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Location: SoCal | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqDTlwq532M |
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Location: NJ | I know where that one is and no he is not selling. I tried. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | The guitar isn't mic'ed nor plugged...
...though I definitely heard an Adamas playing in there somewhere.
Did they even have wireless back in the 70's? |
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | Al that leads to a question that has probably been asked many times before, but here goes:
WHERE ARE THE ORIGINAL SLOTHEAD ADAMAS'S AND/ OR CAN THEY ALL BE ACCOUTED FOR? Just courious!
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Location: NJ | we have traced a little better than half the original ones to their current owners. I suspect a few are in Japan and that a few are in storage lockers of major stars and others under the beds of former musicians. |
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Location: NJ | They had wireless in the 70's (at least later 70's).
First time I ever saw one used was at a CS&N show at MadSqGarden in '77. Stephen Stills did a couple laps around the stage while playing a solo on an old Gibby Firebird.
. . . I doubt if he could do THAT anymore . . . |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | That vid is from '76, so maybe wireless was just hitting the scene. I think the first time I saw it was either the Stones or Dire Straits in the very early 80's. |
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Location: NJ | I saw a wire. Thin one.
Right around the one minute mark, the camera does a transition from a close-up to a rear view. Just as the transition completes, you can see a wire move at just about knee/calf level. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Damn, I looked hard for one. I saw him fiddle the knob (have at it)... but didn't see the wire.... Back To The Film....
Ahh...got it. Good eyes, Clifford. You certainly could have a career as a Peeping Tom. |
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Location: Scotland | yep, looks like there's a cord, but I ain't gonna subject myself to that again to make sure. |
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Location: Madison, Wisconsin | Musta hada been there. That sucks! |
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | Originally posted by alpep:
I know where that one is and no he is not selling. I tried. Does ND still have that one? |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | You'd think after all these years he could remember the 1st verse! |
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Location: Australia | The clip is from the "Love At The Greek" concert which is avaliable.
In the show he uses that slothead on a number of tunes until he breaks a string and has to give it the flick.
Love that lighter slothead blue. |
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Location: NJ | Behold the Power of Cheese. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Never confuse craft with art. As both a songwriter and performer Diamond is the consumate craftsman. |
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Location: San Angelo, Texas | very well put canucklehead! |
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Location: NJ | Okay, he was a MASTER CheeseCraftsman.
I DO like his last album, tho . . . |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | There ya go Cliff. I'm not a huge fan either, but my wife dragged me to a show of his decades ago.
One of the best live shows I've ever seen! ('course, maybe I just haven't seen enough shows.....  ) But I'd sure love to be able to hold an audience in the palm of my hand like him. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I was uncomfortable with my mother's avid attraction to Neil Diamond. :rolleyes:
(though I did buy her tickets to the tour in question) |
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Location: SoCal | My daughter just loves Orlando Bloom. I encourage it. It keeps her pure and chaste from afar. |
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Location: Vermont USA | If Neil Diamond or Robert Redford ever move to Vermont I will be looking for a place to live.
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I have a real difficult time with the name Neil Diamond. I swear this is 100% true. I was in 7th grade and it was the first year we had to shower after gym class. There was this really tall kid named Neil Diamond who had been kept back 1 or 2 years. Anyway, it was the first time I ever saw real live pubic hair. And it was on a guy. And his name was Neil Diamond. I just can't get that name out of my freaking mind and I have NEVER, EVER owned a Neil Diamond record/CD and as far as I know have never strummed along to any of his music. Dave |
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Location: Upper Left USA | So, Dave. How did you feel about that first Culture Club album cover? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | No problem. I'm OK with everything excepot that NAME. It just harkens back to some very strange memories.
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Location: Upper Left USA | Your secret is safe with, uh, all of us... |
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Location: NJ | Damn, Witko!
I just had a spark of REALLY depraved PhotoShop inspiration, but, . . . . naaahhh, . . . . it just "Ain't Right" . . . . |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | I'm sitting here praying to God that we are not heading down the "Well, one time in our high school shower..." road. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I'm not... |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | And you'll be remembered more for it, Woodster. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Band Camp stories? |
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | man, that was a really scary story. |
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Location: Australia | Diamond would get more respect if hadn't persisted for all those years with the puffy sequined shirts and 1970's accountants hair doo. |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | Originally posted by richardd:
...1970's accountants hair doo. That ones gonna leave a scar. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Buck up, Weaser... Yours is really more a 70's pornstar hair-doo. |
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Location: NJ | cue the slap-bass and the wah-wah . . . . |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | I did finally drop the 70's pornstar moustache. Figured if my mom in law was going to shave hers, I probably could too. |
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N. Diamond & slothead