Hi all, just joined here...I'm a librarian and have been working on an active Flamin' Groovies webpage, check it out and any assistance in filling in some gaps...
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GroovieChas
Nov 2, 2001 9:47 pm
Wow! You've got a lot of cool stuff on that site. Pretty exhaustive discography, lots of cool pics, and etc. Well done! Why don't you tell us something...
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gogarrio
Nov 3, 2001 12:04 am
Damn! Are The Groovies playing Cavestomp or not? What a bonanza: Downliners Sect, Creation, Kaisers, et al. Can someone please confirm? Meanwhile, having...
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planckzoo
Nov 3, 2001 2:09 am
Wow what a great website, I know I will be spending lots of time looking at it, thanks for all the effort! Eric That's "Mr. Rock-n-Roll" to you...
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Lenny Smith
jammer4ever
Nov 3, 2001 2:28 am
... At last report, nope, nope, nope, no such luck, much to my dismay (those who've been on this list since the early days may recall an over-the-top ...
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theyees_2
Nov 3, 2001 3:10 am
In a message dated 11/2/01 3:31:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, chancede@... writes: << Hi all, just joined here...I'm a librarian and have been working on an...
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groovies1
Nov 3, 2001 4:45 am
Thanks! A labor of love and insanity, yippee! :-) First heard about the Groovies when being an REM fan @'88, read an article with Peter Buck mentioning their...
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groovies1
Nov 3, 2001 5:05 am
You bet...send it on. This is a work-in-progress and any ideas or input are greatly appreciated...thanks! dcat... :-) The Flamin' Groovies Supplement: ...
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theyees_2
Nov 3, 2001 5:36 am
For contribution to dcat's great new website... First Plane Home - partial tab combining the inputs of list members Jonathan (jsenomar@...,...
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Steve Holtebeck
sholtebeck
Nov 3, 2001 6:29 am
Hi Everyone, I'm getting ready to head to the UK for a few weeks, and was wondering if anybody has any suggestions for Groovies-related things to do or places...
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gogarrio
Nov 3, 2001 7:26 am
Steve: A few years ago, I made my way to, I think, Manchester Square near Oxford Street in Central London to find the background to the "Shake Some Action" LP...
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gogarrio
Nov 3, 2001 7:36 am
No Cavestomp, eh? Cyril is the most curious guy. Every time I've ever seen him on stage, he's having a helluva time: leading the Chris Wilson Groovies,...
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DonDaly@...
Nov 3, 2001 9:06 am
greg asks if the groovies are playing new york. i spoke to cyril about a week ago and he says no. sounded like he wanted to do it but the deal just fell thru....
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Paul Wood
paulwood5
Nov 3, 2001 10:16 am
Steve, When in London you could also check out the Roundhouse - famous London rock venue of the 60s and 70s. The Groovies legendary 1976 UK "comeback";...
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Paul Wood
paulwood5
Nov 3, 2001 10:28 am
1. The new web site is fantastic - if anyone out there hasn't yet had a look they should do so! 2. Request - has anyone got the chords/guitar tab for You Tore...
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Smedley01@...
Nov 3, 2001 4:53 pm
Hi Groovie people! Rockfield is pretty far out into a desolate part of Wales, it's seclusion, is it's attraction to bands who want to get down to recording,...
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GroovieChas
Nov 3, 2001 10:23 pm
... Yes, it's frustrating when a bonafide rock 'n' roll genius gets on stage so seldom, but you gotta have a little empathy for Cyril. He put his heart and...
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gogarrio
Nov 3, 2001 11:12 pm
For cool music, the most essential stop in London is Minus Zero/Stand Out at 2 Blenheim Crescent off Portobello Road in Notting Hill, open Fri-Sa only. Lotsa...
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gogarrio
Nov 3, 2001 11:18 pm
"Impact" is right on. More than other song I know, "Shake Some Action" is THE battle cry for rock 'n' roll. If Cyril had written nothing else, he still would...
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Tom Sagehorn
tsagehorn@...
Nov 5, 2001 3:23 am
Chas & group-I saw how unappreciative the home-town Bay Area fans were at every Groovies show,talk about a local band that never got the respect and...
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gogarrio
Nov 5, 2001 5:11 am
Tom: Well, you're right of course about the SF Bay Area not supporting The Groovies. But there were/are diehards "who got/get it," so that's forever...
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Tom Sagehorn
tsagehorn@...
Nov 5, 2001 5:36 am
Gregg-I am encouraged that bands are still popping up with that tremendous sound that the Groovies so beautifully layed out back in the day.I think I was at...
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Marshall Stax
marshallstax
Nov 5, 2001 8:03 am
RE: London/Groovies: I got my "Beatle Boots" at a place (recommended by Cyril - because the Beatles - and the Groovies - got theirs there) called Arnello &...
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gogarrio
Nov 5, 2001 5:54 pm
Tom: I can recall the Groovies playing the Mabuhay only once, one glorious evening in, I think, December 1980. I remember it because Rockpile were in town with...
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Tom Sagehorn
tsagehorn@...
Nov 5, 2001 10:23 pm
Marshall-Jud Cost is the only person that would have direct access to Cyril that I know of-he is a great music columnist.Sorry I don't have any way to reach...
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Tom Sagehorn
tsagehorn@...
Nov 5, 2001 10:42 pm
Yeah! We saw Rockpile(free tix from KFJC-FM) that night.I saw the Groovies 2-3- times at Mabuhay.Still have fond memories of Mike W. rolling a fat one at a...
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gogarrio
Nov 5, 2001 11:53 pm
I saw The Groovies open for Patti Smith in Oakland sometime around 1979-80. Don't remember much except her guitarist Lenny "Nuggest" Kaye saying something very...
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DonDaly@...
Nov 6, 2001 2:08 am
guys - i spoke to cyril a couple of weeks ago and he said something like..."i wish the groovies had made an impact". of course i said, "you did!" his...
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GroovieChas
Nov 6, 2001 2:32 am
... As far as I know, Cyril's friend Ken who used to monitor these messages is no longer on the list. However, at least one of the guys who is still on the...
