From: owner-grand-funk To: grand-funk-digest Subject: grand-funk-digest V1 #24 Reply-To: grand-funk@roadkill.com Errors-To: owner-grand-funk Precedence: bulk grand-funk-digest Sunday, 16 March 1997 Volume 01 : Number 024 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: einar@rfci.net Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 16:53:31 -0500 Subject: Petition Funkettes, Like all things that roll downhill, the petition has picked up some speed. We now have 57 names and they are still trickling in almost daily. If I can get one hundred, I'm sending it in. As Jayola said that's one hundred names they didn't have before! And these are just from the net, which most people still aren't on! Thanks so far for your support and if you haven't signed up then go to http://www.anaserve.com/~cochran/home.htm and see what it is about! Funkola ------------------------------ From: "Michael Catalano" Date: Wed, 12 Mar 97 15:03:44 EST Subject: Beacon Ticket Update Hey boys, check this out. One of my GFR friends, who is not yet on this list, just told me that he purchased two advanced tickets for the 25APR97 Beacon show. A friend of his belongs to some ticket club that has access to tickets before the general public (us). I can't believe it; he has two tickets! If I understood it correctly there was a two-ticket limit on this purchase. At least we now know that the show is for real. Ask around, see if any of your friends belong to the same or a similar club. Ticketless in NY, Mick ------------------------------ From: Bugsy41157@aol.com Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 18:21:44 -0500 (EST) Subject: Tickets Mick, THANKS AGAIN! CAN'T WAIT! KEEP IN TOUCH! Bugsy...Alrighta! ------------------------------ From: "William A. Parrette" Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 19:14:03 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: Detroit, Rock City! Hi all, Latest update on the Auburn Hills show tickets. Tickets still go on sale on Friday, March 14 at 10 a.m. at both TicketMaster and the Palace box office. Ticket prices are still $22.50 and $12.50. The Palace *WILL NOT* accept credit card orders the first day of ticket availability on Friday -- they will accept cash at the window only. Credit card purchases on Friday must be done through TicketMaster. The Palace still has a 12 ticket purchase limit but the agent at TicketMaster said that there was no limit there. TicketMaster's number in Michigan is 810/645-6666 while the Palace's number is 810/377-0100. At the moment, there are three of us out-of-towners planning to travel to the show that would like to try to sit together: 1) Bill Parrette aka the grokster 2) Jeff Cochran aka Funkola 3) Mike Butler aka 1kfunkrr and possibly Chris Robertson aka Chrash Test Chris + ??? My wife says she will make the call to order the tickets for us -- she's not a Funk-head but I believe she'll try to get the best seats possible. I will direct her to try to get $22.50 floor seats that are in the center as close as possible together. This may be 8 seats in one row or something like 6 in one row and 6 directly behind. This is the way it "sits" as of 7:15 EST on Wednesday the 12th. I will keep you updated as to changes as I receive them. Take care, grok in fullness ... Bill-- ...who sometimes thinks that Chicken Little was right. +--------------------------+--------------------------+------------------+ |William A. (Bill) Parrette|7177 Heritage Drive | (42?) | |wap@one.net |Westchester, OH 45069-4012| \ ||||| | | *** http://w3.one.net/~wap/ *** | ( o o ) | +------------------- 513-779-0780 --------------------+----ooO--(_)--Ooo-+ ------------------------------ From: 1kfunkrr <1kfunkrr@vegasnet.net> Date: Thu, 13 Mar 1997 16:25:02 -0700 Subject: Re: Detroit, Rock City! - ------------67A86A963D1C4 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii William A. Parrette wrote: > > Hi all, > > At the moment, there are three of us out-of-towners planning > to travel to the show that would like to try to sit together: > > 1) Bill Parrette aka the grokster > 2) Jeff Cochran aka Funkola > 3) Mike Butler aka 1kfunkrr > > and possibly Chris Robertson aka Chrash Test Chris + ??? > > My wife says she will make the call to order the tickets for > us -- she's not a Funk-head but I believe she'll try to get the > best seats possible. I will direct her to try to get $22.50 > floor seats that are in the center as close as possible together. > This may be 8 seats in one row or something like 6 in one row and > 6 directly behind. > > This is the way it "sits" as of 7:15 EST on Wednesday the > 12th. I will keep you updated as to changes as I receive them. > Take care, grok in fullness ... > Sounds like a plan to me Bill. Hey the new scans from STAATS look great. I might have missed this - but do they allow cameras at Alburn Hills? - -=Mike=- - ------------67A86A963D1C4 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii
William A. Parrette wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 

>         At  the  moment, there are three of us out-of-towners planning
>      to travel to the show that would like to try to sit together:
> 
>               1) Bill Parrette aka the grokster
>               2) Jeff Cochran aka Funkola
>               3) Mike Butler aka 1kfunkrr
> 
>               and possibly Chris Robertson aka Chrash Test Chris + ???
