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Happy New Year, easymac! The lyrics do sound very "Kent State-ish," in that Gary noticed what was happening and expressed his feelings! I'm a student of the...
jim
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Jan 1, 2009
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4404
I will have to go back and look carefully at that! Tooo funny! Thanks Morris, even though this is posted on Jim's thread! My mind is blank today from work last...
pj
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It is a good album. You can also get it on Amazon if eBay doesn't work out for some reason: ...
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Wouldn't that be awesome !!?? --Daryl ... From: "jim" <j_bush_nik64@...> ... like the rest of us!! --Daryl...
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vintageguy1971
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Hey, that's true!! Gary definitely had the more professional and mature attitude towards the terrible things KC said about him! --Daryl ... From: Rob Diaz II...
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vintageguy1971
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Jan 1, 2009
2:29 pm
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Hey, it's 2009 and people are STILL talking about how REO's latest still sucks!! LOL!! --Daryl ... From: mike galetta <mike6501us@...>...
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Jan 1, 2009
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KC never had any balls! Even in '79 when he was playing that Les Paul, KC didn't look like he could have handled a set by himself!! That guitar just didn't fit...
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Jan 1, 2009
2:33 pm
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Yeah! I remember Gary was quoted as saying (as he was chasing after the rest of the band while they were driving down the road), "You need me!!!" -- Daryl ... ...
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vintageguy1971
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Jan 1, 2009
2:36 pm
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My point wasn't to argue the merits (or lack thereof) of the new REO stuff. I simply meant that if Gary thinks the new REO stuff sucks I would hope that Gary...
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4412
Perhaps....but not totally convinced, he's such a recluse.  ..pJ...
pj
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Thanks Morris, I knew you'd have my back!  LOL   ..pJ...
pj
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Ya, I'll say! I never get tired of that tune. Love it, love it, love it! As much as I love "Shakin' It Loose"!!!  LOL  ..pJ...
pj
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Jan 1, 2009
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Happy New Year's Dagfin! You hung over??   LOL    ..pJ...
pj
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You're quite observant this A.M.! ..pJ...
pj
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Jan 1, 2009
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I can't believe that someone who has mastered a guitar the way he did would just stop cold turkey and be totally happy with it!! There has got to be a story...
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vintageguy1971
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Jan 1, 2009
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Just to name a couple of his endearing qualities. Just thinking what kC may have been saying about the band had they never brought him back in...... he'd still...
pj
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There is, I'm positive of it.  ..pJ...
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I like the way you put "Kent State-ish" to describe the lyrics. There certainly was a lot of havoc on campuses around the nation, and I too was a student at...
pj
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You can find it on eBay -- it's called "Only the Strong Survive." It's the only one to my knowledge that's out there. Kathy did mention some time ago that he...
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Unlike Cronin who, when asked about the origins of "Shakin' It Loose," (a song he didn't write), publicly ridiculed it and crassly proclaimed it was a song...
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You got that right. Look at what Cronin did with REO's signature song, "Ridin' The Storm Out." He stripped the tune Gary wrote down to an acoustic ballad, fer...
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How was it customized? What features on it did Gary request? --Shoofly...
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4425
He dangled more than a mere paycheck. Money buys pretty women, powerful drugs, fancy cars, furnished mansions and exotic vacations... --Shoofly ... their...
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kC revealed that to me in a private conversation when I asked him if that was what the song was about as a lot of people here wanted to know. So I asked, and I...
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KC publicly "revealed" this to everyone listening to REO's remake of Hi Infidelity that was broadcast on XM Radio. Not only was it a crass put down of Gary's...
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Thx for the info, Lisa Happy New Year! ... It's the only one to my knowledge that's out there. Kathy did mention some time ago that he was working on some...
jim
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Jan 1, 2009
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I don't want to hear the acoustic version, it wouldn't be what Gary intended it to be!...
jim
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It was Gary' REO equivalent of "Ohio," in a lyrical sense, I think. ... certainly was a lot of havoc on campuses around the nation......
jim
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We can always hope he'll come back to it. ... did would just stop cold turkey and be totally happy with it!! There has got to be a story behind it!! --Daryl...
jim
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What goes around will definitely come around. ... kC may have been saying about the band had they never brought him back in...... he'd still be slammin' Gary,...
jim
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