ELP Digest Tuesday, 29 June 1999 Volume 9 : Issue 6 The "Two Weeks Leave in June" Edition Today's Topics: Keith Emerson signed? Reunion in the offing? Rereunion?!?!?!?!? News Flash more on the reunion rumors Yes in Atlanta Cancelled ELP CD's, videos, T-shirts Crossing the Rubicon Meaning of " Crossing the Rubicon" Crossing the Rubicon; ELP's final concert Regarding Rubicon clarification on intro, Crossing the Rubicon, final exit fanfare. Crossing the Rubicon The Rubicon Crossing the Rubicon - the TRUE story Re: ELP Digest V9 #5 Carl's drums Performance discussion, artwork Reply to Steve Jones posting Prelude ======= Good official news (Keith's works on a new label). And lots of rumors. Since it's been so long between Digests, I'm passing the rumors on to you with the reminder that, until we hear otherwise, they're just rumors. I'll rush another Digest out if/when we know whether there's any truth to them or not. And, in a continued display of just hope broad and deep the knowledge of ELP Digest readers is, there's more about the Rubicon river in here than I ever thought I'd know about. Read on. I'm sure you'll find something of interest. - John - ------------------------------------------------------------ From: "Rodrigo Werneck" , on 6/2/99 3:02 PM: To: Subject: Keith Emerson signed? Hi John, Here's some news for you... if you don't know about them yet, of course! ===================================================== (LOS ANGELES) - Gunslinger Records Inc., a Phoenix independent record and management company, has signed keyboardist Keith Emerson, formerly of progressive rock pioneers Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Emerson, who has been in the music industry for more than 30 years, has multiple platinum records to his credit. "The signing of an artist of Keith Emerson's stature is a tremendous achievement for us as an independent label," Gunslinger president Richard Lorello said. "With the megamergers that are occurring within the music industry, it is an excellent opportunity for independent labels such as ourselves to sign established artists." Gunslinger has obtained the rights to manufacture and distribute a completely recorded Christmas CD that will be released for the holiday season. It will be available, together with other Gunslinger product, at most major record stores and on the Web at Amazon.com, CDNow, Music Blvd. and Gunslinger Web site. ===================================================== All the best, Rodrigo Werneck Rio de Janeiro, Brazil www.uriah-heep.com www.ken-hensley.com [ Editor's Note: This information and a photo of Keith and Richard Lorello can be found at http://www.keithemerson.com/new.html Thanks to slawless@kpmg.com for this URL. - John - ] ------------------------------ [ Editor's note: I have no information about these reunion rumors other than what ELP Digest readers have sent me. I am only passing along the information since I think many readers have not seen these rumblings. I'll certainly rush the next Digest out to everyone if I get some more official word on whether this is true or not. Thanks to everyone who sent information about this to me. I've left out some of the messages people sent to me if they were almost identical. But I appreciate everyone's efforts to get this information to me. Thanks! - John - ] From: "Jane Armstrong" , on 6/23/99 1:02 PM: To: "ELP Digest" Subject: Reunion in the offing? This was posted in the Yes mailing list. Can it possibly be true? Please say it is! >>Also, Squire said Yes is considering a small 30 day tour at the end of >>the summer which will include Emerson, Lake, and Palmer? I thought >>this was strange, as they are no longer together. Maybe Squire had a >>little too much of the drinky. The full tour will start in the fall >>after the album release. [...] >I have heard a rumour that an ELP reunion is in the offing. -- Jane Armstrong ------------------------------ From: bjorn-are.davidsen@telenor.com, on 6/23/99 2:41 PM: To: elp-digest@reluctant.com Subject: Rereunion?!?!?!?!? Hello John! Exciting news or perhaps its just the silly season? One just doesn't seem to be able to trust people or nations to keep their hostility any longer, as this just arrived from today's Yes-Southside