GROOVY NOODLES
THE ELM TREASON NEWSLETTER NUMBER 120
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
TREASON NOODLES
– Nothing much worthy of note happened this week within the Elm Treason eco-system, save for the awesome interactions with fans, continued work on the new music video and Andy taking all of his guitars to the guitar doctor for some TLC. (a second mortgage on the house had to be taken to make this happen).
OTHER NOODLES
– Green Day’s U.S stadium tour will hit 27 cities next year with support from the Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid and the Linda Lindas. “The Saviors” tour begins on July 29th in Washington, D.C. and concludes September 28th in San Diego.
– Billy Joel has confirmed the final ever date of his Madison Square Garden residency, set for July 25, 2024. Joel has been performing regularly at the iconic New York City venue since 2014. The final date will be his 150th show at the Garden.
– Ace Frehley (formerly of KISS) will release his new solo album “10,000 Volts” in February 2024.
– The Tedeschi Trucks Band will open for the Eagles temporarily (the weekend of November 2nd), serving as a replacement for Steely Dan while Donald Fagen recovers from an undisclosed illness.
– Mick Mars (formerly of Motley Crue) released “Loyal to the Lie” this past week, the first single from his upcoming solo album, “The Other Side of Mars,” which will drop on February 23rd.
– Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings, original members of the Guess Who since their formation under that name in 1968, have filed a lawsuit against the band currently using the moniker on tour.
– Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top will continue their successful “Sharp Dressed Simple Man” tour with additional dates beginning in March 2024. They will start a 36-show run March 8th in Savannah, Georgia.
– Iron Maiden has extended their “Future Past” Tour with a string of North American dates scheduled for October and November 2024. The tour begins on October 4th in San Diego and concludes on November 17th in San Antonio.
– The last-ever Beatles track “Now and Then” was officially released on Thursday, November 2nd. Reissues (remixes and additional tracks) of their legendary “red and blue album” greatest hits packages will drop on November 10th.
Your Answer Is…
Hello Treasonites!
Another Groovy Noodles question for ya!
So, is there a song that strongly reminds you of a loved one? Or a song you immediately associate with someone close to you when you hear it?
It doesn’t necessarily have to be a deceased person… or a deeply sentimental connection… It could be a fun or silly association.
For example… Andy says, “The Otis Redding song “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” makes me think of my Uncle Burt. In a funny way. He was a quirky guy to begin with, and every time that song came on, he’d look at me and say, ‘You know what makes this song so good, Andy?’ I’d always respond, ‘No, Burt. What?’ He look at me and use his finger to point into the air, as if to make the point more poignant. ‘The whistling at the end! Without the whistling, this song is only average.’ He literally said that every time.”
So, whether it is a deeply emotional connection or a fun memory, if someone comes up to you and asks, “What song instantly reminds you of a loved one when you hear it?”
Your answer is….
Another Year Gone
Birthdays over the past week…
Timothy B. Schmit, bass guitarist for Eagles and Poco, was 76 on Monday
Happy 61st birthday, Anthony Kiedis, lead singer of Red Hot Chili Peppers (Wednesday)
Grace Slick, lead singer for Jefferson Airplane, had birthday number 84 on Monday
On Tuesday, U2 drummer Larry Mullen turned 62
Happy 73rd birthday to Judas Priest co-founder and guitarist, Kenneth “K.K.” Downing (last Friday)
Celebrating his 63rd birthday on Monday was Joey Belladonna, vocalist for Anthrax
Turning 65 last Friday was Simon Le Bon, lead singer for Duran Duran
Denny Laine, founding member of both The Moody Blues and Wings, turned 79 last Sunday
Rick Allen, drummer for Def Leppard, was 60 on Wednesday
On Monday, Gavin Rossdale, lead singer of Bush, had his 58th birthday
Go ahead and JUMP!
The music can sweep you off your feet sometimes. Some great pics of Rock and roll leapers for you….
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
Andy in the studio, November 2014
Bobby in the studio, January 2015
Picture of Elm Treason with a great deal of the population of the Western Hemisphere
OUR LATEST VIDEO
From our new album “WITHOUT A TRIBE,” here is the official music video for the song “UP TO ME.”
10 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Lou Reed (frontman for The Velvet Underground) dies of liver disease in Southampton, New York, at age 71.
16 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
The Eagles release their first album since 1979, “Long Road Out of Eden.” At the same time, Britney Spears issues her fifth album, “Blackout.” Thanks to a fanbase more comfortable with buying CDs than downloading, the Eagles easily outsell her, moving 7 million copies in America to Spears’ 1 million.
18 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
The wax figures of the younger Beatles used in the cover of the band’s Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album are auctioned off for 81,500 pounds in London after being discovered languishing in the backroom of Madame Tussauds’ famous wax museum.
