Brian Ray Archived
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Nice to see you here, Dawn! I haven't posted on this thread in a while. How are you?
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YoungGerl:
Nice to see you here, Dawn! I haven't posted on this thread in a while. How are you?
Very well thanks
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There's some new footage of Brian rehearsing with Paul and the band on .... http://www.meyesight.com It's a few short clips of Coming Up, Band on the Run and Calico Skies. I love Calico Skies .
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For anyone that didn't get to see the show , it's available here to watch for the next few days http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool08/
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Brian has a cool new newsletter all about the Liverpool show , here .... www.brian-ray.com And it really was a great show !!
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Dawn:
Brian has a cool new newsletter all about the Liverpool show , here ....www.brian-ray.com And it really was a great show !!
I couldn't agree more and it was sooooo great to meet you in person, Dawn!!! Would have been cool to talk more....I do regret turning down going to Matthew Street that night... ...and you can also read Brian's newsletter or blog on his myspace site.
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Here's Brian's blog .............. [as apparently somebody can't log in to the site to read it ] June 8, 2008 -- Brian Ray's Livepool Sound Blog Onstage, backstage, in transit and rehearsals for Liverpool's great Anfiled Stadium Hello friends near and far! As promised, here is my report from the stage, backstage, in transit and rehearsal for and at Liverpool's great Anfield Stadium.. It was like going from 0 to 160 in 4 seconds, to go from rehearsals in a modest place to playing before 36,000 in a packed football stadium in the Beatles home town or Liverpool. It was raining for a day and a half and all during our sound check onstage with our gear being covered while we rehearsed... with the crowd pouring in and the show set to start, the clouds parted and it stopped raining just at the Zutons [great home team band] took the stage followed by the fab Kaiser Chiefs.. The kindest, warmest audience ever... We had a fantastic show there... the people of Liverpool are the kindest, warmest audience ever and they were as much a part of the show as the lights and sound were. [GREAT singers too!!] Paul was in great form, even as he seemed at a loss for words at times, trying to express his gratitude for the city which informed his musicality, humour and personality. 4 new songs & a special guest appearance As many of you know by now, Paul added in 4 new songs to the set, opening with the very early Beatles "Hippy Hippy Shake" [& my solo] and a new song he wrote with lyrics about his beloved home town, "In Liverpool". Late in the show we then added a new version of "Something" with the band entering at the guitar solo [Rusty!!] and it was very touching to watch the faces in the crowd.. Later on, Paul made a brilliant and brave move to play "A Day In The Life" with the ascending orchestra [WIX!] bits and then finished it up with "Give Peace A Chance"... a moment that was a pure act of love and respect, a loving tribute to his fallen brother, John. Then, Paul announced our special guest, Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighter who played 3 songs with us, one on guitar, 2 with Abe on double drums [hammers of the GODS!!] We had a blast... what can I say?? Next stop - performing for 360,000 people in Kiev!!! The next day we drove down south to rehearse [for our upcoming show in Kiev in the Ukraine] for 4 more days.. THIS is gonna be off the HOOK!! 360,000 people are expected in the Square [10 TIMES the huge crowd in Liverpool] and we will be ready to rumble.. It's so good to be hanging together, the five of us again, for full length big shows, as much fun as the smaller shows over the last year and a half have been. Paul is in GREAT form and sounds toppermost of the poppermost right now, singing his ars off! The Foo Fighters at Wembley Stadium Last night we were invited to go see the Foo Fighters at Wembley Stadium.. What a show!!! And what cool guys they are.. they built an amazing career from the rubble of one of the best bands to come along in 40 years, from clubs and theaters to headlining Wembley for 2 nights.... 86,000 per night! On their encore, Dave Grohl announced 2 special guests... Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones~ they tore into "Rock and Roll" like 4 guys at a banquet who hadn't eaten in days... Dave on Drums, Taylor singing. the "Ramble On" to a crowd of freaking fans... there it was.. just for us 86,000 peeps. So..indulge me in a little story.. After the show we went backstage to hang and I was looking for the Zep guys because as a young lad on my first trip to Europe with Etta James at the 1975 Montreux Jazz Festival , John Paul Jones was set to play bass for Etta at the fest.. Me, skinny little 19 year old kid with blond hair halfway down my back was the bandleader, teaching Zep's bassist Etta's songs.. Well, at the end of our first rehearsal, who walks in but Jimmy Page and Robert Plant.. !! Page pulled me aside and asked to play my '57 Les Paul and told me he thought he had met me in a past life [wow!!].. Then they invited me to dinner, Racqlette in a chalet in the Alps.. with Led friggin' Zep!! All this was made better when 2 of my friends from LA had witnessed the show there and came back to LA to tell the stories for me. So, back to Wembley... I see Page and shake his hand, reminding him of our meeting and he smiled broadly as his eyes flipped back through the memory banks to remember... then, I saw JP Jones and we talked and talked.. he said he still watches the tape of that show from 1975 in Montreux playing with Etta James and me.. And finally... It's Sunday, day off in London, first in 11 days and I'm glowing.. throat is sore but, hey.. sometimes you gotta shout it out and go for it, right? We will have news of my new recording sessions and some contests coming up on my site brian-ray.com.. please come in and make yourselves comfortable. Join my mailing list to get all the news first! All the best to you all! Love, Brian
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Kimsey:
Dawn:
Brian has a cool new newsletter all about the Liverpool show , here ....www.brian-ray.com And it really was a great show !!
I couldn't agree more and it was sooooo great to meet you in person, Dawn!!! Would have been cool to talk more....I do regret turning down going to Matthew Street that night... ...and you can also read Brian's newsletter or blog on his myspace site.
Yes, that was a shame you couldn't make it that night ! Don't worry , maybe we'll get to meet again at another Paul show in the future
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Dawn:
Kimsey:
Dawn:
Brian has a cool new newsletter all about the Liverpool show , here ....www.brian-ray.com And it really was a great show !!
I couldn't agree more and it was sooooo great to meet you in person, Dawn!!! Would have been cool to talk more....I do regret turning down going to Matthew Street that night... ...and you can also read Brian's newsletter or blog on his myspace site.
Yes, that was a shame you couldn't make it that night ! Don't worry , maybe we'll get to met again at another Paul show in the future
I do hope so.
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This is funny A message from Paul , Brian ,Abe , Wix and Rusty, http://www.paulmccartney.com/news.php#1267/2008-06
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here is a link to a cool brian ray interview
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lazydynamite88:
here is a link to a cool brian ray interview
i thought it was a pretty cool insight!Yes , Lazydynamite , it is a great interview ,
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I've just been watching last night's Kiev show on the Ukrainian t.v site , it's still being shown in their archive ... http://www.intv-inter.net/tv/programm/?id=7212724&act=tvp&channel=6 I'm not sure how long it will still be playing on this site though ? The crowd looked huge !!!!!!! not sure how many were there , but over 350,000 i'm guessing ? Shame it was raining , but Paul , Brian and all the guys looked like they were having such a great time ! AND they played Mrs Vandebilt !!! I would have loved to have heard that one live . All My Loving was played too ........ love that one and I'll Follow the Sun .... yeyyyyy !
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Dawn:
I've just been watching last night's Kiev show on the Ukrainian t.v site , it's still being shown in their archive ... http://www.intv-inter.net/tv/programm/?id=7212724&act=tvp&channel=6 I'm not sure how long it will still be playing on this site though ? The crowd looked huge !!!!!!! not sure how many were there , but over 350,000 i'm guessing ? Shame it was raining , but Paul , Brian and all the guys looked like they were having such a great time ! AND they played Mrs Vandebilt !!! I would have loved to have heard that one live . All My Loving was played too ........ love that one and I'll Follow the Sun .... yeyyyyy !
Thanks, Dawn! Looks like so much fun!