list: > Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 00:53:48 -0700 (PDT) > From: laserand@webtv.net > > Okay, I know I can be a sarcastic SOB sometimes, but I have some new, true > info on the new album. There is a guy from here in Richmond that moved to > LA a few years ago. He knows many people in the music industry and > regularly calls a DJ buddy here at the classic rock station with inside > info on the music world. He was out with Jason Bonham the other night and > they ran into Chris Squire at Stuart Copeland's(and his brother's)club in > LA. They partied for a while, and then our favorite Whale invited some > people back to his house. > > Squire had the rough mixes for the new album at his house. This guy from > Richmond listened to it and said all Yes fans are going to be extremely > pleased. The band sounds like a complete unit for the first time in a long > time. He said there are some what he called "more radio type" friendly > songs, but there are some "jammy ten minute" type pieces as well. The DJ > asked if the radio friendly songs were like Owner, and he said no. While > they can be played on the radio, he would not call them simple pop songs. > > This sounds promising, but again, we will have to wait until the fall to > know for sure. A couple of other points.......he said Igor's playing is > amazing, and that "Yes fans will not remember Wakeman after hearing this > album". Well, there you go Froy. Also, Squire said Yes is considering a > small 30 day tour at the end of the summer which will include Emerson, > Lake, and Palmer? I thought this was strange, as they are no longer > together. Maybe Squire had a little too much of the drinky. The full tour > will start in the fall after the album release. > > Sorry for the length, but I felt everyone would want to know this info. I > trust the guy, as his reports are usually very accurate. Take it for what > it's worth. And there was an immediate reply > From: Henry Potts > > I have heard a rumour that an ELP reunion is in the offing. > -- > Henry > > Alt.music.yes FAQ > http://www.bondegezou.demon.co.uk/amy_faq.htm And there were more! > Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1999 11:52:49 -0700 (PDT) > From: laserand@webtv.net > To: squire-ville@onelist.com, yes@southside.org, YESMUSIC@onelist.com, > Yestroopers@onelist.com > Subject: Yes/ELP/Asia-Observation > Message-ID: <29335-376FDB81-37017@postoffice-263.iap.bryant.webtv.net> > > Well, we have heard some fantastic rumors lately, no doubt. Whether or > not truth has anything to do with them is another story. > > To sum it up: Chris has supposedly mentioned in an off-the-cuff remark," > Yes is going to tour with ELP this fall. " At first glance this sounds > ludicrous due to the well-known defection of Greg Lake, and the surprise > re-union of 3/4 of Asia. Carl Palmer being free to persue that course > with the 2nd demise of ELP. While John Wetton was apparently ready to go > ahead with at least a tour, he never really looked at writing new > material I don't think. But the plug was pulled on the Asia tour by > Geoff Downes in a shocking statement:6/12/99 " I have decided to > withdraw from the Asia Reunion/Tour and there will no forthcoming > statements at this time." > > Two days ago the "official" ELP website in the Palmer sec. had a small > announcement stating the Downes info and that CP and JW would carry on > with some sort of musical endeavour in the future. Well, just last night > that is gone from the sight. > > Now, people are wondering what all this has to do with Yes. If Carl > Palmer, Keith Emerson, and Greg Lake have patched up their problems( > Henry Potts says "there is a rumor of another try from ELP ") and > somehow, Chris Squire knows about it, maybe he wants us to know about it > for the benefit of both bands. Like a barometer to measure interest in > an ELP/YES tour on the "NET" on the various places stuff like this is > written. > > When you have 2 major prog acts with cds impending(ELP-Crossing The > Rubicon could still happen, I hope..) it is to the advantage of both > bands to have as much buzz and pre-sale hype as possible to fill the > venues. I would be ecstatic if all this info came true. These are my 2 > fave