Date: Mon, 5 May 2014 13:08:25 -0400
From: David Garcia <garcia10303@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Do you know "Linda Gibb"
True, I miss the good old days, when you didn't "follow" famous people
through social media. Back then, you would just stare at them intensely
while they were trying to have lunch at a local restaurant...
As for Linda, I don't think I've ever written anything about her. Spouses
and kids always seemed kind of off limits to me. I've had fun writing about
Barry's mom, but then again, she gives such lovely interviews...
David Garcia, who doesn't follow anyone on FaceBook, but sometimes trips
over someone that's sitting on the stairs to the subway in NYC
On May 5, 2014 7:00 AM, "Daniel Vaughn" wrote:
> Bill,
>
> You hit the nail on the head there! I couldn't agree with you anymore. Its
> actually sad. Even more sad to think of where or "how" society will be in
> 10 or 15 years. To be honest I could really care less but I have three
> children all under 8 and it makes me worry.
>
>
> Danny
>
>
> --------------------------------------------
> On Sun, 5/4/14, Bill Busch (M) wrote:
>
> Subject: [words] Do you know "Linda Gibb"
> To: "words List Member"
> Date: Sunday, May 4, 2014, 1:58 PM
>
> I don't get the whole "I have to
> friend a celebrity who will never speak to
> me" thing.
> What do they do? Walk around at parties saying, "Oh yea I'm
> friends with
> Linda Gibb on Facebook. Who are you friends with?"
> Society has really taken an indescribable downturns since
> the social media
> explosion.
>
> Bill
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: words@brothersgibb.com
> [mailto:words@brothersgibb.com]
> On
> > Behalf Of Chris Mathis
> > Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2014 9:15 AM
> > To: words List Member
> > Subject: [words] Do you know "Linda Gibb"
> >
> > I received a Facebook notification, (I do not use
> Facebook, but still have
> > an account so I can monitor my 10 year old son)
> asking'
> >
> >
> >
> > Do you know "Linda Gibb", "Someone Else" or "Someone
> Else" etc, etc.
> >
> >
> >
> > Now Linda not talk much, ok, we have never talked, and
> she does not even
> > know I exist, and really has no reason to. That being
> said, I did decide
> to
> > go to her Facebook page to see any recent news or
> photos. One of the last
> > photos I saw of her was the infamous 'walnut' photos
> from a number of
> > years
> > ago.
> >
> >
> >
> > It was cool to see all the photos, and to see quite a
> number of list
> members
> > that were "Linda's Friend". Of course, we have to take
> that with a grain
> of
> > sand, and a pint or hard scotch.
> >
> >
> >
> > I also was surprised that she has been on for quite
> some time.
> >
> >
> >
> > I doubt she spends much time there, but it was nice to
> see her, in a
> sense,
> > "out and about" by herself.
> >
> >
> >
> > Oh, and NO, I did not send her a Friend Request.
> >
> >
> >
> > I hate rejection.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Words & Music", Fans Of The Brothers Gibb ( Bee
> Gees )
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Date: Mon, 5 May 2014 13:16:19 -0400
From: David Garcia <garcia10303@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: The Longest Slight
Thanks, I think I'm having more fun now than before. Back then, my kids
were still in high school, and it was hard to keep up with all the
conversations. These days I can participate a bit more freely without
worrying about the day to day stuff.
In fact, I can even respond on my phone, like I am now!
Makes for bad editing though. Apologies to all for not always bring able to
trim this stuff down with my budget conscious phone and all...
On May 5, 2014 11:51 AM, "Carol Gentry" wrote:
> LOL! I'm so glad you are back David! I really missed you!
>
> Carol
>
> ________________________________
> From: David Garcia
> To: words List Member
> Sent: Saturday, May 3, 2014 10:46 AM
> Subject: [words] The Longest Slight
>
>
> Quoting Joe quoting Ronnie:
>
>
>
>
>
> *Ronnie Olsson >
> wrote:*
>
> >
> >
> >
> > *A little bird whispered in my ear that "The Longest Night" on ESP is
> > nowshortened by ~15 seconds on the Warner Bros Years set. Another stake
> > inthe heart of this set.*
>
>
> *The MP3 download (Amazon) is 5:30 instead of the original nominally 5:47.
> That is a big difference. Do we know that it just fades sooner? Or should
> one of us drop a buck on the MP to check for an alternate mix?*
>
>
>
>
> So, someone has to spend a buck twenty nine on iTunes to solve this, do
> they?
>
>
>
> Well, consider it solved.
>
>
>
> I, for one, had to know what was done to this song. It=E2=80=99s been one of my
> personal favorites for over a quarter of a century (a new song, in other
> words), and, to be perfectly blunt, slicing fifteen seconds off this tune
> may turn out to be one of the most creative things Barry has done in recent
> memory. So=E2=80=A6 I just had to hear it for myself.