> 
>         My  wife  says she will make the call to order the tickets for
>      us -- she's not a Funk-head but I believe she'll try to  get  the
>      best  seats  possible.   I  will  direct her to try to get $22.50
>      floor seats that are in the center as close as possible together.
>      This may be 8 seats in one row or something like 6 in one row and
>      6 directly behind.
> 
>         This is the way it "sits" as of  7:15  EST  on  Wednesday  the
>      12th.   I  will keep you updated as to changes as I receive them.
>      Take care, grok in fullness ...
> 

Sounds like a plan to me Bill. 
 
Hey the new scans from STAATS look great.
 
I might have missed this - but do they allow cameras at Alburn Hills?
 
-=Mike=-
- ------------67A86A963D1C4-- ------------------------------ From: WHIRLEGREG@aol.com Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 22:31:05 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: Detroit, Rock City! the local press indicated that the palace box office will be closed friday and so orders need to be placed thru ticketmaster or the meadowbrook (another venue with same owner as the palace) theatre box office....im not clear if this means no phone orders via palace b.o. as well or not but in any event i am getting 20 great seats. so far i have butts for 13 so let me know so we can help out as well as meet and give input on accomadations and travel details etc...if you are interested i will offer my work # and will speak with anyone before hand.."as long as we make it to the show in time!" later greg ------------------------------ From: Donna Wightman Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 20:16:24 -0800 Subject: [Fwd: GFR] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - --------------463C3AA0332C Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Here is the e-mail I received from Sunny Quinn today. Thought you guys would want to read it. - --------------463C3AA0332C Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Received: from donna (Cust110.Max5.San-Francisco2.CA.MS.UU.NET [153.34.183.238]) by iota.pair.com (8.8.5/8.6.12) with SMTP id RAA08564 for ; Wed, 12 Mar 1997 17:54:54 -0500 (EST) Resent-Message-Id: <199703122254.RAA08564@iota.pair.com> Comments: Authenticated sender is Resent-from: meclec@iota.pair.com Resent-to: donna@meclec.com Resent-date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 14:51:54 +0000 Received: from osceola.gate.net (osceola.gate.net [199.227.0.18]) by iota.pair.com (8.8.5/8.6.12) with ESMTP id NAA26810 for ; Wed, 12 Mar 1997 13:31:52 -0500 (EST) X-Envelope-To: Received: from Sunnyq (wpbfl2-36.gate.net [199.227.125.163]) by osceola.gate.net (8.8.5/8.6.12) with SMTP id NAA158916 for ; Wed, 12 Mar 1997 13:31:34 -0500 Message-ID: <3326F719.6C66@wzzr.com> Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 13:34:01 -0500 From: Sunny Quinn X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: donna@meclec.com Subject: GFR Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Status: Hi Donna! Great web site! This is Don Brewer's other half, Sunny Quinn, whom David Fishof referred to in his open letter. Just an update...the guys are rehearsing in Michigan on a full time basis right now, and things are moving along very nicely! They've book dates in several other U.S. cities since you heard from David, and we'll be traveling to Japan and Europe. Sounds like it's really happening this time...FINALLY! I get calls at the radio station every day asking about GFR going back out. Well, here it is! Again, keep up the terrific work on the web site...I'm sure David will be updating you soon...but he's been a rather busy guy lately! R&R forever! Sunny - --------------463C3AA0332C-- ------------------------------ From: Bugsy41157@aol.com Date: Thu, 13 Mar 1997 08:46:17 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: Beacon Ticket Update Mick, Thats great for your buddy. Does us no good though, huh? Can't wait to get my pair. Might just frame them and hang them on the wall til the day of the show! Bugsy...Alrighta! ------------------------------ From: Phil Catalano Date: Thu, 13 Mar 1997 09:17:20 -0700 (MST) Subject: Re: Brewer's Wife - WOW!!! > > Phil, have you given up on Det. yet? > No, I haven't given up on Detroit yet! I'm gonna buy 2 tix tomorrow (hopefully) just for a backup. Phil ------------------------------ From: Phil Catalano Date: Thu, 13 Mar 1997 09:38:59 -0700 (MST) Subject: Re: Detroit, Rock City! On Wed, 12 Mar 1997 WHIRLEGREG@aol.com wrote: > the local press indicated that the palace box office will be closed friday > and so orders need to be placed thru ticketmaster or the meadowbrook (another > venue with same owner as the palace) theatre box office....im not clear if > this means no phone orders via palace b.o. as well or not but in any event i > am getting 20 great seats. so far i have butts for 13 so let me know so we > can help out as well as meet and give input on accomadations and travel > details etc...if you are interested i will offer my work # and will speak > with anyone before hand.."as long as we make it to the show in time!" To Bill and Greg: Are Bill's tix NOT included with Greg's? It be nice for everyone to sit together. Next thing. Can I put in for two tix? I