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She's a talented woman. I followed her career a bit in the early days. It's a shame she didn't have a bigger career than she had, though she has put out a lot of albums and still performs a bit. Not many people have even one song with the staying power of At Seventeen.
By report she performed Society's Child on the Smothers Brothers show when she was 16. Bill Cosby met her there, and apparently tried to get her blacklisted from entertainment shows because he thought she was a lesbian. (She later came out as gay but had not at that point in her life.) More likely she refused a sexual request from him.
I follow her on Facebook. She posts a lot, quite a few jokes and funny pictures. She is, not surprisingly, a big liberal.Last edited by Doctor Jeff; 12-28-2023 at 04:25 PM.
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12-28-2023 03:54 PM
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12-28-2023, 04:04 PM #52joelf GuestOriginally Posted by ragman1
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I meant click on the Rotate button twice, it only goes round halfway at a time :-)
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12-28-2023, 09:40 PM #54joelf GuestOriginally Posted by Doctor Jeff
Glad she still does her thing. And it's amazing that those socially conscious songs even got airplay in the late '60s, early '70s. She took a huge risk and also stuck to her guns. There's a very good 2-book set by Paul Zollo, Songwriters on Songwriting. In the interview with Ian she told how a record exec implored her to tone down Society's Child, make it not about a black-white romance. She told Zollo 'I figured I'd have plenty of time to sell out later if I wanted to'.
But never did...
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Originally Posted by mr. beaumont
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12-29-2023, 07:46 PM #56joelf GuestOriginally Posted by BigDaddyLoveHandles
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Originally Posted by BigDaddyLoveHandles
Great thread Joel.
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Believe me I have been.
Got a new nylon string guitar today. I'm in love. New vid coming soon
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Originally Posted by mr. beaumont
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Originally Posted by A. Kingstone
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Ah man! It's you.
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Looks nice, Jeff. Is that your Xmas present? Good for you. Now we need to hear it :-)
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12-30-2023, 04:53 AM #63joelf Guest
How do I post a video on this here page (or site generally)?
I have this laptop, an iPhone and an iPad.
Tank-a-yiz...
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You've got to put the video on YouTube first. Then just post in the link.
Have to start charging soon :-)
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12-30-2023, 10:19 AM #65joelf GuestOriginally Posted by ragman1
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Originally Posted by joelf
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You already have one, Joel! I checked. Isn't this yours?
fasstrack Fass - YouTube
If it's not you need to open one.
How to Create a YouTube Channel From Scratch
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Originally Posted by ragman1
I play a lot of acoustic and I really like my "crossover" style Yamaha...but I wanted something a little more traditional in feel and shape, but still with electronics.
I'm still getting acquainted...it needs two things-- normal tension strings (came with high, which are okay, but I like a looser feel) and it needs a ninth fret side dot. But I can tell I'm going to like it. It sounds good even without the built in effects...but with a little reverb, its heavenly.
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What does nylon sound like through the electronics? I suppose you might have to wait till you get the right action set up.
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Originally Posted by AndyV
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12-30-2023, 03:16 PM #71joelf GuestOriginally Posted by ragman1
I understand there's FB live too. Gonna take advantage of both, why not?
As a guy once said 'It's easy to be a genius in your living room'. Gotta go before the Vox Populi (and hope they don't think you're Very Putrid)...
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12-30-2023, 03:36 PM #72joelf GuestOriginally Posted by ragman1
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12-30-2023, 03:43 PM #73joelf Guest
Scratch that, Rag. Figured it out. Have to wait a day. Thanks for the links...
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If anyone is interested, here's an initial sound test with the Yamaha. New strings arrive today...sounds pretty cool.
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Really lovely Jeff.
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