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January 16, 2002, Newsletter
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1. INTRODUCTION: We Are Going To NAMM!
2. THE WEEK IN REVIEW: The Week That Was / Weekly Winner / Weekly Tip
3. GREAT DEALS: Scratch-n-Dent Specials / Warehouse Specials
4. RESOURCES: Musician.com / Guest Columns / Hands-On Review
5. OFFERS: Platinum Membership / Gear Insurance / Affiliate Program
6. CLOSING: Thank You / Contact Info / Removal
1a. ___INTRODUCTION:_________________________________________________
Every year at this time, gear builders and buyers meet in Anaheim
for the NAMM show where the latest and greatest guitars, synths,
recording tools, and more are unveiled for our eager eyes. Our roving
reporters will be there gathering the news and giving us live reports
so we can keep you abreast of the newest of the new. Be sure to check
our Website after January 17, 2002 and find out what the buzz is all
about!
2a. ___THE WEEK IN REVIEW: The Week That Was_________________________
This is the week that was in matters musical... 1957, this week
marks the opening of the Cavern Club in an old wine cellar on
Matthew Street in Liverpool... the club becomes world famous by the
happy choice of the Beatles as its house band in 1961 and '62... it
remains in business in 2002... 1970, in a bizarre latter-day bubble
of Victorian flatulence, Scotland Yard confiscates eight prints from
John Lennon's exhibit of erotic lithographs... an accountant who has
strayed into the gallery, Bag One, complains to the police, "They
were exaggerated distorted caricatures depicting intimate sexual
relationships of a repulsive and disgusting nature"... the raiding
policeman, Detective Inspector Frederick Luff, says, "Many toilet
walls depict works of similar merit. It is perhaps charitable to
suggest that they are the work of a sick mind... The only danger to
a successful prosecution... is the argument that they are so pathetic
as to be incapable of influencing anyone"... the gallery is closed
and its owners prosecuted for violating obscenity laws... a London
magistrate finally dismisses the charges and returns the lithos to
the gallery, where they had been on sale for $58 each... 1996, Jimmy
Buffet, Island Records chairman Chris Blackwell, and U2 singer Bono
are taking off in Buffet's seaplane in Jamaica when authorities open
fire on them, mistaking them for drug traffickers... nobody is hurt,
no drugs are found, and the authorities are contrite... Buffet gets
a song out of it, "Jamaica Mistaica"... 1969, Led Zeppelin's debut
album is released... singer Dino Martin (son of Dean) of the pop trio
Dino, Desi, and Billy, is arrested this week in 1974 on suspicion of
possession and sale of two machine guns... 1964, Capital Records'
most successful singles are all surpassed when "I Want to Hold Your
Hand" by the Beatles enters the top 100 ten short days after its
release... 1991, the crowd rushes the stage at an AC/DC concert in
Salt Lake, crushing three people to death... 1993, the Supreme Court
upholds a lower court decision that Tom Waits should receive $2.5
million in a ruling against Frito-Lay for using a Waits voice-alike
and derivative tune in a television commercial... 1958, station
manager Robert Convey orders the destruction of all rock 'n' roll
records at KWK Radio in St. Louis, calling it, "A simple weeding out
of undesirable music"... DJs spin each rock 'n' roll record once
before smashing it... 1968, Arlo Guthrie, The Band, Bob Dylan, Pete
Seeger, Judy Collins, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Odetta, and Richie Havens
gather to commemorate Arlo's dad, the late Woody Guthrie... 1990,
Squeeze is the inaugural band kicking off MTV's tremendously
successful "Unplugged" series... 1989, Playboy model Shannon Tweed
gives birth to a baby boy... the happy father is Gene Simmons
.. 1959, oblivious to the dark fate that awaits him, Buddy Holly
holes up in his New York apartment with a tape deck and an acoustic
guitar to lay down what will turn out to be his final tracks... but
what amazing tracks... they include "Peggy Sue Got Married," "Crying
Waiting, Hoping," "That's What They Say," "What to Do," "Learning
the Game," "Slippin' and Slidin'," and "That Makes it Tough"... all
these tunes are released by Coral Records with dubbed backing after
the day the music died... and that was the week that was.
BIRTHDAYS:
January 16: Bob Bogle of the Ventures (1937), William Francis of Dr.
Hook (1942), Sade born Helen Folasade Abu (1959)
January 17: Bobby Bland (1930), Mick Taylor [the only lead guitarist
to quit the Rolling Stones and live] (1948), Steve Earle (1955)
January 18: Bobby Goldsboro (1941), "Legs" Larry Smith of The Bonzo
Dog Doo-Dah Band (1944), Jonathan Davis of Korn (1971)
January 19: Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers (1939), Janis Joplin
(1943), Dolly Parton (1946), Robert Palmer (1949), Dewey Bunnell of
America (1952), Caron Wheeler of Soul II Soul (1963)
January 20: Paul Stanley of Kiss (1952)
January 21: Richie Havens (1941), Placido Domingo of The Three Tenors
(1941)
January 22: Sam Cooke (1931), Steve Perry of Journey (1949), Steve
Adler of Guns 'N' Roses (1965)
DEPARTURES:
January 16: Arturo Toscanini (1957)
January 19: Carl Perkins (1998)
January 20: Payola DJ Alan Freed (1965)
January 21: Col. Tom Parker (1997), Jackie Wilson (1984)
2b. ___THE WEEK IN REVIEW: Weekly Winner_____________________________
The winner of the Roland D2 is Frank Williams of Fairfax, VA. Here
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2c. ___THE WEEK IN REVIEW: Tip Of The Week___________________________
Tech Tips - Recording Your Acoustic Guitar, Part 2
By Dennis Kambury
A tale of two mics
Using a single mic and a single guitar, you can uncover a broad range
of tonalities. From bright and crisp to warm and woody, where you
place the microphone makes all the difference. Adding a second mic
for stereo will really expand your possibilities. We'll look at some
common techniques - and some things to watch out for - to make the
most of your stereo recording adventure...
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3a. ___ GREAT DEALS: Scratch-n-Dent Specials_________________________
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4b. ___MUSICIAN'S RESOURCES: Guest Columns___________________________
This Week's Musician.Com Article:
"Roy Haynes: Sound of Surprise"
by Ted Panken
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This Week's Guitar.Com Article:
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"Gear Review: Match Maker GT Electronics Vipre Variable Impedance
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4c. ___MUSICIAN'S RESOURCES: Hands-on Product Review of the Week_____
Bose® Panaray® PA Systems
Sound excellence from a compact, integrated PA
By Thom Mix
Keep it tight and keep it light. That could be the slogan for Bose
Panaray systems. Built around amazingly engineered small drivers,
Bose professional loudspeakers are low profile, highly mobile, and
incredibly responsive on the low end. Combine that with virtual
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6a. ___CLOSING: Thank You____________________________________________
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