may or may not be going to the Detroit show but if I don't go I don't think I'll have problems selling the tix! So, I'd like to put in for two this way if I do go I'll get to sit with you guys. Thanks! Phil ------------------------------ From: Phil Catalano Date: Thu, 13 Mar 1997 10:03:39 -0700 (MST) Subject: Auburn website Hey guys, The Palace FINALLY has the concert listed on their website (http://www.palaceofauburnhills.com/). It's about freakin' time!!!!!!!! Phil - --==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--= Phil Catalano phil.catalano@mci.com - --==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--= ------------------------------ From: "Michael Catalano" Date: Thu, 13 Mar 97 10:44:46 EST Subject: Beacon Tickets Here's what I just found out. The Beacon confirmed the show to me, but would not give any additional info. They said, again, that an announcement about the show will be made at 5:00 pm on 20MAR97. As for ticket limitations they said that there are usually no limits on the amount you can buy, except if they are dealing with a huge line on the day of the show. There is no way of knowing until you get there. Tickets are available for cash only at the box office. Tickets can be charged through Ticketmaster. And tickets go on sale simultaneously at the box office and Ticketmaster. So for all of you panic stricken individuals out there not trusting that I can get tickets for you, you can sit and keep hitting re-dial until you get through and purchase as many seats as your plastic will hold. At this time, I'm getting 15 tickets (for all of you that responded). I plan to meet two of my buddies at the Beacon box office the day they go on sale, so we should have no problem getting that many seats. If you haven't responded to my inquiry yet, you have until 4:30 pm Friday afternoon. If you want tickets let me know! Mick ------------------------------ From: STAATS Date: Thu, 13 Mar 1997 14:18:49 -0500 Subject: The upcoming 97 tour Hey all you "FUNKERS", I have been thinking, like all of you, of this upcoming GFR tour, and how it could be better than last years tour. The first thing I would like to see is MARK performing the whole concert with no shirt on and an armband - just like the old days. The second thing is the hell with that keyboard player in the backgroung "we" don't need him anyway - just like the old days. Just remember we never thought this was going to happen and it is right before our eyes. When I first saw Mark on tour, back in 87, I spoke with his brother and asked about them (GFR) getting back together and his reply was - no way, all they do when they did get together is fight. It is going to happen "again" - dreams do come true. DAVID ------------------------------ From: "William A. Parrette" Date: Thu, 13 Mar 1997 18:41:01 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: Detroit, Rock City! Hi Greg, On Wed, 12 Mar 1997 you wrote: > the local press indicated that the palace box office will be closed friday > ... An interesting turn of events. > ... > and so orders need to be placed thru ticketmaster or the meadowbrook (another > venue with same owner as the palace) theatre box office ... Which are you going to use? ... and what time are you planning on making the purchase? > ... im not clear if > this means no phone orders via palace b.o. as well ... The Palace told me over the phone that there would be no cred- it card orders taken on Friday at all. > ... but in any event i > am getting 20 great seats. so far i have butts for 13 so let me know so we > can help out ... Are you getting the floor seats at $22.50 each? Is 20 your maximum? At the moment, here are the list members that I'm aware of that would like tickets. Bill Parrette (me) -- 1 ticket Jeff Cochran -- 1 ticket Mike Butler -- 1 ticket Phil Catalano -- 2 tickets Chris Robertson -- 2(+?) tickets If you still have 7 seats left over, this would fill them up. The reason I ask if 20 is your limit is that "Crash Test Chris" says he may be bringing more people with him. Chris is supposed to check in this evening with a final count on how many he is bringing. It would be better (I think) if we could get you (a "local") to coordinate the purchase for us if you can. You have probably even been to the Palace before and know what seats will be best. My wife will be willing to do our purchase if you can't but I thought it would be better if we could *all* sit together! *PLEASE* let me know this evening what, if anything, you can do for us. We need to know if you will purchase our tickets, how much the TicketMaster (or whatever) service charge will add to it, and how soon you need our payment sent to you and where to send it. *OR* if we should continue with our original plan. Feel free to call me if you need to -- my number is always in my signature below. Jeff, Mike, Phil, and Chris -- feel free to call me also if you have any concerns. > ... as well as meet and give input on accomadations and travel > details etc. ... I and Jeff (at a minimum) are driving up together and would probably appreciate a little information on hotels in the area. I was thinking of trying to form a little get-together either the night before or the morning of the concert. So, maybe a little information on local clubs or night