see him doing it suspended on a zip line going from Admiralty Arch to the Palace, with rockets strapped to his trainers and his curly white locks of hair flowing behind him, a bit like the dog thing in Neverending Story. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">He will later be playing as part of Queen with Adam Lambert. There</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> are also </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">a panoply of additional great artists too, not like the 2012 shambles. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The British public are lucky to have had this Queen of Queens as the head of our country. She set the standard of public dignity very high and she is respected throughout the world except by the fat orange racist buffoon who wouldn't know good manners if they were inserted analy with a red hot spoon where, I imagine, he keeps his head most of the time. .</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">US GOLDEN FEW </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7cPCP2ABUoHHaalARAf0JORDUK-06PAR2CFlB4dEQAGfUG_RLrPq-yoD29kiDGGbJL7bu5I39huOh-wMA7Giow0ui1zStQsMW75czh0dRVveos6i9L440tPl5HWkzTJszylspp6NnUKRGoh3KEgxBUSs0JG-gMo9nILjr-mD6hcuTMDncK_147LgnQ/s1169/20220529_070526.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1169" data-original-width="863" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7cPCP2ABUoHHaalARAf0JORDUK-06PAR2CFlB4dEQAGfUG_RLrPq-yoD29kiDGGbJL7bu5I39huOh-wMA7Giow0ui1zStQsMW75czh0dRVveos6i9L440tPl5HWkzTJszylspp6NnUKRGoh3KEgxBUSs0JG-gMo9nILjr-mD6hcuTMDncK_147LgnQ/s320/20220529_070526.jpg" width="236" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Us 60's Golden Few Brumbeat musicians are now in our twilight years and time marches on with the inevitable consequence that means we are getting fewer. We were blessed to have lived through those times of post WW2 peace, where not only did we have the rebirth of a nation, us "Babyboomers", but we had the birth of the electric guitar and organ and homegrown rock and roll. Charlie Watkins produced a great guitar in the Rapier and launched the best amplifiers available, Beat music thudded away in every sweaty and smokey pub in Birmingham and its environs, it was BRUMBEAT the vibrant 60's and the dance halls were packed. There was a warm sense of optimism in the air and music was the key to it all. People liked and respected each other in those days. </span><p></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #fcff01;">DEAR OLD MUM</span>. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Being a member of a very well known Brummie group was nice and on one summer day I was in the city with my Mother going to Rackhams for Lunch. We walked along New Street then turned right up Corporation Street which I guess is about half a mile or so. About every 3 or 4 steps I took, somebody would say "Hello Bob, how yer gooin? Etc...", I was always polite and said "Hi". My Mum kept looking at me quizzically as we walked along and as we got to the entrance of the department store she stopped and asked "Bob, does </span><u style="font-family: verdana;"><i>everybody</i></u><span style="font-family: verdana;"> in Birmingham know you"?!! I just laughed but I could tell she was really proud and I knew she felt that reward was her's too for all the support she gave me and the sacrifices she had made, she was damn right, she was a marvellous person and I would give everything I own to see her again for a day. </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicT9LvsmaqUFGBSgy5Va_K4T7O1e16TXIRveFFZV1Ebu6hse_rh4S465c4KVOcWons9bkS0yiptYVutmiilULpQJDLevPJvERlKdkhcBSCT0fbvx1xas9siAQ56SzyPbUPlzaMRjYAQl2LU_Ze8K0lzcnIZ0qzbwRl5PitlXdxsH-wB0GwfgbV6HgDdw/s737/20220530_140321.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="737" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicT9LvsmaqUFGBSgy5Va_K4T7O1e16TXIRveFFZV1Ebu6hse_rh4S465c4KVOcWons9bkS0yiptYVutmiilULpQJDLevPJvERlKdkhcBSCT0fbvx1xas9siAQ56SzyPbUPlzaMRjYAQl2LU_Ze8K0lzcnIZ0qzbwRl5PitlXdxsH-wB0GwfgbV6HgDdw/s320/20220530_140321.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Those young Beat groups gained experience and became exposed to other influences, leading to ground breaking popular music that The Beatles took to its limit in the summer of 1967 with Sgt Pepper. It was a recording miracle that still impresses the industry to this day when sound engineers are discussing new sounds and effects, the reference "post Beatles" is the benchmark they start from. The fashion industry bloomed too, after making Army uniforms for the previous war years. We dressed in the brightest of colours and strutted our stuff. The music of black artists from America, from blues through to Soul music was welcomed in the UK and they loved touring here where there was no racial hatred. In return their presence gave us diversity and inspiration, their stage shows were stunning and it only cost about ten pence to go and see them, with 2 support bands too. </span><p></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We were Brummies and we made everything for everyone, complete with all the motorbikes and the majority of British cars we were a boom town and w</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">e had the time of our lives!! We gave the world some memorable musicians and bands. </span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">That time has passed into history that only <i>we</i> can appreciate, us Golden Few. Oh! all of a sudden I feel happy again so o</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">n that note, I'm off to tend to my Hibiscus. Dib dib dib...and take care you survivors......here's a cyber hug!