Brian Ray Archived
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Kimsey:
Dawn:
Hope everyone here has a very Merry Christmas Dawn x
I hope so. It has been snowing here today....it may have stopped by now... Happy Xmas!
Aww ... that must have been very christmassy , snow on christmas eve ! It's cold here in London , but no snow ... yet . Happy Christmas Kimsey Dawn x
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Happy New Year !! ......... to everyone here on the thread I hope that 2009 wil be a great year Dawn x
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Happy Near Year! I also hope 2009 will be a better year though the summer of this year (especially June) was fantastic.
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Hi girls I have a lil contest going here.... here is the link it's also posted in Broadcast section... I have a Macca DVD to Giveaway courtesy of A&E if you are interested.... http://harleyblues2007.blogspot.com/2008/12/the-space-wiith-in-us-sweepstakes.html#links HAPPY NEW YEAR HAPPy NEW YEAR BRIAN!!
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Happy Birthday Brian , Hope you have a great day
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Happy Birthday Brian, have a good one.
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What a big day it is for America today ! History in the making ....... It feels like there's a new era of hope in the air at the moment
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Brian's latest newsletter ..................... January 2009: NEW NEW NEWsletter Ok, well... who among us would have predicted a few years ago that we would elect a young man of color, with the middle name Hussein, to be president of the United States of America??? I am stunned and I feel open and optimistic in a way that I haven't in so many years. It almost felt like this tangled, dark winter of our young [by comparison] country might never end. I am humbled and moved as I catch up on the incoming administration on my TiVo contraption. Some news of my upcoming album I have been busy writing and recording some new music and it feels and sounds pretty good. I just did 2 days back at Eldorado here in LA, where I cut most of my tracks for my first CD, Mondo Magneto. Again, the idea was to play live with great players, laughing and working together to get exciting arrangements down, hot and fresh. So far, I am playing with Davey Faragher and Pete Thomas, from Elvis Costello's band. Other tracks feature Aaron Sterling and Paul Bushnell and a great keyboard player from the Black Crows, Adam MacDougal. There will be other surprises as well and I'm starting to get excited about this. I want you all to be involved!! In the coming months I will announce some ideas and ask for your ideas on my release. I want you all to be involved in this project, just as we all need to be involved in this broken world's renewal. I heard something life-affirming from a dear friend today... he said, "There is an opening that is permeating the collective consciousness today" [T.K.].. so let's all get with it and get on with it!! Stay tuned... Love, Brian
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For those of you in the LA area - Brian will be on Breakfast with the Beatles TODAY at 11 am! That's 95.5, KLOS!
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YoungGerl:
For those of you in the LA area - Brian will be on Breakfast with the Beatles TODAY at 11 am! That's 95.5, KLOS!
You'll have to listen to it for us Sharon .... and tell us all about it ... as i don't think the link will work over here . Enjoy !
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It was really cool to hear Vinyl on the radio! Great to hear the guys again too and i was pleasantly surprised
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Just been watching a clip of Brian playing with Paul at the Grammys last night , on Youtube ..... Looked like he was having a great time We don't get to see it on TV over here until tonight . 'I saw her standing there'
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Brian's latest newsletter............ February 2009: The 51st Grammy Awards To my friends, far and wide.. I want to say a little something in the aftermath, in the afterglow of our performance on the Grammys on Sunday night here in LA. We kicked off a fantastic weekend the way you know you should... with a party.. it was the birthday of Pablo [sound man for Macca and AD/DC] held at Katana, where we ate and drank like kings and queens.. Ok, He ate like a queen, hahahah! kidding! I ate like a spotted pig... we had all sorts of friends pop by and stayed late. Thanks, Vernon!! Thanks, Barrie!!! Rehearsing for the Grammys The next morning it was time to get to "work" because we had 2 rehearsals to do in one day.. something we've never done with Paul before. Abe Laboriel Jr [Paul's extraordinary drummer] had a prior commitment with some guitar God.... Eric something or rather, in Japan so Paul called on Dave Grohl, who had joined us on a few songs last year in Liverpool to do drum duties. Since we were only doing one song which wasn't originally recorded with keys, there was no Wix Wickens either :-(.. So.... there we were - a 4 piece band playing through a number of Paul's songs.. Honey Hush, Honey Don't, Matchbox, Let Me Roll It and Jet before we even got to the song we were performing, "I Saw Her Standing There".. we laughed, and rocked out with Dave looking and playing excitedly.. We broke it up after a few hours so they could move the gear to the Staples Center for our rehearsal there.. Once there, we played a similar set for the audience there who seemed to lose it as he sang and played a little set for them. Man, that was a blast! That night we had invites to Clive Davis' annual bash.. There was so much talent in that room, my GOD! Stevie Wonder, Sly Stone, Prince, Leona Lewis, Jennifer Hudson, Neil Diamond, Rod Stewart and Paul to name just a few.. Great performances.. The day of the show... what can I say.. it's the big game, right? Wow, security like you've never seen into Staples... We had a skybox, we ran into a bunch of friends and had a nice [and long] day there. We watched from the audience as Radiohead and U2, Coldplay and Smokey Robinson spun their webs of coolness. I feel blessed and happy.. Paul ROCKED it, as we looked out onto an audience of the best artists of our time.. what a trip!! They went NUTS... We caravanned out of there but not before Paul got swarmed and swamped by over zealous fans, but we had the best dinner ever, together afterwards. In other news... It now looks like I will not be joining Johnny Hallyday for his upcoming tour in France this year due to scheduling. I wish him and that fantastic band the very best! Also, let's raise a glass to "Secret" Sid Pryce, who was just given the 'Back-Line Technician of the Year' award from Total Production International. Sid has been doing my guitars and has kept me comfortable and laughing for 7 years now. He is the best there is, having done guitars for Peter Green, The Who and Pink Floyd, back in the day. The secret is OUT! Yay, Sid! Well, so that's it.. just wanted to keep you all in the loop! Watch this space.. new songs are coming along nicely in my new home studio, 'Bad Manors'... soon I will have pics and some webcam moments in my process... I will run some ideas by you guys and gals and ask for some input on my marketing and strategies and choices for my new Album. Stay close and stay warm, Love, Brian PS - New Interviews! Britsound Radio Show: The February 11th edition of Britsound is now online featuring an exclusive interview - catch it now at britsound.com. Northern News: Just posted today, a new interview I did with Canada's Northern News.
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Hope everyone has a great weekend . Only 7 weeks until Coachella and Vegas !!
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Hi Brian fans!!! Hope all is well with everyone! I hope to get to see Brian in Vegas!!!!!!
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JayJay:
Hi Brian fans!!! Hope all is well with everyone! I hope to get to see Brian in Vegas!!!!!!
Hi JayJay, Lovely to see you here ... how are you ? Vegas is only a month away now !! See you there
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Only 3 days until the show in New York !!! I hope everyone that's going has a great time ! I'm sure you will !
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I can't wait for vegas myself, it's getting so exciting! See you soon Dawn
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Hey-ya:
I can't wait for vegas myself, it's getting so exciting! See you soon Dawn
I'll look forward to seeing you in Vegas too . And Coachella is only 7 days away now Happy Easter !!
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Dawn:
Hey-ya:
I can't wait for vegas myself, it's getting so exciting! See you soon Dawn
I'll look forward to seeing you in Vegas too . And Coachella is only 7 days away now Happy Easter !!
Happy Easter to y'all! I'm soooo jealous and at the same time happy for you!