bands since The Beatles broke up. We have to let Yes/ELP know how > we feel in major numbers about a joint tour, it can happen if we want it > to, We Are In Charge Of This, We Are The Fans! > > Write to ELP via the "official" website and support the rumors of > reuniting. The link is on Yesnet thru' Yesworld. > > Anything can happen when it comes to these 2 bands believe me. > > Rand Please confirm immediately or we'll resume the bombing! Bjorn Are c/o bjorn-are.davidsen@telenor.com - - - - - - - - - - - - After all I think I will not hang myself today - G.K. Chesterton - - - - - - - - - - - - ------------------------------ From: Elpdan@aol.com, on 6/24/99 9:04 PM: To: elp-digest-web@reluctant.com Subject: News Flash Dear John, While driving home this evening I was listening to a local promoter on a call-in show. He said that ELP has re-formed and will be touring later this year when Yes goes out on the road to support their soon to be released new CD. He said that he would be bringing this show to the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, CT. An ELP/Yes Tour ... sounds pretty cool to me ! Thanks, Dan ------------------------------ From: nightliner@webtv.net (Dave Leidig), on 6/29/99 8:29 PM: To: arnold@reluctant.com (John Arnold) Subject: more on the reunion rumors From what I have heard, they have announced a Yes-ELP concert at the Chastain Amph. In Atlanta for Sept. 6th. Tickets to go on sale July 10th. Dave ------------------------------ From: Samgeyser@aol.com, on 6/29/99 10:24 AM: To: [...] ELP-Digest@reluctant.com [...] Subject: Yes in Atlanta Cancelled FYI, I just spoke with the ticket office at Chastain Park in Atlanta and was told that although they were taking orders for a scheduled concert with ELP and Yes on 9-6-99, that show has now been canceled. Refunds are available. Phone there - 404-233-2227. She did say they received several calls yesterday. Rick ------------------------------ From: "neil wood" , on 6/26/99 12:58 AM: To: Subject: ELP CD's, videos, T-shirts Dear John, I still have my entire ELP collection to sell, which includes T-shirts, CDs, videos, and vinyl, including Keith Emerson material. If anyone is interested please e-mail me Tank2x@aol.com ------------------------------ From: Mary Ann Burns , on 4/15/99 9:55 PM: To: ELP-digest@reluctant.com Subject: Crossing the Rubicon - John - In regards to your editor's note of V9 #4.... >>[ Editor's note: For those readers who weren't around during last summer's >> tour, the ELP shows began with a tape of a new instrumental >> they had recorded called "Crossing the Rubicon". - John - ] ELP played the instrumental "Crossing the Rubicon" LIVE , it was not taped :) One can only hope that Keith will complete the piece and include it on an upcoming release..... cheers to all! Mary Ann ------------------------------ From: "Janie" , on 5/28/99 2:38 AM: To: Subject: Meaning of " Crossing the Rubicon" Hi John... It's been a while since I emailed, but I saw this and thought perhaps it needed addressing........ Regarding the contribution in today's issue (5/28/99) from: >>> pistanek@gratex.sk, on 5/8/99 5:21 PM: >>> I read your article in latest ELP-Digest. >>> I am not sure whether the Rubicon river really flows in Italy, but in >>> Greece or Roman mythology the Rubicon means a river in underworld, >>> where a ferryman called Charon is transporting the souls of late people >>> on the other bank. >>> That is why in ancient Rome or Greece they put a coin into their >>> deaths' mouth to pay this ferryman. That is why the word "Rubicon" has a >>> sense of no-return. Regards, >>> Peter Pistanek I was always led to believe the river of the lower world where the ferryman took souls across to Hades was the River Styx. And I had been taught that the Rubicon was a river that Julius Caesar crossed. It was a border of a particular province (Cisalpine?) in Gaul (a province which belonged to Caesar) and Italy, and in crossing it he went against the law of the civil government in Rome. His act of taking his army across this river resulted in the death of Pompey, the overthrow of the senate, and civil war. This is what gave the meaning of "point of no return" to the word, rubicon. When you "cross the Rubicon" you take a step..and are committed to a dangerous enterprise leaving no way for retreat. That's what I remember... Stay well and healthy. Janie P.S. In Bartlett's quotations I found a quote to illustrate the use of: Mr. Adams, describing a conversation with Jonathan Sewall in 1774, says: "I answered that the die was now cast; I had passed the Rubicon. Swim or sink, live or die, survive or perish with my country was my unalterable determination."