</span></p><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Slava Ukraine!!</span></p></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bob</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Copyright: Bullsheadbob </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Contact: Bobsbullocks@Gmail.com </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /><br /></p></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492607932902142434.post-23931253044538748352022-05-01T05:30:00.057+01:002022-05-01T07:33:31.028+01:00BULLS HEAD BOB - May 2022. ZOOM G1 X4 Update. Bev Bevan Very upset!! EXPOSED Metal Bands and The Dark Arts!! Gibson Theodore<p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hello Brummies, Musicians, Brummies Abroad and all you wicked blog readers.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">ZOOM G1 X4 UPDATE.</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCF9TJ3SQiTMosSDe93EAC7ugxT2hAxPGvMyZsEk3bWBylO8snbJS8SrnWKAygR8PEQNQXc4f4Uys--ftbLn_STSz9evoT5uOWjgSICytFjIjbLyGnWa3k362HGkJFIFgdQ1qqcfa2tsCaKNFyciV-dK2EB3LNBGHZq228_SuS8SpyYYRGlzgPnDwlg/s868/20220430_083427.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="868" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCF9TJ3SQiTMosSDe93EAC7ugxT2hAxPGvMyZsEk3bWBylO8snbJS8SrnWKAygR8PEQNQXc4f4Uys--ftbLn_STSz9evoT5uOWjgSICytFjIjbLyGnWa3k362HGkJFIFgdQ1qqcfa2tsCaKNFyciV-dK2EB3LNBGHZq228_SuS8SpyYYRGlzgPnDwlg/s320/20220430_083427.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">A couple of blogs ago I promised an update on the ZOOM Multi fx pedal. Since then things came along that diverted me from that promise but now I shall address that omission. I have to say right from the off that this piece of kit is very small in size but is a GIANT technically. I am totally impressed by its capabilities and choices of sound that it affords, so much so that it would be nigh on impossible for me to write an in-depth review covering all the details of its wondrous workings which are many fold!! At this point I need to re-iterate that I was a "FX Pedal virgin" until buying this and in truth I bought it as an aid to recording rather than for live performances and I am still in the learning process.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">There are many, many YouTube clips of "How to" use all its possibilities and, to that end, I suggest that this is the best way for us all to learn, one facet at a time. I have been a regular viewer.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I DO recommend it as a purchase though if you are thinking about effects, it's cheap and really built well, it occupies a tiny bit of space which is a real bonus and will give you endless hours of fun if you are a "knob twiddler" refining and honing your own preferences. There are installed pre-sets that can make you sound like David Gilmour or Brian May and you can build all your own effects desires outside of the pre-sets that are installed and the pedal will automatically save them for you. It's a no brainer really, even if you buy one just for fun.</span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">BEV BEVAN is Very Upset!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLkJNCFWvUQWbtiqHx6mlyBo2Cj49hu5hevgWc10GKmvY-7Ny_zgK-B-UojytuV8Zgfy1A-fMT4sgPYMRkIsKMHzMijt3zPS48KNL6pYZ6S2OlYe3EEmaTPv27lQQrlg094OQnNMIsRaOQry7a9v83Xtl6nJlKP4tamsNRZkaerxbDGLhBlUQd2HK_g/s990/20220430_082825.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="990" data-original-width="812" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLkJNCFWvUQWbtiqHx6mlyBo2Cj49hu5hevgWc10GKmvY-7Ny_zgK-B-UojytuV8Zgfy1A-fMT4sgPYMRkIsKMHzMijt3zPS48KNL6pYZ6S2OlYe3EEmaTPv27lQQrlg094OQnNMIsRaOQry7a9v83Xtl6nJlKP4tamsNRZkaerxbDGLhBlUQd2HK_g/s320/20220430_082825.jpg" width="262" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Brummie drumming star Bev Bevan has had his Facebook account closed after being accused of breaking 'community standards' by failing to comply with Facebook regulations of account holders in that he failed to renew his associated email account in January. He said "I'm Very Upset". His current agent Ashley Yeates stated to Birmingham Live..... </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">"What I think happened with Bev's account. We couldn't get in. Somebody has either reported it and said it's not a legitimate account or somebody has posted on there. We dont know what it was. Bevs email account we had set up linked with the Facebook account had lapsed. Around the same time the email lapsed, something happened to Bev's Facebook account. By the time we noticed it we had 48 hours to sort it and get in or it would be switched off".