spots that wouldn't mind a group of 20 or so folks getting together demanding that the D.J. play all Grand Funk all night would be helpful too But we can take care of this last part later. Right now we have to resolve this ticket issue -- we have to resolve it tonight. I will be away from my phone and computer between about 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. EST tonight but I should have access to both fairly quickly most any other time. > ... if you are interested i will offer my work # and will speak > with anyone before hand ... I should have responded to this earlier -- a work number won't help the ticket issue unless they call you before 10 a.m. That was the time that tickets were supposed to go on sale and the time I was going to have my wife start calling. But feel free to post it if you like so that other folks can call you if they need to. Will you be making the order from work? How does your employ- er feel about that? ;-) Or are they big Funk fans too? :-) Greg, I hope I don't have too much of a sense of urgency. But I would like to try to ensure that we get the best seats that we can. Thanks for your help, keep Shinin' On, and, as always, grok in fullness ... Bill-- ...who thinks that a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle. (42) +--------------------------+--------------------------+------------- O + |William A. (Bill) Parrette|7177 Heritage Drive | _ .-^^-._ o | |wap@one.net |Westchester, OH 45069-4012| )~\.) @\ , | | *** http://w3.one.net/~wap/ *** | ( \_ < | +------------------- 513-779-0780 --------------------+- )/`-. _./ --+ )_/ ------------------------------ From: mr.blues@juno.com (Bruce A Thomas) Date: Thu, 13 Mar 1997 18:47:40 EST Subject: NYC show! Hey Gang! Been busier than a bee in a bonnet here lately! I realize I cannot attend the NYC show now...starting a new job and cannot take off on Friday April 25th to fly to NY! Bummer big time! Hoping that GFR's additional dates will include something closer to me and will be on a Saturday night. Any details on the additional dates? Mick...you'll have to "count me out" on the show at the Beacon...you folks going....down a "cold one" for me......and let a tear fall in your bear for "Mr.Blues".... - -=[ Mr.Blues ]=- ------------------------------ From: WHIRLEGREG@aol.com Date: Thu, 13 Mar 1997 22:59:29 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: Survival CD (Was: Re: top ten) here's something i stumbled on? see what you think? g Scweinfurt Germany Concert-Summer 1971 From: Dave Barton Date: 13 Mar 1997 Time: 15:24:16 Remote Name: 128.143.121.5 Comments I've been a Grand Funk Fan from the very beginning. I really enjoy what I call very early Frand Funk, that is their first 3 albums. I got turned on to them in February 1970. I was stationed at Ft. Carson Army Hospital as a Medic. I had been drafted in September 1969. A combat medic veteran named Pat Bradley fresh from 'Nam and the 1st Cav, had the Funk's (as we called them) first album. In July 1970 I got shipped to Ludwigsburg Germany and the 30th Medical Group. It was no surprise that Grand Funk got more air time in the barracks than groups like Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple etc. I clearly remember playing their live album over and over on New Year's Day 1971. Paranoid, Heartbreaker, and Inside Looking Out were the favorites. However, To get to the Scweinfurt concert ----- I had been reassigned to the 32nd Surgical Hospital in Wurzburg in February 1971. Again, I found a lot of Funk fans. Grand Funk was touring Europe during the Summer of 1971. We didn't think to much about it figuring we would not have a chance of getting tickets, making the trip, etc. Apparently, Funk was scheduled to play in Frankfurt, but there were too few tickets and riots broke out (or so we were told). Anyway, the Frankfurt concert was cancelled and Funk agreed to put on a free show for the G.I.s. A portable air hanger was set up as a stage on an old air strip in Scweinfurt, which is about 30 miles from Wurzburg. It was a beautiful summer evening. Several thousand G.I.s sat on the airstrip facing the converted hanger. The sun was just setting behind the hanger when Humple Pie opened the show. It was completely dark when Grand Funk hit the stage. The Army had brought up tanks with spotlights around the perimeter of the crowd. These were used to light the stage. It was an awesome sight and an awsome concert. To see those guys live, for free, outdoors is something I'll never forget. Aside from the fact the Army did not send me to 'Nam the Grand Funk concert in Scweinfurt was the best thing that happened to me during my hitch. I hope some or all the memebers of the band get a chance to read this. Thanks guys for a great concert and some great music and memories. We had a blast. Last changed: March 13, 1997 ------------------------------ From: Bugsy41157@aol.com Date: Fri, 14 Mar 1997 08:50:41 -0500 (EST) Subject: Beacon Bruce, Sorry to hear that you can't make the NYC show. Was looking foward to meeting a friend in Funk. "You don't have to sing the blues" because I'm sure you'll make one of the other upcoming dates. I'm marking it down right now....one brewski for Mr.Blues! Bugsy...Alrighta! ------------------------------ From: Mike