GROOVY NOODLES
THE ELM TREASON NEWSLETTER NUMBER 122
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF YOU, TREASONITES!
TREASON NOODLES
– GREAT NEWS! The second music video from our latest album “Without a Tribe” (which we’ve been talking about forever) will FINALLY be released in approximately two weeks. Exact date coming!
– Due to the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States next week, there will be no GROOVY NOODLES newsletter next week. So sorry about that, folks.
– And in the spirit of THANKSGIVING, the boys in the band wish to THANK YOU most sincerely for your priceless friendship and support! We could not – and would not – do any of this without you. We are lucky to have you out there.
OTHER NOODLES
– Rush to create new music? Ultimate Classic Rock reports: “The prospect of new music from Rush’s surviving members has been rumored almost from the moment their late drummer Neil Peart retired. Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson have since confirmed that they’ve discussed moving forward together, and might even consider performing as Rush again.”
– Sammy Hagar has extended an invitation to Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth to join him on his 2024 tour. Hagar announced that he’ll hit the road next year and perform a set list focused on Van Halen material. Hagar has recruited guitarist and Chickenfoot bandmate Joe Satriani to join him on a Van Halen-focused 2024 tour. Bassist Michael Anthony and drummer Jason Bonham will round out the lineup.
– Gene Simmons is unhappy that Peter Criss and Ace Frehley won’t share the stage with Kiss at the band’s final concerts. “I feel sad. I feel sad and angry that both Ace and Peter aren’t here,” the band’s founding bassist told 519 Magazine. “I mean, they’re alive, but they’re not here to enjoy this unbelievable journey with us. They were there at the beginning and deserve all the credit. And when they look in the mirror, the only reason they’re not here with us is themselves.”
– Geddy Lee kicked off his “My Effin’ Life” book tour Monday evening November 13th at The Beacon Theatre in NYC in support of his new memoir of the same name.
– Judas Priest will launch a tour in the spring in support of their upcoming album, “Invincible Shield.” The tour will start a little more than a month after the release of the new LP on March 8th. The “Invincible Shield” Tour starts on April 18 in Wallingford, Connecticut, and is currently scheduled through May 22 in Syracuse, New York.
– Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue revealed that the FBI is currently investigating a stalker who has targeted his family.
– John Morris, the concert veteran who served as one of the organizers of the original Woodstock festival, died this week at the age of 84.
Your Answer Is…
Hey there, Treasonites!
Sometimes, it’s good to take inventory of life and appreciate the good things.
Negativity seems to be everywhere. Indeed, it’s easy to slam, criticize, point fingers, align with a tribe and scream across aisles. You can go anywhere for that.
But this week, with the American Thanksgiving holiday upon us, we thought we’d try a little gratitude. We thought we’d keep it positive.
So, whether you celebrate Thanksgiving or not…..
If someone says to you: “Name something in your life you are thankful for.””
Your answer is…
Another Year Gone
Birthdays over the past week…
Frida of ABBA (born Anni-Frid Synni) was 78 on Wednesday
Turning 59 last Sunday was David Ellefson, bassist for Megadeth
Happy 70th birthday to singer-songwriter Marshall Crenshaw (last Saturday)
Singer Petula Clark had birthday number 91 on Wednesday
Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger celebrated his 49th birthday on Wednesday
Legendary singer-songwriter Neil Young turned 78 last Sunday
Bobby meets Geddy Lee
For this lifelong RUSH fan, it is a moment IMPOSSIBLE to quantify! It is a once-in-a-lifetime moment that defies adjectives and superlatives. Dig these pictures!
PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
Andy and Bobby playin’ in the living room with Harry the Sheepdog in attendance, Summer 2013.
Paul Simon dressed like a turkey… and why not?
KISS on a float at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
OUR LATEST VIDEO
From our new album “WITHOUT A TRIBE,” here is the official music video for the song “UP TO ME.”
13 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
For the first time, The Beatles’ music is made available for digital download, as iTunes adds most of the group’s catalog. Apple Computer spent decades battling the Beatles’ Apple Corps record label over the rights to sell music using the Apple name, but a 2007 agreement allowed the companies to work together, setting the stage for the deal.
16 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
In a charity auction, a 25-year-old man from Scotland pays $170,000 for two tickets to the Led Zeppelin reunion show at the O2 Arena in London. Over a million people entered a lottery for the 18,000 tickets, which sold for a face value of $255.
26 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
At a Tower Records in-store performance in New York City, Green Day trash the place, smashing instruments, pouring beer on the CD racks, and spray painting the windows. Their label happily pays the $50,000 in damage as Green Day prove they’re still punk to the core.
37 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright announce they are working on a new Pink Floyd album despite a lawsuit from original member Roger Waters trying to retire the group. The album, A Momentary Lapse of Reason, is issued the following year; soon after, the lawsuit is settled.