</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The account was subsequently deleted. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">COCK UP</span> ON THE ADMIN FRONT </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I Bob, along with millions of others in the New Year, received from GMail notice that unused email accounts would be closed if they had not been used in the past few months. It is common practice to link email accounts to other applications and not physically use them as channels of communication when the linked account itself has it's own messaging service as part of the application. Rules are Rules and if you fail to comply with them you are guilty of breaking those rules and you will lose your account accordingly.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">If you do lose your account it doesn't mean that someone had maliciously hijacked the account with mal intent. It means that you had failed in your obligation to maintain your account within the guidelines. It's no great mystery, it's an administrative blunder that can happen to anyone. Ashley Yeates further stated that "I and Bev both posted on the account as Bev was "less Tech Savvy' than me". ??? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Drummers favourite PIN Number......1-2-3-4</span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">HEAVY METAL GROUPS AND THE DARK ARTS EXPOSED! NONE OF THEM ARE IN LEAGUE WITH THE DEVIL SHOCKER!!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">What is it that makes metal fans believe that heavy metal groups are in league with the Devil?? I</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">t's no secret at all, it's the groups themselves, if you state something often enough then people believe it. They all seem to home in on Alastair Crowley, self proclaimed dark wizard and the fact that Jimmy Page bought Crowleys house in London as explicit evidence of the sinister link, I believe that it was simply that Page had lots of dosh and could afford it. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR3lpSTuHera3FW0bS7j-abI8r4Gy_0XnUTJ4wDF38otPfktD-OdcQ77HX-aPB2QZr-DFv7-pf0XYc01xj8qdRmHh-KSrNYjrE3B9RtBsWEzTrbuU_TQ_Mf7Oxh5GP6LGEOvOAbriW8HbLhc-U2M6FtC-pUjI2qyq6fVoR-o94XThK0ksHl7hCBRpUPQ/s942/20220430_101220.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="942" data-original-width="697" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR3lpSTuHera3FW0bS7j-abI8r4Gy_0XnUTJ4wDF38otPfktD-OdcQ77HX-aPB2QZr-DFv7-pf0XYc01xj8qdRmHh-KSrNYjrE3B9RtBsWEzTrbuU_TQ_Mf7Oxh5GP6LGEOvOAbriW8HbLhc-U2M6FtC-pUjI2qyq6fVoR-o94XThK0ksHl7hCBRpUPQ/s320/20220430_101220.jpg" width="237" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">In a world shattering Bulls Head Bob expose, I can now reveal that, in fact these Metal heroes are just ordinary people who wear black clothes, crucifixes and cloaks, apart from when they pop round to their Mums house for tea on Sunday. Just to be on the safe side however, thank goodness us ordinary mortal souls have Albus Dumbledore and The Shadows back catalogue of melodic tunes to save us all from their "Dark Riffs". No dark arts here thank you. I'm a Hank Man!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Should you require confirmation just take a gander at the wonderful "Bad News" by Rik Mayal and Ade Edmonson it will explain everything. </span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">ART FOR ARTS SAKE - </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">GIBSON THEODORE.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVFXUrZEBSaebLhE8BJ5wWFrJt7YNHYq1gwOjNWN0F7nJFcB_jjj75hSuW8O3q_MpUFFlZ0yS-coRBWX4tAVG-yJLT7OdOuIWNgR5ICa4o2A91_jnCA95A-9MPYXXyOyh_FfmfYo1xDRVcw-ScdXe1pR6HgBegYtxnAgj9unr1L1en3eGUFpbJNK4Wog/s1429/20220325_104055.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1429" data-original-width="982" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVFXUrZEBSaebLhE8BJ5wWFrJt7YNHYq1gwOjNWN0F7nJFcB_jjj75hSuW8O3q_MpUFFlZ0yS-coRBWX4tAVG-yJLT7OdOuIWNgR5ICa4o2A91_jnCA95A-9MPYXXyOyh_FfmfYo1xDRVcw-ScdXe1pR6HgBegYtxnAgj9unr1L1en3eGUFpbJNK4Wog/s320/20220325_104055.jpg" width="220" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I get a bit pissed off with mega companies profiteering from defenceless musicians. This time its Gibson and their recent offering, the Theodore. It's a limited edition of a guitar that was never manufactured by them before, although the plans had been drawn up many years ago. It is now on sale for $4999 dollars and there are only 318 guitars.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Why was it not released? Well I would guess that they thought, at the time, that it wasn't good enough but now in the world of stupid money it seems like a good way to get people to part with it stupidly. The guitars will be bought by them then stored away until some person with more stupid money than they had will buy them for double the price....and so it goes.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">It looks crappy to me, a slab of wood with a couple of P90s but then again I'm neither rich and/or stupid.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">FINALLY</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Remember, May the Fourth is Star Wars day.