20 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
A study by the Nielsen ratings people finds that a full third of the sales of Beatles 1 were to new fans between the ages of 19 and 24, skewing the fan base even younger than it had been previously.
26 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Bill Berry leaves R.E.M. after 17 years as drummer to tend a hay farm in Georgia. He occasionally joins his old band for reunion gigs, but mostly stays out of the limelight.
27 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Axl Rose announces that Slash is no longer a member of Guns N’ Roses. Slash forms Slash’s Snakepit and Velvet Revolver, while Axl keeps GnR going with a variety of new faces.
38 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) agrees to some demands made by another initialed organization, the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC). As a result, any album deemed to contain offensive lyrics must be issued with a warning label, or the lyrics must be printed on the sleeve. Most record companies go with the labels, which don’t seem to hurt sales.
40 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon album breaks the record for most weeks on the Billboard albums chart when it eclipses Johnny’s Greatest Hits by Johnny Mathis with 491 weeks. Dark Side remains on the chart until 1988, when it drops off with 724 weeks. Thanks to reissues and promotions, it returns from time to time, notching over 880 weeks on the chart in total.
41 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Prince releases his fifth album, 1999. It’s a breakthrough, selling well over 5 million copies worldwide, thanks to “Little Red Corvette” and the title track.
45 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Kiss star in the TV movie Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park.
48 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Bruce Springsteen appears on the covers of both Time and Newsweek amid acclaim for his third album, Born To Run.
52 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Duane Allman (of The Allman Brothers Band) dies in a motorcycle crash in Macon, Georgia, at age 24.
103 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
KDKA in Pittsburgh becomes the first commercially licensed radio station in the United States. They are not the first station on the air, but the first to get the broadcast license. With consumers unsure of the benefits of radio, the station announces results of the Harding-Cox presidential election, getting the news to those with a radio much faster than everyone who had to wait for the morning paper.
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A short love letter
I went to the wrong school, obviously
Priorities
If I say it enough times…
Autobiographical
Too much pop and crackle
Yep
It’s science
Never getting over it
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My Girl. My mother used to call me and sing this song. At least once a week until she passed.
What a wonderful supportive Mom!
That is beautiful, Laura. Thank you so much for sharing that here.
My older brother Alan, died this May.
He played guitar in bands since he was 14. He stopped when alcohol got the best of him.
Growing up, he played Abs Song by Marshall Tucker Band.
It’s a very short song with few lyrics. He would play it while he
sang it, almost every time he picked up the guitar.
I never asked him why.
Here are the simple and minimalist lyrics…
If I die at 23
Won’t you bury me
In the sunshine?
Please let me know
That you’re still mine.
Though I’m gone,
My love for you
Is, oh, so strong.
and when the grass grows over me,
Let me know
You still love me.
Never put nobody else
Above me.
Then I’ll know
My love for you
Will always grow.
Very poignant!
Thanks Patricia!
Beautiful words. Sorry to hear about the loss of your brother.
Thank you, Bobby!
I am sincerely very sorry for your loss.
I appreciate very much your willingness to share that here.
Thank you, Bill.
Thank you, brother!
Yesterday would have been my grandma’s 110th birthday.
She shared her love of big band music with me (we listened to music and played cards for hours when I was a kid) and it’s the reason that when I began arranging songs to play on my mountain dulcimer, the very first thing I worked out was “It’s Been A Long, Long Time”.
First recorded by Harry James and his Orchestra, the song became an American Standard early on and has been covered by many, many folks since. You might remember this iconic hit best in recent media from it’s appearance in the Marvel Universe films. It is the love song surrounding Captain America and his sweetheart and is at the end of Avengers: Endgame. The movie closes with Cap and his lady dancing to the tune.
Aren’t memories great! Grandmas are wonderful!!
It is one of life’s grand truths… That music is inexorably tied to moments in our lives that will be with us always.
It’s not just the songs that matter. It’s the memories that are epoxied to them… The emotions that the music conjures up.
It’s very powerful. Very personal. Very real.
Thank you for sharing that here.
Dance With My Father by Luther VanDross
My Dad passed away from cancer when he was 64. I couldn’t cry for my father until one night one night this came on. I was a Daddy’s girl and I think my grief couldn’t find a way out til that night due to this song.
Thank you, Patricia.
It’s a very personal thing. It runs very deep. And I thank you for sharing that with us here.
I was listening to the radio in the hospital while holding my newborn daughter, and “Don’t Know Much” by Aaron Neville and Linda Ronstadt came on. Ever since then that song makes me think of her and when she was a baby.
That is marvelous. Beautiful.
I’ll share this…
For the rest of my life, the blind melon song “No Rain” will be connected to my infant twin daughters.
