The Well part LVII...Crusty Philtrum

[Laughing Kookaburra]

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"Going to My Hometown"...used to have that on vinyl...*sigh*

[crusty philtrum]

Re: The Well part LVII...Crusty Philtrum

"Going to My Hometown"...used to have that on vinyl...*sigh*

Yeah, I just about wore out my copy of 'Rory Gallagher Live In Europe' on vinyl, which i think is the only place that song ever showed up, but hey, that album is easy enough to find on CD nowdays, and despite it's age, and i think it still stands as one of his great albums, it really nails what he was all about....the raw Strat sound and wild playing is awesome, 'Laundromat' still fills me with unabashed joy.....he was a one-of-a-kind, no doubt about it.....

[Laughing Kookaburra]

Re: The Well part LVII...Crusty Philtrum

Was "Too Much Alcohol" on that? It's been a while.

"I told the man to put in some water, but he wouldn't put in a drop at all..."

Unfortunately, that led to his demise, but, yes, he was one of a kind!

[crusty philtrum]

Re: The Well part LVII...Crusty Philtrum

Was "Too Much Alcohol" on that? It's been a while.

"I told the man to put in some water, but he wouldn't put in a drop at all..."

Unfortunately, that led to his demise, but, yes, he was one of a kind!

I had to think about that....'Too Much Alcohol' was on 'Irish Tour 74', the double album originally in the silver cover with the title in red letters across the front....another great live album. All his live albums were great, from 'Live Taste' all the way onwards. He was indeed at his best live, and now there are DVD's of many live shows, all thanks to his brother Donal, who seems to work tirelessly to keep the legacy alive. The 'Live At Montreaux' DVD has about 5 different performances spanning most of his career, and is great value.

T'was indeed sad about his demise, but he was a man of the people rather than a 'star', and i think his fans will never forget him and he will always hold a special place in their (our) hearts.

[crusty philtrum]

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Just on a side-note, it seems that the coming Friday could be shaping up as being just as deadly for bush fires here in Victoria as we experienced very recently (some fires are still burning). Let's pray that the weather, the gods or whatever conspire to change the weather patterns before then, we've lost way too many people and too much property and bushland already.

[crusty philtrum]

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Some Crusty facts:

George Harrison was in the audience at a gig in North Queensland (Australia) one night, back around 1983/4, and stayed until the end. It was a cover band, and we played 2 Beatles songs. I saw the guy but didn't realise it was him until later. The band went to a local music shop the next day, and the young drummer excitedly told the story to the guys who worked in the shop. One of them replied "Oh yeah, we see him round here all the time". When i later moved back to Sydney, no-one believed me until a singer friend went to Queensland and walked past him on a beach.



I have played at 2 murders, or, looking at it another way, 2 people have been murdered at gigs where i played. Was it my playing? My tone? The song selection? I guess I'll never know. The band i mentioned in the previous factoid was trailed around for a while by the CIB, as the guitarist who I'd replaced had been jailed for murdering his father (he didn't do it though).



The young Crusty was crushed when a huge pile of timber collapsed onto him way back around 1967. The wood fell at 90 degrees to my spine, and only my head was clear of the timber. The marks on my back showed up 5 years after the event, and are still there to this day.



I was travelling interstate on a train long ago, it was late at night out in a remote country part of the journey. Most of the passengers had managed to settle and get to sleep. The train stopped at an obscure station seemingly in the middle of nowhere. I heard a disturbance as it seemed someone had gotten on and had entered the far end of the carriage i was in. The new passenger seemed to be disruptive, sitting down, waking people and talking and generally disturbing them. He seemed to work his way along the carriage doing the same thing each time he took a seat. I could hear the groaning of people who were being woken up. Eventually he sat down opposite me.

I was trying to pretend to be asleep, but it wasn't working. When he noticed me taking a brief look at him, this old fellow says to me..."I like chickens. Do you like chickens?" The question took me by surprise, so i had to ask him to repeat it, and he did. I responded...."What?...Do you mean 'chicks'?...like...girls...?" He replied...." No !...CHICKENS !!"

Fortunately we were pulling into another obscure station in the middle of nowhere, and 2 Police Officers came onboard and escorted this strange old guy from the train, and then came back to ask whether i'd give my name and address in case i should be required as a witness. I did, although i never heard any more about the chicken-loving man.

[crusty philtrum]

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Ok, I'm handing 'The Well' over to GanzosRevenge now, it's been fun and i hope he has as much or even more of a good time with it.


So...I'm just packing up my stuff and cleaning up in the well here, and waiting to be taken to The Vault (unless they have other plans for me, hehe). I'm wondering whether it's gonna be dark in there, should i take a flashlight? I'm wondering how the food is down there, the coffee etc., what the parking situation is and whether i'll be allowed visitors. I guess i'm about to find out......at least i know i'll be in illustrious company, unless they put me in solitary. So Pharewell from the Philtrum, I'll stand on the back of the train and wave ma little handkerchief as the train pulls outta the station......

[Laughing Kookaburra]

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I know that north Queensland is one of those vacation destinations, but who'd a thunk George Harrison would be there? Even more so, in an audience!

Stay safe this week.

[Will S-T]

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Where are ya!
Got one rolled waiting for you!!