--John Adams: Works, vol. iv. p. 8. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- I will be watching over you..... ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Janie@janie.com TURN THE MUSIC UP!!!!! http://www.janie.com ------------------------------ From: Russell Spreier , on 5/28/99 9:08 AM: To: "ELP Digest (for publication)" Subject: Crossing the Rubicon; ELP's final concert In a previous issue of the Digest, this question appeared: >>> [ Editor's Note: Ok. I guess I just don't remember. If anyone can tell me >>> for sure whether the "Crossing the Rubicon" was the >>> part ELP did live to open last year's shows or whether >>> it was taped, let me know so I don't confuse things >>> even more. Thanks. - John - ] I had the TREMENDOUS good fortune to be at (what turned out to be) ELP's very last concert (although I sincerely hope that I'm eventually proven wrong). This concert took place in San Diego, California, in late August 1998. ELP was the headlining act that night. Our heroes took the stage (with no canned intro music) and began to play an instrumental number that I had never heard before; they played it LIVE. I figured that it must be something from an upcoming project and I thought it sounded pretty good. As for the concert itself, it was very warm and humid inside the venue. Carl was Swiss watch precise, as always. Emo was absolutely on FIRE ! It was easy to tell that he was just having a blast. Greg seemed either tired or affected by the stuffy air, but his voice sounded early 70's great. They put on an excellent show. And just to make all of you other ELP fans out there drool with envy, they played TARKUS IN IT'S ENTIRETY; THE WHOLE THING, just like on the album !!! Yes, this included Mass, Manticore, Battlefield, and Aquatarkus (with the quacking duck synth setting !). On a humorous note, during the Hoedown pyrotechnics with the Moog ribbon, Keith was rubbing the ribbon on his posterior, and he then approached Greg, motioning as though he wanted to rub the ribbon on Greg's posterior. The look of utter shock and horror, for just a second, that registered on Greg's face is something that I will never forget as long as I live !!! It was a classic ELP moment. (Greg declined Emo's generous offer; I, for one, would have gladly accepted !!) Russ (karnevel9@aol.com) Spreier; a rabid ELP fan ! ------------------------------ From: Peter Wilton , on 5/28/99 11:56 AM: To: pistanek@gratex.sk Cc: arnold@reluctant.com,elp-digest@reluctant.com Subject: Regarding Rubicon In message , pistanek@gratex.sk writes >Good evening, Mr. Arnold > >I read your article in latest ELP-Digest. > >I am not sure whether the Rubicon river really flows in Italy, but in Greece >or Roman mythology the Rubicon means a river in underworld, where a >ferryman >called Charon is transporting the souls of late people on the other bank. >That is why in ancient Rome or Greece they put a coin into their deaths' >mouth to pay this ferryman. I think you're getting mixed up with the "Styx", which is the mythological river. The Rubicon is a real river, and the origin of the saying is thus historical rather than mythological: "The ancient name of a small stream on the east coast of northern Italy, forming part of the southern boundary of Cisalpine Gaul; the crossing of it by Cæsar marked the beginning of the war with Pompey" (Oxford English Dictionary). In other words, the crossing amounted to a declaration of war, and that is why it has the sense of "no return". -- Peter Wilton The Gregorian Association Web Page: http://www.beaufort.demon.co.uk/ ------------------------------ From: "Gregory L. Green" , on 5/29/99 8:54 PM: To: Subject: clarification on intro, Crossing the Rubicon, final exit fanfare. John, Now to fill you in accurately on the 1998 tour's intro, exit fanfare and