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Slava Ukraine!!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Take Care of each other, avoid buying anything Russian. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bob</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Copyright: Bullsheadbob </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Contact: Bobsbullocks@Gmail.com </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span face=""Open Sans", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492607932902142434.post-47842538234065572362022-04-01T05:30:00.250+01:002022-04-02T07:41:37.823+01:00Bulls Head Bob April 2022. FENDER METEORA SENSATION!! Queens Platinum Jubilee concert. West Side Story 2022 <p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hello Brummies, Brummies Abroad, and especially Birminghams beat musicians of the 60's. </span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">FENDER METEORA PLAYER PLUS </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJrGExU9cGJM5ztrZ5V3mCxhmi6r5Vs8unPhiJUHGkTpdr39iCTj_xkABGNksHao0RKT0QWkVlxukfrLymb80CIcGb4vEkQSSBwyn080M_LuRDStGD9LaN4nW4zhLyIsDVhLYqj3IqrjILo_axaPgHiPoZX33wTzZyMHoTA9-xTUB4H7wjeArQ8V8XQ/s1172/20220331_205619.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1172" data-original-width="392" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJrGExU9cGJM5ztrZ5V3mCxhmi6r5Vs8unPhiJUHGkTpdr39iCTj_xkABGNksHao0RKT0QWkVlxukfrLymb80CIcGb4vEkQSSBwyn080M_LuRDStGD9LaN4nW4zhLyIsDVhLYqj3IqrjILo_axaPgHiPoZX33wTzZyMHoTA9-xTUB4H7wjeArQ8V8XQ/w214-h640/20220331_205619.jpg" width="214" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />What a beauty! </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I have oft found myself of the opinion that Fender guitar design started very well with two iconic guitars, The Stratocaster and the Telecaster, then had lived on the Fender name because, frankly, their designs from then on were mediocre at best, totally lacking in imagination. The Jaguar lacked soul, it was too clean sounding which is strange because it had a panoply of controls but no amount of twiddling produced anything other than the same clunky sound. I played Gibsons at the time and one night one of the tuners broke. The support band's guitarist kindly gave me his Jaguar to use while our roadie fixed the tuner. The difference between the warmth and/or aggressive tones of my SG compared to the Jaguar was staggering, in the negative sense. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The horrible Mustang and Coronado were just as bad. Since then, Fender launched many ranges of their two main models with slightly different model names or signature models but nothing really new at all. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">As a very young kid I had stood, open mouthed, staring at the first Stratocaster in Birmingham. It was inside a glass case at Jones and Crossland music shop and looked like something from outer space with a Sunburst paint finish that was glorious beyond imagination in those early years. Since then, Fender had never managed to dedicate the time for great design aesthetics or forward thinking. It was more profitable to flood the market with cheap versions of the Strat under the Squier or Affinity label.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I was enormously pleased to see and hear Fenders latest mainstream model, the incredibly stylish METEORA!! I was hooked from the moment I saw it and at last Fender have installed two Fireball Humbuckers as standard and have also adopted a push/ pull pot similar to the Yamaha SG to enable its arsenal of fantastic sounds. This guitar's design flows, its sexy, its aggressive and growls at you but purrs along nicely with rich clean tones too. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The guitar comes in various colours but for me the nicest option is the Sunburst Player plus. Such a beautiful paint job. You can pre order from Andertons music Store for the sum of £859.00, it comes with a gig bag too. If I had the money this would soon be in my hands inspiring me to greater heights. So, thank you Fender I am beginning to drool, I guess I'd better start saving.</span></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLRC1_7cf5RJmgLyNoIMYIquwJllkAV-v1BA_J4MsqVaWEs7LVJCqYiZenDZ01yhkw5CauIv0r6LlZREUhMShaC7SGuF5cBpJUlnXFvOazrauXQHy_Utra7it29tFBwWiUZDzP9diOBgcBpUNS01IVTLxNwYN-MYdXHXcFAy8xaH_HJg_LdATScnlPcQ/s465/20220331_094642.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="319" data-original-width="465" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLRC1_7cf5RJmgLyNoIMYIquwJllkAV-v1BA_J4MsqVaWEs7LVJCqYiZenDZ01yhkw5CauIv0r6LlZREUhMShaC7SGuF5cBpJUlnXFvOazrauXQHy_Utra7it29tFBwWiUZDzP9diOBgcBpUNS01IVTLxNwYN-MYdXHXcFAy8xaH_HJg_LdATScnlPcQ/w640-h440/20220331_094642.