>
>
>
> First of all, yes, the drums are still there. Well, we assume the drum
> intro consists of drums. Could be a Chevy Nova with a faulty transmission
> or something. Or a washer with pillows and sneakers unbalancing the load.
> Either way. It=E2=80=99s still there.
>
>
>
> And the first verse is the same, the chorus is the same, and the second
> verse is the same. But what happens then? My lord, what happens then=E2=80=A6
>
>
>
> (Oh, you people do know I write parodies, right? As in, making dumb things
> up to achieve a humorous effect? Okay, just wanted to make sure=E2=80=A6)
>
>
>
> Well, you remember that part where Robin goes =E2=80=9Cnobody cries for the way I
> feel,=E2=80=9D =E2=80=93 which is true, generally speaking, people do not go around crying
> for the way you feel. I felt rather bilious the other day, due to a Chinese
> restaurant assuming that Egg Foo Young is carnival food. But no one cried
> for the way I felt. Certainly not the cooks at the Peking Garden.
>
>
>
> But I digress.
>
>
>
> After Robin sings that, you recall that we then have Barry playing with a
> vocoder. Or, more acurrately, Barry humming some random melody into a mic
> while qualified personnel play with a vocoder. And I remember when that
> came out, I thought that was SO COOL! And wanted to know how he does that,
> and where can I, a budget conscious man with a maxed out credit card, get
> such a thing? Never did solve that one, but I can see that Barry thought it
> was at least as cool as I did. Because now=E2=80=A6 (Parody, remember? Ok, just
> making sure) Barry takes this to the next level. Now you have harmony
> vocoder, falsetto vocoder, even harmonic digitally enhanced bagpipe
> vocoder! It=E2=80=99s Cinco de Mayo for the vocodor industry, and takes up three
> times the amount of mp3 that his little eight bars of buzz buzz did
> previously. My heavens, who would have thought it?
>
>
>
> But, oh, did I mention that the song was shorter? Well, yes, it was. And I
> can see that Barry shares my sense of humor here. Knowing that the only
> people left on the planet to download this song were crazed die-hard fans
> such as myself, the sort who usually end up with restraining orders being
> served on them sooner or later, well, he had some fun with us. He didn=E2=80=99t
> cut out anything at all. He just sped it up. Gradually at first, not enough
> that you=E2=80=99d notice. Then he starts revving up the tempo, then changing the
> pitch, then kicking in the echo chamber =E2=80=93 if you are familiar with the old
> classic =E2=80=9CThey=E2=80=99re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Ha,=E2=80=9D then you know what I=E2=80=99m
> talking about here.
>
>
>
> And then it ends with a vault door slamming shut, echoing loudly. And Barry
> muttering=E2=80=A6 =E2=80=9Cthat ought to hold them.=E2=80=9D
>
>
>
> I don=E2=80=99t know about you, but as for me, I=E2=80=99m making this one my new ringtone!
>
>
>
> David Garcia, who if he was at all merciful would state the obvious, that
> nothing really changed other than the ending rift was trimmed slightly and
> faded out a bit more quickly, but never mind that in NYC
>
>
>
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Date: Mon, 5 May 2014 13:34:40 -0400
From: David Garcia <garcia10303@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: After Dark by Andy Garcia
And getting back to your original point -- about Barry ghost-singing Andy
vocals throughout various places in the "After Dark" album. I have no way
of confirming that I'm right or wrong about this, but I notice when
listening to this again -- thirty plus years later, of course -- that there
are places where it sounds like I could be singing it, and places where it
doesn't sound like I could be singing it. Because while we both kind of
sound like Andy, Barry sounds like Andy one way, and I sound like him
another way, and Barry and I -- despite my best efforts -- don't really
sound like each other all that much. Even when we're both trying to sound
just like Andy.
Honestly, this sounds like it could be the start of a psychosis. But
fortunately, oak tree pollen should be kicking in shortly, which will make
all my singing sound like David Brinkley till the end of June. So that
should help...
On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 11:56 PM, Julian Glass
wrote:
> Hey David, you could remake After Dark and share the credit with Andy.
> After all Barry sang as himself and Andy on the original
>
> Julian
>
>
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Date: Mon, 5 May 2014 15:02:10 -0400 (EDT)
From: ntsonbdwy@aol.com
Subject: Meaning of Spirits Having Flown
Dear Bee Gees fans: One of my favorite Bee Gees songs is the track "Spirits Having Flown" from the album of the same name. When the weather gets nicer, as it is now getting, it is amazing to drive to that song. I was wondering if some of you would plea
Date: Mon, 5 May 2014 15:12:45 -0400 (EDT)
From: ntsonbdwy@aol.com
Subject: Social Media
I just read Bill's comment on social media. This is something I have struggled with. On the one hand, for people like those on this list who love music, ideas and communicating, the internet is the greatest thing in the world. The ability to share info
End words@brothersgibb.com message digest 05/05/2014 18:01 (#2014-5144)