Adair Date: Fri, 14 Mar 1997 08:31:39 -0800 Subject: NYC show Oh, Mr. Blues! Where are your priorities? Couldn't you make up an excuse or something? What are you going to tell your grandkids? "I had this job to go to and missed the event of the century...". Well, I already have a beer waiting for you at http://www.shiner.com/cgi-bin/recvbeer?27229 Hopefully, things will work out for you and we'll see you in NYC. Good luck. ------------------------------ From: 1kfunkrr <1kfunkrr@vegasnet.net> Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 13:03:31 -0700 Subject: Tickets? The suspense is killing me - I know Bill we give a report when his class is over. Has anyone (Greg?) had success in getting tickets for Auburn Hills? Also, has anyone heard of an album titled "Funk Off". It's got a white cover with the words Funk Off in red in the middle. It's basically Terry Knight & The Pack greatest hits (grin). It's a double record set. I can't remember ever listening to it - don't have a turntable now. The most interesting thing about it is the album sleeves. They have several miniature concert posters and newspaper clipping about the Pack (similar to the Mark, Don & Mel album - think that's the one). Anyhow - some of the band pictures on the miniature posters are a hoot. Mark sports a 'dutch boy' haircut in one. They were so young then, it's hard to recognize them, especially Don. If I had a turntable I'd take another listen. A few of the songs were written by Mark - so they might be good. - -=Mike=- ------------------------------ From: Phil Catalano Date: Fri, 14 Mar 1997 14:11:01 -0700 (MST) Subject: Re: Tickets? - --==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--= On Sat, 15 Mar 1997, 1kfunkrr wrote: > The suspense is killing me - I know Bill we give a report when his class > is over. > > Has anyone (Greg?) had success in getting tickets for Auburn Hills? Bill got 10! So we're in! > > Also, has anyone heard of an album titled "Funk Off". It's got a white > cover with the words Funk Off in red in the middle. Haven't heard of it. I've seen the Mark, Don & Terry but not this one. See ya, Phil ------------------------------ From: Phil Catalano Date: Fri, 14 Mar 1997 14:22:14 -0700 (MST) Subject: Airfare Well, in today's paper they have "Lowest Airfares". Here's the scoop for me. These are Round Trips from Colorado Springs! Detroit: $396 Continental, Delta, Northwest, TWA, United Los Angeles: $162 America West, Reno Air, WestPac Newark: $150 Continental So...I can get two roundtrips to LA and Newark for LESS THAN the price of one to Detroit. Well, this is a no-brainer for me...If this remains the case I will definitely be doing the NY and LA shows. I guess Detroit isn't quite the town that LA or NY is?!?!?! Phil - --==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--= Phil Catalano phil.catalano@mci.com - --==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--==--= ------------------------------ From: 1kfunkrr <1kfunkrr@vegasnet.net> Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 14:41:38 -0700 Subject: Re: Airfare Phil Catalano wrote: So...I can get two roundtrips to LA and Newark for LESS THAN the price of one to Detroit. Well, this is a no-brainer for me...If this remains the case I will definitely be doing the NY and LA shows. I guess Detroit isn't quite the town that LA or NY is?!?!?! Hopefully something will workout Phil - I believe you're the only one planning to do the Grand Funk 'hat trick'. I doubt if I'd be going at that price. If you can't make it - you know you'll be kept well infomed about the show - with Funkola, Bill and Greg there. I sure hope we can get some pictures. Of course we'll expect the same from you guys at the Beacon show. LA is still a go - still haven't heard anything as far as tickets on that one yet. My wife's going with me on that one - she's not much of a music fan - she might be after the show! - -=Mike=- ------------------------------ From: mr.blues@juno.com (Bruce A Thomas) Date: Fri, 14 Mar 1997 21:14:36 EST Subject: Re: NYC show Hey Dude... I know where my priorities are...but have hungry children! On Fri, 14 Mar 1997 08:31:39 -0800 Mike Adair writes: >Oh, Mr. Blues! Where are your priorities? Couldn't you make up an >excuse >or something? What are you going to tell your grandkids? "I had this >job >to go to and missed the event of the century...". > >Well, I already have a beer waiting for you at >http://www.shiner.com/cgi-bin/recvbeer?27229 > >Hopefully, things will work out for you and we'll see you in NYC. >Good >luck. > ------------------------------ From: Donna Wightman Date: Fri, 14 Mar 1997 19:04:29 -0800 Subject: [Fwd: GFR Dates listed in new Pollstar] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - --------------3A1171146BE Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Does anyone know more info on this???? - --------------3A1171146BE Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Received: from pacs03.infoave.net (pacs03.InfoAve.Net [165.166.0.13]) by iota.pair.com (8.8.5/8.6.12) with ESMTP id AAA18553 for ; Fri, 14 Mar 1997 00:23:19 -0500 (EST) X-Envelope-To: Received: from brad (dial-14.r03.tnmmrl.infoave.net) by InfoAve.Net (PMDF V5.1-5 #17060) with SMTP id <01IGH1KGYNP493CFY2@InfoAve.Net> for donna@meclec.com; Fri, 