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;">PLATINUM JUBILEE CONCERT</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Here we go again! It only seems like yesterday that the Queen held her 2012 jubilee concert outside Buckingham Palace with a panoply of some great artists and some who frankly, stunk. Well this coming June it's happening again and I thought it timely to republish my last review of that day as an aid to the people whose job it is to assemble the artist line up, just to help prevent repetitive errors and here it is:</span></p><p><span style="color: #fcff01; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">THE</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> JUBILEE </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">CONCERT 2012</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span>"It became pretty evident that some of the Jubilee Concert was really the corporate arm of the 'X Factor' franchise on a day out which meant we had to suffer some poo, and didn't we just? </span><span>But wait a minute.....there were some great people on too weren't there? </span><span>Well everybody who was a star in the 60's was still a star of that concert and performed like the REAL performers they are. But as for today's pop heroes</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;">CHERYL COLE (Nee Tweedy).</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><span>It has to be said that Cheryl Cole (nee Tweedy) was in a class of her own for this concert and in some ways it was her re-launch onto the world scene, having been dumped by the Americans a year ago, so she had something to prove. Her publicity machine had conveniently brushed aside the recent controversy about her miming when appearing on the hit TV Show, 'The Voice", which is a show for<em> singers</em> apparently?</span><br /><br /><span>Some people said "She can't sing" and you know what, they're absolutely spot on!! but surely, she <em>must </em>be more than just a pretty little geordie?..... hang on, </span><span>she was definitely <i>taller</i> than the Queen!!....that's something isnt it?</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjorfZuD549plBx14BdbX25S-ryoS2d0Ey1MQlWP6q1G5zphNWoJil_WLPsVy9_PeKlbonSXPvVJRU6Im1a9XtInuOydK65fwdQ77MIrFwQOppJeXg5FV09qvLeuy0x6D1GXMXMlaa9nEGu/s1600/Garysuit.jpg" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" rca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjorfZuD549plBx14BdbX25S-ryoS2d0Ey1MQlWP6q1G5zphNWoJil_WLPsVy9_PeKlbonSXPvVJRU6Im1a9XtInuOydK65fwdQ77MIrFwQOppJeXg5FV09qvLeuy0x6D1GXMXMlaa9nEGu/s200/Garysuit.jpg" width="133" /></a><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">It's a good job the Queen didn't ask her about her dress either, a calculated publicity grabbing headline would surely have filled the Daily Rags to say she was wearing a dress designed by EWA MINGE..</span><span>I thought that was a Saturday night game for consenting adults? and as for little Gary Barlow, now this might be a tad critical but "Gary I'd get another tailor" - I mean he must have been pissed out of his head when he went for a fitting cos his jacket had to be held together with a chain!! It didn't even cover his stomach, he was probably thinking "Well I'll slim down into it" and didn't quite make it.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwuxREPSsj2_RMHDRDit891qeSOmms8cK8ehkJcLAp9zG5Mf0yHWqL8RFlVJ-kqClZu7-pVv4nOPCqYq9i9vdozxbE0SPV1SjBNGF3STmnp6arrFrs9BY2_b7i8IZdnTM5wR0BCRr-8TAlNu6phcG5MqrzXZTtuNZrmntlAGQrfe5LGDhicINyTWaL4Q=s1076" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="1076" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwuxREPSsj2_RMHDRDit891qeSOmms8cK8ehkJcLAp9zG5Mf0yHWqL8RFlVJ-kqClZu7-pVv4nOPCqYq9i9vdozxbE0SPV1SjBNGF3STmnp6arrFrs9BY2_b7i8IZdnTM5wR0BCRr-8TAlNu6phcG5MqrzXZTtuNZrmntlAGQrfe5LGDhicINyTWaL4Q=s320" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #ffa400;">ENTER THE YAK</span><br /><span>Anyway, when Cheryl Cole's (nee Tweedy) duet with Gary started, she opened her mouth, and out came the sort of discordant noise that I have only heard once before from a sick Himalayan Yak. I was moved to comment to Mrs Bob that it could be another one of those Bananarama 'harmonies' but was proved wrong as she continued her 'avoidance of melody' technique. She wasn't a million miles away from the Bananas </span></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">but was definitely worse than the sick Yak. </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Gary Barlow's face was magic, there was this fleeting moment of horror as he heard those first notes. He looked in her direction, (probably expecting to see a Yak?) and I bet he was thinking "What the ****?, I was hoping for a Knighthood for this?". Sir Gazza of Boybandland.</span><br /><br /><span>I could clearly hear the sound techie, who by the way was shit all through the concert, piling on the effects board to try and salvage what could only be described as a vocal Kamikaze dive into a sea of useless crap. As I watched this dire performance I was reminded of the mantra given to me by my old Indian cave-dwelling guru - "You can't polish a turd".