December 1998 HTML Issue of KOTRV

Welcome to all you new subscribers who have joined us over the last month!

So, what's it all about man?

Keep On Truckin' Re-Visited is a moderated newsletter/list about the time between the mid 60s and mid 70s. It was designed to examine and present a positive nostalgia of a time since past. It is also designed to provide a forum for you to share your feelings, thoughts and experiences from that time frame.

Please participate and help this community grow.

Results from Drum Solo Survey:

The question:

What was the best all time drum solo from the time frame?

The Answers:

From: Deadfoot13@aol.com
Subject: survey

In my opinion I was very impressed by the drum solo performed by Santana's drummer at Woodstock (I am ashamed to say that I do not know the gentleman's name...). I have watched the movie over and over and always stop what I am doing to gape open-mouthed at the screen while he is performing.

Tracy Hill

From: pwroehl@wesnet.com (Philip Roehl)
Subject: best drum

The best drum solo of all time has to be a toss between InnaGardenof Eda - SteppenWolf and Wipeout

From: terryTtowels@webtv.net (Terri Seaton)
Subject: survey

deep purple... smoke on the water

From: Stuckey <nstuck@market1.com>

You wanted ideas for drum solos??? How about Billy Cobham,..you know the drummer from Tommy Bolin's band???

From: Beatle-Freak@webtv.net (Beatle Freak)
Subject: Survey

IMHO........drum solo on Abbey Road (The End). = )

Peace,
Susan

From: San210@aol.com
Subject: Re: Keep On Truckin' Re-Visited - November 1998 Issue

My vote for the best drum solo of the 60's and 70's is Toad by Ginger Baker of Cream on the Wheels of Fire album.

From: Leo Laziza <ripple2001@yahoo.com>

My favorite and the greatest drum solo in the history of rock is from Led Zeppelin II. Moby dick! Everyone should check it out if they already havent!
Thanks!

From: YONKPLAN@aol.com
Subject: Re: Keep On Truckin' Re-Visited - November 1998 Issue

Re: Best drum solo:
Had to be Ginger Baker (w/Cream). Can't think of the song right now but it will come to me. It lasted a good 5 minutes. Don't you hate it when the memory fails you. Ill probably think of it as soon as I send this message.

From: Arthur Ouellette <arty@interlog.com>
Subject: drum solo

The benchmark drum solo for 60s pop groups was Ginger Baker on the Fresh Cream album.

From: J111854H@aol.com
Subject: survey

Without a doubt, In-A gada-Da-Vida. If you tap out the first three or four beats in a room full of people someone will answer you.
John

From: "Lou Solimeo" <ljs04955@recom.com>
Subject: Drum Solo

Soul Sacrifice - Santana
Time (Has Come Today) - Chambers Brothers
Had to give my two cents

L.Solimeo
Been There

Thanks to all of you who submited your personal choice(s) for the best drum solo. These are all great selections.

One of my most favorite solos was on the Allman Brothers Band "Eat A Peach" album.

Psychedelic Gallery

With the inspiration & direction provided by Rich Graff - http://www.rsl.net/sketchism, I have added a new page to the KOTRV web site. It is designed as a place for artists to showcase some of their artwork.

As to content, just about anything goes. Please feel free to contribute.

Some Basic Guidelines:

I would rather not have any kind of rules but there are some minimum properties for the graphics on this page.

1. Try to keep graphic files 50k or less.
2. Try to keep size less than 400 x 400.
3. Make sure YOU are the artist and that you only submit original artwork.
4. If you like, include a bio, website info, etc., about you and your work. Poetry, insights, and random thoughts invited.

Send your submissions to: mailto:hippy@vipgrafx.com

I invite you to visit and contibute to the Psychedelic Gallery at: http://www.vipgrafx.com/hippy/gallery.html

More Comments from you subscribers.

comment: far out man, I should have beeen here sooner

comment: I am finally home. THANK YOU!!!

comment: Oh mama, can this realy be the end???

comment: Always looking for some form of intelligent life....

comment: Im hip, man!! :-) Long live the '60's

comment: sounds like some groovey good times are a happening....

comment: i dig the scene

comment: Even tho' I'm a 57 year old grandmother, I still wear jeans and drive a 4-cylinder stick-shift car. There's been no music worth listening to since the 70's.

comment: AT THE AGE OF 70 I NOW REALIZE THAT THE 60S & 70S ESCAPED ME. DURING THOSE YEARS I WAS BUSY PAYING ATTENTION TO THE NEEDS OF MY 4 CHILDREN. I WOULD NOW LIKE TO GET ACQUAINTED WITH A PERIODE OF TIME THAT I LIVED THROUGH.

comment: I was lost and now I'm found. I was busy in Southeast Asia most of the '60s & '70s. Anything happen back here?

comment: Great site & timely notion! Also visit my roots/classic/ southern rock & soul webzine, THE STELLAR GYPSY SCENE at: "http://members.tripod.com/~stellargypsy/index.html"
Peace out, the Stellar Gypsy

comment: Bendin' my mind, man!

