GROOVY NOODLES
THE ELM TREASON NEWSLETTER NUMBER 114
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
TREASON NOODLES
– The boys in the band are prepping for another video/photo shoot scheduled for the weekend of September 23rd. The SECOND music video from the “WITHOUT A TRIBE” album is scheduled to drop in early October. What will it be? Stay tuned.
– Work on the new ELM TREASON website – as well as the proposed membership site – continued in earnest this week after a couple of months of inertia.
OTHER NOODLES
– The Rolling Stones upcoming album “Hackney Diamonds” will have some notable guest stars: Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Lady Gaga, Elton John as well as original Stones’ bassist Bill Wyman.
– Skid Row has postponed their October 2023 tour dates due to health issues of singer Erik Gronwall.
– Kansas will continue their 50th anniversary tour with 20 additional dates beginning early next year. The next leg will kick off February 2nd in Pensacola, Florida and continue through May 18 in New Haven, Connecticut.
– The Talking Heads reunited for a live Q&A in honor of the 40th anniversary of their concert film “Stop Making Sense,” which is returning to theaters. It was the first time all four members — David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison — have appeared together in more than 20 years.
– Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler has suffered vocal cord damage that will force him off the road for thirty days.
– Very cool. Eric Clapton paid tribute to Robbie Robertson, who died last month, by opening the first show of his 2023 U.S. tour with two songs by the Band.
– Bob Dylan has announced more dates for the fall leg of his “Rough and Rowdy Ways” tour. The newly announced shows include stops in Springfield, Massachusetts, Port Chester, New York and Waterbury, Connecticut. The tour begins October 1st in Kansas City.
– The Eagles launched their “Long Goodbye farewell tour” at Madison Square Garden with Steely Dan as their opening act.
You Say: Good to Meet You
Hello Treasonites!
You have a chance to meet one musician from any time in history. It could be an extended dinner. It could be going out for drinks. It could be a walk through the park. It could even be a simple 15 second handshake and a “thank you,” whatever is satisfying to you… Dead or alive.
Someone comes up to you and asks: “Which musician in music history would you like to meet most…”
You say….
Another Year Gone
Some birthdays we did not mention on our Facebook page…
On Monday, Richard Ashcroft, lead singer for The Verve, had his 52nd birthday
Pink (born Alecia Beth Moore) turned 44 last Friday
Turning 80 on Monday was Mickey Hart, one of the drummers for Grateful Dead
Crooner Harry Connick, Jr. turned 56 on Monday
Singer-songwriter Fiona Apple celebrated her 46th birthday on Wednesday
Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics celebrated his 71st birthday last Saturday
Jon Buckland, lead guitarist for Coldplay, had birthday number 46 on Monday
Singer-songwriter Aimee Mann of Til Tuesday was 63 last Friday
Co-Ed Jammers!
A few of our favorite mixed-sex music makers. Can you name them all?
*** BONUS Video ***
Here is a bonus music video that we have never shared anywhere until this weekend.
Consider it a world premiere!
It’s a tune that goes back to our fourth album “THE VOICE OF TREASON.” It is the song “FIREFLY.”
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
From the latest photo shoot, Lehigh Valley, PA – August, 2023
VIDEO OF THE WEEK
Elm Treason’s latest single – “UP TO ME”
The word “fuzzy” misspelled
16 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Led Zeppelin announce a reunion concert, with 18,000 tickets priced at $255 each doled out in an online lottery. At least a million registrations come in for the show.
18 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Jimi Hendrix’s boyhood home in Seattle is saved from destruction after his estate and the city agree to renovate the building and turn it into a community center.
26 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Elton John’s rewritten version of “Candle In The Wind” that he played at Princess Diana’s funeral a week earlier is released as a single. It sells a record 600,000 copies the first day in Britain alone, where it becomes the best selling single of all time. Worldwide, it sells over 30 million copies, second only to “White Christmas.”
31 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Nirvana’s feud with Guns N’ Roses reaches a tense climax when Axl Rose threatens Kurt Cobain backstage at the MTV Video Music Awards.
41 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
John Mellencamp becomes the first male solo artist with a #1 album (American Fool) and two Top 10 singles, all at the same time (“Hurts So Good” at #8; “Jack & Diane” at #4). He was John Cougar then.
