Growing up I was lucky to see Dick Clarke in PA and later from CA, THE BEATLES on Ed's and other shows featuring great bands. So name your tune!

Just went through some tapes-found some great stuff from DON KIRSHNER'S
ROCK CONCERT from the 1970's with GREATFUL DEAD SHOW with animated segments, FRANK ZAPPA in scenes from 2001 MOTELS with interviews (I love his song in honor of "IT CONQUERED THE WORLD" called "CHEEPNIS"). Also a show called "SHINDIG" with performances by Barry McGuire "EVE OF DESTRUCTION" and "The Byrds" (inc. a jam with Dylan).
Great stuff!

I was a huge Midnight Special fan. Especially when Alice Cooper was on the show. The first concert I attended, some 30 years ago, was to see Alice. As fate would have it, last week I came back to the USA to sub on guitar for a friend of mine in the New Orleans based band, Lillian Axe. We opened four dates for Alice Cooper... Birmingham, Mobil, Houston and Dallas. It was nice to be back on stage after two years and thrilling to be on the same bill as one of my main musical influences. And he is a very approachable guy. I had a great time.

RIK

I was a huge Midnight Special fan. Especially when Alice Cooper was on the show. The first concert I attended, some 30 years ago, was to see Alice. As fate would have it, last week I came back to the USA to sub on guitar for a friend of mine in the New Orleans based band, Lillian Axe. We opened four dates for Alice Cooper... Birmingham, Mobil, Houston and Dallas. It was nice to be back on stage after two years and thrilling to be on the same bill as one of my main musical influences. And he is a very approachable guy. I had a great time.

RIK

Ah, you youngsters! (Kindly old uncle chuckle) I saw the Beatles live on Ed Sullivan back in...what was it now...? '64, was it? Well, one of them years...

Ah, you youngsters! (Kindly old uncle chuckle) I saw the Beatles live on Ed Sullivan back in...what was it now...? '64, was it? Well, one of them years...

I saw rerun when I was a kid...I still remember I saw The Carpenters.

I saw rerun when I was a kid...I still remember I saw The Carpenters.

I'll tell yez, pal Kenji, reruns don't start to tell the story. The Beatles on Ed Sullivan, at the time...wow. That was the start of "The Sixties"...the shift from the Eisenhower '50s to =massive= cultural change.

Ah, you youngsters! (Kindly old uncle chuckle) I saw the Beatles live on Ed Sullivan back in...what was it now...? '64, was it? Well, one of them years...

3rd Grade mini-talent show in class (I lived in France at the time) and we were forced to do something. Me and three other guys pretended to be the Beatles singing and performing "Eight Days a Week" very very badly. So this would have probably been late '64 or early '65.

I was Ringo, 'cause I didn't know the words.

3rd Grade mini-talent show in class (I lived in France at the time) and we were forced to do something. Me and three other guys pretended to be the Beatles singing and performing "Eight Days a Week" very very badly. So this would have probably been late '64 or early '65.

I was Ringo, 'cause I didn't know the words.

So you were in an early Beatles tribute band, Auskar, you lucky dog, blast your meteor-worn hide! In the 6th grade at P.S. 122 in Astoria, Miss Kalfeon, school music director, was holding auditions. And, being a natural-born ham, I wanted in. She asked each young performer to sing something. When my turn came up, I closed my eyes and thought, "Sing it like Paul!" Four lines into AND I LOVE HER, she stopped me. "You're in."

But a couple of years later, me voice changed, and it's been downhill ever since. Started to smoke, drink, and dance the hoochie-coo. Sigh. But I must admit, testosterone kicking in did provide =some= recompense. Sure do miss being able to sing, though.

I'll tell yez, pal Kenji, reruns don't start to tell the story. The Beatles on Ed Sullivan, at the time...wow. That was the start of "The Sixties"...the shift from the Eisenhower '50s to =massive= cultural change.

But, but...but, Mike..., I wan't there in '64! :eek:

But, but...but, Mike..., I wan't there in '64! :eek:

That's no excuse!:mad: You could have been if you'd just tried harder!