Stewart Suctliffe has renewed the practice of "overseeing" some key outing events. This is after years and years of not doing this. I went to Knott's Berry Farm last Saturday a week ago and Stewart only saw our group as we were about to leave the park. It was the trio of myself, Pete Richards and Bill Gunderson. In years past like say nearly thirty years ago the trio might consist of me, Pete Richards and David Snow. David Snow must resembles that Bu-bu Higgins guy on "Mama's Family" if you're looking for a simily. Pete Richards made the statement "I'm glad the Snoop Ice Show" made explicit reference to the Biblical basis for Christmas". Stewart wanted to endourse the remark saying that it's time Christmas got a lot little more back to its roots. Stewart made the remark to me one day that he preferred the Rare Earth version of "I'm Losing You" as opposed to the Rod Stewart version, which I had regarded as "definitive version" of this song. I expressed puzzlement at Stewart because I thought it was a Rod Stewart fan and he said "No, I'm a fan of any artist who was ever in the Yardbirds, such as Jeff Beck. But I'm not into Rod Stewart". Stewart remarked that the Rare Earth version of "Losing You" just seemed to have a little more funky soul than the Rod Stewart version.
Yesterday Stewart was waiting already at the house when I am you know who were off getting the Chinese food for our dinner. You can throw out the "in an hour you'll be hungry again" rule with this meal. This is a meal that definitely sat heavy in the stomach. The whole food menu was very protien intensive, and I stuffed myself on almonds, and these cheese log things where I applied thick slices to triscuits. That makes for a heavy orderve. The rice was heavy and not fluffy as Chinese rice usually is. The chow mein was NOT primarily bean sprouts, and the Chicken almond- - very different from the vegetable intensive way it's normally prepared. There was chicken mushroom, and there was brocolli beef, and also sweet and sour pork - - boneless. There were also fried wontons and an egg roll for each of us. The soup was about the worst I've had from any Chinese place. My fortune cookie promised long life. There were numerous conversation "anomalies" that Stewart noted that I won't go into. I had missed his insightful perceptions. In terms of gifts it was a bumper crop, except that I got no money - from anybody, out of a desire to prevent me from having money for cigarettes. There were some nice greeting cards. I got a kaki long sleeved shirt from a brother, and a nice one. I received a digital camera from the other brother, although it's an economy job, if you look at the specifications. There is no zoom. I received two insightful books from my Mom, and this Japanese number calendar game from a cousin who was there. I also got the usual fruit cake, and some dried fruit and nuts in a baggie that I've already eaten.
There was a debate as to whether marijuana can give you brain damage. Well if not that it does seem that marijuana usage when you are young can lead to decreased seretonin output in the brain as an adult, which decreases the ability of an individual to deal with stress in his life. As such those who didn't smoke pot would be at a decided advantage in competetive or stressful situations that come along in life.
Now they are telling us there is a flood of terrorists coming from Nigeria to Detroit to set off explosive devices on US planes. The buzz is now that no electronic devices will be allowed on US flights during the last hour, because this attempt occurred in the last hour of the flight. You know my feeling that most of these measures are 90% terror hysteria and 10% substance.
We finally have George Harrison checking in here on our Beatle album series. I want the listener to have a certain "experiance" and I weighed out which songs to include and omit. Stewart expressly told me it was up to me to select these songs and he would have no input. Except that in the fall of 1962 Stewart claimed (over a decade ago) that he recorded "Hold Me Tight" with that band he was in in Toronto when he played bass. Here is more stuff to read.
Here are two “collectors’ items”. What I tried to do was to get bits that you either don’t hear all that much, or in the case of the British EP that came out in the spring of 1964 in Britain, I wanted all four of this songs featured because none of these songs are included on The Beatles “Red Album”, which seems to me a glairing omission. As to the “six minute jam” version of “She’s A Woman”, Jim Ladd played this track in June of 1992 and I fully expected to hear this track on Anthology but it wasn’t there. This has spaces now but it might not later on.
THE BEATLES – EARLY NUGGETS
Three Cool Cats (Decca Tapes)
Love of the Loved (Decca Tapes)
Bessame Mucho (Decca tapes version)
Sure to Fall (Decca tapes version)
Crying, Waiting, Hoping (BBC version)
Love Me Do (audition version with Pete Best)
I Saw Her Standing There (unreleased version played on KLOS
that’s a little faster and the lead guitar part is less evolved
Hold Me Tight (from With the Beatles) a favorite of Stu Sutcliffe)
The Honeymoon Song (Beatles at the BBC)
Clara Bella (Beatles at the BBC)
Sweet Little Sixteen (Beatles at the BBC version)
Lonesome Tears in my Eyes (Beatles at the BBC)
Leaves On The Trees (Beatles at the BBC version)
Money (official “With the Beatles” version)
Long, Tall Sally (Past Masters Vol 1)
I Call Your Name (Past Masters Vol 1)
You Know What to Do (Anthology) George: lead vocal
Matchbox (Past Masters Vol 1)
Can’t Buy Me Love (Anthology version)
Slow Down (Past Masters Vol 1)
And I Love Her (Single US version)
She’s A Woman (unreleased six minute version heard in 1992)
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Some Harrison albums have NO selections off them on this collection. I tried to go for Harrison songs that “made a statement” or were somehow historical music landmarks.
THE MOSTLY GEORGE HARRISON ALBUM
Disk One
Taxman (US mono version)
Piggies (from White Album)
Think for Yourself (Rubber Soul)
Love You To (from Revolver)
Beatles 1967 Christmas Message
Inner Light (from single B side)
Only A Northern Song (Yellow Submarine)
Blue Jay Way (US radio version with fewer overdubs)
It’s All Too Much (from Yellow Submarine)
While My Guitar Gently Weeps (original acoustic version)
Savory Truffle (White Album)
Long, Long, Long (White Album)
Not Guilty (Anthology version)
Sour Milk Sea (unreleased George demo version)
Rip It Up/Shake, Rattle - / Blue Suede Shoes (Anthology)
Disc Two
Come And Get It (Anthology version)
Oh Darling (from “Let It Be” sessions) (Anthology)
All Things Must Pass (Anthology version)
It Don’t Come Easy (George Harrison demo version)
Blow Away (from "George Harrison")
Devil’s Radio (from 1987 album)
Isn’t It a Pity (single version)
When We Was Fab (from 1987 album)
Cocameme Business (from 1989 album)
Deep Blue (1971 single B Side)
Bangle Desh (1971 single A Side)
Ring Out The Old Ring In The New (from “Dark Horse”)
Cracker box Palace (from 33 & 1/3)
This Guitar Can’t Keep From Crying (from “Extra Texture”)
The Art of Dying (from “All Things Must Pass”)
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