More fluff... less stuff...

So, warm up the lava lamp, flip on the black light, eat a peach with the Allman Bros, put on your love beads, your headband, bell bottomed pants, put a flower in your hair, get yourself in the proper state of mind, kick back, and experience the rest of the newsletter.

"Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice."

Please feel free to add your 2 cents worth - share your thoughts, feelings, and general good-times. We would all love to hear from you! Send your comments to: <mailto:hippy@vipgrafx.com>

From: "Kathryn Saunders" <papagene@hotmail.com>
To: hippy@vipgrafx.com
Subject: A Hippie in the...90's?
Date sent: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 09:24:40 PST

Hey,My name is Kathryn Saunders. I was born in 1981. So I grew up as a child in Neon and listening to singers like New Kids on the Block...YEACH! But now,I have come to like the decades of the 60's and 70's! I would love to wear ponchos and bell sleeved shirts to school, but nobody else has realized how great those clothes are! I mean what does a T-shirt and Jeans say about somebody? So I love old bands, like The Beatles, The Monkees, Neil Young, CCR, Frank Zappa, and strawberry alarm clock and other types of bands like that. I love this Keep on Truckin' Newsletter, you guys are doing a great Job. Keep on groovin'!

Subject: Sorry, Mitch Ryder
Date sent: Sat, 28 Nov 1998 19:36:42 -0500
From: "Karl R. Josker" <kjosker@ix.netcom.com>
To: <hippy@vipgrafx.com>

It was probably the summer of 1968, and Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels were most likely on the downside of their commercial popularity. It was a shame because I don't think anyone before or since captured the essence of rock'n'roll, with all of its intensity, passion and fervor as Mitch Ryder.

I was in Gilligan's, in Buffalo, one of those old rock palaces that to the casual observer looked like a warehouse, similar to the Grande Ballroom in Detroit or any other large city's main rock venue which could accommodate hundreds if not thousands of rockers, all sticking to the floor to some degree in the drying spilled beer.

I was looking for someone, frantically, not really knowing who. One of those unexplained mysteries of youth. Not knowing who I was looking for, but sure I would recognize them when I saw them. All the while, Mitch Ryder was on stage, rockin' the place. I vaguely recall that he was wearing a white puffy-sleeved shirt, unbuttoned to the waist, sweat glistening in the stage lights, a pained expression on his face. Hopefully it was pained from all the emotion he put into his songs, and not from playing in another place before a room full of faceless strangers who weren't sure who they were, let alone who Mitch Ryder was.

I never did find who I was looking for that night. It took me years to realize that I was looking for myself. The only regret I have is that I didn't take the time to enjoy the show. Mitch Ryder is one of a kind, one of those people who deserved more than they got. And me, lacking the maturity to appreciate an All-American original.

Sorry, Mitch Ryder.

From: "LaPare, Tom" <TLAPARE@SUPERMATIC.com>
To: "'Vincent Gearhart'" <vipgrafx@vipgrafx.com>
Subject: RE: Subscribe to KOTRV
Date sent: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 14:47:34 -0500

Dear Vincent,

It's nice to hear from you. My dear friend Claudia Morgan turned me on to your website. You asked about a small Intro on me. Well here you go.

My name is Tommy La Pare, I'm 36 years old. Vice President of a Company in NJ which essentially a sales & marketing organization which sells European Packaging Technology to the North American market. Sound pretty boring huh... It keeps me busy until I can retire to my B&B someday.

Anyway I didn't start out this way. It all began with the Beatles White Album which I brought in for show & tell in 1st grade. Ever since then I've been hooked. The hippie philosophy I mean, next came the 70's..., transcendental
meditation, pyramid power, Ravi Shankar & Bangla desh......etc., etc.

In 1979 I discovered Jerry Garcia & the Dead.....The murder of John Lennon permanently changed my perception of our society....I dropped out for a while, then 150 dead shows later I finally finished college. I've been in the corporate world for the last 6 years, got married, had a beautiful daughter who's my life.....(great wife too!)

I picked up a guitar & learning to play music with my business partner who's learning mandolin & banjo... & here I am today.......

Moderators Comment:
Everyone has a cool little story to tell - please send yours in.

It's All In The Head

In their own words.

"Latrinalia: The Study of Restroom Graffiti The underbelly of human culture, seeking refuge from our
collective neurosis. A signpost of sorts with scattered scrawlings, framed only by borders of the mind. "

This is a site with some of the best in Restroom Graffiti.