48 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Queen shoot the video for “Bohemian Rhapsody,” which according to director Bruce Gowers, takes about four hours. It airs repeatedly on the British show Top Of The Pops and helps the song become one of the most popular in UK history.
48 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
The SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinks suddenly in Lake Superior during a storm, killing all 29 men aboard and inspiring Canadian folkie Gordon Lightfoot to write a song about the tragedy, “Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald.”
54 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Sesame Street debuts on American public television. Many of the lessons are taught with songs, and in later seasons, musicians drop by to help out: Stevie Wonder, James Taylor, Ray Charles, Dixie Chicks and Alicia Keys are among the many to appear on the show. The two big names that turn down offers: Bruce Springsteen and Barbra Streisand
55 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
John Lennon and Yoko Ono release the album Unfinished Music No.1: Two Virgins with a cover photo of the pair naked. Many record stores stock it in a brown paper wrapper.
56 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
Pink Floyd begin their first UK tour at the Royal Albert Hall in London, playing on a package bill with The Move, The Nice, Amen Corner, and the headliner, Jimi Hendrix.
97 YEARS AGO THIS PAST WEEK
The first network radio broadcast, four-and-a-half hours of varied performances from New York’s Waldorf-Astoria hotel and other remotes around the country, airs on the new National Broadcasting Company (soon to be known as NBC).
Our new record WITHOUT A TRIBE is getting some seriously awesome feedback from everywhere. We are STOKED! It is, we believe, our best work to date… and now it can be yours on CD, vinyl or digital formats. CLICK HERE to bring your copy home.
Me
Generational Observations
Forever Loyal
That covers it
Good Advice
Sounds About Right
Facts
Some people are just hilarious
Daylight come and…
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Waking up everyday, having good music good friends near and far and nature in my life.
I (Andy) will sign up for that!
Thanks,Shirl!
Music, books, sleep, family, friends
I (Andy) am checking all the boxes on that one. Nice.
Nothing but gratefulness here. I have a remarkable, loving, talented, intelligent, hilarious daughter, who has blessed my life with two wonderful children that meet all the above criteria, plus a son in law that I’m not sure I deserve. They are so positive in their lives that I think I’ve learned way more from them than the other way around. To say I’m blessed is a huge understatement. I have a fulfilling career, with a boss who leaves me alone because he knows I will always have everything handled, so I’m completely free to create exactly what I want to create… Plus he’s very appreciative as an employer. I live alone, but, at my age (63) that’s by design and I’m extremely happy with that.
I’ve got everything I need and more.
As a side note, since this is a music post, I’m grateful to Andy and Bobby, and to the process that lead me to them.
Your music speaks to me (lyrically and musically) that, literally, no music ever has. Around sixty more or less flawless songs that just seem to weave into the vibrations in my soul, if you’ll allow me to be a little dramatic.
Andy, I hope your mom is as comfortable as possible. From just a few words that you’ve shared about her, she has made a huge impact on you, helping to create the musician and warm and caring person you turned out to be and as you deal with the hardships that surround her condition, I hope you take time out of everyday to feel the gratefulness of what she continues to mean to you in your life.
I believe that gratefulness is the key to contentment.
You two have an Elm Treason season.
Simply a beautiful and heartfelt comment,Bill.
Really appreciate your words. Very much.
So many things … my amazing life partner, my friends and my family, music, art, and most of all BEING RETIRED TO ENJOY ALL OF THESE THINGS!
Love it! That pretty much sums up what makes life so good right there.
So cool that Bobby met Geddy Lee!!!!!
Right?
An amazing moment for one of the biggest fans of that band walking the planet.
Life!
I (Andy) am pretty sure the microphone shattered when you dropped it.
God, family, country and jazzy, groovy good vibe tunes. Thanks for all you do 🙂
Absolutely beautiful!
We are thankful for friends and fans like you.
Awesome to have your comment here, John.
My wife, my friends, and music.
As good as it gets, Ira!
Thank you, man.
I’m thankful for never known hunger thus far.🙏🏻
A whole lot of AMEN right there.
I am thankful for my mother and father even though they had not yet met for both choosing to come to Australia after the war to live, she had two choices, so I am so glad about the one she went with… Music and all that is what makes the world so much a better place is what I am most thankful for, my love of music and I try really hard to have a satisfied mind and be happy with my lot in life..
Just beautiful,Ellen!
I’m thankful for waking up in the morning. I’m a simple man.
Taking an ”AMEN” out of petty cash.
i have had a few dark times lately – so i am grateful to all those who love me and support me – especially the ones who have put up with my blasting random songs of all genres to bring myself back to good.
plus bacon – super thankful for bacon!
I’m thankful for my job! It’s been years of struggles until getting this job. It’s almost my 1 year anniversary and I feel like this is my place to be in Life!
I can now pay my bills without stress, and enjoy a splurge or 2 along my way, yanno like buying music from my fave band 😉!
My children, my spouse and my life