I loved the entire album anyway.
But when they were newborns, I would get up with them in the middle of the night to feed them and change them… And I’d be sitting in my grandmothers rocking chair with MTV on… Back in the days when it actually played music… And that video would come on often.
Moments in time invariably connected to specific songs.
Fire and Rain; Tears of Joy-Tuck and Patty…
I appreciate that very much, Michael.
Nazareth’s “Love Hurts”.
Thanks much, Bob! That song is one of the best remakes ever.
O Sole Mio reminds me of my grandfather. That was his favorite song to sing. Any Sinatra reminds me of him too.
In The Still of The Night by the Five Satins reminds me of my father.
Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle reminds me of my grandmother. She sang that to us when we were little babies.
And I hate that annoying 500 miles song. Reminds me of an ex-girlfriend. Figures she would like that song. Thank goodness it’s seldom played on the radio.
The Five Satins song in the still of the night has always been one of my favorites. It was a favorite of my mothers as I was growing up. She loved it. I loved it. It’s still one of my favorite doo-wop songs.
But it’s interesting… I used to have very interesting conversations with your dad about doo-wop music, which I love… And that song, along with a few others, would always come up.
So it’s interesting how a song that was always tied to my childhood now has another memory attached to it that is just as powerful.
The power of music. Amazing.
Wish You Were Here. My boyfriend and I have had to be apart for a very long time. This song makes me think of him. Then, I become Comfortably Numb. 💜🥺
Very cool correlation.
I love the natural flow of emotions that dance through the song “Wish you were here” into the song “comfortably numb.”
I love how you describe that.
Thank you, Siobhan.
Dan Fogolberg’s Leader of the Band. It has my dad written all over it
I remember as a little boy hearing that song on the radio quite a bit.
I used to carry a small transistor radio with me everywhere.
It was always on, unless it absolutely could not be.
And there was always something about that song that got to me. Not sure what. Even all these years later, I can’t place it. But it’s there.
Slow down Linda by Eric Clapton reminds me of my sister Linda lol, any Heintje song always reminds me of my Mum. I was Only Joking by Rod Stewart hits a certain spot for whatever reason great song.
Very nice, Ellen.
That’s funny that you would pick that Rod Stewart song.
I’m not sure why… But that song has always resonated with me, perhaps more than any other song from his early period.
Thank you much.
i think of my grandfathers when “hard to be humble” or “Lucille” play. and i can’t hear “off to see the wizard” without wanting to skip down the street with my dad. good times
Good times, indeed, Cindy.
I still get that childhood tingle whenever I watch the Wizard of Oz.
That’ll probably always be with me.
And that’s a good thing.
Scarborough fair. I would sign my son to sleep with it when he was a baby. If I sing it now in front of him, he gives me a lovely smile. My daughters nightly song was hush little baby.
She said that for years, she knew there was a connection with the song, but didn’t know why.
Very beautiful, Penny.
When I was a small boy, my grandfather would sing many songs to me… The one that stood out, was “pennies from heaven.”
I sang that song to my girls as a lullaby when they were small.
And I know the song resonated with them… Because when my eldest twin was married, that the song we danced to.
Wow.
All my Loven by the Beatles. I liked the song also. She’s since passed and we include the song in our gig set.
Great song. And it’s very cool that you have included that tune in your set.
What a lovely tribute!
Enjoy Groovy Noodles ! ! Thanks guys ! ! !
You are very welcome! Bobby and I appreciate that more than you know.
Serving up these noodles it’s just our way of saying, “thank you” and keeping in touch.
Don’t you know Yockomo (Dinah Lee)
Reminds of my Mom. Heard it as a little kid at home. Never heard it anywhere else for at least 50 years. Mum passed away in Jan this year and all of us kids (8 of us) were asked to put down a list of songs that Mom enjoyed, to be played at her funeral. That was one of the songs my Sister had picked. This song makes me cry, everytime I here it, only because I had NEVER heard anywhere else but at home, with Mom, as a young boy.
So the connection is that song and my Mom, and that’s it.
Just reading your comment stirred up some emotions.
Just wonderful.
See? It’s not just the music itself that can conjure up strong feelings. It’s also the stories behind the music that stir up those emotions that hit home.
“You Had Me from Hello” by Kenny Chesney – my husband; “Greensleeves”-my mother; “Amazing Grace” on bagpipes – my father
So very cool of you to share that here, Peggy. Thank you.
I recall as a young guitarist, still trying to figure out how chords worked together – something I am still doing, by the way – I was thoroughly enamored with the melody of Greensleeves. Still am.
And whether or not it actually was composed by King Henry VIII, a legend that still persists, it’s marvelous. It still affects me.
Sweet Caroline. Caroline was my grandmother’s name.