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Dreamseer:
Dawn:
I've just been watching last night's Kiev show on the Ukrainian t.v site , it's still being shown in their archive ... http://www.intv-inter.net/tv/programm/?id=7212724&act=tvp&channel=6 I'm not sure how long it will still be playing on this site though ? The crowd looked huge !!!!!!! not sure how many were there , but over 350,000 i'm guessing ? Shame it was raining , but Paul , Brian and all the guys looked like they were having such a great time ! AND they played Mrs Vandebilt !!! I would have loved to have heard that one live . All My Loving was played too ........ love that one and I'll Follow the Sun .... yeyyyyy !
Thanks, Dawn! Looks like so much fun!
It did look like a great show , didn't it ! It's really sunny here today ...... not quite as hot as sunny California , Ronna , but not bad for the UK !!
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Dawn:
Dreamseer:
Dawn:
I've just been watching last night's Kiev show on the Ukrainian t.v site , it's still being shown in their archive ... http://www.intv-inter.net/tv/programm/?id=7212724&act=tvp&channel=6 I'm not sure how long it will still be playing on this site though ? The crowd looked huge !!!!!!! not sure how many were there , but over 350,000 i'm guessing ? Shame it was raining , but Paul , Brian and all the guys looked like they were having such a great time ! AND they played Mrs Vandebilt !!! I would have loved to have heard that one live . All My Loving was played too ........ love that one and I'll Follow the Sun .... yeyyyyy !
Thanks, Dawn! Looks like so much fun!
It did look like a great show , didn't it ! It's really sunny here today ...... not quite as hot as sunny California , Ronna , but not bad for the UK !!
Hehe, it's even hotter here right now than in Cali. ops:
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Kimsey:
Dawn:
Dreamseer:
Dawn:
I've just been watching last night's Kiev show on the Ukrainian t.v site , it's still being shown in their archive ... http://www.intv-inter.net/tv/programm/?id=7212724&act=tvp&channel=6 I'm not sure how long it will still be playing on this site though ? The crowd looked huge !!!!!!! not sure how many were there , but over 350,000 i'm guessing ? Shame it was raining , but Paul , Brian and all the guys looked like they were having such a great time ! AND they played Mrs Vandebilt !!! I would have loved to have heard that one live . All My Loving was played too ........ love that one and I'll Follow the Sun .... yeyyyyy !
Thanks, Dawn! Looks like so much fun!
It did look like a great show , didn't it ! It's really sunny here today ...... not quite as hot as sunny California , Ronna , but not bad for the UK !!
Hehe, it's even hotter here right now than in Cali. ops:
How come you've got such sunny weather in Hungary ! Kimsey Lucky you !
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Dawn:
Kimsey:
Dawn:
Dreamseer:
Dawn:
I've just been watching last night's Kiev show on the Ukrainian t.v site , it's still being shown in their archive ... http://www.intv-inter.net/tv/programm/?id=7212724&act=tvp&channel=6 I'm not sure how long it will still be playing on this site though ? The crowd looked huge !!!!!!! not sure how many were there , but over 350,000 i'm guessing ? Shame it was raining , but Paul , Brian and all the guys looked like they were having such a great time ! AND they played Mrs Vandebilt !!! I would have loved to have heard that one live . All My Loving was played too ........ love that one and I'll Follow the Sun .... yeyyyyy !
Thanks, Dawn! Looks like so much fun!
It did look like a great show , didn't it ! It's really sunny here today ...... not quite as hot as sunny California , Ronna , but not bad for the UK !!
Hehe, it's even hotter here right now than in Cali. ops:
How come you've got such sunny weather in Hungary ! Kimsey Lucky you !
Why, we almost always have heatwave in summer over here, continental weather. You really should visit me one day! Just follow the sun! It was pretty cold for me in Liverpool, not to mention the plane...it was like being in a fridge.
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Kimsey:
Why, we almost always have heatwave in summer over here, continental weather. You really should visit me one day! Just follow the sun! It was pretty cold for me in Liverpool, not to mention the plane...it was like being in a fridge.
Hahaha! well England often feels like you're in fridge ..... Hungary sounds lovely !
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Hope everyone's having a good weekend !