51 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
At the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, The Doors, who have continued as a trio since the death of Jim Morrison in July 1971, play their last concert. Their final song is “Light My Fire,” the last song Morrison performed before his death.
54 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
At the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival festival, host Kim Fowley starts a rock tradition when he asks the crowd to hold up lighters for Eric Clapton and John Lennon.
57 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
The Monkees TV show makes its debut, with four actors chosen to portray a pop band based on The Beatles.
68 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Little Richard records “Tutti Frutti” in New Orleans for Specialty Records. Originally “Tutti Frutti, Good Booty,” a female lyricist at the label rewrites it.
68 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Chuck Berry does the duck walk for the first time. Why? To hide the wrinkles in his suit.
All About Us
Udderly True
Confucius Gets It
Been There… A Lot
He’s not wrong
Hell Yes
Hahaha!
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I would be too in awe for even a few seconds meet, but my list is long!
Understood. It can be a little nerve-racking to meet the people you admire.
I (Andy) get it completely.
Rob Halford. Weird Al.
It would be cool to have dinner with both of them at the same time.
A little FYI… My brother-in-law was in Rob Halford’s band FIGHT.
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Bon Scott
I’ve always thought it would be amazing to hang out with him… Particularly if I was in a partying mood.
Sensational, front man!
Johnny Cash
I (Andy) have always loved his work – From the time I was a little boy.
I’d be a bit nervous, to be sure, but in a good way..
I’m with you.
I love Groovy Noodle!
Hi Lisa! We love that you love groovy noodles. It’s our honor to have you aboard.
You rock our world!
I would love to have met the Cars. Their music was the soundtrack of my life for so many years. Still love them and mourn Ric and Ben . . . . Easton could flat play and was very underrated, Hawkes could play anything! and loved Robinson on the drums . . . . all of them were equally wonderful to me.
I (Andy) love the Cars.
A cool FYI… My mother used to play mah-jongg with Elliot’s mom.
John Bonham, Neil Peart
The two greatest…
God bless them and may they RIP
Seriously, awesome pics, brother.
Two of the all-time best.
Chris Slade. Malcolm Young. Tchaikovsky
I (Andy), am absolutely loving how eclectic your Picks are. Every one of them is outstanding. Thanks Peggy.
Alex Lifeson
As cool as it gets.
I (Andy) i’ve seen quite a few of his videos on YouTube. Very entertaining. Very informative. Great sense of humor. Amazingly knowledgeable on music. I would love to just sit down and talk with him for days.
That’s a tough one…so many…but I’d love to share a pizza and a cold one with Andy and Bobby from Elm Treason. A chat with Jack White would be my second choice…
Wow. Was not even expecting that as a response.
I’m a little verklempt, I must admit.
It would be our absolute honor to make that happen one day. Absolutely.
And maybe we can get Jack White to join us. I would dig that very much.
Beethoven
Hell yes. He has always been on my dream list of artists to meet in person.
Bruce Springsteen
Very cool, Patricia. We have quite a few Bruce Springsteen fans here in the Elm Treason family.
i know not all musicians write all their own songs, and i appreciate the musicians and songs either way. personally, for me, i would love to meet the minds and learn the inspirations behind my favourite songs
For me, growing up, the people that inspired me to become a musician, were the people who created the songs we all sang. Songwriting itself was always my motivation, far more than just being a rockstar.
I always wanted to be one of those people who could create the songs that people saying. So I feel you. I’m with you.
McCartney
Amen to that.
As much as my instinct might be to be a flabbergasted, awestruck fan in his presence, I (Andy) would simply love to talk music with him. Those are the interviews that fascinate me the most with him… Music.
The late, great Jimmy Buffett.
Buy every account I (Andy) have you ever read about him, he was simply the nicest man, the most accessible musician, the most delightful person to be around.
That is a really hard one to answer maybe Emmylou to ask what it was like to work with so many different people, but I have a bit of an urge to meet T Bone Burnett as well.
It is a very tough one to answer. That’s what kind of makes it fun. And I (Andy) think your answer is fantastic, Ellen!
I would like to meet Eric Clapton, been listening to him for a very long time, he is one of the very best musicians around
Honestly, Donny Osmond. I would love to tell him what thier music means to me and how they helped me survive an abusive upbringing.
Elvis Presley. We could sit down at any table for dinner and drinks
Alice Cooper, Iggy Pop, Frank Zappa