14 Mar 1997 00:23:13 EST Date: Thu, 13 Mar 1997 23:25:34 -0600 From: Brad Durham Subject: GFR Dates listed in new Pollstar To: donna@meclec.com Message-id: <3328E14E.2B9F@blomand.net> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01 (Win95; I) Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Donna, You may know this...Pollstar, a music industry publication, has a short news story about the three Grand Funk concerts. You know that QBQ is attempting to book GFR and Ted Nugent together in July/August, don't you? Why isn't anyone asking questions about these potential dates? Brad Durham - --------------3A1171146BE-- ------------------------------ From: Jimmy Karlsson Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 15:18:04 +0100 Subject: who is Jimmy K of Sweden? Hi! I was born back in =B455.Discovered GFR 1970 (live album).Saw my favourites in "live action" for the first time 26 years later! Can you imagine that feeling? (video from laserdisc).I=B4ve had all the GFR vinyl= s except "What=B4s funk".The treasure of my collection was the yellow vinyl Lp "We`re an American band".Unfortunately I accidently dropped a hammer(!) right on the pickup while playing it.Took some tears.... Anyway, now I`m about to build up a complete CD-collection. It`s hard to get gfr-discs in Europe. I`ve been separated twice, but this summer I`ll get married.I`ve got 4 kids of my own, and one extra. I`m a local (liberal) politician(!) and I`m also making two weekly radioshows on the local fm-station.A great opportunity to play some funky music and deliver the mission of "foot- stompin` music" in the village!=20 I would like to create a gfr-site on the swedish meeting place called "passagen" with links to the great gfr-sites in the U.S. I guess I`d have to get some help with this project in order to make it look real good and professional.I feel sort of isolated here in the north! Hope to get contact with other scandinavians addicted to funky music... Jimmy K of Sweden ------------------------------ From: fam11@juno.com Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 10:45:17 EST Subject: Grand Funk Video Does anybody know were I can get Grand Funk Railroad in concert on video tape. I have Grand Funk "Caught in the Act" on video but I would like to find the concert that was on "In Concert" back in about 1975. I went to my last GFR concert in November of 1974 in Cleveland and remember they were on TV sometime after that. I would love to go to one of the 3 upcoming concerts but work prohibits that. I hope they will have more shows coming up. GFR was to play at the state fair this past summer in Louisville, KY. I didn't read the news paper that weekend and didn't know they had to cancel. I drove from Lexington to Louisville that night listening to GFR in my car all the way. I had great seats when I got to the fair. When Mountain came out I thought they were a front band. After 2 songs they mentioned they were happy to take GFR's place. I leaned aver to the guy next to me and said "they're shittin me aren't they?" He said it was true. I got up very pissed and drove all the way home. Couldn't sleep that night. I was pissed for days. Please let me know if there are any tapes out there. Tony ------------------------------ From: "NH Borger" Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 17:36:50 +0100 Subject: QBQ Hi, Tony. You wrote: > I hope they will have more shows coming up. I've catched a rumour that QBQ is attempting to book GFR and Ted Nugent together in July/August. Did anybody else hear about this? BTW who is QBQ? CU, Nico. ------------------------------ From: mrichardson@texoma.net (Michael Richardson) Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 11:19:03 -0600 (CST) Subject: Monumental Funk Hi!!! I'm sure that this has been asked here before, but... What era is 'Monumental Funk' from???? I always assumed that is was pre-funk from the sound of it... Does anyone know any specifics about this album??? Happy listening Michael Richardson Denison, Tx. ------------------------------ From: WHIRLEGREG@aol.com Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 12:39:28 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: Monumental Funk this is the ONLY gfrr related lp i will ever bash! tho i bought it recently on a picture disc! but yes it is before the funk formed and it seems to me that it was a side for mark and a side for don? anyway dont expect to unearth some more GRAND FUNKIN ROCKIN ROLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL! cya greg ------------------------------ From: kblackle@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 10:38:38 -0700 (MST) Subject: Yikes! Another Poll When I was young and foolish (as opposed to old and foolish) I used to ask: Imagine you are on a desert island. You can only bring one album (CD) with you. What album would it be? For me, an easy answer. I'd take GFR's "Caught Live in the Act". How about you, folks? Ken KEN BLACKLEY email: kblackle@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca ------------------------------ From: Rzberf@aol.com Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 13:55:55 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: Yikes! Another Poll I would have to take the "live album",only