</span><br /><br /><span face="Verdana, sans-serif">This is the face of music in our times my friends, concocted, orchestrated publicity machine and AUTOTUNE. It was the only time I can think of being envious of the deaf, she probably sounded OK on sub titles. Her manager, Will-i-am came to her rescue though with a host of flatties himself during his performance and then pathetically struggling to sing with the incredible Stevie Wonder. </span>The Queen who wore ear plugs throughout the concert was seen mouthing, - "Is it over yet?, "Right then, I particularly loved the Yak impersonater, how novel! time for tea and Knighthoods" - "Not you Barlow!". </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">2022 UPDATE </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Since 2012 Cheryl Cole ( nee Tweedy) has had another two surname changes and has now reverted to being a Tweedy. Apart from that....who cares? </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">So organisers, it's now 2022.... I just can't wait.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">WEST SIDE STORY 2</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the late 50's/s 60's, the nation was still in </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">love with film musicals and the songs from those movies made it into the British Charts week after week for a certain time. The absolute cream of those musicals was the phenomenal West Side Story released in Feb 1962 in the UK. My mum dragged me along to see it, I was 13 and definitely didn't want to go, however, after the viewing I was hooked by the sheer brilliance of the cinematography, musical score and dazzling choreography although I am no dancer. Everything about it was incredible apart from the awful mis-casting of Richard Beymer as Tony. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Elvis had been offered the part of Tony but manager Colonel Tom Parker told him not to do it because he didnt want him to be associated with gangs. I don't think Elvis would have been a good choice either but thought it worth mentioning. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMEB0PPckOn6TTnirQF1WkR-1HhsPqh2lDrCGrKHnlaEcoSYororFh4iRbapkEq23Smcc6Z6gJ0prvjTj62H4ozFzvV65m7i770ArU7dWfMfeAcmJwuK5rDYBkFm22btjn57LHVgyviK7r9jZHpTFe9jYug4GSby24mhSRuzZ7g9ueZgLtKOQzhnxQpg=s1031" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="1031" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMEB0PPckOn6TTnirQF1WkR-1HhsPqh2lDrCGrKHnlaEcoSYororFh4iRbapkEq23Smcc6Z6gJ0prvjTj62H4ozFzvV65m7i770ArU7dWfMfeAcmJwuK5rDYBkFm22btjn57LHVgyviK7r9jZHpTFe9jYug4GSby24mhSRuzZ7g9ueZgLtKOQzhnxQpg=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Two years later, the influence of musicals gave P J Proby two chart hits from the Film as us Brummies called it when "Gooin' tu the Flicks". </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Anyway the songs "Maria" and "Somewhere" or "Summer Wear" as my great Aunt Gertie sung it, reached number 8 and 6 respectively. As for PJ, he was vilified by the British press for his 'trouser ripping' incidents on stage, he later became a farmer in Derbyshire. </span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPq8rfE8_L808ymFaGNRo3FuIGKzoFbxWxOgNOVePx2hq4OlacIAOvVu4kA6PFt1yNbLFNFPXbhF5mCPZ-G4Z9kU-PGXwnmK_3I4g1zX_7OA4t4KILZ4u5wG6d8LUuyixSxySh1C3gudpA6SSZV4K53XsRb6JF4URH2rwJZ0d7_ghYObN6VjpZ2_PfhA=s947" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="947" data-original-width="942" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPq8rfE8_L808ymFaGNRo3FuIGKzoFbxWxOgNOVePx2hq4OlacIAOvVu4kA6PFt1yNbLFNFPXbhF5mCPZ-G4Z9kU-PGXwnmK_3I4g1zX_7OA4t4KILZ4u5wG6d8LUuyixSxySh1C3gudpA6SSZV4K53XsRb6JF4URH2rwJZ0d7_ghYObN6VjpZ2_PfhA=s320" width="318" /></a></div>In 1968 The Nice featuring a young Keith Emerson had a hit with their instrumental hit of "America" which caused a great furore when they burned the American flag at the end of the performance at The Albert Hall. As a Brumbeat aside, The Uglys did a great guitar version of this in their act too!! Minus the burning thing...or The Albert Hall!! </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">So, the quality of the music has carried for years. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Last week I saw Stephen Spielbergs 2022 re-make of the Film and I was left feeling deflated by the whole thing, pure mediocrity. My daughter, Pretty Bobette was indignant at my criticism and said I couldn't handle the future and was afraid of change!! I mentally mustered all my wit and wisdom to sally forth with an appropriate and cutting rejoinder, but all that came out was "Piss off". <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Nwhum4txzn4h_vW5C_d9ULnGQ3V2aUZn0kOrzTkwZzRsg4wujm39aTPMS_1fijPV6OnAK2h3y-0dVRzEh2uANfJ2E_XNg4dnPokyf1CEDQqs4bT6n3BIGSsxQ0VP_ZN9A6Er0rpXATarshzFD30uwVTUAr74FOOeGnDoAF-3pXDtb72lWQY5XKxfjQ/s1062/20220331_105144.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="737" data-original-width="1062" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Nwhum4txzn4h_vW5C_d9ULnGQ3V2aUZn0kOrzTkwZzRsg4wujm39aTPMS_1fijPV6OnAK2h3y-0dVRzEh2uANfJ2E_XNg4dnPokyf1CEDQqs4bT6n3BIGSsxQ0VP_ZN9A6Er0rpXATarshzFD30uwVTUAr74FOOeGnDoAF-3pXDtb72lWQY5XKxfjQ/w400-h278/20220331_105144.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was the same story with which they took liberties, changed scenes and songs around. In 1961, the intimacy and energy of Rita Moreno oozing sexuality with The Sharks dancing on the roof to "America" is a moment of Cinematic history that can't be bettered and it certainly wasn't. The new version doesnt have the dance on the roof.