slowhand Digest Volume 02 : Issue 81
Today's Topics:
Another Budokan VCD offer
Re: Jeff Beck and Andy Summers Reminisce
Farewell Box Set
Re: How to be one of the first five in the offerings (birthday set offer!)
Re: How to be one of the first five in the offerings
Re: NHK BS2 is scheduled to broadcast complete version of 2001 Japan Tour again in Japan!
Re: NHK BS2 is scheduled to broadcast complete version of 2001 Japan Tour again in Japan!
new e-mail
Re: RE: Derek and the Dominoes, as seen by your neighbor
EC Birthday Box
FAREWELL SET ?
NOW CLOSED! USA Budokan VCD Offer
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From: Dave Clark
Subject: Another Budokan VCD offer
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Thanks to Patti for providing me with a copy! I now offer it to the list
I will conduct a random drawing for 5 lucky winners of a copy of the
popular Budokan VCD from all the people who reply to me with their
mailing address before Wednesday April 24 2002 at Noon GMT (7amCDT).
That's in my Inbox, not time-stamped by the deadline... ;o)
The random drawing won't have layers or representatives of any
accounting firm present, it won't be a pompous ceremony, and their will
be no fabulous spokesmodel present. Winners need not be present to win,
and will be notified via email. One entry per person, duplicate entries
will be thrown out. Judge's decisions are final. Odds of winning are
better than the Lotto drawings odds.
Good luck!!!
--
Dave Clark Austin, Texas
http://www.jump.net/~davec N 30d 27.526m
mailto:davec@jump.net W 97d 48.826m
Time flies like the wind, and fruit flies like bananas.
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From: DeltaNick
Subject: Re: Jeff Beck and Andy Summers Reminisce
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>> He [EC] was very seriously into the blues, trying to play like B.B. King,
and particularly Buddy Guy. He was playing a Telecaster at the time, and I
convinced him to try my Les Paul, which he wanted to buy. So I brought it to
this session he was doing, and he immediately started using it. That turned
out to be the Fresh Cream album.
So then I wound up with the Telecaster, which I played all through the
Police and still use today. <<
It seems that each time Andy Summers speaks about the Gibson Les Paul guitar
EC borrowed, he takes a bit more credit for inspiring Clapton. Over the
years, Summers has said several differing things about this. After reading a
number of his quotes, including this one, it becomes painfully obvious that
he refers NOT to Clapton's original, 1960 Bluesbreakers Les Paul, which was
stolen during Cream's initial rehearsals. No, Clapton bought that one on his
own, largely as a result of a picture of Freddy King on the cover of an
album titled "Let's Hide Away And Dance Away."
Clapton's original Les Paul was stolen shortly after he left the
Bluesbreakers, in July 1966. Since EC knew that Andy Summers owned a Les
Paul, but was playing a Telecaster, he borrowed Summers' guitar and probably
used it for Cream's first gigs and recording "Fresh Cream."
FYI, this article will give a clearer picture of EC's first Les Paul:
http://twtd.bluemountains.net.au/cream/LesPaul.htm.
DeltaNick
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From: "Edgar Martin"
Subject: Farewell Box Set
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Thanks to Jane Newell I can now offer the Farewell Box Set to the first four
people in the UK to email me.
Edgar.
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From: "ivan"
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Subject: Re: How to be one of the first five in the offerings (birthday set offer!)
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What is this BS? Why bring up something like this when there isn't even a
single reported case of people cheating? Why even give one person the idea
on how to cheat? How about just emailing folks who offer up the set on the
digest? Seems to always work for me. Funny thing is that nobody replied to
my offer for the Budokan VCD the other day on the digest. The offer stills
stands for the first 5 respondents to receive a copy. I also have a copy of
the birthday set for the first 5 "real-time" respondents.
regards,
Ivan
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From:
Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 6:07 PM
Subject: How to be one of the first five in the offerings
> Greetings fellow Slowhanders.
>
> I've heard from alot of people that only accepting the first five requests
for
> a show is unfair. I agree on that opinion. I think we should either pick 5
> randomly or distribute the show by a trade tree. That way people get the
show
> fast. I've been administrator on two trees on Slowhand and they worked
fine,
> everybody who signed up got their show.