because I would be a little uncivilized and not so polished ............. ------------------------------ From: "NH Borger" Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 20:39:36 +0100 Subject: Re: Monumental Funk Hi Michael. You wrote > What era is 'Monumental Funk' from???? > I always assumed that is was pre-funk from the sound of it... According to the writing in the small book that comes inside the 'Collectors series' CD and other info I picked up somewhere it's from the last period of 'The Pack', 'The Fabulous Pack', after Terry Knight stopped to be the lead singer for The Pack. Hi Ken. You wrote: > Imagine you are on a desert island. You can only bring one > album (CD) with you. What album would it be? Me, 'E Pluribus Funk'. I've been playing this one over and over lately, can't get enough of it. Hi Jimmy K. You wrote: > would like to create a gfr-site on the swedish meeting > place called "passagen" Let me know your URL. I would like to view the pages and sign the guest book CU, Nico. ------------------------------ From: IMTurtle2@aol.com Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 15:03:51 -0500 (EST) Subject: Reliable info There have been some recent posts regarding how reliable some of the so called rumors have been with regards to GFRR. All I know is that EVERY rumor I've posted has come fruition. My sources are reliable. GFRR DID hold a press confrence in NY last WED. I was the one that posted on Donna's site back in FEB that they would be playing on April 20 at the Palace for a benefit for Bosnia. I'm telling you all that the show in Detroit will be the MAIN show of this three show gig. The other two will be cool but not nearly the production that the Detroit show will be. If you can make it to Detroit, do it. Nugent WILL be performing as well as the Black Crows. Other guest artist are being discussed but nothing firm at this time. GFRR have also booked other dates for later with Nugent as Co-Headliner. I don't have the dates or cities yet. Someone asked who QBQ was. They are the booking agent that is handling GFRR. Later, Jim PS. I recently heard a bootleg tape (fair quality) of two GFRR shows. One from Boston, 1971 and the other from Boston 1972. The 1971 show is absolutely KILLER!!! The '7show is cool too. It is the Phoenix tour. ------------------------------ From: thesonics@earthlink.net (Jay Siekierski) Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 12:54:13 -0800 (PST) Subject: OLD TED & GFR!!!!!!!!! yes I heard it toooooo. jay! the OLD FOUL MOUTHED MOTORCITY MADMAN IS BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN!!!!!!!!!! The Sonics The All Music Related Site! Music Editor: Jay 'Sonics' Siekierski http://home.earthlink.net/~thesonics/ E Mail thesonics@earthlink.net Phone & Fax:1-415-775-9912 Jay Siekierski 444 Larkin St. #22 S.F. CA. 94102 U.S. of A. Something To Think On? "Make Somebody Happy" Carlos Santana '92 "All You Got To Do Is Let That Sun Come Shining Through And Give Yourself Some Positive Vibrations" Alvin Lee '74 ------------------------------ From: Mike Butler <1kfunkrr@vegasnet.net> Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 13:17:35 -0800 Subject: Sunny Quinn Was surfing around the web site where Sunny Quinn (Don's wife) is the morning DJ and found a picture and short bio on her. If you're curious as to what she looks like check out http://wzzr.com/sunnyq2.html you won't be disappointed! Also saw picture take during a charity dog wash - that looks a lot like Don, it's hard to tell though, the guys looking down scrubbing a pooch. Check it out see what you think http://www.wzzr.com/dogwash.html I looked at their guestbook (pretty sick people on this guestbook) and found a couple references to Sunny leaving WZZR - from what I gathered to join Don and the boys on tour! - -=Mike=- ------------------------------ From: Bill Parrette Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 16:01:42 -0600 (CST) Subject: FUNK & TED!!!!! (fwd) Hi all, I believe this was inteded for the list. - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 14 Mar 1997 19:18:06 -0800 (PST) From: Jay Siekierski Subject: FUNK & TED!!!!! yeah FUNKERS jayola here HOW YOU DOING FUNKOLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO TO POLL STAR GOT IT ON MY SITE! FUNK AND THE MOTORCITY FOULED FUNKING MOUTHED MADMEN!!!!! OLD TED IS AT IT AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!! JAYOLA! THIS COMBO IS GONNA RAISE SOME BROWS!!!!!!!! The Sonics The All Music Related Site! Music Editor: Jay 'Sonics' Siekierski http://home.earthlink.net/~thesonics/ E Mail thesonics@earthlink.net Phone & Fax:1-415-775-9912 Jay Siekierski 444 Larkin St. #22 S.F. CA. 94102 U.S. of A. Something To Think On? "Make Somebody Happy" Carlos Santana '92 "All You Got To Do Is Let That Sun Come Shining Through And Give Yourself Some Positive Vibrations" Alvin Lee '74 ------------------------------ From: DrBlut@aol.com Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 22:24:44 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: Yikes! Another Poll "Live Album", no question about it for me. Jim K. drblut@aol.com ------------------------------ From: jmaijala@sprynet.com Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 21:47:40 -0800 Subject: Re: Yikes! Another