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I submit to you that the 62 film was full of passion and drive that can't be manufactured, it was pure magic. It's true that It was devoid of native Puerto Ricans which they have now remedied but that apart, it is devoid of everything else that the original delivered in bucketfuls. I won't be watching it again. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">FINALLY.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I would like to extend my thanks to Mike Lockley and the Birmingham newspaper <span style="color: #fcff01;">The Sunday Mercury </span>for its continued support of the 60's Brumbeat musicians with their two page spread of the March blog remembering the late Dave Hynds. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">A warm Birthday greeting to the wonderful Eric Clapton for 30 March. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Take Care</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bob</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Copyright: Bullsheadbob </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Contact: Bobsbullocks@Gmail.com </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p> </p></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492607932902142434.post-17687185248048121372022-03-01T06:30:00.068+01:002022-03-05T20:19:17.256+01:00BULLS HEAD BOB Mar 22. DAVE HYNDS R.I.P TRUE BRUMBEAT HERO. NEVER STOP BELIEVING.<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Hello Brummies, Chums, Mates and Brummie Musicians of the 60's.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The whole impetus of the Brum Beat Groups of the 60's was the ambition to succeed, to be heard and to bring hard, gritty rock and roll to the dance halls of, in our case, Birmingham and its environs. Birmingham, the heart of British industry and the crossroads of the whole British transport network, bred some hard working and determined people. The factories thundered all week and on Friday night the great mass of employed males applied the Brylcreme, aftershave and a sharp suit and went out in search of beautiful High Heeled girls who danced around a selection of handbags all night to LIVE bands, there were no discos. There were exceptions to that "going to the dance" rule and that exception was the aspiring young musicians who gathered at the front of the stage to watch the band and learn stuff. I was one of those and so was a young Drummer</span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">DAVE HYNDS</span></p><p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: xx-large;">BRUMBEAT HERO </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfGiMqPTlVJTW3Kb-mG0xZuMdbkniXyP6Sn5rzQWyMk7z1nK-NBPgzGdqueqZVaNJlBslTOh9tfoHtHMLdqiICgN9j41NIw_i9fKBNQDodGHt1RhDBrEfyqSozq3PVVYTnPBeCCscAGLVBBZdjNs7b2KnzqzaFaQ2w3p2jJUq5vaAw6jR8L_MIk0CYOw=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1047" data-original-width="1200" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfGiMqPTlVJTW3Kb-mG0xZuMdbkniXyP6Sn5rzQWyMk7z1nK-NBPgzGdqueqZVaNJlBslTOh9tfoHtHMLdqiICgN9j41NIw_i9fKBNQDodGHt1RhDBrEfyqSozq3PVVYTnPBeCCscAGLVBBZdjNs7b2KnzqzaFaQ2w3p2jJUq5vaAw6jR8L_MIk0CYOw=w640-h558" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Pop music was in its infancy, there were no pop shows on our black and white TVs until much later, no pop music Radio Shows except for one hour on Sunday afternoons for the top selling singles. It was difficult to move on musically as we had only had Cliff Richards and The Shadows as role models to copy. The premier venue to see music acts was The Ritz at Kings Heath where local groups played as support acts to the Rock and Roll stars of the day. One of those top local bands was <span style="color: #ffa400;">The Cheetahs </span>and they had a recording deal! Dave Hynds had been a drummer at home until he answered an ad for a drummer with a "local band", it would be his chance to see if he was good enough. He attended the auditions and got the job......he phoned his wife to tell her that he had not only got the job but that it was as the drummer for The Cheetahs who he had watched at The Ritz !!!..he said when he told her, the phone went silent at the other end, she didn't believe it was true!! For Dave it was the dream job.