Crossing the Rubicon. I saw two shows in 1998. Opening night at the "Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom" in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire in which the guys headlined and two weeks later at "Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center" in Canandaigua, New York where they opened (ugh!) for Deep Purple. I had the pleasure of getting into the Hampton show at about 09:30 a.m. and was able to observe the entire setup, sound checks, etc. At some point in time (when my schedule allows me to breath for a second) I'm going to write up a complete description of that day for posting in the digest. The intro used in Hampton was a synthesizer sounding chord progression, fanfare-like, that I presumed was written by Keith. It was fairly short in duration (about 15 secs.) during which a pre-recorded announcer spoke, "Ladies and gentlemen, Emerson, Lake and Palmer". I think I can almost reproduce it on Midi if you'd like sometime, as I heard it so many times during the board and front end sound checks. Once taking the stage, the guys broke directly into a live, full-length version of "Crossing the Rubicon". I already knew the name of the song and had written it in my notepad from a discussion earlier in the afternoon with Will Alexander. I noted the set list at both shows if anyone was ever interested. For their exit fanfare they had been using, at most every show, commencing I believe, during the summer tour of 1992 (Black Moon), the final 37 seconds of Ottorino Respighi's "Church Windows", Movement IV, "S. Gregorio Magno". I hope that clears that up for you. Talk to you again. Keep up the great work. Thanks. Greg Green ------------------------------ From: "W. L. Harris" , on 5/31/99 8:28 AM: To: elp-digest@reluctant.com Subject: Crossing the Rubicon John, > [ Editor's Note: Ok. I guess I just don't remember. If anyone can tell me > for sure whether the "Crossing the Rubicon" was the > part ELP did live to open last year's shows or whether > it was taped, let me know so I don't confuse things > even more. Thanks. - John - ] Regarding [this inquiry] from Digest V9 #5, Crossing the Rubicon was absolutely played live at Hampton Beach on 8/1/98. Weren't you there, John? Regards, Bill [ Editor's Note: Yes, I was there. But (as you can tell) I didn't remember this level of detail. It was a busy night for me and though I wrote down the setlist I couldn't recall exactly how the opening went. Thanks for the reminder. - John - ] ------------------------------ From: Severin Alexander , on 6/2/99 1:28 PM: To: "'elp-digest-web@reluctant.com'" Subject: The Rubicon Hi Your correspondent in the latest issue is mistaken about the Rubicon. It is indeed a river in Italy, that which Roman generals were forbidden to cross with their armies: by taking his across Caesar began the civil war (see Caesar's Civil War in Penguin Classics). The rivers of the Underworld were: Acheron, the river of death Lethe, the river of forgetfulness Pyriphlegethon, the river of fire and Styx, the river across which the souls of the dead were ferried by Charon to the Elysian Fields. Yours Severin Alexander ------------------------------ From: "Nick Welman" , on 6/16/99 11:33 AM: To: elp-digest@reluctant.com Subject: Crossing the Rubicon - the TRUE story Hi John, hi everybody, long time no see. Compliments on your website, John. Still the best on EL&P there is. I noticed the discussion about the meaning of Crossing the Rubicon. The Rubicon definitely is NOT the river of death from Greek or Roman mythology, as Peter Pistanek suggested. That one is called the river Styx and the ferryman who ships over the dead there is named Charon. It has nothing to do with that. The Rubicon (or Rubico) is a small, unremarkable river in northern Italy and it was crossed by Julius Ceasar himself in 49 BC. The history of the Roman empire is full of civil wars. The Romans must have been quite fond of them. It makes you wonder if they wouldn't have achieved more when they hadn't been fighting among themselves all the time. Anyway, around Ceasar's time the empire was governed by the Senate in Rome, while powerful generals were in command of large armies along the frontiers. Three of these