Poll Hey Funkomaniacs, If I was deserted on a desert island I could not have "Closer to Home" with me as it would remind me that I was not closer to home. Nor could I have the "RED" album because I would be "In Need" of rescue. If there were sheep around I could not have "Caught in the Act" anywhere near. If I was all alone I might start feeling like I was "Born to Die", but that would be to depressing.If my plane had been "On Time" I wouldn't have had to taken a boat and get shipwrecked in the first place. When I was rescued "All the Girls in the World Beware" would be my theme song. However, while stranded I would have to listen to . . . "Survival"!!! I have too much time on my hands,] Jim ------------------------------ From: John Logan Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 14:55:04 -0500 Subject: still down My computer is still trashed with no hope in sight. Could be next week? Sorry I can't return any emails or update the site. Funkola ------------------------------ From: "William A. Parrette" Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 16:16:18 -0500 (EST) Subject: Hi to Donna and other stuff (Was: Re: [Fwd: GFR]) Hi all, I've been pretty busy or distressed (depending on how you want to look at it) lately. So, I feel a little bad about not popping up and welcoming the another GFR Web-master to the list -- Donna Wightman. All three GFR Web site owners are now on the list along with 58 other GFR fanatics! On Wed, 12 Mar 1997, Donna wrote: > Here is the e-mail I received from Sunny Quinn today. Thought you guys > would want to read it. I wanted to say thank you to Donna for passing along this note to us. I hope all 61 of us didn't write to her at once -- espe- cially after the mini-novel that I sent her (mine probably counts for 12 of everybody else's ;-) ). Things have been a little quite here the past couple of days. I know Jeff Cochran's computer is still down but is everybody else Funked-out? Or are we all just psyching ourselves up for the three big shows coming up? Let's talk Funk!!! Take care, grok in fullness ... Bill-- ...who can resist anything but temptation. |\/\/\/| +--------------------------+--------------------------+ | | (42,man)+ |William A. (Bill) Parrette|7177 Heritage Drive | | (o)(o) / | |wap@one.net |Westchester, OH 45069-4012| c _) / | | *** http://w3.one.net/~wap/ *** | | '___| | +------------------- 513-779-0780 --------------------+- | / ----------+ /____\ ------------------------------ From: "William A. Parrette" Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 16:45:08 -0500 (EST) Subject: GFR mgmt. & booking ( Was: Re: [Fwd: GFR Dates listed in new Pollstar]) Hi all, Well, I guess "the cat" is "out of the bag." ;-) On Fri, 14 Mar 1997, Donna Wightman wrote: > Does anyone know more info on this???? > ... > > You may know this...Pollstar, a music industry publication, has a short > > news story about the three Grand Funk concerts. You know that QBQ is > > attempting to book GFR and Ted Nugent together in July/August, don't > > you? Why isn't anyone asking questions about these potential dates? > ... Since the following information is freely available on the Web for those who want to find it, let's get it out on the open. As you all know, David Fishof Presents, Inc. is the band's current manager: David Fishof Presents, Inc. 252 W 71st St. New York, NY 10023-3752 (212)757-1605 What you may not have known is that the band also has a book- ing agency that is handling concert bookings separately: Q B Q Entertainment, Inc. 341 Madison Ave New York, NY 10017-3705 (212)949-6900 As *I* understand it (and who knows how that works :-) ), af- ter the three initial U.S. concerts, Fishof says that the band will play a gig in Bosnia itself. Then, there are some rumors that I haven't been able to confirm about a few European dates. Then, it is sure that the band will have a short tour of Japan. And, finally, they will be back in the States to finish up with a summer U.S. tour. I have heard that QBQ is soliciting dates through the end of August. I believe that for the U.S. arm of the tour, QBQ is try- ing to book GFR with Ted Neugent as an opening act. I'd like to ask the list to not bother these folks with ques- tions. In my experience, unless you have a real event that you want to book the band at -- with backing, proposals, and lots of paperwork proof that you're serious -- they will more than likely just ignore you. And, if we want this reunion tour to continue and be successful, we don't want to get anybody angry with us. So, be cool, watch the PollStar and the TicketMaster sites (and the three Web pages :-) ) for concert location announcements and let's get ready to ride the railroad one more time. Take care and grok in fullness ... Bill-- ...who never puts off until tomorrow what he can avoid altogether. (\____/) (42?) (_oo_) +--------------------------+--------------------------+- \ - (O) ------+ |William A. (Bill) Parrette|7177 Heritage Drive | __||__ \) | |wap@one.net |Westchester, OH 45069-4012| []/______\[] / | | *** http://w3.one.net/~wap/ *** | / \______/ \/ | +------------------- 513-779-0780 --------------------+ / -- /__\ -------+ (\ /____\ ------------------------------ End of grand-funk-digest V1 #24 *******************************