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5jRACg8tk2HzjoIjAtjyLDmgCucYzWdYotYnPrbrDXmBcATV3jxfZYv_9oqHm49qdox8Cbce9f_3F08qasySjSGBRnQAPd7h7W0DEcmNBDcb0dC2cvW9WYMe3ClufrQOd_zLnl6Vvjdv6vlns3kkn_z858sYtB2ju50ip9y5k131YSuirZyVZufNbhg=s1200" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5jRACg8tk2HzjoIjAtjyLDmgCucYzWdYotYnPrbrDXmBcATV3jxfZYv_9oqHm49qdox8Cbce9f_3F08qasySjSGBRnQAPd7h7W0DEcmNBDcb0dC2cvW9WYMe3ClufrQOd_zLnl6Vvjdv6vlns3kkn_z858sYtB2ju50ip9y5k131YSuirZyVZufNbhg=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br />Music started moving at a pace in 63 when The Beatles came along and the media began to take an interest. Move forward a few years and a thousand gigs later. Fashions changed and so did the music which was now more Psychedelic which prompted The Cheetahs to change their name and music direction, a radical name change was needed and a change in sound so in came Bill Bonham, a fresh keyboard wizard, and The Cheetahs became <span style="color: #ffa400;">Fairfield Ski</span>. The dynamics changed and the bands enthusiasm and self belief rocketed and why not? they felt they were on the cusp of true success, after all they were a cohesive unit who had played together for some years now, they wrote their own songs AND now, they had recorded an album!! These days you can record an album in your bedroom on a computer but back then it was an expensive undertaking but such an uplifting experience, it was a music plateau that had been just a dream to reach. Dave Hynds belief in the band was the real driving force. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">No matter how much drive and energy you have it's sometimes not enough and like many others the Fairfield Ski dream didn't materialise. One might think that there comes a time when you pack up your kit and move it into the attic along with your dreams, I mean, to carry on would be like leaning into a punch wouldn't it? Not Dave, who had the self belief and love of music to carry him through, real spirit. In the 2000's he joined the band <span style="color: #ffa400;">Critical Mass </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2TnPbmbkOLin-20msQhkz13GlulJJ_oayUsHsTuxAjWTiRM85wmiE7kMCMj8fXVG-Qawiwr37vElpk5evB5tfw3T0DVsgnYb6lWqYDMFV26E7dasy6qe7Qjq2X00zICCYPqfzPL7Gd0RmbBWGUor2TaYjWj7TNEUCL789G_OQfWX9QUradV2To4BCWA=s1200" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1200" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2TnPbmbkOLin-20msQhkz13GlulJJ_oayUsHsTuxAjWTiRM85wmiE7kMCMj8fXVG-Qawiwr37vElpk5evB5tfw3T0DVsgnYb6lWqYDMFV26E7dasy6qe7Qjq2X00zICCYPqfzPL7Gd0RmbBWGUor2TaYjWj7TNEUCL789G_OQfWX9QUradV2To4BCWA=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">who managed a few gigs but nothing more was forthcoming. Through it all Dave was still mates with the Skis' and they still had an album that he could promote all those years after because he BELIEVED in its quality and it paid off because in the 2010's Cherry Red records released it on CD. The band whipped up publicity for the release. "Come on you Skis'". It was a great moment for that young lad who had spent years practising at home, joining the band of his dreams and going through all the perils and disappointments as well as moments of pure ecstacy along that musical journey. He had now been keeping the dream alive for over 50 years and was still not lacking in motivation. During the past few years Dave had some really serious illness problems and EVEN THEN he kept on pushing forward, believing in "Never stop Playing", never give up hope. Sadly Dave Hynds passed away on </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Feb 8 2022. He had arranged his own funeral, to take place within days straight away so as not to cause a fuss to anyone. </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I have stated, in the past that the music business is the cruelest business in the world. Shit managers and crooked promoters were always there and of course there were musicians who would crush other musicians to get to their next objective only to get bored with it and move onto another group to break up, leaving behind a trail of disillusionment for others who got washed away in the damage. There were a few all round Mr Nice guys like Dave who stayed true to their beliefs and the loyalty of being in a band of like minded companions.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">DAVE HYNDS</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgu37TQGvG-4soA_AYHLbF6PFOx34hmOJuynWh8se9ZQaCgioKjK1T8oi-87DfZTF0xIgqjr2e_TPo07RbdSFsQZKsSrIJkZ1tW4GA5qP4Q0g9knYehliscSq2yWuiRpyOWLNEp_kGGT63Le8NiIO8ZksH6qfnEazQgvDB9lfzHKEs_ZOt9smD0g5x4og=s1200" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1047" data-original-width="1200" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgu37TQGvG-4soA_AYHLbF6PFOx34hmOJuynWh8se9ZQaCgioKjK1T8oi-87DfZTF0xIgqjr2e_TPo07RbdSFsQZKsSrIJkZ1tW4GA5qP4Q0g9knYehliscSq2yWuiRpyOWLNEp_kGGT63Le8NiIO8ZksH6qfnEazQgvDB9lfzHKEs_ZOt9smD0g5x4og=w640-h558" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">There are millions of people who have never heard of Dave Hynds from Birmingham, UK. Drummer, Singer/songwriter, Dreamer and Believer and above all a beautiful person. It's a shame that he was never a big star because for all that effort and belief he really deserved it. Maybe the old adage of "The nice guys dont survive" had applied in his case. Music is a complex profession with a million ways to fail.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">All that apart he never gave up and that is his legacy and a lesson to us all. A true Brumbeat Hero in my eyes.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">God Bless you Dave.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Bob</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Copyright: Bullsheadbob </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Contact: Bobsbullocks@Gmail.com </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0