From goffmac747@aol.com Tue Dec 31 01:52:03 2013
Subject:Re: Use & abuse of VB3 organ...


you are closer to the zeitgeist than you portend. the govt tested monkeys in texas labs for decades with their eyes wired open, chained in front of tv sets to test for flicker rates and its effect on areas of the brain.

that auger/driscoll/monkees clip was circa the 60's. if you read some of the comments on the youtube page some watcher was appalled at the concept of the clip.

along with being purveyors of music and instruments, an artist could surmise that art is one thing, its affect on the viewer/listener is the other side of that same coin, and the instruments used are part and parcel. tongue in cheek is key.

i remember the 60's hoopla about the monkees and their all-of-a-sudden rise to prominence, that they couldn't write or play their own instruments, and yes there was a gaggle of industry support behind it. this coming off of years of other 60's heavy weights who wrote, and performed their own. i too liked ( and still do) the songs, lyrics and the sounds. watched the weekly monkees episodes. my brother met up with actor davy jones in tokyo years ago as they were both guests of some japanese artist convention and over the years they kept in touch, wrote to each other, (pre-net) both of them gone now.

on the lighter side, i still get a kick out of auger more so today, had all his albums in o-express, even helped him get a gig in san diego, a friend of mine was the producer. auger's "real compared to what" is/was something to behold.

pleasant valley sunday, And Mr. Green he's so serene
He's got a TV in every room.

heavy lyrics man!

and props norm for the effort you and your group put recreating those well crafted songs.

g/

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From: jmkarns
To: CloneWheel
Sent: Tue, Dec 31, 2013 1:31 am
Subject: Re: [CWSG] RE: Use & abuse of VB3 organ...





...and now I am under Brian's power as well. : )