>
> So how can you be one of the first five in someones offering? Well most
mail
> servers check your system clock and that is the time and date the receiver
sees
> in his mail. So by altering your computers clock, you could be one of the
first
> five, even though several minutes or even hours have passed. It depends on
how
> often the receiver checks his e-mail.
>
> I know this is cheating, and I have not used it my self. I'm not
ecouraging
> anybody to use this method since it is wrong, but there is the possibility
that
> people are using this method already to be one of the first, that I
thought
> this should be in the open. That's why I think it cannot be fare to pick
the
> first five requests.
>
> Gunnar Hakonarson
> ewing@islandia.is
>
> --
>
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From: polar@nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu
Subject: Re: How to be one of the first five in the offerings
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Well Gunnar
Let me one of the first five to politely disagree with your comment
about randomly picking 5 to send to, not working well (I agree
about the time issue, more later). I get the feeling from your note
that you might have gotten jilted. It does have a lottery type feeling
to it, but if everyone who got their copy offered it up to burn, then it
would work as well as a tree. Let me stress again if EVERYONE
offered to make the copies. I recently burned for about 12 people
who inquired to me about the birthday box. However I have not
seen everyone that I burned for offer it up on the digest,
unfortunately. I attribute that to several reasons:
1. They dont have the capability to burn discs
2. They may be procrastinators, in that case they already forgot
about it.
3. It takes time to burn discs, and get to the post office
4. Their computer crashed and they havent been able to access
the digest. (giving benefit of the doubt in case they are really
selfish)
dont misunderstand I think trees work great also to cover the
masses, but there are inherent problems to trees as well. It is a lot
of work for one person to setup a tree and maintain. With people
offering 5 (as opposed to 3 with some trees) there is a greater
likelihood more people will be able to get the discs. There is no
magic number out there, if you only have time to offer to 2 people,
so be it, at least it is being shared. Really when you boil it all
down it is still a tree without the structure.
As for the setting the time clock issue, I went by order in my
mailbox. You could make it fun and send to the first five with a
great joke to send or the first five to answer an EC question right.
If you missed out on the birthday box, I would be happy to share
with you. (B&P or trade)
Pete
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From: polar@nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu
Subject: Re: NHK BS2 is scheduled to broadcast complete version of 2001 Japan Tour again in Japan!
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sounds like time to start a video tree!!
Pete
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From: polar@nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu
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sounds like time to setup a video tree or "to the first 5
respondents"...
Pete
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From: "Denis & Susan LeBlanc"
Subject: new e-mail
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Greetings,
After several months offline, I have a new e-mail addy:
rainchek@nbnet.nb.ca
Apologies to my Slowhand buddies for any unreturned/unreplied messages you
may have sent me this year.
Denis LeBlanc
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From: Keith Bode
Subject: Re: RE: Derek and the Dominoes, as seen by your neighbor
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I'm not talking about rock history, I am talking about bar room
perception. On occassion there is known to be great distances between
the 2. Perhaps, discussing this with people who rarely listen to
Clapton, or maybe discussing it with someone who is a member of an
Allman Brothers list, and NOT a member of this list, you may find a
different perception. I did mention I was absolutely not discussing
facts.
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From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Leo=20Coomans?=
Subject: EC Birthday Box
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Thanks to a trade with a good Aussie I know have this
wonderful box.
Is there any artwork available (I can't find it)?
Is there detailed info on the tracks (location, date)?
All information is welcome.
Thanks.
Leo.
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From: Luis Santos
Subject: FAREWELL SET ?
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H i Slowhwandkers,
Thanks to the kindness of Phil Ceney I have a copy of the Farewell set.
Is there anybody who can supply me the set list please?
Thanks in advance for your replies.
Luis, Portugal
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From: "Jay"
Subject: NOW CLOSED! USA Budokan VCD Offer
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The following 4 have won and will receive the VCD A.S.A.P.
1-Matthew Palmer
2-Jeff French
3-Forrest Smith
4-James & Tanisha Roberts
Alot of people responded without there address, and made it impossible for
me to respond. (Too Many)
Remember to INCLUDE your address when asking next time!
Regards,
J-
End of slowhand Digest V02 Issue #81