generals, Ceasar, Pompey and Crassus agreed to co-operate, so forming the so called Triumvirate. (The same name as a seventies German EL&P spin-off band - which even had a song called Lucky Girl.) Crassus was the least succesful of the three, and was killed during an abortive invasion of Mesopotamia (nowadays Saddam's country). That left Ceasar and Pompey as the two most powerful generals. Ceasar had earned himself a militairy reputation by his conquest of Gaul (you might know Asterix and Obelix). His territory was restricted to the western provinces, present day France and the Alpine regions of Italy. The generals were not allowed to take their armies into Italy proper, of course because that could pose a threat to the Senate. And this teeny weeny Rubicon river just happened to be the border of Ceasar's military domain which he was not allowed to leave. Then, in 49 BC, Ceasar crossed anyway, marching his armies towards Rome. The empire plunged into civil war. The Senate fled to Greece were Pompey had the bulk of his army. While crossing the Rubicon Ceasar is supposed to have said 'Jacta Alea Est'. Meaning: the die is cast. In other words: the dice are now rolling and from here on one can only guess what the outcome will be. Failure or success were just a question of luck, fate and destiny. Ceasar moved his troops to Greece and, though outnumbered two to one, managed to beat Pompey's forces in 48 BC. Pompey escaped to Egypt but was assassinated there. Still, Ceasar had to chase armies loyal to the Senate for three years, beating them in Africa and finally in Spain. Ceasar headed back to Rome in 45 BC and proclaimed himself ruler for life over the Roman empire. His name still lives on in words like the German 'Kaiser', the Dutch 'keizer' and even the Russian 'czar'. Anyway, he didn't live long enough to truly enjoy the fruits of his victory. He was stabbed to death in 44 BC. And that lead to, yes, yet another Roman civil war (the one in which queen Cleopatra died). So, Crossing the Rubicon can mean various things: - an act of agression and a provocative violation of the law; - to deliberately start a civil war; - to take up arms against authority or the establishment; - to go were you're not allowed to go; - to embark on a venture of which the outcome is highly uncertain; - to pass a point of no return; - the first daring step on a dangerous road to ultimate success. I think with the EL&P split up last winter everyone can choose their favourite interpretation. The modern name of the river Rubicon is the Pisatello, but you'll need a very detailed map to find it. It's probably not too far away from the cities of Bologna and Ferrara. Cheers, Nick Welman Lecturer Management Economics and Law Fontys University for Professional Education P.O. Box 347 Phone : +31 (40) 260 8137 5600 AH Eindhoven Fax : +31 (40) 245 7473 The Netherlands Home : +31 (40) 241 1583 E-mail: N.Welman@fontys.nl ------------------------------ From: Mary Ann Burns , on 6/22/99 7:59 PM: To: ELP-digest@reluctant.com Subject: Re: ELP Digest V9 #5 Hi John!! in response to Simon's question about the live or "Memorex" performance of 'Crossing the Rubicon' during the '98 tour. Rest assured it was LIVE....saw it performed 5 times .....and it was a glimpse of the great stuff yet to come from Keith! cheers Mary Ann DreamRunnR@aol.com mburns@blast.net ------------------------------ From: Drumrols@aol.com, on 5/30/99 3:30 PM: To: elp@reluctant.com Subject: Carl's drums Hi John, Does anyone know whether or not Carl used the stainless steel drums to record the Brain Salad Surgery album? I thought that they were already in mid-tour in 73/74 before the stainless steel drumset was finally finished. I could swear I read that somewhere-but just want to be sure. Thanks a bunch, Steve Barber ------------------------------ From: Bobby Simons , on 4/26/99 9:21 PM: To: ELP-digest@reluctant.com Subject: Performance discussion, artwork Hello, everyone, I would be very interested in discussing performance problems with Keith's music, you know fingerings on difficult passages, practicing and memorizing efficiently, anything related to playing well. I'm especially interested in bringing this beyond what is contained on that dusty Digest fingering page. After