Moonlight on Van Vliet
The Beefheart Radar Station

Featuring the Art, Poetry and Music of Don van Vliet aka Captain Beefheart

We Only Came to Dream

Online book? Interesting reading with great subjects and directions.

Mr. Sharkey's Home Page

The Net's largest compendium of information relating to House Buses and House Trucks.

The Psychedelic 60's

Literary Tradition and Social Change
Special Collections Department
University of Virginia Library.

This interesting and informative exhibit steps you through a time line of events and people that was the 60s. Get the
straight dope - worth the visit.

Welcome to my Atelier
Atelier de Software Ltd.

Interesting site - web designer, poet, artist and I am sure other wonderful things, Martin Raskovsky has put together a delightful site with some great features. Visit the "My Dreams" area for great art and poetry. And best of all, you can send some nice postcards from his "ABCard" link. He has set up the ABCard system to allow you to setup your own postcard system featuring your own art. Very Cool!

Enjoy this great site.

Quote

"It is important that students bring a certain rafamuffin, barefoot, irreverence to their studies; they are not here to worship what is known, but to question it."

Jacob Chanowski

KNOTWORK - Discussions of Macrame

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KNOTWORK is an open, unmoderated discussion list on the subject of Macrame and related Knotwork. Things such as current projects, sources of supplies, favorite materials and work methods are suggested topics Archives of KNOTWORK mail items are kept at Onelist.com and may be obtained by going to: http://www.onelist.com
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Life Tips

LIFE TIPS is a FREE weekly mailing list providing you with insights and comments on the meaning of life and other important life issues. The postings are brief and easy to read.

To subscribe go to:
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Details about the list owner can be found by following the link from the subscribe page.

Rodney Swansborough <rodney@OZCOUNTRY.COM>
Australia

"Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to continually be part of unanimity."

Christopher Morley

"Two roads diverged in a wood and I -- I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference."

Robert Frost

"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect."

Mark Twain

"The fastest way to succeed is to look as if you're playing by somebody else's rules, while quietly playing by your own."

Michael Konda

"He who joyfully marches in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice."

Albert Einstein

"I was part of that strange race of people aptly described as spending their lives doing things they detest to make money they don't want to buy things they don't need to impress people they dislike."

Emile Henry Gauvreau

Awesome Wallpaper by Digital Blasphemy

Visit Digital Blasphemy to get some awesome 3d rendered images. From skeletons to space vistas, the work of Ryan Bliss is stunning and well worth the visit.

In their own words.
"Over 100 hi-resolution original 3d rendered computer wallpapers, animated windows startup screens, tutorials on
making your own 3d art, and links to some of the best computer art sites on the web. These images are free to use on your personal computer, or you can pass them along to a friend."

Drop In: http://www.digitalblasphemy.com

Zing

"Install the Zing player and the next time you click on a link, a screen will pop up and give you a tiny blast of entertainment: a music clip, a French flashcard, a joke or a pretty picture. When your page is done, the Zing screen shrinks....It beats waiting!"

Drop In: http://www.zing.com/

Square Foot Gardening
A New Way to Garden in Less Space With Less Work
by Mel Bartholomew

Paperback - 347 pages Reissue edition (1981)
Rodale Pr; ISBN: 0878573410

Time to start thinking on that garden for next year and perhaps a better way to be more productive with less space.

Synopsis
Square Foot Gardening presents a new way to garden in less space with less work. The book has been overwhelmingly accepted by gardeners across America. Bartholomew also hosts the popular PBS series of the same name. 37 photos. 63 illustrations and charts.

Eat A Peach
Allman Brothers Band

Original Year - 1972 * Producer - Tom Dowd * Studio/Live - Mixed *Running Time - 69 Minutes * Label Capricorn

Album Notes:
EAT A PEACH contains 2 LPs on 1 CD.

Allman Brothers Band: Gregg Allman (vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, electric piano, organ); Dickey Betts (vocals, acoustic, electric & slide guitars); Duane Allman (acoustic, electric & slide guitars); Butch Trucks (vibes, drums, tympani, gong, tambourine, percussion); Berry Oakley (bass); Jai Johanny Johanson (drums, congas).

Recorded at Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida and Filmore East, New York, New York.

All tracks have been digitally remastered.

"Mountain Jam" can finally be listened to without interruption (the 33:40 song was spread onto 2 sides of the LP, here it runs straight through).

Album Review:
Rolling Stone (4/13/72, p.62) - "...typically, the whole band merges into one organism, one master musician with 30 fingers and six instruments to play on..."

Track Listing
1 Ain't Wastin' Time No More - 2 Les Brers In A Minor - 3 Melissa - 4 Mountain Jam - 5 One Way Out - 6 Trouble No More - 7 Stand Back - 8 Blue Sky - 9 Little Martha

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