all, the Tarkus and Infinite Space ostinatos are (hopefully) not likely to give a serious player much grief. But, my run in the Benny the Bouncer solo, second time thru the chords, is still a bit lumpy. I guess I settled into lousy fingering. Getting Hornpipe up to tempo. Finding the courage to tackle the 2nd Impression (and the time to practice it. This stuff take me FOREVER!). Stuff like this. These points may not be of interest to many digest readers; I'd be happy to develop private exchanges with any other list subscribers of like mind. On a different note, I've created some artwork that Emo fans may find interesting. They are in the form of, well, non-existent CD cover art. Recordings that were never made. Yet. They are at my site here: http://www.villagenet.com/~boo. Click on the first 'stuff' link. The second 'stuff' also has some interesting things. I'm usually rotating art in and out of the site, so check again after a while. I hope you enjoy them. Bob Simons http://www.villagenet.com/~boo : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ------------------------------ From: Dave , on 4/16/99 8:06 PM: To: elp-digest@reluctant.com Subject: Reply to Steve Jones posting In digest Vol 9 Issue 4 (15th April) Steve Jones wrote: SJ: Keith popped up on a BBC TV show which was broadcast on BBC2 during the summer months of 1972 or 1973). DG: It was July 1973 SJ: The show was presented by British jazz saxophonist Johnny Dankworth and regularly featured his wife Cleo Laine. Johnny introduced Keith as a 'leading exponent of the Moog synthesiser' and looked on in awe as Keith delivered a short but brilliant rendition of a classical piece on a mini-Moog and (yes) the large modular Moog. Again, my memory lets me down, but the piece was very Bach like and may have been the Bach quote that Keith used in 'Knife Edge'. DG: The break in Knife Edge is the Allemande from French suite No 1 (Bach). The piece that you refer to above, was the Allemande from French suite No 5 (Bach) except that, because he was playing two monophonic instruments, he reduced the four part counterpoint to the two outer (Sop and Bass) lines. Interestingly he also left out all of the ornamentation. Keith had learnt to play both of these pieces during his days of Bach festival piano competitions in Worthing UK. SJ: I remember Keith speaking with some apparent authority about voltage controlled oscillators and such like. DG: Yes, he demonstrated the change in timbre of the available waveforms ("waves"), to which J.Dankworth's reply was - "I'm glad I've only got ONE wave on my instrument" SJ: The finale featured Keith on piano in the jazz ensemble. Again I don't remember the piece, but Keith didn't get much of a chance to shine; his solo lasted only a few bars. DG: The finale was an arrangement of 'Pedido' but, in fact, near the begining of the show, (prior to Moog demo) Keith was asked to "play something" on the piano, to which his reply was a rendition of Gulda's Fugue. This was followed by a discussion of Keith's ability to "scale down" to playing in a jazz combo having recently toured to audiences of around 30,000. SJ: Does anyone else remember this show? If so, can anyone fill out some of the missing details? DG: A couple of other points, the other guest on the show was guitarist John Williams in his pre-SKY days who played an adapted Lute piece by Bach. Also Cleo Laine recounted her first meeting with Groucho Marks- "Mr Marks, can I shake your hand", GM: "Lady, you can shake anything I got" which she then apparently did. SJ: Even better, is there a BBC employee out there who knows if the VCR tapes still exist? DG: Don't think VCR's were invented then, but luckily I had me terribly cheap 'Radio Shack' tape recorded running. Dave Gooding ------------------------------ Digest subscrition, mailing address, and administrative stuff to: elp-digest-request@reluctant.com ELP-related info that you want to put in the digest to: elp-digest@reluctant.com Back issues are available from the ELP Digest web site: URL: http://www.brain-salad.com/ Note: The opinions, information, etc. contained in this digest are those of the original message sender listed in each message. 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